Last Movie You Saw

[BEST45CAL]

Glad you liked it. :thumb:

Anyway:



I am not sure if there are to be future releases of the film; however, there is a two-disc special edition that is available now. It is the version I purchased.

http://www.amazon.com/Departed-Two-Disc-Special-Leonardo-DiCaprio/dp/B000M5AJQS/sr=1-1/qid=1172350821/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-1870456-1652957?ie=UTF8&s=dvd
Thanks a million! I'm orderin' that puppy. lol

[Bluemoon_Rising]

Aw, Max, you just sloshed a bucket of cold water on me. :( I too am a sucker for musicals, and I so looked forward to seeing this.

Bummer. Guess I'll have to wait till it comes on cable. ;)

I liked it. See it, Maggie.

[Sparky1776]

I saw "The Departed" last night on DVD, great flick loosely based on real events in Boston. What wasn't included in the movie was that the Jack Nicholson character was based on Boston mobster Whitey Bulger who is/was brother of Massachusetts State Senate President William Bulger (D). Whitey has been on the run for over a decade now.

[Trevelyan]

I saw "The Departed" last night on DVD, great flick loosely based on real events in Boston. What wasn't included in the movie was that the Jack Nicholson character was based on Boston mobster Whitey Bulger who is/was brother of Massachusetts State Senate President William Bulger (D). Whitey has been on the run for over a decade now.

There is a featurette on the second disc of the two-disc special edition DVD which covers Boston and Whitey Bulger. Apparently Bulger is second only to Bin Laden on the FBI's most wanted list.

[BEST45CAL]

Bulger has been on the America's Most Wanted show for a long time now. That's where I first heard of him.

[Bluemoon_Rising]

Sweet Land -- **** out of five.

It received the award, and rightly so, for best first feature-independent film of the year by the Spirit Awards Association. I had actually already seen its rivals for this award -- all of them decent films. By far this one is superior. Indeed, it's much more than that; it's also one of the very best films of this year, period. It is not best picture material in terms of the Academy's more universal level of consideration. Just the same, the Academy should have this category, i.e., best first feature.

I like the Spirit Awards best besides the Academy Awards as it features the efforts of up and coming artists that the mainstream too often overlooks, and this year's efforts were especially good. What I did not like about this year's presentations is the vulgarity and outright stupidity of its host.

In any event, conservatives will like this film. It strikes a blow for solid values and the sort of courage and every-day-walk-in-the-park human decency that makes this nation the greatest on God's good earth.

[Sparky1776]

Bulger is second only to Bin Laden on the FBI's most wanted list.

He was either whacked by them or is being protected by them imo.

[Sparky1776]

Bulger has been on the America's Most Wanted show for a long time now. That's where I first heard of him.

That is part of where the film departs from reality, it also didn't touch upon the fact the "Costello" character was bisexual (had an affair with Sal Mineo back in the 60s) and his brother was the most powerful Dem in Mass for decades.

[Bluemoon_Rising]

For Your Consideration -- **** out of five. It's the very best comedy of the year after Little Miss Sunshine.

[Bluemoon_Rising]

Amazing Grace -- **** out of five.

Another Oscar-worthy film -- like Breach, on a number of counts -- turned out early in the year.

[Trevelyan]

For Your Consideration -- **** out of five. It's the very best comedy of the year after Little Miss Sunshine.

How doe sit compare to Guest's other films? My favorite is "Best in Show."

[Bluemoon_Rising]

How doe sit compare to Guest's other films? My favorite is "Best in Show."

Can't say; it's the only one I've seen.

[Trevelyan]

"Half Nelson" **** out of four.

Thank God. 2006 may not be a lost cause yet. Hopefully "Babel" does not let me down, because I think I am watching that next.

This should have been nominated for Best Picture over "Little Miss Sunshine."

[Eagle1]

saw reno 911
i love the tv show, but the movie was a pile of crap
they should have stayed on the small screen
do not pay to see this movie

[Trevelyan]

"Babel" *** out of four.

A flawed film, but decent. It did not deserve a Best Picture nomination in myopinion.

[USPatriot8320]

Hard Candy

Very creepy and messed up!

[Trevelyan]

"Zodiac" ***1/2 out of four.

It is rare to have a movie of this caliber released this early in a year.

[Trevelyan]

"For Your Consideration" ***1/2 out of four

Hah, I love Guest's films.

[cerebraldebris]

"Stranger Than Fiction" 2.5 / 4
Pretty interesting. Fairly entertaining. Worth a second viewing.

[Rhino]

Saw The Departed last night. It sucked. There was a really good story line in there, but at times it was extremely difficult to follow. Also, the director seemed hell bent on inundating the movie with gratuitous graphic violence. Reminded me of Scarface, which sucked incredibly.

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

Saw The Departed last night. It sucked. There was a really good story line in there, but at times it was extremely difficult to follow. Also, the director seemed hell bent on inundating the movie with gratuitous graphic violence. Reminded me of Scarface, which sucked incredibly.

Thank you for that review, Rhino. I came within a hair's width of renting that yesterday, but decided upon another. I won't bother wasting my money now -- I had the EXACT same though about Scarface, so that tells me all I need to know about The Departed.


As for the movies I DID rent: I've watched two of the four, but I don't think I'm going to watch one of them anyway (it's a chick flick, I rented for my daughter, and she said it was awful).

Zoom - :fruit: 1/2 apples out of :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit:
Honestly it wasn't a good movie, BUT -- I like corny movies. I kind of enjoyed it. It was funny in parts, and touching in others (even if it was sappy). The problem with the movie is it didn't develop the characters. Tim Allen, who is normally a really good funnyman actor, stunk. I got the impression from the moment he took the screen that he REALLY didn't want to do this movie.

Casino Royale - :fruit: :fruit: apples out of :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit:
Yes, I finally saw it (even though I said I wasn't going to). Hey, I got a free movie rental, so I got it. Definitely wasn't worth me spending money to rent it. I was SORELY disappointed -- but then again, I was disappointed from the get-go when I found out who would be the "new" Bond. From the very beginning of the movie (where they chose NOT to employ the typical Bond Girls and Bond music), I knew this was not going to be pretty. The plot stunk, and was hard to follow. Glad I didn't give in to the hype and go see it at the theater. Perhaps his next one will be better. He wasn't a "bad" Bond (as was Timothy Dalton, imho), he just didn't seem to "be" Bond. It was like he was trying to be a tough-guy facsimile of Bond. I guess I'm too used to the more sarcastic, smriky, smarmy Bond. That's just me.

Facing The Giants -- haven't watched it yet, but I heard it was awesome. We'll probably watch it tonight as a family. I'll come back and post a review.

Failure to Launch - don't think I'm going to end up watching it. I don't like chick-flicks (typically), but some I enjoyed. My daughter said this one isn't worth watching, so I'll probably take her recommendation.

[Rhino]

No sweat. Failure to Launch was so-so. Okay, but certainly not great. Not even that good. Haven't seen the others.

[Trevelyan]

"Scarface?" "The Departed" is 100x better than "Scarface." :(

[Rhino]

Better, yes. But 100 x zero is still zero.

[Trevelyan]

Blasphemy!

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

Blasphemy!

You say "blasphemy," I say good taste, :biggrin:

[Rhino]

I don't belong to the "Church of the Exalted Hollywood", so I can't blaspheme.

You're correct though that Departed is better than Scarface, many times over. That still doesn't make it a good movie though.

[Air-Warrior]

300. Just saw it a few hours ago.

Excellent cinematography, great actors, great screenplay all around. The closing lines of the movie gave me goosebumps. I imagine this movie will inspire a number of people to look up the history of the "Persian Incursion" in great numbers.

I remember King Leonidas' name, and the Spartan people, from the history books but this movie made his legacy really have a massive impact in my understanding of ancient history.

[PrezLeefun]

I just saw 300. Worth every penny! It was so good.
It is graphic with violence and there is some sexuality (Between husband and wife so I guess thats a plus)

The story is good, easy to follow, and the movie is visually spectacular.
I really like this.

4 out of 5 stars.

[Trevelyan]

You say "blasphemy," I say good taste, :biggrin:

But, but....you have not seen the movie.

Anyway, "300" *** out of four.

[BarryC]

I still have not seen any movies in the theater since I saw The Passion of the Christ.
On my own TV I watched all 10 Star Trek movies, over a period of a week, or a little longer. I like all of them.

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

Facing The Giants - (10) :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: apples out of (5) :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: !
One of the most awesome movies I have ever seen. Uplifting, spirit-lifting, heart-lifting, challenging, motivating, and inspiring. Absolutely PERFECT for the whole family to see. Matter of fact, it was SO good, we watched it twice (tonight!) AND watched every single one of the special features. I have never been more proud of my (favorite) coach (Coach Bobby Bowden of Florida State University), after listening to the interview with (his former offensive coach) Coach Mark Richt of the University of Georgia, as he shared what he had learned at FSU. I simply cannot sing the praises of this movie enough! As soon as I can find a place that is selling it (on DVD) I will be purchasing my OWN copy. So I whole-heartedly recommend this movie.

[Sparky1776]

.......Also, the director seemed hell bent on inundating the movie with gratuitous graphic violence.

Gratuitous?

