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[SmoovySmoov]

Watched Vantage Point last night ... well, all but the ending. The damn DVD kept stalling at the same point. I will hide where I last saw and hopefully someone can fill me in on what I missed.

Bump. Anyone?

No one?

 

[SmoovySmoov]

One other thing about Mulholland Drive, is that scene in the diner, with the guy talking about his dream not incredible? To this day one of my favorite scenes of any movie. Just genius. The feeling of dread and terror that he evokes is just outstanding.

It sets a good mood, but as I remember doesn't fit in with the story very well.

 

[Musesboy]

One other thing about Mulholland Drive, is that scene in the diner, with the guy talking about his dream not incredible? To this day one of my favorite scenes of any movie. Just genius. The feeling of dread and terror that he evokes is just outstanding.

It sets a good mood, but as I remember doesn't fit in with the story very well.

Is that the one where Nick Nolte is banging Jennifer Connelly?

Nope, the only love scene is between Naomi Watts and Laure Elena Harring.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

One other thing about Mulholland Drive, is that scene in the diner, with the guy talking about his dream not incredible? To this day one of my favorite scenes of any movie. Just genius. The feeling of dread and terror that he evokes is just outstanding.

It sets a good mood, but as I remember doesn't fit in with the story very well.

All right, I can buy that. Except that I don't think the part of the movie that's pre-blue box is "dreaming" per se as much as it is simply a reflection of her psychological state. A fine distinction, sure, but an important one, IMO.

 

[SmoovySmoov]

One other thing about Mulholland Drive, is that scene in the diner, with the guy talking about his dream not incredible? To this day one of my favorite scenes of any movie. Just genius. The feeling of dread and terror that he evokes is just outstanding.

It sets a good mood, but as I remember doesn't fit in with the story very well.

All right, I can buy that. Except that I don't think the part of the movie that's pre-blue box is "dreaming" per se as much as it is simply a reflection of her psychological state. A fine distinction, sure, but an important one, IMO.

I could see that, but I take everything up until The Cowboy tells her to wake up as dreaming, as the first shot fading into the pillow symbolizes her going to sleep.

 

[hooter311]

One other thing about Mulholland Drive, is that scene in the diner, with the guy talking about his dream not incredible? To this day one of my favorite scenes of any movie. Just genius. The feeling of dread and terror that he evokes is just outstanding.

It sets a good mood, but as I remember doesn't fit in with the story very well.

Is that the one where Nick Nolte is banging Jennifer Connelly?

Muholland Falls.

 

[bryhamm]

Watched Vantage Point last night ... well, all but the ending. The damn DVD kept stalling at the same point. I will hide where I last saw and hopefully someone can fill me in on what I missed.

Bump. Anyone?

No one?

Really? What a letdown.

 

[SmoovySmoov]

Watched Vantage Point last night ... well, all but the ending. The damn DVD kept stalling at the same point. I will hide where I last saw and hopefully someone can fill me in on what I missed.

Bump. Anyone?

No one?

Really? What a letdown.

Pretty much.

 

[Mr. Mojo]

There Will be Blood - Jebus, what a slow movie. I'm generally a fan of Paul Thomas Anderson (big "Magnolia" fan) but he fell a little bit in love with himself on this one, and really tried a little too hard in spots. It seemed like he was just being weird for the sake of being weird, especially with the ending. He did some cool stuff to symbolize Plainview's (Day-Lewis' character) narcissism and the scenes with the oil exploding from the ground were visually very cool. But the story didn't really go anywhere particularly interesting, and the character of the preacher was underdeveloped and ended up as basically a caricature. The relationship between commerce and religion at that point in history could have been a very interesting theme, but it wasn't really adequately explored, IMO.

I can't really argue with any of that, and yet the movie worked for me.

My only argument would be that Magnolia sucked, too.

X

He obviously needs to learn to respect the ####.

I usually agree with jdoggy's movie analysis.But Magnolia is one of my least favorite films of all time.

I recognize though, that some people love it.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Watched Run Lola, Run again last night.

This might be the coolest movie I've ever seen. It just drips with cool things to see, hear, and experience.

