here's what I noticed about that flick, which I'd rate about the same. It's the same story as The Godfather. Really.... it is.

Taken - 7/10
This movie tried so hard to be sentimental, but it was actually quite formulaic. That isn't to say that formulas don't work - I enjoyed it. I just felt like it was one of those "everything falls into place perfectly for the hero" deals.

9 - 2/10

Snore fest

The Brothers Bloom (2008) 2/10
I like all of the actors (Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel Weisz), but the film was a disappointment. Blech!

Observe & Report 7/10

This movie had me rolling for a good portion of it. Definitely my kind of humor, but what really made the movie good to me was the very serious undertones involved that made it almost awkward to laugh.

I think the cop walking out of the closet and saying, "I thought this would be funny, but, really, it's just kind of... sad!" spoke volumes about this movie.

Year One 7/10

Better than my expectations. Not much else.

Whip It-3/10

Ellen Page is undeniably cute, but she looks (is) young enough that I can't look at her without feeling like an incredible perv. Many of the other girls look pretty good in the roller derby outfits, but not enough eye candy to make up for the rest of the movie.

Barrymore's directing is pedestrian at best. I imagine since she has so much money we'll be forced to sit through another one of her outings at some point in the future, but she just has no eye for anything. The shots just aren't interesting. I can't understand how you make a sport that (as far as I can tell) involves attractive girls not wearing much skating around a rink beating each other up boring, but this movie managed it in spades.

The plot is equally basic and pretty much telegraphed with the first 15 minutes.

The only things that save this movie are a FEW of the performances. Page acquits herself well with what she has, as does her father, and her best friend is played by Alia Shawkat (Maeby from Arrested Development) who has grown up a lot and does a great job with her part.

Maybe if you really like and understand roller derby you'll like this movie more, but I kind of doubt it.

Zombieland - 6/10. Just no respect for the zombies anymore. Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead...real entrails, real zombies. Funny cameos by BM and the Twinkie Box.

Zombieland - 10/10

This movie was made for my generation, completely. It was awesome.

My Life In Ruins - 6/10

It was ok nothing to write home about. The plot was your basic rom/com but it had a couple funny moments with some beautiful backdrops. Its a renter not a buyer.

Fatal Attraction (1987) 9.0/10

Miss Close is really, really impressive in this thriller. Very haunting. First time I'd seen it, I was impressed! Wish I would have gotten it on DVD (rented via iTunes) because I hear the alternate ending is good too!

Couples Retreat - 7/10

I give it a generous score because I enjoyed it with a bunch of my friends. We were laughing throughout the entire movie. I don't think I'd like it as much if I were to watch it alone or with just my gf.

Sunshine - 6/10

Kinda unbelievable sci-fi story but visually interesting and -- hey, it's sci fi and still fun. Not Danny Boyle's best, though.


Doubt - 9/10

Top notch performances, engaging story, damned good.

Zombieland - 9/10
One of the most enjoyable movies I've seen in a looooong time. No deeper meaning other than killing alot of zombies.

Zombies don't deserve respect... only bullets (or axes, or car bumpers, etc).

Gran Torino - 9/10
Great movie here. The acting, dialog, story, and characters were all excellent.

Zombieland - 9/10

Really funny movie. I found the cameo hilarious. I imagine if such a world existed, I would be very similar to Woody's character....minus the redneck/country accent.

Pretty awesome string of reviews for Zombieland -- very persuasive ;)

District 9, Epic Win. Zombieland was ok for a spoof but black Dynamite is a better spoof. . . sum1 should murder the people responsible for making Fame.

Disctrict 9:

I finally saw it. Holy shit!

Fantastic.

The Break Up

7/10

Total chick flick. Vince Vaughn influenced my rating.

Inglorious Bastards 8/10...

Very Quentin Tarantino, very good IMO.

Where The Wild Things Are - 7/10 Enjoyable. Good but not great.

I Love You Man - 8/10 WAAAAAAAY better than I thought it was going to be.

RocknRolla 8/10

Not the best Guy Ritchie film, but still a great flick. The only real problem I had was how far he stretched to turn some of these characters into gangsters. I know that's kind of his thing, but it just came off a bit over stretched in this one. Then again, that did seem to be kind of an underlying point to this one.

whatever works (2009) - 7/10

I watched Unstrung Heroes again with John Turturro and Andie MacDowell. A young boy runs away to stay with his odd uncles, unable to face his father's grief and watch his mother die of a brain tumor. Father is an inventor and scientist. Mom is the understanding and loving wife and mother. Dad's brothers live together. One is intellectually challenged and the other suffers from paranoia. I watch this movie when I need some mush and I like the odd characters. Mom explains to the boy that he must love his dad, because, "it's hard being from another planet". Turturro is soo good playing off the wall uptight characters. Directed by Dianne Keaton.

