May 30
This film is bad. Almost terrible. There are a few shining moments. The writing in this is one is extremely annoying. Not enough of that crazy Eddie Murphy laugh that was in the original.
5.9/10.0
Friday, May 30, 2008
A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
May 30
The Man With No Name. This is the first in that series. Not as good as The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. It's still an action packed Western, full of neat gun tricks, and a main character to fall in love with. Clint Eastwood is a fine actor. Sergio Leone is magnificent, the King of Westerns.
8.9/10.0
The Man With No Name. This is the first in that series. Not as good as The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. It's still an action packed Western, full of neat gun tricks, and a main character to fall in love with. Clint Eastwood is a fine actor. Sergio Leone is magnificent, the King of Westerns.
8.9/10.0
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
May 29
Eddie Murphy is fun in this movie. This is probably the first movie I've enjoyed him in. His laugh is quite annoying though. I think this is the first action-comedy movie. Just some good laughin' fun. I hate machine guns!
8.6/10.0
Eddie Murphy is fun in this movie. This is probably the first movie I've enjoyed him in. His laugh is quite annoying though. I think this is the first action-comedy movie. Just some good laughin' fun. I hate machine guns!
8.6/10.0
Thursday, May 29, 2008
The Hospital (1971)
May 28
A dark comedy that is bizarre and inept. Though diametrically opposed to my philosophy, it was still enjoyable. Excellent acting from George C. Scott and Diana Rigg. The suicide scene is probably a perfect scene in film, which is a rarity. The old man saying, "You do the job," really was a joyful scene. It is hard to take the movie seriously, which is a good idea if you want to enjoy it. Don't take it seriously.
8.5/10.0
A dark comedy that is bizarre and inept. Though diametrically opposed to my philosophy, it was still enjoyable. Excellent acting from George C. Scott and Diana Rigg. The suicide scene is probably a perfect scene in film, which is a rarity. The old man saying, "You do the job," really was a joyful scene. It is hard to take the movie seriously, which is a good idea if you want to enjoy it. Don't take it seriously.
8.5/10.0
Friday, May 23, 2008
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
May 22
Aside from the few completely insane scenes near the beginning, the movie had a promising start. The casting for the film is perfect. The humor is great. The snake scene is definitely the funniest. The action scenes are good fun. The CGI was overbearing at times. The surprise ending was somewhat of a letdown. The movie is riddled with inaccuracies, mainly for symbolic effect, but all of that does not really matter. The film gives you what it intended, some good fun action with a legendary character, Indiana Jones. The main villain is great, while the "other" one is stereotypical.
I like Ike.
8.3/10.0
Aside from the few completely insane scenes near the beginning, the movie had a promising start. The casting for the film is perfect. The humor is great. The snake scene is definitely the funniest. The action scenes are good fun. The CGI was overbearing at times. The surprise ending was somewhat of a letdown. The movie is riddled with inaccuracies, mainly for symbolic effect, but all of that does not really matter. The film gives you what it intended, some good fun action with a legendary character, Indiana Jones. The main villain is great, while the "other" one is stereotypical.
I like Ike.
8.3/10.0
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
May 17
Boring at first. After thirty minutes the movie turns into another solid Stewart movie. James Stewart vs. George C. Scott. Imagine; John Ferguson vs. General George Patton! Even though Stewart is my all time favorite actor, Scott wins in this one. The court scenes are very long. Those scenes actually had an original approach to them even after all these years of court movies. It is also quite funny and outrageous for its time.
9.0/10.0
Boring at first. After thirty minutes the movie turns into another solid Stewart movie. James Stewart vs. George C. Scott. Imagine; John Ferguson vs. General George Patton! Even though Stewart is my all time favorite actor, Scott wins in this one. The court scenes are very long. Those scenes actually had an original approach to them even after all these years of court movies. It is also quite funny and outrageous for its time.
9.0/10.0
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Being John Malkovich (1999)
May 13
Absurd and bizarre. Ridiculous and fantastic. Hilarious and outrageous. Twisted and original. Cameron Diaz! I kept thinking that just can not be her. That has to be some other actress that looks like her at certain angles. Then the ending credits roll and there it is. Catherine Keener was watchable for once. Though her appeal did wear off throughout the movie. John Cusack and John Malkovich were brilliant throughout. All the "real life" celebrity appearances were hilarious. Another reason why the '90's and 1999 in particular is(are) the greatest year(s) for film. Movies like this are all too rare, and for the life of me I can't figure out why. You see the world through John Malkovich's eyes. Then after about 15 minutes, you're spit out into a ditch on the side of the New Jersey Turnpike!
9.6/10.0
Absurd and bizarre. Ridiculous and fantastic. Hilarious and outrageous. Twisted and original. Cameron Diaz! I kept thinking that just can not be her. That has to be some other actress that looks like her at certain angles. Then the ending credits roll and there it is. Catherine Keener was watchable for once. Though her appeal did wear off throughout the movie. John Cusack and John Malkovich were brilliant throughout. All the "real life" celebrity appearances were hilarious. Another reason why the '90's and 1999 in particular is(are) the greatest year(s) for film. Movies like this are all too rare, and for the life of me I can't figure out why. You see the world through John Malkovich's eyes. Then after about 15 minutes, you're spit out into a ditch on the side of the New Jersey Turnpike!
9.6/10.0
Monday, May 12, 2008
The Great Escape (1963)
May 12
Great fun. Richard Attenborough. James Garner. Steve McQueen. Donald Pleasence. Charles Bronson. James Coburn. All star cast. At close to three hours, the movie is lengthy, but almost every minute of the movie was needed and used well. The diverse characters range from blindness to claustrophobia. The last thirty minutes was quite surprising. There were some quite surprisingly funny scenes as well.
9.1/10.0
Great fun. Richard Attenborough. James Garner. Steve McQueen. Donald Pleasence. Charles Bronson. James Coburn. All star cast. At close to three hours, the movie is lengthy, but almost every minute of the movie was needed and used well. The diverse characters range from blindness to claustrophobia. The last thirty minutes was quite surprising. There were some quite surprisingly funny scenes as well.
9.1/10.0
Saturday, May 10, 2008
In the Name of the Father (1993)
May 10
Excellent film. How could it not be when Daniel Day-Lewis is in the film? There were some very tense scenes in this film. The interrogation scenes and the ending court battle are the two best.
8.9/10.0
Excellent film. How could it not be when Daniel Day-Lewis is in the film? There were some very tense scenes in this film. The interrogation scenes and the ending court battle are the two best.
8.9/10.0
Friday, May 09, 2008
Young Frankenstein (1974)
May 8
Excellent acting from everybody. Some funny running gags. Other than that, a disappointment. Not that it was bad, but the expectations were a lot higher. Marty Feldman and Teri Garr made the film.
8.0/10.0
Excellent acting from everybody. Some funny running gags. Other than that, a disappointment. Not that it was bad, but the expectations were a lot higher. Marty Feldman and Teri Garr made the film.
8.0/10.0
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