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jdoggydogg
Footballguy
Define "good."There are some ridiculous scenes and some terrible acting. But I confess it frightened me more than a little girl watching Jaws for the first time.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Looked good for sure, although not a huge fan of the spikey hair. Also, WTF was up with the football pants outfit with suspenders for the last scene on the beach?Aaron Rudnicki said:
hooter311
Footballguy
Predators was more of a remake of the original than an actual sequel. It passes the time, but thats about all I can say.Gonna rent the new Predator movie and also Mirrors 2 tonight. Anyone see either of those yet? Any comments? Feel free to add spoilers.
Chaka
Footballguy
That's pretty spot on. The film has plenty of star power and I like many of the actors (Brody, Goggins, Ali, Grace etc) they really don't bring that much to the movie that relatively unknowns wouldn't have been able to do pretty much just as well.It's just not the kind of movie that necessitates someone with Brody's acting chops. Actually he kind of a distraction from the movie a little because I had some trouble seeing him as some kind of force recon mercenary.Predators was more of a remake of the original than an actual sequel. It passes the time, but thats about all I can say.Gonna rent the new Predator movie and also Mirrors 2 tonight. Anyone see either of those yet? Any comments? Feel free to add spoilers.
hooter311
Footballguy
Was kind of fun listening to Brody talk all hard while his face looks like he is seconds away from crying. He has always had this look and for the most part it really has helped his acting career, but seemed way, way, off for an action film.That's pretty spot on. The film has plenty of star power and I like many of the actors (Brody, Goggins, Ali, Grace etc) they really don't bring that much to the movie that relatively unknowns wouldn't have been able to do pretty much just as well.It's just not the kind of movie that necessitates someone with Brody's acting chops. Actually he kind of a distraction from the movie a little because I had some trouble seeing him as some kind of force recon mercenary.Predators was more of a remake of the original than an actual sequel. It passes the time, but thats about all I can say.Gonna rent the new Predator movie and also Mirrors 2 tonight. Anyone see either of those yet? Any comments? Feel free to add spoilers.
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jdoggydogg
Footballguy
Me and Orson Welles
I am so impressed with this movie. So many things to like here. Zac Ephron is not yet a polished actor. And yet, he was fine. The star of this movie is Christian McKay as Welles. His performance is so spot on, you'll forget that you aren't watching the real Welles. Fantastic film. Highly recommended.
I am so impressed with this movie. So many things to like here. Zac Ephron is not yet a polished actor. And yet, he was fine. The star of this movie is Christian McKay as Welles. His performance is so spot on, you'll forget that you aren't watching the real Welles. Fantastic film. Highly recommended.
joffer
Footballguy
KarmaPolice said:
There is some great cheese in this movie. Also love Freddy Kruger dressed in leather and a collar with a cheesy accent.
even Al Bundy is decent. worst parts were when they tried to crowbar lines in from his stand-up.
SmoovySmoov
The Way of the Samurai
Booty time............booty time...............all across the USAKarmaPolice said:
There is some great cheese in this movie. Also love Freddy Kruger dressed in leather and a collar with a cheesy accent.
badmojo1006
Footballguy
Predators - Too many homages to the original. The worst is when the Asian stops in the middle of the field strips off his shirt and fights the Predator. Just like Billy did in the original even down to the same music. The Laurence Fishburne character, although interesting, was on waay too short. Not an awful movie, just wish I would have waited until it became a free movie on Comcast OnDemand.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
She's hot fo sho. And her fight scene is about the most memorable in movie history.
Jutz
Footballguy
Youth In Revolt - I really liked this movie a lot. i know everyone says the whole Cera type character is getting overplayed... by Cera... but so far it just isn't getting old for me. I still like it. I especially liked the style of the dialogue between Cera and his love interest.
I'm watching Van Wilder - Freshmen Year under the influence of some incense and this movie seems like it might be competing for superiority with the original Van Wilder. This movie is completely predictable, a quality I love in a movie, but the execution is excellent. They are taking the normal jokes you see in movies like this and just raising the bar a bit. I doubt I would rate it over the original in the end, but they are putting up a great fight.