The Girlfriend Experience - 8/10
This is a different kind of movie. It has many things going for it. First, the acting is "real" - people don't deliver lines like Oscar winners, they improvise them. The improv element takes a couple scenes to get used to, but you soon feel like you're watching real people. Second, the story is subtle, but well-told. If this movie had unfolded in chronological order, it would be quite flat, but Soderbergh mixes up the pieces just right. Third, the straight face of the movie makes its emotional wrinkles very effective. Forth, it is only 75 minutes.

Up (3D) - 8/10

so so funny, not a kids film, but rather an adults film you can take kids to. I didn't expect much going into it, but it really suprised me, had some lump in throat moments, and some belly laughs aswell.

The 3D aspect was great, really brought the film to life, although some bits didn't flow all that well.

It is quite a short film though, which was a shame. Very much recommended though.

rocky horror picture show - (yeah, i know i'm way late, but this was my first time seeing it) - i'd say 7/10, maybe 6 ... i think i need to see it again, seems like one of those movies that would grow on me

and, yet another one i'm just now getting to

the big lebowski - 8.5/10, it was funny, yet confusing, but i'd watch it again.

Secretary - 8/10. Maggie Gyllenhaal and James Spader at the height of their powers. Awesome movie.

Watch it at least two or three more times. Not only will you figure out what happens, but you'll also notice many more quirky little details too. It's well worth it.

Just curious - influenced to make the rating higher or lower?

a documentery on the porno deep throat from the 70's.
gigidy gigidy...it was super! :thumbsup:

Zombieland - 8/10

Emma Stone <3

Twinkies </3

Observe and Report - 3/10

Wow, this movie was not at all what I expected. Seth Rogen's character is not likable in the least bit. He's extremely creepy and definitely should be behind bars. His friend Dennis was the only funny thing about the movie.

Elegy - Penelope Cruz and Ben Kingsley. Well-made and sad. 8/10

yeah, the friend that had me watch it said the same thing.

Tokyo Gore Police...crazy Japanese flick. must see.

Taxidermia....a Hungarian flick...horror I spose, look up the wikki or imdb on it. I was a bit scared to watch it after reading up n it. I think I saw a trailer for it on a rental somewhere.

one of those movies that leaves you thinking, damn, I can't un-see that :eek:
also makes you wonder...who the hell could come up with this shit :confused: and why :confused::confused:

who would act in a movie like this ???

if your up for a freak fest, this is your movie. on a scale of 1-10 all I can say is WTF ???

however, I must say the acting, cinematography, sets and overall production was fantastic.

GI Joe - 6/10

It only got a 6 because of the sound {I LOVE my new blueray player}. I think they took most of the actors from The Mummy Returns mixed with half of them from Vantage Point, tossed a cheap script together and made this movie. The cgi is just over kill in my opinion. Its worth watching once but not a buyer.

A Christmas Carol 6/10

Not enough of Jim Carrey came through. If it's motion capture it should be recognisably Carrey's voice and physical presence. That's surely what everyone expects and wants if they go to a movie with his name over the title. That said, if what you care about is the story rather than Carrey then you'd probably like it. But it's a story that's been adapted hundreds of times and this one doesn't have much more to offer, other than Scrooge riding into space on a massive rocket-powered candle-snuffer, suffering minituarisiation and being mistaken for a rat and other such excuses for extravagent set-pieces. It's very short though; you won't be bored whatever you think of the movie.

I really want to see this now after what you say.

ok, well I do recommend it, but with reservations. if you read some IMDB reviews, they tell the story with full spoilers, I don't want to go there. but if you are into way off the deep end like...Thundercrack ? or early John Waters...? small warning for moments of XXX. truly an amazing movie but most people I think would walk out in the first 15 minuets or so. it was so foul I don't think I could even talk about it to most people I know.

paranormal activity - 9/10. Outstanding horror movie. Very claustrophobic...the tension is unbearable. Scared me $hitless.

Paper Heart 7/10
It's a sort of fiction/nonfiction docu-story of a girl trying to find out about love. She, Charlyne Yi, is very endearing but the film also features Michael Cera, who I have never really liked, and the scenes with the two together felt very awkward. The interviews with real people were very interesting.

