I heard about it already, heard it was scene for scene and not that good

Saw Happy-Go-Lucky yesterday, which was a pretty good movie, yeah. 8/10. The main character was incredibly positive, which did NOT, as I expected, get on my nerves, but was actually rather cheering. What DID however get on my nerves was her laugh : p. But yeah, it starts off somewhat slowly, but it gets a lot better as it goes. Go see it!

Saw last of the mohikans.

Quite good and daniel day lewis is an awesome actor

Funny Games is a love-hate movie.

You HATE it because you expect the normal from that type of movie! You expect everything to end bright and cheery with no one dieing except maybe the housband and the wife and child skipping away down the road to safety. Its not that kind of movie. Infact, the fact that the villians are in complete control over not just the actual show, but over you the viewer, by taking away that one little piece of YES moment you get, and completely rob you of it, is something rather unique. You (its general not pointed at one person but rather us all, even me) expect it to follow a certain set of rules. And they blatantly dismiss them, they shuv it in your face, and punch ya with it. Pie tin and all. I hate the movie because of all these various points, but I love it because it goes otu side the norm, and the directors escentially do what they do to piss you off. ;)

I don't need the good guys to win.  There is that feeling of victory when they do, but in reality...you can't always win.  ;)

 

But this, this just went beyond reason.  I read a review on IMDB where it was likened to a pair of kids playing a video game.  *Shrug*  Still didn't help it's appraisal for me.  :-\

Saw Kung Fu Panda last night.

'Twas rather entertaining, I must say ^^ Still l don't think It'll beat out Wall-E at the Osacars, Annies be damned, but it was pretty good, yeah. 8/10.

Bug - What possessed me to watch this movie?  It was weird.  If you like watching people going crazy then check this one out.  There really isn't much else to this movie.  2.5/5

 

Frost/Nixon - The best picture winner will either be this movie or Slumdog.  I am still betting on Slumdog to win, but I can see it Frost sneaking in.  The movie was a bit dry but the acting was great.  I could also see Langoria winning best actor.  4/5

Previous years Super Bowl Ads on Youtube.  ;D

The Dutchess - Kiera Knightly acted well but it felt like a movie I have seen 100 times.  Here is the plot.  Woman marries noble, is unhappy, has affair, swallows pride and comes back to noble for the good of the family.  3/5

 

Burn After Reading - Whoa.... what was this movie about?  You can definetly see the Coen Brothers touch here.  It was cute, funny in some parts, but all in all not a movie that will go down in history as great.  3/5

EMP, your thoughts on Frost/nixon, you give it a serious shot at best film? I have it down to Milk and Slumdog, personally, not sure who the academy will go for. And I still believe that Rourke will win best actor *nodnod*

Oh yes... Milk was a good film, but not one I felt is best picture worthy against Slumdog or Frost/Nixon.  The wife even feels Frost/Nixon was a better movie than Slumdog.

 

I could see Penn winning best actor as well. Very tough between those three. 

Well yeah, Penn did act marvellously, but in my heart I want Rourke to win : p I feel for the guy >.<

Doubt:

 

What an excellent movie.  I left thinking the movie was good but not great.  The more I mused about it, the more I liked it... I appreciate the genius that of what this movie accomplished.  Doubt has many layers like an onion that I keep discovering.  I give it a 4 out of 5 rating.

 

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist:

 

High schoolers are not this cool.  Who lets their kids go to the big city and stay out for all hours of the night?  Not mine.  The movie was nice though.  It is a step above other teen movies that get mass produced each year.  I give it a solid 3 out of 5.

 

 

Been watching a lot of According to Jim.

Saw Ghost world, very good black comedy which made me laugh as well as being a vivid portrayal of the alienating nature of a recluse and the desire to just run away to where no-one knows you

My Name Is Bruce.

HILARIOUS!

Saw Pi the other day

Excellent directorial debut from Darren Aronofsky, nicely shot in black and white with a quite energetic score. Solid acting and an intriguing story about a mathematician on the verge of insanity, sprayed with scores of crazy metaphors and madness based somewhat on maths, make this a good movie.

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8,5/10

A movie about pi, intersting

 

Saw two movies, I will start with the worst first

 

Daredevil: I know everyone is shuddering from the memory and I see why. It starts out as you would expect to set up the back story, no problem there.

However next it get's bad, they should fire the casting crew and wire teams the jobs are just so shonky in this, oh and much of the camera shots were really bad, either making no sense or not being important to the actually movie, or they were just so clumsy and slow to change in a fight scene.

 

So my two big gripes about it:Casting- Seriously I know Ben and Jen end up getting together in real life, but on screen in this movie it had no chemistry and both seemed to be wooden in the role not really being able to convey their emotion that well, considering that these are main focus characters it was really dissappointing.

