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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
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I just saw this one recently and I have to say I
wasn't all that impressed. I can say that it
definitely parodied better than most in our
generation, but in terms of how much I laughed, I
really didn't find myself even chuckling too
often. I thought it was a very intelligent
parody, but it seemed better as a nod to the
origins of rock and roll than it was as a comedy.
Maybe it's just me. Although I will say I liked
the jokes about "my guitar softly
whimpers" and the Bob Dylan lyrics.
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The Eye
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Wow, ok that was a pretty long post argument.
Anyway, I agree with pretty much anyone who has
seen this remake that it is god awful. I laughed
at the supposed "scares" because they
were so textbook. 2/10.
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Hellboy
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I thought this was pretty good. I had pretty good
acting and some exciting action, and although I
never read the comics, I thought it was a pretty
good comic book adaptation. Better than Fantastic
Four or Daredevil I assure you. 7/10.
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The Village
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I thought this was a good one. It was marketed
wrong as another scary movie and when more became
revealed to the viewer it turned into a societal
commentary more than horror. That's probably why
a lot of people were turned off by this, but if
you watch it without the hype as a horror flick,
it will most likely be more enjoyable. FYI
Nirrad, Lady in the Water wasn't very good in my
opinion but Unbreakable I felt was really good.
The former was a sci-fi flick, the latter a
pseudo-superhero movie and I thought it was a good
movie. The Happening looks really good to me.
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Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull
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I think I'm in the middle with this movie. It had
the parts of a great Indy movie but in some ways I
felt it fell short, mainly by trying to do a lot
at once. There were a lot of things going on in
each scene, old characters returned while some new
characters didn't get enough development (namely
Mack and Ox) and the ending kind of turned me off.
Overall it was fun and I wouldn't mind watching
it again, but it didn't do it for me enough to
earn a spectacular rating. 6/10 from me.
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The Last Winter
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This looks awesome. I am definitely renting this
when I can.
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Speed Racer
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Hey, the orange creme isn't that bad. Although I
will say thank you for this review, I had
absolutely no intention of seeing this and I think
it will garner little in the way of praise. I
would like to call this year Jizzfest '08, what
with certain movies (eh hem Iron Man) blowing me
away, the Dark Knight coming up, and others that I
am hoping will be fantastic.
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Iron Man
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What can I say about my new favorite comic book
movie? Absolute genius in every way. No one was
remotely slouching in their roles, it was greatly
witty, action-packed but not overladen, and at
some parts just serious enough to be meaningful.
I love spidey, he's my favorite, but Iron Man just
took the lead in the film department.
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Homeworld
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That seems like a really big forest. Do they ever
leave it or is that the "planet's"
make-up?
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Superhero Movie
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Man I'm surprised it's not as bad as Meet the
Spartans. I really wish these movies would stop
being made but until teenagers and idiots stop
watching them they'll never leave.
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Team America: World Police
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Oh man this was a fun movie from beginning to end.
There was a lot to be said for the songs and
their meanings, the quick quips that you have to
catch (he's heading southeast on bakalakadaka
street!) and the utterly ridiculous threats from
Joe. I give this one a 9/10.
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Jason X
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This is absolutely one of my favorite comedies
ever. Some classic moments are in here that
really made me laugh with the amount of terrible
idea/acting that took place. 8/10 for its comedic
value.
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The Mutilator
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Oh man nice, I didn't even see that until you told
me.
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Cloverfield
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This is quite the controversial movie. I still
think it was a great movie, it had a a few flaws
and things that one can squabble about, but
overall I felt that the monster movie genre was
somewhat refreshed with this outing. I know I'll
probably get flak, but that's just my opinion.
I've seen the old third-party perfect camera
angles before where everything feels so set up and
focused all the time, this one made me feel like I
was either watching a real attack on tape or there
myself. It was both fun and frightening,
especially the subway scene.
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The Ruins
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Well I guess I don't have to wait to watch the
movie to see what supernatural threats there are.
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The Mutilator
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I'm sorry but I have to ask. Nirrad, what the
hell is your picture from? It's creepier than an
Asian ghost crawling down stairs.
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Carver
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Damn man those kills look horribly awesome.
