Brokeback Mountain - am I the last person on the planet to watch it? Anyways, it was a very pretty movie so it gets 7/10.

Tristram Shandy - I haven't read the book (yet!) but from what I know of it, this is an awesome adaption. Very post-modern. Funny to boot as well, the conversation about tooth colour is going to be a classic. 10/10

x-men3 - i thought it was _ok_ i guess i was most dissapointed that Spoiler: cyclops and jean died, and that rogue lost her powers, i loved the start with the sentinals. didnt think vinnie jones was the best person to play juggernaut though.

not a bad movie - 7/10

I can't remember what possessed me into wasting my money, but I ended up seeing Nacho Libre the other night. I'm not sure what I was thinking, because I knew full well that it would be a bad movie and nothing proved my prediction wrong. However, it was good for a cheap laugh or three. Jack Black is only good in moderation, but he had some pretty stupidly funny moments in this film. For that, I give it a 5.5 to maybe a 6. But, there's no way I'm seeing it again.

The and the Furious Tokyo Drift...

Wow, it sucked! for me to rate a movie bad is saying something because I LOVE movies... On a 1 to 10 scale (only because of my bias) I will give it a 3.5. It started off pretty decent, and it seemed to build some of the characters in the movie, but then all of a sudden, I felt like the movie rushed to finish up... the racing scenes were very unimpressive, and I was not the least bit excited. They did not get too in depth with showing off cars, like the other predecesors did. If you dont like this movie within the first 20 minutes, you will most likely walk out of the movie theatre.

This movie embarrasses the name of the first two in the lineage (The Fast and the Furious and 2 Fast 2 Furious)

On a side note, the japanese girls in this movie are pretty damn fine!

I think Jack Black is hilarious, I love Tenacious D and movies like School of Rock, Shallow Hal, and Orange County. So I was surprised when I saw Nacho Libre and didnt care for it. From the concept of the movie, it sounded like it was perfect for Black, but everyone involved fizzled in their roles, when they should have been completely over the top. All in all, I'd give it a 3 out of 10, and that might be generous.

Obviously not a Jack Black fan ;)

The Lake House 2/10, only because something has to be saved for a 1.
I was looking forward to this: A reunion with Sandra and Keanu. Certainly, I thought, a lot would have been put into making this film a good one. I was hoping this would be a decent summer chick flick. I was wrong. My husband, who will go to any movie I want to see, liked it more than I did. The most redeeming feature was the Paul McCartney song featured in the film and credits, This Never Happened Before. And I had to inform him that it was a Paul McCartney song. Now, that is funny.......

Tristan and Isolde 7/10
A decent tragedy. Acting was pretty good, and I'm a sucker for a good sword fight.

THE LAKE HOUSE
 

The Lake House
My girlfriend and i both liked it.
I knew it was a "chick flick" before i went but, i'm a movie whore so i will go see anything.
It had no explosions and no car chases so we both figured it was going to get shit on pretty hard by critics.
But if you just want an entertaining movie, no frills, then this ain't a bad choice.
It was actually kind of refreshing.....8 out of 10.....:thumbsup:

Saw the new Omen.
Everything was predictable, or already seen in the preview... I knew that when she'd turn that mirror, the devil (or some demonic creature) would suddenly appear...
and the ending.. dear god, they couldn't have chosen a cheesier ending.
I hate it, hate it, hate it. (Thank god my mother in law paid for the ticket)
1.5/10

V for Vendetta

Awesome film. A small amount of action for an action flick, since you'll fine so much more. A some politics and a huge conspiracy that allows you to see modern day England turn into the film's facist state of operesion. And we have V, the masked hero/terrorest (depends on which side your on), played by Hugo Weaving, at his most articulent. And the action scenes are great. There are time when you feel like you just no there gonna do some kind of Matrix-esque bullet dodging stuff, yet it goes in a completely different direction.

Oh yeah, and Natilie Portman has curly hair in this movie (for a while).

9/10

Click 7/10
I liked it. I really liked it, and I didn't expect to. And I'm not an Adam Sandler fan at all. Kudos to Henry Winkler and Julie Kavner.
Christopher Walken was fabulous.

Closer 9 / 10

Out in 2004, I saw this yesterday on HBO. Very good movie, not at all a "chick flick" as some might think.

Jude Law and Clive Owen are stellar british actors who star alongside Julia Roberts and *gasp!* Natalie Portman. Portman is hotter in this movie than I think I've ever seen her. Stunning.

