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[hooter311]

Slumdog was overrated much in the same manner Hurt Locker was this year. If Slumdog was an American or even British movie it wouldn't have recieved half the attention it did because it is extremely formulaic. Boyle is good but he also did The Beach.

Yeah, I couldn't finish The Beach, either.

I dont remember much about it, and I think I disliked the ending, but I thought The Beach was decent. Certainly good enough to finish

The Beach was awesome. Top 20 if not top 10 of the decade for me. Didn't have a problem with the video game scene, Leo was strung out and losing his mind, it wasn't much of a stretch for him to feel surreal like that.

 

[hooter311]

As a Lynch fan, I like weird, but I couldn't really do Naked Lunch either. Maybe I will revisit someday, but I didn't make it through it in my only attempt.

Naked Lunch was David Cronenberg who did The Fly, History of Violence and Eastern Promises.

Oh, I know. I didn't mean that I thought it was Lynch. Just that I like Lynch, and therefore can do weird, but I didn't particularly dig that.

That reminds me that I really need to get around to finally watching The Fly.Any list of Cronenberg films should probably include Existenz too, probably one of the coolest sci-fi films a lot of people haven't seen.

 

[Iraqi Information Minister]

That reminds me that I really need to get around to finally watching The Fly.Any list of Cronenberg films should probably include Existenz too, probably one of the coolest sci-fi films a lot of people haven't seen.

Existenz is pretty neat. Since it's Cronenberg there's a couple gross out parts." Death to the demoness Allegra Geller! "

 

[Bojang0301]

Slumdog was overrated much in the same manner Hurt Locker was this year. If Slumdog was an American or even British movie it wouldn't have recieved half the attention it did because it is extremely formulaic. Boyle is good but he also did The Beach.

Yeah, I couldn't finish The Beach, either.

I dont remember much about it, and I think I disliked the ending, but I thought The Beach was decent. Certainly good enough to finish

The Beach was awesome. Top 20 if not top 10 of the decade for me. Didn't have a problem with the video game scene, Leo was strung out and losing his mind, it wasn't much of a stretch for him to feel surreal like that.

http://www.imdb.com/chart/2000sIMDB's top 50 of this last decade. I don't agree with it but I agree with it enough to show that there are at least that many movies better than the Beach.

 

[hooter311]

Slumdog was overrated much in the same manner Hurt Locker was this year. If Slumdog was an American or even British movie it wouldn't have recieved half the attention it did because it is extremely formulaic. Boyle is good but he also did The Beach.

Yeah, I couldn't finish The Beach, either.

I dont remember much about it, and I think I disliked the ending, but I thought The Beach was decent. Certainly good enough to finish

The Beach was awesome. Top 20 if not top 10 of the decade for me. Didn't have a problem with the video game scene, Leo was strung out and losing his mind, it wasn't much of a stretch for him to feel surreal like that.

http://www.imdb.com/chart/2000sIMDB's top 50 of this last decade. I don't agree with it but I agree with it enough to show that there are at least that many movies better than the Beach.

I screwed up, for some reason I thought the Beach was a 90s film. Quite a bit more quality to choose from in the 00's in my opinion.

 

[Cliff Clavin]

http://www.imdb.com/chart/2000s

IMDB's top 50 of this last decade. I don't agree with it but I agree with it enough to show that there are at least that many movies better than the Beach.

The love fest with animated movies needs to stop. 7 in the top 50 for the decade? Geez. How many were produced?

 

[hooter311]

http://www.imdb.com/chart/2000s

IMDB's top 50 of this last decade. I don't agree with it but I agree with it enough to show that there are at least that many movies better than the Beach.

The love fest with animated movies needs to stop. 7 in the top 50 for the decade? Geez. How many were produced?

The time and attention to detail these teams, Pixar especially, put into these films is incredible. But at the end of the day, I will never be completely satisfied with any animated film.

 

[hooter311]

Slumdog was overrated much in the same manner Hurt Locker was this year. If Slumdog was an American or even British movie it wouldn't have recieved half the attention it did because it is extremely formulaic. Boyle is good but he also did The Beach.

