Seen any good movies lately?

[newfan]

Last movies I saw where....

The Break Up - Loved it, but I am a huge Jennifer Aniston fan.
Disney's Cars - Good, but not one of my fave Disney movies.
Davinci Code - It was allright, hard to follow at times I thought :p
United 93 - I really liked it, though it was very disturbing
X-men 3 - Did not like it at all

[rae19780625]

The Break Up... loved it but I too am a huge Jennifer Aniston fan (plus Vince Vaughn).

Nacho Libre... loved it... but then again I'm a huge Jack Black fan and love all his work so far...

Eight Below... thought it was great, but I do love Paul Walker (catches drool before it lands on keyboard)

March Of the Penguins... thought it was very moving.

Glory Road... really cool, but then again Don Haskins is something big in my hometown...

[Backward Galaxy]

The Da Vinci Code - Kill the editor - 1 1/2 stars

The Country Girl - Grace Kelly and Bing Crosby prove they can both act - 3 1/2 stars

Over the Hedge - But I like the cookie - 3 stars

Nacho Libre - joyously absurd - 3 stars

The Break Up - surprisingly good, and fair - 3 stars

X-Men 3 - not terrible, until you think about how good it could/should have been - 2 stars

Funny Face - Audrey Hepburn in a bad movie? What?! - 1/2 a star

Face/Off - I'd already seen it, but dammit I love that wonderfully flawed film - 3 stars

[KoopaBowserSSBM]

X3 and Lex Returns

[Summers]

Superman Returns-9/10 I was very surprised how much I enjoyed it. There was homage and continuation of the Donner films, but SR is definitely stands on it's own. It's definitely in my top ten of Superhero flicks, but it wasn't perfect like Batman Begins or Daredevil. Still it was pretty decent.

We can talk about tv movies in here right. If they are accessible on dvd?
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Love Comes Softly-10/10 I saw this made-for-tv film on the Hallmark Channel a couple of weeks ago. Nothing was really on, but I was quickly hooked by the story and the acting of this film. For those who don't know what it is about here's a summary:


A young woman's dream to forge a new life for herself on the great American plains becomes a test of her pioneering spirit, her inner strength, and her undying faith and courage. By covered wagon, Marty (Katherine Heigl) and Aaron Calridge have come west in search of fortune and a new life. But an unexpected tragedy leaves Marty a widow facing bleak prospects for the future. With a bitter winter season approaching and no safe passage back home, she finds herself stranded yet befriended by settlers Ben Graham and his wife Sarah. They encourage her to take up the recently widowed Clark Davis(Dale Midkiff) on his unusual offer--join him in a temporary marriage of convenience. Marty will have a roof over her head until the spring thaw when she can return home. In the meantime, Clark's nine-year-old daughter Missie will have a teacher. As promised, the arrangement is strictly business. However, teaching Missie, who's still mourning for her mother, becomes as challenging as living with Clark, a young man cut off from his emotions. For three similar people, each grieving for a loved one who they've lost, comfort comes from sharing their pain and hardships. But is it enough to make two lonely spirits recognize what it is that they truely need and want? As the months and seasons pass, and Marty gets closer to the day of her departure, she finally discovers the meaning of courage, her inner faith, a love she never thought possible, and the bittersweet truth in her friend Sarah's sage advice: "Bloom where you're planted." Based on Janette Oke's cherished best-selling series of books, and written and directed by Michael Landon, Jr., this inspiring love story of a more innocent time is illuminated by the same warmth and wisdom that made Little House on the Prairie such enduring family entertainment.

Having Micheal Landon Jr. direct it definitely gave it this Little House feel to it. For a short film that is only an hour and half long their is a lot to it. There is humor, sadness, and love. I'm quite fond of this little movie.

[UDStyle]

The Brown Bunny - WOW the things Chloe Seviney(sp?) has to do to stay in hollywood :lol:

[enamored]

Just watched Glory Road on DVD. It is the story of the Texas Western College basketball team that really broke the color barrier. Pretty decent movie and one of the players was Smallville's own Sam Jones III.

[Lexgirl33]

Superman Returns 8/10

[k18]

Superman Returns 8/10 as well.

[rae19780625]

Originally posted by enamored
Just watched Glory Road on DVD. It is the story of the Texas Western College basketball team that really broke the color barrier. Pretty decent movie and one of the players was Smallville's own Sam Jones III.

Yeah now we know what happened to Pete :o

I recently watched:

Last Holiday: I love Queen Latifah and really enjoyed this movie. I thought it was very endearing. :)

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang: At first I was like WTF but I stayed watching it and seriously I LMAO... that movie was very cool.

16 Blocks: I don't know why this movie got some bad reviews. But I love Bruce Willis too. I greatly enjoyed it. Good action flick with a good ending.

[luthorsmentor]

Saw Superman Returns in the theater.....twice.
Saw Click. It's good if you're an Adam Sandler fan, if not then don't bother. i'd give that one a 6/10
watched Must Love Dogs on HBO was surprised at how good it was.

[smallvillefan12]

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang: as rae19780625 said, the starting has you saying, WTF?, but it's a really good movie

I also liked John Tucker Must Die, it's soooo funny

[enamored]

Saw Pirates...Dead Man's Chest. Lots of fun. Not as good as the first one.

Saw The Island on DVD. Lots of great action and a pretty good story too.

[SooperGirl]

I want to see John Tucker Must die really badly! hehe

[MidgardDragon]

Saw Snakes On A Plane, it was awesome. Best movie ever. Takes the second place in my heart next to Superman Returns.

[Luthorities]

I second that Snakes on a Plane comment. :lol:

[rae19780625]

I recently watched:

Pirates 2: It is a cool movie, I am a HUGE Johnny Depp fan. I have mixed feelings about this movie though... I think watching it the second time around will decide on the final vote... I still liked the first one a lot more...

Accepted: This movie I really enjoyed!!! I love movies with a good message and this has one.

Scary Movie 4: Um... it was funny... I'm a huge fan of the Scary Movies (even part 2) and this one definitely had its moments when I thought it was hilarious.

V For Vendetta: I will be honest... when I first picked it out to rent, I had no idea what it was about and wasn't sure if I'd like it but I'll tell you what... I thought this movie was awesome!!! Great characters and great story line.

Brick: It has the guy from Third Rock From The Sun (terrible with names). He's been doing a lot of those "independent" films... I thought this movie was really cool though... suspenseful if nothing else... oh and Claire from Lost comes out in here too...

[MidgardDragon]

V For Vendetta: I will be honest... when I first picked it out to rent, I had no idea what it was about and wasn't sure if I'd like it but I'll tell you what... I thought this movie was awesome!!! Great characters and great story line.

Truly one of the best movies I've ever seen.

[rae19780625]

Matt, I agree :)

I forgot to mention I saw Snatch for the first time about 2 wks. ago or so... I loved it!! It's a great movie... very funny and entertaining... was it meant to be funny? I don't know... I say things like that and then people get mad... anyway, I'll just say on parts it was supposed to be funny I was rolling... and probably still rolling on parts that weren't supposed to be funny... :p

[Chloe fan1988]

I saw The Purple Rose of Cairo the other day; it was very good. I recommend it to anyone whose a fan of Woody Allen or 1930s/40s films. He does a fantastic job paying homage to them.

[rae19780625]

I watched Beer Fest... I thought it was pretty funny, actually... the previews hadn't much interested me, but it wasn't bad... :)

[SooperGirl]

A lot like love. It is a girly movie but really funny at the same time.

[rae19780625]

I watched Lock, Stock, & Two Smoking Barrels... and I loved it! I thought it was hilarious... not only is it funny, but it has action, and the characters are awesome with great chemistry...

that one and Snatch have to be two of my favorite movies now...


I've seen it before, but this morning I just finished watching Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind... this movie is incredible... I don't know how some can find it boring or confusing, but oh well... I think it's a lovely movie. Kate Winslet and Jim Carrey have awesome chemistry with each other and it's a movie everyone can relate to... at least I think so.

Reservoir Dogs:
I had heard mainly good things about this film... a great flick by Quentin Tarantino... I trust him and Guy Ritchie completely...
R-Dogs was awesome! It had action, made me laugh, kept me on the edge of my seat... the surprise ending made me go :eek: But still, I think it's one of his best... wait, all his work is great!!!

[Lanya]

Superman Returns
John Tucker Must Die
Pirates...Dead Man's Chest.
Devil wears Parda

all durning the Summer
Material Girls

[j03superbat]

Talladega Nights (THE Summer Blockbuster event of the summer - lemme' tell ya')
Miami Vice

[scottpaul6]

"This Movie is Not Yet Rated," a documentary about how the film industry rates new moves. It was very funny.

[enamored]

Rented Casanova and The New World. Casanova was mildly amusing--comedy of errors/mistaken identity stuff. The New World was interesting and beautifully filmed but strange, slow moving and ultimately unsatisfying.

[Moment4Ever]

summer,spring,fall,winter
movie by Ki-duk Kim(south-corean producer)
This movie won 7 prices,from deep audience(not Hollywood or such stuff)

It is vry deeeeeeep movie,inspiring,beautiful,hard

Genre is Drama

Have Fun If You Want:)

[Teller]

Crank...

Wouldn't call it good though but, I wouldn't call it bad either...