Stargate 7/10
In the middle of Paper Heart I suddenly got the urge to watch Stargate which I saw as a child in the cinema and once since then on TV but not for years. I definately recommend it for a first-time watch but I'd suggest to anyone tempted to see it again, fifteen years on, they should re-watch director Roland Emmerich's Independence Day instead. That really does hold up to repeat viewings thanks to its more charismatic leads, and its greater scope. I shall enjoy watching it again before going to see 2012, also Emmerich, on Imax. (Incidentally Stargate does feature some unusually impressive production design.)

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I haven't been scared in the cinema for ages. Looking forward to seeing, and hopefully being scared by, both this and The Fourth Kind.

Doubt 8/10

Really liked the inter action between the main characters.

People in the theater were screaming and jumping out of their seats. Yup, Fourth Kind looked good in previews. Have fun if you go!

In Her Shoes 5/10
I have quite a high tolerance of a lot of female-targeted romcoms - I actually like a few and have watched them multiple times - but this one's nasty. It's really, really boring mostly because the characters are neither identifiable or likeable. Two sisters - Toni Colette and Cameron Diaz, both very shallow, vapid women - fall out then make friends again with the help of their equally unpleasant long-lost grandmother (Shirley MacLaine). Half of this film is set in a retirement community - just as tedious as you'd imagine - and the third act drags worse than anything I've seen ages. If a 'comedy' film lasts for more than two hours (as this one does) it better have a damn good reason to - this one doesn't. The extra time's used to explain all sorts of secrets and cover-ups that happened in the history of the awful family. The whole story is so trite and uninteresting that it seems absurd to expect an audience to sit through any more than about an hour and twenty minutes. This lasts for TWO HOURS and ten minutes. In that time I could have watched something really good, like the Lion King, AND and had something to eat.

Office Space 7/10
This is 10 years old now but didn't seem as dated as I was expecting. Pretty broad, easy-going comedy which I can neither find serious fault with nor get really enthusiastic about.

The Secret life of Bee's 8/10

Very good. Nice story, goodcharacters, I love Queen Latifa and Dakota Fanning, and I'm really starting to like Jennifer Hudson. Read the book before hand and fell in love with it, and I wasn't actually dissapointed with the movie. It incorporated the things I wasn't sure if it would and I thought they did very well.

The Hangover 10/10

Every movie lately claims to be the "Funniest movie of the year". Superbad was stupid, so were most of the others. But, I actually thought The Hangover WAS the funniest movie of the year. I laughed my ass right off, many many times. Worth a watch for anyone who drinks, likes stupid comedy, like comedy, doesnt want a big romance story, just wants to laugh. Great plot, good solid characters, very funny.

Fourth Kind 0/0

-freakin sucked. want a refund.

Tekkonkinkreet: Black & White - 8.5/10 - great story line and characters ... left a few loose ends, but nothing you wouldn't have fun tying up yourself.

2012 went on for a bit too long and its ending disappointed me dreadfully but was spectacular, funny and had the appeal of some pretty respectable actors saying some of the most clanging lines and overearnest speeches you could ever hope to hear.... 6/10 (a full review here 2012 (2009/I) - IMDb user comments)

Wedding Crashers I didn't see from the very beginning but didn't feel I needed to. A one-note performance by the eternally dislikeable Vince Vaughn and another by Owen Wilson - whose charming nature I can get along with a whole lot easier than I can Vaughn's sarcasm. This is really basic, lowbrow, dull-minded stuff along the lines of Meet the Parents. I watched it mostly because of Rachel McAdams; she's wasted here. The best thing about it was her evil fiance, Bradley Cooper (more recently seen in The Hangover).... 5/10

Harry Brown is a new British crime/vigilante thriller starring Michael Caine. I went to watch it because of him, and because it had got a surprisingly high 8.1/10 rating on the IMDB. It isn't that good - the story is terribly hackneyed and feels like a hundred old TV dramas - but it does have some fairly tense moments and lurid thrills. Aside from the film's merits or failings, however, it's a shame Sir Michael seems to buy into the bullshit and it's ALWAYS a shame, in my opinion, to have a film endorsing vigilatism as wholeheartedly as this one does.... 6/10

A perfect getaway 7-10 (9-10 for Milla), district 9 9 - 10 awesome sci-fi.

[rec] - 8/10. Same movie as Quarantine, the American horror movie based on this movie. Same plot, same sets, same screenplay, same everything except made in Spain and with a hotter leading chick (chica muy caliente!). Still a great movie...I liked Quarantine better except for the last scene which was awesome in both movies, maybe better in this one. Very, very freaky. Points taken away for overexuberant and tacky musical soundtrack at the end credits...messed up the scary ending afterglow.