I'm taking a road trip this weekend and am taking a few moves with me to pass the time. Will report back on:

Once Upon A Time In The West

Four Feathers

Laws of Attraction

The Brave One

 

[Jethro Q. Walrustitty]

Vantage Point - Rashomon meets In The Line of Fire meets something really bad that completely cancels out any comparison to Rashomon. I knew this going in, but figured I'd give it a shot anyway. Avoid.

Shopgirl - had this DVRd and finally watched it. Enjoyable romantic comedy with a better ending than Pretty Woman. I've still got a thing for Clare, even though I'm convinced she's half man. Worth watching - better half recommended, but not required.

 

[jdoggydogg]

There Will be Blood - Jebus, what a slow movie. I'm generally a fan of Paul Thomas Anderson (big "Magnolia" fan) but he fell a little bit in love with himself on this one, and really tried a little too hard in spots. It seemed like he was just being weird for the sake of being weird, especially with the ending. He did some cool stuff to symbolize Plainview's (Day-Lewis' character) narcissism and the scenes with the oil exploding from the ground were visually very cool. But the story didn't really go anywhere particularly interesting, and the character of the preacher was underdeveloped and ended up as basically a caricature. The relationship between commerce and religion at that point in history could have been a very interesting theme, but it wasn't really adequately explored, IMO.

I can't really argue with any of that, and yet the movie worked for me.

My only argument would be that Magnolia sucked, too.

X

He obviously needs to learn to respect the ####.

I usually agree with jdoggy's movie analysis.But Magnolia is one of my least favorite films of all time.

I recognize though, that some people love it.

I can see that. I understand. For me, I've seen enough movies now that I need to feel something new and even uncomfortable. I don't dig torture as a movie device. So psychological torture is what I am into. PT Anderson has a knack for that. Almost a dramatic version of The Office - where the purpose is to make you squirm.

 

[jdoggydogg]

There Will be Blood - Jebus, what a slow movie. I'm generally a fan of Paul Thomas Anderson (big "Magnolia" fan) but he fell a little bit in love with himself on this one, and really tried a little too hard in spots. It seemed like he was just being weird for the sake of being weird, especially with the ending. He did some cool stuff to symbolize Plainview's (Day-Lewis' character) narcissism and the scenes with the oil exploding from the ground were visually very cool. But the story didn't really go anywhere particularly interesting, and the character of the preacher was underdeveloped and ended up as basically a caricature. The relationship between commerce and religion at that point in history could have been a very interesting theme, but it wasn't really adequately explored, IMO.

I can't really argue with any of that, and yet the movie worked for me.

My only argument would be that Magnolia sucked, too.

X

He obviously needs to learn to respect the ####.

This made me chuckle. Good one.

 

[El Floppo]

Watched Run Lola, Run again last night.

This might be the coolest movie I've ever seen. It just drips with cool things to see, hear, and experience.

I'm taking a road trip this weekend and am taking a few moves with me to pass the time. Will report back on:

Once Upon A Time In The West

Four Feathers

Laws of Attraction

The Brave One

I really liked a couple of his other movies (Twyker's)- The Princess and the Warrior, and Heaven.... but got shut-out trying repeatedly to watch Run Lola Run- must try again.

 

[The Juggernaut]

The Other Boleyn Girl: Period piece about Henry VII's quest for a male heir centered mainly around Mary and Ann Boleyn. I had only a cursory knowledge of the story going in. Natalie Portman does a good job. Scarlett is decent. They all lose their accents in spots, but that always seems to happen. I kinda liked it.

 

[SmoovySmoov]

Once Upon A Time In The West

If this movie doesn't cause you to believe (and rightly so) that Claudia Cardinale is the most beautiful woman who has ever lived, then there is no hope for you, my friend.

 

[El Floppo]

Once Upon A Time In The West

If this movie doesn't cause you to believe (and rightly so) that Claudia Cardinale is the most beautiful woman who has ever lived, then there is no hope for you, my friend.

Although I'll still take Grace Kelly in a pinch...

 

[Statorama]

untraceable- OK/watchable

If you're part of the FBI's Counter-Cyber-Terrorism group, do you let your daughter download games off the internet using the home computer you have all your files on?Yeah, I wouldn't either.

 

[krista4]

4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days: :X :( 5/5

Those emoticons are exactly what I would have predicted. Sounds like a hard movie to watch.

can you, or anybody else who thought this movie was anything above pig####, explain to me why you thought so? this was one of the worst, nothing movie i've ever seen, and it's favorable reviews blow my mind.

