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Apparently James Cameron had been waiting his whole life to make Pocahontas in CG. Not exactly what I was hoping for.
I think it was really pretty, though. I'm not sure for certain because I saw it in 3D. Since I have astigmatism, I can't really see 3D that well, so it pretty much just gave me a headache. But I'm betting it was gorgeous if you could see it properly.
I think it was really pretty, though. I'm not sure for certain because I saw it in 3D. Since I have astigmatism, I can't really see 3D that well, so it pretty much just gave me a headache. But I'm betting it was gorgeous if you could see it properly.
The Beach
All I knew about the plot was "Leonardo goes to a beach with some
people and something bad happens," and I was pleasantly surprised to
discover that there was more to it.
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
They should've just made this entirely CG, since that's what half the
movie was anyway. The Cobra guys' reactions of pain and fear kind of
ruined it for me, but it was nice seeing Joseph for a few minutes.
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
While watching this movie, I thought, "The last time I disliked
characters this much was when I saw Being John Malkovich," and sure
enough..this was written by the same man. Unfortunately, this didn't
grab me the way that did, and it was even tougher to sit through. I
think I may have to write off Mr. Kaufman altogether, no pun intended.
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
I
love the Japanese aesthetic..I hated the Southern hick. The movie as a
whole was ridiculous, but not as much of a trainwreck as the last one.
2 Fast 2 Furious
Complete waste of a movie. Why make this? Eva Mendes wasn't hot, and the dynamic between Tyrese and Paul was terrible.
The Fast and the Furious
I'm a fan of Vin Diesel, and Paul's easy on the eyes. The plot kept me interested, too.
Transformers
I thought the entire premise of this movie was, "some of them want
to kill us and some of them don't." Luckily there was a *little* bit
more to the plot than that.
Better Off Dead
This is a terrible movie to watch if you can't stand surrealism, and if
you're looking for surrealism, it probably won't be surreal enough.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
The action scenes were boring and went on for way too long,
especially the desert fight, and the plot holes were insane. I liked
Jetfire, though.
American Beauty
This was a lot like Six Feet Under. The fantasy sequences, the themes,
the music, the lighting..it was all very reminiscent of the show, which
is interesting considering the fact that the director, cinematographer,
and composer apparently never did much work on it. I don't think it
deserves the type of "most original awesome thing ever" acclaim that it
got, but aside from that it was as good as it was supposed to be.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
It was cheesy in places and apparently didn't really follow his story or
do justice to the other characters, but I didn't know the difference. I
liked it.
Blind Fury
Based on the cover of the VHS, I was pretty sure this was going to be
just about the worst movie I'd ever seen. It was dopey, but it's fun if
you don't take it seriously, and I liked it.
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
A refreshing movie after the last two. It really captures the simple,
beautiful things. The story's nothing spectacular, but it's not hard to
watch. I didn't like the ending, though.
Wicked City
Unbeliveably visually unappealing.
Ugh. How am I supposed to like an anime that completely lacks attractive
characters? The twist at the end was interesting, although partially
predictable, but I didn't enjoy the animation style at all.
Twilight of the Dark Master
This went up 127% in popularity in the last week on IMDb. Possibly
because I just searched for it. It was fairly fast-paced and slightly
poignant; felt a little empty because of the pacing, though.
The Craft
I wanted to see this for a couple years after it came out, and then I
forgot about it. It was pretty much what I was expecting (now, not
then). It was decent enough. Fairuza Balk was not, and apparently still
is not, pretty at all..but her eyes really are turqoise.
Terminator Salvation
Christian Bale..first Batman, now John Connor. What's next, fucking Mad
Max? The movie may have been more interesting if the "big reveal" hadn't
been revealed in the trailer, but that's alright; I guess they had to
give us some reason to go see it other than "the machines try to kill
John again." It was appropriately loud and action-packed, and the
casting was pretty good. I enjoyed it, although it would've been nice to
know more about Marcus' past, and the ending was slightly detrimental
and completely unnecessary.
