Movie Review Thread

**Alexanderofmacedon** · 10-27-2008, 04:18

Originally Posted by PanzerJaeger

It was really good... best bunker movie in a long time.. or ever. I would take away a point, though, for the SS Doctor subplot. It stood out as very Hollywood PC in a movie that otherwise characterized the German mindset pretty realistically.

I watched it again for the 10th time (or more!) last night and I just love it. It is a great summation of the time and I can't take too many things I'd change.

**Fragony** · 10-28-2008, 14:39

Mirrors, don't understand the bad press, this movie is ace, one of the scariest movies I have seen in a long time, and I have been in horror-goodness mode for quite some time. Thing with japanese movies and their american remakes is too many scares, every scene need one, this one is more restrained, smaller dose of scares makes them much more effective.

**shlin28** · 10-28-2008, 17:27

"Burn After Reading"

Very strange movie, some decent moments (Brad Pitt's character was great), others... not so decent (Very boring beginning... and middle... and end...)

I DON'T recomment this at all to anybody

**Incongruous** · 10-29-2008, 05:34

Originally Posted by shlin28

"Burn After Reading"

Very strange movie, some decent moments (Brad Pitt's character was great), others... not so decent (Very boring beginning... and middle... and end...)
I DON'T recomment this at all to anybody

I though it was brill, have not had such a laugh in ages. Pit was great as a gay gym instructor, Clooney was just straight out weird, what was up with that chair?

Malkovich was the character I liked the most, he just got dealt such a rough hand and became completley insane. Great movie!

**Ronin** · 10-29-2008, 12:49

Burn after reading is my favorite comedy this year.....amazing movie.

Religulous only opens here on December 4th...can´t wait to see that one.

**ajaxfetish** · 10-29-2008, 16:29

Just caught the latest Mummy movie--Tomb of the Dragon Emperor--at the dollar theater. The idea behind the movie was good, and consistent with the previous two, and the effects were decent (seeing the terra cotta army come to life was pretty dang cool), but it didn't have enough good points to overcome its biggest problem. The writers couldn't write dialogue to save their lives. I remember the witty dialogue being one of the main selling points of the first and second Mummy films, but along with the lead actress, the old writer did not return for this installment, and they did a poor job replacing him. I don't think there was a single line that didn't make me wince. Cliched, unnatural, overblown, and boring throughout. I would not recommend this movie, particularly to those who enjoyed its predecessors.

Ajax

**naut** · 10-29-2008, 16:35

Bobby. I enjoyed. Had some very powerful scenes. I liked the way it was done, with real footage at certain points.

**TevashSzat** · 10-29-2008, 19:51

Originally Posted by Bopa the Magyar

I though it was brill, have not had such a laugh in ages. Pit was great as a gay gym instructor, Clooney was just straight out weird, what was up with that chair?

Malkovich was the character I liked the most, he just got dealt such a rough hand and became completley insane. Great movie!

I agree, pretty good movie, though a bit wierd.

Yeah, the chair was just kinda really digressive.....It was really funny how Clooney's char ended up freaking out so much at the end. I must say, I really really hated the gym lady whatever her name is by the end of the movie...

**InsaneApache** · 11-07-2008, 19:01

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

**TWFanatic** · 11-15-2008, 19:11

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?

**Kralizec** · 11-09-2008, 17:01

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** · 11-09-2008, 20:44

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