I'm not getting the idea that you're interested in a thoughtful discussion of the movie, so I think I'll skip this.Long flights to and from Asia forced me to watch a crop of movies I wouldn't usually have considered (for the most part), some of which have been discussed recently here and with which I generally agree with other posters. Specifically, Definitely, Maybe was surprisingly good (3.5/5), and if you are forced to watch a chick flick this is not bad. Would have given it a 4/5 easily for the first half of the film, which brought me a lot of good laughs and made me a Ryan Reynolds fan, but it deteriorated into too much sappiness in the last third or so. Also as mentioned above, Be Kind, Rewind was fairly awful (1.5/5) and I couldn't make it through the whole thing, but I'm not a big Jack Black fan. Mos Def was very good, though. I also agree with prior comments on Stop-Loss, which was a bit disappointing to me (2.5/5). I also tried to watch Flawless, mostly because I like Michael Caine a lot, but couldn't make it through as it was just terrible (1/5).

The one recommendation I have from all the movies on the plane was Married Life (4/5). Chris Cooper and Patricia Clarkson are always spectacular, and the rest of the acting was very good as well. The story was interesting and the movie created an excellent sense of time and place. Really enjoyed this one, enough that I watched it twice.

 

[hooter311]

untraceable- OK/watchable

If you're part of the FBI's Counter-Cyber-Terrorism group, do you let your daughter download games off the internet using the home computer you have all your files on?Yeah, I wouldn't either.

This didn't stand out when I watched it, but this may have been one of the funniest observations I've ever heard.

 

[jdoggydogg]

4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days: 5/5

Those emoticons are exactly what I would have predicted. Sounds like a hard movie to watch.

can you, or anybody else who thought this movie was anything above pig####, explain to me why you thought so? this was one of the worst, nothing movie i've ever seen, and it's favorable reviews blow my mind.

I'm not getting the idea that you're interested in a thoughtful discussion of the movie, so I think I'll skip this.Long flights to and from Asia forced me to watch a crop of movies I wouldn't usually have considered (for the most part), some of which have been discussed recently here and with which I generally agree with other posters. Specifically, Definitely, Maybe was surprisingly good (3.5/5), and if you are forced to watch a chick flick this is not bad. Would have given it a 4/5 easily for the first half of the film, which brought me a lot of good laughs and made me a Ryan Reynolds fan, but it deteriorated into too much sappiness in the last third or so. Also as mentioned above, Be Kind, Rewind was fairly awful (1.5/5) and I couldn't make it through the whole thing, but I'm not a big Jack Black fan. Mos Def was very good, though. I also agree with prior comments on Stop-Loss, which was a bit disappointing to me (2.5/5). I also tried to watch Flawless, mostly because I like Michael Caine a lot, but couldn't make it through as it was just terrible (1/5).

The one recommendation I have from all the movies on the plane was Married Life (4/5). Chris Cooper and Patricia Clarkson are always spectacular, and the rest of the acting was very good as well. The story was interesting and the movie created an excellent sense of time and place. Really enjoyed this one, enough that I watched it twice.

I like Chris Cooper and Patricia Clarkson, so I will definitely check out Married Life

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Once Upon A Time In The West

If this movie doesn't cause you to believe (and rightly so) that Claudia Cardinale is the most beautiful woman who has ever lived, then there is no hope for you, my friend.

I must have said "My god" about a half-dozen times when she came on screen. She's absolutely unbelievable.As to the movie, I really liked it. I give it a 7.5, which is about the highest I can give to a movie made pre-1976.

It moves a bit slowly for my ADD trained modern mind, but even then it looks so good that I didn't mind much.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Watched Run Lola, Run again last night.

This might be the coolest movie I've ever seen. It just drips with cool things to see, hear, and experience.

I'm taking a road trip this weekend and am taking a few moves with me to pass the time. Will report back on:

Once Upon A Time In The West

Four Feathers

Laws of Attraction

The Brave One

I really liked a couple of his other movies (Twyker's)- The Princess and the Warrior, and Heaven.... but got shut-out trying repeatedly to watch Run Lola Run- must try again.

I think it was how the soundtrack linked up to what I was watching on-screen that did it for me. It's along the same vein as Vanilla Sky in that respect.Plus Potente, while not the most attractive girl around, is mesmerizing when she's running. Nice stride.