[ILuvLoVe]

The Illusionist

Just saw it the other day.. very good....*nods*

[rae19780625]

Rounders... I know it's a few years old, but just got it yesterday and watched it. I thought it was pretty cool. Edward Norton and Matt Damon... need I say more?

In Her Shoes... Yes, a girlie movie... but I do hate to admit... it was a good movie... guys beware... lots of touchy feely moments and much crying... *Good way to scare off most people...* But I do have 2 sisters... so maybe that's why it was appealing :o

I Heart Huckabees... I need to watch it again, had to keep getting up and doing stuff (it was showing on HBO) but I saw most of it and thought it was a great flick... then again an amazing cast! I love Mark Wahlberg and thought it was one of his finest performances... funny :)

The Posedion (sp. that title is about to make me scream.. never looks like I spell it correctly)... I thought it was... um... okay. I mean I watched it all so I guess I didn't think it was that bad...

Friends With Money... I love Jennifer Aniston... and well I don't think any of her movies, or her acting sucks... I found it to be quite realistic... movies about relationships, serious and grown up ones at least, usually tend to be in my opinion...

United 93... :( OMG... so damn sad... I really don't know what else to say about it... didn't leave me feeling anything else but very sad...

[Naman is 1#]

I just watched a movie called "Population 436".. I thought it was pretty good it had kind of a Twilight Zone feel to it, I like that. :) ;)

[rae19780625]

I watched Cool Hand Luke for the first time... great flick. For those who hadn't seen it (it is from 1967, I believe).. it's a prison movie with Paul Newman... I think it's worth watching a second time..

Lucky # Slevin
I liked this movie! First of all, great cast. I don't think I've seen a bad movie that Morgan Freeman has come out in. I am a huge Bruce Willis fan at that. I found it more funny than action packed but that was fine by me. It did have great WTF scenes for me though :lol: I think I'm going to buy this movie... I can see myself seeing it a few more times...

[MidgardDragon]

Originally posted by ILuvLoVe
The Illusionist

Just saw it the other day.. very good....*nods*

Agreed. Here's what I wrote on another forum about it:


A good movie, and enjoyable. I've wanted to see something else with Paul Giamatti since Lady in the Water (way underrated, I'd even be so bold as to say some people didn't like it just because they have a vendetta against Shyamalan), and this one didn't disappoint. It was, however, predictable, and it's been done before, or at least there have been other movies using the exact same formual before. Still, I was rarely bored during the movie, and I loved seeing exactly how the twists and turns worked out (even though I knew what the twists and turns were going to be).

And then I saw The Lake House, which I thought was, well....read it for yourself:


A sweet, mildly enjoyable romance that turns out to be utterly unconvincing and predictable. It had heart, but no soul, to be cliche. It didn't work as Sci-Fi and barely worked as romance. If you want a great Sci-Fi/Romance, read The Time Traveler's Wife, far superior.

[enamored]

Just saw Hollywoodland tonight. I'm really not sure what to think of it. All 3 principle actors did a good job. It was nice how they cut back and forth between prior to Reeves' death and after it. Complex personalities, complex motivations, etc.

[Teller]

Hostel

10/10

[MidgardDragon]

Originally posted by Teller
Hostel

10/10

I try not to question people's movie choices, 'cause lord knows we all like some movies that everyone else hated, but 10/10? Is that really a realistic score? I couldn't stand this movie, Saw 1 and 2 were much better (and the only reason I saw Hostel was because of the promotions saying it was from the people who brought you Saw.)

[Teller]

Originally posted by MidgardDragon
I try not to question people's movie choices, 'cause lord knows we all like some movies that everyone else hated, but 10/10? Is that really a realistic score? I couldn't stand this movie, Saw 1 and 2 were much better (and the only reason I saw Hostel was because of the promotions saying it was from the people who brought you Saw.)

It had tits and lots of gore. It gets a 10 out of 10.

Btw, saw 1 & 2 = over rated. Go watch battle royale, much better.

[MidgardDragon]

I didn't go for tits, I went for gore and a potentially horrifying movie, and got...tits and gore. Those "overrated" movies you mentioned at least had a plot with their gore, which was what I expected in Hostel. But, again, tits and gore. :/ Sorry, but if I want tits, I'll watch a porn. It's great for 80's horror cheese or movies that are trying to recreate that to have boob-shots, but that wasn't what Hostel was trying to be, so it made no sense. I guess I'm just not the type of guy who will give a movie a 10/10 because it showed boobies. Even movies featuring some of the best pairs and best sex scenes I've ever seen don't get a 10/10, because the rest of those movies were crap. I'd say tits and gore alone nets a movie about a 2/10, and since Hostel would've gotten a 1 for me without them, it would've gotten a 3/10.

And I plan on watching Battle Royale, but after watching Ichi the Killer on a similar recommendaton, I have a feeling I will be sorely disappointed. Saying Saw is "overrated" seems to be the "in" thing to do, go figure that good movies continue to take flak. Luckily, Hostel is generally viewed as the crap it is, so I haven't quite lost my faith in the masses just yet. ^^

[Teller]

I went for gore... and Igot gore. I didn't go for a plot, I went for mindless gore. And it's what I got. The Movie seriously had a very bad plot yes but at least all the gore scenes were gorey. Saw's were not. Saw's were laughable at.

I don't go by what the masses or reviewers say. I watch a movie and make my own reccomendation. **** everyone else.

[MidgardDragon]

Heh,well I agree with the last part, at least. But seriously, if they had sold this as the laughable gore fest that it was, I might not have complained, but they sold it as a followup by the people who made Saw, which were very entertaining movies with great plot and great gore (no matter what you say :P).

[scottpaul6]

I saw the second Jackass movie last night. It was amazing disgusting and very funny. I recommend it to those who are not squeamish.

[redraven]

Was it funnier than the first Jackass?


I saw Accepted a few days ago, it's a pretty funny movie. Not a favorite of mine, but it was still good.

[scottpaul6]

Originally posted by redraven
Was it funnier than the first Jackass?


I saw Accepted a few days ago, it's a pretty funny movie. Not a favorite of mine, but it was still good. Yes, it was much funnier and even more outrageous.

[rae19780625]

Sandra, been forever... :)


Water- Sad movie... very heart-breaking... about widows in India in 1938... focuses on a 7 yr. old (if I'm not mistaken) widow in particular...

Hard Candy- I found this one quite disturbing... made me cringe... it's about a teenage girl who meets a man from the Internet... weird twist...

London- interesting enough movie about a guy and the love of his life... she's leaving out of the country and he crashes her going away party...

Don't Come Knocking- Strange... about an actor who up and leaves the set one day where he's filming a movie to get back in touch with his mother whom he hasn't seen in like 30 years... finds out about a son he never knew he had...

[JB1986]

Just saw "The Black Dahlia." This was a really good movie that is definately worth a look. Scarlett Johannsen's and Hilary Swank's performances are standouts.

[Teller]

Jackass Number 2


Originally posted by scottpaul6
I saw the second Jackass movie last night. It was amazing disgusting and very funny. I recommend it to those who are not squeamish.


Originally posted by scottpaul6
Yes, it was much funnier and even more outrageous.

I agree.

[Teller]

The Devils Rejects - 4/10 - Borrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ring

[Sakura]

hoodwinked is quite a good kids movie

[heatvision=CK+CS]

"Night Watch" is pretty neat-o....its a pretty keen peice of forgen film.

If you get a chance to feast your peepers on that thing, you should!:eek: Its flippin swell awesome butts.

It's kinda confusing, and I think its the most I'v read all month:o...But it's worth it!:eek:

[rae19780625]

Layer Cake... I was confused with a lot of this movie... it helps if you pay attention better I suppose... :p it was explained to me and then I was getting really into it... but alas... I was very much disappointed after watching all of it.

Hoodwinked is an adorable movie...

[luthorsmentor]

Gridiron Gang is a great movie.

[rae19780625]

The Lake House.

I'm not much of a fan of Keanu Reeves or Sandra Bullock but this movie was great! I loved it... it's sweet and funny... I was glued to the T.V. from the beginning of the movie to the very end... it's a movie I'd buy... I think I could watch it over and over again...

[Teller]

Slither - 7/10

Nathan Fillion Really Saved The Movie. Without him it would just have been pure crap.

[Moment4Ever]

Crank :eek: :eek: :eek::eek: :eek:
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek::eek:

[j03superbat]

I only just saw V for Vendetta and I wish I'd seen it sooner. Easily a 9/10.

[rae19780625]

Originally posted by j03superbat
I only just saw V for Vendetta and I wish I'd seen it sooner. Easily a 9/10. That movie is awesome... I'd highly recommend it to anyone :)

[MidgardDragon]

V For Vendetta is a must see movie for everyone.

[k18]

I saw the movie Posiedon. It sucked. 2/10

[luthorsmentor]

i saw Flyboys today. it was good, but not as good as i had thought it would be. 7/10

[MidgardDragon]

To those who liked V For Vendetta, if you haven't read the Graphic Novel yet, you really should, it's great.

[rae19780625]

Originally posted by k18
I saw the movie Posiedon. It sucked. 2/10 I kinda have to agree... but the part with Kevin Dillon (gosh, hope I didn't mess up on that name... :\) was pretty funny...

I FINALLY... FINALLY... watched Fight Club. I think it lived up to the hype. It's a movie I'd have to watch again... I hate when I have to start a movie then finish it at a later time...
But honestly, I've yet to see a movie with Edward Norton that sucked... I think that this one and Snatch had to be the best films Brad Pitt has come out in.