Yeah, I couldn't finish The Beach, either.

I dont remember much about it, and I think I disliked the ending, but I thought The Beach was decent. Certainly good enough to finish

The Beach was awesome. Top 20 if not top 10 of the decade for me. Didn't have a problem with the video game scene, Leo was strung out and losing his mind, it wasn't much of a stretch for him to feel surreal like that.

http://www.imdb.com/chart/2000sIMDB's top 50 of this last decade. I don't agree with it but I agree with it enough to show that there are at least that many movies better than the Beach.

Disagree that any of the following are better than the Beach:Wall-e (8)

Up (19)

Sin City (22)

District 9 (31)

Into the Wild (36)

Bourne Ultimatum (41)

Star Trek (43)

Ratatouille (44)

 

[jdoggydogg]

As a Lynch fan, I like weird, but I couldn't really do Naked Lunch either. Maybe I will revisit someday, but I didn't make it through it in my only attempt.

Naked Lunch was David Cronenberg who did The Fly, History of Violence and Eastern Promises.

Oh, I know. I didn't mean that I thought it was Lynch. Just that I like Lynch, and therefore can do weird, but I didn't particularly dig that.

That reminds me that I really need to get around to finally watching The Fly.Any list of Cronenberg films should probably include Existenz too, probably one of the coolest sci-fi films a lot of people haven't seen.

The Fly is awesome. I also loved Videodrome and A History of Violence.

 

[jdoggydogg]

http://www.imdb.com/chart/2000s

IMDB's top 50 of this last decade. I don't agree with it but I agree with it enough to show that there are at least that many movies better than the Beach.

The love fest with animated movies needs to stop. 7 in the top 50 for the decade? Geez. How many were produced?

As is usually the case, this list is awful.

2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

4. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

6. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

14. Requiem for a Dream (2000)

17. Inglourious Basterds (2009)

30. No Country for Old Men (2007)

34. There Will Be Blood (2007)

35. The Wrestler (2008) 87,981

36. Into the Wild (2007)

48. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

'Nuff said.

 

[hooter311]

Top 20 of 2000's

1. City of God

2. There Will Be Blood

3. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

4. Donnie Darko

5. No Country For Old Men

6. Memento

7. Punch Drunk Love

8. Assassination of Jesse James

9. Big Fish

10. The Fantastic Mr Fox

11. The Fall

12. The Lives of Others

13. The Life Aquatic

14. Adaptation

15. The Beach

16. Gone Baby Gone

17. The Hurt Locker

18. American Psycho

19. Best in Show

20. Assassination of Richard Nixon

 

[jdoggydogg]

Top 20 of 2000's1. City of God2. There Will Be Blood3. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind4. Donnie Darko5. No Country For Old Men 6. Memento7. Punch Drunk Love8. Assassination of Jesse James9. Big Fish10. The Fantastic Mr Fox11. The Fall12. The Lives of Others13. The Life Aquatic14. Adaptation15. The Beach16. Gone Baby Gone17. The Hurt Locker18. American Psycho19. Best in Show20. Assassination of Richard Nixon

Assassination of Richard Nixon was excellent.

 

[hooter311]

Assassination of Richard Nixon was excellent.

For some reason that one stood out at the end of the list for me too, kind of a dark horse, not sure why this didn't receive much more acclaim.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Top 20 of 2000's1. City of God2. There Will Be Blood3. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind4. Donnie Darko5. No Country For Old Men 6. Memento7. Punch Drunk Love8. Assassination of Jesse James9. Big Fish10. The Fantastic Mr Fox11. The Fall12. The Lives of Others13. The Life Aquatic14. Adaptation15. The Beach16. Gone Baby Gone17. The Hurt Locker18. American Psycho19. Best in Show20. Assassination of Richard Nixon

I gotta start a new thread about this...

 

[jdoggydogg]

I also started a new discussion here if you're interested.