 

[Commish77]

Rambo - paid $4 on On Demand for it. Wasn't disappointed in it at all. Some of the killing stuff was a little over done but pretty good action flick and Stallone does a good job pulling it off.

 

[saintfool]

just watched Cache

French made movie billed as a Hitchcock-esque thriller.

this #### was awful. slow, plodding, boring.. no thrills.. no conclusion.. no nothing. avoid at all costs.

this finally saw the light of day from my netflix queue. i was disappointed with it overall but i still liked it. it could have been a lot more, of course, but it still succeeded in what the director was going after. my dvd had an interview with the director and he stated his desire to avoid the hollywood hyperbole. i thought it could have been creepier, more psychological but that's just not what he was going for. auteuil is one of the more reliable french actors out there and binoche is good in an underwritten role, i think.

also watched "dangerous beauty" over the weekend. something of a stinker. the wife and i found ourselves laughing at times when we shouldn't have. it's a kind of jane austen story but with an italian renaissance era courtesan. not especially good period, costume drama and not especially sexy either. it would be a lifetime movie, if they celebrated whores.

 

[SmoovySmoov]

Once Upon A Time In The West

If this movie doesn't cause you to believe (and rightly so) that Claudia Cardinale is the most beautiful woman who has ever lived, then there is no hope for you, my friend.

I must have said "My god" about a half-dozen times when she came on screen. She's absolutely unbelievable.As to the movie, I really liked it. I give it a 7.5, which is about the highest I can give to a movie made pre-1976.

It moves a bit slowly for my ADD trained modern mind, but even then it looks so good that I didn't mind much.

Those eyes. I've been smitten for years, and the woman is 70 years old now. And, pretty good summation. Is pretty cool to see Henry Fonda as a bad guy, though.

 

[jdoggydogg]

also watched "dangerous beauty" over the weekend. something of a stinker. the wife and i found ourselves laughing at times when we shouldn't have. it's a kind of jane austen story but with an italian renaissance era courtesan. not especially good period, costume drama and not especially sexy either. it would be a lifetime movie, if they celebrated whores.

Dude, hot mom teaches hot daughter how to give oral. That isn't hot?!

 

[jdoggydogg]

The Savages

Good movie about an elderly dad with dementia starring Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney. I liked it. Similar in theme and quality to Away From Her.

 

[SKribbles]

21: Bad. Really bad. If Kate Bosworth was not so unbelievably hot, I would have shut it off halfway through. .025/5

 

[jdoggydogg]

21: Bad. Really bad. If Kate Bosworth was not so unbelievably hot, I would have shut it off halfway through. .025/5

Yeah. I avoided it. I think trailers reveal a lot. If you can't get me excited about a trailer, I often avoid the movie.

 

[saintfool]

also watched "dangerous beauty" over the weekend. something of a stinker. the wife and i found ourselves laughing at times when we shouldn't have. it's a kind of jane austen story but with an italian renaissance era courtesan. not especially good period, costume drama and not especially sexy either. it would be a lifetime movie, if they celebrated whores.

Dude, hot mom teaches hot daughter how to give oral. That isn't hot?!

meh, i guess i was expecting something more in that instance. i know i was expecting at the end with the big courtroom scene for someone to say,"men of venice! stand up and declare your love of its whores!" sadly, this did not happen.i will say this: jaqueline bisset still looks good (not deneuve or christie good but still...). i was struck by her resemblance to charlotte rampling somehow.

 

[jdoggydogg]

also watched "dangerous beauty" over the weekend. something of a stinker. the wife and i found ourselves laughing at times when we shouldn't have. it's a kind of jane austen story but with an italian renaissance era courtesan. not especially good period, costume drama and not especially sexy either. it would be a lifetime movie, if they celebrated whores.

Dude, hot mom teaches hot daughter how to give oral. That isn't hot?!

meh, i guess i was expecting something more in that instance. i know i was expecting at the end with the big courtroom scene for someone to say,"men of venice! stand up and declare your love of its whores!" sadly, this did not happen.i will say this: jaqueline bisset still looks good (not deneuve or christie good but still...). i was struck by her resemblance to charlotte rampling somehow.

