Jersey Girl...

Made me want to KILL... or perhaps DIE, I haven't decided...

Actually probably KILL, then DIE, then rise again to KILL...

in the mirror of maya deren

this docunentary is a kinda primer to/saints life of maya deren--it is like most such primer/saints life features--while most of the talking heads are annoying, some arent--the film clips are fascinating, but too short and often talked-over--but you do get a taste of her work, and for that the film is absolutely worth watching.
and if you can find her films about haiti (there is a collection out there, called "divine horsemen" i think), you'll watch them differently for having seen this.

the dvd has a stan brakhage tribute to deren, which is quite lovely as well.

Frankenstein...

The original 1931 James Whale version, no shitty remake...

Freaking brilliant...

I just finished watching Big Fish. It had me crying at the end, something I havent done in years. That must say something about it... 9/10.

Pieces of April - A surprisingly moving film about how terrible and wonderful family can be at the same time, and a good reminder to always help out those in need. 8/10.

i just saw collatoral with tom cruise. the acting was excellent. a very different movie for tom cruise. i'd give it an 8.

monsieur ibrahim.
sentimental crap.
omar sharif was good in it, though
so it is sentimental crap in which omar sharif is good.

Following. Fist movie from Christopher Nolan. Chronologic it's a mix between Memento & Pulp Fiction. Real good story. Only a budget of $ 6 000 but this just shows that you don't need money to make a great movie :thumbsup: .

Like Memento you need to watch it multiple times to completly get it. :D

I Capture the Castle -

It looked to be a small, independent film, but had a few familiar faces. The story was relatively predictable, but the girl who plays the main character was interesting to watch as she developed and grew mentally older through the course of the film. 6/10.

the pilot for "the prisoner"--i havent seen any of this series for years--it is smarter than i rememebred...which is a fine thing.
the yes yes response.
dale carnegie says this is the best we can hope for from any interaction.

Bubba Ho-Tep
very funny :)

Mystic River - 7/10
I wanted to see this because of all the hype. Sean Penn is really good in this, Kevin Bacon is too, but overall not as good as the sum of its parts. You can't figure out whats going on until all these revelations are revealed at the end.

I liked 21 Grams better.

THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT- 5.0 to 8.0

I just saw this movie without any biases or expectations (except knowing that a few of my friends liked it).

I must say that the first 1/3 of the movie was almost unbareable to watch. The acting was horrendous and I 'realized' that the movie was made for young teenagers as everything was ultra-dramatic and such. I found a hole in the story line about every five minutes (and I wasn't trying to!).

After this fist 1/3 of the movie passed, it finally picked up. I feel that there are still some major holes in the story, however it was plenty entertaining from there on out. I still feel that some parts were ultra-dramatic, but I enjoyed it by the end.



RIDING GIANTS- 8.5

Documentary from the director of Dogtown and the Z-Boys (Stacey Perelta) about the history of surfing and of big wave surfers (20-80 foot waves). Very interesting movie. Not as good as Dogtown, but a must see if you're into this kind of thing.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

9.5/10..could have made it longer :D

Truly a great of our times.

Garfield The Movie. Definitely a kids movie, and not too good in my opinion. 5/10.

monster
good acting, well written: poor music (again--i should not pay attention so much to it)

So you liked it? :icare:

Hmm... the last movie I watched was "Love Actually"

Still love it. I could watch it every day and not get sick of it.

Monster
 

So I decided to watch a pay-per-view on Comcast. Charlize Theron -- c'mon how bad could it be, right?

Well this was certainly not the same Charlize I remember. She gained about 30 pounds for this role (roll should be more like it). But in spite of that the movie itself was gripping enough to keep me from changing the channel. She put on one hell of a performance. I'm going to give this one one and a half thumbs up...

Just finished the new Harry Potter movie. Wasn't too fond of it, too much plot changes and it was just too intense and shortened. I know that making a movie of a book like that is tough but I just couldn't help thinking how many scenes were missing or different. I'll give this one a 6/10.

Touch of Evil - 8/10
Orson Wells is outstanding as a menacing, shady, border-town cop. Cinematography is nice also, stark high-contrast black & white. A very hot Janet Leigh, complete with torpedo bras and satin lingerie. Charlton Heston as Wells' moral nemesis. The acting is a little hokey and bombastic, but overall enjoyable. See it if only for Wells' performance - he owns the film.