Wow. Going over the best movies from the 2000s, this is really a fantastic decade for great movies. Generation Kill was a miniseries on HBO. But it's so far superior to most movies, I had to list it.

My list:

1. No Country For Old Men

2. Downfall

3. Requiem For a Dream

4. The Wrestler

5. American Psycho

6. The Damned United

7. The Diving Bell and The Butterfly

8. The Departed

9. Inglourious Basterds

10. There Will Be Blood

11. Generation Kill

12. The Lives of Others

13. The Magdalene Sisters

14. The Pianist

15. Ghost World

16. O Brother, Where Art Thou?

17. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

18. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

19. Munich

20. Almost Famous

Honorable mentions:

Blackhawk Down, Donnie Darko, Gangs of New York, American Splendor, The Italian, Memento, Elephant, Y Tu Mamá También, A History of Violence, Almost Famous, Gosford Park, Bad Santa, In the Loop, You Can Count On Me, Elephant, Half Nelson, Once, Milk, The Assassination of Richard Nixon, The Dark Knight, Gladiator, Mulholland Drive, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Where the Wild Things Are, The Hours, Kill Bill, Vols. 1& 2, Frost/Nixon, Finding Neverland

Best documentaries:

1. Capturing The Friedmans

2. Murderball

3. The Filth and the Fury

4. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

5. 49 UP

6. King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters

 

[Kenny Powers]

I think Slumdog was one of the better Best Picture winners of recent years.Better than Hurt Locker and Million Dollar Baby.

If I were to rank my favorite Best Picture winners of the 2000's it would probably be:1. The Departed2. No Country For Old Men3. Return of the King4. Gladiator 5. A Beautiful Mind6. Slumdog Millionaire7. Crash8. Million Dollar Baby9. Chicago (havent seen, but no doubt it would be last)Hurt Locker (N/A, havent seen)

Wow - this is actually a sad looking group of movies. The only one on there that would get into my top movies of the decade would be No Country. I think the others are all average at best.

First 4 I think are all very good...Beautiful Mind, Slumdog, and Crash I thought were all decent but not much better

 

[SmoovySmoov]

In regards to The Beach, I read and loved the book. If memory serves correctly (I may be misremembering here), it seems that the ending was rewritten, because Leo was becoming a blockbuster star, and they . I have therefore been anti-that movie ever since then, and have refused to watch it. If I'm wrong, please let me know, and I will give it a shot.

 

[Bojang0301]

In regards to The Beach, I read and loved the book. If memory serves correctly (I may be misremembering here), it seems that the ending was rewritten, because Leo was becoming a blockbuster star, and they
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Seems we have a stalemate. Some like it a lot on here. If you like Danny Boyle movie's, hell if you like movies, give it a shot. I think it is good at the beginning and then falls apart about 2/3rds of the way through.

 

[Kenny Powers]

That reminds me that I really need to get around to finally watching The Fly.Any list of Cronenberg films should probably include Existenz too, probably one of the coolest sci-fi films a lot of people haven't seen.

Existenz is pretty sweet....Almost surprised anyone has seen it. I recommended it too some friends in college and we rented it one night. I think they mostly just thought it was weird but I love it. Didnt realize it was a Cronenberg movie actually.

 

[Kenny Powers]

I screwed up, for some reason I thought the Beach was a 90s film. Quite a bit more quality to choose from in the 00's in my opinion.

I was thinking about this around when the year began. I think the 2000's were great, and probably have more good films quantity wise, but if I were to make a Top 20 for the 90's like were doing now for the 00's, Im pretty sure I would prefer my 90's list. Actually, I definitely would just thinking of around 10 movies off the top of my head

 

[videoguy505]

That reminds me that I really need to get around to finally watching The Fly.Any list of Cronenberg films should probably include Existenz too, probably one of the coolest sci-fi films a lot of people haven't seen.

Existenz is pretty sweet....Almost surprised anyone has seen it. I recommended it too some friends in college and we rented it one night. I think they mostly just thought it was weird but I love it. Didnt realize it was a Cronenberg movie actually.

