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mono

07-03-2005, 08:55 PM

Having more spare time on my hands, I watched The Grudge last night with my younger brother. Knowing the Japanese legend behind the story, and hearing of it being a frightening movie, I rendered my expectations high only to let them fall. It had wonderful special effects, which probably scared most people (and, I admit, it had some creepy parts), but I thought the movie, otherwise, horrible. Whoever wrote the story had a semi-interesting plot, in my opinion, but direction-wise, many of the scenes seemed pieced together with little significance, constantly losing its audience. So, in retrospect: good writing, poor directing.
My rating: 5.5/10.

shortysweetp

07-04-2005, 12:45 AM

i agree mono i really didnt like not one bit i recently watched Alone in The Dark and didnt like it either. i would give it a 5/10

Vampire Kari

07-04-2005, 11:28 AM

Interview with the Vampire

Best Moive Ever! 10/10

Fango

07-04-2005, 01:08 PM

Memento.

10/10. One of the best movies I've seen lately.

brighttears

07-06-2005, 02:18 AM

Rize 1/10 unless you see this type of dancing as a form of art then you most likely won't enjoy this.

mono

07-06-2005, 03:20 PM

Late last night, I finally managed to watch Troy. I began the movie with fairly low expectations and ambitions, but felt very surprised as the film proceeded: the director, Wolfgang Peterson, actually maintained relatively near the plots of The Iliad by Homer and parts of The Æneid by Virgil - a rare quality in contemporary directors. I would especially like to applaud Achilles, Hector, King Agamemnon, King Priam, Helen, and Patroclus, but I would have liked to have seen more scenes of Paris, Aeneas (at the very end), and Menelaus. A few slightly important, but not critical, details seemed replaced by some mundane details, but what seems a movie made nowadays without some exaggerated romance :D; yet overall, I felt astounded!
My rating: 9/10.

Bianca Fransen

07-06-2005, 03:54 PM

Wit, with Emma Thompson (I think - saw it last week and am very bad with names). Wonderful use of language, good idea for a script.. but sometimes the camera work was a bit amateuristic..and not everything was credible (can you say it like that?).
7.5/10

Mark F.

07-06-2005, 07:26 PM

If Jennifer Connelly, Iron Maiden and crazy razorblade wielding chimpanzees are your thing check out Dario Argento's Phenomena. On the other hand if you're looking for a sensible flick without lots of gore stay away from this one.

Mark F.

07-06-2005, 07:29 PM

Fango, I agree with you, Memento was pretty good. There are a few plot holes and the story seems confusing at points but the concept was very daring and rather well pulled off on the whole.

Jack_Aubrey

07-07-2005, 02:36 PM

I saw Bewitched last night. It was stupid, poor writing, poor story, dumb dumb dumb cliche plot.

2/10

CheshireCat87

07-07-2005, 03:07 PM

"Way Down Town"
Canadian Comedy about 4 friends who work in an office building above a mall in Calgary. (in Calgary they have tunnels in the city so when its winter you don't have to go out side if you live in the city) any way they make this bet to see you can not go out side the longest and its just them starting to go insain it very funny but you have to have a bit of a sick sense of hummor and like dry comedy.

chmpman

07-08-2005, 02:10 AM

I've seen that, but couldn't remember the title. Thank you.

Mark F.

07-08-2005, 01:47 PM

Dead Man, hmmm, watch this movie, it's hypnotising and the acting is great. Very weird but well worth it.

Helga

07-08-2005, 07:25 PM

SIN CITY: 99,9% of a 100% Amazing, probably the best movie I have seen that was based on Graphic novels. Great cast (except brittany murphy, she can't act!) Bruce Willis was great and Jessica Alba is hot! Clive Owen, Roxanne Dawson, Josh Hartnett and Benicio Del Toro, all great!

Fango

07-10-2005, 07:31 PM

You forgot Alexis Bledel! even though she had a small part, she's actually the only reason I watched it to begin with. I had no idea what was I in for, but it was a rather pleasant surpise. I'm sure the fans of the comic would love it, and it did kept me watching. I mean, bullets don't seem that dangerous after that movie eh?

Mark F-- about Memento, I completely agree with what you wrote; although I still give it a 10.

About the other movies mentioned:

"Wit" was... well, as expected, the dialogue was witty, Emma Thompson wonderful, but in whole the movie was sorta depressing... I found myself doing other things while listening to Emma's monologue.

The Grudge... Sarah Jessica Geller proved she is an awful actor. The scares were top-notch, but the ending and dialoge inept.

Oh... and Troy was excellent, I loved it.

Mark F.

07-10-2005, 08:21 PM

War of the Worlds 3/10, the only good thing are the SFX.

mono

07-11-2005, 01:52 AM

Late last night, I happened to watch Elf, though we remain far from Christmas time. I thought the movie ridiculously funny, but precisely what I expected. I loved Will Ferrell in the classic Saturday Night Live episodes, and the movies inspired by it. I assumed Elf would seem very similar, but I found it slightly different from the other of Will Ferrell's acting movies - very funny, regardless.
My rating: 7/10.

shortysweetp

07-11-2005, 02:29 AM

Tonight we just watched Hostage with Bruce Willis and it was awesome. 9/10

Beaumains

07-13-2005, 10:15 PM

Dark Water: 4 out of 10

- Shoddy plot
- Where's the scare? It's definitely not in the water.
- Too much like the Ring, which in my opinion, isn't that good to begin with.

I'm glad I went to the matinee; I would hate to think that I might have paid seven dollars to see it.

chmpman

07-15-2005, 01:58 AM

A Very Long Engagement 9.5/10
French film by the same director as Amelie and starring the same girl. One of the best all around movies I've seen recently. Great story, dialogue, and visually awesome.

Mark F.

07-15-2005, 03:22 PM

The Shawshank Redemption, not as good as the book but still quite good. 7/10

Mark F.

07-15-2005, 06:03 PM

12 Angry Men, this film is very theatrical, it all happens over a very short lapse of time and in a confined area as a jury debates whether a young man is innocent or should be strapped to the chair. Some excellent acting from all the 12 main actors. Check this one out 7.5/10

avolita

07-19-2005, 03:08 AM

last movie i saw is SAW :brow: hehehe that movie is wicked!!!!i recommend this to all thriller movie fans!

mono

07-20-2005, 03:04 PM

Late last night, I finally watched The Day After Tomorrow - a film featuring all imaginable natural disasters occurring simultaneously, due to phenomena like global warming, magnetic shifts, melting of the polar ice-caps, and changes in wind patterns. When this film first appeared in theatres, I remember taking an environmental sociology course in college, so I had already heard much of it, and we had learned much of the studied crises in the movie - a very depressing class. Incredible movie, anyway, but very sad to think that such phenomena have seemed to begun, only not to such an extreme.
My rating: 9/10. :)

mono

07-22-2005, 05:49 PM

I just watched The Village by one of my favorite screenwriters and directors, M. Night Shyamalan. His work never really ceases to amaze me, especially with the surprise endings. With The Village, I began watching with fairly high expectations, having loved The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, and Signs; it started similar (slowly), but quickened the pace in plot very quickly and surprisingly.
My rating: 9.5/10.

RococoLocket

07-22-2005, 07:01 PM

At the cinema the last film I saw was Madagascar, I actually thought it was very good; My favorite characters were Melman the Giraffe & King Julian the Lemur [voiced by Sacha Baron Cohen]. There a some more adult jokes/references in there so don't be afraid that it's just for small children, even my boyfriend found it amusing. We're now addicted to King Julians rendition of I like to move it :banana:
[b]7/10

GruesomeBugman

07-23-2005, 10:46 AM

Open water.
and it wasn't anywhere near the 5$ it costed to rent it... I'd have been better off eating the bill >.O;

Mark F.

07-23-2005, 02:45 PM

Goodbye Lenin 4.5/10. The idea was good but poorly exploited. The directing was bad.

amuse

07-23-2005, 10:23 PM

The Gladiator. very subtle, powerful, and artistic. i could watch it again and again ad infinitum.

a perfect 10.

kilted exile

07-24-2005, 12:20 AM

Ok, I've seen a few films recently so here goes.

War Of The Worlds: Awful, dreadful etc. too much time/money wasted on damned special effects, too little devoted to telling a truly great story. Not to mention I had to sit through Tom "cant act for peanuts" Cruise, I shouldnt have wasted my money. 3/10.

Batman Begins: I'm not really into the batman stories (was more Marvel than DC), however this was good, despite being predictable at times. I also wont begin to get started on the flaws in the weapon used by the bad guys at the end. 6/10.

Wedding Crashers: Hilarious, I think Owen Wilson is a brilliant actor and Vince Vaughn (who I dont normally like) was good also. The hunting scene is superb. 9/10 (btw, did I mention I met Rachel McAdam a few weeks ago? one of my friends at college went to school with her sister and they were up at a party one weekend)

The Fantastic Four: Ok, so some things were changed from the comic books, but the essence of the story was still there. Again a cameo from God (Stan Lee). Good interaction between the actors. I liked it anyway. 7/10

mono

07-25-2005, 10:29 PM

I feel like I have watched a lot of movies lately.
Earlier today I watched Fahrenheit 9/11, one of the many documentaries by Michael Moore. His work never ceases to amaze me; I have managed to watch all of his films, as of today, watching this one, and felt genuinely satisfied. I know we cannot discuss politics on this forum, which I fully understand, but I can see why many people would either love or hate this movie (for me, the former). Hence, I suppose all I can say without touching on the matter of modern politics, concerning this film: "I concur!"
My rating: 10/10 (easily).

chmpman

07-26-2005, 01:48 AM

Steamboy- anime by the filmmaker who did Akira. I liked this a lot. It's set in the year 1866 when steampower is the dominant tool for technological advancement. Beautiful imagery and a great story and characters (particularly a little girl reminiscent of Scarlett O' Hara).
Also Hotel- very, very odd and slightly chilling. Quite erotic with good acting by a large A- list ensemble.

adilyoussef

07-26-2005, 10:49 AM

These last two days I'v seen two films, "Land of Dead" and "Dream Catcher". What I can say is just never see this kind of films after dinnar. You may to through out all what you ate.But in general, they are good films, especially the latter with. The end of the film made me laugh. So, enjoyable that all I can say.

booksINC.

