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Slumdog Millionare
I finaly decided to get this over and done with. It was better than I had expected, I had forgotten had good Danny Boyle is at telling a visual story. 7/10 Alone in The Dark (1982) This wasn't as scary as I had hoped, Landau was pretty good, but Palance was nothing short of ordinary. I found it very predictable as well, things that were ment to be a twist, like at the end, well it wasn't. 5/10 |
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Finally got around to seeing this even though Kubrick is one of my favorite directors. Beautifully shot, really looks like a period painting, but it drags and then second part was rather dull. The Uninvited (2009) American Remake of the Korean, Tale of Two Sisters. It was eh, very PG13. The ending was good though and rather surprising. Looking forward to watching the Korean version now. An American Werewolf in London (1981) Finally got around to seeing this. Really disappointed. Felt slow and anti-climatic, a few funny parts, but not as much a black comedy as I expected. |
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans. This one was my favorites of the whole series, all of which i liked. Probably more like a guilty pleasure, but tremendous fun nonetheless. Love the sophisticated vs. primal beast monster theme. Relies heavily on CGI, but this is not a detraction. Plenty of gore to boot. Ashe.
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Star Trek
Thought it would just be another sucky movie, but it was actually pretty good. It kept my attention throughout and left me wanting more at the end. |
Red Sands - 4/10
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Sorry to hear you didn't apreciate those two classics in "Barry Lyndon" and "An American Werewolf in London". do you think you would view them differently next time round... or is that your final say on the matter...? |
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one the best films ever made regardless of genre watch it again:D |
The Hangover
Hilarious. |
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Tomorrow night, going to a drive-in (of which we have about 5 in our whole country, ha) to see Terminator Salvation. The deal they have is to pay $10AUD which is $3.50 less than a standard movie ticket, and you actually get two films for that if you wanna stick around one new, one not-so-new, the second one is Paul Blart: Mall Cop, which one of the four of us has seen but doesn't mind watching again free of charge. So yup, that's me. |
Hellbent
Terrible. Gave up on it half way thru. D-U-L-L Strike Commando This Rambo knock off was totally killer, lots of fun. |
Choke
I thought it was pretty average adaptation, but it still held some ground. But it didn't work to well for me. 5.5/10 |
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Well, nobody is perfect and I think you've just displayed your first flaw, Pap! :p The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) Keanu Reeves perfectly cast as Klaatu, wooden expressionless and without any visible emotion. Really was a poor film, the plot was insultingly basic and had delusions of passing on some sort of grand, profound message about the violent ways of humans. All of that is forgiven because some stroppy little bugger of a kid and his stepmum display grief over the death of his dad. In the eyes of Klaatu this redeems the whole human race??? The FX are of a decent quality except some of the scenes with GORT dont look quite right. Id say its worth a viewing, but prepare to be bored and frustrated. |
Martyrs
Definately doesnt pan out the way you expect it to. I wasnt exactly blown away by it but thought it was a better than average effort. The torture scenes were difficult to watch at times, probably because the director didnt get too elaborate (until the end anyway) and stuck to a basic, and realistic, brutality. The message at the end seemed a bit silly, although it certainly served to differentiate it from others like Hostel where the torture was unnecesary and gratuitous. Its a good film, not brilliant, just good. |
Cinderella Man (2005)
Cinderella Man is the true story of James J. Braddock, a former heavyweight champion boxer during the Great Depression of the 30's. Russell Crowe is a great actor and his portrayl of Braddock is among his best performances. Ron Howard directs the film well, in particular the boxing sequences which remind me quite a bit of Raging Bull (they aren't rip-off's though). Paul Giamatti plays Braddock's trainer in a wonderful role - he steals nearly every scene he's in. I personally believe he should have won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The film is photographed quite well, the sepia tones really capture the look of the era. All in all, Cinderella Man is a great film and one of Ron Howard's best directional efforts. -8.5/10 |
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Just watched it and I pretty much agree with you, except I didn't like it at all. The whole message and purpose of the cult pretty much killed it for me. Seemed a bit pretentious as a way to justify the violence. The two lead actresses were amazing though. Reminded me very much of The Nameless (another movie I didn't care much for either). |
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Near Dark (1987)
A nice film on 'near vampire' people, a pretty decent story. Seen it for the first time and liked it. >>: B Friday the 13th (2009) **Spoilers** Some nice killings but too much nudity:p. The thing I didn't like most that Jason keeps a girl alive in the basement for months cause somewhat she looks like his mother!?! The Jason we know did ever gave a damn about captivity or imprisonment?...he just kills, if a promising victim really reminds his mother then I think he'd just cut her head & kept that somewhere in the house. Another thing wasn't clear to me that why they carried his body all the way out to the dock and dump in the lake? Who came up with this stupid idea to take the chain off his neck, remove his mask and get rid of all the evidence? And why they so neglected 'Ssh-Ssh-ssh-ssh-ssha'? that awesome F13th signature score!?! Besides one or two scene, I really missed that thing. Anyway, as a big fan of his amusing works, it's still pleasure to see that hockey mask killing machine on screen. :) >>: C+ The Last House on the Left (1972) 2nd time viewing just before watching the remake and this time it was much better. >>: B+ The Last House on the Left (2009) Not as much violent or brutal as the original was. And who can be better Krug than David Hess? This guy doesn't have that sinister look in the eyes; moreover Francis & Justin somewhat failed to replace respectively Weasel & Junior. The last fight on the house between Krug & Co. and the parent was bit too long also. But overall, in compare to other crap remakes it was a 'decent' effort though. >>: C+ |
Have you seen House By The Edge Of The Park and Hitch-Hike roshiq?
