Movie Review Thread

**Sasaki Kojiro** · 06-15-2006, 06:13

Originally Posted by Puzz3D

If you liked The Last Seduction (1994), definitely checkout Bound (1996).

Thanks for the recommendation, that was a really great movie.

**Alexanderofmacedon** · 06-17-2006, 05:31

Jurassic Park II and Jurassic Park III. Both excellent movies.

**Fragony** · 06-23-2006, 08:59

Originally Posted by Alexanderofmacedon

Jurassic Park II and Jurassic Park III. Both excellent movies.

50cc good taste!!! quik we are losing him!!!

Anyway. Finaly saw 'Batman Begins' and I enjoyed it immensily. After non-talent Schumacher destroyed the excellent batman series I was very sceptical, and was pleasantly surprised that this might just be the best batman movie ever. The only thing that was dissapointing was the city itselve, nothing Gothic about it.

Also watched 'A history of violence', great movie. It starts out harmless enough, only to kick you in the face later. There isn't a lot of it, but the violence is extremily graphic, this is sure as hell not a movie for the weaker tummies. Cronenberg really wants to show that violence is a very ugly thing.

**econ21** · 06-24-2006, 02:34

I saw "Go tell the Spartans...", a Vietnam war movie starring Burt Lancaster as a grizzled major commanding some American "advisors" in 1964. The film was made in 1978, but somehow feels ten years older. It can't compare with the modern production values and brilliant execution of Deer Hunter or Apocalypse Now, which IIRC were made in the same year. But the fact that it seems a little low budget and not a typical modern Hollywood movie means that the plot is genuinely unpredictable and has a sense of danger - no actor is safe.

Burt Lancaster is the stand-out of course, as a man who senses that everything is going to fall apart but does his duty with honour and good humour. There's a lovely scene where he insists on taking a dangerous mission over the objections of a boffin-ish intelligence officer he's frequently argued with in the past.

Lancaster (challenging): "What's the matter, Lieutenant, do you love your commanding officer?"

Boffin-ish intelligence officer (befuddled): "Yes, sir"

Lancaster (humourous, assured): "Well that's all right, son, because I love you too."

**Sasaki Kojiro** · 07-02-2006, 05:53

28 days later: Excellent zombie horror movie. Although it turns out the zombies aren't the real horror. Any movie which has the apocalypse brought on by animal rights activists has to be good.

**Crazed Rabbit** · 07-02-2006, 06:29

Interesting, I've been looking for a good zombie horror movie. Saw Shawn (sp?) of the Dead recently, a good movie. I'll have to check out this 28 days later.

Crazed Rabbit

**Aenlic** · 07-02-2006, 07:37

Originally Posted by Crazed Rabbit

Interesting, I've been looking for a good zombie horror movie. Saw Shawn (sp?) of the Dead recently, a good movie. I'll have to check out this 28 days later.

Crazed Rabbit

If you're looking for a good horror movie, well... OK, horror/comedy satire movie with odd things in it, then I highly recommend Bubba Ho-Tep. Can't beat a movie with Elvis (Bruce Campbell) and JFK (Ossie Davis, yes I said Ossie Davis, I won't spoil this funny part) in a nursing home fighting an evil Egyptian mummy. Go rent it now! No, now. Get off the couch and go! Quick!

**Puzz3D** · 07-02-2006, 23:10

Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro

28 days later: Excellent zombie horror movie. Although it turns out the zombies aren't the real horror. Any movie which has the apocalypse brought on by animal rights activists has to be good.

Technically there are no zombies in 28 Days Later, and the rage virus was developed by scientists not animal rights activists. I thought this movie was very good with good scares, character arcs for both main characters and interesting social commentary all of which you look for in this gendre. The original music score is also good, and the film has some interesting experimental cinematography. The movie was more effective in the theater than it is on a small TV screen. I liked the theatrical ending, and didn't care for either of the two alternate endings on the DVD.

Straight into Darkness (2005) is a thought provoking war movie. Jeff Burr, the writer and director of this film, says "Straight into Darkness is a character-led story that is set in the last winter of the Second World War, just after the Battle of the Bulge. It focuses on two American soldiers and their enigmatic, psychological, and religious journey between the lines." It is that, but it's also a powerful allegory for the tragedy which mankind is acting out. After watching the film you may want to read the poem "The Conquoror Worm" by Edgar Alan Poe.

Musa, alternate title The Warrior, (2001). Set in China in 1375 it's the story of a group of Koreans who try to establish diplomatic ties with the Ming Dynasty after the Ming had driven the Yuan (Mongol) Dynasty north of The Great Wall. It's an epic picture with very well done action set pieces (and a lot of them) without the fake wirework common in many of these movies, and it's a good story with lots of characters both major and minor who all receive character development scenes. The actors all seem to be ethnically correct, and the costumes are very well done; great photography as well. It's not a good guys vs bad guys type of story as everyone in it has both good and bad characteristics. This film didn't get a theatrical release in the USA, but has recently been re-released on DVD.

**Avicenna** · 07-03-2006, 08:38

Yuck at Jurassic Park.

I watched Rising Sun recently, quite exciting but I got a bit confused with all the Japanese sayings by the end. Don't like Sean Connery's disrespect of Sun Tzu though

Other films that I've enjoyed are The Firm and The Pelican Brief.