Chinatown.

Casino Royale- 9/10

Glue. I don't know what to write. A spanish language film chronicling the life of a teenage boy in a small town. There is no "traditional" beginning, middle or end. There is no sequence of events leading up to a climax and resolution. The film begins and the films ends, but not at any significant point. It merely does so. It consists of numerous moments, some seperated by mere minutes, and others by days or weeks. Essentially it's a coming of age story.

So we got a massive amount of snow overnight (which is still continuing, and not slowing down...) and I'm pretty sure all my plans for tonight have been canceled. I for one am not digging out my vehicle and shoveling an endless driveway just to get on the roads (which aren't plowed anyway... hurrah for living outside the city limits!) Coming home would be hell, as you'd not only have drunks, but drunks on bad roads. Ouch.

I'll probably catch some films tonight, then.

Assault On Precinct 13 (Original).

Pranks - 5/10


The Evil Dead - 8/10

So, I'm snowed in... taking this opportunity to have a mini-marathon. All of the films I have selected share a common theme: direct-to-DVD (and from 2006/7.) Unlike most, I really dig these films. There's just a certain charm to them.

First up, Storm Warning. It's absolutely nothing new, nothing original. It's a re-hash of the "couple gets lost, encounters a group of hillbillies, insults them, the hillbillies start playing sick games with the couple, torture ensues, then the couple fights back..." storyline. Nothing new at all. We've seen it a million times, and we'll see it again. It wasn't even the best incarnation of this storyline... but you know what? I liked it. I guess it's trying to be a rough adaptation of Goldilocks? That's what some comments on IMDb led me to believe, and there is even a direct reference within the film's dialogue. The film tries to be shocking. When the hillbillies start torturing the couple, they pull of the male's towel, and force the wife to strip. It was sort of like that hotel scene in The Devil's Rejects - or at least I think that's what the director was attempting. Something that makes you sort of... uncomfortable. Well, this whole film really seemed to be wanting to shock you, to make you uncomfortable... but it was mild. Really mild, I thought. I've seen worse in many other films, so what I did see here didn't really effect me. They should have turned it up a few notches. They can't use the ratings-held-us-back excuse, since this is direct-to-dvd, and therefore exempt from classification. There was two good scenes of gore, one involving a trap which was rather elaborate.

Timber Falls is up next.

I am Legend.

I ve stopped having expectations for any movie, so I went to watch this with an open mind, which helps me enjoy a movie without getting too technically involved in it.

First off, Will Smith. The guy tries his hardest to be The Lone Ranger of the post-Apocalyptic world, yet falls several metres short of Vincent Price in an all-too similar role about 40 years back.

The premise is great, and the narration and direction are really tight. The setting of crowded New York gone totally people-less, and Will Smith's desolate wandering was the highlight.

What the movie lacked, was substance. It all seemed bleak in the end, especially after the infected started pouring onto the screen. Somehow unintelligent nocturnal creatures (grossly reminding of 28 Days characters) didnt fit the entirety. The climax seemed hasty too, but it was a decent ending.

What could have been a real amazing movie experience, turned out to be only a decent watch.

Rating - ***

Last night of the year turns out the Worst night for a horror fan!:mad:

The Fear (1995)

>>: F

BOO! (2005)

>>: D+

adaptation.- 8.5/10 or so

such an effing great script. it's totally meta and serious, yet really playful and humorous. again, spike jonze flawlessly translates kaufman's ideas to the screen. great performances all around too, which is especially meaningful here having not only one, but two nicholas cages.

agreed.

i was so happy to be impressed with this one, since even though i was excited about it, i had a feeling it was going to disappoint.

burton is definitely back in his groove.

Timber Falls and Simon Says.

The Crimes of the Black Cat (1972) - 8/10

st.trinians.. my sister made me

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

One of the grandest of all science-fiction films. It isn't so much a movie about aliens, but more so one about faith. One of Spielberg's very best, right up there with Jaws.

Eastern Promises


It was another great picture from Cronenburg... I just thought the ending was lacking, it almost seemed like that was just the first part. Perhaps there will be a follow up.

7.5/10

We decided to stay in last night for a mini marathon...

Don't Look Now

Profondo Rosso

Army of Darkness

The Matrix in glorious high definition. Mmmhm.

How was Simon Says??? I'm a retardedly big Crispin Glover fan.

A big pile of cheese. It was so much fun. They have two sequels written, and I really do hope they find the funding for them. I'd love to see more.

Hot Shots
Hot Shots: Part Deux

How about THIS one?

