Speed_Gibson

Just watched Ice Age 3. Great visual look, I expected the all too common evolutionary BS angle, good for a second sequel.

Most memorable for me was watching the 1 year old climb up the movie theatre stairs 2 or three times and holding said infant when she cried. The film ended when the mammoth baby started crying - might seen the real end eventually on DVD but in no rush.

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The Wrestler - 9/10

I didn't care for the subject matter or even the film itself, but the Academy must've seen what I saw. The lead performances blew me away.

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biznatch

Thanks, hadn't seen the movie yet. Spoiler tags next time, please.

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Terminator: Salvation 8/10

I thoroughly enjoyed this flick. I've always been a fan of the whole Terminator franchise. It's good to see something different out of it.

Also, Marcus Wright is the baddest ass character to ever come out of the series. Spoiler: I mean, he's a fucking cyborg! Hell yes!

The only problem I had with the flick was Christian Bales highly dramatic, almost cheesy overacting. It worked for Batman, but not for John Connor...

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The Hangover 9/10

Saw this one for the second time, perhaps liked it even more. What a great comedy. I can't recall seeing a movie any other time that was funny from start to finish, most start to drag from 1/2 to 3/4 of the way through. Not so with this one! Great from start to finish, its even amazing in the credits!


Drag me to Hell 9/10

Holy shit! Great freaking movie!! Modern horror at its best by the master Raimi.

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squeeeb

terminator 4 - 8/10 - he survived TWO helicopter crashes? i would NEVER get into a helicopter with john connor. EVER. it was kinda confusing and annoying at first. i really liked the homage to the original, the guns n roses, the "i'll be back" and the fight with the terminator, but overall, it was ok, good, not great.

year one - 9/10. who has two thumbs and liked this movie? (pointing to myself) this person. hilarious. just straight up funny. go see it, or i'll kill you where you stand (see the movie to get that joke)

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The Reader

From NetFlix:
7/10 A good story. My wife expected it to be another Holocaust movie, but wound up liking it. There was a bit of skipping around between eras but not so much that you lose track or interest.

Kate Winslet gets naked several times. I like how she doesn't hide behind makeup, lighting or body doubles and has not seemingly resorted to plastic surgery to fit what people expect to see in movies. She looks very natural.

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Push - 6/10

Great idea for a movie, but it kinda fell a little flat. Sorry for not writing more, but I am feeling lazy at the moment.

Punk.of.Ages

I watched this today and that's pretty much all there is to say about this flick. Great premise, horrible execution.

To be fair, I lost interest and all but stopped watching after about 20 minutes, though.

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Revolutionary Road 8/10

This movie was interesting but flat at times. It reminded me of American Beauty at times (same director). It's set in the '50's and follows the life of a couple who want to lead a different life from the usual picket fence existence, and the difficulties they face in reality. The flatness of the movie adds to the feeling of impotence throughout. Visually there are a couple of strong scenes. The dialogue, while interesting in parts, is a little theatrical, contrived. The best part is the acting. Kate Winslet does very well in this flick, as does Leonardo Dicaprio. A far, far cry from Titanic. Spoiler: One particular scene in the movie, towards the end, is so raw and well acted, it grates on your skin appropriately. Hats off to the crazy guy character who dishes out some home truths. Overall, an interesting film, that to me requires a little more depth, Spoiler: and perhaps a less predictable finale.

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Passengers

From Netflix:
4/10 from me but my wife loved it. Everything was just too slow for my liking. Once things picked up, the ending became predictable. And once what was happening to the passengers became apparent, the film used the last 20 minutes to explain what we had figured out five minutes ago.

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last house on the left 7-10 freaky.

Chilly McFreeze

Public Enemies - 8/10. Looks stunning, awesome performances from Depp and Cotillard, but there's something missing that would make it a true classic. Still great though, and well worth watching.

IdeoFunk

I saw this one last week, and yeah, it really is a great horror flick. I think that gypsy lady deserves an Oscar haha.... all of the sudden I feel like later tonight I'll find myself watching Evil Dead 2 again .

blahblah454

Hulk vs. Wolverine - 9/10

If you want to see some sweet cartoon action then this is your show!! Hulk and Wolverine at their best, kicking each others ass non stop!


Hulk vs. Thor - 8/10

Awesome, Hulk reigns some serious destruction down upon Asgard.

Punk.of.Ages

Knowing 2/10

I really wanted to like this movie. It had a lot of potential to be good, but, with all the plot holes, flawed logic, and bad dialogue, I found myself losing interest. Then they went and Spoiler: blamed it on aliens, and I just couldn't do it...

It gets 2 points because, at least, the special effects were cool and it was fairly aesthetically pleasing.

Nicolas Cage: "Hey! You stay away from us, ya hear?!"

