It's tarantino, i'm so going to see it.

Thanks for the tip, i'll look it up :)


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Quentin Tarintino has nothing to do with The Protector...

Actually he is presenter/producers on this film, similar to his connection with Hostel, Iron Monkey, Killing Zoe etc.

He places his name on films that fit his sensibility, knowing that it will draw a certain audience to the theaters.

So...you're wrong.

Gridiron Gang

As Ive mentioned before, Im not a big football fan (or sports fan in general)...I really dont know why I let my friends drag me to these things.

This one is cliché to the max. Most of the actors arent too bad, but every second of this film is predictable within the first 5 minutes. Maybe I'd reccomend this if you're a big sports buff, but I really didnt enjoy it much.

Well, Tarinto doesn't TECHNICALLY have anything to do with this film, as he was not involved in any way other then sticking his name on it. He did not contribute anything to the film itself. Ie - a role, directing, photography, writing, etc.

As Posher was saying, he's going to see it because IT'S Tarintino, which I understood as saying "Hey, it's not my cup of tea... but it's a work by Tarinto. He usually does really good stuff, so it must have some redeeming qualities." But he isn't involved with it, so that thought would be false. I don't see why he would stick his name on it unless, in most cases, he is friends with someone on the set like with Hostel. I don't see how Quentin would promote that film otherwise if not being friends with Roth.

I also scanned IMDb and didn't see his involvement in anything technical. Didn't even know he attached his name to it, as they seem to prefer promoting Tony Jaa instead.

exactly why his name is on it - get the asses in the seats.

but I get your point - he isn't "creatively" involved, but his name in the marketing campaign is gold.

Oh well, i'm still going lol, i dont care who made it... unless its uwe know who

Hollywood is a business. Much like the stock market, people can buy chunks of films, put in a bit of cash...these people are the producers.

Tarintino is pretty well off, so he can buy pretty large chunks of movies. They're investments. If he reads a screenplay, and it sounds good to him, he'll bite.

So when a movie, like this one or Hostel, is tagged "presented" or "produced" by Quentin Tarintino, it's mostly saying 'Mr. Tarintino had faith in this film, so check it out'. As Rod said, he's a big name. He will put the asses in the seats.

Quinten helped cut it from 104 (or something) minutes to around 80 but that's about it... did you see Ong Bok? It's a vehicle to show off Tony Jaa doing all his own stunts with no strings/cgi/etc and his wicked Mui Thai. I'm waiting for the DVD (which for sure will have the original uncut version) but really I'm not expecting a plot.

Funny.....even though this movie came out when I was watching movies at my leisure [i.e. before all the kids came along ] I missed this one......I'll have to look for it.

See No Evil - mishmash review.

Nothing standout-ish plot wise. Reminded me a bit of SAW 2, the whole... gang of people trapped in a rundown house with traps and a grimm atmosphere. The direction was good; really nice shots. Gregory Dark CAN direct. The WWE tag probably killed the ratings for this film, because when I saw it the first thought in my mind was "Oh fuck.", and the budget-trailer (wtf at fullscreen only, even in theatres) only made things look equally bad. The movie isn't as terrible as these elements make it look. Kane isn't that great an actor, but he has a whole three sentances, and his appearence fills the part well enough for that to suffice. Would have been nice if the whole script was a bit tighter. Drawn more on the religious-side of things. The mother was a nutcase. Also noted that the killings happen quite fast and early - close together. I felt it hurt the pacing/excitement. Some are good. The final scenes are amazing, Jacub's fall. Nice chunk of the budget used there, a NICE chunk.

Toolbox Murders
>>: A-

Saw2. I enjoyed it a lot. I did think the whole thing with Amanda was quite obvious from the beginning, and there weren't as many horrible deaths as there could have been, but the atmosphere was very dark. Nice nod to Silence of the Lambs when the cops were looking for the house.

The Baryard ... pretty good kids film ..

The Great Outdoors

hmmmm....funny...you wouldn't think a movie called The BAR YARD would be a good kids movie.

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History of Violence.
God, you gotta love the sheer violence of this film.
A few suspenseful moments, decent uncomplicated storyline which was almost refreshing, to have no "twist" for once.
Pretty good acting all around, Ed Harris is great as always...pity he couldn't have hung around a little later into the film.
I liked it, but I think maybe it was carried on about a little too much...probably say 7-10 to me.
A decent watch, definately worth a rent if you've yet to see it.

oops :P


maybe i should watch the shinning tonight :cool:

Devil's Backbone

Really cool ghost flick...nice twist on an old formula. I really enjoyed it.