08-02-2005, 12:32 AM

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

I like it.I consider the movie incomparable to the original because it differs in more ways than one.It's also closer to the book.I also liked the humor and music of the film.

Bianca Fransen

08-03-2005, 04:04 PM

Mockingbird don't sing. A true story about a young girl so much abused and kept away from the world that she never learned to speak. She is locked away in a room from her first to her 13th birthday. Beaten and deprived of everything. "The worst case of child abuse the officers who found her had ever witnessed". The social isolation, neglect and abuse harm her for life. She never recovers. I have seen the 'true images' of Katy when I was a student.. The images always haunted me - a striking young woman with an awkward way of behaving and no capacity to make full sentences and express emotions. In the movie she seemed a bit more healthy and accomplished then on the tapes I watched..
But the little girl that plays her does so remarkably well. And the story is very heartbreaking :bawling: . Right now I am really angry at her terrible parents :redface: .
And I try to imagine what it would be like to be Katy - terribly abused and not able to share your story. To make yourself heard. To take a stand. Brandished a victim for life, because no-one learned you to socially interact in a normal way. Takes my breath away.
Rating: 7/10 (just a 7, because the shots and lighting of the film aren't very imaginative).

Monica

08-04-2005, 09:43 AM

Chocolat with J.Depp and J. Binoche (don't confuse it with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory also with Depp). I liked it a lot, there's a pretty fantastical atmosphere, a little bit like in Amelie. And nice music. 8/10

Mark F.

08-05-2005, 11:24 AM

Shaun of the Dead 8/10
Lawrence of Arabia 10/10
Night of the Living Dead 10/10
A Nightmare on Elm Street 10/10
Brain Dead 9/10
Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer 8/10
The Brood 7/10

kilted exile

08-06-2005, 01:10 PM

I went to see the Dukes Of Hazard last night. I used to watch the show all the time growing up...infact I still watch it now. The film was brilliant, my only problem was a couple of casting issues: Firstly Boss Hogg is meant to be a little fat guy, I think Devito would have been perfect. Secondly Sheriff Roscoe was a wimp in the original series, the actor playing him looks too mean. Finally Daisy Duke should be a brunette, I am sure they could have found a brunette who is equally as vacant as Jessica Simpson. Overall though I still really enjoyed the film. 8 YEEEEEEEHAAAAAWSS out of 10.

mono

08-06-2005, 01:30 PM

I went to see the Dukes Of Hazard last night...
I loved that show as a child, and contemplate seeing the movie . . . perhaps soon. :D

Last night, I watched Drugstore Cowboy, one of Matt Dillon's earlier (and better) films, with an admirable appearance by William S. Burroughs. I have intended to see this for years, its setting being in my home city in the late 1980's, and a great part of the film taking place only a few miles from one of my previous houses. I loved the movie - twisted plot, similar to several other drug films of its contemporary day.
My rating: 8.5/10. :)

Rachy

08-06-2005, 02:20 PM

Sin City! Great film!!! 9/10

Rachy

08-06-2005, 02:22 PM

Open water.
and it wasn't anywhere near the 5$ it costed to rent it... I'd have been better off eating the bill >.O;

The film is pointless!! My best friend and I were cracking up at how stupid it was!

Aramis

08-06-2005, 05:41 PM

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory- 5/5
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Evens- 4/5
Finding Neverland- 4/5
Scooby Doo- 4/5

Wow! I've actually been watching good movies recently... :D

mono

08-12-2005, 01:47 AM

Earlier this evening, I watched a dark, Irish comedy called Waking Ned Devine. What a hilarious plot of a man dying from shock while winning the lottery, and others, in the man's small village, trying to claim his winnings! I got a fairly good laugh out of the movie, though some parts seemed slightly predictable, but very entertaining.
My rating: 9/10.

mono

08-16-2005, 01:43 PM

This morning, I watched a 1945-made film version of Oscar Wilde's The Picture Of Dorian Gray. I saw it advertised, and could not resist, despite my neverending fear of seeing films made after very respecting, classical literature. The movie remained generally close to Wilde's created plot, but wandered with a few unnecessary details, leaving other admirable details out, especially some considering Sibyl Vane; regardless, the characters who played Lord Henry and Basil performed beautifully, but a few parts disappointed me.
My rating: 7.5/10.

Nightshade

08-16-2005, 04:50 PM

Today I went to see The island today good thoughit reminded me of a brave new world crossed with 1984

Jay

08-20-2005, 09:49 AM

Love Actually.

Loved it.

12/10 KitKats.
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Mr & Mrs Smith

Niiiice, me likey.

10/10 KitKats

dejosc

08-27-2005, 01:27 PM

The life Aquatic

8/10 somtimes weird but overall funny

mono

08-27-2005, 03:23 PM

I just remembered that a few evenings ago, I watched a film called The Stepford Wives. Having heard about it before, I thought it sounded strange, but, with enough spare time to watch it, I did not think too highly nor low of it. The plot seemed somewhat interesting and attention-catching with a happy ending, but overall, I did not feel greatly impressed.
My rating: 5/10.

dejosc

08-27-2005, 07:15 PM

i just watched 'the perfect storm'

1/10 probably one of the worst films ive ever watched laced with cheese so sentimental it was sickening AVOID for the life of you

Ryan Dollard

08-27-2005, 10:02 PM

I watched "American Pie 2" about three evenings ago. Despite having its enjoyable moments, the film was largely disappointing and I am afraid to report that it deserves no more than 2 stars out of 10. While "American Pie" can be considered a masterpiece of modern cinema - perhaps the defining film of the century so far - its sequel is altogether less engaging, less intelligent, less socially relevant and less funny. The characters, who in the first film displayed an emotional depth that gave us no choice but to welcome them into our hearts, were merely irksome this time around - indiscreet paradies of themselves.

It is always a shame when a sequel feebly and unapologetically apes the original but this really left a lump in my throat because it was essentially a pastiche of a genre which the first film single-handedly defined: the sensitive and insightful teen comedy propelled at speed by an unending succession of cleverly-staged and utterly hilarious capers.

With the second instalment having sucked so hard, I have firmly resolved not to bother with the third lest it should further undermine my fondess for AP1. There are some things in life that induce such a profound sense of emptiness that it's impossible really to harbour any burning resentment and you're left just feeling kind of disappointed. For me, "American Pie 2" is one of those things.

adilyoussef

08-30-2005, 06:52 AM

Yesterday I watched Cold Mountain. Dramatic and tragic ending. The story is all but boring. I like it and it's so romantic.

7/10

subterranean

08-31-2005, 05:28 AM

Do you agree though, that it's an anti-war movie?

Yesterday I watched Cold Mountain. Dramatic and tragic ending. The story is all but boring. I like it and it's so romantic.

7/10

Mark F.

08-31-2005, 11:33 AM

Land of the Dead by George A. Romero, return of the great zombie film, 9/10
To Live and Die in L.A. by William Friedkin, 6/10
The French Connection by William Friedkin, 7/10

Monica

08-31-2005, 02:11 PM

A Million Dollar Hotel. 8/10 (OK, it's not an objective judgement because the plot was created by Bono and throughout the film there's U2 music)

adilyoussef

08-31-2005, 05:11 PM

Do you agree though, that it's an anti-war movie?

I don't know if you share my oppinion, but I think yes.

Land of the Dead by George A. Romero, return of the great zombie film, 9/10
I'v seen that movie too. It's a good one.

Yesterday I saw Dukes of Hazzard. Crazy film and funny as well. 8/10 :brow:

Lady19thC

09-01-2005, 07:24 AM

I've been watching my DVD of Middlemarch (BBC) and would give it a 10/10. I think they did a great job with turning the novel faithfully into a movie, and the casting was perfect.

Mark F.

09-01-2005, 12:07 PM

Stranger Than Paradise 7/10
Down by Law 9/10 <- really good, check it out.

Mark F.

09-05-2005, 06:25 AM

Well, I've watched quite a few so:
Mystery Train 6.5/10
Night on Earth 9/10 <- very conceptual movie, excellently done. If you're not into Jarmusch, this is a good place to start.
Dead Man 8/10

adilyoussef

09-07-2005, 02:05 PM

Gods and Generals. A good one. 7/10. I'm longing to see the rest of the trilogy.

Mark F.

09-07-2005, 03:43 PM

Ghost Dog 7/10
Permanent Vacation 5/10
Broken Flowers 8/10

PistisSophia

09-11-2005, 10:34 AM

I loved Cinderella Man; character development, a real story, great acting, minimal special effects. These are all the best parts of "older movies".

mono

09-11-2005, 03:32 PM

Last night, I watched The Devil's Advocate; before, I had seen only parts of it, but never entirely through the two and a half hours. At first, I thought it a little boring, but it picked up really quickly, and turned out as quite a storyline. To understand it better, I may have to watch it again, though it has some rather disturbing scenes, but much of the acting, directing, and screenwriting really amazed me.
My rating: 8.5/10.

PistisSophia

09-13-2005, 09:31 PM

I adored "Cinderella Man" and saw it twice. Best movie in a very long time. Crowe and Zellweger, Molino were fantastic.

I hope for many Oscars for this film...

baddad

09-13-2005, 10:54 PM

Anchorman. Two thumbs down. It was poopie........

scruffy_danny

09-14-2005, 03:58 PM

Lastnight after coming home sooooo tired from work my brother gave me the dvd :
Conan the Conqueror, starring Arnold Schwarstzneger (or however you spell it).
It ruled!!! Thorough enjoyment!!! AND Arnie can do comedy too!

Satine

09-14-2005, 04:06 PM

Wedding Crashers. Absoultely hysterical. Probably one of my top 5 all-time FAVORITE comedies.

:banana: FIVE STARS and a THUMBS UP folks. :thumbs_up

Nocturnal

09-14-2005, 05:52 PM

Land of the Dead.
I am a great horror movie fan so I was sorely disappointed with it...so frustrated was I that I spent a few hours reading like-minded reviews of the movie on imdb.com
Romero seems to have lost it...

Monica

09-15-2005, 09:15 AM

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It was OK, but I thought that it would be better, actually. A little bit too obvious and the music drove me crazy. 7/10

Pensive

09-15-2005, 09:50 AM

A few days ago I watched Vanity Fair and I simply loved it. I will give it 10/10. Its novel is also awsome but I found the movie more interesting. Now it is in one of my favourite movies.