[PostIt]

I saw Freedomland. It was a little weird and confusing at parts, but I'd watch it again.

[rae19780625]

I watched Down In The Valley.

It was strange but Edward Norton's acting is so great that I stuck through it... I am also becomming a big fan of David Morse. Gosh I hope I got that right... and Evan Rachel Wood .

[ginnyfan]

Osama.

That was a REALLY good film set in Afghanistan and made by and Afghan directer who learned his craft in Russia. It's about a little girl who pretends to be a boy to stay alive. Amazing film. :)

[j03superbat]

Just saw The Matador with Pierce Brosnan and Greg Kinnear.

The real reason to watch it is for Pierce. He takes the image of James Bond and shoves it down everyone's throat and proves that he was the best damn thing in the last four 007 movies for a reason - the man can act. I've seen Evelyn, and he was pretty good in that one, but man is he awesome in Matador. Just... wow. Watch him cry at the end - you can't force that.

The movie itself is, well, different than what I thought it would be. The critics and the trailer made me think it'd be laughter all the way through. In actuality, it's a little more thought out. The humor is subtle, but I would say just shy from actually being considered "clever".

Lots of sex and swearing throughout, so that was mildly entertaining. I want to like the movie, but ultimately, I liked Pierce Brosnan's performance more than any of the content.

It's not bad, but it really didn't fit what I thought it was going to be. I have to knock it a few points down for that.

6.5/10

[enamored]

I saw that one too and thought it was a decent movie. Pierce Brosnan was pretty good in it--actually so was Greg Kinnear.

[loistickyfingerz]

I just saw The Departed last night and I thought it was great. Not sure if I am interested in seeing Internal Affairs, but I might eventually.

[jimmyolsenblues]

I saw Departed this weekend. The best movie I ever seen in the theater, its that good.

[j03superbat]

I'm getting ready to go see The Prestige this weekend, so I figured, since it's directed by the awesome Christopher Nolan, why not go back and check out his earlier works?

As such, I just saw Following - it's his very first feature film, made independently on a budget of about $6,000. It's very similar to his follow-up, Memento, in that it's told out of chronological order and there are sudden twists towards the end. It's not told backwards like Memento, but the scenes are revealed in a way that it almost seems like you're watching two different parts of the main character's life - Before Meeting Cobb, and After Meeting Cobb.

As you keep watching, you realize that's not quite the matter.

It was definitely intriguing, and I thought the black-and-white picture set a good, mysterious mood (I'll always prefer color, though - give me blues, browns, and grays over blacks and whites any day). It's slow at the beginning, but things pick up quick at the end.

I give it a 7.5/10

[clana_never_give_up]

I saw Ultraviolet and Yours,mine and ours

[MidgardDragon]

Saw The Omen. Eh, 7/10 because I'm feeling generous. If I hadn't have watched it with a lovely err friend, then it wouldn't have held my interest nearly as long.

[j03superbat]

Just saw The Prestige yesterday.

As always with Christopher Nolan films... you gotta' see it again to get it all. It's a damn good film though - 8.5/10

[rae19780625]

X-Men 3

I thought it was cool. I am not sure if I liked it as much as X1 and X2 but .... *shrugs*... not bad.


The Usual Suspects.
I liked this movie a lot. Kevin Spacey is a great actor and I could see why they made a fuss about him in this movie. It had me intrigued from the beginning to the surprise ending.

[Lexgirl33]

The Prestige 9/10

and yes like j03superbat said, one time isnt enough to get it all but I would definatly not mind seeing it again..I mean who can go wrong with CB and HJ :D Plus a damn good movie?

[scottpaul6]

I saw the Boart movie on Friday night and it was hilarious. The funniest movie I have seen in years. Sacha Baron Cohen rules!

[enamored]

Saw The Prestige the other night. It was a really good movie but was totally not what I had expected. I won't elaborate so as not to give away the plot but I will say that competition between the two magicians is not a very accurate term. I left the movie with lots of questions and I think that is what the director wanted.
8/10.

[AGJ8307]

The departed
Casino

[j03superbat]

Borat!

8/10

[rae19780625]

Click.

First of all, I like Adam Sandler. Whether he's in a serious role (Punch Drunk Love) or Romantic Comedy (Spanglish... wouldn't that be considered a RC?) or his usual roles (Happy Gilmore, Mr. Deeds, etc.) I just find him funny.

I don't know what it was about this movie... the fact that everyone can relate to what the theme of the movie is about... wishing we could have a remote control to manipulate certain things in our lives... I walked away with a different outlook on my life... maybe the movie isn't meant to be taken that seriously, but it did have a profound effect on me...

Kate Beckinsale is gorgeous and I really adored her character. I thought they had good chemistry. At first I was surprised they'd chose her for the role. I was under the impression this was a comedy and I don't remember seeing her in any before.

Christopher Walken can make any movie better, in my opinion. To show you what a HUGE fan I am... I loved him in Joe Dirt and Envy :lol: He can go from playing a hardened criminal to a goofy, almost mad scientist :lol: That's talent.

I bought this movie without having watched it first. It was between that one and Lucky Number Slevin (which I love!!) but I don't regret buying this one. I would highly recommend it and only hope that others can walk away with some of what I got out of it...

[enamored]

Kate Beckinsale was in the Romantic Comedy "Serendipity" with John Cusack, so she's definitely done this kind of role before.

[takethatbabe]

The Departed

[rae19780625]

I saw Borat. Funny stuff.

Just My Luck-
Was never a Lindsay Lohan fan but I think her acting isn't that bad. I'm interested in seeing her in "Bobby" but on with J.M.L. I thought it was cute and had its moments of funny.

She's The Man-
This was another cute one that made me laugh a lot. I think Amanda Bynes is goofy but in a cute way.

High School Musical-
I couldn't get into this movie but at least it was a sweet one for families.

Cow Belles-
I thought this one was cute too. My niece brought over her movie collection, if you couldn't tell :lol: It had a good message for teenagers.

[enamored]

Saw "The Departed". Pretty awesome movie in many ways but also pretty violent so if you're not okay with that this is not your movie. As always Leonardo DeCaprio did an incredible job. The man can act. I thought that Jack Nicholson and Matt Damon also did wonderfully.

[Backward Galaxy]

I loved The Departed until the last 20 minutes.

Stranger Than Fiction = Best movie I've seen in a long time.

[enamored]

I saw "A Good Year" with Russell Crow. It was a cute, alright movie. Mostly it was fun to see Russell Crow in a less serious role.

[SooperGirl]

American Haunting. I don't know when it originally came out but I just saw it today. I thought it was great kind of predictable yet confusing all at the same time, but I still liked it.

[k18]

Borat 8/10
Casino Royale 10/10

[j03superbat]

Casino Royale 9/10

[fresh prince]

davinchi code 9/10

[BeTrue]

I saw Lorenzo's Oil.... mad old.... made me cry though. so sad. and well acted. And I wanna venture over and see Borat soon.

[BeTrue]

I just saw The Break Up yesterday. It was a great movie. The energy between Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston was great. She was better than I thought she would be, I usually don't like her movies.

[kidkarmina]

to be honest, i haven't seen a movie lately. the last movie i saw was 'the lake house.'

that wasn't so bad......i would like to see 'the departed' but i doubt if it's still out there.

i might have to rent it.

[enamored]

It's still playing but no longer in wide rfelease--only selected theaters.

[kidkarmina]

thanks enamored. i just checked right now and i don't see it anywhere anymore.

i'll just wait for rental....thanks again,

joanna

[Rachel B]

Deja Vu was pretty good.

[CLOISFAN101]

ERAGON WAS GREAT!!!!!!!!

[j03superbat]

Night At The Museum - ho hum. 5.5/10

[scottpaul6]

I saw "Good Sherpard" and liked it a lot. Realistic, low-key spy story. Matt Damon was very good. 9/10

[enamored]

Rented "Devil Wears Prada" which was pretty enjoyable--Meryl Streep was awesome as usual.

Also rented "Haven" w/Orlando Bloom which is from 2004 but only came out on video recently. I think it never made it to the theaters and I totally understand why. I thought it was pretty horrible.

[kidkarmina]

well the last movie i saw was 'eragon'. and i thought that was pretty good =)!

[enamored]

My son saw "Eragon" at a birthday party and wants to go back and see it again.

[CLOISFAN101]

Omg i loved Eragon great movie it really sucked tho but in a very good way they left tons and tons of stuff out frm the book but ohh well

Iloved Night at the Muesum!!!!

[enamored]

Well, the books are almost always better than the movies.

[k18]

I saw Casino on dvd. I saw it on TV but it's not the same since they edit out the curse words and stuff. It's a good movie, but I think the Goodfellas is better. I'd like to see Scarface sometime. I've never seen it but heard it was good.

[Lexgirl33]

I just watched The Illusionist..very good movie, but I knew what they were upto in the movie..definatly worth watching 9/10

[ScoopGirl]

I saw "The Holiday" and enjoyed it. The pairings Cameron Diaz/Jude Law and Jack Black/Kate Winslet were surprisingly very sweet. Especially when you find out the circumstances surrounding Jude Law's character, you can't help but be awwwwwwwwww.

[logan00xmn]

Curse Of The Golden Flower great movie. It just got a wider release as well.