I was in a significantly altered mental state when I last watched Existenz, thought it was good, kinda weird, but didn't think it was Super Awesome or anything. Kinda blah. But that's just me.

 

[jdoggydogg]

That reminds me that I really need to get around to finally watching The Fly.Any list of Cronenberg films should probably include Existenz too, probably one of the coolest sci-fi films a lot of people haven't seen.

Existenz is pretty sweet....Almost surprised anyone has seen it. I recommended it too some friends in college and we rented it one night. I think they mostly just thought it was weird but I love it. Didnt realize it was a Cronenberg movie actually.

I was in a significantly altered mental state when I last watched Existenz, thought it was good, kinda weird, but didn't think it was Super Awesome or anything. Kinda blah. But that's just me.

I like Cronenberg a lot, but I didn't care for Existenz.

 

[Bojang0301]

I screwed up, for some reason I thought the Beach was a 90s film. Quite a bit more quality to choose from in the 00's in my opinion.

I was thinking about this around when the year began. I think the 2000's were great, and probably have more good films quantity wise, but if I were to make a Top 20 for the 90's like were doing now for the 00's, Im pretty sure I would prefer my 90's list. Actually, I definitely would just thinking of around 10 movies off the top of my head

I think most would disagree but the 80's is still my favorite decade. Most of the movies are just flat out fun and the one's that are on the edge are free falling off of it testing the media in every way it can bend.

 

[Bojang0301]

Murder by Death - I thought the cast was great in this murder/mystery/comedy. I'm not real familiar with the characters that were being mocked in this movie but it was still a decent watch. Nothing spectacular.

 

[dude]

So, this weekend I watched Martyrs. Maybe (probably?) the most disturbing movie I've ever seen. I still don't know what to think of it. I think I liked it? And hated it.

?/5

havnt been creeped out by a film in quite some time until Martyrs...i enjoyed it.

 

[dude]

That reminds me that I really need to get around to finally watching The Fly.Any list of Cronenberg films should probably include Existenz too, probably one of the coolest sci-fi films a lot of people haven't seen.

Existenz is pretty sweet....Almost surprised anyone has seen it. I recommended it too some friends in college and we rented it one night. I think they mostly just thought it was weird but I love it. Didnt realize it was a Cronenberg movie actually.

Existenz

 

[dude]

Antichrist....Almost 2 hours of artsy garbage, IMO. The last half hour is entertaining, but its not worth struggling thru the first 80 minutes to get to that part. Willem Dafoe borders on annoying in this movie, and his grief stricken wife is even more annoying. Gets +1 for all the primal sexytime......2/10

This movie looks awful. I couldn't even finish Von Trier's "Breaking the Waves." With these two movies and the equally awful looking "Dancer in the Dark," Von Trier appears to be on a list with Michael Bay as directors that we should avoid at all costs.

he's an erratic director, pure and simple. there was a time that i was following him closely - around "zentropa" and "element of crime" - before he latched onto the dogme thing. i would recommend watching his masterpiece "the kingdom" though. it's funny, weird and owes an obvious debt to lynch.

I lasted about 15 minutes with The Kingdom.

i saw the first one in the theater maybe ten years ago. 6 hours and i was entertained.

loved the Kingdom...

 

[Chaka]

Murder by Death - I thought the cast was great in this murder/mystery/comedy. I'm not real familiar with the characters that were being mocked in this movie but it was still a decent watch. Nothing spectacular.

Peter Sellers kills in that movie

Willie Wang: Why do I do all the dirty work, Pop?

Sidney Wang:'Cause your mother not here to do it.

 

[krista4]

I think Slumdog was one of the better Best Picture winners of recent years.Better than Hurt Locker and Million Dollar Baby.

If I were to rank my favorite Best Picture winners of the 2000's it would probably be:1. The Departed2. No Country For Old Men3. Return of the King4. Gladiator 5. A Beautiful Mind6. Slumdog Millionaire7. Crash8. Million Dollar Baby9. Chicago (havent seen, but no doubt it would be last)Hurt Locker (N/A, havent seen)

Wow - this is actually a sad looking group of movies. The only one on there that would get into my top movies of the decade would be No Country. I think the others are all average at best.