Mark F.

09-15-2005, 11:03 AM

Crash (Paul Haggis' movie) 8/10

Kaltrina

09-16-2005, 05:40 AM

I've watched "The terminal" the other night. I loved the movie. it made me laugh and also be very sad. I just loved the character that Tom Hanks played. he was a man that can be very rarely found nowadays. a man that never thinks ill of anyone, even if they treat him bad. he seemed very stupid but in fact he was a smart guy. and I just loved his accent, one could think that he is a true Russian who speaks English with an accent.... :D 10/10

brshfr

09-16-2005, 09:33 PM

I watched Quiz Show last night, a Robert Redford film about tv in the 1950s and corruption. Wasn't bad. I also watched Bang Bang You're Dead the other night, wonderful.

adilyoussef

09-17-2005, 09:12 AM

Last night I saw 'The Village'. A good film. I like the ending best. Give it 8/10.

Kaltrina

09-19-2005, 05:45 AM

I watched Fantastic Four which was a great movie 10/10, and Bewitched which even though I waited to be 10/10, I was dissapointed because it wasn't at all what I expected it to be. 5/10 the only thing good in the movie was Nicole Kidman.

Pensive

09-19-2005, 12:27 PM

I watched King Arthur and I did not like it at all.. I was very much disappionted after watching it. I will give it 2/10.
It has became one of my least favourite movie.

mono

09-20-2005, 05:47 PM

Earlier this afternoon, I watched What The F*** Do We Know - a documentary/film based much on quantam physics, ontology, the origins of human thought, emotion, theology, and various phenomena (and mostly made here in Portland, Oregon), very well combining science, religion, and spirituality. :brow:
I think I want to purchase it to watch it a few more times; it discusses some relatively heavy matters, in Layman's terms, that deserves a few views. I cannot say that I agree with everything it featured (including some interviews with Ramtha), still attaching myself to that Euripides quote ex nihilo nihil fit (out of nothing, nothing comes), but I did find the film very enlightening, and it sent my thought into all sorts of fancies and caprices.
My rating: 10/10.

NNoah3

09-20-2005, 08:14 PM

Last night I watched "Don Juan DeMarco" Starring Johnny Depp, Marlon Brando and Faye Dunaway. I love this movie; Marlon Brando plays a great performance and Johnny Depp too. I must confess that I have seen this movie many times. I will give it 10/10.

Rosevn

09-24-2005, 01:43 AM

Last night I watched "Gladiator" - I like watching movies that Russell Glowe takes part in and this Gladiator is one of my favs - even I'm really afraid of fighting scenes, but that cant prevent me of seeing such the type). My score is 10/10 and it goes for Maximus :)

I watched "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" two days ago - well I expected much more before I saw it. Yet my score then for that movie is 5/10, nothing impresses much excepts for the two rather pretty main casts :brow:

Kaltrina

09-26-2005, 08:30 AM

"The forgotten" 9/10, The Human Stain 10/10 and "The notebook" 10/10, the last movie was a great romantic movie, I was all the time anxious about what is going to happen and I cried a lot at the end.. :blush: :)

Darlin

10-06-2005, 03:09 PM

I watched "Serenity" last weekend, a great sci-fi movie with an intriguing ending that I think no one would have thought of if they'd watched the earlier Firefly series. Enjoyed it very much.

9/10 and it would have been 10/10 had it been longer and able to delve into the other cast members a little more. :thumbs_up

Kaltrina

10-07-2005, 06:08 AM

I watched the animated movies "Madagascar" and "Robots" and I loved them both. they were funny and very ineteresting but then again almost all animated movies are...almost. :) :P

querida

10-07-2005, 12:29 PM

Has anyone seen "Before sunset"???
man... the first 20 min were interesting just because it was one conversation... you're of course expecting it to go somewhere from there, but NO!! The whole movie is one conversation... leading NOWHERE!! The idea was nice, but man! I found it so exhausting to watch, you're constantly listening... THEY NEVER STOP TALKING!!!

I give it one star.

samercury

10-08-2005, 11:10 AM

A few days ago, I watched "Grave of the Fireflies" by Miyazaki (again). I really loved it even though it was very depressing most of the time. I'll give it a 10/10 and I encourage everyone to see it :)

mono

10-08-2005, 03:23 PM

Last night I watched a locally made film, Elephant, directed by Gus Van Sant, finally watched after much recommendations from an acquaintance who acted in it. Like all of Gus Van Sant's films, it had a very artistic quality to it - quiet, sometimes random, but interesting; the 'dryness' of plot some people refer to, I think, alludes more to the reality of each film, devoid of the glamour and special effects of many Hollywood films. Regardless, it had quite a plot, interestingly shown with multiple perspectives of cameras and characters, and several time lapses that feature the perspectives.
My rating: 8.5/10.

SaintGermain

10-08-2005, 04:41 PM

I watched this horror about urban legends...its bad ill give it 5/10..

Aurora Ariel

10-08-2005, 09:44 PM

I have wanted to watch this film, Elephant, for some time, after I saw it reviewed on the Movie Show here in Australia.The director Gus Van Sant intrigues me. Have you seen his new film Last Days?He appears to have a very unique perspective and his films appear so interesting in their artistic scope.
There's a little here on the site I found:

http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Club/9542/vansant.html

As for me:The last film I saw was actually the new Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Tim Burton.Has anyone else seen this?It is more of a popular choice, though it differs from the original version and contains elements previously neglected;and the oompa loompas appear even scarier this time.I always found them to be extremely unsettling as a young child, but still find them to be rather frightful;especially when they started to sing their new songs!I much prefer Willy Wonkar and the spoilt kids.Johhny Deep personifies the rather( to put it lightly) eccentric character Willy Wonkar.It was good how they included the formative years;by showing growth of being and a few little scenes of the young Wonker with his strict dentist father.This was never included at all in the earlier version. I would suggest this for families, those who have read the book or those wishing to compare the two versions.I send a little warning:for very young kids-they also might find the oompa loompas to be rather disturbing and more sinister than the very unique and outthere candyman Mr Wonka.8/10 for vision and Tim Burton, who is one of my favourite directors.

crisaor

10-10-2005, 06:00 PM

Natalie

10-10-2005, 07:06 PM

Last film I watched was Lost in Translation. I give it a 8/10 - overall excellent but a little slow. I wasn't sure it was going to live up to its reputation but I think Sophia Coppola did an amazing job with this - the subtle undertones, the details, the awkward loneliness of both main characters - so well done. I recommend.

Darlin

10-11-2005, 01:18 AM

I watched Napoleon Dynamite a few days ago, and I can safely claim that it's the worst piece of crap I've watched in my entire life. Avoid it like your mental health depends on it (and it does).

Overview: 0 crisaors (with regret there is no lower grade)

Oh, crisaror I love Napoleon Dynamite! I've watched that so many times and every time it never fails to entertain. Though I have to admit the very first time I watched it I thought it was odd - weird but then when I saw him dancing for his friend like that I don't know, it just turned the whole movie around for me and now it's one of my favorites.

Ah, but to each his own I suppose. I guess that means you won't be voting for Pedro, eh? :(

Darlin

10-13-2005, 06:26 PM

Hath no one witnessed a good movie lately? Okay, I'll go! Last movie I saw was yesterday and it was EXCELLENT!

Everything's Illuminated

It's a wonderful, thoughtful, hilarious, sad movie that deals in an intriguing way with the holocaust. One would think it's 'Jonfren's' journey (Elijah Wood as Jonathan) but it's a journey they all take seeking the past.

It started off in a slightly off beat way that had me wondering if it was going to be a little anti-Semitic but probably a quarter of the way through I saw that it simply couldn't be and I wasn't disappointed. I'd like to say it's life affirming but I guess what I thought about when I left the theater was that everyone should see this movie or a movie like it so they never repeat the mistakes, so they never hate, never teach children to hate. It's a stunningly filmed and wonderful first time achievement for Liev Schreiber who directed it.

I don't want to give anything away but I'd love to hear what anyone else thinks. Unfortunately it's probably not going to be shown at major theaters. We're blessed with two art theaters here that I love AND they have real butter (cholesterol be - uh - be away with you!) and the best popcorn in the city.

Didn't mean to digress so. Go see this movie! It is PREMIUM!!! :D

MiSaNtHrOpE

10-13-2005, 06:34 PM

A Clockwork Orange - Against my mother's appeal, I rented it. I already read the book, and Kubrick's adaptation helped me see Burgess' "mad world" more clearly. Much was cut out from the book, but it still manages to get Burgess' point across: Which is more valuable, the ultimate triumph of good, or the choce between good & evil?

Because I liked the book better, I give the film a 7.5

Darlin

10-16-2005, 12:32 AM

Elizabeth Town - a good enough movie with plenty of cute and funny moments. Orlando is gorgeous, Kirsten really very good. Starts to get a little slow towards the end but the ending is rather good ol' Cameron Crowe. I liked it pretty much.

3 out of 5

Kaltrina

10-20-2005, 08:54 AM

The perfect Man, with Hillary Duff...it's a great movie... 9/10

simon

10-20-2005, 12:40 PM

Serenity- enjoyable, fast, fun, no extended love scenes for potty breaks though so I had to hold it.

adilyoussef

10-24-2005, 03:43 AM

These days I watched some good films among them:
Batman Begins
Madacascar
The Brothers Grimm
Corpse Bride
The Skeleton Key
and many others

B-Mental

10-24-2005, 03:45 AM

How was the Corpse Bride? I really like Burton's movies, but I haven't made up my mind on this one yet.

adilyoussef

10-24-2005, 04:10 AM

Really a good one. I like it. I love this kind of movies. I'm sure you will enjoy it.

B-Mental

10-24-2005, 04:13 AM

Thank you Adilyoussef, I'll try to make some time to watch it.

starrwriter

10-24-2005, 03:54 PM

The last good movie I saw was "Moulin Rouge." This was a milestone for me because I HATE musicals. But the first ten minutes of "Moulin Rouge" was the most surrealistic footage I ever saw in a film and I was so spellbound I had to keep watching.

I loved the way modern songs were mixed into a movie set in 1900 Paris -- the original "summer of love" several decades before hippies made their appearance. The characters were fascinating: the English writer, Toulouse LaTrec and his band of anarchist merry-makers, and the doomed carbaret singer-dancer played by Nicole Kidman. Now that's entertainment!