[scottpaul6]

I saw the movie, "Children of Men" and thought it was good. It takes place in 2027 when women are no longer able to conceive children. The plot was pretty grim, but ineteresting. 8 out of 10.

[j03superbat]

I saw Man on the Moon with Jim Carrey on DVD. It was pretty good; I liked it. 8/10

[luthorsmentor]

i finally got around to seeing We Are Marshall. It was a very well done movie, but it was even more depressing than i'd anticipated.

[k18]

I saw the Girl Next Door on FX a couple of days ago. It was pretty funny. It reminded me of my high school experience (not the dating the porn star part, but the way the jocks and seniors acted in high school).

[SooperGirl]

The just saw the French thriller 13 Tzameti. It was great. I didn't expect it to be so suspensful. I actually thought my heart would explode. The movie has a real dark and intense aspect to it.

[kryptonite_123]

well isaw epic movie a few days ago, that is like thw funniest movie ever, i'd give it 9 out of 10

[enamored]

Rented "A Prairie Home Companion" the other day. Don't bother.
IMO this movie really sucked. Plot was almost non-existent, plot devices were stupid, boring, etc.

[MidgardDragon]

Did I mention The Prestige is the best movie ever?

[j03superbat]

Not that I remember, Midgard - but I would agree with you. I loved it.

Christopher Nolan needs to start getting some Oscar attention for his directing.

[TMLS]

Hot Fuzz 4.5/5 - Go see!

[j03superbat]

The Departed - 8/10

[scottpaul6]

I saw "Breach" and it was very good. 8/10. It's the true story of an FBI agent who sold government secrets to the Russians and how the FBI nailed him. Chris Cooper was excellent as the agent.

[k18]

The Prestige - 10/10

[Dark Knight23]

The Departed 10/10

[k18]

The Departed won best picture. I have to see this movie sometime.

[funderwall]

The Illutionist :) I loved it.

[Superman's Princess]

I've seen Music And Lyrics twice in theaters. I love it.

[enamored]

Originally posted by k18
The Departed won best picture. I have to see this movie sometime.

I think the dvd came out this week or is coming out really soon because there have been commercials for it lately.

It was a really good movie--terrific performances by Leo, Mark Wahlberg, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Alec Baldwin and Martin Sheen. Whoever cast this movie did a great job.

It was pretty violent so if you aren't good with that it is not the movie for you. Very suspenseful and tense as well.

[k18]

I just saw The Departed. Wow, what a great movie! Now I know why it won the Oscar for Best Picture. Definitely, 10/10.

[j03superbat]

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE. 8/10

[luthorsmentor]

finally got around to seeing Ghost Rider. it was a fun ride.

[Mysticlies]

Saw Zodiac yesterday(it felt like a four hour movie) non the less I gave it 8.3/10. I thought it was really good, couldn't really tell you why, except that I liked the movie. However my friend said it was horrible(then again he liked the number 23( which I gave 5.7/10).:p

[scottpaul6]

I saw "Zodiac" yesterday as well and liked it. It was a little long, but I thought it did a good job of following one man's obsession with the case. The depiction of the Bay Area in the late 60s and the 70s was great. 8/10

[luthorsmentor]

saw Wild Hogs yesterday. it was hilarious. laughed through pretty much the whole thing. John Travolta was great as was William H Macy

[Lexgirl33]

300 10/10!

[MetroGirl06]

I recently rented V for Vendetta on dvd and I thought it was awesome!

[k18]

300: 7/10

[j03superbat]

300: 9/10

[Superman's Princess]

I've seen Premonition twice already. It's so good. I love it!

[SenWinchesterKent]

I saw "Pan's Labyrinth" and "Night at the Museum."
What I still want to see:
The Last Mimzy
Spider-Man III
The Dark Knight
Ghost Rider
Aaaaaaand...maybe the new Harry Potter :p
I have "Borat" waiting on my Blockbuster Online list :lol:

[enamored]

Took my kids to see "Meet the Robinsons" in digital 3-D. This is a really wild movie--absurd in the extreme but fun and funny. Disney definitely knows how to do 3-D. I definitely think the creators of this movie were on drugs.

[scottpaul6]

I saw the movie "Grindhouse" and enjoyed it a lot. It's two movies in one and the Tarantino driected one is the best. A great car chase. Lots of violence. 9 out of 10.

[FUZZYWOOKIEE]

Recently rented The Departed and Casino Royale. Both are very good films.

[j03superbat]

Spider-Man 3 6/10

Now I know how the people who hated the Star Wars prequels feel.

[scottpaul6]

I saw Spider-Man 3 and thought it was pretty good. I'd give it an 8/10.

[j03superbat]

Shrek The Third - 7/10

I liked it. It wasn't nearly as funny as the first two, and also seems to have lost some charm. Puss in Boots is still the funniest, but has less to do. Donkey comes off as a little inconsistent (I know - deep for a kid's movie) and Shrek & Fiona play the same roles they did last time around. Overall, I laughed the hardest during a preview for Bee Movie before Shrek started.

[Backward Galaxy]

Spider-Man 3: 6/10, entertaining but falls well short of the first two and any expectations I might have had for it - the mistreatment of Venom will forever be a scar on the franchise

Shrek the Third: 6.5/10, entertaining and nothing terribly wrong with it except that I didn't really laugh that much - they also missed opportunities to make scenes funnier by making obvious references to other films and then didn't for whatever reason, which was completely odd... it was like they setup the joke and then never bothered saying the punchline

Little Miss Sunshine - 6.5/10, entertaining, mostly for its shock value and quirkiness, but the kind of film that I never have to see again

The Prestige - 7.5/10, good movie, but I figured out the surprise ending WAY in advance, which ruined the ending for me

[Lexgirl33]

Ha, I loved Shrek the Third! 9/10

[j03superbat]

Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End - 8/10

A little confusing at parts, and too long, but still a lot of fun. Kind of preferred Dead Man's Chest though.

Having seen Spider-Man 3 and Shrek the Third already, I can say At World's End is the best third installment of a franchise this summer so far. And unless Ocean's Thirteen or The Bourne Ultimatum blow me away, I don't see that changing.

[CLOISFAN101]

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 3!!!!!!

[Acejournalist82]

^^^I saw it the Thursday it came out and it was awesome!^^^

[CLOISFAN101]

i was gonna see it on thursday but it was sold out!!! soo i saw it on friday !!!!

it made 112.5 million~!!!!


'Pirates' Fails to Claim Box Office Treasure


New Pirates Of The Caribbean sequel, At World's End, appears to have fallen short of reclaiming its place in the U.S. box office record books - but Johnny Depp and his crew are still celebrating. The second sequel has scored an estimated $112.5 million in its opening weekend, although official figures won't be released until after Memorial Day. The figure, though impressive, is well below last summer's $135.6 million opening weekend take for Pirates sequel Dead Man's Chest. And it's way short of Spider-Man 3's record-breaking $151.1 million opening weekend earlier this month. But the Pirates won't exactly be walking the plank - At World's End scored the fifth-biggest three-day opening ever. The film has also made an additional $205.5 million internationally since it hit cinemas worldwide on Wednesday. The sequel easily tops the new U.S. box office chart, which is led by the third films in three franchises. Shrek the Third comes in second with an impressive $51 million second-weekend take, while Spider-Man 3 holds on to third place with $13.7 million. The third Spider-Man film has now notched up $303.3 million in America alone - in just a month. The movie's worldwide figure has already topped $800 million.

[Lexgirl33]

At World's End --- 8.5/10


Originally posted by j03superbat
Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End - 8/10

A little confusing at parts, and too long, but still a lot of fun. Kind of preferred Dead Man's Chest though.

Having seen Spider-Man 3 and Shrek the Third already, I can say At World's End is the best third installment of a franchise this summer so far. And unless Ocean's Thirteen or The Bourne Ultimatum blow me away, I don't see that changing.

I agree with you about AWE being the best installment, though Shrek The Third was really good. It definitely gave PotC a run for sure. Spidey, no way would that be the best. I gave that movie a 6/10 and I must say I usually am not picky about moives.

I can't wait to see Ocean's 13, and the Bourne Ultimatum. I have no doubt that TBU will be awesome because the first 2 were great. Ocean's might be kind of blah but I know I am still going to enjoy it.

[newfan]

Pirates of the Carribean 3 of course :) I loved it! And after seeing it twice, I still found it confusing in parts. :lol:

[Reuben]

Originally posted by newfan
Pirates of the Carribean 3 of course :) I loved it! And after seeing it twice, I still found it confusing in parts. :lol:

Yeah, i saw it this weekend, it was good. better then the 2nd.

Some parts were confusing. Still though i don't know why it got not so good reviews.

[Backward Galaxy]

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - 4/10

I loved the first two Pirates movies, but this one bored me to tears. On top of that, there were too many plotlines that were unnecessary and I just didn't care about at all. It was also WAAAAAY too long. I also couldn't get into the finale action sequence at all. In an effort to go bigger and badder, they took a wrong turn and ended up at ridiculous. Spider-Man 3 was disappointing for me, but entertaining. Shrek the Third was disappointing, but at least short and sweet. Pirates just wasn't enjoyable for me. Oh well... I can still enjoy the first two.