I'm watching Van Wilder - Freshmen Year under the influence of some incense and this movie seems like it might be competing for superiority with the original Van Wilder. This movie is completely predictable, a quality I love in a movie, but the execution is excellent. They are taking the normal jokes you see in movies like this and just raising the bar a bit. I doubt I would rate it over the original in the end, but they are putting up a great fight.
videoguy505
Footballguy
watched Robin Hood with Russell Crowe.
doesn't really do much that we haven't seen before in movies like Gladiator or Braveheart, but I usually like just about anything Russell Crowe is in and Ridley Scott generally makes entertaining films. I'm glad I watched it but not sure I'd recommend it to people.
Cate Blanchett seemed a bit miscast here to me.
doesn't really do much that we haven't seen before in movies like Gladiator or Braveheart, but I usually like just about anything Russell Crowe is in and Ridley Scott generally makes entertaining films. I'm glad I watched it but not sure I'd recommend it to people.
Cate Blanchett seemed a bit miscast here to me.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
Definitely. Very original scene and extremely well-executed. Hard to believe this movie was directed by the same guy that made the Miami Vice movie.
videoguy505
Footballguy
Oh, also... braver acting job... Joan Allen as the blind woman fondling the live tiger's mouth, offering it her bare forearm, or Ben Stiller & Peter Greene
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El Floppo
Footballguy
Saw Eastwood's the Hereafter tonight. #### sandwich.
Horrible pacing. Horrible writing. Poor narrative structure not helped by horrible pacing and writing (circular narrative following three stories). Terrible score.
Considering we don't see many movies since the kid- when we see one, it better be decent... (tickets are now $13 in NYC...!, let alone baby-sitting fee)- this felt completely pointless.
Horrible pacing. Horrible writing. Poor narrative structure not helped by horrible pacing and writing (circular narrative following three stories). Terrible score.
Considering we don't see many movies since the kid- when we see one, it better be decent... (tickets are now $13 in NYC...!, let alone baby-sitting fee)- this felt completely pointless.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
I plan on seeing this, albeit with very moderate expectations. Why's Blanchett miscast?
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
Wow. I'd completely forgotten that skyscraper scene.
TylerRoseFan
Footballguy
Paranormal Activity II Enjoyed it. Several Oh Crap moments. Several hair stand up on neck moments. Tied into the first movie. If you liked the first, you'll probably like this. If you didn't, you won't. I can see where they may have a III.
Not bad. Could easily wait for it to come out on DVD, but the surround sound has to really be kicking @ the house to get the full effect. 3/5
Also, Also, I've become the Movie Nazi in my old age. Someone took a phone call and talked. I asked her to kindly turn off her phone...several people harumphed in agreement w/ me. Then another guy yelled "oh spit" and "oh fudge". I asked him to kindly "c'mon, man". He apologized and settled in to the movie.
Not bad. Could easily wait for it to come out on DVD, but the surround sound has to really be kicking @ the house to get the full effect. 3/5
Also, Also, I've become the Movie Nazi in my old age. Someone took a phone call and talked. I asked her to kindly turn off her phone...several people harumphed in agreement w/ me. Then another guy yelled "oh spit" and "oh fudge". I asked him to kindly "c'mon, man". He apologized and settled in to the movie.
El Floppo
Footballguy
Has anybody else seen this? Just flashed through the times and found that AO Scott loved it.I can't reiterate how much I disliked this film and wish I could get those 2 hours back.
Early_10
footballgoddess
The Bounty Hunter wasn't as bad as it coulda been. Typical Aniston fluff and a little disappointed to see Gerard Butler add it to his resume but it's a good date movie, light and amusing. A couple of scenes had me laughing. It was made better by me not having to pay for it. (16 yrold and his gf rented it.)