I seldom go to movie theaters because I don't like 99% of new films. I prefer watching old movies from the 30s, 40s and 50s on cable TV. They are highly-stylized portrayals of a completely different world. Film noir is my favorite genre -- Bogart, Cagney, Robinson, Garfield, Mitchum, etc. Call me old-fashioned, but Hollywood doesn't make movies like that anymore.

Rosevn

10-25-2005, 02:35 AM

I felt so bored last night and I intended to watch movies shown on HBO channel til my blue was faded away. I got it over with "win a date with Tad Hamilton" and I was sleeping while watching the later "nick of time". But I still remember quite well how it went on in the first movie. I like many quotes given out there, the most memorable one to me is said by Angelica:

Well, love you get over in two months, big love you get over in two years, and great love, well great love... changes your life.

My score for such the quotation is 10/10. As for the cast and their actings: 9/10...(well I like Kate Bosworth's smile). Plot...hmmm not much new 6/10 :p

Eva Marina

10-25-2005, 07:23 PM

Last movies watched include:
To Kill a Mockingbird (Gregory Peck is excellent as Atticus. I love the book!)
Elizabethtown (Very cute. I hate to say it, but I did shed a few tears :bawling: )
Sleepless in Seattle (I love Meg Ryan in this film!)
Gladiator (in school, if you'll believe it. My Latin teacher was retiring and gave up on us the last few days of class.)

crisaor

10-26-2005, 06:00 PM

Saw The Corpse Bride yesterday, very nice, the characters & the stop motion technique is really a joy to behold.
Fans of The Nightmare Before Christmas shouldn't miss this one.

Overview: 8 Crisaors.

adilyoussef

10-27-2005, 07:27 PM

The Cave. A good one if you like that type of movies.

adilyoussef

11-01-2005, 08:08 PM

Yesterday, I saw Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. A qood critic of nowaday's society and relations. For the meaning of the story, I give 9/10.

strategos

11-02-2005, 04:24 PM

A History of Violence. A surprisingly good film based off a graphic novel. The only things that detracted me from completely enjoying it were the raunchy sex scenes and the partly unsatisfying climatic scenes.

Overall: 8/10

Mark F.

11-03-2005, 06:42 PM

I just saw A History of Violence yesterday, I'd also give it a 8/10. The sex scenes didn't surprise me coming from Cronenberg, and they make sense. I found myself laughing throughout the film, even the violence was so over the top that it was comic in a sick way.

I also rewatched Ran; definately 10/10...Kurosawa's masterpiece.

rachel

11-03-2005, 08:12 PM

Well I saw Edward Scissorhands for the first time a bit ago and wept when he came from hiding and said "I'm not finished." I of course would have taken him home straight away also which was not wise. The contrast between that insufferable same same suburb and the castle is fabulous and Tim Burton's skills are superb in this. Faerie tale to the max.
I also just saw Murder on the Orient Express with Albert Finney. Flawless. Lush and magnificent. My father was both passenger and freight conductor for CPR and many are the memories of travelling in posh comfort on the train when I was little. loved it.

byquist

11-04-2005, 05:43 PM

Good Night, Good Luck! -- A+ film in all ways, but not for those looking for explosions and car chases. (Also, a perfect smoker's movie, if you follow.)

Dailen

11-04-2005, 07:21 PM

Doom....My son pleaded with me to take him.

....Do not go!...run away...avoid it like the plague.
The Rock may be nice on the eyes, but even that did not help.

I think I lost some brain cells.....the dumbing is setting in

starrwriter

11-07-2005, 11:30 AM

I love films directed by Roman Polanski. They have an eerie or edgy visual quality that adds a second dimension to the story. In many ways Polanski's work reminds me of the great films by Alfred Hitchcock.

I don't even believe in the Devil, but "Rosemary's Baby" really creeped me out. The rape/sex scene, the old couple from a coven of witches tiptoeing through the background unseen to Mia Farrow, the look of horror when she first sees the face of her baby, which slowly assumes a motherly expression. Yikes! Made my flesh crawl.

"Chinatown" is the best PI mystery ever made -- period. Who can ever forget Faye Dunaway blathering: "She's my daughter/my sister/my daughter/my sister" while Jack Nicholson slaps the hell out of her because he thinks she's lying?

This week I saw Polanski's 1988 film "Frantic," starring Harrison Ford (before his face turned decrepit-looking like Clint Eastwood's) and the gorgeous Emmanuelle Seigner.

Ford is a doctor who arrives in Paris with his wife (Betty Buckley) and checks into a fancy hotel to relive their honeymoon 20 years earlier. While Ford is in the shower, his wife receives a telephone call and tries to tell him she is leaving the room, but he can't hear what she says over the running water. Ford finishes his shower, notices his wife is gone and falls asleep on the bed.

When he wakes up hours later, he realizes his wife has vanished. The hotel staff is of no help and he begins checking nearby businesses. A drunk at a bistro confirms Ford's worst fears: a man forced his wife into a car in an obvious kidnapping.

The plot thickens when Ford discovers the suitcase his wife claimed at the airport is the wrong one. It contains clothes and an assortment of innocent-looking items from the young woman played by Seigner. She is a mule hired to smuggle a mysterious electronic device from the U.S. to Paris. The dope dealer who hired her as a middle man is found murdered in his apartment. The money behind the smuggling operation comes from a group of angry Arab men who collected the wife's suitcase from an airport locker where Seigner stashed it. This suitcase doesn't have the electronic device they want.

Ford and Seigner hook up to see if they can ransom his wife without involving the police. From that point on the story takes several twists, some predictable but most not. The ending is poignant, particularly the last scene with Ford and his wife clutching each other desperately in the back seat of a taxi.

Another Polanski film (whose title I can't remember but starring Peter Coyote) has the most mesmerizing dance/music scene I ever saw in a movie. The song is "Avalon" by Roxy Music and the girl teases Coyote as they glide around the dance floor as if in a dream.

subterranean

11-07-2005, 07:43 PM

Pulp Fiction....Second time I saw it (now on DVD). I love it then and I love it now. The movie wich makes me fall in love with Tarantino.

Last week we had few days off for public holiday, so I took the time to watch The Godfather trilogy. Love the first and second, and quite enjoy the third one.

jakobin

11-08-2005, 05:58 AM

The Worlds Fastest Indian. An NZ production with Anthony Hopkins as the main character playing a NZ'er called Bruce Munro who races his motorcycle in the US.

i would give it a 8 or even a 9 because it was just an awesome movie, and i recommend it to anyone and everyone!!

i also watched Frailty, sort of horror thriller movie, which was also pretty cool. id give it about a 7.

Pensive

11-08-2005, 09:01 AM

I just watched Sisterhood of traveling pants a few hours ago and really liked it very much. I will give it 10/10.

adilyoussef

11-08-2005, 09:36 AM

The last moovie I saw was a manga. I'v never seen such good graphism. I give it 10/10. Final Fantasy VI.

Shea

11-08-2005, 10:16 AM

Fellowship of the Ring (once again!) 10/10 I've finished re-reading the trilogy and am now working on the appendicies. Now I know where Peter Jackson got a lot of his inspiration for things not found within the narratives. I'm also learning quite a lot about The Hobbit. Anyone know if he's actually going to do that one?

jakobin

11-08-2005, 04:40 PM

dunno, but he should. would be a great production

his house it about 30mins away from mine. i could go ask him if you want..:p wish i could, but security is huge there.

adilyoussef

11-11-2005, 02:39 PM

Two days ago I saw Doom. No comment, neither good nor bad.

subterranean

11-11-2005, 10:57 PM

Trainspotting

Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a big ****ing television. Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players and electric tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol and dental insurance. Choose fixed interest mortgage payments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisure wear and matching luggage. Choose a three-piece suite and higher purchase a wide range of ****ing fabrics. Choose D.I.Y. and wondering who the **** you are on Sunday morning. Choose sitting in a large couch watching mind-numbing spirit-crushing game shows stuffing ****ing junk food in your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pissing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish ****ed-up brats you've sworn to replace yourself. Choose your future, choose life. But why would you want to do a thing like that? I choose not to choose life. I chose something else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who need reasons when you've got heroin?

Please excuse the "words", but I need to copy those lines from the movie as I think they summon up the whole movie.

A very stylish movie by Danny Boyle, which is based on the Irvine Welsh's novel. A story of the life of Mark Renton with his "on and off" effort to be clean, which is a very hard thing to do especially if the person is does not really cut him/her self out out from the black world. After managed to freed him self from drug addiction, Renton tried to start new live, including by moving to London where he tried to live the common life. But as his friends, 2 junkies and a high tempered loco, come along and move with him, he realized that starting a new page was not as easy as he thought would be. Some viewers may consider this movie extreme and explicitly prmote drug abuse among youth. However, I think that the messages are very thought-provoking (junkie, AIDS, family roles, society). Additional points which make me enjoy this movie are the Scottish accents and slangs.

9.5 out of 10 http://www.websmileys.com/sm/cool/1245.gif

Shea

11-12-2005, 12:33 AM

Just finished rewatching Deep Impact. Not my favorite, but entertaining. It has action (for him) and a decent story (for me). Though he still hasn't learned to keep quiet during the story parts. :mad: To him he has to kill time before the next action scene. One day, I'll learn him! :cool:

oh, 7/10

adilyoussef

11-14-2005, 07:34 PM

I've just finishede watching Saw II. A good trap. Amazing film. 7/10

papayahed

11-15-2005, 10:43 AM

Goodnight and Goodluck. I think I liked this movie. It's the story Eof dward R Morrow taking on Sen. McCarthy. The part that bothers me was that they showed it from the reporters point of view, we saw the interactions between the reporters but the McCarthy footage was actual news reel, nothing from Mccarthy's point of viewwas shown. hmmm... Am I making sense? This is why I'm not a writer. I still give it 8/10.

Countess

11-15-2005, 11:17 AM

Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. I *ADORE* this movie, and I adore JD as well!

Perhaps the best single movie I've seen in years.

