What is the last movie you saw? and rate it.

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.

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

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

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Originally Posted by adilyoussef

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

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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

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)

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Originally Posted by subterranean

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

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

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Originally Posted by Mark F.

Land of the Dead by George A. Romero, return of the great zombie film, 9/10

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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:

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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...

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

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!

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

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

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...

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

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.

Crash (Paul Haggis' movie) 8/10

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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:

"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: :)

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

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

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.

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 :)

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.

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

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...2/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.

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)

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.

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Originally Posted by crisaor

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)

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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? :(