Havoc
This is worth watching for Joseph Gordon-Levitt's hilarious performance
alone. Freddy Rodriguez is pretty distracting if you've ever watched Six
Feet Under, though.
Gozu
This is really freaking bizarre, but what else do you expect out of
Miike? It's also a fairly entertaining ride, and the ending is pretty
funny.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Bah. All of the songs were abominable, and they spent way too much time
singing them. I feel like there were 30 minutes of story, and another 90
of pointless singing.
I do love Burton's style, but most of it was almost too dark here. The actors were excellent and I suppose the ending wasn't too bad.
I do love Burton's style, but most of it was almost too dark here. The actors were excellent and I suppose the ending wasn't too bad.
The Eye
Ugh. Pathetic. There are maybe two scary scenes in the entire movie.
Probably a worthwhile watch if you like Ghost Whisperer.
Stephen King's It
Compared to the book, this pretty much sucked. I'd love to see what
they could do with it now. I demand to see the space turtle that sicked
up the universe!
The overall style of it was also terrible. But, all that aside, Tim Curry does a pretty good job with Pennywise.
The overall style of it was also terrible. But, all that aside, Tim Curry does a pretty good job with Pennywise.
11:14
This movie is great. The events come together perfectly and Rachel
Leigh Cook is stunning. It starts out comedic, but winds up being a
strong cautionary tale against doing the wrong thing.
The Matrix Revolutions
This redeemed the series for me. I like how they spent more time in
the real world than in the matrix, and it was more gruesome than I was
expecting.
Session 9
Freaking creepy, and the fact that it was shot in an actual mental
hospital that had really been abandoned for over 15 years makes it even
better. Oddly enough, though, I think it would've been scarier without
the added "supernatural" element.
The Matrix Reloaded
One word: boring. Action, plot, costumes, everything. It tried way
too hard to be flashy, and the only interesting part is the last 15
minutes.
Hitman
Empty and lame. Robert Knepper is the best part of the entire thing.
2013 edit: Seriously, Timothy Olyphant was the star of this movie? Who knew?
2013 edit: Seriously, Timothy Olyphant was the star of this movie? Who knew?
Paris, je t'aime
This was hard to get into because the first few stories are about
meeting and nothing else, and I felt like they weren't complete. It
turned out alright, though, with lots of recognizable people. The best
exchange in the movie is when someone asks Natalie Portman's character
if she's an actress. Answer: "I'm trying to be one."
Hot Fuzz
The first half was great, but it lost something when it switched to action and dragged on for far too long
Zodiac
Despite the fact that this version is much better than The Zodiac, I
didn't nearly fall asleep during The Zodiac like I did while watching
this. The aesthetics here are more interesting, as is the tack of
focusing less on the killings and more on the people affected by them.
It also has a more solid, satisfying ending.
Fearless
The first half of this movie is hard to watch because Jet isn't
terribly believable as an idiot. However, the action is excellent and it
manages to be quite poignant by the end.
Reign of Fire
Bale and McConaughey are both pretty awesome in this. I don't see why everyone says it's terrible.
2013 edit: Props to McConaughey for keeping that name when he went into film. Geez.
2013 edit: Props to McConaughey for keeping that name when he went into film. Geez.
Sweet Land
Alan Cumming is awesome, and as far as I could tell, Elizabeth did
an amazing job with all the accents and languaes. The soundtrack is
innovative and fits the movie perfectly.
30 Days of Night
There can't be much story here and I didn't like Josh's performance,
but other than that this movie definitely delivers, especially in the
gruesome department.
Knocked Up
This had its moments, but mostly the lead was completely un-likable
and the ending was unrealistic and full of lame. Ben's friends were the
best part.
The Zodiac
I watched this for an hour before I began to seriously question my
assumption that it involved Jake Gyllenhaal. It wasn't bad, but of
course there can't be a satisfying ending.
Johnny Mnemonic
Gibson did a great job writing this screenplay. The costuming/art
direction was good too, but Keanu's terrible acting nearly ruined all of
it.
28 Weeks Later
This world is great. I think this movie was just as good as the
first one. I liked the family theme, and the awesome music works just as
well here as it did originally. I didn't like the ambiguous ending as
much, though.
Waterworld
Not the best movie ever, but not as bad as everyone makes it out to be, either. Rather reminiscent of Mad Max.
Blades of Glory
I loved this movie. It's simple, funny, and parts of it are actually clever. The ending was a little embarrassing, though.
Tombstone
This felt really lackluster, almost hackneyed. As always, Val can make any character awesome.
Willow
Val should've played the role of Willow, and Warwick should've been Madmartigan. Just a suggestion.
The music was way overbearing/ridiculous, but other than that it wasn't too bad. I enjoyed the original names, and of course Val made the movie a thousand times better just by being in it.
The music was way overbearing/ridiculous, but other than that it wasn't too bad. I enjoyed the original names, and of course Val made the movie a thousand times better just by being in it.
Dead Silence
The beginning is terrible, but after that it manages to be perfectly
modern while retaining, as someone who worked on it put it, "all the
touchstones of horror."
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
About as dopey as you'd expect. I think Pete could've done better for himself.
Black Snake Moan
Christina Ricci half-naked with a chain around her waist. What more does anyone need in a movie?
The Chumscrubber
Feels empty and contrived, but still manages to be interesting. Also: yay Ralph Fiennes.
Tarnation
Tough to sit through, both for the boring bits and the disturbing ones, but still interesting.
Animatrix
Not really vital or even helpful in understanding the movies, but rather something to be appreciated simply as art.
Unzipped
Quite possibly the only movie during which I've ever fallen asleep, if that tells you anything.
Zardoz
Just look at Sean Connery in this movie and tell me you don't want to watch it.
I was surprised to see that it actually has a plot.
Ichi the Killer
I love a lot of things about this movie, especially Kakihara's outfits, and of course the smoke thing.
Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story
The movie they were making is more interesting than the movie that was made.
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