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The colour of money is on, it's in my top 20 movies... but I'm flicking back to the cricket soon...

The first of the trillogy.... yes... good....

I've only heard about them, so when someone mentioned seeing them, I had to ask...

Do you mean "good" as in "actually good"? Or as in "ironically good"?

I'm not sure if I can take these films seriously.............. Were they meant to be taken seriously?

Boogeyman 2
I'm sure you all know the shitfest that was 2005's Boogeyman. Well, this is the direct-to-dvd sequel... and there is a third film in the works, so the word goes. Now, you're probably vomiting right now at the mere mention of a sequel. You shouldn't be. This film is absolutely, in every way possible, better then it's predecessor. If you could even call this film a sequel... that is. It is completely different. The only connection the two share is a reference to the character within the 2005 film, and that's for a mere 5 seconds near the end.

This is a slasher flick, true to the bone. It has a central location. It has a cast of characters, each who die one by one in grotesque ways. It has a buttload of gore; often quite well done, and traps to match. It has characters struggle to identify the killer, and your classic SPOILER... "killer got away" ending.

There was even a scene of genuine tension; as well as a female nudity scene, and a full-blown sex scene (albeit interspliced with a gruesome death to eliminate any eroticism... unless your into maggots.)

Hell, scenes from this film could easily be cut into a mock SAW 5 trailer. It has Tobin Bell spouting a few monologues about bettering oneself, it has a tape recorder scene, a figure that resembles the pig outfit Amanda wore, and traps. Plenty of traps. Throw in the staple SAW jingle in the final scene, and you even have the twist.

I'd recommend it if you like slashers. It has ABSOLUTELY little to do with the 2005 Boogeyman, and I have no idea why they deemed it appropriate to title it BOOGEYMAN 2.

Tombstone (1993)

Suicide Club (2002)

Rounders (1998)

HACK

A "spoof" on horror movies.....wasn't terrible...some good kills. Some of the acting was a bit annoying.

Sapnglish: Well acted, very well acted. I am tired of movies ending with no resolution, however. If I want a "slice of life", i'll pay closer attention to my own.



Sweeny Todd. I hate musicals as a rule, but Tim Burton and Johnny Depp could make a movie about selling leaky bags of dog shit and it would probably be brilliant. If all musicals had this much darkness and gore, i could become a fan of the genre.

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
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>>: A-


Gone baby gone
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>>: B+

Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
An incredibly tense, totally believable thriller adapted from the classic radio show. Stanwyck and Lancaster are both phenominal, and the ending is nothing short of chilling.

You've seen The Hustler, right?

Rescue Dawn

So wonderfully immediate and authentic. Werner Herzog rules.

8/10

"I am legend" 8/10


First half of the movie was to a 9/10 rating. The last half was to 7-8/10.

But all in all one of the best movies of 2007 imo.

The Wolfman (1941).
Stand By Me.

Sleepy Hollow

Shrek 3
No where near as terrible as I was led to believe. While it certainly isn't as good as the first, and doesn't even come close to touching the second, it's not all bad. I was glad that it kept it's sense of humour. I laughed out loud numerous times, and thats a rare thing for me to do. There is humour for both the young and the old. Some references kids just wouldn't get, and I was semi-shocked that they included such references in a child-aimed movie. It did a good job on the parodying, and I especially loved the high school scene. I also liked how they dealt with the 'princesses', sort of Charlie's Angels-esque. Ultimately though, the soundtrack is drastically cut down and it's lacking that big final message / emotional scene. I also missed those adrenaline scenes (you know, those actions scenes that are so beautifully animated, and set to a catchy song)... such as the Fairy's workshop scene in 2nd, or the giant gingerbread man scene in the 2nd as well. While it's the worst of the trilogy, you could certainly do a lot worse when selecting a CGI Kids flick. Some of them are downright shit (The Wild, for example...), but I'm sure Amalthea will tell you differently.

A solid B.

finally someone saw this. glad you liked it.

The Legend of Lucy Keyes ~ not bad exactly, but nothing special. Forgettable.

Slayer ~ pretty much what I have come to expect from a Sci Fi channel movie. Pretty goofy. :p

A Dead Calling ~ awful, just awful.

Altered ~ call me crazy, I actually really liked this one. Lots of fun.

bowling for columbine

im writing an essay, i just put Fahrenheit 9/11 on but ive got redneck zombies on in the background

Hatchet - finally got to see it...really liked it, one of my new favorite kills in there

Fargo