Movie Review Thread

[InsaneApache]

One of the most poignant and emotionally upsetting movies I've seen in decades. I last saw this movie about 20 years ago but it didn't register as it did today.

A truly moving and thought provoking movie.

Judgement at Nuremberg.

Chock full of stars as a bonus.

Spencer Tracy
Burt Lancaster
Richard Widmark
Marlene Dietrich
Maximilian Schell
Judy Garland
Montgomery Clift
William Shatner

[Kralizec]

Quantum of Solace
I was kind of dissapointed because I loved Casino Royale, and this one isn't nearly as good. It's decent enough when taken by itself, though. 6/10

[shlin28]

Quantom of Solace

A decent movie although its nowhere as good as the old ones. I also have a feeling there's gonna be a sequel continueing the story... again; which I hate

[Decker]

Wow those are some disappointing reviews. I don't think he really is James Bond or his movies. Not sure if they dumped the suave for sex appeal and more action which as exciting as the action is and whatever "sex appeal" they can discern from the new "Bond" films (if that's what they like to call it), they miss the whole "tone" that Bond really was, and Brosnan's where more truer than these ones.

Zack and Miri Make a Porno-
Very funny movie, had me laughing most of the way through. It also had a decent message in there that I've noticed Seth Rogen likes to make through the use of his style of humor. A very good laugh.
8.5/10


The Proposition-
What a good solid movie with Guy Peirce. Was really gritty and quite brutal. It left nothing to the imagination and kept me tense and wondering how Peirce's character would react and how would the sheriff keep order in a small community. I'd suggest everyone go and see this movie.
9/10- (missed the beginning by 10-20 mins)

[Incongruous]

Yeah those reviews were dissapointing, however I feel there may be a glimmer of hope though, since I hated the Brosnan Bonds and find this style far more true to the books, more real, gritty and dark.

[Fragony]

The Proposition-
What a good solid movie with Guy Peirce. Was really gritty and quite brutal. It left nothing to the imagination and kept me tense and wondering how Peirce's character would react and how would the sheriff keep order in a small community. I'd suggest everyone go and see this movie.
9/10- (missed the beginning by 10-20 mins)

First 20 minutes are essential, excellent movie, and brutal indeed.

[Ronin]

The 007's movies where getting their butts handed to them by the Jason Bourne franchise so they changed....and to the better in my opinion.

as for Quantum of Solace, pretty good movie, but no where as good as Casino....which is my favorite Bond movie by far.

[Decker]

First 20 minutes are essential, excellent movie, and brutal indeed.

I kinda figured from the story-line. Good movie all-in-all.

[Fragony]

I kinda figured from the story-line. Good movie all-in-all.

It's important for the story, but most of all it is a fantastic scene, rivaling the Heart of Darkness feel of Apocalypse now.

[Kralizec]

It's a bit early to tell, but I think I like the new direction of the Bond franchise. Casino Royale was great, QoS decent enough (really, go see it). The older Bond movies have their appeal but the recent ones with Brosnan, except Goldeneye, were dissapointing. The plot of these movies are dull and the "gadgets" plus the obviously contrived situations in wich they prove useful had long since become clichés. I won't mind if they're going to bring them back in moderation, but I don't yet miss them.

In Bruges
A dark movie with a lot of dry humour and some shock scenes. I don't recall ever seeing a film with Colin Farrel that I liked until now. 6.5/10.

[Quirinus]

Meh, didn't really like Quantum of Solace myself. Before I watched it, I thought the trailer was awful and the name laughable, but I went in with enthusiasm and pretty high expectations on the strength of Casino Royale. All I can say is, utter fail.

QoS picks up directly after CR ends, which invites comparisons between the two movies. Frankly, none of the elements compare favourably to Casino Royale. The starting credit song (and animation) sucked, the characterisation neglected, the plot non-existent (chasing around slimy French dude does not a movie plot make), and, most unforgivably, the action was boring. Casion Royale had plenty of standout, memorable action sequences-- the bomber chase in Madagascar, the airport sequence, the stairwell fracas.... but I found myself bored by QoS's action. Less than a week after watching the movie, I have to strain my memory to recall the particulars of a scene. And then there's Judi Dench, who was acidic and maternal in equal measures in CR, but in QoS doesn't seem to be anything more than a talky, sour-faced surrogate mum. Can anyone say "criminially underused"?

