Schindlers List: 5/5 Saving Private James Ryan: 4/5 Black Hawk Down: 4/5 The Pianist: 5/5 Apocalypse Now Redux: 4,5/5 Inside Man: 4/5 Heat: 4,5/5
...Oh. My. God. Do it. NOW. Man, between Deadwood, BSG and The Sopranos, I'm convinced that 2000-20010 is the best decade TV will EVER see. Oh, and you're totally right about the German dubs. Dubs in general are bad, but honestly, the German ones were ridiculous. Worse, though, are the Polish/Russian ones. What they do is, turn the original soundtrack down way low, and record ONE PERSON reading the script in (insert Eastern European Language here) over the top. In a complete monotone. Words just can't do them justice...Insane. As for movies I just watched....Well, The Dark Knight (Again--got the DVD for Xmas). Loved it again. Fantastic movie, in general. 4.5/5 ...Crap, that's all. I've got to get out more...
Quarantine Checked out Quarantine on DVD last night. Save your time on this stinker folks. Every frame was ripped off from other movies, most of whom did it better. Let's see off the top of my head they stole ideas from: Blair Witch Project Cloverfield 28 Days (& Weeks) Later All of Romero's zombie flicks Silence of the Lambs The Stand 12 Monkeys I didn't see one original idea in the whole damn thing. :mad: And the last scene of the film was so predictable you cringed when they tried to "frighten" you out of the theater. Tonight it's Body of Lies w/ DiCaprio and Crowe. It should be much better. (I hope)
I just saw Definitely, Maybe Cute love story...and I would definitely recommend it....maybe.....GET IT!! Seriously...good movie.
Shoulda added this HERE ................. Saw Slumdog Millionaire last weekend and, altho some scenes were hard to watch, I would definitely recommend this one.
Cadillac Records This is one good flick folks. Kind of the story the precedes Rock n Roll. Covering artists like Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James, Chuck Berry etc. as they all got their start at Chess Records in Chicago. Good music, good story, good acting, fantastic singing. Beyonce will take your breath away as she croons heartache. Adrien Brody is one fine actor who should make more movies. Just an all around excellent film. Get it and watch it. And if you're into this kind of movie one of the networks did a 4 hr. mini series several years ago that you can get on DVD: The Temptations. A great watch just for the music.
I saw Taken recently. It stars Liam Neeson as a former CIA agent who is trying to rebuild a relationship with his daughter after not being around while she was growing up. The story is about the daughter being kidnapped while in Paris, and her father trying to rescue her. The movie is over and it's like nothing happened. It finishes without making any effect on you. Everything is too clean, too orderly. I won't spoil it but I felt that there were so many parts that could've been expanded. I watch a lot of mystery films so perhaps I'm more critical than the average moviegoer. One simple thing: the audio effects and music were poorly produced. There isn't enough suspense and drama built with the music. You can barely notice a score. Then with about 15 minutes left in the film, this huge barrage of music comes thundering in, completely out of tune with the rest of the movie. I give this film 2 stars out of 5.
Just watched "No Country For Old Men" for the 8th time. 5/5 That has to be one of the top five guy movies ever made. What's not to like? Plenty of blood (trails) and violence, the thrill and terror of the hunt, a sawed off silenced shotgun, some of the best cinematography and film work since John Ford, and not a whole lot of sappy dialogue. Just perfect.
This isn't a recent movie, but another great piece of filmwork: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b81XJn3G5E Steve
The mrs and I belong to blockbuster online, same as netflix just a compeitior. So we see a lot of movies: Transporter 3 - jonathan stratham My Best Firend's Girl Friend - Dane Cook, Jason Biggs Coming up Nany Insanity Punisher 2 War Zone The Deal The Invisible Flash Point The Women Doomsday City of Embers Dynamite Warrior Internet dating Red Line
That's Jason Statham goodsir! I must say I was disappointed in both of the Transporter sequels. The first one had the right balance of over-the-top and believability. The next two just seemed absurd at times. We just watched The Last House on the Left. Had one disturbingly graphic scene, the rest was pretty standard violence.
I just saw this for the first time last week........... Great, just great. Except the ending. Hated it. I was ANGRY when it was over. I'll probably watch it again.
You know, I thought that the first time I saw it, but then I got to thinking and I don't know how else it could end. I hate Hollywood happy endings, life just ain't that way. "what's the most you've ever lost in a coin toss?" Talk about being on the spot! "Would you hold still, please, sir?"
Great quotes. I'm with you there on the endings. "No we don't magically defeat the aliens, we get slaughtered or subjugated!"
rented some movies over the weekend: Sharks in Venice and Transporter 3. I'm horrible at giving reviews, but: Transporter 3 How did I miss that there was a third one? Great movie, I liked it better than the first two. It just barely passes the original in my book, it may be because I haven't seen it in a loooong time, though too. If you liked 1 & 2, you'll like this one. 5,000/5 ass-kicks Sharks in Venice Okay, you already know I'm a shark geek...if there's a movie with sharks I know about, I'm gonna watch it, no matter how terrible I can tell it is just from the case. I wasn't wrong with this one. If you can just sit back and enjoy the general idea of crapfest movies, you may be entertained for a viewing of this. Otherwise, watch Transporter 3 again. I did enjoy the cheesy acting and plot, but it's definitely a one-time watch, kinda like the Shark Attack movies, but with Stephen Baldwin. 1.5/5 teeth
