The Long, Hot Summer
OMG, Paul Newman was unbelievably FINE. He had the most perfect body. And even past the Paul-drooling, the film was fantastic. I want to live in the country in the South.
10/10
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The Long, Hot Summer
OMG, Paul Newman was unbelievably FINE. He had the most perfect body. And even past the Paul-drooling, the film was fantastic. I want to live in the country in the South.
10/10
Watched this movie couple of weeks ago (it was on TV on one of those insomniac nights) and loved it. Unfortunately, I missed the beginning. Would like to watch it again sometime.
Millions
Point blankly, it was stupid.
That Obscure Object Called Desire 3.5/4.0 - a bit boring
Atonement 3.0/4.0 - wasn't in the mood for this kind of movie, have to watch it again.
1776
10/10
It was on TV for the 4th of July and I decided to watch it for the hundredth time. I have loved this film since I was a kid and it just keeps getting better! The nice surprise was that it was shown uncut. I have never seen it uncut. That included actual credits at the beginning of the film and the musical number "Cool, Cool Considerate Men", which was cut from the movie (unfortunately, it didn't include the second verse of "Piddle, Twiddle and Resolve", though :( ). I swear that with the extra song and the extra dialogue (there was a lot of that), it seemed like a brand new movie. Very interesting and fun to watch. :D
The Empire Strikes Back
10/10
Simply fantastic. Nothing else needs to be said about this movie. :thumbs_up
I Pronounce you Chuck and Larry 7/10
I loved it! it was so silly. It made me feel so gay (in all meanings of the word ;) :lol:
Disagree on this. I just watched Man on Fire this afternoon and the brutality was unrelentingly senseless, and not really tied into the plot very well. The kidnap of the girl was an inside job because the father's business deals were failing, okay, but the story line doesn't tie in very well with why federal Mexican agents needed to use a CIA black operative to bring down their own cartel-like criminals.Quote:
Originally Posted by rachel_bookworm
If I was supposed to be entertained by Washington's torture methodology and yet empathetic because of his proto-Catholic faith, through which the rescue of the girl redeemed his barbaric mercilessness, it didn't work. There was no rhyme or reason to the pile of corpses it was necessary to go through to carve out the implied corruption.
Traffic, with Michael Douglas, by contrast, provides viewers with reasons for the senselessness of the drug trade. Man on Fire was merely a vehicle for Washington to be so juiced that he was less person and more a dark horseman of the apocalypse.
"In the Valley of Elah" 10/10 Excellent movie, excellently acted. Tommy Lee Jones did a great job-doesn't he always? ~ and Charlize Theron did a good job, too.
It makes me think of a quote I found on this website: "They say 'He gave his life for his country,' Nobody gives their life for anything. We steal the lives of these kids. We take it away from them. They don't die for the honor and glory of their country. We kill them." ~ Admiral Gene Larocque
Get Smart
9/10
I thought it was funny. I liked it much more than I thought I would (I am considering the fact that it was based on the TV show - I like very few TV-based films). I liked it. :D
"Starting Out In the Evening" 7/10
Frank Langella did an excellent job in the lead role, but the movie seemed to drag in certain parts.
I finally got around to watching Once today. I don't know how I managed to miss this one last year, it was fantastic. It was well-acted, well-directed, the music was phenomenal, and the story was short and sweet. If you haven't seen this movie yet, you need to get out and rent it as soon as possible (I also reccommend picking up the soundtrack)
I saw Girl,Interrupted yesterday. I would give it 8/10. I was surprised i hadn't watched it earlier. I will go on read the novel now.
I watched Kinky Boots on television the other night.... I liked this movie heaps from the first time I watched it!! :D
9/10
The last Indiana Jones film..it was bad ;) (and i really like the old Indiana Jones films).
Oh it was very bad!!Quote:
Originally Posted by manolia
Could that have been the airplane fighter pilot scene? That was priceless...and gross lmao.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gaiam
My last one was Wall-E
9/10
Only because I thought there could have been more to the beginning. It just starts so slow. But excellent in every other aspect.
The last movie i watched on the weekend was
Quentin Tarantino - Grindhouse
They are some messed up movies ay... if anyone has seen them let me know what you think???
Actually it was disgusting :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by vheissu
This morning I watched Die Reise nach Karifistan (The journey to Karifistan) about Ella Maillart and Annemarie Schwarzenbach, two women who traveled through the Middle East in 1939.
I found it amazing and would recommend it to anyone who likes traveling and some tension. I'd rate it 10/10 !