"You want some of this?!"

*Whacks bat on tree*

Me: *palmface*

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Push

It had the possibility of being a good movie but it was not put together well.

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Oh ya and the movie Knowing

I forgot I watched it, need I say more.

Psycho Dad

Last Chance Harvey 5/10

From NetFlix:
Not my kind of movie, but thought my wife would like it. I think it would have been better had someone else played Harvey. I don't who that someone would have been, but Hoffman ain't that swuft.

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Gran Torino 11/10

Clint Fuckin' Eastwood. 'nuff said.

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The Hurt Locker: 9.8/10 Probably the best war movie of my generation so far. IMHO, it was better than Saving Private Ryan, and I don't say that lightly.

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Bruno - 7/10

Some of it was hilariously funny, some of it was way too over the top. I didn't even want to see it so I guess it was better than expected.

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So, I finally watched Blood Diamond and I have to say, placing an action/adventure/romance plot on top of a backdrop of true and recent civil war replete with slaughter, dismemberment and child soldiering was really hard to stomach. For instance, I found it really hard to appreciate the tenderness of the father and son reunion that takes place between the lead characters when, seconds ago, hundreds of other little boys just like his son were blown up as 'cover' without so much as batting an eyelash. The more I think about the whole movie, the more disgusted I become. I appreciate that the movie was attempting, in a way, to illuminate the greed of the diamond industry and their culpability in enabling a civil war that killed thousands and left thousands more armless. But the passion would have been better served as a documentary. The film itself comes off as a modern day version of Mogambo.

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The Prestige. 8.5/10

Awesome, awesome movie. If you haven't seen it, I really recommend it. Magicians, suspense, heartache, humor, secrets, and a fantastic ending.

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The Proposal 8/10

I didn't think I'd like this one as much as I did. Great example of romantic comedy.

small Spoiler: "From the window to the wall, til sweat drip down my balls"

EDIT: Betty White is AWESOME

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Public Enemies: 6/10. I liked it but yes there is something missing from this movie. It seems like a big budget movie that was hastily put together with a big star name and released just to make a buck. While the shoot-out scenes are loud and exciting, the story/dialougue is not interesting or compelling.

Manic_Skafe

Moon - 2009 - Sam Rockwell 10/10

There's a lot I could say about this movie but I doubt my ability to do it justice. Simply put, I 've seen very few science fiction movies of this caliber. I loved Moon because it didn't insult my common sense, it didn't require that I turn a blind eye to logical fallacies and it rejects the typical sci-fi formula of slick visuals before all else. Sam Rockwell's performance is flawless as is the films atmosphere.

Gonna go see it again tonight.



Moon - 89% @ Rotten Tomatoes

Transformers 2 & Terminator Salvation - 5/10

Not too bad but nothing worth seeing again.

El Cantante - 4/10

Entertaining and accurate enough (although told from Pucci's perspective) but some of the acting was downright terrible and the movie failed at capturing and conveying the magic that is Hector Lavoe's music. Mark Anthony and Jennifer Lopez were believable enough but the entire flick wasn't good enough.

Good Night And Good Luck - 9/10

I don't know why I waited so long to see this movie but it was great as I'm sure is documented well enough in this thread.

The International - 3/10

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Public Enemies - 6/10

I've hadted Johhny Depp since Crybaby but Dillinger's story was too good to pass up on this flick. Sadly, it's Dillinger's story does more justice to the film than the film does in presenting the story. Christian Bale was a total let down with his terrible southern accent, many of Depp's lines were distractingly cheesy and where the movie shined - in the gun fight scenes - were partially ruined by hand-held digital cameras.

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Harry Potter An The Half Blood Prince : 4/10

Man, I was so disappointed with this movie.

I haven't read any of the books, but I have seen all the other movies, and I would definitely rate this one my least favorite.

I just seemed to take forever for anything interesting to happen, and by the time it did, the movie was over. I kept looking at my watch to see how much longer the movie was.

There were also several scenes/plot points that had absolutely no relevance at all like Spoiler: the bridge destruction, and the torching of the Weasley house. I've also read/heard that there are several things that were left out/changed that are very important to the final book.

There were a couple of funny moments, but overall it was just really boring and non-cohesive.

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Transformers 2 - 5/10

Wow, this was really bad compared to the first one. Total over the top (in a bad way) cheese, and I love me some cheese.

All I really learned from this movie is that its hard to tell whats going on when the camera is ultra-zoomed on CGI robots, and Megan Fox has a hot body but horrible skin.

