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| Name | Cody Keller |
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| Gender | Male |
| I'm From | Council Tucky |
| Member For | 375 days |
| Last Login | Fri. May 2 |
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| Movie: | Female Trouble, Freaks, Dawn of the Dead (1978), Suspiria, Oldboy |
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| Actor: | I have a few favorite actors, but I think actors aren't worth the attention. |
| Director: | John Waters, Robert Rodriguez, Tod Browning, George Romero, Takashi Miike |
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don't talk to me if your favorite actor is Johnny Depp, or if your favorite director is Tim Burton, you know nothing.
also, if you consider anything below to be one of your favorite movies...shoot yourself. POTC Saw 300 Epic Movie Date Movie Scary Movie 4 The Fog (remake) The Ring Texas Chainsaw Massacre (remake) Dawn of the Dead (remake) or ANY Video Game adaptation. That being said, I love film, and I'm always looking for intelligent people to talk about film.
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emilebond007posted 20 hours ago -
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Jigokumon (Gate of Hell)
by ByronHaven't seen many Asian films that aren't mainly of bunch of men sword or martial arts fighting. This movie had a little sword play, but was primarily a drama. The women were still delicate and submissive in this society, but I was pleasantly surprised that a couple of the actresses had more dialog and screen time. Though the culture is of a different place and time, there is nothing particularly foreign about the themes, relationships, or emotions portrayed here.
Hey, you should really see this!
posted 23 hours ago -
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The Dark Knight
by NickMy mind is still racing trying to wrap itself completely around all that happened in this film. That's what this is by the way, a serious film that Nolan has moved beyond being a "comic book movie". Take away the costumes and you could forget this is based on a comic book. This could be a new generation's Godfather, or Citizen Kane, a film that tansends the others of the genre. It reminds me most of Heat. Now it is not perfect by any means but it is revolutionary in it's approach. The faults are small... the raspy voice Bale uses for Batman is even more gravely than ever, Maggie Gyllenhaal is forgetable, Alfred the butler has too much familiararity at times, fight scenes are good, but only good because they are there to advance the story not to take center stage. This is a study in the dichotomy of humans, the good vs evil in every man. The "what would you do if...." *spoiler* The few that didn't like this are complaining that the Joker wasn't ever givin a motive for his actions and even my son mentioned this.... but he just is. Stephen King said in a recent article that the scariest villians are those who do what they do for no real reason. That is this Joker. Psychotic and sadistic because he can be. Ok so that brings us to Ledger. I was worried that beacause of his death that his performance was overblown and maybe it is a bit. But one thing I will say is that I forgot about all of that and forgot that he even was The Joker for most of the time. That doesn't happen often that I see the character and not the actor portraying him so it really is amazing. The makeup work was fantastic and parts of the story were very unexpected. There are some very cool action scenes and it does inject some dark humor which I appreciated. I need to see this again to fully take away all that there is in it and I am looking forward to doing so again!
Some movies almost live up to the hype. Amazing. See in the theatre if possible.
posted 2 days ago -
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The Dark Knight
by Nick
My mind is still racing trying to wrap itself completely around all that happened in this film. That's what this is by the way, a serious film that Nolan has moved beyond being a "comic book movie". Take away the costumes and you could forget this is based on a comic book. This could be a new generation's Godfather, or Citizen Kane, a film that tansends the others of the genre. It reminds me most of Heat. Now it is not perfect by any means but it is revolutionary in it's approach. The faults are small... the raspy voice Bale uses for Batman is even more gravely than ever, Maggie Gyllenhaal is forgetable, Alfred the butler has too much familiararity at times, fight scenes are good, but only good because they are there to advance the story not to take center stage. This is a study in the dichotomy of humans, the good vs evil in every man. The "what would you do if...." *spoiler* The few that didn't like this are complaining that the Joker wasn't ever givin a motive for his actions and even my son mentioned this.... but he just is. Stephen King said in a recent article that the scariest villians are those who do what they do for no real reason. That is this Joker. Psychotic and sadistic because he can be. Ok so that brings us to Ledger. I was worried that beacause of his death that his performance was overblown and maybe it is a bit. But one thing I will say is that I forgot about all of that and forgot that he even was The Joker for most of the time. That doesn't happen often that I see the character and not the actor portraying him so it really is amazing. The makeup work was fantastic and parts of the story were very unexpected. There are some very cool action scenes and it does inject some dark humor which I appreciated. I need to see this again to fully take away all that there is in it and I am looking forward to doing so again!
