Date watched: August 29
Review: What a terrible movie. If Walken and Maggie Q weren't in this, it would have lost three points on my rating. The main character does some of the most annoying things, reminiscent of Napoleon Dynamite. It's like they took one joke from every good comedy, and used that joke for this one, except that they took the one joke from that comedy that was just terrible. There were about four, out of one-hundred, actually funny jokes. The delivery of the jokes was a major problem. The jokes were obvious to the point of some random non-funny person making them up. Stating the obvious about something crazy happening doesn't make it funny. Not enough ping pong. The ending was actually very good. The last twenty minutes about, that is. Probably the best part of the movie is the soundtrack. Def Leppard throughout, including their best song, Rock of Ages.
Rating: 6.2/10.0
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
25th Hour (2002)
Date watched: August 28
Review: My third Spike Lee movie, and my least favorite. Although I didn't care much about the characters, when they got together some real fun scenes occur. The epilogue was horrible. Some very lame themes. Maybe all that was just the rogue eyelash poking me.
Rating: 7.7/10.0
Review: My third Spike Lee movie, and my least favorite. Although I didn't care much about the characters, when they got together some real fun scenes occur. The epilogue was horrible. Some very lame themes. Maybe all that was just the rogue eyelash poking me.
Rating: 7.7/10.0
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Death to Smoochy (2002)
Date watched: August 22
Review: An alright comedy. It has all the stuff seen in cheap comedies, but is still okay to watch. Ed Norton shows his prolificness in this movie.
Rating: 8.1/10.0
Review: An alright comedy. It has all the stuff seen in cheap comedies, but is still okay to watch. Ed Norton shows his prolificness in this movie.
Rating: 8.1/10.0
Primal Fear (1996)
Date watched: August 21
Review: A not so smart Lincoln Lawyer. It was entertaining. It has plenty of enjoyable characters and great acting. Edward Norton and Laura Linney are not to be missed. Frances McDormand is in this movie. Of course all the overused Hollywood themes are present. Evil church and entrepreneur.
Rating: 8.0/10.0
Review: A not so smart Lincoln Lawyer. It was entertaining. It has plenty of enjoyable characters and great acting. Edward Norton and Laura Linney are not to be missed. Frances McDormand is in this movie. Of course all the overused Hollywood themes are present. Evil church and entrepreneur.
Rating: 8.0/10.0
Saturday, August 18, 2007
The Seventh Seal (1957)
Date watched: August 18
Review: The celebrated Ingmar Bergman, Swedish director, accomplished something great with this film. It was fairly funny and philosophical near the beginning. It seemed to have lost track soon after that though, but it's probably better appreciated in it's own time.
Rating: 7.8/10.0
Review: The celebrated Ingmar Bergman, Swedish director, accomplished something great with this film. It was fairly funny and philosophical near the beginning. It seemed to have lost track soon after that though, but it's probably better appreciated in it's own time.
Rating: 7.8/10.0
Dirty Work (1998)
Date watched: August 17
Review: A classic comedy. There is something about Norm MacDonald that is hilarious. Bob Saget has a wonderful sense of humor. It wasn't as funny near the end of the movie, lucky it ended early and kept this from falling short of being great.
Rating: 8.9/10.0
Review: A classic comedy. There is something about Norm MacDonald that is hilarious. Bob Saget has a wonderful sense of humor. It wasn't as funny near the end of the movie, lucky it ended early and kept this from falling short of being great.
Rating: 8.9/10.0
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Gone with the Wind (1939)
"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" -Rhett Butler
"After all, tomorrow is another day!" -Scarlett O'Hara
"As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again" -Scarlett O'Hara
Date watched: August 16
Review: Vivien Leigh, wow, one of the best performances ever. Clark Gable was amazing as well. Everyone in this movie performed professionally. The movie was shot beautifully and brilliantly. It was surprisingly entertaining. Being close to four hours, this movie does have periods of about twenty minutes which are completely boring though. A classic worth seeing, even if just to say you've seen it.