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Early_10
footballgoddess
I'll have to rent it, I really like Butler. I think he's got great staying potential.
krista4
Footballguy
I wasn't interested in this due to my love(see, Unforgiven)-hate(see, Mystic River) relationship to Eastwood-directed movies and the fact that the subject matter wasn't compelling to me, but I put it on my to-see list only because of that AO Scott review. Sounds like I need to reverse that decision; I trust the Floppy review more than Scott's.El Floppo said:
El Floppo
Footballguy
Hmmm- I liked, not loved Mystic River and loved Unforgiven. Million Dollar Baby- which this one felt more like- I hated. I'd usually trust Scott's opinion more than mine lately- the kid and exhaustion don't leave me too much in the mood to abide most crap in movies I"d otherwise normally like.Oh- let me add that the Eastwood leaves no intrigue or ambiguity in the subject matter here either which, IMO, is the only way this subject matter works. And the circular narrative I entioned before... three story-lines, and they stay in order. Given the pacing (plodding), I couldn't wait for each story scene to finish so I could get on with the next one. And each scene and story arc is so obvious- you're sitting around waiting endlessly for what is clearly going to happen after watching the first 30 seconds of each scene.
Lots of old folk, though (cell-phones going off, but going unshut because the foaghies couldn't hear them.... and lots of "quiet" asides- "THAT POOOOOOOOOR BOY!"). They seemed to like it plenty. My mom is seeing it this afternoon- I'll report back. I usually trust, and more often than not, share her opinion.
jamny
Footballguy
I wasn't a fan of Iron Man and it carried over into Iron Man II. It's not even like it was a cgi-fest mess, it was actually a slow to devolop boring storyline. Thank god for Mickey Rourke since he was the only good thing about it. I'm a big Sam Rockwell fan and it's a shame that his talents were wasted here. Just your typical comic book schlock. Nothing to see here. 1.5/5
Cliff Clavin
Footballguy
Splice: Interesting movie dealing with the moral issues of splicing human/animal DNA which then turns into a thriller. Brody is far better suited for this role than he was for Predators. Rather predictable but still good. 3.5/5
The A-Team: Went in with very low expectations and was very impressed. Sharlto Copley (Murdock) was freaking hilarious. Great actions scenes and Biel is still stupidly hot. The scene when they were trying to 'fly' the tank almost had me in tears. Rampage is a perfect fit for BA. Plenty of ridiculous and over-the-top action. One of the better movies in the genre. 4/5
The A-Team: Went in with very low expectations and was very impressed. Sharlto Copley (Murdock) was freaking hilarious. Great actions scenes and Biel is still stupidly hot. The scene when they were trying to 'fly' the tank almost had me in tears. Rampage is a perfect fit for BA. Plenty of ridiculous and over-the-top action. One of the better movies in the genre. 4/5
Yankee23Fan
Fair Tax!
Ouch.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
Love Butler. He's in Dear Frankie, which is one of my sentimental favorites. But he seems to be doing a poor job picking good roles.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
Funny, because this series is one of the few comic book movie series I can tolerate. Different strokes.
badmojo1006
Footballguy
Sam Rockwell was so wasted in this pic. Just a smarmy smart-### who added nothing to the story. Mickey Rourke was OK, it only got good when Samuel L Jackson was on screen. And his part was really small
Chaka
Footballguy
I disagree. Rockwell did exactly what was expected with his character and he did it perfectly I thought Rourke was phenomenal. He poured himself into the role of being Russian and pulled it off convincingly. Rourke was the best actor in every scene he was in, by a wide margin. I also thought Downey and Paltrow played off each other very well.There were problems with cheesiness (e.g. the plans to create the element & Tony's birthday party but Downey even managed to salvage that with asking the DJ to play some phat beats to kick Rhodey's ### to which got aSam Rockwell was so wasted in this pic. Just a smarmy smart-### who added nothing to the story. Mickey Rourke was OK, it only got good when Samuel L Jackson was on screen. And his part was really small
from me) and I thought both Scarlett and Favreau were pretty much useless. Is it just me or is Scarlett not as hot as she used to be? Something about her face looks different.Crimson Dynamo but it was necessary and I guess you could argue he was depleted from the previous battle.
And I am pretty sure that in the first fight, even with his upper body armor Rourke would at least had a couple broken legs from getting, y'know, repeatedly slammed into a concrete block by a Bentley. But I let it pass.
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But if you were expecting much more you probably went to the wrong film.
Chaka
Footballguy
I really enjoyed this film too. I strongly encourage people who aren't fans of Ferrell to give this one a shot because he really steps outside his wheelhouse and performs very well.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
I liked it, as well.
hooter311
Footballguy
F.I.S.T.