Some movies almost live up to the hype. Amazing. See in the theatre if possible.
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Do you believe in Harvey Dent?posted 4 days ago -
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Otis
by NickBloody brilliant horror comedy. Starts off creepy before going in a different direction than I imagined. Just a plain offbeat black comedy about a serial killer hunting for his own "Kim" to take to the prom. I laughed and loved the gore too.
This flick is definately for those with a sick sense of humor. About half way through the movie takes a brilliant turn for the better (worse?). Not for everyone but I was entertained.
posted 11 days ago -
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posted 12 days ago -
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Funny Games (2008)
by NickHmmmm. Bleak and depressing is the description of this movie. I don't get scared or grossed out by movies and there aren't much in the line of gore or jumps in this movie anyway. This is more of a thinking person's sadist thriller commentary on the relationship between film and it's audience wrapped in a healthy dose of politeness. The games are there as much for us as they are for the victims/psychos and that induced feeling of ickiness drew into the pit of my stomach. There are some deep hidden meanings and some long drawn out scenes which some will find boring. They enhanced the anticipation for me and one scene in particular is a 10 minute continuous shot with almost no sound. I know this is a frame by frame remake of the same 1997 Austrian film which I would now be interested in seeing to compare. Some compare this to The Strangers but they really are 2 different movies built on a similar premise but go about things totally different.
I would be interested in hearing what you guys think of this movie. It will be too slow for those with short attention spans lol.
posted 16 days ago -
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Wanted
by Dr BloodDirected by Timur Bekmambetov of "Night Watch" and "Day Watch" fame, this is the best action film so far this year. Lots of blood in it too.
There are, of course, many similarities to "The Matrix" and even "Shoot 'em Up" but it does its job and certainly kept me interested all the way through. Fans of the original comicbook series may be whining that it isn't 100% faithful but who the hell still reads comics anyway? As a movie in its own right, there's nothing wrong with it at all.
Oh yeah, and it has Konstantin Khabensky (from the Dozor movies) in it too for a while so I recommend it to everybody.
Ignore the plot holes, enjoy the action and marvel at the special effects. This is probably the only film this century (other than "Sin City") which will manage to give you the post-movie buzz which we are forever chasing.It rocks!
posted 25 days ago -
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Fantozzi (White Collar Blues)
by PierluigiA milestone of italian comedy. Paolo Villaggio is beyond funny as the helpless victim of capitalism, the italian working class underdog Fantozzi, a man with an unbelievably bad luck. There is no plot, but who cares, almost every gag is a riot. Classic slap-stick.
Hey, you should really see this!
if you're italian, you'll love it...
if you're not, you weren't lucky.posted 32 days ago -
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The Killing
by JoeThis movie is all around great. Plenty of memorable moments and fun to watch. The movie gets real crazy really fast.
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C'mon, Kubrick directed it! What else do I need to say to convince you?posted 38 days ago -
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The Incredible Hulk
by Dr BloodAlthough I do actually recommend that you all go and see "The Incredible Hulk", there are just a few annoyances about the film that I have to share.
Firstly, the CGI. Now I know that it would be pretty difficult to create the Hulk any other way but this was really very bad indeed. In the shorter bursts the animation doesn't distract too much. It still doesn't look real but it is almost acceptable. However, in the longer action scenes, it all just looks like a computer game which spoils it.
Secondly, Tim Roth's character is absolutely ludicrous. Not only is he much too short to be a soldier (especially in comparison to the giant-like William Hurt) but he tends to lurch from side to side when he walks which also doesn't gel with any military training that I can think of. He was totally miscast and his performance was just embarrassing.
On the other hand, even though he really looks his age (40) at times, Edward Norton does a great job as Bruce Banner. He'll never be as good as the late Bill Bixby but having a top notch actor in something like this really makes a difference. It may cause a bit of a stretch of the old "willing suspension of disbelief" that he could actually get Liv Tyler as a girlfriend but she's no spring chicken now either so I think their onscreen chemistry works for the most part.