Countess Lumpa

starrwriter

11-15-2005, 12:38 PM

The part that bothers me was that they showed it from the reporters point of view, we saw the interactions between the reporters but the McCarthy footage was actual news reel, nothing from Mccarthy's point of view was shown.
McCarthy's only POV was self-aggrandizement through lies, half-truths, exaggerations, and fear-mongering. When this backfired and stopped making him look good, he shut up.

papayahed

11-15-2005, 01:27 PM

McCarthy's only POV was self-aggrandizement through lies, half-truths, exaggerations, and fear-mongering. When this backfired and stopped making him look good, he shut up.

Obviously, but the movie could have shown him at the dinner table with family and friends. I saw an interview with Cloony were he said that they tried to make it authentic as possible concerting the reporters, I'm guessing they probably couldn't do that with McCarthy.

alicialiv

11-15-2005, 01:38 PM

The last movie I saw was Jarhead. It was extremely good.

subterranean

11-15-2005, 07:48 PM

Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. I *ADORE* this movie, and I adore JD as well!

Perhaps the best single movie I've seen in years. Countess Lumpa

Is this the sequel of Charlie and The Chocolate Factory?

Shea

11-16-2005, 12:15 AM

Is this the sequel of Charlie and The Chocolate Factory?

nah, it's a remake, but very good! I enjoyed it too. The original was such a classic, that I wasn't sure I wanted to see the new one, but it felt more like the new one sort of honored the old one. I honestly don't know why Gene Wilder was so upset about it.

adilyoussef

11-20-2005, 08:40 PM

"Oliver Twist" I'll give it 10/10.

Pensive

11-21-2005, 09:51 AM

Freaky Friday

I will have to give it 8/10

It is quite enjoyment.

emily655321

11-21-2005, 09:57 AM

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

Amazingly, 9/10.

I still haven't read the books, and had I read this one, I'm sure my rating would be lower. But standing alone as a movie, I was pleasantly surprised by this one. Definitely not something I would show to a small child, though!

Pensive

11-21-2005, 10:31 AM

letsgooilers

11-22-2005, 12:26 AM

Harry Potter 4 was the last movie I have seen. I was suprised that they took out so many subplots but it worked for me. Still, not as good as the book, but frankly, i've seen so many poor adaptations of books(see any of Steven Kings books to movies) that it really isn't surprising.

7/10

B-Mental

11-22-2005, 12:38 AM

Jarhead - I thought it was OK, but being a vet of that war, the most accurate lines of the movie were about the war moving so fast and the one about never getting to shoot even once before the war was over. 6/10 It didn't make anystatements and was lacking substance.

HAPPYWIND

11-22-2005, 02:05 AM

April snow, a korean film, I like the main actor PYJ
But some parts are re-edited by the film manage department.

pink_i_liner

11-22-2005, 04:00 AM

Gosford park, really ancient but a master piece of period movies. I catched that on DVDs and i have to say after watching it for 4times, its still my favourite piece. I'll give credit for the pace of the drama, the intensity (for the storyline and visual presentation). Lover of vintage should watch this for the old world, pre-depression feel.

10/10

GOF- yea i thought it was great judging from the numerous clips WB released. But its too bad they didnt show the complete Order of Pheonix members at the end. Where's the linkage to the next movie going to be? *shrugs* letsgooliers- not a perfect one but its the best within time frame?

adilyoussef

11-22-2005, 07:56 PM

I've just finished "The Legend of Zorro". A good film, I really enjoyed myself.

NNoah3

11-22-2005, 08:55 PM

starrwriter

11-22-2005, 09:40 PM

Last night I was passing over the channels to see if there was something good to see. There was a movie that was just beginning "The Man Who Knew Too Much". The version with Doris Day and James Stewart (from 1956) it was a great movie.
Alfred Hitchcock is my favorite director. The fact that he never won an Oscar as best director is a very poor reflection on the Academy of Motion Pictures. Only one of his films ever won best picture of the year ("Rebecca" in 1940.)

If you thought "The Man Who Knew Too Much" was a great film, wait until you see "Vertigo" and "Rear Window."

cruciverbalist

11-23-2005, 07:02 AM

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I'd give it a 7 because I wish they had stayed more faithful to the book and not 'hollywoodized' it by removing so many subplots. Still, I enjoyed it. Miranda Richardson & Ralph Fiennes were really good, short as their roles were.

emily655321

11-23-2005, 09:07 AM

The banner ad has convinced me. I am its zombie slave. I have to see "Memoirs of a Geisha" when it comes out.

adilyoussef

11-27-2005, 08:03 PM

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I have nothing to say but magic. I like it. 10/10

papayahed

11-28-2005, 02:16 PM

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. It kind of dragged a little for me. 6.5/10

Kaltrina

11-29-2005, 11:12 AM

Harry potter and the Goblet of fire. Loved it... 10/10 :D

Darlin

12-01-2005, 07:24 PM

Walk the Line. This movie was so tremendously good – wonderful acting, wonderful singing, a wonderful romance and it all worked . . . yes wonderfully!

It’s about Johnny Cash, the Man in Black and how he met his second wife June Carter from the famous singing Carter family. I think perhaps the only sour note was how his first wife was portrayed, a little shrewish, and since it was made by John & June’s son he has admitted he may not have portrayed her correctly though not intentionally. Aside from that the movie is a must see and the performances Oscar contending!

It’s not only for country music lovers but for anyone interested in music in general, and n by gone days, and biographies and romances and redemption and just a rollicking good time! It starts off with rockabilly music Johnny did along with Elvis, Roy Oberson, Carl Perkins, and of course Jerry Lee Lewis. Joaquin Phoenix sings so well there are times he almost matches the Man in Black’s distinctive voice and Reese Witherspoon! Her voice is superb and lovely and I even think better than June’s.

Let me add that my 21 year old daughter enjoyed this movie immensely so it’s for all generations. She enjoyed it so much she’s seen it three times, along with myself. Bought the soundtrack and plan to see it a fourth time this weekend I think. :banana: It keeps getting better and better with each viewing. The music is contagious, the story compelling, the acting stupendous. I highly recommend this movie. 5 out of 5! Enjoy!

blt

12-01-2005, 08:00 PM

emily655321

12-01-2005, 08:51 PM

The last movie I saw was Pride and Prejudice -- it was good but the theater where we saw it didn't have a good sound system so sometimes it was hard to hear. I liked the plot but I thought it was a little too long.
blt
I assume you mean the one that just came out, with Kiera Knightley? Have you seen the 1995 version with Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle? It may have been a mini-series, but I can't remember. In any event, if you like the story, I would highly recommend watching that one. It's one of my favorites. :nod:

jadejen10

12-01-2005, 11:26 PM

Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire was great! I also just saw Pride and Prejudice. It was good,but not quite as good as the book.

Andrew_Mc

12-02-2005, 12:30 AM

Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire was great! I also just saw Pride and Prejudice. It was good,but not quite as good as the book.
Not a big fan of Harry Potter, I took my little brother to the movie and ended up really enjoying it.

jakobin

12-02-2005, 01:20 AM

i havent seen HP and the GOF yet, but i really do want to see it, im really looking forward to it....i saw pride and prejudice, and i loved it. if you liked the book, you will like the refreshing casting off mr bingley and mr bennett, 9.5/10 for me.

1995 version is also a must-see, and its a full movie emily, good viewing on that one.

Krin

12-02-2005, 01:55 AM

I most recently saw The Pride and The Prejudice. What a great movie! It was my second time seeing it, the first was in Ireland in the beginning of october, months before it came out here!

laura_c

12-02-2005, 02:34 AM

RENT (in theatres)

It was very good. However, I was sad that they cut out so many of the songs and changes some into spoken words instead of being sung.

9/10.

Kaltrina

12-02-2005, 06:43 AM

I assume you mean the one that just came out, with Kiera Knightley? Have you seen the 1995 version with Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle? It may have been a mini-series, but I can't remember. In any event, if you like the story, I would highly recommend watching that one. It's one of my favorites. :nod:

I haven't seen the new version yet and I can't wait to see it, but I did love the 1995 mini series a lot. I watched them three times and i wouldn't mind watching them again many times... ;)

Darlin

12-04-2005, 04:36 AM

I haven't seen the new version yet and I can't wait to see it, but I did love the 1995 mini series a lot. I watched them three times and i wouldn't mind watching them again many times... ;)

The movie does not compare to the excellent mini series but since it's only two hours or so long one can't really expect it to. I thought the movie was okay though my daughter loved it. Might have enjoyed it more if Kiera had a better wig and I hadn't seen the mini series but to each his own.

Oh, and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was enjoyable. Doesn't compare to the book which is the best book of the series but it was done pretty nicely overall.

Pensive

12-04-2005, 04:47 AM

The movie does not compare to the excellent mini series but since it's only two hours or so long one can't really expect it to. I thought the movie was okay though my daughter loved it. Might have enjoyed it more if Kiera had a better wig and I hadn't seen the mini series but to each his own.

Oh, and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was enjoyable. Doesn't compare to the book which is the best book of the series but it was done pretty nicely overall.

Making me mad, I really want to see the movie. :rage:

Kaltrina

12-05-2005, 06:41 AM

Oh, and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was enjoyable....

yep I do agree... :D
I've seen Chicken Little. it was very cute and funny... Chicken is soooo cute. :D 10/10

AimusSage

12-05-2005, 12:09 PM

Der untergang, Seen it a couple of times now, and everytime Bruno Ganz manages to amaze me with his portrayal of Hitler. It leaves no doubt the guy was a monster, but at the same times shows that even he had a more humane side to his character.

10/10

adilyoussef

12-07-2005, 06:45 AM

Pride and Prejudice. Good movie but has some slight difference with the novel. Any way, the kind of the difference that makes from a novel a novel and a movie a movie. I like it though the novel best.

Rachy

01-01-2006, 01:07 PM

Green Street.......Such a good film!!!!!! It really moved me!.....definately a 9/10, close to a 10!!

Themis

01-01-2006, 01:30 PM

emily655321

01-01-2006, 10:29 PM

Syriana. I can't, in good conscience, give this movie a rating, because I still don't know what the plot was. Something tells me it was very good. The acting was good, the direction was good, the effects were good. I just have no idea what happened.

During childhood, I would ask my mother about every five minutes what was happening on the screen. Then, even as I began to understand most of it, I just accepted that there were jokes I wouldn't get and characters I wouldn't know, etc. Then somewhere around the age of twelve I realized that I pretty much understood everything that was going on in front of me, and for the past eight years it's been the same.

