crank ... this film is nuts !

there's a lot of stuff going on here ... its far beyond the 'crazy camera' tony scott thing .. its more of a thinking mans action film ..

highly recommended.

For Richer, for Poorer 5 / 10

Rocky 4....

I didnt think it was that great...not bad, but not even in the same league as Machinist. I'd be more apt to compare it to The Butterfly Effect. Worth watching though.

District 13 - great mindless action. the main guy moves like Tony Jaa, and looks like Dustin hoffman .. weird

Miami Vice - better than i thought it would be

Dead End - sloppy, hamfisted direction - but entertaining.

HOUSE - a really good stupid horror 5/10

The Thing...it's getting chilly here, thought I could use a little "lock-in" kind of flick. Always satisfies:)

Natural Born Killers

I'm watching Rocky 5 right now.

Night of the Demon

In-fucking-credible.

Awesome script, strong acting, more atmosohere than you could ask for and one of the best endings that I have ever seen. Doesnt get much better than this folks.

I've been meaning to check it out. Hopefully I'll have time over the next week or so to work some movies out of my backlog.

I personally liked the jacket a lot more than the machininst.
I appreciate both, but for me, the jacket was just more my kinda movie.

Fight Club

very god movie for the first half or so, but then went downhill with the twist. even though the twist worked pretty well, i just didnt like it, its been done too many damn times. The movie definetly deserves the attention it gets however; bizzare and morbid atmosphere, standout performances, and good directing. if only it didnt have a twist. (a predictible one at that.....well, i predicted it anyway)

Yeah, but at the time it kind of started that whole "you-know what" tiwst, so when it came out it wasn't as predictable.

I actually think the movie just gets better and better as it gets rolling; one situation leads to the next until the guy is buried in shit, and we have a slam-bang ending.

It improves with viewings, trust me Mothman.

I know what you mean.

The Thing is kind of a comforting movie for me. When I watch it, I make sure I have nothing to do, I make myself some tea, get some blankets and just sink into the film.

The Stuff

Good, cheesy, totally 80s horror flick with a pertty interesting & original concept. The acting & dialogue are really bad, but in an enjoyable cheesy sort of way. There is not much gore but for some reason it's rated R. Anyways, overall I was pretty entertained by the awesome 80's-ness of this movie.

C+

i love this flick. totally 80s cheese at its finest.

Black Christmas

In the theater

Sitting across the aisle from Olivia Hussey:)

This was only her second time watching the film. She jumped and loved the adoration and looked really fucking HOT! MY GOD, SHE'S SO HOT!

so...um...good night at the cinema

and John Saxon and Bob Clark were there doing a Q & A

A Christmas Carol
- With George C scott

George C. Scott...what an actor...

Have you seen The Hustler, phantom? You ought'a.

Woah!

What was it? A premiere, or what?

Right on, you lucky bastard.

not neccasarily. 12 monkeys came out 3 years prior. I had seen that before i had fight club, and they kinda had the same twist going on there.

the only film the schizo-twist really worked with IMO is Secret Window. i dont care what anyone says, i dug that flick.

Really?

I thought that wa the absolute worst of the schizo-twist movies. You could see it coming a mile away and the performances by two otherwise solid actors were soooo ham-fisted and sloppy. Absolutely hated that film.

Glad to see Im not the only one that really enjoyed Secret Window.

So what if the twist was fairly obvious (Especially as it neared the climax)? It was still very well executed and made for a damn good movie IMO.

And for the record, Angel Heart kicks more ass than any of these twists put together:cool:

I would never go so far as to say i thought it was a good movie, but i could sit through Johnny Depp spitting on every page of a phone book. I just enjoy him.

I watched The Nightmare Before Christmas yesterday.... Its great to watch a 1 year old dance to that kind of kid-creepy movie :)

Hollow Man

Barring some piss-poor acting, this is light entertainment at its finest.

I enjoyed Secert Window...it wasn't very good, but I thoroughly enjoyed it, and own it. It was fun, and it kept me entertained.

Mothman, you're right about 12 Monkeys...I'm just saying it was pretty damn original at its release time...and I believe it still is. The twist is just one good case of study, but there are so many great ideas and themes to dissect in the film.

Marathon Man (1976)

"You can keep the ones you swallow."

wes cravens a new nightmare....my sis is gonna watch freddy vs jason to complete them tommorrow.....got to get kids to work through these horror films

Exactly. It really isnt a great film per se, but throughly entertaining. The performances alone make it worth multiple viewing and the incredibly low price that the DVD goes for.

Horror of Dracula

Other than Satanic Rites, this is my first Hammer Dracula film. Even though it doesnt quite stack up to the 1931 version, this is easily my 2nd favourite take on the story. Cushing was born to play Van Helsing.

in the line of duty:smoke jumpers......pants but adam baldwin was in it so i was gonna watch it

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wow, that must be the 2nd or 3rd thing we've agreed on :D

i hated it too ... it was like - the dark half V2.0

last seen :

Last Action Hero - i've seen this flick about 8 times. each time i try to find what the critics hated about it and i cant. I love the way the film plays with the cliches of the genre (my favorite .. the cop buddy pairing lineup)
I love the villian, i love the structure of the film .. I just think it's a great ride .. It pays homage to the genre while poking fun at it .. a difficult balance that i think was achieved. It is also in no small way a film about the love of cinema.

i've turned this thing over and over and the only thing i can come up with is yet another example of how americans love to build superstars, just so they can tear them down again.

Three Fugitives - saw this a long time ago and dont remember liking it as much then as i did this time. maybe i've mellowed on Martin Short.

some good funny little moments.
I wish i had a copy of the french origional.

I think people/critics hated it because the were expecting another T-2.
Same deal with Bruce Willis and Hudson Hawk.

The Prophecy

Very cool, original story about angels waging a war of good vs. evil on Earth. Superbly acted & very well done. What could have been an extremely complicated and cofusing plot was handled very well in an organized fashion. The gore wasn't great, but the cool story kinda made up for it. All in all, I was entertained quite a bit by this one...

B+

The Grudge 2
>>: B

Box [1st Extreme]
>>: C-

Dumplings [2nd Extreme]
>>: C+

Rocky 5....

most of the criticizm i heard was aimed at it being a big ego trip ..
i couldnt care less myself if it was .. it was still funny and clever.

i read a bit about the filming of hudson hawk .. and it sounded rediculous.
i think it was a troubled shoot - very aimless and disjointed - and it showed in the final result.


Last Action Hero was very tight and purposeful ... Sure it tried to cram a lot in but i thought everything (except the weak overdone nod to ET) was a lot of fun.

Apocalypto. If Mel Gibson ever decides to do a horror movie, we're in for a hell of a gorefest!