Ice Age - The Meltdown 9 / 10

Turtles Can Fly 10 / 10

I downloaded Barnyard on my PC.

This is going to sound like an attack, but it's not, so please don't take it that way.

But do you watch non-animated films?

Well, they must be better then live flicks, because I can't recall Amalthea giving anything lower then an 8. Often 10s.

Yes, here's what I watched of non-animated films lately:

A.I.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0212720/

Turtles Can Fly

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424227/

A Time For Drunken Horses

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0259072/

Legend

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089469/

Luna Papa

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0170259/

Intervention Divine

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0274428/

Scary Movie 4

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0362120/

The Good Cop

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0392049/

The Cup

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0201840/

I give The Good Cup 7 / 10

And Scary Movie 4 5 / 10

Do any of you watch non-horror movies? :confused:

All the time...

Just not between September and November - I'm in all-out Halloween mode!

today we've had

election
election 2
(hong kong triad thriller/drama)


hana-bi
(japanese drama)


the return of the pink panther
(comedy)


currently watching
jeepers creepers 2
(piece of shit)


and throw in a few epsidoes of starsky & hutch season 3

i loved that movie ...

first time i ever felt sorry for the monster

:( Just finished my zombie weeckend (Romero rules) so I've have enough gore and blood for a long time tomorrow I will watch The big red one.:p

The Boneyard

what about the audience?

Absolutely. In fact, horror is my second favorite genre, classics being my first. I watch a horror movie peobably once out of every ten movies I watch.

And I didn't mean it in a mean way...I was just curious.

the covenant

freakin awesome movie, give it a 10

Do You Like Hitchcock?

Not bad. Far from Argento's best work, but I enjoyed it. Doesnt do a bad job capturing the Hitchcock style, even though some of the in-jokes were groan inducing...

Billy Bathgate

and

Friends With Money

I wouldn't necessarily highly reccomend either of these, but they also weren't a bad use of time. 'Bathgate' has an excellent cast, and 'Friends' was acted very well, most especially by Frances McDormand.

Rosemary's Baby
>>: A-

Cruel World.
Absolute z-grade shit...although what else is to be the expectation when you've got jaime pressley and edward furlong in top billing?
Watch it if you want to laugh at mindless shit, horrendous acting, and a completely stupid plot.

Boo.
I actually hired this to see how the director of dog soldiers would go with a different style of film...see, I never got into dog soldiers, I had my theory why a lot of people did and I didn't, and set out to see for myself if I was right.
Barely watchable...maybe a little better than the abovementioned film, but pretty bad. Reminded me in parts, of the silent hill movie.
Is this the best the maker of the supposedly great dog soldiers can do?
Ah well, my theory has always been that the only reason people liked that was the sheer lack of ANY werewolf films coming out, let alone good ones, taking what little in the genre was thrown at them with a smile...this movie "boo" makes me almost certain I was right about DS not really being all that great all along...the guy can't make a good movie for shit IMO.
More poor acting, very cheap feel.
I suppose if you're a fan of splatter, you might enjoy it...but even that gets a little stupidly excessive, to the point it's laughable.

Ah well, got no-one to blame but myself, I hired them I suppose.

The Skulls

It was slightly more interesting than I thought it was gonna be but that was more because of the subject matter than the plot or screenplay. It was okay, but not great. Very little gore and a little bit confusing in terms of keeping track of who's a good guy and who's a bad guy. Meh, it was alright...

C-





I haven't been watching too many movies lately because I am trying to caught up on Lost Season 2 before the 3rd season starts. I am about halfway through season 2 right now. That show is awesome.

Isn't it from the Producer of Dog Soldiers, not the Director? From someone who made DS and The Descent, a film like this would be career-ruining.

8 down below. surprisingly pretty good for a disney flick . more in the vein of Old yeller than most disney movies. Paul Walker was probably the best actor in it, and the scary thing is, that isnt saying everyone else sucked, he was actually GOOD. didnt comeoff as the stupid pretty boy who got the actin gjob like the Fast and the Furious, he seems to have grown up and taken some acting lessons.

Plus, you gotta love well-trained Huskies. Great dogs :)

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