| Movie | Rating | Review | Date | Your Rating | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Perfect Getaway - R |
As far as run of the mill thrillers go that feature a non too surprising twist I kinda liked it. Nothing to ever watch again but entertaining enough to not have me constantly looking at the running time.
Olyphant and Sanchez have alot to do with it too as they are a likeable couple with some believable chemestry. |
January 3, 2010 | N/A | |||
| Public Enemies - R | January 2, 2010 | N/A | ||||
| Wizards of Waverly Place The Movie - Unrated | December 28, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| G-Force - PG | December 28, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| One Dark Night - PG | December 26, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Inglourious Basterds - R | December 16, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Broken Hearted - Unrated | December 15, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Train - R |
Similar to Turistas and Midnight Meat Train but where Turistas was a thriller and MMT was a silly CGd mess, Train is a full-blown horror movie featuring some really gruesome, squeamish scenes, suspense and a satisfying climax that too many films are lacking these days.
It definitely has its share of faults too but at least it was fun. |
December 13, 2009 | N/A | |||
| The Slayer - R | Fine for early slasher enthusiasts/completists like myself but I don't think anyone looking for a "good" film will like it. The title killer (who may or may not be real) has way too little screen time which is too bad because it looked pretty great. | December 13, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Ink - Unrated | December 10, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Franklyn - R |
The Meanwhile City stuff is just top notch and if the whole film had taken place there I would be raving it right now. Instead I'm scratching my head wondering what the hell I just watched. My only explanation is someone took a script about "parallel worlds" then they took another script about fate and imaginary friends, shuffled the two together, randomly pulled out pages and then proceeded to shoot it.
A wasted effort indeed. |
December 8, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Run! Bitch Run! - Unrated | December 7, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Pontypool - PG |
I think that due to the fact everyone said it was too slow and/or boring helped me prepare for it. Alot of the same people said the same thing about House of the Devil that I just watched before this and I quite enjoyed that so I decided to give it a try.
Again it seems I seem to be in the minority because I quite liked the claustrophobic feel and the slow build up of tension and anarchy that came through from incoming phone calls to the radio station. I guess it also helped that I've worked in a broadcast for a few years and could better identify with both the setting and the characters working in a low budget radio show. Another big plus is Stephen McHattie who creates an instantly likeable, grumpy rebellious DJ and without him I don't believe the film would have worked as well as it did considering the really out there but highly original "virus" story. And then there's the ending. The very, very post credits ending that I thought was just the icing on the cake. Many people have different opinions about what it meant and personally I think mine's the best. |
December 6, 2009 | N/A | |||
| The House of the Devil - R |
A slow simple tale of a babysitter having a really bad night that builds up to a nicely violent and bloody climax. Some movies attempt to imitate the 80's flavor (or lightly spoof it) but this one lovingly captures the best of that time dead on in every way. I swear it feels, looks and sounds like it came straight out of 1980. I'm not of a fan of Ti West's previous films but this one has made me take notice and see him in a different light.
If you only see one babysitter movie this year then see this devilishly good time. |
December 6, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Funny People - R |
I watched the unrated version which is obscenely long--2hrs 33min and didn't mind it at bit. More humorous than outright funny but the whole cast pulls their weight and makes another winner in my book.
Hell I even enjoyed the music which is a rarity for me and comedies. Like the rest of Apatow's stuff I will be buying this one too. |
December 6, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Mad Max - R | December 2, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Babysitter Wanted - R | Features more stingers than all of the Halloween movies combined. Its a silly mish-mash of horror cliches but there's enough energy and blood to keep the film from sinking into full-suck territory. | November 28, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Angels & Demons - PG-13 | November 28, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Land of the Lost - PG-13 | Officially the worst theatrical release of the year. Year One was funnier than this wretched rape of the no budget cheesefest I watched in reruns when I was little. | November 28, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Shorts (Shorts: The Adventures of the Wishing Rock) - PG | November 28, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra - PG-13 | November 28, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| All the Boys Love Mandy Lane - R |
A well made though rather routine offering that fits nicely between teen slasher and thriller. There's nothing really new here by way of plot or presentation but the film works anyway mainly due to a solid performance from Heard and Welch and director Levine takes worn horror cliches and puts a slight, interesting spin on them.
All in all not great but well worth a look for those searching for a new-gen slasher. Fair warning: there is an appropritae level of violence in this BUT understand this is not a gorefest. My main problem is something Lurple has already said best, "...the ending of this movie could really have used a little more background explanation." And he's right because there just wasn't enough there to justify what has transpired for the last hour or so. Oh well, at least it doesn't ruin the film so that's always a good thing. |
November 22, 2009 | N/A | |||
| The Lovely Bones - PG-13 | November 22, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Ne le Dis à Personne (Tell No One) - Unrated | Methodical Hitchcockian mystery/thriller that delivers in all departments and makes 2 hours of twisty-turny intrigue fly by. Enjoyably satisfying and highly recommended. | November 22, 2009 | N/A | |||
| La Casa 3 (Ghosthouse) - Unrated | So-so Italian effort that's appropriately cheesy but not gory enough to be considered good. It does have it's moments but you'd just expect more from a director like Lenzi. | November 22, 2009 | N/A |
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