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Face/Off, 1997. 8/10

JURASSIC WORLD (2015). Not as groundbreaking to me as the 1993 JP, still enjoyed this quite a lot. ***1/2

Frankenstein starring James McAvoy and Dan Radcliffe. And Army of Darkness.

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Frankenstein starring James McAvoy and Dan Radcliffe.

How was it?

Creed and The Secret in their Eyes

Both were pretty good, I liked all the Rocky references in Creed and I thought the main character Adonis was cool. In Secrety in their Eyes I liked the twist at the end sure gave me a surprise.

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How was it?

It was enjoyable. Closer to an action comedy in a dark fantasy setting than a traditional horror movie.

The Gallows

Easily the worst movie I have seen in at least 10 years.

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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

I suppose I should start calling this "Confessions of a Star Wars Virgin"... Anyway, I've finally come to the much-maligned prequel series and a movie that gets considerable hate, The Phantom Menace. Maybe because I don't esteem the Star Wars film as the greatest films of all time, or maybe I just have lower standards than most, but I found The Phantom Menace to be the most fun Star Wars movie yet. Yes, there are enormous flaws with Episode I, but like every other film in the series, the good moments don't just excuse the bad; they topple them. The Phantom Menace follows Jedi Knight Qui-God Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi as they escort Queen Amidala on her travels to the planet Coruscant, hoping to find a peaceful end to an interplanetary trade dispute. They also encounter Anakin Skywalker, before he became a Jedi, who appears to have unusually strong powers of the Force. I was definitely surprised by how much I enjoyed the movie based on how much hate it has received. Being the first movie in a trilogy, The Phantom Menace is going to feature a lot of exposition and many seemingly stock characters. I would hope many of the plotlines and character arcs are continued in the next couple of movies because, but I have to at least give it the benefit of the doubt for now. The movie's good moments made me completely forget many of the bad ones that came before it. The pod race in particular was stunning as well as the final fight with Darth Maul; showing the Jedi in their prime made the lightsaber fights more fast-paced and exciting. Even though I enjoyed the movie, I can completely understand the hatred it has accumulated over the years. If I was a big fan of the original series, and I had to wait sixteen years for this, I would be pretty disappointed as well. Maybe being a Star Wars virgin allowed me to enjoy Episode I more than I should have, but, at least for me, The Phantom Menace was the most visually impressive and maybe even the most fun Star Wars movie yet by continuing to showcase the series' creativity and imagination.

7/10

Almost shocking. But watch the Red Letter Media reviews about the prequels on youtube or their site after you see Episode II and III. I'll be honest and say I didn't hate Episode I when I first watched it. The final lightsaber fight is good. But if you are a fan of the originals, Episode I is just the start of the prequel problems and it only gets worse with the other two. The prequels and all the related material that is considered official are best forgotten. The thrown away material like the comics and some books are actually better than what is considered official at times because George Lucas wasn't tinkering around with those to match what was going on in those bad prequels.

I'm very curious to see how the new Star Wars goes since they seem to be erasing the future books which were also good. Aside from Luke, I really don't want to see an old Han and Leia. We all know how the last Indiana Jones movie was. And Carrie Fisher seems to be getting a lot of attention as Leia for the wrong reasons. Or reasons that social online groups seem to come out of the woodwork about.

I'm not really a huge fan of the series though. I don't really care if it "doesn't feel like Star Wars" or anything like that.

"Sinister 2" 7-8/10

Dead children of the corn.

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August: Osage County

What did you think of it?

I liked it.

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What did you think of it?

I liked it.

I was blown away by all of the performances, especially Meryl Streep. I really enjoyed it.

Holy Crap, Streep. No matter how much acclaim she gets, it will still not be enough. She's a treasure and we all need to enjoy this woman's work while we still can.

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I'm not really a huge fan of the series though. I don't really care if it "doesn't feel like Star Wars" or anything like that.

It's more than the feel even though it feels like Star Wars at times. I guess I should ask if you aren't a fan of the series or don't care about certain elements, why watch and review it?

That's something that amazes me when I read some reviews and later on you realize or find out that that person doesn't really like the series or type of movie they are reviewing.

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That's something that amazes me when I read some reviews and later on you realize or find out that that person doesn't really like the series or type of movie they are reviewing.

I do it with horror only, coz I'm a nut.

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Holy Crap, Streep. No matter how much acclaim she gets, it will still not be enough. She's a treasure and we all need to enjoy this woman's work while we still can.

Agreed 100%. I've loved me some Meryl since I first saw Death Becomes Her in 5th grade. ::love:: Her performance in August was amazing.