[tomwellingisgorgeous]

I recently watched Alpha Dog and I loved it especially Justin Timberlake I saw it on DVD I can't wait until I go see Shrek the Third with JT. 9/10

[Backward Galaxy]

Knocked Up - 7/10

Low brow humor, but an intelligent and well-made film. Surprisingly enjoyable.

[j03superbat]

Ah... how hype affects a film.

I've never seen The Godfather. I've read the book and played the video game, but I have never ever seen the movie until last night. I was expecting a pretty good one, since it's frequently ranked the #1 movie of all time, won an Oscar, etc. and I loved the book. The book was fantastic.

Maybe reading the book is what did it, because I couldn't stop thinking about how much got cut out from the book while I was watching (I'm aware that some of it made it into Part II, though). The acting is great, however, the casting is pretty spot on, and there are really no problems outside of technical ones (voices not matching mouths). It was a good movie... but Mario Puzo is better at creating tension in his novel than Francis Ford Coppola is in his movie, like when Michael is trying to find out the condition of his father.

The Godfather - 8.5/10

[Lexgirl33]

Knocked Up 7/10

[wilder]

Employee Of The Montf
Deja Vu
Premonition

[enamored]

Saw Ocean's 13. It was pretty good--some great lines that I won't spoil. Definitely better than Ocean's 12 but I think I liked Ocean's 11 best.

[Mello Penelo]

To me, the Pirates trilogy is like the Matrix trilogy. I loved the first one, but I refuse to even admit I saw the two sequels. I hated Pirates 2 & 3 as much as Reloaded and Revolutions.

I saw Fantastic 4: Rise of The Silver Surfer last night. I'd give it a 6/10. (Compared to the first one, which I gave a 1/10.)

[j03superbat]

Just came back from Ocean's Thirteen.

Unquestionably better than the second, 13 kind of stutters around for the first two thirds and has an almost untolerable middle. It gets downright boring.

And yet, it manages to pull everything together for a great finale and you realize that everything that happened in the beginning and the middle was just a big set-up for the end. It wraps up everything nicely and has one of the greatest endings to a movie I've ever seen, in a warm happy-feely kind of way. It is a bit contrived, especially one of the plot twists in particular, but nothing that's really unbelievable IMO.

But a movie is more than its ending, so I still have to knock it for the slow start and underdevelopment of Bernie Mac's character.

A solid 7.5/10.

[superhippie2000]

Originally posted by Mello Penelo
To me, the Pirates trilogy is like the Matrix trilogy. I loved the first one, but I refuse to even admit I saw the two sequels. I hated Pirates 2 & 3 as much as Reloaded and Revolutions.

I saw Fantastic 4: Rise of The Silver Surfer last night. I'd give it a 6/10. (Compared to the first one, which I gave a 1/10.)

i was hearing that kind of reviews for silver surfer. People liked it but they said it could have been better but it was a lot better then the first.

[Teller]

A Clockwork Orange - 10/10

[Backward Galaxy]

Fantastic Four 2: Rise of the Silver Surfer - Harmless popcorn flick that isn't very good, but is enjoyable, and doesn't dwell in any points of suck long enough to tick me off. I liked it. 6.5/10

Ocean's 13: Well... they sure do jump right into it, don't they? I gotta say... I didn't really like it. I never thought they were in danger of getting caught. I never thought they WEREN'T going to pull it off. It took away from the film, especially since so much time was spent going over the "how"... And Pacino's character was paper thin. - 5/10

[scottpaul6]

I saw "Knocked Up" and thought it was very funny. It went on a little too long. It could have been trimmed by 20 minutes.
8 out of 10.

[MidgardDragon]

Bridge to Terabithia - Good movie, 8/10

MirrorMask - Very surreal, decent enough plot, maybe a little too surreal though. 7.5/10

First Snow - Supposed to be "similar to Memento" but never comes close. 5/10 because at least it was watchable

Glad to be hearing the "good not great" reviews for Silver Surfer. That's pretty much how I felt about Ghost Rider but I still had a blast seeing it. Think I'll definitely see Silver Surfer in that case.

[Lexgirl33]

Ocean's 13 -8/10

I love those movies no matter what :D They always entertain me

[tomwellingisgorgeous]

I just saw Ocean's 13 with my Mom and I loved it of all the three movies this one was the best I'm a huge fan of Brad Pitt and George Clooney I give this movie a 10 out of 10.

[JB1986]

Just saw "Knocked Up" yesterday. I thought it was hysterical, especially when Katherine Heigl is giving birth. 9/10

[j03superbat]

The Aviator - 8/10

I love movies about crazy people. But this one was too long

[Lexgirl33]

Just watched Shooter

7.5/10

I was happy with the ending :D

[Backward Galaxy]

Evan Almighty - Looking for a paint by the numbers, largely unfunny comedy? This is your movie. - 4/10

[scottpaul6]

I saw Sicko last night. It was a very powerful film. It was funny but also very sad. 9/10

[j03superbat]

Hollywoodland - 6.5

One of the less impressive biopics I've seen recently - but to be fair, that's not what it's striving to be. The script is hard to follow, with dialogue that's off ("You're a fool!"), and a pretty uneventful ending. Even the most powerful scene (IMO), where George talks a kid out of shooting him, ends too abruptly.

The acting is fairly solid, but I was sad to see that I couldn't buy Ben Affleck as George Reeves. With Leonardo DiCaprio, I could buy him as Howard Hughes. I could buy Selma Hayek as Frida Kahlo. Johnny Depp played a great Ed Wood and Jim Carrey was fantastic as Andy Kaufman. But regardless of whether they accurately portrayed what the real person was like, at least they managed to immerse themselves into the role. Ben Affleck does not achieve that, and everytime he was on screen, I could only think, "There goes Ben Affleck." It wasn't the deal-breaker for this movie, but it hurt it.

Considering that the mystery surrounding Reeves' death IS fascinating, I'd like to see a film in the future that approaches the material far more head-on, hopefully with a more conclusive ending. If indeed the mystery is ever solved.

[Backward Galaxy]

Ratatouille - 9/10 - A brilliantly constructed, sweet, endearing film that once again proves that Brad Bird is working at a different level. Funny and fresh, another Pixar classic. Also funny, the short film "Lifted" that accompanies it.

Live Free or Die Hard - 8/10 - Halfway through you realize, "Wow, I'm watching a new Die Hard movie... and it's GOOD!" Bruce Willis once again proves why he is a movie star. The action is solid, if over the top, and John Maclane is simply a fun character to follow around while things are blowing up.

Transformers - 4/10 - Without a doubt the best special effects work on such a large scale in the history of motion pictures, but not even ILM can save the film from its paperthin recycled storylines, Michael Bay's awful directing (stop shaking the camera and use a freaking long shot every once in a while jackass), misplaced humor, and terrible characterizations. Gave me a headache.

[j03superbat]

Originally posted by Backward Galaxy
Michael Bay's awful directing (stop shaking the camera and use a freaking long shot every once in a while jackass)
:lol:

[j03superbat]

Ahhh... where would America be without the jolly plump man who enlightens the public through his documentaries which are full of his special brand of sarcasm and wit? Michael Moore once said during Fahrenheit 9/11's release that someone praised him and his movie not for its explicit message and opening the eyes of the public, but because it was a genuinely good movie, and Moore was flattered because he said if he wanted to make a difference, he'd become a politician - not a filmmaker.

So if we judge SiCKO based on that guideline, then the result is a message that is loud, clear, and certainly relevant, but as a movie, it's been-there done-that territory. We get it: America's healthcare system sucks. But the documentary guides you through the expected tragic stories, footage of American families from the 50's, and a finger pointed at Bush. Thankfully, Moore also points out that the problem leads all the way back to Nixon (though I had a problem with an odd conversation between Nixon and another official that was followed by the reveal that Nixon implemented a new plan for Healthcare the very next day after the conversation occured).

Of course, by now everyone knows that Moore goes to other countries to see what they're doing right. Some will be miffed that it portrays their systems as glamorous compared to ours, especially since Moore makes no mention of the drawbacks other than a throwaway line by Moore stating that the English are "drowning in taxes".

Moore's sarcasm is also starting to get on my nerves. When he simply tries to be funny, he can pull off a couple of good lines, especially during his conversations with the many people he interviews. But his sarcasm is heavy-handed and frankly, I'm kind of tired of it. I think I'm supposed to be part of the generation that embraces sarcasm as a powerful language tool to express dissatisfaction and is a staple of teen culture - hell, I use it all the time - but I can't stand listening to it for 2 hours.

Moore's movie shows that thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of people are screwed over by the Healthcare Insurance companies. So chances are you just might be one of them. If you're not, you'll probably need to see this movie to realize how much deep doo-doo we're in, and have allowed us to wallow in. If you have been screwed over, then this movie will show you the perks of Universal health care in other countries, and is also occasionally pretty funny. It will also show you a website where you can "Hook a Canuck" for the Canadian healthcare benefits.

SiCKO - 7/10

I'm a cheap kinda' guy. And $9.25 is way too much to pay for entrance to a crowded movie where who knows if I'll get a seat. So for the last three blockbusters, I went before noon, when tickets are $5. Never had a problem getting a seat in the center as far back as I wanted for Spider-Man 3, Pirates 3, or Shrek 3. But today when I went to see Transformers - damn, EVERYBODY was willing to give up their Saturday morning to see this movie for 5 bucks.

And by golly it was worth it.

Transformers - 7.5/10 on the general movie scale, 9/10 on the summer non-stop action movie scale.