I disagree that it would have made a "decent" movie on its own-- the movie has no plot of its own to speak of, and (I think I read somewhere) was supposed to be a sort of "closure" for CR.


Maybe overly high expectations caused me to be disappointed..... I dunno. The only instances where I went "oh snap!" was

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-- when he flipped over that bike from a standing position
--the way Agent Fields died
--and when I saw Fields' first name in the credits. I gotta admit, that was a good one. Really recalls Pussy Galore and the like.

[Fragony]

The Signal. Starts allright. Another we are so screwed movie, everybody is suddenly becomming psychotic and just start murdering eachother. First half of the movie is serious, but the second half it attempts to be sly and funny and it completily fails there. American productions shouldn't try european humor, it's so obviously americans trying european humor.

[Crazed Rabbit]

Quantum of Solace
I just saw it, and I liked it. Much more similar to the Bourne movies than the pre-Craig Bond films - no Q, no set up with gadgets and the like, no sicking Bond on some wealthy tyrant by sending him to fancy parties with nice cars.

I thought it was good. Not as good as Casino Royale (people saying CR are really confusing me) perhaps, but a good thrilling movie.

CR

[TWFanatic]

I saw Casino Royale for the third time two weeks ago and enjoyed watching just as much as the previous two times. Brilliant film that.

Quantum of Solace did have a disappointing introductory song and animations, especially compared to CR's (which was great). The action equaled its predecessor IMO, which is truly an amazing feat. The storyline as well as some of the roof-hopping sequences did remind me of the Bourne films which is by no means a problem. It is true that the plot was somewhat lame but the same could be said for Brosnan's films. As for Craig, he continues to convince me that he is the best Bond yet.

Initially I was worried that the notion of Bond seeking revenge for the loss of a girl is somewhat contrary to the Bond persona, which should be cold and never emotionally attached to anything. I was pleasantly surprised to see an organization along the lines of SPECTRE being unveiled, providing a basis for future Bond films still in alignment with Fleming's original character. More importantly, QoS provided excellent closure for CR with Bond finally severing his last ties to Vesper and strapping his armor back on (to paraphrase Vesper from CR). I eagerly await the next film.

p.s. Has anyone actually tried the "Vesper" (drink)? Did Flemming invent it in the book Casino Royale or was it the script-writers for the film?

[Decker]

Role Models- Had me cracking up the entire movie for the most part. Make me wanna role play and beat people with foam

[Puzz3D]

Changeling (2008) directed by Clint Eastwood is an extremely well done factual melodrama telling the story of Christine Collins, played by Angelina Jolie in an outstanding performance, who's son was abducted in Los Angeles in 1928. The storytelling is for the most part low key, and yet the film engages the viewer for every one of its 140 minutes.

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

Quantum of Solace wasn't as good as Casino Royale.

However, it wasn't a bad movie. The intro song was, unfortunately, weak. The plot was also a little weak, and far too many people were killed in ways that did not contribute to the aforementioned plot. But Craig is still Bond. He is gritty, he is intense, he is very, very good. The only thing I am really missing about his reign as Bond is the lack of John Cleese.

The film was short, and there was a lot of travelling, which sometimes seemed to go a little too quickly. It was not the best Bond movie, but I don't think it was the worst either.

If Casino Royale is our benchmark, Quantum of Solace was about seven-tenths as good.

[naut]

A Scanner Darkly, wow, intense. I loved the visual effects. So confusing, so disorientating. The plot was so interesting and confusing, I had to look up on the internet to actually get it.

[Fragony]

Letters from Iwo Jima, great. Clint Eastwood knows how to make a movie alright.

[Strike For The South]

Quantum of Solace: I found it to be rather enjoyable

[Ramses II CP]

Zack and Miri was a 90 minute movie with 15 minutes worth of decent script. I liked the cast, they seemed to have real potential and there were a few truly funny moments, but the writing was awful and the story hung together by only the thinnest of margins. Plus, frankly, there's only so many times you can drop the F bomb for a laugh in any given 90 minutes, and this movie exceeded that number many times over.

There were a couple of gags that I enjoyed and I would've been less harsh if it'd been a rental, but overall I'd score it a 4/10. Multiple core aspects of the 'plot' were so thin that stopping even for an instant to think about them would reveal their utter idiotic implausibility, and unfortunately the movie tended to drag right around those points so as to provide you ample time to consider their flimsiness.