The Promotion
Even with a bad haircut, Stifler wasn't believable in this role. Lili
Taylor speaking in a Canadian Scottish accent made the movie. I wanted
it to be more about working at a grocery store than it was. It did a
good job keeping both guys pretty equal at all times, though; I liked
that I never felt like either one of them was the underdog.
Lost in Space
Joey in a feature-length film..bad times. The whole thing was so
terribly flat. A few interesting things happened, but that did not make
this worth watching.
Friday the 13th
Why does this have the exact same title as the first one? Couldn't they
add "part 11" or something? The opening sequence was pretty cool, and
Jared Padalecki is still cute. I guess it was an okay movie, for what it
is.
Planet Terror
It wasn't as bad as I was expecting. The gore was all cheesy, so it
wasn't too disgusting. I just don't think I can appreciate this kind of
movie. I always like Freddy though, and Rose was pretty. I liked the
ending, too.
Con Air
A movie with Nic Cage, John Malkovich, Steve Buscemi, and John Cusack is
guaranteed to be good. The explosions were a bit much, and the ending
went on for way too long. Cage's accent annoyed me for the first and
fourth quarters of the movie, but I actually liked it in the middle. I
puked about 8 times after I watched this and now I feel absolutely
terrible and have a fever of 100.3, but I don't blame the movie.
Underworld: The Rise of the Lycans
It's hard to say who had the lead role here; it was either Bill Nighy, Michael Sheen's chest, or Rhona Mitra's lips. Nighy is great to watch though..and so was Sheen's chest..and I liked seeing Mitra again, although I didn't recognize her from Doomsday. I wasn't expecting anything from this movie, and if I remembered Underworld at all I would probably say it didn't compare, but I liked it as a standalone. The action was exciting, the romance was convincing, and the plot was engaging despite the fact that I already knew how it was all going to turn out.
Sex and the City
It was nice to see it again, but it was even worse than the show. The
plot was completely contrived and predictable. Everyone also looked
insanely, un-attractively thin. Despite the fact that it was like
half-strength fluff, I would probably watch another one if they made it.
Rollerball
I liked the international aspect, Chris Klein was not as cute as he
should be, and Rebecca was completely unrecognizable. As a whole, it
went by pretty fast, but the ending was less satisfying than it
should've been because there was no reason for most of the characters to
act the way they did.
Valley Girl
Wow, Nic Cage, in his first movie as Nic Cage. He was really convincing
here. I wasn't terribly happy about how the plot played out; I wanted
Julie to make a stand and pick Randy at some point. Other than that, it
was enjoyable enough.
Ladrón que roba a ladrón
The director made a big deal about how this was a Hollywood movie that
just happened to be in Spanish, so it looks like an American film and
not a foreign one, but most of the time, apart from the language,
foreign films don't seem that different to me from American ones in the
first place. Like Sukiyaki, this was pretty much a fluff piece, but at
least I was expecting that from it. The ending was a bit more dopey than
I would've liked, but the rest of it was entertaining, and there were
even a couple of surprises.
Sukiyaki Western Django
In terms of this being a Miike film, it's actually a little
disappointing. Maybe the fact that this is a classic Japanese story,
told as a Western, set in "Nevada-Utah," with Japanese actors who are
speaking a language they don't know (English), was weird enough that he
decided the story itself should be normal. It was a little surreal to
need subtitles on something in English. The movie doesn't seem to have a
whole lot to say, and it's probably better if you've seen Yojimbo
and/or Django, but aside from a few disturbing things happening, it's
interesting for aesthetics alone.
Snow Angels
I barely recognized Kate Beckinsale in this, but that's probably just
because I haven't seen her in much. She's pretty. I didn't like how the
movie kept showing one scene, broken up into and interrupted by five
scenes. All of the characters were fucked up, and it was interesting
once it took a turn, but getting to that point was tedious and
uncomfortable.
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