Movie Review Thread

**Puzz3D** · 06-07-2007, 20:43

The Painted Veil (2006) is a romantic drama, well directed by John Curran, that is set in China in 1925. It's based on the novel by W. Somerset Maugham, and is the 3rd time this story has been made into a movie. The film stars Naomi Watts and Edward Norton who together co-produced the film, and they turn in excellent performances in this character study of two people. The supporting actors are all very good, and the screen play, cinematography and music are all excellent as well.

**econ21** · 06-08-2007, 19:48

Shaun of the Dead: the middle segment with the appearance of the zombies was one of the funniest things I have seen for a long time. For example, Shaun walking distractedly to the supermarket; throwing small objects at the zombies; sitting on the sofa and realising they had forgot to lock the front door; the various scenarios about rescuing the mother etc. It fizzled out a bit towards the end, when it seemed to be more like a real zombie movie than a comedy, but was pretty inspired up until then. The funniest bit for me was the step father switching the car music off.

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**naut** · 06-09-2007, 15:17

V For Vendetta. Enjoyed it, but Natalie Portman was average at best. Good action scenes, and the plot was solid.

I really liked how in the credits, it played extracts from Malcolm X's and Glora Steinem's speeches.

**Lord Winter** · 06-10-2007, 07:04

The messengers A not so good horror movie, about a 3 year old that can see dead people. The plot was weak and it seemed like it was trying to hard to scare you from the begaining.

**Martok** · 06-12-2007, 00:04

Originally Posted by Rythmic

V For Vendetta. Enjoyed it, but Natalie Portman was average at best. Good action scenes, and the plot was solid.

I really liked how in the credits, it played extracts from Malcolm X's and Glora Steinem's speeches.

I second this. When my dad dragged me to the theater with him, I confess I was pretty much expecting little more than a plain old "rebel without a clue"-type flick. I was pleasantly surprised, however, by both its depth and intelligence.

It's one of the very few movies where I've purchased the DVD the same week in which it was released. In fact, I would actually go so far as to rank this as being somewhere in my top 10. I'm sure most people -- even those that liked it -- didn't think it was *that* great, but there's something about the movie that just grips me. It probably has something to do with Hugo Weaving's performance, which I found absolutely mesmerizing. Not to mention which, the movie had a pretty strong cast all around, including (and especially) the villians.

**nokhor** · 06-12-2007, 05:45

a movie i liked recently was the host. from the same clique that brought us the 3 vengeance movies including one of my all time favorite movies oldboy. remember that three eyed radioactive fish that used to pop up during the opening sequence of the simpsons? well in the host, the fish is all grown up and it means business. there is a sense in all these movies by this clique that reminds me of that line from that song. 'it's only funny until someone get hurt and then it just hilarious.'

**The Spartan (Returns)** · 06-12-2007, 15:32

Night At The Museum quite funny, but very little replay ability. It sometimes seems the director made up things along the way.

**Puzz3D** · 06-14-2007, 15:28

The Prestige (2006) is a fictional drama/thriller that will keep you guessing. It's about an intense rivalry between two turn-of-the-century London magicians. There is a single element of science fiction that you have to accept to make the story work. All aspects of the film are very well done, and the acting is very good, although I thought Scarlett Johansson's performance didn't fit the time and place.