Then I saw Syriana, and I felt like I was five again. It affected me much the way the newspaper did when I was little: I knew there were people, and that someone had done something bad, and that somehow someone in charge was corrupt, and people got hurt who were trying to do what was right. I think. That may be what happened. I know George Clooney came out of it with fewer fingernails than with which he began. Everything else is a series of plotpoints with dangling strings that I can't quite tie together. All I really know is that for the first time in a really long while, and possibly ever, I walked out of a movie feeling very stupid.

Anon22

01-01-2006, 10:54 PM

Hero.
I love those Asian films! Even though everybody dies, dies and dies again. But they manage to do it with style and the story is beautiful. And, of course, the fighting style, the landscapes ... *sighs*

Is that the one with Jet Li? because... I love that movie... it is indeed beautiful. I especially liked the part where the leaves are falling and the two women are fighting. You can totally feel the wind blow in your face. Definetly 10/10.

The last movie I saw though was... well... I can't remember, it's been such a long time since I've gone to the theater. Even though just recently I did watch a small portion of a movie on TV while my sister was watching. Had to do about this girl getting raped, basically she went to her friend's house or is boyfriend's? well... anyhow... she goes to see him and meets some people, not sure who they were... could be his brothers. They all end up raping the poor girl, while her boyfriend is in another room listening to music completely oblivious to the fact that's she's there, I think he knew that someone was getting raped but... he didn't really do anything (and it had apparently happened before). Then years later she meets up with him and tells him what happened and he's all... you know sorry and stuff. In the end, the guy helps her try to get over it and move on (they don't get married or anything by the way, the guy just goes somewhere else and they move on with there lives never to see each other again).

Themis

01-02-2006, 08:21 AM

Is that the one with Jet Li? because... I love that movie... it is indeed beautiful. I especially liked the part where the leaves are falling and the two women are fighting. You can totally feel the wind blow in your face. Definetly 10/10.

Yes, that's the one. I liked the scences on the lake a lot - mostly about the lake and the way they fought.

Scheherazade

01-03-2006, 10:36 PM

http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/8940000/8949414.jpg

11/10!

Kaltrina

01-04-2006, 06:58 AM

I've seen "Dirty, preety things" and I liked it a lot... 9/10

smilingtearz

01-04-2006, 08:31 AM

movies have never been my field of interest...but on christmas i watched this movie on T.v.
The end of days...this is the 6th time i was watching it...and i just adore the movie
9/10

anyone seen Chicken Little??

Kaltrina

01-04-2006, 09:51 AM

anyone seen Chicken Little??

I've seen Chicken Little and liked it a lot. it's very funny... what about you Eva?.. you've seen it?

Riesa

01-04-2006, 11:01 AM

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Cool idea,
I'll give it four stars out of five, I really liked Kate Winslet's character Clementine.

smilingtearz

01-04-2006, 01:00 PM

I've seen Chicken Little and liked it a lot. it's very funny... what about you Eva?.. you've seen it?

naah...not yet, but i wish to....one of my friends asked me if we could go watch it together...but i had refuse...got exams 4 more days to go!

IM DEAD

starrwriter

01-04-2006, 03:03 PM

The last film I paid attention to was an old flick on Turner Classic Movies -- the 1937 version of "Night Must Fall" with Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell. It was a Hitchcock-style story, based on a popular stage play.

The setting is the rural English countryside. There's a cranky old woman in a wheelchair, her spinsterish caretaker and a loquacious cook/housekeeper. Everything seems quite normal until a handyman named Danny (Montgomery) shows up looking for a job. The same day a village woman is found murdered and dismembered in the woods. A creeping sense of dread takes over the story.

Cut to the ending: the wheelchair-bound woman has vanished, Danny is acting queer and Rosalind Russell (the caretaker) is very curious about what he is keeping in a hatbox in his room. You know, but you don't want to know.

Very good film with stellar performances by Montgomery (who was nominated for an Academy Award) and by Russell in a unique role for her.

Alex E Art

01-04-2006, 03:10 PM

History of Violence.

Nice. 7/10

emily655321

01-04-2006, 07:19 PM

The last film I paid attention to was an old flick on Turner Classic Movies -- the 1937 version of "Night Must Fall" with Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell. It was a Hitchcock-style story, based on a popular stage play.Starr, I love that movie. It's hilarious! Or maybe that's just me. But, anyway, I think Montgomery's is a great early example of method-acting. Especially next to traditionalist actors of the 30's, he looks like a real person who walked onto the set by accident.

Hazel-Ra

01-04-2006, 07:25 PM

Airplane

What a daft film!! I love it!!

starrwriter

01-04-2006, 11:25 PM

Starr, I love that movie. It's hilarious! Or maybe that's just me. But, anyway, I think Montgomery's is a great early example of method-acting. Especially next to traditionalist actors of the 30's, he looks like a real person who walked onto the set by accident.
That's the second time you have agreed with me about something. You'd better be careful, Emily, or you'll get ex-communicated from the Ya Ya Sisterhood.

smilingtearz

01-05-2006, 04:42 AM

That's the second time you have agreed with me about something...

In other words...he doesn't like it when people agree with him.

starrwriter

01-05-2006, 03:35 PM

In other words...he doesn't like it when people agree with him.
It's not exactly that. When too many people agree with me, I begin to doubt myself and wonder where I've gone wrong.

Weeping Willow

01-05-2006, 05:35 PM

Just finished watcing Big fish by tim burton ... again......
It is amazing.
Our life is just a collection of storys, all we do.. all we say.. all we hear..
are all simply Storys..
I love this movie.. At the end.. my eyes wept..:bawling:
Like the willow i am..
Just because of this sad yet beautiful story.
........

IrishCanadian

01-06-2006, 01:46 AM

The Lion the Witch and the Wrdrob ... Movie: Narnia!
Brillient! Fantastic ... it was so tight with the novel and so true to the simbolism. I'm am so very very impressed!

rachel

01-07-2006, 06:23 PM

Well then,
I shall just go and see it. A member of my family said parts of it were cheesy. did you know that both jrr Tolkien and C.S Lewis never wanted Disney to have a thing to do with their literary works. They both detested the studio and their work.
The last movie I saw was Finding Neverland. whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
Even Clayton cried so hard his face was swollen. excellent and although the part about the deceased husband was muddled(he actually became fast friends with Barrie when he got cancer of the jaw. Barrie nursed him until he died) it was still brilliant.

Scheherazade

01-07-2006, 07:57 PM

http://www.setaro.blogger.com.br/my-fair-lady-poster04.jpg

Absobloominlutely loverly!

Scheherazade

01-08-2006, 01:34 AM

http://www.timeout.com/img/1304/w145/image.jpg

7/10

Darlin

01-08-2006, 02:20 AM

Ooo, Scheherazade! That's one of my all time favorite movies. I'd give Calamity Jane a 9 out of 10 though. Wonderful songs, great actress and actors. Doris Day rocks! And so does Howard Keel. An interesting aside is that the calvary officer thta Calamity likes plays Asa Buchanan on the soap opera One Life to Live.

Okay, Last movie I saw was The Family Stone. An okay movie. Some very nice family moments but it lacked something, don't know what. If I had to rate it 'twould be 6 out of 10 though my oldest daughter said she'd give it 7 out of 10.

IrishCanadian

01-08-2006, 02:43 AM

Doris Day is my idol!

Scheherazade

01-08-2006, 02:46 AM

Ooo, Scheherazade! That's one of my all time favorite movies. I'd give Calamity Jane a 9 out of 10 though. Wonderful songs, great actress and actors. Doris Day rocks! And so does Howard Keel. An interesting aside is that the calvary officer thta Calamity likes plays Asa Buchanan on the soap opera One Life to Live. It is a good musical, Darlin, but I watched it after watching My Fair Lady and it does not measure up to that, I am afraid. I like Doris Day's movies, too, especially those with Rock Hudson.

http://www.bestfilmfests.com/images/osborne/seven-brides-poster.jpg

9/10

Darlin

01-08-2006, 10:36 AM

Logos

01-08-2006, 10:58 AM

Enemy at the Gates (The Battle for Stalingrad) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0215750/)

8/10

Excellent war movie based on real-life events, the Russian soldier Vassili Zaitsev used as tool in the propaganda machine, though there are some embellishments. If you liked "Saving Private Ryan" you will appreciate it :) Jude Law and Ed Harris are intense.

Scheherazade

01-08-2006, 01:17 PM

I haven't seen My Fair Lady in ages but I know it's a lot more sophisticated than poor Calamity Jane. Still, I'm into Westerns - love them with a passion. I'm glad to see you gave Seven Brides for Seven Brothers a high score. I agree with you there. It's another one of my favorites.

I'm off to see Casanova in a few hours.I hadn't seen any of these movies for a long time either but Father Christmas was very good to me (well, I was practically perfect all year! ;)) and now I am the proud owner of five wonderful DVDs! :D

'My Fair Lady' is one of the movies I love (favorite musical no doubt) and never get tired of watching it (I love Bernard Shaw's humour and it was put on the screen brilliantly as well). I like the choreography , music and the cast (I mean we are talking about lumberjacks who can dance like that!) better in 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' and it is funnier as well. 'Calamity Jane''s story line lacks a little, I think.

Next, I will be watching 'Fiddler on the Roof', which is my second favorite musical! :)

rachel

01-08-2006, 03:49 PM

about the seven brides thing, I have always been upset by the concept that some guys have the gall to steal a bunch of girls and hold them hostage until they go so stir crazy they decide they like the abductors and end up marrying them. Isn't there a syndrome about that sort of thing called the Holland syndrome!!!
I cannot believe I had the good fortune to be at London drugs when they had their annual dvd sale. I never go to sales, not since I took economics anyway. And there on the shelf was the Vivien Leigh presentation of Anna Karenina in good old black and white Ever since I read her biography I wanted to see it . I watched it with Clayton and although we were depressed naturally at the end it was simply enchanting and evoked the busy opulent social life that was Mother Russian in that strange period of history.

emily655321

01-08-2006, 03:55 PM

Stockholm Syndrome.

I agree, "Seven Brides" is a very dated story, which seems rather offensive today.

starrwriter

01-08-2006, 04:33 PM

"Seven Brides" is a very dated story, which seems rather offensive today.
I agree -- plus it's a musical (which I hate.)

