Rush Hour 3 - 5/10
I really enjoyed the first two Rush Hours, but this one just felt so forced. I might feel that way if I watch the old ones again but I remember them as being good (maybe I should leave it that way). The jokes were mildly funny at best, action scenes were too cheesy (in a bad way).

The Heartbreak Kid - 8/10
Ben Stiller + Farrelly Brothers! I was pleasantly surprised at this movie. Much better than Stiller's last few movies.

The Bourne Ultimatum -- 10/10

I loved the first two Bourne movies, but I think this one is the best of the series. Plenty of ass kicking and intense chase scenes with a good mixture of clever strategizing and improvisation. In short, just total pwnage of the NSA and CIA.

Marie and Bruce -15/10
I'm all for artsy type movies, and even interested in something that is just off the beaten path, but darling, this piece of shit movie is the worst thing I have even seen. Even getting to stare at Julianne Moore doesn't salvage enough to give it a 1/10

23 6/10
interesting, but not all that. I found the back story to be compelling and there's lots of things that you want to try to figure out to catch the writers, but eh. it was somewhat entertaining.

23? Do you mean Number 23 with Jim Carrey?

Sweeney Todd - 8/10

Not perfect, but very fun.

Also, I like to consider myself loose, morally speaking, but the gore in this got to me. I wasn't offended, it just hit me weird.

Hawk the Slayer - 8/10
B movie good. Cheesiest sword and sorcery flick ever made.

See No Evil - 4/10
Had a good laugh watching this one. If you want to see something serious don't watch this one. Your typical WWE sponsored slasher film.

Planet Terror - 9/10
Loved this one, modern B movie goodness!! I was not sure what to expect from this one but I absolutely loved it!

AVP R - 8/10
Not a shred of plot or character development. Just total Alien and Predator goodness! My brother describes this one as: "its like they took some aliens, predators and humans, stuck them in a jar and shook it up to see what would happen"

how to succeed in business without really trying

a musical about early 60s corporate ideology. bad beyond your wildest imaginings.
but if you've been hanging about with comrades and find yourself very late at night having had a few beverages, it's fascinating in a kinda watch the train wreck way.
mostly, though, it's "the umbrellas of cherbourg" dropped into a fantasy about ibm circa 1964.
i dont know if i'd recommend this--it is truly wretched---but on the other hand, having something for that "i'm kinda stupid and want to watch a colorful disaster during which everyone seems to be having a great time" period in your life isn't so bad.
i guess.

Die Hard 2: Die Harder 8/10

cheesy acting
ridiculous plot
bad special effects
explosions/gunfire galore

whats not to love about it?

Juno.

Even though it seemed at times to be trying too hard to be intellectual for the teenager's ages, I really liked this movie. My SO is wondering if it was funded by some pro-lifer agency, but I liked that it was different and the ending wasn't frou-frou Hollywood sappiness. Plus, Rainn Wilson made me giggle... .
I'll give it a 8.9/10 for freshness and entertainment without being too freaking annoying.

i watched a collection of suzan pitt animations last night:

asparagus
joy street
el doctor

unbelievable---i was floored by asparagus and el doctor in particular.
these are hard to describe...quite complex very surreal animations that use combinations of techniques/styles to a very effective end, particularly is leaving you sitting on your couch repeating the phrase "what the fuck was that?" over and over can be understood as a goal. i think of the 3 shorts, asparagus was my favorite not only because it went very far into dreamtime, but also because the richard teitelbaum/george lewis/steve lacy/steve potts et al. music track is spectacular----but it's hard to say which film is better as each is lovely, strange, beautiful.

brilliant stuff.

No Country for Old Men 5/10

I usually love Tommy Lee Jones movies. This one was overly violent for me, even though it had great suspense. But I was enjoying it until the last 5-20 minutes. Then it dropped from a 8/10 to a 5/10.

Couple I've seen over the past week...

Rush Hour 3 - 6/10
I haven't read a lot of good reviews myself, but I enjoyed it quite a bit. I (and probably at most two other people on this planet) enjoy Chris Tucker, so I didn't mind him at all, which most seem to. Gotta take it for what it is and ignore the plot holes (I guarantee you they exist more than usual). Plot isn't that strong, though I didn't expect it to be that interesting. Watched it mostly because I enjoyed the first two films.

