Movie Review Thread

[Alexanderofmacedon]

Post your movie reviews on any movie you like/dislike. I'll start off with the movie Underworld.

I watched Underworld over the weekend on TBS and I thought it was absolutely great. I think some parts were edited (more gory parts), which is a bit disappointing, but hey, it was still great.

Beckinsale in the tight leather suit helped to make this movie better! ;)

Something about the plot makes me love it and craving more. Fortunetly I saw Underworld right after the theater release of Underworld: Evolution (new one).

It's rated R, but I'll find a way in!


Now you guys think of a movie you've seen rescently and tell us about it.

[Kongamato]

Last Friday AMC put on two old-old-old school horror films, The Mummy(1932) and The Invisible Man(1933). I watched The Invisible Man straight through, and I found it to be compelling and well-done for it's time, although not particularly scary. The acting is from a different era, resembling stage acting more than modern method acting. That means that the characters actually can have civil, polite, informative conversations with each other instead of constantly being at odds. The story is fairly simple, a man turned invisible by science is driven mad by his potion and must be stopped.

The Good: Solid, old-style acting, interesting story and fairly good-quality special effects.

The Bad: Occasionally, I felt that the film tried to show off the special effects too much.

The Unforgivables: The Innkeeper's wife.

[Big_John]

i saw the speilberg/tom cruise remake of war of the world's the other day. it is terrible.


i hope you found this review helpful.

[discovery1]

Anyone see 'Goodnight and Goodluck'? it's about E. Murrah duking it out with McCathy.

[doc_bean]

I saw 'the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy' this weekend, it was pretty awful, not nearly as good as the books, don't see it.

[Zalmoxis]

Just saw Wdding Crashers on DVD, and though it was funny, nice and involved something I didn't know could be turned into an organized system; but due to some cliches in plot I have to say it's better to just rent it.

[Fragony]

i saw the speilberg/tom cruise remake of war of the world's the other day. it is terrible.


i hope you found this review helpful.

Hmmm I was pleasantly surprised. It is a rather calm movie for it's type, and the machines were rather creepy. Some very cool scenes, I loved the burning train, and the cityview with 3 of them bastards zapping everything was a sight to behold.

[Navaros]

I saw Underworld 2 recently.

It was mediocre. I wouldn't go so far as to say it sucked though.

They spent way too little time fighting Lycans. Supposedly the movie is based on Vampire vs. Lycans wars, yet for 95% of the movie there are no Lycans in it. If I'm remembering correctly they only have Lycans at the very start and very end of the movie. Major disappointment there. And the silly end of some of the characters was even more disappointing.

At the start of the movie it was set in medieval times. That was the best scene in the whole movie. They should have left the whole movie in that time instead of fast forwarding to the much more boring and Lycan-free future.

I'd give it 3.5 out of 5 stars.

[econ21]

I saw Boyz In the Hood again last night and it was just as compelling as when I saw it way back when it first came out. It's not flawless - it's sentimental, unsubtle, with dodgy Black Consciousness type rhetoric. But it hits home emotionally with the force of a two-handed hammer.

I don't think I've seen a violent death better represented - the horror, the screaming of love ones, the mess, the waste, the guilt. If that is not how violent death is, it is how it should be - something monstrous and unconscionable.

Laurence Fishburne is great as the role model dad ("Who diss?"), but the emotional heart of the film for me is the doomed character played by IceCube (or is it IceT? I forget). Something about his character just appeals to me as rather noble. As a young fat kid trying to fight the much older bullies. Later, standing arms stretched out like Jesus inviting a would-be driveby killing. He never seems nasty or thuggish, and is often understanding and responsible in his own rough way. When his grief-stricken mother screams blame at him - unjustly - for his brother's death, it is far, far more moving than the equivalent scenes between Faramir and Denethor in ROTK. So he is damned by his own mother and goes out to avenge his brother, quietly understanding the consequences for him and why his friend who is escaping the ghetto should not join him on this path to hell. He may be part of the problem, but to me, he's also part lovable kid and part tragic hero.

5 stars out of 5 from me.

[Big_John]

Hmmm I was pleasantly surprised. It is a rather calm movie for it's type, and the machines were rather creepy. Some very cool scenes, I loved the burning train, and the cityview with 3 of them bastards zapping everything was a sight to behold.

well, the failings i think have as much to do with the outdated source material as the production. but the machines were kind of cool.. nothing special, but certainly not lame. but, for me, that was outweighed by the stupidity of the story (e.g. the aliens not having even the faintest concept of microbiology, the buried machines never having been discovered by the various forms of subterranean exploration developed over the hundreds of years) and the so-called "acting". i mean, tom cruise.. ouch. and the little girl, wow! i guess if you like hearing a little girl screem at the top of her lungs for an hour, then this is the movie.

there are numerous other problems for me, but those are a couple of the glaring ones.


but i hate a lot of movies.