One thing that bugged me a lot though was the way that the initial "accident" that caused Dr Bruce Banner to become the Hulk was just rushed through during the opening credits. The same thing happened with the Iron Man movie in that the bits you want to see are left out with the assumption that everybody already knows the story. I think it was probably done to give the audience time to warm to Edward Norton and to save our first negative impressions of the Hulk CGI monstrosity until later. It almost worked so I suppose I should grudgingly give credit where it is due for not showing "the monster" too early.
The best thing about "The Incredible Hulk" is that it is 100 times better than Ang Lee's 2003 version. You can pretty much forget that it even exists now. There are frequent nods in this to the classic TV series which is really how it should have been done in the first place. Bill Bixby gets shown briefly on a TV screen and, apart from voicing the Hulk, Lou Ferrigno also plays a pizza-loving security guard for a minute or two. Even the haunting theme music that we of a certain generation all know and love is included.
Stan Lee has a cameo just to make sure that we all know that this is an official Marvel update and the ending with Robert Downey, Jr., as Stark promises yet another entry into the canon later on.
It will be interesting to see how the new Captain America film turns out before they launch into a full-blown "Avengers" series though.Ignore the shortcomings of the CGI and you will really enjoy this.
posted 39 days ago -
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posted 40 days ago -
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The Happening
by Dr Blood"The Happening" is a simple film with a simple plot: mankind has ruined the planet so much that plants now see us as the enemy and are giving us a warning that if we don't stop then they can (and will) wipe us all out.
The plants are releasing a neuro-toxin into the air which causes people to kill themselves rather than each other (which is a bit different to most plague-based horror films). In some ways it was similar to the vignettes in James Herbert's "The Fog".
I enjoyed it for what it was. It wasn't horror just science-fiction with an over the top "green" message. But it was no worse than an extended "Twilight Zone" episode and reminded me a lot of the "Quatermass" TV series from the late 70s. Just replace John Mills with the much tamer Mark Wahlberg and you pretty much have the same thing,
Zooey Deschanel (Emily "Bones" Deschanel's sister) was really beautiful in it and it was nice to see John Leguizamo and his deformed grinny-gog mouth committing suicide too.
I wouldn't buy "The Happening" on DVD when it comes out because I'm not much of an M. Night Shyamalan fan anyway but it was certainly a lot better than "Lady in the Water".
People are bitching about this film all over the internet. I think it's just become trendy to bash M. Night Shyamalan's films now. The only negative thing I'll say about it is that if it was meant to be a horror film then it really needed some more gory deaths. As a teenage friendly sci-fi flick with a blatant environmental message I think it succeeded even if it was a bit slow overall.It's not as bad as people would have you believe. You might even enjoy it.
posted 41 days ago -
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The Happening
by AnneliesThe movie started slowly and it seemed like a real boring story until the dead bodies appeared. Then it suddenly became a Stephen King alike horror movie. But the quality could be improved, Most of the actors were not good at all. Four stars for a good load of terror!
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posted 44 days ago -
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I enjoyed this a lot more than "À l'interieur" too when I finally tracked it down.
posted 45 days ago -
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The Killing
by Pierluigi
A small group of criminals develop a seemingly perfect heist without imagine that luck would run against them at almost every previously elaborated move. Superb and millimetrical screenwriting with colorful characters like Sterling Hayden, once again as a resolute but doomed tough guy, and Marie Windsor as a hateful femme fatale, a real bitch. Powerful, no-nonsense and precise noir masterwork by Stanley Kubrick.
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posted 46 days ago -
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by AnneliesGreat adventure, I liked this movie very much. The end was not as I expected in the beginning. I like Kevin Spacey, great actor, and young Jim Sturgess as well.
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posted 47 days ago -
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The Bothersome Man (Den Brysomme mannen)
by PierluigiThis film depicts what I think we will have to face when we pass on, plain and simple boredom. forceful, twisted, bleak, funny and discouraging surrealism.
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posted 53 days ago -
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Being There
by PierluigiA magical and bittersweet comedy with a superb Peter Sellers, in the most mature and concise role of his career, even if he's portraying a childish man who's suddenly deified by an empty, artificial society. A supremely sincere and pleasantly understated film that engages all us in careful thought, about how absurd, pointless and obtuse our lives can be, and how the most unexpected person in the whole world can make us be aware of it. everlasting fable, parallel to the fisher king.
Hey, you should really see this!
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