Death Proof was a bore although it started out pretty good, Planet Terror was stupid and not funny. Giving Rodriguez money to make something that looks like a B movie but that's just pompous crap is absurd. Check out Re Animator or Return of the Living Dead or the Evil Dead trilogy if you're looking for true, fun, B movie classics.
Watched I Am Legend last night, it almost gets a 2/10 for the last ten minutes but then, rather predictably, the end credits roll to the ludicrously misused sound of Bob Marley, ruining the little entertainment that came towards the end of the ever darkening tunnel.
0/10
Trash, waste of space and time...
Hancock. :lol: Was so funny. Will Smith was very very good in it. :nod: I have to admit hes growing on me as a very good actor. One of his best in a long time. And Charlise Theron was fab! 8/10 way better than the last Indy movie!
Days of being wild by Wong Kar-Wai. Pretty good, just the ending was a bit unsatisfying. 8/10
"Flawless" (2007 not 1999 other of same title) with Michael Caine and Demi Moore. Nice little gem. See the 15-min interview w/the director.
I've seen Out of Africa recently. I liked this movie very much. Meryl Streep and Robert Redford were really amazing in their roles. In last year I read Karen Blixen 's book and I didn't like it. It is a poor(and boring!) novel for me. So I was suprised that I liked the movie so much :) Because it happens really rarely that I prefer the screen version to the book.
Looking for Richard
9.5/10
Very good film. Anyone could watch this film, of course, but if I were to recommend it to people, I would only recommend it to Shakespeare fans (especially fans of "Richard III") and people interested in acting and the theatre.
I watched The Dirty Dozen earlier today. I hadn't seen it in some time, and had forgotten how great the movie is. How can you go wrong with Lee Marvin and Chralie Bronson? 10/10
I haven't watched movies per se but dvds of McHale's Navy. Just as hilarious now as 45 years ago.
OswaldTheOsprey
Fantastic film!!! :thumbs_upQuote:
Originally Posted by djy78usa
"McHale's Navy" is on DVD?? Complete seasons? Everything is on DVD but "Maverick", "Donna Reed" and "Dobie Gillis". The three shows that I want the most. :( There are these selected episode DVD's of "Maverick", but I have no interest in those. I want full seasons.Quote:
Originally Posted by OswaldTheOsprey
Maverick is a true classic. I also enjoyed Donna Reed and Dobie Gillis. Another lost classic is Hennesey with Jackie Cooper as a Navy doctor.Quote:
Originally Posted by LadyWentworth
OswaldTheOsprey
"Premonition" with Sandra Bullock. I actually liked this movie, but the plot certainly has its' weak points. It starts out as one thing, then turns into something else, but the mood is consistently somber and searching. 7/10
"Away From Her" 9/10
This is a very powerful film about a man who reluctantly puts his wife in a nursing home after her Alzheimer's starts getting progressively worse. He visits her faithfully, but is torn when his wife falls in love with a mute, wheelchair-bound man at the nursing home.
Ae Fond Kiss - 6/10
Fast Times - 4/10
The Virgin Spring - 4.5/5
Blood Diamond -- 10/10
Kung Fu Panda - great animation, good family stuff, not as humorous as other animations but I'd give it 4/5.
Looking forward to the batman movie. Christian Bale is the best.
I have actually have never seen "Hennesey". I know it but I have never seen it. I was happy to see that they have finally started to put "Father Knows Best" on DVD.Quote:
Originally Posted by OswaldTheOsprey
Across the Universe
2/10
Maybe a "2". I should give it less. I will give it some sort of grade, though, because of the guy that starred in it. He was the only good thing about the movie. I absolutely HATED this movie!! I am a die hard Beatles fan. I was looking forward to this movie, but I was still hestitant because of the director, Julie Taymor. She is the woman who completely destroyed musical theater, in my opinion, with the hideous stage version of "The Lion King". There were a couple of "inside" moments in there. These were the moments that a Beatles fan would catch onto. Other than that, this had to be one of the worst movies that I have ever seen. It was boring and dull and monotonous. The only one that was any good vocally, and acting wise, was the star, Jim Sturgess. This is the first movie that I have disliked this much in a long time. I don't know what I expected from it. Maybe being such a big Beatles fanatic I thought that the music would at least make this film interesting. Not even the music was worth the price of a movie ticket. Thank Goodness I rented this movie rather than paid the full price of a ticket.
Room With the View - 7/10
I remember watching Hennessey as a boy but that's all. I have the first season of Father Knows Best and of The Real McCoys.Quote:
Originally Posted by LadyWentworth
OswaldTheOsprey
Teeth; 7/10
Funny for the wrong reasons.
Night And The City 10/10
Jules Dassin. Richard Widmark. Gene Tierney. Enough said.