Click on "Whitey Watch" on the lower right at

http://www.howiecarr.com/

I think based on the actual facts it was quite tame.

[Jameson]

Facing The Giants - (10) :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: apples out of (5) :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: !

As soon as I can find a place that is selling it (on DVD) I will be purchasing my OWN copy.


Give Amazon.com a look. They have it for $11.50 or so and up (plus about $3.50 shipping)

[BarryC]

Reggie's Prayer (1996)
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0117457/
I almost forgot about this one. It's the first and only sports-related movie I ever saw.
I saw this on TBN, I think back in February. Reggie White plays a pro-football player who retires and then moves to Oregon to coach a high school football teem. It was very good. I recommend it.

[Maggie_T]

I just saw 300. Worth every penny! It was so good.
It is graphic with violence and there is some sexuality (Between husband and wife so I guess thats a plus)

The story is good, easy to follow, and the movie is visually spectacular.
I really like this.

4 out of 5 stars.


I agree. Hubby and I saw it yesterday and we loved it.

I'll copy what I posted on another thread:

When I told Jim about the above article (one that said the film was a veiled polemic about the Bush admin - aren't they all? :rolleyes: ), he said is was strange as most critics - and all liberals - panned it as jingoistic, warmongering, an excuse to convince people that going to war with Iran is right, and that the depiction of Xerxes (Persian king) is anti-Iran.

LOL. That convinced me that I had to see the film. I did not regret it. It's all about patriotism, honor, courage, defending your country (by killing the enemy), and other things that make liberals soil their underwear. The appeasing senators in the film are just like our cut&runners, bleating about deplomacy and what not.

I strongly recommend it. :thumb:


CAVEAT: You'd better have a strong stomach, though. It IS rather violent. :( <!-- / message --><!-- sig -->

[Rhino]

Gratuitous?Very much.

Click on "Whitey Watch" on the lower right at

http://www.howiecarr.com/Relevance?

I think based on the actual facts it was quite tame.It wasn't based on fact. It was fiction. Murderers also mutilate victims sometimes. That doesn't mean it should be in the movie.

[BEST45CAL]

It'll be a beautiful day in the neighborhood when they start making movies about drug lords, mafioso or mobsters that aren't bloody and violent because we all know what God-fearing, kind and gentle people they really are.

LOL

[Rhino]

They've been making such movies since the forties. I don't need to see the gore to know that they're violent, nor do I want to.

[BEST45CAL]

True, "The Departed" is all made up. But this story does have some relevance to actual events with regards to the Irish mobsters in Boston, especially Whitey Bulger and the corruption of state officials. To know about Whitey and his brother is to have a better understanding of this movie.

Why does a movie like "The Departed" have to be made? Well, I think it would be too...I dunno..."personal" to make a factual movie that would expose the real Whitey Bulger...to call someone like Whitey Bulger a RAT is probably like signing your own death warrant, especially since he's still around. But you can make a movie that is somewhat reminiscent of actual events.

To this movie's credit, there is no gratuitous sex in it and what little love scenes there are, they are done quite tastefully.

I wasn't totally offended by the violence, some of it was gross, but I'm also a big fan of movies like "Eight Below" (2006), about the sled dogs. Eight Below is a good family flick.

[Rhino]

Most movies have some relevance to actual events. That doesn't mean the violence has to be gory, particularly when it isn't integral to the story. I personally don't mind gore very much if it's integral to the story, like in some horror flicks, but this wasn't integral to the story and it was way overdone, i.e., gratuitous. I don't care for that, and it very often seems an attempt to appeal to the baser gruesome instinct in order to rescue an otherwise poor movie. Such was the case here. They had a good basic story line, but they convoluted the hell out of it to the point that it was difficult to follow, and they used gore as a substitute for plot development. You can like that stuff all you want, but I don't.

[Trevelyan]

Have you not seen Scorsese's films before? Also, "The Departed" is a remake of an Asian film called "Infernal Affairs," so if there was a certain style of violence in that film, it may have been retained in "The Departed."

Anyway, I did not find the movie to be confusing by the end. There may be small moments of confusion in the present of certain sequences, but the result was not a disjointed labyrinth of a movie by the time the credits rolled.

You should give "The Fountain" a viewing some time after it is released on DVD. If you thought "The Departed" was confusing, then this will blow your mind.

[BEST45CAL]

I think that less blood would have been more realistic in "The Departed."

I've seen how the special effects people do what they do and I guess seeing blood in movies doesn't really phase me that much. Sometimes, I just think of how many blood capsules and squibs they had to use or wonder if they had to do multiple takes.

What ruins it for me is, if I can see the blood packet under a shirt or jacket, or if there is smoke coming out of the hole when the blood comes out.

I won't look at real footage or pictures of people who get killed. That stuff gives me nightmares.

[BEST45CAL]

Have you not seen Scorsese's films before? Also, "The Departed" is a remake of an Asian film called "Infernal Affairs," so if there was a certain style of violence in that film, it may have been retained in "The Departed."

Anyway, I did not find the movie to be confusing by the end. There may be small moments of confusion in the present of certain sequences, but the result was not a disjointed labyrinth of a movie by the time the credits rolled.

You should give "The Fountain" a viewing some time after it is released on DVD. If you thought "The Departed" was confusing, then this will blow your mind.
My one question about "The Departed" is whose baby was that lady going to have? Who is the baby dadddyyyy? Did I miss that?

[Trevelyan]

My one question about "The Departed" is whose baby was that lady going to have? Who is the baby dadddyyyy? Did I miss that?

I think it is supposed to be left up to the audience. My personal guess would be that it is Leo's.

Anyway, did you think that Damon's character was actually a homosexual? I think there were several instances throughout the movie that would leave you with that impression. I also think he may have been molested while he was an altar boy.

[BEST45CAL]

I think it is supposed to be left up to the audience. My personal guess would be that it is Leo's.

Anyway, did you think that Damon's character was actually a homosexual? I think there were several instances throughout the movie that would leave you with that impression. I also think he may have been molested while he was an altar boy.

Hmmm...I didn't come away with that impression about his character, but in the theater, Costello does show Damon's character his "manhood" but it was like a joke. Was that scene supposed to add some speculation about their relationship? Perhaps...but I don't know for sure. Damon seemed to like that girl a lot...or was he just using her? Hmmm...

[Trevelyan]

Hmmm...I didn't come away with that impression about his character, but in the theater, Costello does show Damon's character his "manhood" but it was like a joke. Was that scene supposed to add some speculation about their relationship? Perhaps...but I don't know for sure. Damon seemed to like that girl a lot...or was he just using her? Hmmm...

Well, if you remember there was that one scene in which the woman was being reassuring about the fact Damon was suffering from a little erectile dysfunction.

In addition:

Damon seemed rather defensive when the man showing him his new apartment asked if he was a married state policeman, because the apartment seemed somewhat extravagant for his salary, and then Damon tells him about how he has a co-signer, and then the man says something along the lines of, "So you have a house guest from time to time. That’s cool."

Damon seemed rather uncomfortable any time he caught a glimpse of the screen in the heterosexual adult movie theatre.

Damon kept referring to the firemen as fags and homos. He brought it up well after he initially referred to them as fags in the scene which followed, and it was kind of out of nowhere. Sometimes closeted homosexuals are the ones who go a little overboard in trying to convince others about their aversion to homosexuality. Also, he seemed somewhat clumsy and overreaching when discussing his relationship with Alec Baldwin at the driving range.

Lastly, another scene that comes to mind is his reaction near the end of the movie when Leo refers to him as a "Two faced faggot" on the phone.

As for Damon being molested, there are several references to pedophile priests throughout the film, and in addition to this, Damon had a somewhat odd reaction to his girlfriend wanting to hang up pictures of her as a child when she was moving into his apartment. It seems like he doesn't want any reminders of childhood.

[Rhino]

Have you not seen Scorsese's films before?Yes. Not all of them were violent, and several that were, did not overdo it. I had hopes this one would be the same.

[Rhino]

Well, if you remember there was that one scene in which the woman was being reassuring about the fact Damon was suffering from a little erectile dysfunction.But ............. it happens to everybody ....... right???? :question:

:evilgrin:

[BEST45CAL]

Well, if you remember there was that one scene in which the woman was being reassuring about the fact Damon was suffering from a little erectile dysfunction.

In addition:

Damon seemed rather defensive when the man showing him his new apartment asked if he was a married state policeman, because the apartment seemed somewhat extravagant for his salary, and then Damon tells him about how he has a co-signer, and then the man says something along the lines of, "So you have a house guest from time to time. That’s cool."

Damon seemed rather uncomfortable any time he caught a glimpse of the screen in the heterosexual adult movie theatre.

Damon kept referring to the firemen as fags and homos. He brought it up well after he initially referred to them as fags in the scene which followed, and it was kind of out of nowhere. Sometimes closeted homosexuals are the ones who go a little overboard in trying to convince others about their aversion to homosexuality. Also, he seemed somewhat clumsy and overreaching when discussing his relationship with Alec Baldwin at the driving range.

Lastly, another scene that comes to mind is his reaction near the end of the movie when Leo refers to him as a "Two faced faggot" on the phone.

