Give us your ratings, from 1-10! Love your assessments, but not always sure how good or worthwhile the film is over-all to you.

Let the Right One In (2008)

4/10

I was looking forward to seeing this film, as I heard it was really good. I give the film credit for aspects of originality in setting, pace, premise and icy mood. It was very subtle in it's directorial approach, and that sort of new realism in speaking lines sparely and nonchalantly. I appreciate a film with subtly and one that allows me to form my own opinions about characters, but there wasn't enough there for me -- the characters were too cold and inaccessible, and the story too recessed. Maybe one has to be in the mood for this style. I didn't really care about the boy, girl, guardian or mother -- and so there was no film for me.

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7/10
quite an enjoyable film!!

Blue Ruin
No average revenge flick.
Not great but not bad either.

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8/10 , excellent film!!

Not horror....watched a documentary called "Let the Fire Burn" about the city of Philadelphia's attempts to evict radical group MOVE from a house they were occupying in West Philadelphia. Wasn't living here then (was in USAF), so, was kind of familiar with what happened (I had family in Philly). This documentary goes in-depth. It's not sympathetic to either party (MOVE or the city). To me, showed what a total cluster-fuck the entire operation was. Mayor Goode should have been jailed. And the police chief. And the fire chief.

If anyone wants to check it out, it's streaming on Netflix right now.

The Quiet Ones
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This was really boring. Nothing scary about it at all unless what you call scary is a movie being really quiet and then suddenly GETTING REALLY LOUD!!! The plot made no sense and seemed like a poor mashup of a ghost and exorcism movie without a ghost or an exorcism. Besides for Jared Harris who's always good and Sam Claflin who genuinely seemed to be trying, the acting was pretty bad and the ending was stupid.

heehee - I try to be good about giving movies a "final" rating but I was feeling lazy. ::wink::


Stage Fright - I'll ultimately give this a 3.25/5 or 3.5/5; the rating may seem low because I've put my "official" Seal of Recommendation on it but it's a bit uneven. It's one of those movies that has a lot of high points and a lot of low points and depending on where your interests lie, you could fall either way in liking or hating it... I personally enjoyed it as fun horror fluff and might like it even more after repeat viewings. The fact that it's a silly musical might be prohibitive to some folks but I thought it was a total blast. I actually wish there were more musical numbers in it.

Also, to add context to the viewing - The Hubby and I were trying to decide who would pick the movie that night - I wanted Stage Fright and he wanted I, Frankenstein - THANK GOD I won with a coin flip. He enjoyed it thoroughly too.

(we wound up watching I, Frankenstein the next day but I thankfully fell asleep and missed it)



In Fear - I ultimately give this a 2/5. I was really disappointed. The blurb on Xfinity On Demand called it "One of the best modern horror movies" or some rubbish like that so my expectations were probably higher than the should have been but, still - Even going into this movie with no expectations I probably would have been disappointed. They try to create a self-contained slow-burner but it's just ultimately not interesting. I didn't care for either of the characters and their situation (being lost in the middle of the country) is not a new or interesting plot device and the director didn't do anything innovative with it.


I'm actually really looking forward to this one, simply based on the fact that I loved the director's first movie, Murder Party - Have you seen Murder Party? Great low-budget horror.


I've heard good things about this one - Would you ultimately recommend it?

Absolutely! Please let me know when/if you watch it. Would love to compare opinions.

The Black Waters of Echo's Pond

What a piece of shit. Some of the worst acting I've seen. Don't waste your time.

I actually liked 'In Fear' - caught it in the cinema without knowing much about it - I guess I am a bit bias towards Irish film though.

I quite liked it as well but I doubt I'd watch it again.

Amer (2009) I guess this giallo influenced film isn't for everyone as it is very unconventionally delivered and a bit confusing. But I did enjoy the experience of it, it was a thrill and I won't forget it.

Les Visiteurs (1993)
Starring Jean Reno.
One of the few French movies I like.
Must have been 10-15 years ago since I saw this movie and it's still as good as it was then.
Good acting, fast pace, fun situations,...
All the elements for a good comedy.