[wilder]

" The Prestige" - 10/10
" The Covenant" 7 (10 for those who like magic, but not in Harry Potter's way;))

[enamored]

Saw Transformers. My two boys--15 & 11 loved it. It's a great movie to just revel in the special effects and action. It was also a lot funnier than I expected it to be. However, if you're looking for depth rather than action this is not the movie for you.

Also, rented Notes on a Scandal and Half Nelson. Notes on a Scandal is a pretty psychologically intense movie about obsession with great acting by Cate Blanchett & Judi Dench. Pretty good film 7/10--not great. I rented Half Nelson to see what all the buzz was about on Ryan Gosling's acting. He did a really good job--Oscar nomination caliber I'm not so sure about or maybe it was just that I didn't much like the movie. This is one of those movies where nothing much happens. You keep waiting for some revelation or for the characters to have some sort of catharsis and it never happens. 3/10.

[Rosa76]

Saw Hairspray today :D I loved it !:)

[MidgardDragon]

Lessee -

Transformers - 10/10 for the pure spectacle and fun of it all. Mindless fun is still fun.

1408 - 9/10 for a great psychological King adaptation worthy of the big screen. It's been a long time since we've seen any great King adaptations.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - This translated the best to a movie out of any of the books, although it also followed the book much less closely than the others. 9/10

[JB1986]

Spiderman 3: Such a big disappointment, especially since the first two films were excellent. The movie was overlong, had too many villians (they could have cut out either Venom or Sandman, and the movie would have been better.) On the plus side, James Franco gives a great performance as Harry Osborn. 5/10


License To Wed: Saw this at the drive-in as a double feature with Harry Potter. The movie was actually better than I anticipated. Robin Williams is thankfully restrained, John Krasinski was pretty fun, and Mandy Moore was adorable. Not great, but not bad, either. 7/10


Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix: This movie was amazing. It was fun, and the plot was definately the best out of the Potter films so far. Daniel Radcliff and Emma Watson steal the show. Also, Ralph Fiennes is an appropriately menacing Lord Valdemort. 9.5/10


Hairspary: This movie is pure fun from beginning to end. I was laughing and smiling throughout the entire movie. Nikki Blonsky is a pure joy as Tracey. Amanda Bynes was hilarious as Penny, Michelle Pfeiffer was deliciously b!tchy as Velma, and it was a blast watching James Marsden play such an over-the-top TV show host. And who knew that Bynes, Pfeiifer, and Marsden could not only sing, but sing so WELL?! John Travolta in drag was a blast as well. Best movie of the year, BY FAR. 10/10

[Acejournalist82]

Hairspray was wonderful! All females should go see it. It was delightfully comical!

[j03superbat]

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - a pretty good adaptation of a book that I liked more for the writing and wonderful use of language than the actual story, which is contrived and weak. Nonetheless, it has a couple of good moments.

8/10

Live Free Or Die Hard - Yippee-Ki-Yay, motherf@#%er.

9/10

[enamored]

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was very good--but then I love the whole series. Must say the books are always better but I have enjoyed the movies.

Hairspray was a laugh-out-loud joy. Everyone did a great job. Seeing John Travolta in a fat lady suit dancing with Christopher Walken was great. Queen Latifah was amazing.

[thmallville]

I was forced to see Live Free or Die Hard, it was... manly. If you like explosions, action, and guns, you'll like it.

I was also forced to see I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry... it was alright. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, but not really good. It was funny though.

[j03superbat]

The Simpsons Movie - Made ten years too late, this movie is a fair example that the Simpsons still has legs to it and can still produce biting, hilaroius stories. While some may ask, "Why bother?", most will find it funny.

7.5/10

[Brizzle]

Transformers

[j03superbat]

Hot Rod - 7/10
I have to admit that I only really kept watching this for the beautiful Isla Fisher. Other than, the humor was about evenly hit-and-miss for the whole movie. Bill Hader is a highlight.

Hot Fuzz - 8/10
Two "hot" movies in a row! Whoo! This movie had less humor than I expected, but what it had was mostly hysterical, and mostly came at the beginning.

[j03superbat]

Rush Hour 3 - 8/10
Hi-larious! Go see this movie now, but remember to leave your mind at the door. Do not for a second question the movie, or your enjoyment will soon dissipate..

[MidgardDragon]

Originally posted by thmallville
I was forced to see Live Free or Die Hard, it was... manly. If you like explosions, action, and guns, you'll like it.

I like all of those things when coupled with interesting characters, a good script, and/or fun. Live Free or Die Hard had none of those, IMO.

[Lexgirl33]

Bourne Ultimatum 10/10

every minute of that movie was awesome! Not to mention it was action from the beginning to end.

[MidgardDragon]

Stardust - 9/10

Had some changes from the book that worked better on screen, some that were unnecessary. Overall a very funny very fun romantic fantasy/comedy.

[j03superbat]

Big Trouble - 7/10

There are some books that fans want to be adapted page for page onto the big screen and there are others that either shouldn't be adapted at all or majorly revamped when they make the leap. Dave Barry's Big Trouble falls in the latter. It was a hilarious book with a plot that worked as a novel, but as a whole it makes for an uneven film. The small changes they did make (Jeanne Garfolo's character not jumping onto the plane) are negligible, so people who did want to see entire scenes acted out on the big screen, here it is. It's an extremely faithful adaptation.

Except for the casting. Everyone except for Patrick Warburton (who I swear this part was written for) and the girl who plays Nina, is horribly miscast. Jason Lee plays a part that was, if you read the book, probably meant for Jason Alexander. Tim Allen is unremarkable as Arnold Elliot. And Stanley Tucci does a good job acting, but still isn't who I envisioned Arthur Herk to be.

[j03superbat]

The Invasion - 7.5/10

Don't listen to the reviews. If you're looking for a chilling interpretation of your typical alien movie, check this one out. I actually cared about the main characters, and you can sense the urgency and despair that they all feel as they try and evade the "body snatchers".

There are only two significant problems with the movie: one, entire portions of the movie were reshot to inlude parts rewritten by the Wachowski Brothers, and if you've seen any of the Matrix movies, you'll immediately recognize the scenes they wrote. This includes a very unsubtle dinner scene in which a guest smacks the viewer over head with an analogy of the aliens invading Earth and the U.S.'s occupation in Iraq. The entire movie is accompanied with footage and coverage of the ongoing war in Iraq. The ending even implies that, despite a de-occupation of Iraq courtesy of alien-controlled officials, we go right back in there after this is all over.

The ending in general is also a big problem for the movie, because it feels unsatisfying and very rushed, complete with a cheesy call-back to the dinner scene asking the audience if we were really better off without the peaceful but controlling aliens. It's too heavy-handed.

Otherwise, it's a good film. Nicole Kidman's acting in particular is moving, because you really feel her love for her son.

The amusing part, however, is drawing comparisons between this film and her ex-husband Tom Cruise's War of the Worlds, also a remake of a fifty's movie helmed by a director known for WWII movies and starring the respective actors as divorced parents attempting to escape aliens while protecting a young child. The ultimate difference is that THe Invasion wont end up making nearly as much money as WotW.

[Queenrocks77]

Originally posted by j03superbat
Rush Hour 3 - 8/10
Hi-larious! Go see this movie now, but remember to leave your mind at the door. Do not for a second question the movie, or your enjoyment will soon dissipate..
I loved it!!!!! I never miss a Jackie Chan flick


Originally posted by j03superbat
The Simpsons Movie - Made ten years too late, this movie is a fair example that the Simpsons still has legs to it and can still produce biting, hilaroius stories. While some may ask, "Why bother?", most will find it funny.

7.5/10
Loved this one too!!! I've been waiting to see a Simpsons movie forever!!


Originally posted by Mello Penelo
To me, the Pirates trilogy is like the Matrix trilogy. I loved the first one, but I refuse to even admit I saw the two sequels. I hated Pirates 2 & 3 as much as Reloaded and Revolutions.
) AGREED!!!!! Both of the second instalments of both of those movies were pointless filler IMO

[Lexgirl33]

With any trilogy thats how it usually is. The 2nd movie is just not as good as the first of or the third

[Briee]

Stardust-- I loved it. In a summer filled with movies that have been much anticipated (Spider-man 3, Pirates 3) where you're having a great relaxing summer, sit down and then proceed to be completely depressed as you watch the movie, this is exactly what was needed.

If Transformers was my vote for best action movie of the summer, then Stardust gets it for best fantasy. It was exactly what I wanted, a good summer escape. The movie itself was hilarious, unexpected, sweet, and left me with a smile on my face.

[Backward Galaxy]

I know this is a "seen any GOOD movies lately" thread, but I had to add this in...

Superbad - 2/10 - The only thing that this movie adequately accomplishes in any way is to illustrate just how incredibly stupid and juvenile not only our youth can be, but our future. There are funny moments, but there is nothing funny about this movie. Its strength is actually in its sadness and not in the stunningly tacked on and cliche "plotlines" that are thrown together here and there with awful dialogue that has no subtlety whatsoever. This movie feel more like a bunch of 30-somethings reminiscing about how stupid partying "back in the day" was by throwing together a few anecdotes and taking them to the extreme. You could actually hear the writers saying to themselves "You know what would be funny?" before each punchline.

Superbad is, to this day, the only movie that I have EVER walked out on before it ended (there was only about 10 minutes left, but I didn't care).