As for Damon being molested, there are several references to pedophile priests throughout the film, and in addition to this, Damon had a somewhat odd reaction to his girlfriend wanting to hang up pictures of her as a child when she was moving into his apartment. It seems like he doesn't want any reminders of childhood.
My take on your clues:

Hmmmmmmmm...yeah, that was an odd reaction, Damon being defensive when he was shown the condo. I thought the realtor assumed Damon was married and had another source of income because most of the tenants were married and it was an expensive place to live. Damon seemed a bit miffed about realtor's inquiry. Hmmm...Why wouldn't you want pics of your GF on the walls of your crib...unless he was an incredibly self-centered bastard or had other girlfriends? That was my take on that.

Damon's "E.D." lol yep...I thought it was supposed to make us think that he really didn't like the girl, had ulterior motives and was putting on a front.

When Damon was chatting with Baldwin at the driving range, yeah I guess it was kind of odd that he would talk so positively about his relationship with his girlfriend when he has "E.D." That conversation just made me think that Damon was very disingenuous and would lie to anyone, even his superiors.

I think the anti clergy chatter throught the movie was a slam on the priests and what's been going on lately. It all kinda starts when Wahlberg is interrogating DiCaprio in Sheen's (Captain Queenan's) office, just before he goes undercover. Wahlberg says something about DiCaprio's uncle living in Thialand with a 12-year-old boy.

Damon calling firemen, people we would normally refer to as heros, "faggots" and DiCaprio referring to Damon as "two-faced faggot"...those just seemed like terms that are used a lot by guys who get pissed off at other guys for whatever reason.

But Damon's degrading of the firemen and DiCaprio's degrading of Damon, I thought helped to give us more insight regarding the true character of these individuals. Normally, a law enforcement officer would not say anything derogatory toward a fireman. They're kinda on the same team. And when DiCaprio calls Damon "two-faced faggot," I think he was just expressing supreme disgust with Damon because he discovers that Damon's a corrupt cop, working both sides, who probably had something to do with Captain Queenan's demise.

Also, in the office fight/scuffle between Damon and Wahlberg right after Queenan got killed, didn't Wahlberg call Damon a "faggot" and "liar" at that time, too? It was a pretty intense scene. That's also what made me think that he was just really disgusted when he used that word.

Now I'm gonna have to watch it again. LOL

[Trevelyan]

And when DiCaprio calls Damon "two-faced faggot," I think he was just expressing supreme disgust with Damon because he discovers that Damon's a corrupt cop, working both sides, who probably had something to do with Captain Queenan's demise.

Oh yeah, I am not trying to imply that DiCaprio somehow knew Damon was actually a homosexual, and was using the term because of that. I think DiCaprio was indeed using the term in the manner in which you described, but pay attention to Damon's reaction after hearing him say it. He seems a little overly sensitive to it, regardless of DiCaprio's intent. That coupled with everything else I mentioned just leads me to believe Damon's character was a closeted homosexual.

[BEST45CAL]

:thumb: Ahhhh...yep. I'll check it out. This one is worth seeing again.

[Trevelyan]

"Cache" ** out of four.

This was a quite pointless and pretentious French film.

[Bluemoon_Rising]

Reign Over Me -- Wow! ****1/2 out of five. Adam Sandler can act!

'Course, always knew he could if and when he cut loose with some balls. This is an Oscar-worthy performance all the way, the best I've seen so far this year. It's hard to imagine that he won't be nominated. Five others are going to have to muster up some pretty strong performances to block him out. Cheadle (spelling?) is excellent too, and the film itself fires on all eight cylinders!

I want to say more about this performance, just don't have the time right now.

[Wyatt_Junker]

Reign Over Me -- Wow! ****1/2 out of five. Adam Sandler can act!

'Course, always knew he could if and when he cut loose with some balls. This is an Oscar-worthy performance all the way, the best I've seen so far this year. It's hard to imagine that he won't be nominated. Five others are going to have to muster up some pretty strong performances to block him out. Cheedle is excellent too, and the film itself fires on all eight cylinders!

I want to say more about this performance, just don't have the time right now.

I got a strange feeling when I saw the trailer that this was gonna be some good shit.

Sandler has matured.

The last Sandler film I saw, Click, was crazy good. I thought it was going to just be a dumb comedy, 'Gee, I got a remote. I'll press pause around girls with big gajoongas.' That was only 1% of the film. The rest of it navigated around heavy, spiritual themes reminiscent of The Ghost of Christmas Past.

I will be looking forward to this one.

[Trevelyan]

The best I have seen of Sandler thus far has been "Punch Drunk Love."

[Bluemoon_Rising]

The best I have seen of Sandler thus far has been "Punch Drunk Love."

Best performance 'til now for sure.

[BarryC]

I can't stand Adam Sandler, I guess mainly because I was forced to watch Little Nikky with my then-girlfriend's daughters several years ago. That was the worst movie I ever saw, and pointless too.
But this Reign Over Me looks promising.
Barry

[BEST45CAL]

We're debating on whether or not to see it in the theater or wait for the DVD. If we debate long enough, we'll be sure to see it when it comes out on DVD. lol

[PrezLeefun]

The Last Mimzy 3 out 5.

It was cute. Good family film. Everything mentioned in the movie makes sense it all has a purpose. It does have elements of East Indian spirituality that play a big part in the film and the characters are a bit kooky but it is still fun.

Age appropriate for the kids, a few laughs, fun special effects. I enjoyed it.

[Air-Warrior]

SHOOTER. 5 stars. Muy bueno. Yeah, Wahlberg goes off on the American government a little...but at least he's not playing favorites. Dude's tough as nails too.

[Bluemoon_Rising]

300 -- Awful.

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

Bridge To Terabithia - (4) :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: apples out of (5) :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: !
One really good movie, and not at ALL what I was expecting. From the previews I thought the movie started in live-action and transformed into animation ... it does ... sort of (not saying anything more about that!) The premise is a very good one, and I like that it wasn't a "happily-ever-after" kind of tale. This would be an excellent movie for 'tweens (9-12). There's a few lessons in this movie, and I think they are handled with grace, dignity, and a unique beauty. I'll probably get this one when it comes out on DVD.

[Bluemoon_Rising]

Shooter -- A fun, entertaining ride. *** out of five.

[Trevelyan]

"Grindhouse" ***1/2 out of four

Hah, the fake trailers are absolutely hilarious. :D

Anyway, I am not sure which of the two I preferred, but overall, it was a flat out fun and entertaining experience.

[MrSanity]

Punch-Drunk Love.

Almost worth the whole $2.50 I paid for it.

[Trevelyan]

Aww, "Punch-Drunk Love" is an excellent movie.

[dPrasse]

Are we done yet ? with my youngest daughter ...
pretty funny ... kind of a remake of Money Pit

[PrezLeefun]

Grindhouse 5 out of 5 stars!

1. These movies are NOT for kids its rated R for a Reason!
2. Not for the faint of heart....very gruesome and gory.
3. Not for those who prefer and delicate use of the English Language. Lots of swearing.


They were both seriously FUNNY. If you can handle it its notstop laughs through out Planet Terror despite all the frightful gore.

As for Death Proof the movie runs a bit slow at parts but more than makes up for it. Especially at the end. It really was a joyride.

[Trevelyan]

Yeah! :thumb:

I really enjoyed both, but I decided that "Planet Terror" was my favorite of the two.

As for the trailers, my favorite was "Thanksgiving." Which was yours?

[PrezLeefun]

The trailers were just stupid if you ask me. Thanksgiving was just the most gory..... when the you know what in the cheerleader's you know what I screamed and closed my legs!

[Trevelyan]

But they were meant to be ridiculous and stupid. I found them hilarious.

"Nick Cage as Fu Manchu." :biggrin:

[PrezLeefun]

^^^ That was funny. But was even funnier was when the girl Zoe was thrown into the brush and popped up "I'm Ok!"

[Trevelyan]

"Bringing out the Dead" ***1/2 out of four.
<O:p</O:p
Surprisingly humorous movie, well, in a dark sort of way. I love Scorsese.

[BEST45CAL]

Saw part of Borat on DVD last nite. Not my cup of tea. I know that he's Jewish in real life, but I just didn't think it was funny. I walked out on it after the scene where kids got scared by the baby bear in the ice cream truck. It just seemed all too set up and planned, not spontaneous.

*½ out of ****

[BEST45CAL]

With Michael Cain, Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Scarlett Johansson.

Finally, a great movie. Lots of twists and turns, but still easy to follow. Probably not recommended for someone with a short or bad memory. LOL

**** out of ****

[Air-Warrior]

Pathfinder.

Invading Vikings (white, barbaric, bad teeth, murderous) vs. Peace-loving North American red man who just wants to commune with nature and be left alone. So full of PC propaganda I hardly know where to begin. Ok, I'll start with the perfect pearly white teeth of the indians and the rotting teeth of the vikings. Clean gentle hair of the indians vs. ratty matted hair of the vikings. Vikings were portrayed as imperviously metal-skinned, ruthless butchers, killing for sport...Indians just wanted a toke on the peace pipe.

All that said, the scenery and costumes were great, plot was thin but it was there. Sole surviving viking Boy of 8 grows up inside "civilized" Indian tribe to give paybacks as an adult to the returning Vikings 15 years later. He somehow masters sword and combat skills in the supposed absence of any threats or fights in those 15 years. I give it a B...might be a B+ depending on how well you buy into the PC ideologies in the movie.