Chicago - 9.5/10

True excellence in movie-making. True to it's theatrical roots at every turn, perfectly cast, gorgeously filmed, brilliantly designed. A true joy.

Knocking on Heaven's Door - Cowboy BeBop

This is one damned impressive anime. An excellent plot on several levels. Excellent film noir as cartoon.

Watched Dawn of the Dead remake last night. Considering pretty much all "horror" movies have been utterly crappy (I think the exception being House of 1000 Corpses), this one was pretty good.

Much better than 28 Days Later. I'm a HUGE fan of zombie movies, and 28 Days Later is... eh. It's ok, but it wasn't scary. It's one of those movies you never feel like seeing again, like if it was on HBO, you'd most likely skip over it. That and the ending was confusing: was it isolated, or not? They never really say.

Dawn of the Dead wasn't really scary either, but everything just flowed together better, and the beginning was jaw dropping. Best beginning to a horror flick ever, with the exception of the original Night of the Living Dead.

Since the horror genre has been reduced to utter crap lately, I give this one 9/10, because honestly, this is probably as good as it'll get.

I love zombies.

Interesting review Stompy. I'll be sure to check it out. I too hated 28 Days Later. ;)
-T

downloaded Without A Paddle 2 nights ago, it was freakin hilarious, people have to see this movie

goodbye lenin.

almost a very good film.

Matchstick Men - 7/10

Nicholas Cage, whose very listing on the DVD rental case would normally dissuade me from renting the video, actually was okay in this movie. Probably because he didn't have to fake a southern accent (i.e. "Put the bunny back in the box"), and was actually a likeable character. Twisty bits in the movie made it interesting, but tragic somehow. Anyway, I was surprisingly entertained by the film. I'd recommend it as a rental.

rented The Last Samurai - 9/10

What struck me about this one was the locations they chose and the props in the movie. I thought they were very well done, as well as an excellent story. I recommend it, but only when you have 2 1/2 hours to spare for a movie.

Eat, Drink, Man, Woman - 8/10

I liked this one quite a bit.
Widowed, Taiwanese, master-chef father cooks fabulous multi-course meals for his 3 daughters to make up for his lack of verbal communication with them.

Rashomon - 9/10

Spectacular. Much more accessible than Seven Samurai (due mainly to that fact that it's half as long), tremendous acting, brilliant direction, clever story.

kadath--i disagree with you on seven samurai (maybe a kurosawa thread sometime...) but am with you on rashomon...
anyway, you should check out derzu uzala--the least kurosawa-like of his films.

The Exorcist: Beginning. After seeing all of the horrible sequels to arguabally the greatest horror movie of all time, I was releived to see that this movie was decent. It kept with the directing and writing of the original movie, though it will never be quite as good. I would roccoment it to anyone who enjoyed the original.

Star Runner. If you don't mind subtitles over Chinese, this will be a sure favorite. Vanessa Wu, Kim Hyunjoo, Andy On and Roy Chow give an outstanding performance in this drama/boxing movie. Directed by Daniel Lee (Black Mask)

21 Grams. Pretty good film, interesting format with everything being all jumbled around the film, but it easily makes sense at the end. Also, I actually enjoyed Sean Penn's acting in this one, it just seemed much better than anything else I've seen of his recent work. Great acting from the rest of the cast and pretty nice cinematography. It also gives a sort of acurate view of transplants, but is a little outlandish. Overall, it works out pretty well. 8/10.

Godsend. 3/10. Wow, I can't believe I actually sat though this steaming pile of shit.

life and debt.

a fine fine film--documentary about the effects of imf policies on jamaica--one of the better docs about globalization i have seen yet--it made me really really angry, which rarely happens from a film and which in this case is good.

50 First Dates

4/10 -- Not even close to as cool as The Wedding Singer. The brother in this movie is so annoying.

With an excellent Magnetic Fields soundtrack!

Saw The Bourne Supremacy last night, I can't get over how clever and bad ass Jason Bourne is! The original was a fantastic film, the sequel lived up to it perfectly. I can't wait for The Bourne Ultimatum to hit the screens.

(****`)/(*****)

Pi

8/10

I've seen better weird movies, but it wasnt bad nonetheless. Pretty artsy, kinda freaky, I would recommend if you like weird movies.