I Am Legend - 8/10
Very good movie in my opinion. I am a fan of Will Smith and I think his acting definitely delivers in this movie. The overall plot of it is something that I thought was very cool too, the CG was pretty good, and I thought it flowed pretty nicely - though a little slow in the beginning I thought. I'd highly recommend this movie to about anyone.

National Treasure 2 - 4/10
I think my biggest problem with this is I sat down to watch it expecting too much. I was extremely disappointed in this movie. It didn't seem really original to me, way too much like the first and a lot of the stuff in the movie seemed pretty corny to me, along with plot holes in the movie that were just too big to ignore. Even trying to take this movie for what it was and not think too much about it, I couldn't enjoy it.

Superbad - 3/10

What a stupid movie. It was just a bunch of scenes with awkward 13 year olds in it. There was no way these people were moving on to university, they were probably just going into high school. I was pretty bored for most of it, and the parts where I wasn't bored I felt like a pervert for the tit shots on the 13 year old girls.

The movie had me laughing for about 5 scenes and bored off my ass for the rest. I do not recommend this to anyone at all. In fact, every movie I have seen by the same director or writer (knocked up...) was total shit. I plan on never seeing another one like this again.

Lord of War - 7/10
Nicolas Cage is the ugliest man in Hollywood. Watching his face for 2 long hours is hard. This movie is a lot longer than it needed to be, but it was filled with interesting scenes and narrative. I guess every movie thats based on real events needs to be 2+ hours.

Juno - 8/10
Filled with snarkiness. It was funny if you can get past the fact that the writer is basically a 28/29 year old who loves that she loves things nobody else loves channeling herself through every single character. The attitude was like Thora Birch in Ghost World, but trying too hard. I enjoyed it and Z LOVED it.

National Treasure 2 - 5/10
I really didn't like this movie much. It was so similar to the first movie that it just really bugged me...

I am legend - 6/10
I would have probably liked this much more had I not read the book. They butchered the story. The name of the movie doesn't even make sense as it did in the book. Oh well... we all knew that would happen...

Alien vs. Predator Requiem - 7/10
Good action from start to end of this movie. The acting was crap, but who cares for a movie like this...This is what the first AVP should have been. Lots of fighting, no predator / human alliance, lots of subtle things that were brought back from the originals like "Get to the choppahhhhh" :)

Gone Baby Gone - 8/10
I only pulled this movie down because I think I've seen every other movie that has come out in the last 2 years and had nothing else to watch. I was pleasantly surprised, and I completely enjoyed this flick. I was a bit leary of seeing it since it was directed by Ben Affleck, starring Casey Affleck, but I guess Ben is more talented on the directing end.

Angel-a
8.5/10

This movie was visually well done. I always enjoy black and white films and this one did not disappoint. It was set in Paris and had many interesting locations. The grocer assistant in Amelie was the main actor and the bomb-shell, leggy blonde actress was a good match. I was expecting something more sci-fi, but it was just a good mix of comedy, love story, sci-fi, drama fun.

Juno

Good, not great. The first 15 minutes seem like they are trying REALLY hard to be quirky, but then it settled down and improved greatly. I love the actors more than anything - I'm a fan of Jason Bateman, Allison Janney, J.K. Simmons, Ellen Page, Olivia Thirlby, Michael Cera, and Jennifer Garner is OK. Also, I think my sweet-little-quirky-indie-film quota may have been filled at this point. I love indie rock as much as the next guy, but damn, the Moldy Peaches aren't the only band in the world.

Ratatoullie

Also good not great. I think its overrated, but thats just because people rank it as a best-of-year type movie. It's not, its just really solid entertainment. But Brad Bird is an amazing man, and the animation of this movie is pretty mindblowingly awesome. Most other animators should just go home and let him do his thing from now on.

War -- 5/10

Explosions, killing, revenge, backstabbing... blah, blah, blah... just another uninspired action movie. Decent fight scenes and chases, but as soon as I sat down to watch it I was waiting for it to end... maybe I just wasn't in the mood.

Luc Besson has two movies on my top 10. I still haven't seen this one in video stores yet.. still looking.

Shoot 'em up
7.999/10:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

I loved this movie. The action scenes were over the top and so unrealistic. It's hilariously ridiculous. To quote Blazing Saddles, "He must have killed more people than Cecil B. DeMille."

mike, what were the other Luc Besson movies. I'm assuming one is Fifth Element.