I went to the theater hoping that it was the story was going to be told from the perspective of the Vikings...no such luck.

[Trevelyan]

With Michael Cain, Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Scarlett Johansson.

Finally, a great movie. Lots of twists and turns, but still easy to follow. Probably not recommended for someone with a short or bad memory. LOL

**** out of ****

Hah, nice emoticon choice.

Yeah, this was I believe fifth on my top ten list for 2006.

[praizer]

Casino Royale, The Lake House, Envy,Failure to Launch,Shaun of the Dead,Office Space etc

[praizer]

So sorry I forgot Wedding Crashers, Bruce Almighty and Prime......no I dont get out much and believe it or not most of my movies are free from the library....try it!

[Trevelyan]

"Fracture" *** out of four.

[Proud American]

I finally saw The Departed. Thank God for netflix.

I give 4 our of 5 stars. Great characters, great actors, very good writing.
I just didn't like the ending. It was too neat.

[cerebraldebris]

Anyone remember the low budget flick "Harry's War"? It's about a postal worker who starts a war with the IRS. I recently watched it again. Last time I saw it was... sometime back in the early 80's I think. It was still a fun watch this time around.

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

Anyone remember the low budget flick "Harry's War"? It's about a postal worker who starts a war with the IRS. I recently watched it again. Last time I saw it was... sometime back in the early 80's I think. It was still a fun watch this time around.

YES, actually, I own it! I bought an economics curriculum that uses some hollywood movies in its teaching agenda -- "Harry's War" was one of them (along with "You Can't Take It With You" and "Mr. Deeds Goes To Town"). I've lent it out several times to others with the same curriculum, because our local library does not carry the movie!

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

Night At The Museum - :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit:-1/2 out of :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit:
I thought this was an incredibly enjoyable movie. I personally do not care for Ben Stiller, but in this, he was perfect for the job. I enjoyed seeing Mickey Rooney & Dick Van Dyke too. I highly recommend this family movie, its funny, its touching, and its good enough for the whole family to watch together. We'll probably pick it up at Walmart when we go to town next. There were a couple of parts which had shades of "adult" material but the humor was handled so well, it would just go right over the little one's heads.

[kenyon330]

Memento- 5/5

[PrezLeefun]

Fracture 3 out 5.

It was really good but simply not exciting.

[Trevelyan]

"Spider-Man 3" ** out of four.

The second one was such a good movie. It was a shame to see such a regression.

[hdmundt]

I'm a fan of Sinclair Lewis' work, so I was excited to discover that TCM was to show Dodsworth - a film I'd never seen. I was shocked by just how good it is. Like The Grapes Of Wrath, The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, and a few others, Dodsworth belongs to that rare group of truly great films made from great novels. Everything about this film is superb and you enjoy it without having your intelligence insulted. See this one ASAP - you'll not forget it.

[PrezLeefun]

Spiderman 3 out 5

It was good.... not great.... could have been much better.

[Trevelyan]

"Little Children" *** out of four.

It was a little uneven, but overall decent.

[SonicReducer]

Swimming Upstream - 3/5

Good, but not particularly memorable.

[BEST45CAL]

About as deep as a glass of water, but hey, so what. It's an action flick.

Probably should have been rated X for the graphic violence and body chunks flying around...perhaps the highest body count of any movie in recent history.

Ending was interesting.

***out of **** for non-stop, over-the-top violence. It wasn't particularly disturbing, but just a bit much...seemed cartoonish and comic book-like.

[Trevelyan]

"28 Weeks Later" *** out of four.

[Trevelyan]

"Deliver Us from Evil"

This was quite difficult to watch at times, however, it was an excellent, powerful documentary.

[Trevelyan]

"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" **1/2 out of four.

This is probably my least favorite of the three.

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

I must heartily disagree, Trev!

"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" five :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: out of :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: apples

What a great way to end the trilogy! I thought it was spectacular. WAY more action (which is what a good swashbuckler needs), tied up all the loose ends, the maelstrom was just the coolest thing, and the twist at the end was brilliant imho. Did anyone stay til the end of the credits? There's a surprise at the end! Yep, I just can't wait until this comes out on DVD -- we're going to hold up in the house with a bunch of munchies and have a family movie marathon!

[UnkHiram]

Pirates 3 was very very good. I totlaly enjoyed it.

[kenyon330]

"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" **1/2 out of four.

This is probably my least favorite of the three.

Yeah, it was really bad. I couldn't help but laugh at the face Kiera Knightly made when Orlando Bloom was feeling up her leg after they had sex. It was ridiculous!

[Trevelyan]

WAY more action (which is what a good swashbuckler needs)

Hmm, I realized that I am not the biggest fan of action in large quantity in films most times. Take the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy for example. All of the action and large-scale, epic battles in "Return of the King" ended up boring me. This is in contrast to "Fellowship of the Ring," which had less action overall, however, when it did, most of the battles were smaller-scale and more intimate, and I found them much more interesting and compelling. Consequently, "Fellowship of the Ring" is my favorite of the three BY FAR.

Anyway, as for "At World's End," the cinematography and direction of the scene in which that main British villain is barraged by the cannon fire by the ships on each side was pretty cool.

[PrezLeefun]

Yeah, it was really bad. I couldn't help but laugh at the face Kiera Knightly made when Orlando Bloom was feeling up her leg after they had sex. It was ridiculous!

OMG!!! Spoiler warning please!

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

OMG!!! Spoiler warning please!


Not really, Prez. That's such a tiny little thing in the story, and nothing was shown.

[PrezLeefun]

Pirates of the Carribean At World's End


3 out 5 stars.

It was better than Spiderman 3 and not as good as Star Wars.

I wish they had done a throwback to the first movie but they didnt. They killed someone I liked. They also wasted time with weirdness...


It wasnt bad.... could have been better. At least it was funny.

[kenyon330]

OMG!!! Spoiler warning please!

Sorry :(

[PrezLeefun]

Sorry :(

Its ok:smirky:

[DesertFox]

I watched Terminator 2 again last night, about the 50th time I've seen it. It's still one of the best sci-fi flicks of all time.

[Tory]

I hate to be a cliché the last film I saw was "This is England". It was good, humorous, well scripted, acted and quite moving in places. Although the plot was remarkably similar to American History X and it seemed to portray Thatcher's Britain as somewhere between the third reich and the potato famine.

[Trevelyan]

"Knocked Up" ***1/2 out of four.

[PrezLeefun]

Knocked up 4 out of 5.

I seriously laughed every five seconds if not more. It was a really great movie. My only pet peeve is that I think it should have been rated NC-17.

A big kudos to the script writers. 99% of what people said in this movie seemed real.

Its was funny, sentimental, romantic and heartwarming. Just flat out great.

[Trevelyan]

Hah, we seem to see a lot of the same movies at around the same time.

Anyway, I thought "Knocked Up" was better than "The 40-Year-Old Virgin."

I enjoyed the "Munich" reference. :)

[PrezLeefun]

Ditto on that. I have been planning to see Knocked Up for weeks now. 40 year old virgin was good but this was much better.


I normally take my ques from you. If you give thumbs up to a movie I have heard about and expressed interest in I go see it. Except with Grindhouse, which I saw 100% on your recommendation.

[Trevelyan]

Yay! :)

[Trevelyan]

"Ocean's Thirteen" *** out of four.

Very fun movie.

[Beowulf]

Pirates was my last movie. Not too bad. I just wanted to see Keith Richards of the Stones dressed as a pirate. They don't need make-up to make him look old and his eyes are a give-a-way.

[Trevelyan]

"I Am Trying to Break Your Heart: A Film about Wilco"

"Half Nelson" **** out of four

[kenyon330]

Borat

4/5

[Trevelyan]

"1408" *** out of four.

[Charity]

Primeval

That is one mean croc.

[Sarah]

Pirates III was the last movie I watched at the theaters. It wasn't so bad.

[Trevelyan]

"Breach" *** out of four.

Chris Cooper was great as usual.

[Timberwolf]

Shrek the Third...not bad 3½* outta 5*

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

"The Messengers" one :fruit: out of :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: apples

"Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" three :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: out of :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: apples

Glad we only rented the first one -- maybe 2 jump-out-of-your-chair moments, but even those weren't worth the scare.

I wouldn't have seen the second at the theater except that some friends invited me to go with them.

[MrSanity]

Gods and Generals.

:fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: outta :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit:.

[Trevelyan]

That movie is more than four hours right?

[PrezLeefun]

Fantastic Four *** out *****. It was just ok. Not as fun. Just... eh.

[Trevelyan]

"Transformers" *** out of four.

"Sam, push the cube into my chest!" :biggrin:

Best line of the year.

[PrezLeefun]

Harry Potter and The Order Of The Pheonix FIVE out of FIVE stars.

I love Harry. Some parts were actually better than the book. It was wonderful, good pace, good humor, GREAT SPECIAL EFFECTS.

As usual the themes in Harry Potter are wonderful and on target.

Mild violence against children.

[kenyon330]

I agree with the above poster, Harry Potter was AMAZING

[ThomasMore]

Ratatouille. A sweet, wholesome Pixar flick by Brad Bird (creator of The Incredibles).