Though I have not seen The Departed (such a huge fan of the original movie that I didn't see a good reason to see the remake). Average AT BEST.

 

[krista4]

Anyone seen Mystery Train?

Why of course. Mr. krista4 and I had a long discussion the other day of our favorite Jim Jarmusch movies. Oddly, we each had the same top three, though in different order, and the exact same #4 and #5 (Mystery Train). That is not to say it's not a great movie--it is! Just the fifth best from him in each of our opinions.ETA: Bonus points for being filmed in our recently adopted home of Memphis, including scenes just down the street from our house.

 

[jdoggydogg]

I think Slumdog was one of the better Best Picture winners of recent years.Better than Hurt Locker and Million Dollar Baby.

If I were to rank my favorite Best Picture winners of the 2000's it would probably be:1. The Departed2. No Country For Old Men3. Return of the King4. Gladiator 5. A Beautiful Mind6. Slumdog Millionaire7. Crash8. Million Dollar Baby9. Chicago (havent seen, but no doubt it would be last)Hurt Locker (N/A, havent seen)

Wow - this is actually a sad looking group of movies. The only one on there that would get into my top movies of the decade would be No Country. I think the others are all average at best.

Though I have not seen The Departed (such a huge fan of the original movie that I didn't see a good reason to see the remake). Average AT BEST.

Dude, don't be a dork. Scorsese's remake of The Departed is really good. See it.

 

[Iraqi Information Minister]

Anyone seen Mystery Train?

Why of course. Mr. krista4 and I had a long discussion the other day of our favorite Jim Jarmusch movies. Oddly, we each had the same top three, though in different order, and the exact same #4 and #5 (Mystery Train). That is not to say it's not a great movie--it is! Just the fifth best from him in each of our opinions.ETA: Bonus points for being filmed in our recently adopted home of Memphis, including scenes just down the street from our house.

@ the bolded. I bet that discussion isn't happening in many American homes!I'll have to check this one out. Sounds interesting.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I think Slumdog was one of the better Best Picture winners of recent years.Better than Hurt Locker and Million Dollar Baby.

If I were to rank my favorite Best Picture winners of the 2000's it would probably be:1. The Departed2. No Country For Old Men3. Return of the King4. Gladiator 5. A Beautiful Mind6. Slumdog Millionaire7. Crash8. Million Dollar Baby9. Chicago (havent seen, but no doubt it would be last)Hurt Locker (N/A, havent seen)

Wow - this is actually a sad looking group of movies. The only one on there that would get into my top movies of the decade would be No Country. I think the others are all average at best.

Though I have not seen The Departed (such a huge fan of the original movie that I didn't see a good reason to see the remake). Average AT BEST.

Makes it even worse when comparing the movies listed in the 'best of the decade' thread. I don't remember seeing hardly any of these movies on people's lists. I think even more telling would be for us to submit our top 5-10 movies of each year to compare to the #### that won the Oscar.

 

[hooter311]

Tenure

Sort of like an Ultralite Wes Anderson movie. I can't seem to hate anything Luke Wilson is in, but this would have barely held its head above water without the relief of David Koechner.

2.5/5

Hard Times

I'm never disappointed with a Walter Hill film, and his first was certainly no exception. Charlie Bronson as a traveling kickboxer. James Coburn is pretty awesome as his shady promoter. Bronson's character is epic.

4/5

 

[Masked Vigilante]

I think Slumdog was one of the better Best Picture winners of recent years.Better than Hurt Locker and Million Dollar Baby.

If I were to rank my favorite Best Picture winners of the 2000's it would probably be:1. The Departed2. No Country For Old Men3. Return of the King4. Gladiator 5. A Beautiful Mind6. Slumdog Millionaire7. Crash8. Million Dollar Baby9. Chicago (havent seen, but no doubt it would be last)Hurt Locker (N/A, havent seen)

Wow - this is actually a sad looking group of movies. The only one on there that would get into my top movies of the decade would be No Country. I think the others are all average at best.

