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03/22/2010 03:52:40 PM · #826 |
The Road to Perdition-2002
Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Daniel Craig, Jude Law
''Bonds of loyalty are put to the test when a hitman's son witnesses what his father does for a living''.
8/10 - seen this several times and I just love it.
The Package-1989
Gene Hackman, Tommy Lee Jones
8/10
''He's one man racing against time to stop the most explosive conspiracy in history''
Interesting film, Gene Hackman is an army Sgt and has to escort felow solider Tommy Lee Jones back to the US to face military justice...but when Jones escapes it becomes clear there is much more at stake than just one man's freedom...
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03/22/2010 04:07:36 PM · #827 |
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Bolt 7/10 - Predictable, but great kid movie and enough of the typical little adult humor bits to keep me entertained. |
Yeah, I couldn't figure out why this one flopped at the box office. It wasn't brilliant but it was a perfectly serviceable and fun animated feature. |
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03/22/2010 04:31:54 PM · #828 |
Khamsa An interesting glimpse of gypsy life in Marseilles 8/10
Le Derniere Maquis A rambling film about workers at a pallet shop...There's something about Islam too, but I thought it lacked focus, not literally, but in the story. 4/10 |
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03/24/2010 11:37:21 PM · #829 |
Barbie as the Island Princess 10/10
I watched it with my 3 (very soon to be 4) year old. Loved it! Great music.
I tell you, if you have a daughter, get the Barbie series...they are FANTASTIC! |
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03/25/2010 01:49:39 AM · #830 |
Brothers - 6.5/10
Not bad really. It would be a truly great movie, carrying a lot of emotional weight and import about the effects of war upon young men, if it weren't for the totally flacid performances when something emotionally shattering has occured. On at least 3 occasions in the movie, something pretty seriously bad happens, yet the cast act like it's a light bulb that needs changing- with a mild sigh. It's a shame, as those moments ruin what should be an emotional and poignant story.
Still, Jake Gyllenhall is great. I'm liking him more and more as his career progresses. And Tobey Maguire is rather adept at playing a traumatised soldier back from Afghanistan. And Natalie Portman? I definitely would. |
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03/25/2010 01:55:21 AM · #831 |
You Kill Me 8/10
Ben Kingsley as an alcoholic hitman going to AA. Very funny in an offbeat black humor kind of way. With Tea Leoni, Luke Wilson, Bill Pullman |
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03/25/2010 09:14:31 AM · #832 |
Surrogates - 5/5-6/5
Decent sci-fi premise with humanitarian message. It wasn't over the top enough to be a funhouse ride, but it was too superficially explored, with too many unanswered questions, to be a serious and satisfying film. It was good that Bruce Willis wasn't in smirky sarcastic supercop mode, but the film could have used a little humor. |
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03/25/2010 10:38:31 AM · #833 |
Executive Decision - 1996
When terrorists seize control of an airliner, an intelligence analyst accompanies a commando unit for a midair boarding operation
Kurt Russell
Steven Seagal
Halle Berry
John Leguizamo
David Suchet
Seen this a few times and I always enjoy it - 8/10
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03/27/2010 03:24:07 AM · #834 |
Surrogates - 7/10
Predictable, familiar plot with lots of implausibility - I don't mind stretching technology or physical capabilities in movies, but what I have a hard time with is when the plot or even the main premise is at odds with what I believe society and/or groups within society are capable of or how they would behave. I still rate it high because it was still overall entertaining. |
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03/27/2010 05:27:31 PM · #835 |
| Repo Men -- I haven't really decided how to rate it yet. It was extremely bloody and brutal. The concept is interesting. Jude Law is unbelievably hot. I found it hard to watch at times due to the copious amounts of slayings and slashings. The end has a twist that you don't really expect, and I always appreciate that. Would like to hear from others what they thought. |
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03/29/2010 02:23:05 AM · #836 |
Alice In Wonderland. 4/10
Tim burton's nuttiness<<<<<<<<
I can't believe how 'regular' the movie was. I liked the idea of moving the story forward with Alice growing up initially but it turned into some kind of random fanfiction. I kept sighing in the middle wishing for one scene or the other that would have looked awesome on screen.