I dig.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Hey documentary fans, I posted a cool new documentary trailer today:

Man On Wire

 

[AhrnCityPahnder]

Echoing what others have said: Vantage Point is REALLY bad. Don't wast your time.

 

[whoknew]

"north by northwest" - maybe my favorite Hitchcock film. I've seen this dozens of times and it never gets old. It's a pretty threadbare plot (which is why "Rear Window" might top the list of Hitchcock films for me) but somehow it works. Grant is money, as always. Eva Marie Saint is damned sexy in this. Great score by Hermann. Just a pleasure to watch.

Eva Marie Saint is a fox. Recently saw her in On the Waterfront. Saw N by NW a while back, and thought it dragged, and the threadbare plot was confusing to me as I recall. I definitely place Rear Window at the top of Hitchcock films that I've seen.

North by Northwest -- Just watched this for the first time last night. It was good and I did enjoy it. The thing about it, though, is this is the type of movie that is just much better today than in 1959. Action and chase movies are generally just better now because of the technology.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

"north by northwest" - maybe my favorite Hitchcock film. I've seen this dozens of times and it never gets old. It's a pretty threadbare plot (which is why "Rear Window" might top the list of Hitchcock films for me) but somehow it works. Grant is money, as always. Eva Marie Saint is damned sexy in this. Great score by Hermann. Just a pleasure to watch.

Eva Marie Saint is a fox. Recently saw her in On the Waterfront. Saw N by NW a while back, and thought it dragged, and the threadbare plot was confusing to me as I recall. I definitely place Rear Window at the top of Hitchcock films that I've seen.

North by Northwest -- Just watched this for the first time last night. It was good and I did enjoy it. The thing about it, though, is this is the type of movie that is just much better today than in 1959. Action and chase movies are generally just better now because of the technology.

I think the ending to NbNW is one of the most jarringly abrupt I've ever seen. When it ended, I was surprised that THAT was the ending.

 

[The Ghost of Common]

I recently saw Midniight Express .

That movie screwed with me big time.

The final hour that took place in the section of the prison for the Criminally insane was just disturbing. As was the final scene with Max right before Billy tried to escape.

Seeing Max, without his glasses, incoherent just laying on some other guys lap was screwed up to me.

Oh well.

I recommend it if you want a mindscrew and want to feel very dirty after.

 

[roadkill1292]

I can't remember if Blue State has been covered in this monster thread but I saw it last night and came away conflicted. The road trip aspects of the movie were fun (Breckin Meyer, who was the lead, played in the movie Road Trip with the lovely Amy Smart) and the plot was fairly creative and mature.

But Anna Paquin, cute as a bug as always, didn't pull off being an army deserter very well in my mind and I just wanted to punch all those people whining constantly about George Bush. I've had to listen to that constant harping both here at work and on these boards for eight years and, even if everybody is right, I'm just sick of hearing it. Get a life already. Watch some football.

 

[hooter311]

I watched the movie Fast Track, also titled "The Ex" on Showtime OnDemand last night.

Its a comedy with Zach Braf and Jason Bateman. I really enjoyed it, but I see it was panned on IMDB (5.7). Lots of cameos by quality comedians. Braf did ok in his typical poor man's Ben Stiller roll.

More like a 7.2 then a 5.7, lots of awkward moments.

 

[KarmaPolice]

21: Bad. Really bad. If Kate Bosworth was not so unbelievably hot, I would have shut it off halfway through. .025/5

Yeah. I avoided it. I think trailers reveal a lot. If you can't get me excited about a trailer, I often avoid the movie.

I just watched it last night. It wasn't that bad, IMO. Didn't hate it, didn't love it. I am sure that the book is more entertaining. There was one thing that was really bad that pissed me off though:mytagid = Math.floor( Math.random() * 100 );document.write("

Who in the hell stores $300K in the ceiling tiles in their dorm room. Ever heard of a ####in' bank???