 

Action/fighting scene's- Sorry but I've seen better fight scenes in Power Rangers, instead of being jump and hit the ground fairly quickly the wire crew seems to make them float along for several noticeable seconds before they land, I could have played a game of freecell by the time they landed and it would have been more interesting then the actual fight scene (elektra sucks big time, must be a girl thing).

 

The story isn't much to cough at either.

On the upside there are some things I liked about it, one was colin Farell as Bullseye, a fantastic vilian up there with the best and fairly well played by Farell he wasn't great but he didn't suck and he managed to produce a decent fight scene on occasion e.g. the thousand shards of glass he throws at daredevil was visually impressive, and the king pin(awesome marvel villain) by played by Micheal Clarke Duncan (despite the fact he is black) is another good performance. There is something wrong with a film when you feel more for supporting cast then the main, Murdock's law partner and secretary(played by Ellen Pompei I think) did fantastic performances. And the last thing I really did enjoy was how they shot Daredevils sonar powers, it would be on par with the scene in night watch on the train where the person's head becomes transparent and you can see the blood vessels.

 

Now for something much better:The squid and the whale

 

This was a good film, even with handycam feel about it and an intersting study on the stress put on a family when parents seperate, superb casting and performance expecially the yougest son who seems to sum up the worst possible scenario that can happen.

 

It's also interesting to see all the politics that occur and how when humans get into nasty situations they turn nasty. funny it always seems like you can talk more about the bad film because of it's flaws but the squid and the whale, very good american indie film from 2005 also being oscar nominated

Appaloosa: To be fair, I watched this movie while working on Friday.  I was kind of excited about this movie because I had heard some good things about it before it was released in 2008.  But the movie was overly complicated.  Renee Zellwigger, usually such a great actress, just did not get it done in this one.  The western parts were good but not the best I have seen. 

 

2.5/5

 

A Mighty Heart:  Eh!  Good story I guess but feel like I have seen it 100 times before.  I hate to say that about a true story though.

 

3/5

 

The Counterfeiters:  Best Foreign Film of 2007 and I can see why.  Certainly not as powerful as say Schindlers List but still very good.  I really liked the main character.

 

4/5

While the wife is away, Emp will play.  I have been busy watching movies.

 

The Ruins

 

I just watched this last night.  I actually didn't think it was that bad.  I guess I had pretty low expectations for the film.  I actually wouldn't mind reading the book sometime as I would like more details about the main plot monster.

 

I give it my average rating of 3 out of 5.

 

Vicky Christina Barcelona

 

SJ.... mmmm.... 

 

What?  I got lost in thought.  A pretty well done movie by Woody Allen that I actually enjoyed.  I was intrigued by the characters and see why Penelope won the best supporting Oscar. 

 

I would give this one 4 out of 5.

 

Traitor

 

Don Cheadle can act.  Why is it that any movie dealing with the Mid East is a bomb?  Especially one that somewhat identifies with the terrorist mind.  I liked this movie and will probably watch it again when it comes on TV.  Even though I don't agree with bombing innocent people to stir up a government... it is what America was founded on.  Anyway, not going to get into a politic discussion in this thread.  I give this one a 3.5 out of 5.

 

Ghostown

 

Not as funny as I hoped it would be.  This movie was actually pretty dark and reminded me that I kind of hate Tea Leoni... or whatever her name is.  When she laughs I want to cry.  But the movie was sound and I liked it enough to give it my average rating of 3 out of 5.

Role Models

 

A fun film, which was just what I needed last night, fast paced comedy, lots of sarcasm and dry wit, nicely delivered from Sean William Scott and Paul Rudd, nice acting from the pair as well as the two child actors who share the screen with them and an ok story to tie it all together

 

7/10

Traitor & Ghost Town are two that I actually want to see - also, Vicky Christina Barcelona

 

I finally got around to watching the '98 version of Les Miserables with Liam Neeson & Geoffrey Rush.

 

Quite frankly, I thought the casting was wonderful - Liam Neeson is such a talented, subtle emotional actor, and I loved him as Valjean. Geoffrey Rush could have played a bolder Javert, although I still may not have noticed because I kept hearing his Barbossa accent peeping through. Especially when he said "apples" *facepalm* Cosette & Marius didn't have the most plausible chemistry, but they weren't the main focus, anyway. All in all though, it was a good version of the movie with a solid cast, and I really did enjoy it.

Dial "M" for Murder

 

Ah, I was delighted by this film, the thrill of it, the plot, the characters, the acting, the directing, it was all wonderful. Has you 'til the very end. Hitchcock is the man.

 

9/10

Eagle Eye.

I actually enjoyed this film, if only for the conspiracy nut inside all of us.

/tin foil cap