Date watched: December 16
Review: Going in, the cool premise could only disappoint. Whenever you get these cool premises, it is so hard to live up to them. Though it's hard to tell what else could be done with the premise, it seems like it could have had more. Nonetheless, this movie was thoroughly enjoyable. Will Smith puts on his best acting face for this one. Yes, there are the jokes that is expected from him, but it works well in this film, for this character. The ending is brilliant.
Rating: 8.8/10.0
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Saturday, December 15, 2007
The Fan (1996)
Date watched: December 14
Review: This movie is quite enjoyable. The only thing special is watching Robert De Niro's decent into madness, alongside Wesley Snipes and Ellen Barkin. Benicio del Toro and John Leguizamo add some good laughs as well. The best parts of this movie are in the first thirty minutes. It has some drop dead funny moments. After that, it dies down until the ending. Baseball fans are creepy.
Rating: 7.7/10.0
Review: This movie is quite enjoyable. The only thing special is watching Robert De Niro's decent into madness, alongside Wesley Snipes and Ellen Barkin. Benicio del Toro and John Leguizamo add some good laughs as well. The best parts of this movie are in the first thirty minutes. It has some drop dead funny moments. After that, it dies down until the ending. Baseball fans are creepy.
Rating: 7.7/10.0
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Casino Royale (1967)
Date watched: December 11
Review: Bond, James Bond. Wait a second, you say. What is this? I thought I've seen all the James Bond movies. Nope, you haven't. This is an unofficial James Bond film. Not that 2006 film with some blond dude pretending to be James Bond. At first, it seems like another piece of garbage, like Never Say Never Again. That terrible Thunderball remake, you know, the one with Sean Connery and Kim Basinger. The one that makes you cringe because of its wretched direction. After about twenty minutes though, we find out something. This movie isn't meant to be taken seriously. Just watch the movie, and it will become apparent when you realize they've stopped trying. Peter Sellars is the best James Bond. Ursula Andress is a sexy James Bond. David Niven is the worst James Bond, but the real one nonetheless. Woody Allen as Mr. Bond is quite ingenious. Orson Welles is magnificent as the villain. The first twenty minutes makes you think this movie is trying to be serious, or trying to be funny in a terrible way. Once the ice is broken with the stuttering, then it becomes apparent. Some of the dialog is very freaking clever. Some is so corny and stupid, that laughing is the only option. The movie becomes the biggest camp fest movie ever. The events get crazier exponentially. Just when you thought you saw it all in film, this movie will show you know nothing. The movie is extremely dumb in its essence, and follows no kind of logic. And in that, is its brilliance. Don't believe me, think I'm crazy as a loon? Watch it and be amazed by clever stupidity.
Rating: 8.8/10.0
PS: This movie is definitely the inspiration for Austin Powers.
Review: Bond, James Bond. Wait a second, you say. What is this? I thought I've seen all the James Bond movies. Nope, you haven't. This is an unofficial James Bond film. Not that 2006 film with some blond dude pretending to be James Bond. At first, it seems like another piece of garbage, like Never Say Never Again. That terrible Thunderball remake, you know, the one with Sean Connery and Kim Basinger. The one that makes you cringe because of its wretched direction. After about twenty minutes though, we find out something. This movie isn't meant to be taken seriously. Just watch the movie, and it will become apparent when you realize they've stopped trying. Peter Sellars is the best James Bond. Ursula Andress is a sexy James Bond. David Niven is the worst James Bond, but the real one nonetheless. Woody Allen as Mr. Bond is quite ingenious. Orson Welles is magnificent as the villain. The first twenty minutes makes you think this movie is trying to be serious, or trying to be funny in a terrible way. Once the ice is broken with the stuttering, then it becomes apparent. Some of the dialog is very freaking clever. Some is so corny and stupid, that laughing is the only option. The movie becomes the biggest camp fest movie ever. The events get crazier exponentially. Just when you thought you saw it all in film, this movie will show you know nothing. The movie is extremely dumb in its essence, and follows no kind of logic. And in that, is its brilliance. Don't believe me, think I'm crazy as a loon? Watch it and be amazed by clever stupidity.
Rating: 8.8/10.0
PS: This movie is definitely the inspiration for Austin Powers.
Thursday, December 06, 2007
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Date watched: December 6
Review: My head hurts. Brad Pitt may have put on the best performance I've ever seen. This movie is phenomenal. One of the five greatest films I've ever seen. From the very beginning of the movie I was in complete awe. During half of the movie my hands were clenched to the chair I was sitting in. I didn't watch this movie, I was inside the movie. The suspense is unrelenting. Once the credits started rolling, I finally realized that I was watching a movie. Now that is proof of greatness.
Rating: 10.0/10.0
Review: My head hurts. Brad Pitt may have put on the best performance I've ever seen. This movie is phenomenal. One of the five greatest films I've ever seen. From the very beginning of the movie I was in complete awe. During half of the movie my hands were clenched to the chair I was sitting in. I didn't watch this movie, I was inside the movie. The suspense is unrelenting. Once the credits started rolling, I finally realized that I was watching a movie. Now that is proof of greatness.
Rating: 10.0/10.0
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