Though I have not seen The Departed (such a huge fan of the original movie that I didn't see a good reason to see the remake). Average AT BEST.

Dude, don't be a dork. Scorsese's remake of The Departed is really good. See it.

I enjoyed Scorsese's version much more.

 

[Iraqi Information Minister]

Black Book 8/10

I was thoroughly entertained. And Carice Van Houten is...very pretty.

 

[Kenny Powers]

Toy Story 3....Thought it was good. Better than the 2nd, I still think the 1st one is the best, but Ive been reading a lot of people thinking this one is the best. Animation was beautiful, saw it in 3D and I think it was worth the extra few dollars for that. Not really any new characters that were good, not a big deal but would've been nice. As a big Ernest P. Worrell fan, Im kind of pissed they had someone other than Jim Varney (since he's dead) take over Slinky Dog's voice. They should have just not used Slink in this movie as other toys were missing as well. Barbie/Ken I thought was probably the weakest part of the movie and I didnt find it funny. Movie definitely picks up over the last hour. Has more emotional and "scary" stuff than any other Toy Story IMO. Big reason why I think the first is the best is all of the interactions between Woody and Buzz. In the last 2, theyre separated for most of the movie and you dont get that. Liked it, but it has a 9.2 on IMDB right now, good enough for 6th best movie ever, and its just not that good. Based on the ending, I hope this is the last Toy Story, as another one I think would really sully the franchise....7.4/10

 

[Iraqi Information Minister]

I actually liked this one the least of the three. But that's splitting hairs since they're all great.

 

[cosjobs]

Black Book 8/10

I was thoroughly entertained. And Carice Van Houten is...very pretty.

Great art direction and set design along with some smoudering sex scenes made up for the pedestrian script.

 

[krista4]

Anyone seen Mystery Train?

Why of course. Mr. krista4 and I had a long discussion the other day of our favorite Jim Jarmusch movies. Oddly, we each had the same top three, though in different order, and the exact same #4 and #5 (Mystery Train). That is not to say it's not a great movie--it is! Just the fifth best from him in each of our opinions.ETA: Bonus points for being filmed in our recently adopted home of Memphis, including scenes just down the street from our house.

@ the bolded. I bet that discussion isn't happening in many American homes!I'll have to check this one out. Sounds interesting.

Yeah, we're weird.

 

[krista4]

I think Slumdog was one of the better Best Picture winners of recent years.Better than Hurt Locker and Million Dollar Baby.

If I were to rank my favorite Best Picture winners of the 2000's it would probably be:1. The Departed2. No Country For Old Men3. Return of the King4. Gladiator 5. A Beautiful Mind6. Slumdog Millionaire7. Crash8. Million Dollar Baby9. Chicago (havent seen, but no doubt it would be last)Hurt Locker (N/A, havent seen)

Wow - this is actually a sad looking group of movies. The only one on there that would get into my top movies of the decade would be No Country. I think the others are all average at best.

Though I have not seen The Departed (such a huge fan of the original movie that I didn't see a good reason to see the remake). Average AT BEST.

Makes it even worse when comparing the movies listed in the 'best of the decade' thread. I don't remember seeing hardly any of these movies on people's lists. I think even more telling would be for us to submit our top 5-10 movies of each year to compare to the #### that won the Oscar.

Hmmm, I like this idea.

 

[krista4]

If I were to rank my favorite Best Picture winners of the 2000's it would probably be:1. The Departed2. No Country For Old Men3. Return of the King4. Gladiator 5. A Beautiful Mind6. Slumdog Millionaire7. Crash8. Million Dollar Baby9. Chicago (havent seen, but no doubt it would be last)Hurt Locker (N/A, havent seen)

Wow - this is actually a sad looking group of movies. The only one on there that would get into my top movies of the decade would be No Country. I think the others are all average at best.

Though I have not seen The Departed (such a huge fan of the original movie that I didn't see a good reason to see the remake). Average AT BEST.