Fictional version of the Teamsters with Stallone as the Hoffa figure. Does a terrible job at following the 3 act structure, its essentially two movies. There is just something about Stallone's cheesy romance acting in the love scenes that comes across as real, maybe because it's so awkward. I enjoyed it, but not sure if I was supposed to take something away from it or not.
3/5
Fictional version of the Teamsters with Stallone as the Hoffa figure. Does a terrible job at following the 3 act structure, its essentially two movies. There is just something about Stallone's cheesy romance acting in the love scenes that comes across as real, maybe because it's so awkward. I enjoyed it, but not sure if I was supposed to take something away from it or not.
3/5
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
How To Train Your Dragon
Saw this in the theater and loved it. Now I am re-watching with the family. Wow, does this look stunning on blu ray. I am very impressed with this movie. One of the best animated films I've seen in years, and easily as good as most Pixar movies.
Saw this in the theater and loved it. Now I am re-watching with the family. Wow, does this look stunning on blu ray. I am very impressed with this movie. One of the best animated films I've seen in years, and easily as good as most Pixar movies.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
It was a lot of fun.You wanna have your mind blown by Blu Ray? Pick up the new release of Beauty And The Beast. I said "wow" out loud at least 5 different times and it was so awesome I was brought to tears.
Uh, I mean "nearly" brought to tears.
Too bad it went up against Silence of the Lambs. I think this should have won best picture.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
Sweet. Not all blu ray transfers are created equal. 300 is ok. The Matrix is pretty nice. Full Metal Jacket is incredible.It was a lot of fun.You wanna have your mind blown by Blu Ray? Pick up the new release of Beauty And The Beast. I said "wow" out loud at least 5 different times and it was so awesome I was brought to tears.
Uh, I mean "nearly" brought to tears.
Too bad it went up against Silence of the Lambs. I think this should have won best picture.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Get Him To the Greek:
Seems like this is the standard for comedy movies lately - be fairly funny for about 45mins to an hour and then drag on for the next hour. I think The Hangover is like this, as are several other comedies lately. There is some funny stuff in here for sure, but I just found myself checking the clock towards the end. I'd probably watch it again if I stumbled across in on HBO, but that's about it. Worth it for the songs/videos if nothing else. 5/10.
Up next I have Winter's Bone and The Girl Who Played with Fire.
Seems like this is the standard for comedy movies lately - be fairly funny for about 45mins to an hour and then drag on for the next hour. I think The Hangover is like this, as are several other comedies lately. There is some funny stuff in here for sure, but I just found myself checking the clock towards the end. I'd probably watch it again if I stumbled across in on HBO, but that's about it. Worth it for the songs/videos if nothing else. 5/10.
Up next I have Winter's Bone and The Girl Who Played with Fire.
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jdoggydogg
Footballguy
I agree, mostly. Although I really liked the movie and laughed several times. Many modern comedies seem to follow the Judd Apatow model: very funny at times - especially early, but a bit preachy and overly dramatic in the final 1/3. It's a shame that more comedies don't aspire to be true, 100% comedies anymore. Observe and Report did a decent job breaking from this mold.
Chaka
Footballguy
Winter's Bone is still my favorite film of the year.Interested to hear your review of TGWPWF as I enjoyed the first film a great deal but haven't seen the second.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
That's exactly it. Not a formula that has a lot of rewatchablity for me, hence the lower score from me.jdoggydogg said:
badmojo1006
Footballguy
I saw it in the theater and loved it. The thing I really loved is the hero didn't come out unscathed after the final battle and that he was able to incorporate it to the dragon
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Watched American Beauty again over the weekend.
Still one of my favorite movies and I'm tempted to give it a perfect 10 rating.
Still one of my favorite movies and I'm tempted to give it a perfect 10 rating.
SmoovySmoov
The Way of the Samurai
This movie would be better if there was someone besides Mena "Fivehead" Suvari in it.
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
I don't know. I think she's perfect for the part. She's not overly hot but thinks she is, just like her character.And anyone else might not be as believable in falling for Lester.