I saw this not so long ago, agreed with pretty much everything you said especially the hotness of the lead. I thought the opening was really really good and the rest didn't quite live up to that somehow. Felt a little formulaic. Anyway, if you haven't seen The Descent check that out. It's scary in a similar way but slightly more professional and accomplished.

Brewster's Millions apparently there are at least six film versions of this; the one I saw is the one most people will know, from 1985 starring Richard Pryor. He was an excellent comedian but not a particularly good actor, and while this film mostly requires him to be the former his lack of skill in the latter sometimes shows - though there aren't many scenes that demand heavy acting. John Candy, supporting, is even less convincing. This film is from a time when greed was good and that really shows. This and Trading Places (1983) are the most greedy films I can think of. The moral of the story (i.e. greed is NOT good) is perverted by the very conspicuous - not to mention distasteful - spending on display. I think it's expected and intended that you watch this film and think "I want to be rich and spend money like Brewster"... 6/10

The Hot Chick was the worst film I have seen in a long time. I wasn't expecting to like it (watched it purely because of Rachel McAdams) but it was searingly bad - one of those bottom-feeding films (like Scary Movie and so on) that are made exclusively for quite cretinous, unimaginative people. Rachel's presence is the only reason it even gets one point. 1/10

Confessions of a Super hero Great documentary, street characters on hollywood blvd. posing for tips and maybe a bit of fame......10/10.
you can catch it on hulu, if of course you cant find it some other place.
(is that spamming?)

Drag me to hell 6-10 ,
Paranormal activity 7-10.

Antichrist - William Dafoe , Charlotte Gainsbourg
yeesh. intense. good acting, fully committed to the roles. can't say much w/o spoilage. hard to rate. some beautifully photographed scenes but some very harsh imagery to say the least. I'd recommend it but not for the vanilla crowd at all.

Anti-christ

Wanted to like it. Was very nice to look at, and had some seriously disturbing stuff in it. But, in the end, was a wee bit too experimental and made no sense. I like my movies to at least make a subtle effort to be comprehensible.

Even the director hasn't been able to answer questions such as: "wtf are you trying to say here?"

I feel that the acting was very good. But still, thumbs down.

well, I'd say it made sense to me, but I know what your saying so I guess I'll say I made sense of it.
I don't want to get into it for the sake of spoilage.
I can say, I take it as a story of psychosis. so when it gets confusing or weird, as a story it makes sense in that framework. I don't see it as a psychotronic or
superfreakoutsploitation thing, like a movie on the "something weird " label.

Where to begin with Antichrist? I had listened to quite a lot of the hype before watching this and been familiar with (and really liked) most of Lars Von Trier's previous films so I sort of half knew what to expect but I was still squirming and cringing as much as anyone. Like docbungle I wanted to like it more than I did and think I would on a second viewing. Hopefully, at its core this film is a rather a marvelous and delicious joke in the grand guignol style which at first only the director understands but which the audience is, eventually, gradually, let in on.

I think it will be higher on second viewing but for now Antichrist 8/10

Swordfish 3/10

Space Cowboys 7/10

Children of Men 9/10 - this would be a 10 were it not for some slightly clunkly writing and acting (by that dreadlocked middle-aged woman) that I only noticed 5th or 6th time around. Nitpicking aside this would be a pretty astonishing film even without the showstopping minutes-long steadicam shots, but those shots are what you can rewind over and over and over again, watching it thinking, how the fuck did they do THAT?

boy I'm not shure if I'll be watching Anti-Christ again. I liked it but once is enough... I may just hunt up Lars Von Trier's career on IMDB and see what else he's made.


Willie Dynamite 4/10 an old 70's blacksploitation flick...ehh... Willie is No.2 Pimp but he wants to be No.1...

Thriller, a Cruel Picture 8/10 supposedly inspired Tarentino to do Kill Bill...I can see that. it pretty much lived up to it's rep from what I read. not really shure why I wanted to watch it, it's a foul story, the low budget 70's production certainly isn't eyecandy.

The Twilight Samurai 9/10
A Japanese film about a petty samurai raising his two daughters and caring for his senile mother. It was very compelling.

Night at The Museum, the first one. Finally saw it and I was surprised. Tt was a fun, clever and good family film. Highly recommend - if you have people of all ages hanging around and needing a "good, safe" choice.