[PrezLeefun]

^^^^I saw that too. It was so funny. Great movie.

[Trevelyan]

"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" **1/2 out of four

"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" *** out of four

[PrezLeefun]

^^^r u watching Prisoner of Azkaban and Goblet of Fire next?

[Trevelyan]

Hah, yes. I will watch the third tonight, the fourth Thursday night, and then I will see the fifth in theatres either Friday or Saturday. I finally gave in. :)

[PrezLeefun]

Good boy. LOL. If anything they are fun movies. The first two are closest to the books.

Are you enjoying them so far?

[Trevelyan]

Yeah, they're alright so far. My brothers tell me the third and fourth are better than the first two.

[PrezLeefun]

They are much better in terms of entertainment and acting.

[DesertFox]

I seen Ghost Rider last weekend. For a Marvel Comic done up pretty true to liberal Stan Lee's vision of things, it warn't bad. All about special effects and one hot -- I mean HOT -- broad.

[PrezLeefun]

^^^Cute.....just cute.

[Trevelyan]

"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" *** out of four

"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" *** out of four

[Trevelyan]

"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" ***1/2 out of four

Best one of the series.

[PrezLeefun]

Do you like the storyline aspect of the books/movies?

[Trevelyan]

I haven't read the books, but I do like the man storyline. That is the reason I enjoyed the latest film the most, because it actually stuck to the story throughout the film, as opposed to taking these meandering detours that added up to a significant amount of screen time in the previous four.

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

Okay, completely sick of Harry Potter .... let's change the subject.

"The Last Mimzy" one :fruit: out of :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: apples
Totally not worth the price of a rental. I did like some of the special effects, but keep in mind I'm an animation buff -- had nothing to do with the plot or storyline, because they were both so convoluted it ruined the story.

[PrezLeefun]

I haven't read the books, but I do like the man storyline. That is the reason I enjoyed the latest film the most, because it actually stuck to the story throughout the film, as opposed to taking these meandering detours that added up to a significant amount of screen time in the previous four.


Well as someone who did read the books its all relevant to the plot. Frankly all the movies should have been at least 15 minutes longer to include accurate and important information.

[Trevelyan]

Well, I don't know how it is in the book, but for example, the entire idea of the ball and ball sequence in the fourth movie could have been cut out and I don't think it would have harmed anything.

[PrezLeefun]

^^^They could shortened it but yeah even that is relevant to the plot (of all seven books).

[Proud American]

Black Snake Moan.

I thought it was very good. Definitely not for children, but very well acted. Its an unconventional redemption story.

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

Tears of the Sun :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: -1/2 apples out of :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit:
Just watched this again for the 4th time on TBS (I think it was). This movie moves me -- I find myself shaking my head, wondering: as a woman, I can't grasp what it takes, what there is inside a man to cause him to charge into an onslaught of bullets, bombs, and blood, to save another, to fight the enemy, to do what's right, to defend this country and it's citizens, AS WELL AS those of over countries, races, nations. I know it's fictional, but it has a realism about it -- I know soldiers like the ones in that film, one of them is my uncle.

I know we have plenty of military here. I can't speak for others, but I know I don't say it, show it, or sometimes even feel it enough, but I am so honored, humbled and awed by your service and your sacrifice(s). Thank you isn't big enough, nor does it plumb the depths of the appreciation such bravery and courageousness deserves, but it's offered earnestly, honestly, and sincerely. http://www.freeconservatives.com/vb/images/icons/patriot0.gif

[PrezLeefun]

Hairspray. **** out of *****

It was great. I loved it. So funny, so sweet, and a great message.
John Travolta pulled off the lady thing far better than I could have imagined. He did a great job.

It was just good ole fun.

[hellinon]

Fantastic Four ***1/2 out of 4, it was very good, clean humorous and fun.

Yeah...
1 out of four

[ThomasMore]

Hotel Rwanda (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Rwanda).

I thought it was an interesting microcosm of the civil war between Hutu and Tutsi tribes during 1994, in which the Hutus slaughtered about one million Tutsis.

[The_Elucidator]

No Reservations was a really good clean movie - Catherine Zeta-Jones was really wonderful in this part. This is a fun movie to take your significant other to if you want to get away for a couple of hours. :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: out of :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: apples.

[BabyBeastie]

Shooter starring Mark Wahlberg. 2007

Not a bad movie with a good pace and timing. The DVD has some great extras on it, too.

Maybe there were a few unnecessary jabs at our government that don't add to the movie, but I really liked it.

Wahlberg as a Marine Corps sniper? Very believable!

Danny Glover is in it and plays a real jerk (prolly wasn't acting), but it's still worth renting. Very much so.

**** out of *****

[BabyBeastie]

No Reservations was a really good clean movie - Catherine Zeta-Jones was really wonderful in this part. This is a fun movie to take your significant other to if you want to get away for a couple of hours. :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: out of :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: :fruit: apples.We liked Aaron Eckhart in "Thank You For Smoking" last year and we bought the DVD. We think he's a great actor. We also liked Catherine Zeta-Jones in "The Terminal" with Tom Hanks.

[PrezLeefun]

The Bourne Ultimatum ***** out of *****

Great Movie. I loved it. Especially considering I hated the first two.


Stardust ***** out of *****

Great fun. Funny, interesting.... the trailers dont do it justice at all. Very romantic.

Little Miss Sunshine ***** out of *****

Another great movie. NOT FOR KIDS AT ALL. But really great and even inspirational. You start out hating everyone but the little girl and you end up loving them all at the end.

[Trevelyan]

"American Gangster" **** out of four.

Best movie I've seen so far this year.

[BarryC]

Once Upon a Time in the West (1969), a Sergio Leone masterpiece. I just watched it (again) on DVD. I give it a 10 on a scale of 1-10. It stars Henry Fonda, Claudia Cardinale, Charles Bronson and Jason Robards.

I also just saw recently The Nativity Story (2006) on DVD. I give it a 10 on a scale of 1-10. I did see one tiny inaccuracy though. They depicted the Magi coming to see Jesus basically at the same time as the shepherds, both in the stable, when in reality the Magi didn't get there till much later, when Mary, Joseph and Jesus had moved into a house. But that's okay. That's a common mistake.

[MarlinsFan]

I saw "American Gangster" and "Bee Movie" this weekend, and both were very good. I actually was really surprised by Bee Movie as it was the best animated film I've seen since Finding Nemo. It was really funny.
American Gangster was good too, and it didn't glorify the druglords as much as I thought it would. I still find 3:10 to Yuma to be my favorite movie this year.

[ThomasMore]

Bella (http://www.bellathemovie.com/): 3 1/2 out of 4 stars.

A chef in a Mexican restaurant watches his brother (the restaurant's owner) fire a young waitress for being late. He runs after her (it isn't clear until much later why), and finds out she is pregnant, alone, broke and now out of a job. And she has to decide whether to raise her baby, give it away or abort it. Much of the movie centers around the afternoon they spend talking with each other, each learning about the other.

Slowly, a tragedy in the chef's life is revealed to the audience. How he and the young waitress relate, and what each decides to do, inform this outstanding story.

Roger Ebert's Review (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071025/REVIEWS/710250301/1023)

'Bella" tells the story of two people who fall in love because of an unborn child. Winner of the People's Choice Award at Toronto 2006, it is a heart-tugger with the confidence not to tug too hard.

...

Jose and Nina are not a couple. All the same, he walks out of the kitchen, chases her into the subway, apologizes that his brother humiliated her in front of the staff, and finds out she was late because she is pregnant.

...

Jose and Nina walk and talk, have lunch, share memories, and go to a restaurant where the owner, a friend of Jose's, offers to hire them both. Along the way, Jose tries to persuade her to have the child. He is motivated by reasons that are fully explained in early premonitions and later flashbacks, which I will not reveal. Perhaps the clincher on his argument is provided by a visit to his mother and father (Angelica Aragon and Jaime Tirelli), whose warmth is a contrast to Nina's own wretched past.

...

I have failed to convey the charm of the movie. Verastegui, despite sporting a beard so thick and black it makes him look like a 19th century anarchist, has friendly eyes, a ready smile, and a natural grace in front of the camera that will soon have fans shifting their Banderas pinups to the bottom drawer. And Blanchard fits comfortably into the role of a woman who wants to do the right thing but feels alone, friendless and broke. All she needs is someone to trust, and she melts.What a Good Movie Can Do, by Chuck Colson (http://www.breakpoint.org/listingarticle.asp?ID=7201)

When you go see the movie Bella, you will be struck by a series of simple but powerful images: a child running on a beach, a man dancing with a little girl, a butterfly sucked down a sink. The use of evocative imagery helps transform the film into something more than what it looks like on the surface—just a story of two people spending a day together after getting fired from their jobs.

...

Consider the strength of the film’s characters: The young mother-to-be and the chef who tries to help her are not black-and-white figures or caricatures, but deep, complex, flawed human beings. When Jose, the chef, sees his friend Nina get fired from the restaurant where they work, we see him gaze after the troubled woman with compassion, and then we see him impulsively risk his job by leaving the restaurant and running after her. When he finds out she is pregnant and wants to abort, we see his deep concern for her as well as for her child.

