Turns out it was sold-out by the way we got there, so we went to this instead:



Over the Hedge

Call me childish, call me immature, do as you wish, but I really enjoyed this movie. It's cute, it's funny, it's just plain enjoyable all around.

The plot is nothing new really, basically just a dummed down gangster type plot. A raccoon named RJ (voiced by Bruce Willis) is caught trying to steal food from a bear (Nick Nolte), and is given a week to replace it or else the bear will eat him. He comes across a family of woodland creatures, and tricks them into helping him. Needless to say, the obligatory guilt trip soon follows as they welcome him as one of their own. It's nothing we haven't seen before, but kept my interest and had some pretty fun plot devices, mostly near the end. The only thing that could have been better about the plot was that it wasn't very fleshed out, everything seemed to happen all at once.

The actors were all a lot of fun, and the voice work was great. William Shartner does a great job making fun of himself, playing a completely over the top possum. Willis also did a very good job as the raccoon, as did Garry Shandling as Verne the turtle. But, as the previews would lead you to believe, it's Steve Carell that really steals the show. His manic, insane, hyper-active squirrel, Hammy, was easily my favourite character. Sure, some of his jokes might have been a tad immature (Wanna help me find my nuts?), but I still found myself laughing at every perfectly delivered line he said.

I don't know what else to say other than that this movie is a lot of fun. Well animated, great voice work, fun characters and a half-decent plot...what more could you want?

8/10

Last seen movie
 

When a stran ger calls(2006)I hated it it almost ruined the original.

X-Men: The Last Stand- 3/5

Bee Season- 4/5

Get Rich or Die Tryin'- 4.5/5

Date Movie- 2.5/5

Freedomland- 1/5

The Perfect Man- 1/5

Pirates of the Caribbean;
What an over-rated pile of trash. Maybe it's because I had such high hopes for it, but once again - the hype let's me down. This film, if you can even call it that, was so utterly bad that I may have to slaughter the next person who says otherwise - and the producers for the next two films. Jesus, and the acting? Johnny Depp can't even deliver a line right! He made the pirate Jack sound like a fucking old hag. Kiera Knightly is too much of a slut to carry of Elizabeth's character, too. Fuck what a waste of time.

Ok, I'm kidding. I really liked it. :) This and National Treasure are my two most recent Disney favourites. Aside from the Pixar collabs, that is. Jack was a cool character, and I think it was one of Johnny's best acting experiences. He seemed like a totally different character. Likewise, Kiera was amazing as usual. She has such a wide range! Orlando also has a good character. Mmm, what a cast! The set pieces were stunning, and overall so was everything else. One gripe - the CGI skeletons looked too cartoony in some scenes, which wasn't the intended effect. The fight in-and-out of the moonlight was original and refreshing though, as were the various rules and regulations of the pirate world and the mechanics of the curse and other various things. Finally, a pirate movie done right! Can't wait to see what they do with the next two parts. :) Reccomended!

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PS. Speaking of National Treasure - Nicholas Cage has a new movie coming out called Blade Runner. Do me a favour and do not see it at any cost. Supporting this is just an overall bad idea. The fact Nicholas Cage is in it AT ALL shocked me when I first heard of it. Watch the trailer and you'll understand. It's probably the worst comic book adapation to come out in a while (Catwoman doesn't count - people thought it was bad, but personally I really loved it.) I guess the fact the character is CGI throughout most of the film - and crude CGi at that - is partially why Cage toom the job. He's only ACTUALLY in it 50% of the time, haha. Oh, poor Hollywood and whoever decided to fund this movie. It's going to flop.

Star Wars 3 on HBO..

Gremlins...eh, it seems a little pathetic with age, but it's still fun.
Always liked the musical score, and it's a litte darker than most kids films...I relatively enjoyed it.

Might watch the second one tonight, I dunno...

Gizmo!

The sequal sucked bad!

Darkwolf
It has some bad CGI but the roof top photo shoot makes up for it.

I can't stand bad CGI it ruins movies totally for me. My brain just goes "Fuck this" and I lose interest in the movie. Dead Scared and Day Of The Dead 2 did that to me recently.

A History of Violence

The Lost Boys

Good? Pretty keen to check this one out.

Yeah. Good performances, good straight forward script and directing.

Ive seen it, but not in years. I was actually planning to watch it tonight.

Last seen movie
 

I watched pet sematary last night.And I'm watching friday the 13th 4 in a while.

Bram Stoker's Dracula......well parts of it.

One Hour Photo.

Very good little thriller, Robin Williams puts in another quality performance. Pleasantly surprised by this one.

Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back


It wasn't the BEST of the 6. And I still think the 1st 2nd and 3rd episodes are better than the original, and not because of the fact that they're newer. But that said, it's still an amazing movie, especially the Vader story and the fight with the camel walker things.

8/10

Domino 8/10

grease

I felt the same way when I saw this. Caught it one night on HBO, and really enjoyed it.