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Billy Madison
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I have to be honest, aside from Chris Farley and a
couple of specific scenes I didn't find this movie
to be that funny. I kind of cringe whenever he
makes that stupid face in the scene with the
penguin, and overall his early work reminds me of
Jim Carrey's: when he doesn't try so hard he's
much funnier. For Carrey this is evident in Ace
Ventura, I feel that he is much better not
overacting or being too grandiose with his actions
or script.
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Bugcrush
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It was really well done, the actors all played
their parts excellently, and the pacing and
atmosphere were great. The only thing I felt a
little uneasy about was the ending, which my gf
felt the same about. I kind of know what happened
but anyone care to enlighten us?
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Monster
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I have to agree with this one. It had such
incredible acting and the directing was great.
Especially the scene where she killed the first
guy, that was painful to watch even as a male.
Ouch.
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The Crow
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I really felt like this movie had a much more good
vs. evil thing going than Spawn, which was
anti-hero drama at its finest. I think the mere
fact that he was able to come back and avenge his
girlfriend's humiliation makes me feel much more
strongly for the character. 8/10 from me, I'd
kick their asses just as hard as he did.
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Zombie
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I really want to see this now. Those zombies look
hella awesome.
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Meet The Spartans
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Then I am no fool Edd. I would never pay money to
see this, but I did find it another way and watch
it. My only intention of seeing it was for
reviewing, and a little just to prove how stupid
and ridiculous it was. If you value an hour of
your time, never ever see it unless you intend to
win a bet of worst movie ever.
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Cloverfield
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Usually I agree with one of two of the reviewers
on this site, namely because I know a decent
amount about film but they know more. However,
given that I feel the acting was believable, no
one made any horribly unintelligent decisions (who
wouldn't try to say someone they're in love with?)
and the action was well-paced, I have to say I had
minor to no complaints about this one. Sorry
blue, but I give it a 9/10.
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Cloverfield
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I have been on the fence about this one but I'm
going to see it tonight with the lady. One thing
though waxtadpole: some people haven't seen the
movie, so writing what happens in the end kind of
kills a part of the movie.
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Little Miss Sunshine
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I couldn't figure out the type of humor in the
movie. I guess it was dark or ridiculous humor,
but sometimes the humor didn't necessarily strike
me as hard as I thought it should. The end scene
with her dance was pretty good, but the rest I
kind of felt sorry for the family as a whole,
which might have been a plot device.
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Death Proof
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I heard Reservoir Dogs was good from one of the
guys who watched "Death Proof" with me (he hated
this one too) so I think Tarantino is more of a
hit or miss director for me. Pulp Fiction was
good, Kill Bill was alright, but I was honestly
disappointed. Anyway, good talking to you.
Whether I agree with you or not I have a lot of
respect for your opinions on movies.
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Death Proof
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I saw this last night and I'm sorry but I have to
utterly disagree. Almost the entire film was a
conversation, and a boring one at that. Most of
the dialogue was so mundane me and my friends have
better things to discuss; the discussions were so
ridiculously commonplace it was upsetting to
watch. 15 minutes in a car talking about weed and
boys? Really? Another 15 minutes talking about
whether or not they want to take the car out?
Come on, Tarantino was trying very, very hard to
be artsy with his overt use of talking. By the
first half of the film I wanted those girls to
die, just to have something happen in a freakin
GRINDHOUSE movie. Not to mention, what the hell
happened to Elizabeth Winstead's character? Do we
just assume her and Jasper have hot cocoa and talk
about life? Nah, this one, I am sorry to say, was
trying too hard to do too little. Aside from the
deaths and suspense on the car chase, this one was
a snoozefest. 2/10.
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Daredevil
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I apologize about the way I went about the last
comment. Yesterday wasn't a good day I guess, so
sarcasm wasn't breaching. However I am a fan both
of sarcasm and a Deadpool movie, he rocks the shit
in Ultimate Alliance.
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Daredevil
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If Griffinheart is the best reviewer on this site,
then bluemeanie, MVMMDI and Tristan have me
fooled. This movie is full of B-rate actors for
the most part who simply are physically fitting of
the roles but otherwise have such "deadpan"
performance that I was hoping it would end soon.
Very little about this movie said "whole-hearted;"
they seemed to have taken today's bandwagon of
superhero movies and said "hey, I can do this
too." Unfortunately for most people, they were
wrong.
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