[Fragony]

It's certainly no masterpiece but I expected a microwave-meal a la Indepence day, with expectations that low, don't blame me for kinda liking it :)


Now something different, I saw 'Big Fish' yesterday, now that is a great movie. Tim Burton has to be the coolest american filmmaker at the moment, when it comes to fantasy movies, nobody does it better.

[doc_bean]

I saw The Hot Spot yesterday, boring 'film noire' attempt with a rather predicatble storyline and paper thin characters, but it features a naked Jennifer Connely, so it wasn't a total waste of my time.

there are numerous other problems for me, but those are a couple of the glaring ones.

I thought it lacked a story. Quite boring, I enjoyed Independence day more

but i hate a lot of movies.

They just make a lot of bad ones these days.

[Vladimir]

What's worse than the new Star Wars movies? Buying the last one on DVD. I would give this movie a 50% rating if I had gotten up and defecated during the parts I disliked (hello, it's a vulcanic moon. WHAT ARE THEY BREATHING?!) The fact that I actually sat thru those parts forces me to give it another 10%. Do I dare watch the special features?

I admit that I finally got into it when Anakin was dubbed Darth Vader. I even had chills go up my spine when he was leading the troopers into the temple. That lasted until he chopped up the little kids. It had to be done (plot wise mind you) but was a real buzz killer.

GAH, the acting!!one1unoetc

Edit: HAHA, Obi Wan, trainspotter.

[Geoffrey S]

Watched The Departed in the cinemas on sunday, mainly due to excellent reviews. What a let-down: a poor and contrived plot, a vulgarity-laden script, and one of the most pointless endings I've seen made this a movie I found a chore to sit through. The acting is generally excellent, particularly DiCaprio was a pleasant surprise, but everything else is second-rate and just left a bitter taste.

[Puzz3D]

Watched The Departed in the cinemas on sunday, mainly due to excellent reviews. What a let-down: a poor and contrived plot, a vulgarity-laden script, and one of the most pointless endings I've seen made this a movie I found a chore to sit through.

It wasn't contrived except for the two spies being involved with the same woman. The way cops and gangsters spoke in the movie is the way they speak around here. The police and the gang had spies in each other's organizations for decades here in Boston, and they probably still do. The gangleader portrayed by Jack Nicholson has a real life counterpart in Boston's criminal underworld. The Leon DiCaprio character makes a bad decision at the end which I had trouble understanding, but he is under a lot of stress. I don't know what should be done with the Matt Damon character. It could have been ended several different ways. There isn't any moral message in this movie. It comes down to dog eat dog.

[Fragony]

go. watch. this.



absolutily fantastic, all I can say is WOW

[King Henry V]

It is an excellent and opulent production with some very fine acting from Al Pacino. Well worth seeing and even owning on DVD.

[Adrian II]

go. watch. this.

Merchant of Venice

absolutily fantastic, all I can say is WOW

Yup. Unsurpassed. Pacino has to be the best screen actor around at the moment. Even the poster picture is revealing. That is Shylock, the essence of the man is right there in the eyes, in that look of mournful distrust.

"I am not bound to please thee with mine answers" ...

[Vladimir]

ZOMG! I just saw the best movie EVAR!!! Commando with Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Could you think of a better script? I couldn't.

Could you film better action sequences? I didn't think so.

Why, oh why did he make more movies after that? He could have retired off the royalties alone!!! Thank you people of California for electing such a wise and strong man to lead you. YOU HAVE RESTORED MY FAITH IN THE AMERICAN SYSTEM OF GOVERNANCE!

I'm so proud to be a republican right now.

[Fragony]

ZOMG! I just saw the best movie EVAR!!! Commando with Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Liked it untill he throws a saw into someone head and he looks up, that just wasn't realistic.

Anyways, Fragile

Cool ghost-movie with the Ally macBale chick, who is as abolutily adorable imho, cute. I like the more recent horror movies, enough with the Halloween clones, more things like The Others svp merci.

[Mouzafphaerre]

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Man on Fire

Some moments in which you say "good riddance" but a uselessly stupid ending.
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[Kamakazi]

Post your movie reviews on any movie you like/dislike. I'll start off with the movie Underworld.