A medieval nobleman and his squire are accidentally transported to contemporary times by a senile sorcerer. He enlists the aid of his descendent to try to find a way to return home, all the while trying to cope with the cultural and technological changes distinguishing his time from ours.

Full movie's on Youtube with English subtitles.

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"Malignant" 5/10

Brian Avenet-Bradley's first movie since Dark Remains (2006) and his first movie ever with an A-actor involved (Brad Dourif). Brad Dourif was of course his usual crazy self. :D

Unfortuntately this wasn't another scary ghost story, but instead more of a thriller much like the directors first two flicks "Freez'er" and "Ghost of the Needle". Original but fairly forgettable.

Too bad, coz this guy knows his scares.

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The Landlady (1998)

Watched this on a whim and some reason it drew me in. I really thought this was a late 80s film for a while into the movie. As crazy as the movie was I was hoping for a shock ending but unfortunately you can call it during the final scene. Not bad over all.

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL

PHILOMENA

Both really good.

X-Men: Days of Future Past
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This was incredible. I remember after First Class came out, i felt like it was the best X-Men movie ever made. Well this one just beat it. The story is great. It's creative, interesting, actually makes sense which was something i was worried about and ties into the original movies fantastically. The acting is really good, the action scenes are great especially the last act and any of the future parts with The Sentinels. The opening scene is especially chilling. Another thing i loved was that it fixes all the mistakes made in Last Stand very easily and nicely. Can't wait for the next one.

5/5

Great to hear it's so good. But darn...no theaters bringing it here anytime soon. ::sad::

Watched X-Men: Days of Future Past yesterday too - was suprised how much I liked it.

Awesome! Can't wait to see it!

Nobody has seen Snowpiercer yet?

See it. ::cool::

Downloaded almost a month ago but couldn't manage time for it. Hope to see it soon.

Seen it.
Not bad but a bit too long and overrated imo.

It's long, I give you that.

I guess you didn't look like your signature pic when you saw it. :D

X-Men: Days of Future Past

Godzilla (2014)

Not terrible, not great, but ok. Pretty much what I expected. Reminded me a little of the newer Gamera Trilogy in some ways.

As good as the Avengers?

Hmm......I'd say comparable. I'll always have a soft spot for The Avengers because there were quite a few parts that made me laugh. And, you can't beat Robert Downey, Jr. for pure smartass-ness. There, I just made up a word! LOL

Ive seen it, i thought it was ok, but just ok.


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7/10

Great movie! Loved it!::cool::

The Darjeeling Limited
Another Wes Anderson movie. Quite alright.

Don't mind long (or slower) movies as long as they can keep it interesting.
But with Snowpiercer I got bored towards the end.

Why wouldn't I like my signature pic?
And what does that have to do with anything?

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7/10

I'm guessing either english isn't your first language or you have totally misread my post. ::big grin::

It's not my first language so please explain.

Fantastic! Never seen another film with such relentless energy and pace as this one.

They deviated from the original comic storyline a bit, but that simply didn't matter. McAvoy and Fassbender were fantastic, but the guy who played Quicksilver ran circles around the entire star cast from the moment of his entry. It was heartening to see the original team members back in full force, and to see Iceman finally come into his own.

Such a star-studded action-packed film usually ends up having weaker characters and a thin non-existent storyline, but I must whole-heartedly credit Singer for pulling off a great, great storyline with almost equal weightage to all the characters involved. My favorite Jennifer Lawrence has made Mystique all of her own, and makes you forget Rebecca Romijn's take completely. I am a bit miffed at the makers for cutting out Rogue's scenes - but hopefully they will be added in an extended cut Blu-Ray release.

Enjoyed the heck out of it, and going to rewatch it over the weekend. The best X-Men film yet, even outshines the original!


* * * * ½

You know who played Quicksilver, right? It's Evan Peters, from American Horror Story.

Ahh I forgot his name for a moment! Thanks, Marge.

You're welcome! It was nice to see him in something different.

Yep, and he was pretty much THE star in all the scenes involving him.

Just read that he has been retained by Singer for X-Men: Apocalypse. Can't wait to see Quicksilver take on the big, bad granddaddy of all baddies come 2016!