Antikörper (Antibodies in US)
7/10

This movie was a good crime/thriller movie. You think you have it figured out, in fact I was thinking from the beginning that I hope it's at least entertaining because I had an idea of how it was going to end. I need to brush up on my prediction skills I suppose. The acting was decent. The story wasn't as complete as I would have liked it even though the movie was over 2 hours. I wouldn't have wanted it to be any longer though. I think that they tried to make it an astounding movie to compete with Silence of the Lambs and Seven, but they didn't quite hit the mark. Not great, not horrible, just a decent film.

Omigod, that shit would be funny if I didn't get compared to him all the time.

Superbad

I thought i would love this movie but i was actually really disappointed! most of the jokes came from the fat kid who was just screaming "fuck" the entire time so he wasn't really funny. the parts that I liked was everything surrounding Mclovin.

overall, it's a shitty story with not much keeping it together.

I rate this movie: 6/10

shesus: check out the fifth element.
it's another quite cool besson film, which i liked quite alot (despite the fact that bruce willis is in it.)

grin without a cat

chris marker's amazing film about the rise of the new left/the history of the period from 1967-1974. a fascinating, complex film. i watched a dub and am not sure that there has been an official dvd release. i mention the dub because the imagery had a strange quality to it--kinda washed out--but the decision to use morton subotnik-style synthesizer sounds as the primary music/sound for the more iconic sequences seemed to merge with the quality of the imagery, so that the past you are watching--which is not that distant, really--seems strangely closed off, like you are watching a boat sink.

it's a brilliant film.
you have to know quite a bit about the history to see it as a film and not as an information source, but this is nonetheless a no-loose situation. see it if you can find it.

Lethal Weapon Series 1-4

Wife got tired of me talking about the movies so got them for me for Christmas.

Everything I remembered, mind numbing action and comedy....

What else can one say other than Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, a very hot Rene Russo......

Just a great movie series maybe one of the greatest because they knew when to end it and kept it fresh to the end.

Roach, I watched The Fifth Element a few years ago. I liked it, but I hate Bruce Willis. He almost ruined Pulp Fiction for me too. I just can't get past him. Except in The Sixth Sense because he wasn't trying to be a tough ass. I just hate that character role he usually gets.

Ok, so I rented 3 movies earlier this week. And all three were good. Such a rarity, I've been called the Queen of Bad Movie Picks in my past. Somehow, I outdid myself. I enjoyed every movie. The first 2 I've already reviewed.

Dead and Breakfast
2 eyes open and a purchase... :lol: That's 10/10

I loved this movie. It is great! A wonderful campy horror flick, that makes fun of itself. The case said America's answer to Shaun of the Dead. I wouldn't go that far because that movie is a classic in the genre. This one was good in a different way though. They had the scenes separated by cheesy songs like in There's Something About Mary. And there's a head hand puppet. The script is brilliantly written for this genre. There are many jokes that are more innuendos and passed over by the characters. It was nice to laugh watching a horror flick because it was funny, usually it's because it's ridiculous. This is just a bad movie that turned out to be hilarious and awesome.

Fifth Element and Léon/The Professional.

Jean Reno, Gary Oldman and a young Natalie Portman in The Professional. Awesome movie. It's one of those movies that I have to watch every time I see it on TV. I don't think Portman has done anything as good since, Although V was close.. :)


I Am Legend
8/10

Yeah, It deviated from the book but I enjoyed it nonetheless. Spoiler: I would've liked to see it get a little deeper into the "still living" side of things with Anna being a spy for them but I really didn't expect it from the movie.

Final Destination - 3/10

Really bad movie. It had spirit.. it tried.. but it was written so badly. And acted so badly.

blade runner

it was a little boring to watch, but it's fun to think about afterwards. was he a replicant or a human? i give it an 8

10/10 The Godfather

It is has to watch some of the old classics today because other movies and shows have built onto the foundations. Trying to think of the fact it was released in 1972 was 3 hours long gives it lots to consider.

As stories go watching Michael (Al Pacino) eating from the table away from everyone else in the Wedding to head of the family by the end is an incredible story arc.

Aw, yes, I have seen those both although I wasn't aware of the director. I already commented about The Fifth Element to Roach. The Professional, I saw many years ago. I remember liking it, I may have to check it out again. Thanks. :)

Joshua.