Yep, extremely vanilla. 7/10.

The Fantastic Mr. Fox 8/10
My wife and I took our kids to the movie yesterday. I enjoyed it. The stop-motion animation was striking. Some of the dialogue seemed a bit too clever (it IS a Wes Anderson film). There were a few loose ends as well, but overall it was very entertaining. Don' take your kids if they can't handle villains smoking cigarettes and squabs/rats dying gruesome deaths.

Haven't seen it but I'm glad to hear this happens. However it's been AGES since we saw the goodies smoking in a childrens film. When Toy Story 3 comes out I'd really like it if ALL the characters are constantly smoking and there's really heavy product placement by real cigarette brands throughout. Like all the toys had to make a fort out of cartons of Marlboro or something.

that would be awesome ! Woody huffing down butless Luckys !

Ninja Assassin - 8/10 for pure, mindless ninja-joy.

New Moon: 8/10

Before watching the latest installment in the Twilight saga, I was concerned with three things in the movie that were mentioned in the book. The first would be the actor playing Jacob. Since in the book he increases in height and physique due to his rising status in the werewolf pack, the actor would have to put on some serious muscle before this movie was released. And we all know from the first movie, the actor was not exactly the strongest person shown on screen. The second issue would be the fact that in the book New Moon, nothing interesting or exciting happens for 200 pages after Edward breaks up with Bella. The third issue is the special effects of the werewolves. From the preview, the special effects looked rather weak, but the previews can hide the truth.

After viewing the film, the issues I raised in the previous paragraph were answered. According to the November issue of Men’s Health, the actor playing Jacob gained 40lbs of muscle to look the part of a werewolf and it shows on screen since he is shirtless for most of the movie.

The 200 pages in the book where nothing happens is diminished to 1 minute on screen where Bella sits in a chair for three months while the camera moves around her and the window showing the changes in the seasons.

And I was impressed with the special effects of the werewolves since it doesn’t look tacky because they look like massive wolves on steroids.

Now that the issues are out of the way, I must admit I was impressed with the movie because it followed the story quite well and I enjoyed the special effects of how the vampires fought against each other in the Volturi banquet room. The Volturi fight scene between Edward and Felix was intense and I liked how they showed the injury on Edward’s face is similar to the damage of the marble floors.

Bunny and the Bull 5/10 This is an extremely laboured, tedious and self-conscious British comedy made on the cheap. The jokes come at you like massive juggernauts stuck in first gear and blaring their horns. The best thing about it is the sets, but as a wise man once said "great sets do not a good film make".

Thanks, UK Lottery Fund, for financing yet ANOTHER crap film that hardly anyone will see and that has no chance of making any money.

Ninja Assassin - 10/10

I *just* got home from the movies I have to say to I'm still gushing like a geeky fan boy. It's like a ninja wet dream come true for me.

Thank You For Smoking 7/10
Rounders 8/10

Leaving Las Vegas 9/10 YEAH!!!! Watch Nic Cage furiously smash up the casino - CRASH! POW! BAM!!! - pour liqueur all over Elizabeth Shue's lovely body and lick it off her - HUBBA HUBBA!!!! PHHWWWOAAAR!! - and otherwise act his ass off, excellently showing what the super-strength DTs are like and wholly deserving the oscar he got for this film.

The Gauntlet 7/10 is a 1977 Clint Eastwood action vehicle. His vehicle, meanwhile, is a bus which he reinforces with iron because he has to get a witness from Las Vegas to Phoenix City Hall and every single cop in the city is trying to shoot him.

Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day

1st movie spoiler alert!
Spoiler: 2 guys(brothers) see their bar taken over by the russian mob so they kick the shit out of the russians in a drunk bar fight. Next day, mafia guys try to kill the 2 guys but they survive and manage to kill the russians. Next day, they decide to start killing all the mafia guys when they receive a message on the stolen pager. After they kill everyone in a spectacular scene, they decide along with another friend to kill bad guys. Story ends with them reuniting with their dad, loosing their friend(dies) and killing the HEAD of the italian mafia in a crowded court room.

Wow was this a great movie!!

This has a ton more story than the 1st movie. A great cast which is so much better if you've seen the 1st movie. And like the 1st movie, this is still up for a sequel to end the series maybe? Even some old characters come back. the ones you wouldn't expect. overall, if you enjoy B movies or saw the classic original and liked it, you will love this one. Action and story make this one.