On the other hand, William Inge handled a similar subject (kidnapping a woman to marry her) more sensitively in his play "Bus Stop," which was also made into a good film. He did this by portraying the kidnapper as a cowboy rube who gets beaten up by the bus driver and whose older ranch partner condemns his attitude.

emily655321

01-08-2006, 04:49 PM

Also, Marlilyn Monroe makes any movie awesome. Relatively.

AimusSage

01-08-2006, 05:12 PM

Isn't there a syndrome about that sort of thing called the Holland syndrome!!!

What are you suggesting here, just because I am dutch I am some crazed kidnapper? I take offence to that. Yes I do! :lol: :D
It is entirely true, and completely unfalse...
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uhm, yeah! Just so you know. :D

starrwriter

01-08-2006, 05:27 PM

Also, Marlilyn Monroe makes any movie awesome. Relatively.
Well, she actually did some acting in "Bus Stop" and was quite convincing. In many of her movies she just played a dumb blonde, which she was not.

Scheherazade

01-08-2006, 05:38 PM

about the seven brides thing, I have always been upset by the concept that some guys have the gall to steal a bunch of girls and hold them hostage until they go so stir crazy they decide they like the abductors and end up marrying them. Really??? This has been a dream of mine ever since I was a teen.

I mean aren't you tired of forced ideas of equality and freedom for women... And men having to propose at candle lit dinners, offering them expensive rings on one knee? What does that say about men's position today, I ask you? They have to kneel down in front of women so that they marry them? So that they can come and claim half of men's income along with whole of their sanity and peace of mind??

Real men surely wouldn't yield to such so called modern ideas; they would go and get what they want!
Isn't there a syndrome about that sort of thing called the Holland syndrome!!!I believe what you are refering to is 'Stockholm Syndrome'.

starrwriter

01-08-2006, 06:50 PM

...And men having to propose at candle lit dinners, offering them expensive rings on one knee? What does that say about men's position today, I ask you? They have to kneel down in front of women so that they marry them?
What stereotyped romantic hogwash! I proposed to my future wife on the telephone and she happily accepted.

Mature people don't base their love lives on Hollywood films or syrupy novels.

emily655321

01-08-2006, 08:13 PM

EDIT.......

starrwriter

01-08-2006, 10:12 PM

EDIT.......
Aha! Caught your original message before you edited it.

I couldn't help but notice you didn't ask if she made me happy. I guess that is irrelevant to you, but I wonder why.

rachel

01-08-2006, 10:57 PM

thank you for the correction, Holland syndrome, sheesh. I need some sleep.
Scher you funny girl,you do make a point which I respect.
There is a whole poem in proverbs I th ink that talks about the capable wife.she has her own money, buys land and works it and makes money on that and she and her husband have complete respect for one another. sound a little better?
I don't know what to think about the going on one knee thing. perhaps both should be on their knees asking one another and proclaiming their love.
can't say.
AimusSage, forgive me please. I was merely relating to the syndrome. I didn't make up the name. And until you mentioned it I only thought of you as a nice guy(are you a guy) witty intelligent and a guy who suffered daily the perils of driving on congested highways and smelling good old cows thru the whole trip. All my Dutch friends are great and best of all they make you take off your shoes before coming into the house the same as I do. I mean can you imagine what stuff is picked up on the bottoms of shoes...it is beyond gross.

Basil

01-09-2006, 05:06 AM

I agree -- plus it's a musical (which I hate.)
Even Hair?

http://www.kino-ka.de/img/vorschaubilder/vorschauKlein_651d3140503afd12b2c0b2879719ab997764 .jpg

Let the sunshine in, Starrwriter. Let the sunshine in.

emily655321

01-09-2006, 10:08 AM

Where the Rivers Flow North
3/10

It's the first, and considered to be the best, movie by my boyfriend's old film professor. We laughed, we laughed, and we laughed some more, and not for the right reasons. He said it should have been called "Where the Rivers of Exposition Flow Endlessly." Poor Michael J. Fox even accepted a role in it, boasting an excruciating attempt at a Kennedy-like Boston accent. But this was in 1993, so I guess it was about the time his career started to slump.

In short, it blew long, it blew hard, and the microphone appeared enough to be credited as a member of the cast.

AimusSage

01-09-2006, 01:25 PM

thank you for the correction, Holland syndrome, sheesh. I need some sleep.

AimusSage, forgive me please. I was merely relating to the syndrome. I didn't make up the name. And until you mentioned it I only thought of you as a nice guy(are you a guy) witty intelligent and a guy who suffered daily the perils of driving on congested highways and smelling good old cows thru the whole trip. All my Dutch friends are great and best of all they make you take off your shoes before coming into the house the same as I do. I mean can you imagine what stuff is picked up on the bottoms of shoes...it is beyond gross.

I am sorry, but I can't forgive you Rachel, there is nothing to forgive. :nod:

It is polite in the Netherlands to take of your shoes I guess. I almost always do it when I visit someone. It isn't always required, but I usually do it anyway. There are people here who let their dog drop a mountain of brown goo on the sidewalk without cleaning it up, so it is of paramount importance too keep your eyes open when walking some places. beyond gross indeed. The smell can make your nose twitch into most unnatural positions.

So, now I am no longer a nice guy?

Stanislaw

01-09-2006, 01:48 PM

rachel

01-10-2006, 02:07 AM

yah AimusSage,
you're a sweet guy. And you take your shoes off, which makes you a great guy
Yah for AimusSage, gentleman of the forum

Pensive

01-10-2006, 11:09 AM

I have watched Harry Potter and the goblet of fire today and to tell the truth, I did not like it. I was really disappointed.

It was not as good as I expected it to be. It did not contain many scenes. Many were missing. I know that it is impossible to make a movie of such a long book without cutting scenes, but they could have made it better.

Edit to add: 5/10

Bang Bang *crash*

mike-eustace

01-10-2006, 12:27 PM

Lord of the Flies - the one directed by Peter Brook. it's brilliant if a little weird and creepy

rachel

01-10-2006, 02:42 PM

Darlin

01-10-2006, 03:10 PM

Last movie: King Kong
Director: The Hobbit Guy... Peter Jackson.
Rating: :thumbs_up :thumbs_up out of :thumbs_up :thumbs_up :thumbs_up :thumbs_up :thumbs_up

It was pretty mediocure, the cg was bad, the acting was soso, and it didn't follow the original, and what the $#%@#$% was with the bugs, bats, and the other freeking huge unidentifiable slo moving disgusting thing. Mr Jackson should decide what kind of movie his making and should stop going "brain dead"

Here, here! I fully agree. But you know that hobbit guy doesn't look anything like a hobbit any more. He lost lots of weight and looks like an entirely different person almost.

Last movie I saw was Breakfast on Pluto rather than Casanova. An Irish comedy about a transvestite, Cillian Murphy (who's an excellent actor), who sorely misses his mum, who abandoned him, and goes off to search for her during the 70's I believe. It's very funny, a little sad, sweet and very touching.

Most of the people in the theater were older, probably in their 50's and 60's I believe and not one of them seemed to think it was funny much at all. But my daughter went with me and she enjoyed it immensely. Perhaps they thought it wasn't politically correct to laugh at the travails of a poor little boy dressing up in ladies clothes and lipstick on his way to becoming a full fledged transvestite. But it was loads of fun and made me remember that one should never judge someone because of who they are racially, sexually, et cetera.

emily655321

01-10-2006, 03:31 PM

I felt like I was having a break down when I watched Lord of the flies, I am not joking. To think that human beings would ever allow themselves to become so dark that they would become like demons and do such atrocities. I hate that I ever watched that movie.Oh, that's so sad, Rachel. :( I'm sorry it made you unhappy.

That movie is probably closer to its original book than any other I've seen. That pleased me. But I do remember that book upsetting me, just because I like order and civility so much. :p But I thought it was an accurate depiction of human nature, and I that it was brilliantly insightful.

rachel

01-11-2006, 04:34 AM

I agree with you Em that is was awfully true to the book. It didn't even seem like a movie to me, I guess that is why I started shaking and felt like I was cracking. Being a Jew and having been viciously abused myself as a child it was too too real. I have seen the dark side of humanity and well I face it daily in helping those in distress and on the street I can do it only because I am bringing relief. To just observe it is beyond my strength I guess.
Peter Jackson really does not look himself, especially with the laser surgery on his eyes. I just can't relate to him right now. It will take time I guess.
Darlin did you ever see la cage aux folles-1978 about the gay world. It was to me very sad and and arresting movie. I found the players very believable. The latest version the Bird Cage with Nathan Lane I have only seen parts of but Nathan is a consumate actor in this type of genre. he is brilliant.

adilyoussef

01-15-2006, 04:34 PM

Lately I've seen few films among them: King Kong, The Cronicals of Narnia, The Lord of Wars, and others. What to say about them more than I enjoy myself.

emily655321

01-15-2006, 05:36 PM

Brazil
8/10

Orwellian mystery, plus film noir, times Tom Stoppard, to the power of Terry Gilliam, equals awesome. I've meant to see this movie for years, and I finally did last night. It was very good, but Gilliam suffers from the same ailment as Tim Burton; good at visuals, bad at people-directing. They also didn't have the budget to make it as good as it could have been, and as a result some of the sets were very cardboard-y. The running theme of Brazil is never explained, either, because they didn't have the money to film the opening sequence of the Brazilian rain forest being cut down.

BUT: It doesn't have a happy ending! :banana: Leading up to the final sequence, this was me:

Me: But that doesn't make any sense.
My B/f: Shut up. It will.
Me: But I don't like her!
My B/f: Shut up.
Me: But I hate happy endings!
My B/f: Shut up.

Anyway, he was right, and I would say it's the most satisfying ending to a movie that I have ever seen, so I'm happy. :D

Xamonas Chegwe

01-15-2006, 05:49 PM

I just finished watching Ingmar Bergman's "Wild Strawberries".

It was not quite what I expected, having seen a good few Bergman films before - the ending was almost happy! It is one of those films that I'll need to watch again. Several agains probably. There is a lot that hasn't sunk in yet.

It's the story of an old professor, travelling to receive an honoury degree, the people he meets along the way, his dreams, and his remeniscences. There is a lot of humanity in the film. A lot of tender moments.