I guess on some level, I should be applauding it for making the party scene that I have always found distasteful look as painfully horrible as it does. On the other hand, the film itself feels like I'm at one of those painfully horrible parties, hanging out with a bunch of ignorant kids. Superbad gets no love from me, at all, and here is where I make the obligatory: Superbad is SUPER BAD.

[j03superbat]

I feel like sometimes people think we want more "sophisticated" comedy. You're seeing less and less three camera, "traditional" sitcoms, and more single-camera, story-heavy, character-driven "dramedies" on TV. Gone are the days when Seinfeld was enough to be considered "witty" and now we expect "clever, sophisticated" writing to consist of long conversations, ingenious quips, and sarcastic characters with biting remarks that make poignant statements about the society we live in. And in movies, we've been seeing the same thing for a while - movies about drunken antics and unfunny parodies of popular genres notwithstanding. Comedies with heavy stories and sarcastic people are rampant. Ha, ha, ha.

They're good for what they are, but they're becoming less and less funny the more common they are. The standard to be considered a comedy has reached an incredible low, IMO. Thank You For Smoking, for example, is actually considered a comedy. But I digress.

Which is why I liked Mr. Bean's Holiday - it's light on story, heavy on gags, and heartwarming all the while. There's no real message or meaning to this movie, which might upset satire fans. It's just about an oafish Englishman trying to get to the Cannes beach and enjoy a vacation. But as luck would have it, every thinkable obstacle stands in his way.

It's unbelievable. Improbable. Maybe a little sappy, but I didn't think so.

If seeing wacky foreigners with thick accents get into big messes (think Borat) doesn't make you laugh, you probably won't like this movie. But if you're a fan of the Bean television show, the first Bean movie, or you just want to laugh at simple, but inspired, mostly physical comedy - you'll like this movie.

8/10

[enamored]

That's interesting superbrat. I see the commercials and the trailer for "Bean" and can only think: This movie looks incredibly stupid. In fact, most of the comedy movies I see advertised have me saying the same thing. All the movies my 11 & 15 year-old boys think look hilarious and love once they see them, I wouldn't waste my money on.

Quite honestly, it seems like comedies these days are created for that age group and I personally like smart & witty comedy rather than one's that shoot for the lowest common denominator and are filled with scatalogical humor (for those who don't know that word, it basically means "potty" humor).

I'm missing movies like "Big", "Young Frankenstein", "A Fish Called Wanda", "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", etc.

Someone please start making "intelligent" comedies!

[j03superbat]

Originally posted by enamored
That's interesting superbrat.
:( Am I THAT goshdarn childish and innocent?

Quite honestly, it seems like comedies these days are created for that age group and I personally like smart & witty comedy rather than one's that shoot for the lowest common denominator and are filled with scatalogical humor (for those who don't know that word, it basically means "potty" humor).
I love comedies that are smart and witty. The problem is that they're all starting to be more and more alike. It feels like everytime you see a character on TV or in a movie that is sarcastic, they instantly become "classic". How is that NOT pandering to the audience? Case in point - Chloe Sullivan off Smallville. Now, I admit, I liked her at first. She was a good character. But the main draw behind her fanbase is her snarkiness and sarcastic comments. Then Veronica Mars hit the air and everyone loved her for her own sarcasm. And it's not just those two examples - every comedy I see tends to have the obligatory sarcastic character with "witty" lines. And in the case of Smallville, they've become less and less witty and more and more obscure or stupid.

I'm targeting sarcastic characters in particular, if that's not clear.

As for Mr. Bean's Holiday - it's from Britain, so it's almost guaranteed to have a level of subtlety that American comedies tend not to have. There is tons of physical humor, but it's not Jackass: The Movie, which is as low as lowest common denominator gets. As a show of how much more sophisticated it is, there are actually subtitles throughout half of the movie. Yes, you're going to have to read, but it's not as bad as I make it sound. There are clever lines, too - like when a stewardess compliments Bean for his grasp of the French language and he replies in Spanish. There are other jokes based on the characters not understanding each other.

Some people will get turned off by Rowan Atkinson's portrayal. I know that. Not everyone liked the Mr. Bean television series. But if you did like it, and if you don't mind clever, physical comedy, you'll like Holiday.

Someone please start making "intelligent" comedies!
I'd be interested to know what you in particular consider "intelligent" because I'd love to make one.

[enamored]

Well, superbrat, I wasn't intending to come off as insulting. I'm sorry if you felt that way. You sound like you have a pretty good
grasp of what I'm talking about. I'll admit that I have a particular genre of comedy in mind when I'm talking about "stupid" comedy. On principle alone, and I could actually miss something that I might not hate--but I doubt it, I refuse to go to any movie starring Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, etc. I have had several movies recommended to me as very funny and I hated them---Meet the Parents and Wedding Crashers to name just two. I named a few of the comedies that I have really enjoyed and all of them have "intelligent", "witty" or inventive moments to them. Another favorite smart comedy was Bull Durham.

Like I said, extreme silliness or bathroom humor is just not that funny to me--but my boys love it. They think Talledega Nights, Accepted, and Jackass are just a hoot. It seems to me that these are about the only kinds of comedies being made these days (besides romantic comedies) and I think it's sad.

As for Mr. Bean, I have to admit that I have never seen the TV show. I know that British humor tends to be very dry and much different than our American style of humor but there has been nothing in the trailers I've seen for Holiday that particularly attracted me either. It all looks a bit too absurd for my taste--i.e. the bicycle moving faster than the cars. Rowan Atkinson was pretty funny as the priest in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" though.

Ah well, that's what makes life interesting though isn't it. We all have such different likes and dislikes and it would certainly be boring if we all thought the same way.

Oh and about that snarky or sarcastic sidekick/character, that is nothing new. How about Rhoda on the Mary Tyler Moore show, Danny on the Partridge Family, or Maude on All in the Family. I'm afraid the concept's been around for a long time and is probably not going to go anywhere. Besides, I love Chloe. Yes she's sarcastic (as is Lois) but Chloe has such a wonderful vulnerability to her as well.

Anyway, we're here to talk about movies we've seen lately. I rented Zodiac recently and although it's a pretty good movie it is extremely slow moving and probably longer than it needed to be. Maybe they did that on purpose to parallel the fact that the mystery of who the killer was has never been completely put to rest and the investigation took many years. It's an okay film but I'm glad I didn't pay to see it at the theater. 7/10

[jazel]

Bought Blades of Glory, man do I love Will Ferrell....."NEVER, I'm never satisfied"LOL

[j03superbat]

All I can tell you is that Mr. Bean's Holiday is NOT like Accepted, Talladega Nights, or Jackass. There is physical humor, but that's the only thing they all have in common. Since you say you don't like extreme silliness, I doubt you'll like it anyway, but to put Jackass or Accepted and Mr. Bean in the same category is nothing less than insulting to Mr. Atkinson. It's certainly okay with me that he's not your cup of tea, but then, I don't like Edgar Allen Poe either. I still hold him in way higher regard than most modern authors.

As for movies like Young Frankenstein and Ferris Bueller, I would frankly put Bean in the same league. Maybe not this particular movie, but the character in general. I did like those movies, but they each have their own degree of extreme silliness - especially Young Frankenstein.

I don't mind sarcastic characters. Jerry Seinfeld is my #1 top favorite sarcastic character of all time. Comic Book Guy is #2. I just don't like how they've oversaturated the media now. There are too many, and have become token or obligatory.

But back to movie reviews: saw Shaun of the Dead. As with Hot Fuzz, Edgar Wright's other notable project, there is great fun here, but I feel that, like Hot Fuzz, he just gets way too serious at the end. The comedy is always prevalent, but the seriousness in tone doesn't remain steady and sometimes blatantly eclipses the jokes. But because it's shorter, I liked Shaun more than Fuzz

8.5/10

[j03superbat]

Go see 3:10 to Yuma. Just... just go see it.

9/10

[j03superbat]

Am I the only one seeing good movies lately?

Grindhouse - I should probably review them as separate movies. Planet Terror was wickedly cool, and all the stuff Rodriguez threw in to make it look old was effective and I really liked it. What I didn't like was when the reel went missing when it did. THAT pissed me off. Fortunately, there was an obvious leap of time and it gave a sense of you missing an entire section of plot and not just a sex scene.

Death Proof was unbelievably boring. The way Quentin Tarantino handled his "missing reel" was obviously just to tease the audience and not show the lap dance. That just made me mad. The conversations are long. Kurt Russell disappears for a good while in the second half before finally showing up again. And by the time Zoe is talking to Jasper about buying the car, you're wondering if you're still even watching the same movie. I can name other flaws, but unlike Planet Terror, none of them were charming.

Suck on that, Tarantino.

Grindhouse - 7/10

[Queenrocks77]

I thought Balls Of Fury was funny! But Ima huge Ben fan. I also liked the Enter The Dragon spoof through out !

[scottpaul6]

I saw the George Clooney movie "Michael Clayton" and thought it was very good. 9 out of 10. Clooney plays a lawyer caught up in corporate evil. Strong story and acting.

[Xanderman]

Originally posted by j03superbat
Am I the only one seeing good movies lately?

Grindhouse - I should probably review them as separate movies. Planet Terror was wickedly cool, and all the stuff Rodriguez threw in to make it look old was effective and I really liked it. What I didn't like was when the reel went missing when it did. THAT pissed me off. Fortunately, there was an obvious leap of time and it gave a sense of you missing an entire section of plot and not just a sex scene.

