Buried
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Appreciate what they were attempting to do but it
wasn't able to keep me engaged. 6.5/10.
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Super 8
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Loved this one. Nice nostalgic feel. Nothing
monumental but memorable and exciting. Go Amblin!
9/10.
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The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence)
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There really is no need for me to comment on this
but I will do it anyway. The people who like the
first film will, for the most part, like the
second. I didn't love the first film but thought
it was very well shot and rather entertaining and
not nearly as revolting as people had led me to
believe. What made the original work was that it
wasn't all gore and all gut-wrenching - it had a
plot and was aiming for something. The sequel
aims for nothing except to turn the stomach. As a
film, it's the lowest form of dreck. I think Tom
Six is a fine horror director and I think he has
far better films in him than this. #2 on my worst
films of the year list. 1/10.
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Congo
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This is the kind of epic bad I just LOVE.
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Frozen
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Yeah - definitely not in love with this film like
you are. I cannot put my finger on it but it just
felt like it was missing something. I didn't
think it was very original, premise wise, and I
thought the acting was the only thing that saved
it. Not a terrible film, just more like a 6.5/10
for me.
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50/50
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9/10. Terrific and one of the best films of the
year. This one will be wholly under-appreciated
come awards time and that's a shame. Joseph
Gordon-Levitt does some damned fine acting here
and Anjelica Huston is so memorable as his mother.
Love, love, loved this movie.
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Paranormal Activity 3
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8/10. Better than the original but not as solid
as the second film. I appreciate the fact that
this franchise keeps slipping into the hands of
talented directors. The guys who did
"Catfish" did this one and they handled
the premise and executed it well, I thought. I
agree - the ending felt more like "The Last
Exorcism" than anything else, but it had a
nice amount of scares and I loved how they handled
the whole 'imaginary friend' thing. Solid horror
film.
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Final Destination 2
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I very much enjoyed the first film. I thought the
second was just plain awful. The third film is my
favorite of the entire franchise. The fourth film
was entertaining but very very flawed. The fifth
film is absolute garbage. So I am the exception
there - I don't think "Final
Destination" works quite like the
"Saw" films - I loved some of the films
and hated the others based on quality. As for
Part 2 - 3/10.
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Let Me In
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And I thought the little boy in the remake was
better than the little boy in the original.
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Let Me In
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As someone who thinks all remakes are unnecessary,
I agree with you. However, despite that opinion,
it was nice to see the same material through the
lens of another filmmaker. I found it to be
different enough.
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Let Me In
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I just felt Reeves did a better job of creating an
atmosphere in this film -- the whole thing --
music, costumes, cinematography. I do think the
original is better, on the whole, but this one was
damned close. And it was better than the original
in some key areas.
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Predators
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I enjoyed the hell out of this one and thought it
worked pretty damned well. The story was engaging
and the actors were better than any other
"Predator" film ever. Yeah it was tough
buying Adrien Brody as a bad-ass but he was no
worse than Christian Bale as Batman. I thought
they went for all-out entertainment with this one
and it really did make sense for me. The best
since the original and, production wise, better
than the original. 8/10.
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Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdJF0amk7B8 I
am the one with the gun. We recorded this as a
promo for our "Silent Night Deadly
Night" screening last year.
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The Expendables
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I cannot say I was not disappointed by this film.
From the people involved I was really hoping this
would be a phenomenal action film. It turned out
to be just okay. It was nice seeing all these
guys together and I especially enjoyed Eric
Roberts. 7/10. Could have been SO much better.
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Saw: The Final Chapter
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The amount of people that worked on it is a
PERFECT judge of how much time and attention were
put into the 3D elements of the film. Some
companies are better than others, and the more
people that work on the 3D elements the more
polished the film typically looks. So it has
EVERYTHING to do with it. Once again, just to
compare it to another horror film, look at how
many people worked on "My Bloody Valentine
3D" -- a ton. And the film (though not
great) has that depth of field throughout.
"Saw 3D" only has it here and there
meaning that they only worked on the scenes they
liked the best and not the film as a whole.
"Piranha 3D" had the same problem and so
did "The Final Destination". Had more
people worked on it they could have spent more
time on scenes they ended up skipping. I dislike
3D used in any gimmicky way and I just don't think
"Saw" did even close to a good job of
going for anything other than gimmicky.
And I am sorry but fans follow the films for the
story? Insane. Hell, most people I know who have
watched every film probably couldn't describe the
story for me if I asked them to. They follow for
the kills and the gore. And I lump
"Saw" in with other torture porn because
that is exactly what it is, except those others
film have a better track record of casting even
pseudo-talented actors. "Saw" has a
tendency to go for the bottom of the barrel
there.
They were always going to make
more "Saw" films until they stopped
being profitable. The completion of the story had
nothing to do with anything for anyone. Luckily
for us, the films stopped performing well because
they kept remaking the same film over and over
again.
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Saw: The Final Chapter
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I will give you the first one -- that was some
mis-wording on my part. As for the 3D thing you
are just dead wrong. Very well done? It was
horribly rendered and looked like they put zero
effort into making it look even close to good. I
noticed barely any picture depth. It was a
gimmick just like most other 3D films. A sure way
to know I am right is to look at the technical
credits at the end of the film -- compare that to
a QUALITY 3D film and you will see how little
effort they put into it.
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Saw: The Final Chapter
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Hmmmm...it is my day job...thank God I don't get
many complaints from legitimate readers...
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My Soul To Take
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Well...that is what is was supposed to be the
SECOND time they shot it. I'd love to see all
that unused footage from the first shoot.