The range of emotions displayed in this story are absolutely great. A must-see. It is lightly comedic, but more from the atmosphere of fun conversation than set-up-and-deliver jokes. Many tears fall and many voices are raised.

To give any synopsis of the movie would almost ruin it, because the story is rich and purposeful from the moment it begins. Set over the course of 4 years' time, it tracks the dynamic of the relationships these 4 have, and share, with each other. Is honesty ALWAYS the best policy? Are some things truly better left unsaid... or can honesty be a weapon the same way deception can? Watch and see.

House of 1000 Corpses - 4/10

I watched this primarily because I heard that "The Devil's Rejects" is so much better. The directing style was cool (though it smacked of "Natural Born Killers") and some of the characters were pretty original, but overall, it just wasn't scary. Plus there was never an explanation of who these psychopaths are or why they are doing what they are doing, which makes the story less compelling.

Click - 7/10

It's good if you accept the cheesy dialogue in the beginning and realise before watching it that it's not very funny, but more dark and kind of depressing.

It's one of those movies that might make you cry, actually. Adam Sandler does a suprisingly good job.

Spoiler: Morty's name is long for Mort, which is death, interestingly enough

Click - 8/10

I liked it. Wasn't really dark and depressing IMO, just makes you think. Along the lines of Bruce Almighty. For sure made me cry. I'd recommend it, if not for theaters (we had free tickets, so I'm not sure how I'd feel if I'd paid for it), then for sure as a rental.

The Island

great movie, great story. if you like sci-fi then i really recommend this. i'm not gonna say anything about it because i fell that it ruins it. so if you're gonna rent the movie, don't look on the back!!!

9 out of 10

Went to see Nacho Libre with a friend last night. The preview made it look hilarious, but the movie itself was pretty mediocre.

We went into the movie expecting to be wasting our ticket prices, and while it did have humorous moments, it met our low expectations.

The nun in the movie is beautiful. One of the most beautiful actresses I've seen in quite some time, and defenitely saved the movie from being a total loss for me.

Darkness: 4/10: Not exactly sure what was going on throughout the film, but I was not impressed with the scare factor.

Shall We Dance: 3/10. I have no idea why this film was made because it didn't exactly go anywhere. Yeah, so J-Lo likes to dance and Richard Gere wants to know how to dance, I could care less. The actors and actresses's attempted to make it serious, but I didn't feel it.

The Perfect Man: 1/10. I found this movie to be amusing because Hilary Duff and crew were trying to be serious about their lives and I found it to be way over dramatic.

Nacho Libre: 5/10. Jack Black is an excellent singer, actor, and comedian, but, the story was average, some of the jokes fell flat and the movie was longer that it should have been.

I watched Broken Trail on AMC. I love westerns like this, and Robert Duvall was his usual. I hope the high ratings are a sign that more projects such as this will be in the works.
Not a great film, but I give it a 10 for cinematgraphy.
An encore is scheduled for July 6.

Finally watched Cars this weekend since I was away on vacation. Not a bad movie just not as enjoyable as the other Pixar films. =(

Superman Returns
I think I can now declare my undying love for Singer :lol:
First he makes X-men, and it kicks ass.
Then he makes X2 and it kicks more ass.
Then he drags Superman out the of development hell the movie has been in for the last decade or so, and guess what? It kicks ass too. It's not perfect but damn it's good. Routh totally did it for me both as Clark and Superman, and Spacey plays Lex cold and evil without the goofy stuff of the first ones. See this movie if you even remotely like Superman.
****/5

A History of Violence -- 7/10

Weird movie. That makes two movies I've seen where Maria Bello has unexpected nude/sex scenes. I definitely enjoyed the ending, though.

Zu Warriors -- 6/10

Bizarre asian movie about these warriors with superpowers fighting against a computer-generated bloody force, Insomnia. Which was funny, because I was watching it since I couldn't sleep. The special effects were entertaining and very interesting. I was annoyed throughout because the video, audio, and subtitle tracks were all off from each other and I couldn't fix it or I'd probably given it a little higher. The wire-assisted martial arts were cool, but it needed more fighting. :D

Seven Swords -- 7/10

I've been on an asian movie kick. This one I really dug. The story was pretty tradtional in terms of Japanese foklore... A town is going to be attacked and gets assistance from five warriors from Mount Heaven with seven swords forged by a master. This one had some awesome fight scenes. Some of the slowness in the middle (for plot development, ostensibly) was made up for by the last major fight scene. Blood was CG and a little distracting, but I'd watch it again. The laughter of the General got me going every time. Hilarious.

the devil wears prada....7/10

Meryl Streep was amazing. I never tire of watching her on screen. Her talent is legendary. Stanley Tucci was perfect.