I just watched TCM 2, but Im way to tired to review it right now. For now I'll just say that I enjoyed it, and I'll post a review tomorrow

Poseidon

6/10

It wasn't that big of a deal. The acting pretty much sucked, a couple lines were terrible, and it was very predictable by today's hollywood standards. The Actual wave and capsizing of the ship was great, and I enjoyed the look of the ship as it happened, but it wasn't anything special of a movie. Worth a rent definently, but theater... meh, your choice.

Die Hard With A Vengeance

Yes, this IS my first time watching this. Great movie. 4/5

Look Whos Talking

It's pretty funny, but nothing groundbreaking. I do like it better than the sequel & Bruce Willis & John Travolta are pretty funny together.

C




Hoodwinked

I liked this movie quite a bit for an animated kids movie. I found it more enjoyable than the other I watched recently (Doogal) and the story was unique & well done. Think of it as The Usual Suspects meets Shrek with lots of celebrity voices throughout. All in all, this was a weird, but enjoyable film for pretty much everyone in the family.

B






On deck: Date Movie & Finding Neverland

War of the Colossal Beast

Great stuff I really enjoyed it. I'm still laughing my ass off at him reading a tiny book :D

watched a piece of shit segal film called 'Now You Die' or something like that ..

i find i've become addicted to his newer films just to see the lengths they go to hide how fat he is (all unsuccessful)

and his rats nest hair - jesus christ ...

then i watched a Mexican (or spanish - not sure) film called "Living It Up" starring the gorgeous Selma Hayek.

this was a good comedy about a bus driver who wants to commit suicide and instead is talked into taking a massive loan from the mafia that he wont pay back .. this allows him to 'live it up' for a week and not care about paying it back because he wants to die anyway.

Selma Hayek is fucking radiant in this film ..

i fell in love with her all over again :)

I hate steven segal films, the man is a joke who, disturbingly, actually believes he has some acting talent. He cant even round-house kick people anymore!

its like watching a train wreck in slow motion .. disturbing, but compelling at the same time

The only watchable Seagal movie was Under Siege 2: Dark Territory. But it was also too cheesy for my taste. I liked the climax though.

Anyway I saw another japanese flick called Neighbor No. 13 last nite. Its based on a psycho and his split personality, and how he ended up being like that and stuff. The pace was a bit slow, although I liked it. Somewhat similar to Ichi, but slower. It would have been better if they had made it like Ichi, but maybe because the makers didnt want any similarity between the two movies, they slow-paced this one. It has a good yarn, but there's not much gore.

Worth a rent if you are into jap horror. Otherwise skip it.

Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire

I think I need to re-watch this with a bit clearer of a mind. As it stands, it just wasn't as good as the other three. I know the series is becoming darker, but it seemed to loose some of its magic.

*MILD SPOILERS AHEAD*
Some of the things that they did, like throw in mild sex jokes or have the children swearing now, seemed to completely throw the movie off from the rest of the series. Perhaps my opinion will change on re-watch, but for now this one is only getting 7.5/10

As promised:

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2


This film is a lot of fun. It forgoes the gritty realism of the first film for over-the-top gore and comedy, with crazy characters and bizarre situations aplenty. The end result is more like some sort of nightmarish comic book come to life than a slasher flick.

Let me start off with the characters. Dennis Hopper is great as usual as Lefty Enright, uncle of Sally and Franklin from the first film. He's completely obsessed with finding the killers responsible for their deaths. He gives a great performance, going from 100% badass near to first of the film to certified lunatic as it near the end. The Sawyer family is even more over-the-top. Leatherface and Drayton (AKA The Cook) return from the first film, crazier than ever, and are joined by brother Choptop, who puts the rest of them to shame in terms of craziness. Bill Moseley plays him superbly, in what is easily one of best and most over-the-top roles. I didn't particularly care for Strech, the heroic late-night radio DJ, but she was well acted and served her purpose.

The plot was much better than the majority of slasher movies, but I think it's best to go into it knowing as little as possible. I didn't even read the back of the DVD before I watched it, and I really think that helped my experience.

Last but not least, the gore! The first film had almost no on screen gore; it left it up to the viewer's imaginations. This is the polar opposite, throwing buckets of blood and body parts at the audience as often as possible. One of the greatest horror effects gurus, Tom Savini, was behind them, so you know they had to look awesome.

All in all, I really enjoyed this film. It's brutal, it's insane, and it's a lot of fun. I highly reccomend it, and I'd like to sincerely thank Elvis_Christ for reccoemending it so often around to forums!

8.5/10

^ Watch it on SCREAM? I caught part of it too. :) But was late in, so I didn't bother.

Not a movie, but I did have a Pepperthon yesterday. All 9 episodes of Pepper Dennis, can't wait for more. :)

Actually, I dont get Scream. I had a preview of it for awhile and didnt like it much. No, I bought the DVD awhile back and just felt like last night was a good time to watch it.

Oldboy

Halloween

Kung Fu Hustle

^ what a fantastic movie

The Cave

Meh. Nothin' to say. 2/5

Yeah,that movie is killer.