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The Crazies
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I enjoy this one also. Very well handled. 8/10.
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Blood On The Highway
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Well -- "Blood on the Highway" is not
the best film of the year; that's a rather...how
should I say it...dumb statement. But it is
entertaining nevertheless. I agree with most of
the review above.
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A Serbian Film
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Yes -- I apologize to the world for not liking
certain films. Heaven forbid I have specific
tastes. And thank you for your compliment on my
review -- I wanted my review to match the film and
evidently I succeeded.
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A Serbian Film
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I damned the movie for not enjoying it and
thinking it was pointless. How is that wrong? I
think "Disaster Movie" did what it set
out to do also -- does that mean I should give it
a higher score? Come on...
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A Serbian Film
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My score is a reflection of the level of my
recommendation. I would not recommend this film
to ANYONE even with its positive merits. Just
because someone tosses some glitter on a turd --
yeah, it's a pretty turd but it's still a piece of
shit. All of the things I mentioned in my review
are true -- they do not make the film worth
seeing.
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Machete
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I needed the heads up as much as you need some
tact etiquette. So I guess I would say
"thank you".
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Machete
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Thanks, Comment Patrol, for that rundown.
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Machete
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Just because you say they are 'guy movies' doesn't
mean that says it's all that appeals to guys. He
didn't say 'the only movies guys watch'. Just
because I call "Eat Pray Love" a chick
flick doesn't mean any girls watch it.
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Machete
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I can think of no better terminology for it than
'guy movies' -- that's a friendly and appropriate
term for films like that. And someone obviously
has a biased opinion towards Mr. Tarantino.
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Machete
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Well...I loved "Death Proof" and agree
with "Planet Terror". Don't expect much
more than you got with "Planet Terror"
but don't expect it to be as AMAZING as
"Death Proof" either.
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Survival Of The Dead
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Thoroughly enjoyed this one. I loved the level of
humor in it and the whole Irish thing made me
smile. Romero really put some thought into this
script and it shows. For me, this was more
enjoyable than both "Diary of the Dead"
and "Land of the Dead". Too much CGI,
at times, but otherwise a nice romp. 8/10.
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I Know What You Did Last Summer
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You know, I have a soft spot in my heart for this
one. I was a teenager when these films came out
and they really were entertaining to me. I always
preferred this one over the others. Attractive
cast, clever premise and generally well executed.
Nice nostalgia for me. 7/10.
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A Nightmare On Elm Street
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Dreadful. Awful. Pathetic. Those are words I
would use to describe this complete waste of time.
The editing was awful...choppy and and
amateurish. The CGI was lame and unnecessary.
The violence level was so sad -- not even close to
as gruesome as the original film. The
performances were, for the most part, pretty
terrible, most notably Kellan Lutz, Rooney Mara
(Daria-Nancy) and -- yes -- Jackie Earle Haley.
Haley is not Freddy. No matter how you slice it.
I didn't like the direction they took that Krueger
character and I didn't like how dumbass thought --
I'll just wait here with some office supplies and
take care of Freddy when you pull him out. Did I
mention how Connie Britton and Clancy Brown were
totally wasted in this film? Not as bad a remake
as "Friday the 13th" but terrible
nonetheless. 3/10.
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Brothers
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Hmmmm...considering just as much was filmed in
Sweden as Denmark, I would say you're a little out
of your knowledge base.
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Transsiberian
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I will check that out. Hey -- you show me your
MENSA card and I'll show you mine.
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Transsiberian
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Yes, I read...and I am pretty swift at inferring
also. That's what makes me smarter than
you...:)
Yes...I have seen "Le
Doulos" and have been a BIG fan of Melville's
work for a while now. I prefer "The Red
Circle".
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Transsiberian
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Just because I compare one film to another is not
suggesting one is better than the other. Hell, I
can compare "Operation Dumbo Drop" to a
Hitchcock film if I wanted to.
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Zombieland
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Love, love, loved this film. I thought the humor
was spot-on and right up my alley. Woody
Harrelson kicks major amounts of ass. Of course,
the cameo was the highlight of the film for me,
but I loved the tongue-in-cheek way it approached
just about everything. Best zombie film I have
seen in a while. 8/10.
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Paranormal Activity
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I wasn't expecting to enjoy this film in the
slightest but was surprised at how much I actually
did. I thought the execution was handled very
well, the performances were solid and the pacing
was just how it needed to be. Some of the scares
really worked. I did, however, think the
theatrical ending was ridiculous and we can all
blame Steven Spielberg for that one (his one fuck
up). Otherwise, a terrific little horror film.
8/10.
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The House Of The Devil
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You might have seen a different version. There is
one version that is 8 minutes longer than the
version I saw. It's the difference between the
festival cut and the distributor cut. That might
have been the padding to which you are referring.
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Jennifer's Body
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WHAT?! 0/10? Come on -- there was some clever
shit going down in this film. I loved the sense
of humor (which, of course, was all Diablo Cody),
thought Amanda Seyfriend did a fantastic job.
This film never bored me. I am shocked by your
score. Go figure. 7/10.
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True Blood: Season 1
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My favorite current show. Gets better and better.
I can't remember being this excited about a show
in years. 10/10.
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S. Darko
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Can be summed up in one word: Why? 0/10.
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Fear(s) Of The Dark
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This one really just bored me to tears. I had
high hopes since the trailer first came out, but
there was too much of 'nothing' going on for me to
stay interested, despite some amazing visuals.
5/10.
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