Xerxys

Dude, how dare you??? How dare you watch ANY movie without reading the books first. It's people like you that break my heart daily. You could have loved the HP series. The book is entirly filled with suspense and just like youd escribed, EVERYTHING happens at the end. With HP, you simply cannot wait a day after the book is released because someone WILL spoil the ending for you. Also, with HP, NOTHING is like the movie. Except maybe Danile Radcliffe. He looked exactly like that in my head when reading it. Otherwise everyone/everything else is different.

V for Vendetta - 7/10 Again, "It's starting to grow on me."
The devil wears Prada. - 6/10 Quite entertaining but I wouldn't pay for it.
Beerfest - 8/10 Again, it is very entertaining.
Superman returns 4/10 Again, quite missing in plot.

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History of Violence
I know this is not a new movie, but I saw it for the first time. I actually could not get into it. I thought it was boring.

mrklixx

So you are telling me that for every single movie that you have seen that was based on a book that you read the book first? I find that hard to believe, because that's either a whole hell of a lot of reading or very little movie watching.

I actually think it is better to not have read the book version first when seeing a movie, because then you can base your enjoyment solely on it's merits as a film. I have seen many movies for which I have read the books, and it always causes nit-pickiness.

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Blasphemy!

9/10

I really liked it. Robots fighting robots, bring it on!! I can't get enough of it!! Michael Bay sure knows how to please an action loving geek. I can do without the love story between Sam and what's her face though...YUCK.


*crossing fingers for a 3rd Transformer with more of the same*

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Lars and the Real Girl 8.5/10

quirky as the story is, I loved the way human interaction and relationships are at the fore of this movie, down to the tiniest gestures and details. A quiet movie with great intensity. It really makes you empathize with the characters. Great acting here, very real, awkward and raw.

Let the Right One In - 9.5/10

I was tempted to give this 10/10 but held back. Not sure why. This is an excellent, inspired film. It has vampires, but it's not a vampire movie. It follows the life of a child but it's soo not about children. It's about coming of age, it's about relationships, about loyalty and dedication, it's about telling a great story, and it's about breaking and questioning convention. From the actors to the plot to the photography, I have the highest respect for this movie. The dialogue, though sparse, says only what it is important to know. It has a sharpness that is riveting all throughout. I usually hate films where there is blood and gore, but this movie, while having some scenes of that kind, is able to execute them in such a beautiful, well thought out way, that you are actually waiting for the next piece of genius that these moments are, to occur. Amazing, could watch it over and over. And I never say that.

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To be our soul and gesture it abroad,
Our hearts are incommunicable still.
In what we show ourselves we are ignored.
The abyss from soul to soul cannot be bridged
By any skill of thought or trick of seeming.
Unto our very selves we are abridged
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transformers 2 - im the same as blah.

way over the top, nice graphics and all, but lacked content.

geographically speaking it was all over the place and definately misplaced. from american suburbia to deserts of jordan and egypt in a flash?

plenty of stereotypical scenes....meh..

6/10. im being generous

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Return of the Living dead. 9/10

I caught this on AMC tonight. It was edited for TV so unfortunately I can only give it a 9/10. Usually I'd give it a 10. Tarman is still one of the coolest looking zombie from any movie. Too bad the sequels didn't live up to this one. I'm sure it'll always be one of my favorites.

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Equilibrium - 9/10

Can't believe I'd never heard of this little sci-fi gem. Christian Bale and Taye Diggs both give strong performances in this slightly over the top but powerful film. It was highly recommended to me by two fellow film aficionados and I concur. Don't miss it.

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Doubt 9/10

Wife wanted this after seeing previews. It started slow, but was a very good movie actually.

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Moon - 7.5/10
Excellent work by Sam Rockwell. He played his role(s) to a perfect pitch. You could even tell the differences in his posture. The story was uncomplicated to the point where you wondered why you were sitting through such a docile movie for such a simple tale. I definitely wanted more complexity. I wanted more attention to detail... I realize the budget wasn't too big, but how can they shoot a movie "on" the moon without paying SOME attention to gravity. I wanted all of the little kinks that I noticed in the beginning to come back in the end. Oh well. Still a good movie, but it leaves you feeling like it could have been a lot more. Also, Clint Mansell was a promising soundtrack composer when Pi came out, but now he seems very formulaic. Just like Requiem for a Dream; pick a ditty and repeat it over and over at different complexities.

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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: 8/10

It started relatively slow, but both of the main boys in this movie seem to be fine actors for such a young age. I really liked the fact that he was having a tough time "getting" what his tutor was teaching him and his sister, and that she was so into it. The ending was... tough.

Man Bites Dog: 10/10

It isn't new at all, but I just saw it for the first time. I can't say enough good things about this movie. I loved it all the way through, from the main character's racism to his calm demeanor while doing the most heinous things. It isn't exactly what I expected it to be, but I'm not sure what I was expecting either. One way or another, this has become one of my favorites.

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