...

The really funny thing is that some pro-lifers have become suspicious of Bella because, they are saying, if it has been so successful, how could it be truly pro-life? Wouldn’t the critics and the public bar the door against it?

No, this is proving they cannot when it is really good art—because when a movie works as a movie, it touches everyone.

...

Most people in the faith community have been focusing on the message of Bella—which is great. But we should also commend the movie—the way it has been produced. This is what will draw non-Christians to see it, and it is what has earned the movie a surprising level of success at the box office and an award at the Toronto Film Festival.

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[Sarah]

Gangs of New York
I give it 3 out of 5 stars.

[sealman]

Watched The Departed last night VOD. Powerful movie even though it's a who's who of wack-o H'wood lefties.

[Sarah]

Watched Chaplin
I give it 5 stars because I love biographical movies. :)

[TeenageRepublican]

The American version of Dark Water: ****/*****
I would give it a 5 if someone could explain the ending to me on a thread I posted on this forum.

[TeenageRepublican]

John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness

*****/*****
Sweet Plot. Scary Scenes. A Couple of Ax murders. John Carpenter. Best Movie Ever. Conclusion: Don't mess with horror writers...

[BarryC]

I just watched (well a week ago anyway) Gospel Road, mentioned previously in my post about Jesus/Biblical movies. I thought it was really good. I'm not sure how I'd rate it. It was really good though. It was strange to see a blonde Jesus though, but who cares?

[Sarah]

Spiderman 3

[Trevelyan]

"No Country for Old Men" **** out of four.

Easily the best film of the year. Amazing.

[PrezLeefun]

Why did I get married? **** out of ****
It was great! It was funny and moving and sweet.

P2 ** out of ****

It was good if you like a very basic story with plenty of gore and a cruel sense of humor.

American Gangster **** out of ****

This was truly just a great film. I would not be suprised if Densel gets yet another Oscar nomination.

This Christmas ** out of ****
It was a sweet, funny film. Not particularly great or moving.

Live Free or Die Hard *** out of ****

LOVED IT! It was so funny. Just a really good action film. The last fifteen minutes are completely unrealistic but it adds to the humor.

Beowulf * and a half out of ****

Stupid, peice of crap. It was one big Phalic joke. I hated the 3-d business that I had to pay extra for. UGH. Just not good. It was a weak film all round. I only put that half on there for the people who probably worked so hard the special effects... even though they werent that special.

[Maggie_T]

Did you really think it that bad? I thought it was ok. Not brilliant, but not hideous, either ... well, maybe the yucky parts. EEwww! And while it's not something I want to see always (the novelty would be over), the 3D thingy was quite interesting.

The only disconcerting thing was the actors that were not really the actors. I can't explain it because I don't know the technicalities.

As for the special effects, some were quite remarkable. Did you see the body they gave Angelina Jolie? Woh-ho! Oh, and they toned down her mouth, too. Looks almost human. I could certainly use special effects like that. :biggrin:

[PrezLeefun]

It was a glorified video game demo for me Maggie. I wish I hadnt paid for it.

[Maggie_T]

That's it! That's exactly it! A video game demo. Brilliant of you, Prez. :thumb:

[mkafrica]

The Godfather, 6 stars out of 5...

[TeenageRepublican]

Harry Potter 3 ****/*****
The series just gets better and better.

Shrek 3 ****/*****
Not the first one, but it topped the 2nd one easily. The 2nd one sucked.

Spiderman 3 *****/*****
Spiderman 3 is a cool flick. And I think Mary Jane is hot...:) That's because I'm attracted to Redheads of course. Spiderman 3 also had my favorite villian, Venom. (I did not expect Topher Grace to be Venom though.)

[CzechPrince]

Beowulf: Amazing

[TeenageRepublican]

Prince,
I loved that movie because of two reasons:

1. I like the story of Beowulf.
2. I love action, no matter how non-stop it gets.

[Jack_Savage]

My daughter was here for thanksgiving with her fiance. We watched knocked-Up. I thought I was going to hate the stupid movie, but it was funny. It was vulger and over the line for children and younger adults, but it was funny. In some ways I didn't like laughing with it.

[Sarah]

my favorite villian, Venom. (I did not expect Topher Grace to be Venom though.)
Venom was cool...

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/8825/venomif9.jpg

[BarryC]

Chaplin, hmmm.... That reminds me. Back when my grandfather was new in America, he worked in this ultra ritzy restaurant at #1 E. 60th Street in New York City, called Ellyses (something like that, it's French anyway). After he had become a waiter he used to get Charlie Chaplin's table, I'm quite sure. I guess he was a regular there.
Barry
Watched Chaplin
I give it 5 stars because I love biographical movies. :)

[MarlinsFan]

Venom was my favorite Spiderman badguy from the comics, but I think the whole movie adaptation of him was mediocre at best. I don't think Topher Grace should've played Brock, and in general the way the plot came together to make up for Venom plus GG and Sandman wasn't too interesting to me. I feel like they rushed Venom into the movie just because there wasn't going to be a Spiderman 4 and Venom is/was such a popular character.

[mkafrica]

I recently re-watched Blood Diamond this last week. 5 out 5 stars. I think it's the most accurate portrayal of Africa on film that I've seen.

[Jack_Savage]

No country for old men. Over hyped and stupid. No story, unless there is a sequel, the second half. Until then don't waste your time.

[Maggie_T]

Thanks, D. I was considering that one.

[Trevelyan]

Thanks, D. I was considering that one.

I think you should still consider it. The way in which the Coens execute certain suspenseful scenes is masterful. Also, it is movie with plenty of action, suspense, and also it makes you think.

Again, easily the best film of the year.

Anyway, I would like D4R to elaborate more on why he disliked it. What does "no story" mean exactly?

[Jack_Savage]

I think you should still consider it. The way in which the Coens execute certain suspenseful scenes is masterful. Also, it is movie with plenty of action, suspense, and also it makes you think.

Again, easily the best film of the year.

Anyway, I would like D4R to elaborate more on why he disliked it. What does "no story" mean exactly?

There were a few of us together when we saw it. All had the same reaction. Who was the killer? Never answered. Woody Harralson, who was he and why was he in it? What was his purpose for. He knows how to track the main characher, but why does he, and then he is dead. The main character struggles to keep the money, just barely getting by, leaving the audience to think somehow he will present some challage to the killer, then he is killed but for what reason? Nothing makes any sense, and the killer walks out at the end, and the audience has no better understaning of him from when he entered at the beginning of the movie. Bad Guns. Bad Asses. Bad Story.

If there was a part two, then I might be okay but the way it was left, I didn't see the reason for the story in the first place. Drug dealers shoot each other up, a paid killer goes after the money, after killing a bunch of people for some unknown set of personal principals. The Sheriff who tracks all of it, does so from the view that he has seen it all to many times and is bored with it. Distusted with enforcing the law. I like the sheriff was bored with the whole thing.

It was like elitist art, splatter a bunch of shit on the canvas, and the celebrity crowd will the painter a genus. Look at the one and a half star rating showing on tv today, and remember back, that these same critics gave them 5 stars when they premiered just like No country for Old Men.

I guess Trev, I just didn't like it. It could have been good. I thought it was going to be good, but It lost me about half way through.

[Jack_Savage]

Thanks, D. I was considering that one.

It may qualify as a DVD rental. But not for what a movie costs today with popcorn and cokes.

[Trevelyan]

You seem to have wanted the ,movie to have been something else or to have paid more attention to the details the author of the novel or the creators of the film were ultimately not interested in, or were not really the point of the movie.

As for why the "main character" was killed," I thought that was obvious.

Woody Harrelson works for that guy in the office buildings, and he is some sort of drug dealer who wants that money. That is all they really tell you, and it is really all you have to know if you appreciate what the movies is trying to do, but again, you wanted something else. They don't care about that detail, they don't care about the details of this drug exchange gone wrong, and they ultimately don't care much about the fate of the money, however, I thought it was sort of implied what happened near the end there.

Anyway, the Coen Brothers are my absolute favorites when it comes to people who make movies, so I already love and am used to their style. This film reminded me of some of their older movies. So if you aren't too familiar with their past work, I guess this experience means you should stay way from some of their other stuff as well.

[BabyBeastie]

I think you should still consider it. The way in which the Coens execute certain suspenseful scenes is masterful. Also, it is movie with plenty of action, suspense, and also it makes you think.

Again, easily the best film of the year.

Anyway, I would like D4R to elaborate more on why he disliked it. What does "no story" mean exactly?Yep. Anything from the Coens is a sure bet. They don't crank 'em out that often, so their product is very good, if not impeccable. I can't think of a "bad" Coen movie. Is there such a thing? I know that I want to see this latest one.

[TeenageRepublican]

Venom was my favorite Spiderman badguy from the comics, but I think the whole movie adaptation of him was mediocre at best. I don't think Topher Grace should've played Brock, and in general the way the plot came together to make up for Venom plus GG and Sandman wasn't too interesting to me. I feel like they rushed Venom into the movie just because there wasn't going to be a Spiderman 4 and Venom is/was such a popular character.

I've actually heard they're thinking of a 4th one. If they made that one, I want to see Venom come back with his partner (I can't remember his name, the black and red version of Venom).