I especially like the interaction between the prof and his housekeeper. It is so touchingly portrayed in the film. Theirs is a master/servant relationship that keeps overflowing into (almost) a husband/wife relationship. There is a moment near the end where they almost relax with each other, but then pull back. It's beautifully staged and acted.

The bitter middle-aged couple that they nearly collide with are brilliantly drawn too. "I'm sorry, it was entirely our fault. My wife was driving.", he says. "I was about to hit him when the bend appeared", she replies.

Man / woman relationships are a central theme in the film: The professor's with his housekeeper, (long deceased) wife, and also his childhood affair with his cousin, his son and daughter-in-law, the young hitch-hiker and her two suitors.

Bergman's films often remind me of James Joyce's short stories in "Dubliners" - they are beautifully drawn sketches of life, rewarding repeat viewings/readings and full of depths and textures, but, like life itself, they leave a lot unresolved. They may not be to the taste of those acclimatised to hollywood's "satisfactory" endings. In my opinion, this is a good thing!

Xamonas Chegwe

01-15-2006, 05:57 PM

Anyway, he was right, and I would say it's the most satisfying ending to a movie that I have ever seen, so I'm happy. :D

I second that.

We can only hope that one day soon Terry Gilliam is given both as much money as he needs and as much artistic license as he needs. To my mind, he's only ever been given one or the other.

Brazil is one of my favourite films - but..... think what could have been. :(

emily655321

01-15-2006, 06:07 PM

My boyfriend has seen the producer's own cut of the film, which, thankfully, was not the one released. He chopped it up, gave it a happy ending, and, according to the boy, filled it with "bad dubbings of a Robert DeNiro impersonator saying inspirational things." :lol:

I'm not looking forward to the Brothers Grimm, myself. Not sure if I'll go see it. I know it's been years of uphill struggling to get it made, but what I've heard is that by the time they got the funding, there were too many hands in the project, and it's not at all as it was first envisioned. Very Hollywood-ed-up. The trailers I've seen seem to confirm this.

Xamonas Chegwe

01-15-2006, 06:48 PM

I have much better hopes for "Tideland". Apparantly a lot of the US test audience walked out - always a good sign! ;)

adilyoussef

01-15-2006, 07:55 PM

I've just finished The Ringer. My stomach is still aching me with loughter. I like the it.

Darlin

01-17-2006, 03:26 PM

Tristan & Isolde! Bad reviews but good performances and the most gorgeous men! For that alone my girls and I thought about seeing it a second time. But James Franco’s dark brooding smoldering looks are worth it too. Good romance, decent action, handsome men and a pretty girl to play the lead – what more could one ask for? 3 out of 5

Sami

01-20-2006, 10:54 AM

The last movie I saw was “Rushmore” – not a very recent film but I hadn’t seen it before, very funny! I really liked the relationship between Bill Murray’s character, a chain-smoking slob, and his two super-strong athletic sons who are on the wrestling team. At one point Bill Murray says in despair/confusion, “I never thought I’d have sons who are like that” – they have nothing at all in common. This made me laugh because when I was younger I always thought that my parents were the problem – for me, it was all about how I didn’t get along with them. Then as I got older I began to realize that there were probably moments when they didn’t really think much of me either. Maybe there were times when they looked at me and thought, “How come it's grown up into this thing”.

emily655321

01-20-2006, 07:21 PM

Batman. (The Tim Burton one.)

Blech! :sick: So bad it was funny.

adilyoussef

01-20-2006, 08:36 PM

Chicken Little, nothing to say. I was not in a good mood yesterday when I saw it. It's a movie like many others.

papayahed

01-20-2006, 08:40 PM

Replacement Killers - I don't even remember picking this movie out, but it was my next netflix pic. It was pretty good, your usual action film. I really like Chow Yun Fat, so for him I give it 7/10.

Alex E Art

01-20-2006, 09:03 PM

I have just finished seeing of "Heards in Atlantis"
It's wonderful :)
9,5/10

trismegistus

01-22-2006, 08:57 PM

The New World

Typical of Malick it's a meditation far more than it's a narrative. The subject this time: America.

This is probably TM's most ambitious film, even more so than The Thin Red Line (which is brilliant). He may be trying to cover too much, and I don't say that lightly because I'm a huge fan of his work.

The visuals are everything you would expect; the voiceover is used to good effect (but it will probably offend many viewers as it did in TRL). Acting performances are solid if not exceptional. Bales probaby turns in the most nuanced performance in his short time on screen.

The ideas are all those we would expect from the Great American Novel: loss of innocence, the pursuit and corruption of dreams, love and hope, even something of the search for identity.

I give it a 9.

Pensive

01-24-2006, 03:19 AM

I watched Wrong Turn. which is a horror movie and I love scary movies. It was not bad. I can fairly well remember that I was unable to have a goodnight sleep that night after when I watched it.

I will give it 7/10.

crisaor

01-26-2006, 02:09 PM

The New World
I give it a 9.
Hey there, I haven't seen you in a while, good to know you're still around. :)

adilyoussef

01-26-2006, 06:16 PM

The MAn. Funy funy funy. I like it.

Xamonas Chegwe

01-26-2006, 06:36 PM

Match Point.

It's a Woody Allen thriller, set in London.

I really liked this film.

My only point of contention is the too-obvious touristy locations, chosen just so that untravelled American viewers can recognise London - no-one between the ages of 12 and 65 goes to see the changing of the guard! But that aside, the pace of the plot builds nicely. You feel the noose of deception tightening around the central character all the way through.

The acting is solid throughout with some unusual cameos from British comedy actors, all in straight roles. There are only a couple of 'obvious' Woody Allen lines in the film, the most blatant is, "They made a great couple, their neuroses meshed perfectly."

There is an obviously Bergmanesque scene towards the end, complete with ghosts and Dostoevsky quotation. But the final plot twist is excellent. I won't give anything away but I feel I should have seen it coming, but I admit that I didn't.

The question is: is this a new direction for Woody Allen? Are we going to see more thrillers? Or is this a one-off before he returns to his usual neurotic comedy outings?

Either way, I can't wait for his next.

Oh, and PS, Scarlett Johansson is just aaaaaahhhhh :brow: :brow: :brow:

beer good

01-29-2006, 06:55 PM

Just saw "Night Watch (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0403358/)", and it knocked my socks off. Would you believe it's a Russian vampire/supernatural thriller with a US-style budget and a really smart script (based on a series of novels by Sergei Lukyanenko, which I'll have to search out and read). The plot is fairly original (perhaps too original - it does get a bit too complicated for its own good once or twice) and I found myself thinking of Neil Gaiman more than once. Oh, and there's a Buffy reference in there too, and not even a gratuitious one; it fits in perfectly with the plot. It's gritty, original, funny and overall a very pleasant surprise. Oh, and it's the first in a trilogy, so I'm really hoping for more along the same lines... I'd rate it 8 out of 10, possibly 9.

Themis

01-29-2006, 07:13 PM

"Memoirs of a Geisha" - Great film except for a few errors here and there and the terrible, terrible ending! A happy ending that was so out of place I couldn't believe it. So kitschy!

emily655321

01-30-2006, 07:06 PM

Oh, and PS, Scarlett Johansson is just aaaaaahhhhh :brow: :brow: :brow:Xamonas, my boyfriend has a crush on Scarlett Johansson, too. :D And he wants to be the next Woody Allen, so we're definitely going to be seeing this one soon. Glad to hear good things!

Xamonas Chegwe

01-30-2006, 07:12 PM

Emily,

He's just going to love the pool table scene. Hang on to him tight!

Pensive

01-31-2006, 07:02 AM

Omen 1 and Omen 2; I liked them a lot. I will give:

Omen 1: 8/10
Omen 2: 9/10

adilyoussef

02-01-2006, 05:53 PM

Underworld 2, good, it's a good film.

adilyoussef

02-01-2006, 07:59 PM

I've just finished watching Nany Mcphee. Its a lovely movie. I don't know if there is a book about that, but anyway, I like it. It made me feel better or rather dreamy again.

Darlin

02-01-2006, 11:52 PM

I've just finished watching Nany Mcphee. Its a lovely movie. I don't know if there is a book about that, but anyway, I like it. It made me feel better or rather dreamy again.

Adilyoussef, it is based on a book and I think it's a series. The movie does look good.

Last movie I saw was:

Annapolis. The previews reminded me of Top Gun and an Officer and a Gentleman combined a bit but since I'm ex-Navy I was looking forward to this. It was an enjoyable way to spend an evening, nothing serious or deep but fun. Good fight scenes and I do like boxing. Gorgeous men with lovely bods and Jordana Brewster was simply beautiful. Overall a decent movie. No Top Gun but good. Maybe a 3 out of 5.

adilyoussef

02-02-2006, 03:49 PM

Adilyoussef, it is based on a book and I think it's a series. The movie does look good.

Last movie I saw was:

Annapolis. The previews reminded me of Top Gun and an Officer and a Gentleman combined a bit but since I'm ex-Navy I was looking forward to this. It was an enjoyable way to spend an evening, nothing serious or deep but fun. Good fight scenes and I do like boxing. Gorgeous men with lovely bods and Jordana Brewster was simply beautiful. Overall a decent movie. No Top Gun but good. Maybe a 3 out of 5.

Thank you for the information.

atiguhya padma

02-03-2006, 09:07 AM

Caché (Hidden) directed by Michael Haneke

A strange film that leaves you rather puzzled at the end. I think Haneke uses some interesting techniques, such as the beginning of the film where you are unaware of what exactly it is you are watching. Fixed camera shots seem to contrast with the moving camera during the film, and Georges' flashbacks of his childhood are mostly seen through the 'eyes' of a fixed camera shot (this gave me the impression that movement of perspective and vision defines what is real in the film, and the fact that as an audience you are forever looking up at a screen that acts like a fixed camera shot gave me the feeling that the characters in the story are more real than the audience in the cinema). Anyway, I didn't come away from this film knowing what it was all about, and this has made think back to the film frequently.

I'd give it a high mark, maybe 8/10 but am not convinced by many of the British critical reviews, some of which rate the film as the best film so far this century.

adilyoussef

02-03-2006, 10:13 AM

War of the Worlds. 8/10. I like the way movies are nowadays, no classical hero.

Xamonas Chegwe

02-03-2006, 02:08 PM