Rating: 8.0/10.0
"After all, tomorrow is another day!" -Scarlett O'Hara
"As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again" -Scarlett O'Hara
Date watched: August 16
Review: Vivien Leigh, wow, one of the best performances ever. Clark Gable was amazing as well. Everyone in this movie performed professionally. The movie was shot beautifully and brilliantly. It was surprisingly entertaining. Being close to four hours, this movie does have periods of about twenty minutes which are completely boring though. A classic worth seeing, even if just to say you've seen it.
Rating: 8.0/10.0
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
Date watched: August 15-16
Review: Milos Forman is a genius. It just doesn't show in this film. He definitely wasn't responsible for the great performance by Woody Harrelson, who is now a genius because of this film. At first it seemed that everyone was dumb, but the movie wised up as it went. Edward Norton was okay. If it weren't for Woody, who is laugh out loud funny as Flynt, this movie would be nothing.
Rating: 7.1/10.0
Review: Milos Forman is a genius. It just doesn't show in this film. He definitely wasn't responsible for the great performance by Woody Harrelson, who is now a genius because of this film. At first it seemed that everyone was dumb, but the movie wised up as it went. Edward Norton was okay. If it weren't for Woody, who is laugh out loud funny as Flynt, this movie would be nothing.
Rating: 7.1/10.0
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Frantic (1988)
Date watched: August 15
Review: A fairly good movie, far superior to Roman Polanski's other work, Chinatown. Harrison Ford delivers a good emotional performance. The French babe is smokin' hot. The story, despite being plain, is intriguing and funny.
Rating: 8.2/10.0
Review: A fairly good movie, far superior to Roman Polanski's other work, Chinatown. Harrison Ford delivers a good emotional performance. The French babe is smokin' hot. The story, despite being plain, is intriguing and funny.
Rating: 8.2/10.0
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Wag the Dog (1997)
"Why does a dog wag its tail? Because a dog is smarter than its tail. If the tail were smarter, the tail would wag the dog."
Why change horses in midstream?
Date watched: August 14
Review: Brilliant! Not intelligent, but brilliant nonetheless. The way it was filmed, it was like an action packed movie, except it doesn't have any action, it is just fast paced always something happening satire. It contains a wide cast of incredibly fun characters. Woody Harrelson does the best, even in his small role. Every actor/actress was spot on perfectly casted. Just a fun and entertaining film.
Rating: 9.4/10.0
Why change horses in midstream?
Date watched: August 14
Review: Brilliant! Not intelligent, but brilliant nonetheless. The way it was filmed, it was like an action packed movie, except it doesn't have any action, it is just fast paced always something happening satire. It contains a wide cast of incredibly fun characters. Woody Harrelson does the best, even in his small role. Every actor/actress was spot on perfectly casted. Just a fun and entertaining film.
Rating: 9.4/10.0
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Date watched: August 13-14
Review: Delightful fun. This is another Hitchcock film in which all of the characters came to life. Hitch really knows how to blend wit with intelligent film making, while still leaving room for suspenseful scenes. Herein lies the craziest climax ever brought to the screen.
Rating: 9.2/10.0
Review: Delightful fun. This is another Hitchcock film in which all of the characters came to life. Hitch really knows how to blend wit with intelligent film making, while still leaving room for suspenseful scenes. Herein lies the craziest climax ever brought to the screen.
Rating: 9.2/10.0
Monday, August 06, 2007
Amistad (1997)
Date watched: August 5
Review: An enjoyable, sometimes drawn out, sometime emotionally jarring, and sometimes boring Spielberg movie. Queen Isabella II was annoying. Djimon Hounsou stole the show once again. Matthew McConaughey didn't annoy, not that he ever does. It just seems that he should. Movies like this usually have more of an impact on me, but seeing over 60 movies this summer has hurt some of the enjoyment of watching films.