Good Night and Good Luck - 9/10

Really well-made film. Very enjoyable and effective.

SUPERMAN RETURNS

I know I'm a bit late writing this, but seeing it 4 times has really broadened my perspective on the movie. This is my conclusion: Superman is Jesus for athiests and this movie doesn't disapoint athiests. 5/5

Pirates of the Carribean II: Dead Man's Chest

9/10

Loved it. The end didn't wrap up as much as I'd hoped, but it definitely leaves you hanging for the sequel. It was lots of fun, had good swashbuckling scenes, and some outrageous Jack Sparrow moments. Does not disappoint in the slightest.

I saw "Wolf Creek" last night.

This is a relatively low-budget Australian thriller. Unusually for an Australian production, it aims to be scary more than anything else. I don't normally go for this type of flick, but yeah, thought I'd watch it anyways.

I don't want to give the story away, but the basic premise is clear from the jacket notes. Some travellers are going to be in a relatively uninhabited area and are going to run afoul of one or more locals - and sure enough this happens.

As I say, I don't watch thrillers. I don't know that I found it particularly scary - but it did have me in suspense in a few places and the GF was scared. I think it would have been better to see it in the cinema, it's more of a big screen film. And interruptions (as you have at home) really break the moment.

Another reason for seeing it on a larger screen... and for watching it generally was the scenery. It did have some great lanscape style shots which were pretty. Particularly for us city-folk. I did wonder sometimes about the mixing of these shots into the story.

Overall I'd give it a 6.5/10. I'm fairly harsh critic.

If you see it and like it though - be sure to check out "The Proposition" and even "Mad Max" (the original and best). You might also want to read up first on Ivan Milat and Peter Falconio (on Wikipedia for example).... to get yourself in the mood for a fright.

Love Actually -- 8/10

The lady wanted to watch this again. After this viewing, I had to put a moratorium on it until next Christmas. Wonderfully crafted to manipulate, great music, love it in spite of myself.

Prairie Home Companion 7/10

No thrills, no violence, just a great story and excellent work by Meryl Streep, and dare I say.....Lindsay Lohan. The gap between her public actions and her acting skills leave me perplexed. Will the real Miss Lohan, please stand up......

The Omen... not bad but I think the kid shoulda died. 8/10

Catwoman

-294820/10

In all honesty, I watched ONE minute of this movie. During this one minute, I wanted to stab someone. Anyone. This movie is so *visually* aggrivating, I'm sure they could use it to get Al Qaeda prisoners to talk. I caught this scene where Halle Berry is at a club and then finds herself in a fight out back. Well, I cant tell you how terrible this viewing experience was... I cannot explain how IMPROPERLY it was shot, choreographed and edited. All I can say is... don't watch it. I have suffered so you don't have to.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

6/10.

Definitely not as good as the first, and the storyline dragged on. Acting wasn't super, especially because Keira Knightley and her character lack...a certain...j'ne sais quoi. The CG was amazing though.

That's a spoiler.

Superman Returns

4/10

I didn't like this movie at all. It felt disjointed, and it never seemed to get started or go anywhere. I didn't enjoy the director's XMEN movies either, or the third one. I do think that this movie managed to capture the Superman feel, which is a positive, but didn't save the movie for me.

The Proposition 8/10

This was an extremely violent movie....not for the faint-hearted and maybe not for me. An Australian western, the characters and scenery were superb. The story was gripping, and the pace held me for the entire film. There was no yawn time. I recommend it, but I could not watch it again. Emily Watson was fabulous.

Superman Returns

8/10

I guess I'm just a sucker for the charm of Superman movies, and I'll always wonder ... how do they not realize that Clark Kent is Superman?

POTC: DMC

8/10

I thought it topped the original in every conceivable way, with more action, more funny, and excellent effects. There was a bit of a lull in the middle of the movie, but other than that it was nonstop awesome.

Oceans Twelce.

I thought it was mediocre. Too complex, and stretched suspension of disbelief way too thin.

My take on it was that the director wanted to do a movie that was totally original (instead of a remake, like Oceans Eleven), and failed.

The cast was impressive, the acting average, but the plot mediocre and overly complex.

Pirates II : Dead Man's Chest

Oh My. Johnny Depp. mmmm... Orlando Bloom's lovely back exposed... dear me.
It was the most fun I've had at the movies, maybe ever. Every time Sparrow ran to or fro in this movie, I nearly peed my pants laughing!
Great Flick! 9/10