[MarlinsFan]

Carnage, but he hated Spidey and Venom, and vice versa.

[TeenageRepublican]

Well, I watched the cartoons, and I remember Venom and Carnage working together against Spiderman at some point. Then again, the cartoon always had its flaws. Maybe they ran out of ideas or something.
Carnage vs. Venom vs. Spiderman
Who DOESN'T want to see that!

[Suzie]

The Bee Movie. I have to wait for pay per view to see real movies these days.

[Jack_Savage]

Woody Harrelson works for that guy in the office buildings, and he is some sort of drug dealer who wants that money. That is all they really tell you, and it is really all you have to know if you appreciate what the movies is trying to do, but again, you wanted something else..

I knew that about Woody. I knew they didn't want to tell the whole story. That is what I didn't like about it. I thought it was stupid. I didn't see any artistic touch in it. When its hollow, Hollywood always calls it artistic.

But its all in what you got out of it. If you got your moneys worth, maybe its just me. I didn't like Gone Baybe Gone either. American Gangster I gave 2 stars along with Eastern Promises.

The critics gave In the Valley of Elah 4 stars and Jimmy Carter, man from plains, three stars. Both of those flunked for me.

[Trevelyan]

Well, yeah, I personally got a lot out of it, so it was worth every penny. I believe that some of the things they did that you complain about were done on purpose to achieve a certain effect to enhance what I interpreted as the movie's purpose or point. I also believe if you look at this movie as being more about Tommy Lee Jones’ character, as opposed to the "main character" who found the money, then things may make some more sense.

Anyway, I thought there was a pretty obvious "conservative" reading of this movie that can be made. :)

[Jack_Savage]

Well, yeah, I personally got a lot out of it, so it was worth every penny. I believe that some of the things they did that you complain about were done on purpose to achieve a certain effect to enhance what I interpreted as the movie's purpose or point. I also believe if you look at this movie as being more about Tommy Lee Jones’ character, as opposed to the "main character" who found the money, then things may make some more sense.

Anyway, I thought there was a pretty obvious "conservative" reading of this movie that can be made. :)

You know you might like John Fords movies. He was able to tell a story with a few words. There was a special on how he did it on biography. Maybe it can be rented. Real good. He was sitting in the desert, with the painted sky behind him just talking and reviewing clips of the movies he directed. Interesting.

The movie shane Directed by George Stevens was good like that. As far as recent movies I liked Michael Clayton and 3:10 to Yuma. Both good I thought.

[Trevelyan]

I wanted to see both of those, but I don't get to go to movies too often now. :(

[Jack_Savage]

I wanted to see both of those, but I don't get to go to movies too often now. :(

They will be on DVD soon enough. Shane is on all the time, still holds up today. filmed in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The old homestead is still there. Swabacher landing where Shane rode through the river to meet wilson at Graftons, is still a beautiful location to visit, just about 8 mi north of town.

[MarlinsFan]

Well, I watched the cartoons, and I remember Venom and Carnage working together against Spiderman at some point. Then again, the cartoon always had its flaws. Maybe they ran out of ideas or something.
Carnage vs. Venom vs. Spiderman
Who DOESN'T want to see that!

If I remember correctly (I have the comics in storage somewhere), in the "Maximum Carnage" storyline during the mid-90s, Spiderman did have to work with Venom against Carnage, but generally Venom hated Carnage as much as he hated Spidey. The cartoon did have some strange storylines, it wasn't up to par with the X-men cartoon that played in the early and mid 90's.

[TeenageRepublican]

If I remember correctly (I have the comics in storage somewhere), in the "Maximum Carnage" storyline during the mid-90s, Spiderman did have to work with Venom against Carnage, but generally Venom hated Carnage as much as he hated Spidey. The cartoon did have some strange storylines, it wasn't up to par with the X-men cartoon that played in the early and mid 90's.

I remember one storyline in the cartoon where a vampire was involved. There was another with Daredevil that was sad. It should NOT have been called "Daredevil vs. Spiderman"!
They worked together!

[MarlinsFan]

Morbius, the living vampire. Also, I think Blade (made famous later by the Wesley Snipes movie version) came out in an episode trying to kill Morbius, but Spiderman wanted to save him to try to cure him.

[RogerFGay]

Last night I watched the original The War of the Worlds starring Gene Barry. They started making this movie the year I was born and I saw it first on TV when I was very young. An intense movie, it had quite an impact on me - with Gene Barry a lasting image as the ultimate scientist type.

Lately:

Le Voyage dans la Lune (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Voyage_dans_la_Lune)
Metropolis
Destination Moon
First Men in the Moon
Woman in the Moon
Logan's Run
Silent Running
Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (BBC)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1953)
When Worlds Collide
Slaughterhouse Five
Star Trek VI
Earth verse the Flying Saucers
The Thing From Another World
This Island Earth
star wreck: in the pirkinning
The Andromeda Strain
A bunch of free online films from the Stockholm Film Festival http://www.stockholmfilmfestival.se/
Frankenstein (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein)
The Wasp Woman
Attack of the Giant Leeches
Journey to the Planet of Prehistoric Women
M*A*S*H
Futurama: Bender's Big Score
Grindhouse: Planet Terror
Virtuosity
Farhenheit 451
1984
THX 1138
Alphaville
Brave New World
Solaris
Sunshine
Family Guy Presents Stewie ...
The Simpson Family Movie

[Jack_Savage]

Last night I watched the original The War of the Worlds starring Gene Barry. They started making this movie the year I was born and I saw it first on TV when I was very young. An intense movie, it had quite an impact on me - with Gene Barry a lasting image as the ultimate scientist type.

Lately:

Le Voyage dans la Lune (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Voyage_dans_la_Lune)
Metropolis
Destination Moon
First Men in the Moon
Woman in the Moon
Logan's Run
Silent Running
Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (BBC)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1953)
When Worlds Collide
Slaughterhouse Five
Star Trek VI
Earth verse the Flying Saucers
The Thing From Another World
This Island Earth
star wreck: in the pirkinning
The Andromeda Strain
A bunch of free online films from the Stockholm Film Festival http://www.stockholmfilmfestival.se/
Frankenstein (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein)
The Wasp Woman
Attack of the Giant Leeches
Journey to the Planet of Prehistoric Women
M*A*S*H
Futurama: Bender's Big Score
Grindhouse: Planet Terror
Virtuosity
Farhenheit 451
1984
THX 1138
Alphaville
Brave New World
Solaris
Sunshine
Family Guy Presents Stewie ...
The Simpson Family Movie

I don't think i've seen any of those.

[TeenageRepublican]

I've seen some of those.

The Wasp Woman
The Thing From Another World
Destination Moon
The Day the Earth Stood Still
This Island Earth
The Andromeda Strain (Great Michael Chrichton Novel)
M*A*S*H

Hey RFG, have you seen The Killer Shrews? Cheesy good flick!

[RogerFGay]

I don't think i've seen any of those.

Lot's of sci-fi classics on the list - mixed with some other great films and some just for light fun nights. I've been looking into the ideas the general public have about science lately and came to the rather obvious conclusion that most people get their ideas about science from sci-fi movies. They've had an impact on my life and imagination as well. So, I decided to review. Many of the movies I've seen at some point in my life, but it's been so long for many of them that some of the images just melded together. For example, I kind of remembered some of the scenes from Earth verses the Flying Saucers as though they were in The War of the Worlds, and for many years I couldn't remember which movie "Watch the skies" was from.

I'm not in a formal course or anything, so I can watch whatever I want, but there's a heavy dose of history of sci-fi in what I'm watching - right back to the earliest silent flicks. Woman in the Moon (original German, Frau im Mond: but since it's a silent flick, they just substituted English text) has been called the first "serious" sci-fi flick - at least the first one dealing with space travel (Metropolis is also often on sci-fi movie lists and was done just a few years earlier). It's amazing how easy it is to imagine how audiences of the day would have been white knuckled during the film. It's still a good one with some places where you just can't help it, and no trouble at all watching almost 3 hours of it.

[Jack_Savage]

Lot's of sci-fi classics on the list - mixed with some other great films and some just for light fun nights. I've been looking into the ideas the general public have about science lately and came to the rather obvious conclusion that most people get their ideas about science from sci-fi movies. They've had an impact on my life and imagination as well. So, I decided to review. Many of the movies I've seen at some point in my life, but it's been so long for many of them that some of the images just melded together. For example, I kind of remembered some of the scenes from Earth verses the Flying Saucers as though they were in The War of the Worlds, and for many years I couldn't remember which movie "Watch the skies" was from.

I'm not in a formal course or anything, so I can watch whatever I want, but there's a heavy dose of history of sci-fi in what I'm watching - right back to the earliest silent flicks. Woman in the Moon (original German, Frau im Mond: but since it's a silent flick, they just substituted English text) has been called the first "serious" sci-fi flick - at least the first one dealing with space travel (Metropolis is also often on sci-fi movie lists and was done just a few years earlier). It's amazing how easy it is to imagine how audiences of the day would have been white knuckled during the film. It's still a good one with some places where you just can't help it, and no trouble at all watching almost 3 hours of it.


When I was just a kid we had two cartoons, a short, and sometimes a double feature. It was always real neat.