I watched Underworld over the weekend on TBS and I thought it was absolutely great. I think some parts were edited (more gory parts), which is a bit disappointing, but hey, it was still great.

Beckinsale in the tight leather suit helped to make this movie better! ;)

Something about the plot makes me love it and craving more. Fortunetly I saw Underworld right after the theater release of Underworld: Evolution (new one).

It's rated R, but I'll find a way in!


Now you guys think of a movie you've seen rescently and tell us about it.

Lol if you like here in that movie see the 2nd one.... =)

I recently watched the kingdom.....It was really good except some of the blood and guts parts looked totally fake...overall thoughg it had a good plot and a lot of action

[seireikhaan]

The Happening.

Utterly insane movie. Gotta say, if I got caught in something like that, I would be scared as hell. Acting was pretty good, I thought, but I'm still trying to decide as to whether or not to recommend. It definitely wins my vote for most bizarre movie of the year award, though.

[Kralizec]

Indiana Jones 4
It had its good moments but they were completely overshadowed by the bad plot, the cliches, sheer lack of plausibility (even when measured against the other Indie movies) etc, etc. 4.5/10

The Getaway
Crime flick with a great cast, good dialogue and pretty thin plot (well, the last is to be expected with this kind of film) 7/10

[Fragony]

The Happening.

Utterly insane movie. Gotta say, if I got caught in something like that, I would be scared as hell. Acting was pretty good, I thought, but I'm still trying to decide as to whether or not to recommend. It definitely wins my vote for most bizarre movie of the year award, though.

From what I heard of it my kind of movie, love the we-are-so-screwed genre.

Something different, Realm of the senses, or why porn can be classy. Incredible movie, great camara great actors great everything, and you will never look at a hardboiled egg in the same way that I promise.

10/10

[Puzz3D]

From what I heard of it my kind of movie, love the we-are-so-screwed genre.

Well, a lot of people are going to feel like they're the ones who got screwed paying $10 to see The Happening, but I actually liked it because it has a 1950's sci-fi feel to it due to the B level acting, the mysterious nature of the threat and the human interest aspect that M. Night Shyamalan always puts in his movies. There is quite a bit of symbolism in the film concerning man's relationship to nature. The small amount of graphic violence in the film is there for shock value, but I don't think the film succeeds as a thriller. There is almost a complete absence of drama except right at the end, and no scenes of panic. Everyone seems very well behaved in the midst of this life threatening situation unlike 1950's sci-fi films. The premise has a weak scientific basis and is hard to swallow, but it's a thought provoking if simple minded story.

Something different, Realm of the senses, or why porn can be classy. Incredible movie, great camara great actors great everything, and you will never look at a hardboiled egg in the same way that I promise.

10/10

Check out the film Tokyo Decadence (1992) as well.

[Soulforged]

Well, a lot of people are going to feel like they're the ones who got screwed paying $10 to see The Happening, but I actually liked it because it has a 1950's sci-fi feel to it due to the B level acting, the mysterious nature of the threat and the human interest aspect that M. Night Shyamalan always puts in his movies. There is quite a bit of symbolism in the film concerning man's relationship to nature. The small amount of graphic violence in the film is there for shock value, but I don't think the film succeeds as a thriller. There is almost a complete absence of drama except right at the end, and no scenes of panic. Everyone seems very well behaved in the midst of this life threatening situation unlike 1950's sci-fi films. The premise has a weak scientific basis and is hard to swallow, but it's a thought provoking if simple minded story.

After seeing that movie, and seeing how Shyamalan is begining to fail over and over again with every release, I think I'll start a recollection of signatures to ban Shyamalan from the face of cinematography. I don't want to spoil anything for people who are willing to waste money on this piece of crap, it's enough to say that the protagonist talks with a plant. The film is a series of disconnected events and experiments on grotesque deaths, false drama, and bad acting, this goes from disjointed to over the top in a snap, and that's actually all that it says and all it represents, a snap.

[Hooahguy]

The Mechanic

Actually pretty good. Nice action, but relatively weak plot. Oh well, I still give it an 8.

[Mouzafphaerre]

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I liked X-Men: First Class What I enjoyed particularly was the sense of reading a comic having been preserved and sort embedded into the cinematic experience.

I hadn't seen any of the other films or read the comics prior to going to the film. I didn't even know that the comic existed at all...
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[naut]

For me X-Men: First Class was enjoyable, but nothing special. I'd rather have rented it and had a few beers while watching, than gone seen it in the theatre.