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03/29/2010 02:43:59 AM · #837 |
The Hurt Locker ... 8/10
gripping edge of the seat stuff
well deserving of all the honors its received
Finding Nemo ... 10/10
i must have seen this about 6 times now and was at a friends and it was on tv (yep even put up with the adds)
one of the best animated films ever *IMO*
Message edited by author 2010-03-29 02:51:04. |
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03/31/2010 10:27:40 AM · #838 |
In theatre:
How to Train Your Dragon 3D 8/10
Cute, rooting for the underdog (the mis-understood youth) story, decent dialogue, fun animation and lots of the usual "hidden" adult humour.
As for 3D though, if it's cheaper in your area to see a regular showing, do it. The 3D is pretty limited in this film. Over all another great
Dreamworks production.
Alice in Wonderland 5/10
Costumes and animation were excellent, the premise of Alice going back grown up was cool (didn't actually know this part), but I was rather disappointed in the overall story, not what I'd expect from Tim Burton. As a few seem to have said, if he'd have used more of Lewis Carroll's weirdness, combined with his own, I know he could have done better. Disappointed in Johnny's performance too, he forgot to leave Jack with the pirates.
I've turned my boys into little Johnny Depp fans but not particularly interested in purchasing this one. Not to mention I'm not sure it's a good example for my kids to repeatedly see a caterpillar smoking from a hookah lol.
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03/31/2010 10:39:22 AM · #839 |
Originally posted by Dr.Confuser:
Where the Wild Things Are
Read the Maurice Sendac book to the kids hundreds of times. Loved the illustrations. Disappointed in the movie.
4.5/10 |
Love Love Love the book, one of thee best kids books ever. But agree with you on the movie, very disappointed... and I was stupid enough to purchase the Blu-ray sight-unseen... lesson re-learned. |
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04/10/2010 05:27:29 PM · #840 |
How to Train Your Dragon - 8/10
Fun, engrossing, entertaining. Just the right balance of everything an animated movie should have.
The Blind Side - 4/10
I can't believe Sandra Bullock won an Oscar for this mediocre and monotone performance. I don't know the first thing about American football so I didn't have a clue what was going on in some scenes, which explains why it wasn't such a big hit this side of the pond. Predictable, forgettable, and nauseatingly sweet - and the racial stereotyping was outrageous. |
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04/11/2010 04:49:01 AM · #841 |
50 Dead Men Walking - 7/10
It was like an Irish Donnie Brasco |
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04/11/2010 04:51:50 AM · #842 |
The Baader Meinhof Complex - 8/10
German movie with sub-titles so... Not for everyone.
Message edited by author 2010-04-11 04:57:11. |
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04/11/2010 06:14:07 AM · #843 |
Sherlock Holmes 9/10
Plenty of eye candy (visual and sound) with a great updated Holmes story in the true style of the original short stories. Doesn't hurt that Guy Ritchie is my favorite director and I love his style as well.
Joe |
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04/15/2010 10:54:36 PM · #844 |
| "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans," with Nicholas Cage, directed by Werner Herzog. Didn't think I'd enjoy it because the original "Bad Lieutenant" with Harvey Keitel, while a very well done movie, was thoroughly depressing and an experience I didn't want to repeat. But Nicholas Cage was fantastic, quirky and hallucinatory. Good cinematography. If you like offbeat, you'll like this movie. |
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04/15/2010 11:22:48 PM · #845 |
Land of the Lost - 2/10
Got this for free from the library. Was it worth the cost? I laughed a couple of times, was grossed out at least once, and otherwise squirmed with discomfort at how unfunny it was. This 100 minutes seemed interminable. Terrible. |
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04/15/2010 11:38:59 PM · #846 |
A Serious Man - 6/10
Just bizarre. Probably would have been much better had I understood Jewish culture. |
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04/16/2010 01:32:19 AM · #847 |
The Road - 5/10
A gloomy trip to nowhere.
Agree totally with A Serious Man, except I would score it a 4/10
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04/16/2010 01:35:08 AM · #848 |
Sherlock Holmes...
great Movie I rate this movie a 8/10 |
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04/16/2010 03:16:25 AM · #849 |
Sen to chihiro No Kamikakushi -2/10
By far the worse movie evah. Nothing made sense. It was probably because it was in Japanese and I had the caption off but hey that's not my fault.
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04/18/2010 05:46:15 AM · #850 |
Law Abiding Citizen - 8/10
Sort of an updated "Death Wish" but with a twist. Suspenseful and well acted. I enjoyed it. |
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