[Decker]

Zack and Miri was a 90 minute movie with 15 minutes worth of decent script. I liked the cast, they seemed to have real potential and there were a few truly funny moments, but the writing was awful and the story hung together by only the thinnest of margins. Plus, frankly, there's only so many times you can drop the F bomb for a laugh in any given 90 minutes, and this movie exceeded that number many times over.

There were a couple of gags that I enjoyed and I would've been less harsh if it'd been a rental, but overall I'd score it a 4/10. Multiple core aspects of the 'plot' were so thin that stopping even for an instant to think about them would reveal their utter idiotic implausibility, and unfortunately the movie tended to drag right around those points so as to provide you ample time to consider their flimsiness.

I thought it was hilarious personally... Not as funny as Role Models, but I find that Seth Rogen usually has some decent type message in there that is underneath his weird sense of humor

Btws, anyone here gonna see Twilight? I haven't read the book, but I am prolly gonna see it with my GF on friday... I'm actually quite curious about all the shenanigans going on surrounding the movie. I just hope we sit the back

[Quirinus]

Btws, anyone here gonna see Twilight? I haven't read the book, but I am prolly gonna see it with my GF on friday... I'm actually quite curious about all the shenanigans going on surrounding the movie. I just hope we sit the back

From what I hear the source material is chick lit plus vampires. Can't say that's my favourite premise ever, so I'm going to hang back and see if there are some seriously good reviews before I consider watching it.

[Decker]

From what I hear the source material is chick lit plus vampires. Can't say that's my favourite premise ever, so I'm going to hang back and see if there are some seriously good reviews before I consider watching it.

Yeah it is. I read the reviews of the book today. It seems it's the best in the series, can't say I'd read it or see the others... I guess I have a sort of morbid curiosity lol And yes... it's mostly for teens girls so I'm gonna hear quite a bit of screaming... I'll right a review here anyhoo

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

Btws, anyone here gonna see Twilight?

No, I hate it with a passion.

[Decker]

No, I hate it with a passion.

So I ignorantly assume you read the book

[Fragony]

Blood in blood out. Must have looked great on paper. Whiteboy wanting to be be mexican is just annoying he looks like a civil servant trying to be cool. The haunted artist is underdeveloped. The gang-member turned cop is unconvincing. There are the foundations for a proper epic like 'Once upon a time in America' but it just doesn't connect which is a shame. A series of well made scenes that didn't become a good movie.

[Decker]

Twilight- I don't even know where to start It was... to say the least quite funny in the sense that it had a very weird and unorthodox approach to the whole movie. It was essentially a really cheesy soap opera without commercials to give you a break from it's undeniably horrid cheesy storyline/presentation. When the two main characters finally kissed... it appeared as though the guy had constipation and was trying to fart. It almost took him a minute to kiss her while it appeared he was trying to fart at the same time. I don't find the fascination with a character that is borderline stalker/perverted

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he was hiding in her bedroom for over a month watching her sleep for crying out loud

. The guy (from my prospective), seemed to weak to be anything but an annoying supporting character. Secondly, the camera angles made the movie appear to be a Chevy, Ford, or Toyota commercial. The only two actors to give any support to the cheesy acting and story telling was the main character's dad who was quite good and then an older American Indian who had the best mug look I've seen in a while... other than that... it's full of extremely cheesy moments worth laughing out loud at, girls screaming at the top of their lungs whenever a "cute" guy appeared on screen, and really cheesy acting.

10/10- For sheer cheesiness and very laughable acting... unless you have a significant other who wants to see it and is willing to pay, it'd be better not to watch it unless it appears on TV. Other than that... it sucked.

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

So I ignorantly assume you read the book

The first one. Flipping through the pages made suicide seem like a better and better idea with every chapter.

[Crazed Rabbit]

Why would you read it?

Anyways, I moseyed on over to the daily box office chart and saw that Twilight made $35,700,000 on Friday alone. $35.7 million in one day.

Sequels will be made.

Also, this fun fact from Forks for ya'; Forks, WA, is the town the movie is set in: earlier this year, due to budget cuts, several police officers were laid off from the force. That is all I know about Forks, from some people who grew up there.

Finally, I saw Resident Evil: Extinction for free, and I regret that waste of my life.

CR