Dude, don't be a dork. Scorsese's remake of The Departed is really good. See it.

I enjoyed Scorsese's version much more.

Wow. I guess I'm going to have to watch this after all.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Watched Shrink last night.

Usually a big fan of Spacey, but this movie did nothing for me. Decent idea for a story, but they got wrapped up in trying to tell too many stories at once and in the end I ended up not caring about a single one. Didn't help that most of the characters were unlikeable, and the couple that were didn't have enough character and story development.

 

[jamny]

Caught a few movies while on vacation this past week.

It's Complicated - With a cast of Meryl Streep, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin I had hoped for more. We were close to shutting it off but I wanted to wait for the part when they smoke some weed. Some funny moments during that but that's about it. Overall there wasn't any real chemistry between the characters, the acting was actually poor at times and Jim (from The Office) seemed way out of place. 2/5

Adventureland Low expectations helped make this an enjoyable flick. I thought it would be more of a broad comedy but it was actually a thoughtful dramatic comedy. The lead was a kinda Michael Cera like role but Jesse Eisenberg played it different than Cera would have, although I'm not sure if that's a good thing. He seemed too confident and not as shy and nerdy as the role suggests. I was 23 the year this movie is set (1987) and I'm not sure if they captured the time that well. I felt like it could have been '97 or 2007, outside of the great soundtrack that is. My wife says they didn't get the girls hair right for the mid-80's...not big enough. I love being taken back in time for movies set in the 80's but this didn't do it for me. Still worth a watch...3/5

The Messenger - Powerful movie with absolutely amazing performances by Harrelson and Foster, and Steve Buscemi as usual. I caught this on an overnight flight from LA and wish I would have saved it for a viewing at home. Tough topic to tackle but it's handled well without beating you over the head with a message. I thought the scenes with the dead soldiers wife and son brought the movie down and kept it from being a great movie. I still consider it a must-see though. 3.5/5

 

[Iraqi Information Minister]

Grand Illusion - 6.5/10

I understand that this is supposed to be one of the best films ever made. And I did enjoy the pivotal scenes that are so often talked about. But the sum doesn't total up to its parts.

 

[jamny]

Starman - Not Carpenter's best but certainly a fun movie to watch. Carpenter touches on a lot of genre's throughout his career and here he turns away from his action/horror roots and gives a lighthearted look at humanity through the eyes of an alien (Jeff Bridges). If you are a Carpenter fan or in general a Sci-Fi fan I recommend throwing it on your queue and giving it a shot.

I thought this was a damn good film and gave us some glimpses of just how great Bridges can be when he settles into a role.

I'm a sucker for "fish out of water" films and Starman is one of the best.

 

[hooter311]

She's Out of My League

Adult comedy you could almost compare to There's Something About Mary. Nothing too gross or over the top nudity. I laughed a lot. Not a fan of the main character at all, but it worked for me.

3.5/5

 

[KarmaPolice]

Last night I watched I Love You, Man.

I was entertained. I got a little overboard with trying to show the parallels with meeting somebody you are interested in romatically, but overall I laughed harder and more often than I did watching other comedies recently like Knocked Up, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, etc..

 

[Cliff Clavin]

Shutter Island: I still in shock about the giant twist!!! Okay, maybe not. It was obvious early and pretty much spoiled a mediocre movie. 2/5

The Book of Eli: I was entertained. In all of these post apocalypse movies, why do they all have the exact same wardrobes? Is it laziness or are people just destined to dress like that? Anyway, pretty good movie. I wasn't expecting much, other than some great visuals (which were freaking great) and a ridiculously hot Mila Kunis but the whole religious theme kept my interest to the end. 3.5/5

 

[Drifter]

Finally saw Frost/Nixon. Excellent movie. Frank Langella or Mickey Rourke should have won the Oscar. I liked Milk, but Sean Penn getting the award was clearly a case of the Academy's penchant for giving Oscars if you play someone gay, ######ed or otherwise disadvantaged.

Also watched The Express. Typical and formulaic (despite being a true story) but it was still very enjoyable.