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Dee Snyder's Strangeland
Really, even considering what it was, it was a piece of crap. The Wizard of Gore (the original) did this much better, decades ago, and without all the pretentious crap. Strangeland features the squarest parent in the world, who also happens to be the dumbest police detective in the world. Seriously- in this day a cop who doesn't know how to use a computer? Script and dialogue were laughable. Situations were improbable- even rediculous. No, Elvis, it wasn't "fun" - it was just moronic. How did Elizabeth Pena end up in this? I will say Robert Englund was somewhat amusing as a redneck hick. |
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But I have managed a copy of Hitch-Hike recently, I'll give it a watch pretty soon. |
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SPOILERS The torturing of innocents, mainly girls, in order to achieve a purpose: in The Nameless, in order to achieve a being of pure evil; Martyrs, in order to create a true martyr. Two opposing concepts sure, but the same means. And also the end. In Martrys, Mademoiselle kills herself for whatever reason after the final "revelation" and therefore spites her followers (on purpose perhaps) who will not be privy to the information they've worked so hard for; in The Nameless, the sought out daughter kills herself in front of her mother, in order to spite her as well and cause her true suffering. Just some similiarities I found interesting, but thought worked better in The Nameless than Martyrs. |
What a shitty daughter.
After all that mother went through to find her... And the father... brrrr. :( But the movie was shit yes. |
Terminator salvation
Not bad. Better than T3 which is all I was hoping for really. The spent a lot to make something (still) not quite the feel of either the first two. The post-judgment day future was interesting to see. I have to say though, it didn't really make me give a shit about the characters. The Arnie t800 model thing was fine, no real issue there. Good, entertaining, but very different. |
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Cursed
Pretty poor film all round Ghost Town Really liked it, subtle and very funny in that awkward way Ricky Gervais does so well. |
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Hm... thought that movie was dull as fuck. Especially Gervais. |
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... Land of the Lost Not that bad. |
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Also saw The Hangover. It wasn't great but I laughed more than I expected too. |
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My stuff was near the stereo, so I accidentally fucked with the volume and went to different radio stations sometimes. One thing I've never thought of, see, I never go, but I saw some people reversing their cars to watch from their back seats? Is that better? I had to tell my friend who doesn't appreciate concepts like this that just because he was in his own car, I don't want him talking on the phone during the film...ech... And seriously, I smelled SO much weed being burnt up in there...I was huddled down in the back seat hitting my vaporizer thinking about how slick I was being and there must've been people everywhere just burning joints. Quote:
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I noticed that the Aussie guy (Marcus) slipped into an almost fully Aussie accent with the "I don't give a shit about you" line. He kept it pretty solid though, I actually liked his character more than any in the film, though I couldn't help but to think they'd just orchestrated yet another "good terminator" situation just because... |
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That's so dodgy, not being able to bring in your own stuff....even at a standard cinema, I mean I can understand not like bringing in a huge hamburger/curry or some other messy shit that'd stink up the place, but Anything? that's nuts...I nearly always hit up the supermarket for drinks and food.
The $10AUD for 2 movies is about as good as it gets here, and it's one brand-new movie, and one at the middle or end of it's run from the look of things. I'd LOVE it if they had somewhere you could regularly go for like 3-4 movies in a row, those prices are great too, and they show older stuff over there too from what I've heard? Here, the only movie marathons as theyre called, are on public holidays and at the cinemas...so EVERY asshole rocks up on the same day, and it's just way too crowded, at the best of times I don't like a full cinema. Gaddamit... |
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love the drive-ins....cooler full of beers....lawn chairs.....pack your own food. We had many a good night at the drive-ins....."back in the day". My state is down to one now....shit, thirty years ago we had about ten of them.
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Terminator Salvation
I thought this fucking ruled. I thought it did the series justice and I enjoyed the tie in bits from the first two films (Connor's scar etc). This really exceeded my expectations and was one of the few blockbuster flicks I've seen in a long time that lived up to the hype surrounding it. Totally got rid of the bad aftertaste of the third film... loved it. |
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