Rating of 9/10

Apologies for being negative but I can't think of any film I'd like to see less than this.

doesn't supprise me. anyone who saw the movie either LOVED it or didn't like it. you fall in that category. If you read my review, it does say that if you like B-movies, you would like this. Carry on.

Funny People 7/10

Overall a pretty good film. Well written with a pretty unique plot, it does however run a little long and I found the middle to drag on a bit before reaching its climax otherwise I might have bumped it up to an 8 or 9.

One aspect of this movie I loved was the portrayal of the characters as both good and bad. You don't feel guided or pushed to a conclusion based on the writers need to garner sympathy or disgust for certain characters as a device to draw you to a specific conclusion. It made the characters feel human and gave the plot a very raw feel.

Over all not a bad movie.

Terminator Resurrection...well, if T2 is a 10/10 I'll give T4 a 10/10 too. overall I sorta like the Terminator series I'd give them a 8/10 agenst movies in general. so I spose that leaves T4 with an 8/10 just as a movie unto it'self. if that makes any sence. I don't think Bale gave it anything special, but he didn't wreck it either. I liked the hybrid T and the chick best.

I think T1 is 8/10, T2 is 10/10, T3 is maybe 7/10 and T4 is 5/10. Schwarzenegger was key to this franchise and Bale has none of his charm and heavy grace. He could have been John Connor is T3 perhaps, but he's too sour to be at the centre of the film.

Get Smart 7/10 I was drinking heavily for a long time before this, and during it so I can't remember it very well. I remember laughing a lot but probably wouldn't have sober. But Bill Murray mournfully disguised as a tree would be funny whatever.

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Uncle Buck 7/10
Gladiator 10/10
About a Boy 9/10

Ten Canoes 7.5/10 I wanna give it a higher rating. :)

I DVRed this this a few weeks ago because it had David Gumpilil doing the narration who I remember being in one of my other favorite Aussie films Walkabout. It's a cool little story about a brother's jealousy and lust for his older brother's youngest wife and since it takes place before western contact with the indigenous tribes of Australia, it consists of an entirely Aborigine cast.

One thing about it which bugged me is that the subtitles in the black and white scenes were extremely hard to read sometimes. I missed a lot of the talking done by the storyteller's tribe due to white subtitles on white screen.

I haven't seen Ten Canoes but once saw a trailer for it, was momentarily intrigued then got distracted by other trailers and forgot about it. I'll see if I can find it now - thanks for the reminder. I did very much like Walkabout (admittedly more because of Jenny Agutter than David Gumpilil) and if you liked those two have a look at Picnic at Hanging Rock (Peter Weir 1975), a deeply unsettling film with a very simple premise:

and The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (Fred Schepisi 1978):

My other suggestions for more films set amongst indiginous peoples before contact with Western civilization are the gobsmacking Cannibal Holocaust (Ruggero Deodato 1980) - the film whose director, upon being charged with the murder of his cast before the cameras, was compelled to produce said cast alive and well as evidence that they had not been murdered; the altogether more sober, epic and stirring Atanarjuat the Fast Runner (Zacharias Kunuk 2001) and, of course, Apocalypto (Mel Giboson 2006) - which is a lot more expensive and less convincing than the rest but worth a look if you haven't seen it.

Atanarjuat the Fast Runner:
And while I'm on the subject the old silent film Nanook of the North (Robert Flaherty 1921) may be worth a look - though I haven't seen it yet.

Thanks to Leslie Halliwell/John Walker for the synopses and opinions.

"I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my daughter go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you."

I just watched Taken again.

Up In The Air - 8/10
This was a mix of Michael Clayton, Office Space, and a really cruel romantic comedy (I don't know any names 'cause I don't watch them). I was wrestling with the fact that I actually like George Clooney, even though he just plays himself in every role. Still, it was a good performance. Vera Farmiga is so hot. This movie is brutal though. From the basic subject matter of a guy whose job it is to fire people, to the "lessons" learned by each of the characters... you can stumble away going, "Damn! My heart just got its ass kicked."

District 9,good sci-fic film,give it a 4.5/5 tars

101 Reykjavík 7/10 is a Icelandic film from 2000 about being idle, getting wasted and having casual sex;
Toy Soldiers 7/10 is a violent teenage action movie from the early 90s starring Sam Gamgee as a naughty kid at a prep school that gets taken over by terrorists; Louis Gossett Jr and Denholm Elliott also star as the Dean and Headmaster respectively;
Swimming with Sharks (aka The Buddy Factor) 6/10 is a very dated, sour, whining and black-hearted film about how awful it is to work in Hollywood and how everyone's such a bloody shit - luckily Kevin Spacey gives a great performance, this film's value would be close to nil without him;
The White Ribbon (aka Das weisse Band - Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte) 7/10 is the new film from arthouse auteur Michael Haneke (Funny Games, Hidden) set in rural Germany in the year leading up to WWI. This is as heavy-going as modern cinema gets and will surely try the patience of anyone who's not specifically a fan either of Haneke or of slow, black and white, subtitled European cinema in which very little happens and from which, after two and a half hours, few if any conclusions can be drawn.