That kid is freaky. I had nightmares. And the camera angles were done in a way that kept me paying attention. I was expecting really campy horror-crap, but it so very much was NOT campy. And the last four minutes brought everything together. It was really well done and to say much more would give away too much.

9/10

This Joshua?

For a minute I thought you were talking about this one, which reminds me of The Good Son. I refuse to watch that movie to this day.

I'll try to look for it, since you say it isn't as hooky as it seems.

The second, Augi. I usually link it, but I forgot this time. I also expected hokey, but was pleasantly surprised.

Shit... can't watch that one then...

The Watcher 6/10
Thriller with James Spader, Keanu Reeves and Marisa Tomei. Too predictable and just too simple. Was nice to revisit Chicago since it played a role as part of the location.

Ascenseur pour l'échafaud (Elevator to the Gallows) 8/10
Directed by Louis Malle, from IMDB "A self-assured business man murders his employer, the husband of his adulterer, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events." It was beautifully shot. The soundtrack was composed by Miles Davis. I enjoyed it.

Zazie dans le métro (7/10)
Another Louis Malle movie. Zazie stays with her uncle in Paris while her mom spends time with her lover. Zazie runs off and has fun in Paris on her own. It's a comedy. It was interesting, but not much of a plot to speak of.

National Treasure 9/10
Very much like the original, and really deserves maybe 7. But it had Nicholas Cage in it, so it bumped up the rating, for me anyway. I'll watch Nicholas Cage do just about a-n-y-t-h-i-n-g.

Charlie Wilson's War 8/10
Congressman helped form alliances of three countries to rid Afghanistan from the Red Army in the 1980's. Heavy on social message, for good or bad. Boy, Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts are looking old.

<B><I>No Country For Old Men</I></B> <B>10/10</B>

The best movie of 2007 without a doubt. This movie is about as close to a masterpiece as you can get. The Coen Brothers' directing, cinematography and script are perfect. The big trio really set this movie apart from anything else...Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin), Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem), and Sheriff Ed Tom Bell (Tommy Lee Jones) all deliver performances that don't even seem like performances. You consider for a moment that maybe they're not acting, maybe this is a documentary.

Absolute raw suspense is governed by the Anton Chigurh character who will be known through the history of cinema as one of the most disturbing and frightening killers. Two characters having a seemingly innocent conversation that is actually laden with whether or not death is about to occur. A sense of dread that I haven't felt since Children of Men.

This movie will leave you thinking about it for weeks after you see it. I wouldn't change one single thing about this movie if given the chance. Perfection.

<B><I>Juno</I></B> <B>9/10</B>

A very, very good movie. Hell, I would even say it's a great movie simply because the directors and Juno (Ellen Page) perfectly executed how to make a comedy with well-scripted drama. Who knew that Jennifer Garner could act?

The parents have realistic questions, comments, and sympathies instead of being Generic Teenager Parents That Get Real Mad®. The adopting couple are freaking weird in a good way...a realistic way. Then you realize that Jennifer Garner's character is possibly the most pure character in the entire movie after the movie's best scene (when Juno lets Garner's character feel the baby kick).

What's keeping it from a 10/10? Well, I personally hated the Rainn Wilson scene. It didn't flow with the movie and I was very glad that he didn't appear anywhere else. Also, a VERY small amount of the dialogue was trying too hard to capture how teenagers talk. I realize that teenagers really do talk that (excuse my politically incorrectness) retarded, but a few small phrases were too over the top.

Great movie for any mature audience. It accomplishes what Superbad and Knocked Up tried (and almost succeeded) to do: mix the best of comedy and the best of drama together seamlessly.

The Last King of Scotland
Premiered tonight on HBO and it is easy to see why Forest Whitaker took the Oscar, among other awards, for this.

The movie starts out a bit slow. Gillian Anderson, almost unrecognizable in long blonde hair and a half-hearted English accent and James McAvoy play missionaries in Uganda, when a chance meeting with Idi Amin offers the McAvoy character, Dr. Nicholas Garrigan, the chance to be Amin's personal physician.

It is when he takes the job that things start to pick up-the last 30-40 minutes are stunning, gory, disturbing and I couldn't walk away.

Best movie I've seen in a very long time.