Movie Review Thread

**Sasaki Kojiro** · 04-13-2007, 17:18

The Ring: I had the impression it was some cheesy horror movie but it was quite well done. Really nice atmosphere and ending.

Deliverance: Great movie. I'm amazed that it was directed by the same guy who directed "emerald forest". Rednecks make really good villains.

**doc_bean** · 04-15-2007, 12:04

The Aviator: a biogrpahy about someone who doesn't turn out to be all that interesting after all, and worsethan that, rather unlikable. Rarely more than simply entertaining, it does have two great scenes (hitting on the waitress and meeting the parents). The senate hearings toward the end feel rather unrealisitc (commitee chairmans do have some control over a hearing, I presume) and the weak explanation for the main characters insanity is well, weak.

It's not a bad movie, but I wouldn't recommed it.

**Sasaki Kojiro** · 04-16-2007, 06:42

Shooter: Fun action movie. Mark wahlberg does an excellent job. Ending was a bit tacked on but otherwise it was good.

Goodfellas: Saw this for the first time. Tremendous acting. I prefer movies where I can sympathize with the main characters a bit more, so I'd still say Donnie Brasco is a better mafia movie, but this was a good movie. I don't know why ray liotta didn't become a bigger star.

Zodiac: I don't think this worked well in movie form. There was nothing in the movie that couldn't have been done better in a book. Also, it followed real events which hurt it a lot in terms of keeping the story going.

Babel: Terrible. There's no point to this movie unless you can sympathize with the main characters, and how can you do that when almost all of them are retarded? I don't like movies where the main characters do stupid things.

**Alexander the Pretty Good** · 04-16-2007, 07:20

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie: an awesome introduction to a cult franchise. I'm going to watch all eleven (!!!) seasons of the TV shows now. Hi-freaking-larious.

**Soulforged** · 04-16-2007, 23:28

Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro

Babel: Terrible. There's no point to this movie unless you can sympathize with the main characters, and how can you do that when almost all of them are retarded? I don't like movies where the main characters do stupid things.

I didn't see the movie, but the main subject of the director has always been real people'a life on a fiction. Real people do a lot of stupid things. Still you're perfectly on your rights to say that you didn't like it.

**econ21** · 04-27-2007, 23:43

Just watched The Inside Man on TV, a heist movie by Spike Lee. It's an entertaining film - the plot is decent in a "how - dunnit" kind of way, although like the detective, I found it lacked closure. The acting is excellent - I could watch Denzil Washington, Jodie Foster and Willem Dafoe read a telephone directory, they are all so good. Thankfully, Spike Lee gave them much better material to work with - straighter than most of his trademark stuff, but with some characteristic touches (the angry Sikh mistaken for an Arab and stripped of his turban by the police).

Possibly the best part of the film though was the amazing Bollywood song that played on the credits, so good I chased it down on Youtube. The original:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMsv3MrbDcs

And in the opening sequence to the Inside Man:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4I477MP5VY

**Geoffrey S** · 04-28-2007, 06:46

Originally Posted by econ21

Just watched The Inside Man on TV, a heist movie by Spike Lee. It's an entertaining film - the plot is decent in a "how - dunnit" kind of way, although like the detective, I found it lacked closure. The acting is excellent - I could watch Denzil Washington, Jodie Foster and Willem Dafoe read a telephone directory, they are all so good. Thankfully, Spike Lee gave them much better material to work with - straighter than most of his trademark stuff, but with some characteristic touches (the angry Sikh mistaken for an Arab and stripped of his turban by the police).

Possibly the best part of the film though was the amazing Bollywood song that played on the credits, so good I chased it down on Youtube. The original:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMsv3MrbDcs

And in the opening sequence to the Inside Man:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4I477MP5VY

I quite liked the movie. Clever things going on, but it was too drawn out and the end repeated too many things. The main revelation was made halfway the film, and there wasn't much more to add.

Agreed, the Bollywood song was brilliant. It has absolutely nothing to do with the rest of the movie but I loved it.

**Quid** · 04-29-2007, 00:24

Originally Posted by econ21

Possibly the best part of the film though was the amazing Bollywood song that played on the credits, so good I chased it down on Youtube. The original:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMsv3MrbDcs

And in the opening sequence to the Inside Man:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4I477MP5VY

If you like musicals go and see Bombay Dreams by Andrew Lloyd Webber. One of the more enjoying ones I have seen. The song is also featured there.

Quid

**Crazed Rabbit** · 04-29-2007, 06:32

Saw Hot Fuzz earlier today.

A hilarious, brilliant movie throughout. The humor is great - none of the lame toilet jokes that pass for comedy in so many movies today. I'm just sad he didn't use the FAL more.

CR

**Bijo** · 04-28-2007, 00:48

Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro

[B]Goodfellas: Saw this for the first time. Tremendous acting. I prefer movies where I can sympathize with the main characters a bit more, so I'd still say Donnie Brasco is a better mafia movie, but this was a good movie. I don't know why ray liotta didn't become a bigger star.

That's a very good movie. I'd say one of the best mafia films around. I'd even say that movie is flawless in its execution.

**scooter_the_shooter** · 04-28-2007, 23:24

Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro

Babel: Terrible. There's no point to this movie unless you can sympathize with the main characters, and how can you do that when almost all of them are retarded? I don't like movies where the main characters do stupid things.

Gotta agree with ya here. The characters we are supposed to sympathize with are (SPOLIERS)

A creepy perverted arab kid who spies on his sister and has no concept of gun safety.

A slutty Japanese girl who is sad because she can't get laid. (she is the only one I would call retarded...I just wanted to punch her in the face the whole movie, it's a miracle she doesn't get raped)

Two parents who went to a crappy third world country for no reason....and left their kids with their Mexican nanny.

A Mexican nanny who takes her employers children to mexico without permission. And later on has them get into a car with a drunk driver....then to top it off she leaves them in the desert!

All the while the movie tries its best to make you like the characters who are just well...unlikeable. There were three good characters. Creepy arab kid's dad, and The children of the parents who went to a third world country.