Death Proof was unbelievably boring. The way Quentin Tarantino handled his "missing reel" was obviously just to tease the audience and not show the lap dance. That just made me mad. The conversations are long. Kurt Russell disappears for a good while in the second half before finally showing up again. And by the time Zoe is talking to Jasper about buying the car, you're wondering if you're still even watching the same movie. I can name other flaws, but unlike Planet Terror, none of them were charming.

Suck on that, Tarantino.

Grindhouse - 7/10 I agree, Planet Terror was really awesome, but Death Proof had too many boring parts in between the good stuff.

For me:

Planet Terror - 10/10

Death Proof - 6/10

Fake Trailers - 9/10 (the fake trailers were a lot more fun than Death Proof was, by far)

[JB1986]

I went and saw "Across The Universe" yesterday, and found it to be underwhelming. Some of the musical numbers were brilliant (Helter Skelter, Come Together, All You Need Is Love, It Won't Be Long, Blackbird, I Want To Hold Your Hand, Strawberry Fields Forever, and Hey Jude come to mind.) However, the rest of the movie was just not very good. The imagery became tiring after the first hour, it dragged on way too long, and the characters just weren't that interesting. A huge disappointment. (6/10)


I also saw "Sydney White." While not great by any measure, it certainly was a pleasant enough diversion. I only went and saw this for Amanda Bynes, whom I've liked for quite a while. Although, Smallville fans, it was hard not to screams "Oh my God! Johnathan Kent!!!" when John Schneider came onscreen (I'm such a geek!) (7/10)


"The Brave One" was excellent. Jodie Foster was fantastic in this movie, and I couldn't take my eyes off the screen for the entire two hours of the movie. I was so impressed with "The Brave One." Its my second favorite movie of the year, right behind "Hairspray!" (9.5/10)


Speaking of "Hairspray," I went to the cheapie theater today to see it for the millionth time, and I had a BLAST! Even after seeing it too many times to count, I still love it!

[Queenrocks77]

Good Luck Chuck was pretty good!!

[Kira]

I saw Hairspray yesterday. I really liked and loved that movie. :)

[Lexgirl33]

just watched Transformers. AWESOME!! 10/10

[DaveMustaine]

Alien vs predator - quite good 8/10

Eragon - amazing 100/10

[Lexgirl33]

Just watched Bourne Ultimatum again..that movie just kicks major @ss

[xaosthry]

Originally posted by DaveMustaine
Alien vs predator - quite good 8/10

Eragon - amazing 100/10

Rock On!!! Love the avi!!!

[Humdinger]

30 Days of Night rocks. If you're a vampire fan, see it. 10/10

[Lexgirl33]

At World's End 10/10, it gets more awesome each time

[Mello Penelo]

Across the Universe.

Amazing.

[Tacitus]

Stardust - 10/10

Atonement - 10/10

3:10 To Yuma - 10/10

Butterfly on a Wheel/Shattered - 9/10

Michael Clayton - 8/10

[j03superbat]

Bee Movie

Say what you will, I thought it was great. Maybe it didn't live up to the hype and yes, the acting is horribly overexaggerated (I'm looking at you, Patrick Warburton), but I still thought it was a very well-produced, and well-written movie.

8/10

[Backward Galaxy]

Bee Movie - 7/10 - I'm sure that anyone could pick this movie apart relatively easily, and I was sitting in the movie theater saying to myself (and my date) that "this is completely ridiculous". But guess what? I laughed, and had a great time. Highly entertaining movie.

American Gangster - 8/10 - About 20 minutes too long, but Denzel and Crowe prove once again why they are as good as it gets in Hollywood.

[funderwall]

It may be slightly cheesey but I liked it...."because I said so." :)

[Backward Galaxy]

Saw Beowulf... Not a great movie, but fun. - 6/10

[j03superbat]

I. Am. BEOWULF!

My friend and I had a riot with that movie.

7.5/10

[JB1986]

I just saw "Enchanted" yesterday, and it was actually a really fun movie. Amy Adams was adorable and believable as the princess, and James Marsden was hysterical as the prince. Also, Susan Sarandon was a hoot as the evil queen. Patrick Dempsey was pretty good too, just not as good as Adams or Marsden. This was just a lighte-hearted, fun movie that I personally enjoyed very much. (9/10)

[MidgardDragon]

The Mist, Enchanted, August Rush, and Bender's Big Score. All great.

[Lexgirl33]

A V P 2- I dont know why i saw this LOL i was just going to see my friends and it so happens they are into this crap. 3/10 only becuase the acting was so bad, it was funny. I can't believe I wasted almost $10 on this :lol:

Sweeney Todd- 10/10 I basically loved everything about this movie.

[jazel]

Alvin and the Chipmunks.......sue me, I have kids.LOL
LOVED Theodore :D:D:D

[Humdinger]

I Am Legend, 9/10. Pretty much stuck to the Omega Man story line, with a few twists. The 9's for Will Smith's acting, he was superb in what was basically a one man show. The CG wasn't bad either.

[Backward Galaxy]

I Am Legend - 7/10 - Will Smith. He's that good, folks. Heavy points off, though, for re-watchability... which it lacks.

Charlie Wilson's War - 5/10 - I'm told it was weak on the historical content, but I didn't know that. What I do know is that the movie had pretty weak dramatic structure. No thanks.

National Treasure 2 - 6/10 - It only gets a better rating than CWW because it was more "fun"... but it's as weak in structure, historical content, and logic.

Futurama: Bender's Big Score - 3/10 - It's hard to believe that a movie based on one of my all time favorite shows could turn into such a mess and be... gasp... so unfunny.

Justice League: New Frontier - 9/10 - I can't ask for more or better... Correction... I can ask for more. Someone at WB needs to lift the 75 minute runtime restriction like now.

[jazel]

Halloween...Rob Zombies way....HORRIBLY violent and gory :(

[Rosa76]

I thought I Am Legend,Enchanted,Alvin and the Chipmunks and 27 Dresses were all very good movies !:D
I am goin to see Cloverfield this week.:)

[Ginx]

I saw Cloverfield opening day - I liked it a lot. Interesting movie but if you're going with the one thought that you need to be blown away then you won't be - you should go and have the goal of having fun and a good movie experience and then you'll enjoy the movie :)

[Acejournalist82]

I went to see 27 Dresses, I thought it was adorable. I'm all for a good chick flick with an amazing ending. If that's up your alley, then I recommend it.:)

[constantine]

I watched alien vs. predator: requiem and alvin and the chipmunks last night. Jason Lee makes any movie, yo. and predator vs. requiem is one that I think anyone should see, as it's probably the best alien movie to have come out in years. which isn't saying much. but it's certainly better than AvP and Alien: Resurrection.

[Lexgirl33]

Watched Superbad. That movie is hilarious! 9/10!

[MidgardDragon]

Cloverfield and I Am Legend. I Am Legend is good until the end, but the ending sucks. Cloverfield is excellent all the way through.

[Backward Galaxy]

Cloverfield - 4/10 - I can't really find any redeeming qualities that don't have to do with the effects work. The characters had dubious motives at best, the direction was implausibly infuriating and vomit inducing, and every single thing that this movie did was done better in a different movie. Lame.

[Acejournalist82]

Sliding Doors with Gweneth Paltrow was amazing. It was made in 1998, and it's the best chick flick I've seen in a while. Gweneth's character finds out her boyfriend has been cheating on her, and part of her decides to move on and become a better person, and the other part of her is oblivious to everything. I cried.:lol:

[MidgardDragon]

I rewatched the original Matrix. Holy crap talk about forgetting what an awesome movie that was. I can't believe such a quality movie had such crappy sequels. Ah well, just goes to prove that crappy sequels don't effect the original, as The Matrix is still there and still awesome in spite of said sequels.

[JB1986]

I saw Juno last week. It was a really great movie that definately lived up to the hype. (9.5/10)

[Acejournalist82]

I'm watching How To Lose a Guy In 10 Days with a friend. It's really cute.

[enamored]

Well, let's see. Juno was a really fun movie. I thought it was smart and charming and am glad it has done so well.

Enchanted---lots of fun, Amy Adams was incredible in this movie. She really made you believe she was a cartoon character come to life.

Atonement--don't see what all the hype's about. It kept my attention but was ultimately unsatisfying for me. I would have liked to have seen more development between Keira Knightly's character and James McAvoy's character because it was hard for me to believe their overwhelming "love" for each other given the little we saw of their relationship prior to being torn apart. I was fascinated with the recurring typewriter sound effects however.

Rented Stardust and it was really good. DeNiro was truly funny in this movie and the story was really interesting.

Breach was really good--Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillipe traiter spy drama based on a real life mole.
Fracture with Ryan Gosling and Anthony Hopkins was also very good.

[Rosa76]

I saw Bucket List,Fool's Gold and Jumper :)
I loved them all :)

[Acejournalist82]

I took my friend to see Definately, Maybe last night...It was completely adorable!

[Insight]

Midgard... I actually thought the second Matrix was good. The last one just ruined it for me though.

Not really a movie, but I have been watching Stargate SG-1 on dvd. It's really cool and has great continuity from season to season.

[j03superbat]

The Spyderwick Chronicles weren't half-bad.