Honeymoon-2014. 6/10.

THE LODGER (2008). Odd, but compelling film about Ripper like murders in Los Angeles. Can Alfred Molina solve the puzzle? ***

"The Water Horse" 8/10

A wonderful movie for the whole family and even exciting at the end.

"Goosebumps" 7-8/10

I'm sure this movie is all R.L. Stine fans wet dream. I am not one of them as I'm simply too old. Compared to the Goosebumps and Are You Afraid of the Dark tv series this one actually had good acting, but the many over-the-top action scenes got a little tiresome for this old timer.

I'm sure young horror fans will have a blast with this one.

Goodnight Mommy

Wow, I really was getting into this one and then the ending happened.....WTF??!! Why can't writers be more creative with their endings??!!

B-

Cooties

I usually hardly ever like horror-comedies but this one was great!! Omg, loved the script and the acting!!

A+

The Stanford Prison Experiment

I have always been a huge IFC fan and this was another underrated, good movie that I heard nothing about. Family Video does awesome by carrying independent films and shelving them right at eye level so they do tend to get your attention,

A

Dark Summer

Lame........

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Krampus - fun Xmas horror from the guy who gave us Trick R Treat. Very much like Christmas Vacation meets Gremlins.

Victor Frankenstein - Enjoyably over the top nonsense that bears little semblance to the book. The Hobbit is pretty good as (fake) Igor and James McAvoy chews the scenery up as the nutty Doc.

Saw Krampus this afternoon. I enjoyed it. It was a bit like Grabbers - some laughs, some jumps.

Watching The Pyramid right now.

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Saw Krampus this afternoon. I enjoyed it. It was a bit like Grabbers - some laughs, some jumps.

Watching The Pyramid right now.

Cool, I liked Grabbers.

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Saw Krampus this afternoon. I enjoyed it. It was a bit like Grabbers - some laughs, some jumps.

Watching The Pyramid right now.

Just saw Krampus myself. I would recommend it to horror aficionados.

Saw Pyramids when it first came out, in cinema. I thought it was ok.

Sinister II, 2015. 4/10.

This was not horror. ::shocked:: This was a drama. The dead kids were lame and you only see Bhughul a few times. WTF is that?!?!? The first film is superior to this. The death scenes were tame and boring. Fuck this movie.

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The Lego Movie 8/10

Hilarious! That's a non-horror film I may even re- watch, and THOSE are pretty rare.

"The Walk" 8/10

A tiny story made epic. Robert Zemeckis is a genius.

Crazy, crazy ending. Damn..

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

Five movies in, and I think I've finally come to my definitive least favorite of the series. It's not bad, per say, just underwhelming, although it does have an better plot than The Phantom Menace. In Attack of the Clones, the Galactic Republic is on the brink of civil war when several planetary system threaten to secede under the leadership of rogue Jedi Count Dooku. An assassination attempt is made on Senator Padme Amidala, so Anakin Skywalker is tasked with protecting her, while his mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi goes to investigate. Luckily, Episode II did deliver on my hope from Episode I in that the plot moves considerably forward, and some of the more notable characters are given more screen time (or less in Jar Jar's case, thank god). Padme and Anakin have a romantic subplot that I didn't mind, and Obi-Wan is always fun to watch, but I thought Anakin's character was much more interesting in this movie. There was quite a bit of foreshadowing of Anakin's transformation into Darth Vader that put the prequels into a better context and made Anakin more intriguing. It'd be nice if Hayden Christensen wasn't so awful in his role. Attack of the Clones does succumb to middle-chapter problems at times. There wasn't anything as memorable as the Darth Maul battle in The Phantom Menace or the speeder bike chase in Return of the Jedi. The fight between Yoda and Count Dooku is pretty cool at first, but watching a little green alien jump around like Sonic got old after a while. Attack of the Clones is still just as entertaining and fun as the other Star Wars movies, even if it's one of the weaker entries.

7/10

Cabin in the Woods
All the hype given to this movie is well deserved! Absolutely loved it!

Storage 24
Bad effects and bad characters.

Harbinger Down
I liked it enough.

Age of Dinosaurs
Jeezus H Crist what WASN'T wrong with this piece of shit.

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Cabin in the Woods
All the hype given to this movie is well deserved! Absolutely loved it!

I'm watching this right now!

THE BIG LEBOWSKI (1998). A true cult film and I know people who feel this is the best thing since sliced bread. Some good scenes in here, but a lot of rambling and once is enough. **1/2

Banshee Chapter (2013)

I really enjoyed this lovecraftian and dark horror. Pretty impressive.