Rating: 8.5/10.0
Review: An enjoyable, sometimes drawn out, sometime emotionally jarring, and sometimes boring Spielberg movie. Queen Isabella II was annoying. Djimon Hounsou stole the show once again. Matthew McConaughey didn't annoy, not that he ever does. It just seems that he should. Movies like this usually have more of an impact on me, but seeing over 60 movies this summer has hurt some of the enjoyment of watching films.
Rating: 8.5/10.0
Friday, August 03, 2007
Hot Fuzz (2007)
Date watched: August 2
Review: Hilarious, riot of a movie in the likes of Shaun of the Dead. This is the funniest movie in a long time. It has originality. It has character. And it sure as hell doesn't have any class! It falls a little bit short of Shaun of the Dead though. It's hard to beat zombies.
Rating: 9.2/10.0
Review: Hilarious, riot of a movie in the likes of Shaun of the Dead. This is the funniest movie in a long time. It has originality. It has character. And it sure as hell doesn't have any class! It falls a little bit short of Shaun of the Dead though. It's hard to beat zombies.
Rating: 9.2/10.0
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
"I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that." HAL
Date watched: August 2
Review: This movie puts Citizen Kane to shame. In the overrated department, that is. The first 25 minutes, absolutely nothing happens. Sure the monolith is an alien craft that advanced evolution. Showing monkeys doing random things for 20 minutes is completely boring. Showing random space stations and ships for another ten minutes is boring as well. If I wanted to see this stuff, I would watch the NASA channel. That isn't even the end of it though. The story finally starts, but it doesn't last long. A bunch of might as well be slow motion scenes ensue, leaving a total of five minutes of actual story. Stanley Kubrick, you are off your freaking rocker, you crazy man. People will say I do not understand the art of this film, and they are correct. Even after my friend explained a few things to me, that doesn't make up for the lack of any fun I had watching this film, except for the character HAL 9000, who is rarely in the film by the way.
Rating: 2.1/10.0
Date watched: August 2
Review: This movie puts Citizen Kane to shame. In the overrated department, that is. The first 25 minutes, absolutely nothing happens. Sure the monolith is an alien craft that advanced evolution. Showing monkeys doing random things for 20 minutes is completely boring. Showing random space stations and ships for another ten minutes is boring as well. If I wanted to see this stuff, I would watch the NASA channel. That isn't even the end of it though. The story finally starts, but it doesn't last long. A bunch of might as well be slow motion scenes ensue, leaving a total of five minutes of actual story. Stanley Kubrick, you are off your freaking rocker, you crazy man. People will say I do not understand the art of this film, and they are correct. Even after my friend explained a few things to me, that doesn't make up for the lack of any fun I had watching this film, except for the character HAL 9000, who is rarely in the film by the way.
Rating: 2.1/10.0
Notorious (1946)
Date watched: August 2
Review: Cary Grant was likable, but it is still hard to see his greatness in this film. Ingrid Bergman on the other hand, was brilliant. She made this film. The plot just didn't interest me, and a lot of the characters could have used some eccentricity. Not one of Hitchcock's better films, at least in the enjoyment department. It is very well made, extremely well made. But what is the point of that if you don't enjoy it?
Rating: 7.8/10.0
Review: Cary Grant was likable, but it is still hard to see his greatness in this film. Ingrid Bergman on the other hand, was brilliant. She made this film. The plot just didn't interest me, and a lot of the characters could have used some eccentricity. Not one of Hitchcock's better films, at least in the enjoyment department. It is very well made, extremely well made. But what is the point of that if you don't enjoy it?
Rating: 7.8/10.0
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
The Score (2001)
Date watched: July 31 - August 1
Review: Three of the best method actors of their respective ages all in one movie. Ed Norton actually stole the show from Robert De Niro and Marlon Brando. This is Brando's most enjoyable movie. Though the plot was trite, it moved along nicely.
Rating: 8.4/10.0
Review: Three of the best method actors of their respective ages all in one movie. Ed Norton actually stole the show from Robert De Niro and Marlon Brando. This is Brando's most enjoyable movie. Though the plot was trite, it moved along nicely.
Rating: 8.4/10.0
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