I agree :)

I've heard of Picnic at Hanging Rock and I think there was some talk about it around the time Rabbit Proof Fence came out. I never got around to watching it though. Now is as good of time as any to give it a rent.

Invictus - about Mandela's use of a rugby game to help unite a divided nation just after the end of Apartheid. Morgan Freeman as Mandela, Matt Damon as rugby captain Francois Pienaar, and Clint Eastwood directing. The movie is good, about an 8/10, but the book is another level above that and I recommend it to anyone who wants insight into this critical period in history.

Rendition 6/10 is a worthy, earnest, serious and slightly tedious film about the CIA's extraordinary rendition flights. That it is worthy, earnest and tedious has a lot to do with Jake Gyllenhaal's presence in the lead. I can't think of an instance in the history of Hollywood of a leading man so dull being so popular. The supporting cast - Reese Witherspoon, Alan Arkin, Meryl Streep, Peter Sarsgaard and J.K. Simmons - do well.
National Lampoon's Animal House 6/10 is too dated to get much enjoyment out of in 2009 but it's not downright bad like more recent National Lampoon films, such as Van Wilder.
The Castle of Cagliostro 8/10 is an early (1979) caper from Hayao Miyazaki. The pacing and reckless sense of fun in this film make it feel a lot younger than it actually is.
Porco Rosso 8/10 is an altogether slower, more sober, and mature film from Miyazaki which wonderfully evokes the interwar period and is brilliantly reminiscent of the sort of thing Hollywood was producing at that time (such as Casablanca and Only Angels Have Wings). Excellent action and flying sequences.
Run Lola Run 9/10 used to be a 10 but it's appeal is waning slightly because I've watched it too many times over too short a period. Definately best seen in a cinema.

I just watched Beowulf again ... man that movie is great. I like every aspect of it. 10/10
Recently watched Fight Club ... dunno what all the fuss is about ... 6/10. I deduct points for it not being engaging enough.
Watched Star WarsI, II, III again ... 4/10, FX is not be all, end all for a movie.
Watched Kill Bill Vol. 1&2 ... 8/10 for both, excellent screenplay.

except in O Brother, Where Art Thou?

The Princess and the Frog.

Yes, I have a 5 year old daughter.

But, it's the best Disney "princess" movie since the Little Mermaid. Really well acted/voiced, dynamic, really good songs, nice story. 9/10 - I think the only the thing I'd change is they had one musical number too many at one point, when they could have just let the story progress through other means.

G force
a waste of time and gerbils
Richard Gere was kinder to the species than this movie
a solid 2/10 :grumpy:

Rewatched The 300. It was only OK the first time, it was almost bad the second time around.

4/10.

Watched Drunken Master with Jackie Chan on Hulu. I had never seen this movie before but heard good things. After watching it i gotta agree with the goodness. Tons of fights with amazing martial arts in multiple styles. The comedy aspect of the movie was great, it was almost like watching a live action anime.

I'm almost willing to give this movie a 10/10.

Avatar in IMAX 3D. Absolutely immersive story experience. I may not be able to go back to watching regular 2D movies ever again.

8/10 for the story, 12/10 for the incredible effects. $500 million well spent, Mr. Cameron!

"The Cove." A documentary about the slaughter of dolphins in Japan. Depressing, but still a great movie.

Avatar 9/10 in 3D Imax. This will only be worth 6 or 7 on a small screen and I suppose 8 in a not-Imax or not-3D cinema. The story is pretty feeble, very old-fashioned and need not have taken up so much time; the characters are likeable enough in their shallow way; and there is plenty of drama of the safe, childish and unchallenging kind. That's what's not so good about this film. What is very good is some of the best action scenes since - well, since when James Cameron was last working. It's so refreshing to see big-budget fantasy action done well for a change after so many awful action scenes (Iron Man, Batman Begins and The Dark Knight) in otherwise decent films which, after all, more or less trade on the action they contain. Before I saw it I knew Avatar would cheer me up like this and I was not disappointed. Films that do Avatar-style stories better than Avatar, but less spectacularly, are Disney's Pocahontas (1995) and Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke (1997)

McVicar 8/10 is a British cockney crime/prison drama from 1980 starring Roger Daltrey (from The Who) and with a sountrack by the same. Star has a swaggering, menacing physical presence and constantly adopts a tone of fuck you! insolent obtuseness that's funny, engaging and fits the period and character perfectly.