[RogerFGay]

Coming up:

Things to Come
Bride of Frankenstein
The Mummy (Boris Karloff)

On order - here very soon

The Red Planet Mars [1952]
Conquest of Space [1955]
A History Of Science Fiction In The Movies
Kronos / Spaceways
Sci-Fi Classics: Assignment - Outer Space/Laser Mission/Blood Tide/Brain...
Transformers - 2 Disc Special Edition [2007]

[RogerFGay]

Forgot to mention - late one last night: 20 Million Miles to Earth. Ray Harryhausen created a creature from Venus that was a pretty good character actor. Absolutely had a big influence on the 1998 American version of Godzilla. Then I spent the rest of the night watching Robison Crusoe on Mars. Then I fell asleep trying to watch The Vampire Bat.

Also on the list:

Stardust
Grindhouse: Death Proof
1408
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Dune (1984)
Brazil
Runaway
Pursuit of Happyness
The End of St. Petersburg
Animal Farm
Project X From the Moon (maybe not)
The Third Man
Nosferatu
Aelita Queen of mars
The Man Who Knew Too Much
D.O.A. (1949)
Dressed to Kill
Bride of the Monster
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (maybe)

And ... maybe at some point, see all 6 Star Wars films again ... at least the Trilogy.

[RogerFGay]

Transformers (2 disk special edition) has arrived. From what I understand, the "over 3 hours of exclusive extras" includes commentary by someone from DoD and scientists. Given my involvement in robotics, I think that should be interesting.

[RogerFGay]

Watched Things to Come last night along with more than half the commentary (it got pretty late). Didn't know that H.G. Wells used Hindu concepts in the story - or how much of his philosophical preaching was cut from the movie. Film historians and other interested folks would really like to have that back - although it would make the film drag on a bit I'm sure. The version I have still doesn't have great sound. The fact it's not stereo is extremely obvious and it's like listening to something on early 20th century sound equipment. But it's a lot better than the first time I saw the movie back in college. We have these movie nights for a dollar or something like that, and it was probably just recently on VHS then. It was maybe around that time that people were realizing technology might offer an opportunity for preservation of old films and that it might be worthwhile to do it.

[Sarah]

Futurama: Bender's Big Score.

Hilarious! :rotflmbo:

[Trevelyan]

"Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" **** out of four.

Hah, so twisted.

[Trevelyan]

"Juno" ***1/2 out of four.

[PrezLeefun]

I watched Sweeny Todd online, even with the bad quality and no ending I thought it was great.

Atonement....it was good but not great. The ending was a big dissapointment.

[MrSanity]

The Tale of Two Sisters.

A little cracked out, but most horror movies are.

[ThomasMore]

No Country for Old Men (http://www.nocountryforoldmen-themovie.com/) -- good Coen Brothers fare: Tommy Lee Jones as a SW Texas police chief investigating a drug deal gone wrong, and the related killings by a hitman. Great performances all around, especially by Spanish actor Javier Bardem, who plays the soulless killer.

There's very little "good" in No Country for Old Men beyond the mesmerizing acting and viciously dark screenplay. Instead, the unholy trinity of temptation, cynicism and pure, dark, evil take center stage in this modern western directed by brothers Joel and Ethan Coen.

Based on the 2003 novel by Cormac McCarthy, the movie unfolds in the dusty Texas borderlands as hunter Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) stumbles upon the remnants of a desert drug deal gone bad, complete with a case containing two million dollars. Succumbing to temptation, Moss makes off with the money setting in motion a chain of events that leaves a trail of blood spattered carnage across the State as he is pursued by the ruthless, coin tossing hit man Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem)...

Bearing little in common with pretty much any previous Coen film with the possible exception of Blood Simple, No Country for Old Men is a dark, bleak, ode to the baser elements of the human soul, and a spit in the eye to the noble ones as well.

From a viewer comment on IMDB (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0477348/#comment).

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[Trevelyan]

"No Country for Old Men" is hands down the best film I saw from 2007 thus far, and it is also a masterpiece.

[Timberwolf]

Alvin & the Chipmunks - Not bad **** out of *****

[TeenageRepublican]

"Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" **** out of four.

Hah, so twisted.

That screams me. Is it a good or a cheesy musical?

[PrezLeefun]

Its freakin great!

[TeenageRepublican]

But it looks like a Slasher.

[PrezLeefun]

It was great. Really dark and dramatic. "my friends" was my favorite song along with "nothing's gonna hurt you"

and then there was some dark humor.

It was very well done.

[Wyatt_Junker]

Idiocracy.

Reminded me of one of those low budget comedies of the 80's like Kentucky Fried Movie, only with a plot.

I loved it from the moment the trash avalanche started to the last can of cheese wiz sucked out of its nozzle.

The entire movie reminded me of The Price Is Right.

[TeenageRepublican]

Alright, I'll put it on my "TR" list along with "Humping Monkeys with Footballs: The Real Story of Hillary Clinton".

[Wyatt_Junker]

Actually, I enjoyed it. For seriously, vato. It was total ass.

In a kind of good way. The way ass should be. Smelly and funny at the same time.

Trust me.

Go see Idiocracy.

[DesertFox]

Just seen Robocop 3. Three thumbs down.

The first one was kinda neat. Second one sorta sucked. This last one could be pulverized, atomized, bowdlerized, and all its constituent protons, neutrons and electrons sucked from this universe and into another one where they would be total strangers to matter and energy and would just hang around, getting in the way and embarrassing everybody and stinking up the place, and nobody in THIS universe would be the worse for it.

[BarryC]

The Coens, huh? Never heard of 'em.
But I feel that way about Sergio Leone. Anything from him is a work of genius, at least of the ones I've seen. Pure genius. I've seen 6 of his movies, I think.
Yep. Anything from the Coens is a sure bet. They don't crank 'em out that often, so their product is very good, if not impeccable. I can't think of a "bad" Coen movie. Is there such a thing? I know that I want to see this latest one.

[BarryC]

I like that movie. I haven't seen it in a while though. But I do have it on VHS, so I can watch it whenever.
I also have Orson Welles' 1938 radio broadcast on CD, which caused all that panic here in New Jersey. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds_%28radio%29
I also have Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds, his 1978 concept album (which I love). I have this on LP record and on CD.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Wayne%27s_Musical_Version_of_The_War_of_the_W orlds
Barry
Last night I watched the original The War of the Worlds starring Gene Barry. They started making this movie the year I was born and I saw it first on TV when I was very young. An intense movie, it had quite an impact on me - with Gene Barry a lasting image as the ultimate scientist type.

[BarryC]

The quote is referring to the long list posted by RogerFGay.
I have seen a few of them. The Day the Earth Stood Still is excellent. Metropolis is a silent film made in 1927 and is quite interesting. I have every Star Trek movie there is, and I like all of them.
M*A*S*H is very good to. Previous to seeing that movie I never knew that the theme music for the series actually has words!
I don't think i've seen any of those.

[BarryC]

The Kentucky Fried Movie is freakin hilarious. I love it. Never heard of Idiocracy though. But since I watch very little TV (and when I do it's taped and I fast-forward through commercials) I don't even hear about the new movies coming out.
Idiocracy.

Reminded me of one of those low budget comedies of the 80's like Kentucky Fried Movie, only with a plot.

I loved it from the moment the trash avalanche started to the last can of cheese wiz sucked out of its nozzle.

The entire movie reminded me of The Price Is Right.

[BarryC]

Jesus Christ Superstar. I hate to admit it, but I like it. Most of the singing is very good. They did an excellent job making this movie. I had problems with some of the script though. But I suppose it probably was not intended to be completely accurate. I don't know.
At any rate I liked it. A Christian co-worker gave it to me for Christmas, since we had discussed it once at work. I'm glad he did.
Barry

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

Last night we watched "High Crimes" on television. It starred Morgan Freeman, Jim Caveziel, and Ashley Judd (I would never PAY to see anything with her in it, Miss-abortion-for-everyone). They must have really cut the stuffing out of the movie (edited down for a 2-hour showing, of course minus the commercials it was probably an hour, fifteen). They cut to commercial at very weird places in the movie, and because of it, the ending stunk.

Last week we decided to have a "night of the thirds," and so rented: Santa Claus 3, Shrek 3, Spiderman 3, and Rush Hour 3. Santa Clause 3 was a stinker; Spiderman 3 was AWFUL, HORRIBLE, HORRENDOUS; Shrek 3 was better than Shrek 2 - I want to get 3 to complete my collection; but Rush Hour 3 was the best of the four. It was funny, and worth the rental. I'm glad we didn't go see any of them at the theater, though.

[Trevelyan]

Not a fan of EMO Peter Parker's EMO hair flip Homes? :) But yeah, terrible movie. A shame too, because the second one was great.

Anyway, "There Will Be Blood" **** out of four.

Wow, this was such an odd and fascinating movie. Second favorite from 2007 for me.

[Trevelyan]

I know you were all on the edge of your seats waiting for this, so here is my top ten list for 2007.

* Subject to change. Still a few I want to see.

10. "The Bourne Ultimatum"
9. "Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix"
8. "Grindhouse"
7. "Juno"
6. "Zodiac"
5. "Knocked Up"
4. "American Gangst