The Lucky Ones 7/10 is a comfortable and easy to watch road movie drama about three returning US Army soldiers who are forced by circumstances to go on a road trip together. They get into scrapes and find things out about themselves and each other. This would have been a good deal harder to like and watch without Rachel McAdams; Michael Pena and the conspicuously tall Tim Robbins also do well.

The Last Kiss 2/10 is an awful supposed romantic 'comedy' which is not at all funny and not really very romantic either. Almost every character (played by Zach Braff, Jacinda Barrett, Rachel Bilson, Blythe Danner, Tom Wilkinson, Eric Christian Olsen and especially Micheael Weston) is so instantly dislikeable - the only exception is Casey Affleck - that watching the banal and predictable events unfold is a hateful ordeal. This would get none or only one out of ten without Casey.

Braindead 9/10 was the first time Peter Jackson got his hands on a decent budget, and the film that perhaps makes best use of his considerable imagination. This is something really rare and unique, I think: the film combines some of the broadest and most universal comedy - really physical silent-film slapstick stuff - with a lot of very wild, professionally accomplished and realistic gore effects. It's like an old Norman Wisdom film made by Lucio Fulci or as if Frank Spencer somehow got transported into Dawn of the Dead. Such ripe comedy wouldn't work without such over the top effects, and vice-versa, but a perfect balance is somehow reached and the two complement each other excellently.

It Might Get Loud: 8/10
Left a little to be desired. I think I would rather have seen 2 hrs. of the trio (Jimmy Page, The Edge, Jack White) just sitting around the stage talking guitars and playing each other's songs than the little snippets the editor dished out. If you're a fan of any of the 3 you'd probably enjoy it just because.

Where the Wild Things Are 9/10 is a near-flawless film about the last days of childhood when adolescence is looming and inevitable. It perfectly captures the fear, pain, confusion and frustration of childhood without ever seeming insincere or patronising. The lead, Max Records, delivers a performance without a trace of irony or self-consciousness and all the Wild Things speak, look and behave in such a way that you really care about and identify with them in such a way that wouldn't be possible if they were realised in any other way. This should have a huge, and positive, effect on any open-minded kid who's smart and open-minded enough to appreciate it so if you know any such children, take them to see it.

Taps 6/10 is a very serious teen drama film from 1981. It's very slow and old-fashioned and the only real reason for watching it is the presence of Tom Cruise and Sean Penn in their second and first feature films respectively. They both do well, taking back seats as Cadet Captains to star Timothy Hutton's Cadet Major. Their military academy is due to be sold and turned into Condos and after their mentor General George C Scott is hospitalised they hole up in the school and prepare to defend it, militarily, from the National Guard. As Tom Cruise's role in his first feature, Endless Love, was blink-and-miss-it this is the first proper example of the slightly manic determination he's displayed in almost all his roles ever since; and Sean Penn is the more impressive when you consider the range he displays between this and his next film, which was Fast Times at Ridgemont High.

Jerry Maguire 4/10, along with Days of Thunder, is my least favourite Tom Cruise film (though I haven't seen them all yet). As always it's the story of Tom Cruise getting what he wants but this time I didn't care at all if he got it. All the characters and their motivations are disinteresting. Cruise wants to validate himself by bringing integrity back to the (very dull and uncinematic) Sports Management industry....buh. Renée Zellweger wants a man to take care of her and her horrible little boy....duh. Cuba Gooding Jr wants money (and to play football)...*yawn* Because Cameron Crowe (who can in theory make good films) made this, it's flashy and clever and over-edited and ADHD but in a very 90s way that seems really trite and dated now.

8 Mile 8/10 Eminem's acting isn't as remarkable as I thought when I first watched this, especially in the heavier scenes, but his rap battling certainly is. I really like Kim Basinger in this and Mekhi Phifer, and Michael Shannon is hilarious as Greg.

Cameron has stated that he will never make a 2-D movie again, if he can help it.

Just watched Sherlock Holmes. It fast-paced, with slick dialogue (its Guy Ritchie, after all), with an intriguing plot and an excellent introduction to Holmes and Watson. 4/5.