*** SPOILER ALERT! Click this link to display the potential spoiler text in this box. ***");document.close();

 

[SKribbles]

The Andromeda Strain: Not that bad, a little long though (4hours) I really enjoyed the plot line but the special effects were pretty horrible. Acting was meh... I just can't take "Will" from Will and Grace seriously in any movie after seeing the TV show. Also, the ending had some horribly far-fetched scenes that just made no sense. 2.5/5



Eastern Promises: Liked it. Fairly slow moving; I was expecting a lot more violence from reading previews for it. It was pretty easy to figure out the "Driver's" role right from the start so it wasn't much of a surprise. 3.5/5

Blood Monkey: Cheesy horror flick about a group of college students going into the jungle to find killer monkeys... shocking! Horrible acting by every person, bad effects (the killer monkeys looked like gorilla's with fake teeth) and to my disappointment, no boobs! Who in their right mind makes a bad horror flick without showing boobs??? Me and the gf always put bets on which chick shows them off first and which person dies first... it was quite disappointing. Add in one of the worst endings I've ever seen and zero unintentional comedy, this was a horrible movie. 1/5

 

[jdoggydogg]

21: Bad. Really bad. If Kate Bosworth was not so unbelievably hot, I would have shut it off halfway through. .025/5

Yeah. I avoided it. I think trailers reveal a lot. If you can't get me excited about a trailer, I often avoid the movie.

I just watched it last night. It wasn't that bad, IMO. Didn't hate it, didn't love it. I am sure that the book is more entertaining. There was one thing that was really bad that pissed me off though:mytagid = Math.floor( Math.random() * 100 );document.write("

Who in the hell stores $300K in the ceiling tiles in their dorm room. Ever heard of a ####in' bank???

*** SPOILER ALERT! Click this link to display the potential spoiler text in this box. ***");document.close();

If you deposit a lot of money in a bank, doesn't the bank have to report it to the IRS?

 

[SKribbles]

21: Bad. Really bad. If Kate Bosworth was not so unbelievably hot, I would have shut it off halfway through. .025/5

Yeah. I avoided it. I think trailers reveal a lot. If you can't get me excited about a trailer, I often avoid the movie.

I just watched it last night. It wasn't that bad, IMO. Didn't hate it, didn't love it. I am sure that the book is more entertaining. There was one thing that was really bad that pissed me off though:mytagid = Math.floor( Math.random() * 100 );document.write("

Who in the hell stores $300K in the ceiling tiles in their dorm room. Ever heard of a ####in' bank???

*** SPOILER ALERT! Click this link to display the potential spoiler text in this box. ***");document.close();

If you deposit a lot of money in a bank, doesn't the bank have to report it to the IRS?

The part that I was wondering about was how he was going to pay for his tuition. Walk up to Harvard with $300K in cash?

 

[guru_007]

last night....



I am Legend

damn, I was kinda looking forward to this movie too. The whole idea of being all alone and in NYC seemed pretty appealing (theatrically speaking) and it was done fairly well. But, I just felt like there was a whole bunch of nothing to this one. I would have liked to see a bit more. And, forgive me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Manhattan completely quarantined/isolated at the onset of the virus? How the hell does a woman and boy cross on and off of this island so easily? Did the government forget to blow up a bridge or something? Mildly disappointed, but not the worst movie in the world, give it a 1.5/5.0

 

[Andy Dufresne]

last night....



I am Legend

damn, I was kinda looking forward to this movie too. The whole idea of being all alone and in NYC seemed pretty appealing (theatrically speaking) and it was done fairly well. But, I just felt like there was a whole bunch of nothing to this one. I would have liked to see a bit more. And, forgive me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Manhattan completely quarantined/isolated at the onset of the virus? How the hell does a woman and boy cross on and off of this island so easily? Did the government forget to blow up a bridge or something? Mildly disappointed, but not the worst movie in the world, give it a 1.5/5.0

That's exactly what happened. Remember the dialog where Neville says something to the effect of "Nothing went according to plan?" Further, if you watch the alternate ending, you see the bridge on which they travel to leave the island. I think the implication was that between government failure and an unexpected rapid transmission of the disease, the quarantine protocols failed. That's why the disease wasn't confined to just the island, but infected the entire world instead.

 

[guru_007]

last night....



I am Legend

damn, I was kinda looking forward to this movie too. The whole idea of being all alone and in NYC seemed pretty appealing (theatrically speaking) and it was done fairly well. But, I just felt like there was a whole bunch of nothing to this one. I would have liked to see a bit more. And, forgive me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Manhattan completely quarantined/isolated at the onset of the virus? How the hell does a woman and boy cross on and off of this island so easily? Did the government forget to blow up a bridge or something? Mildly disappointed, but not the worst movie in the world, give it a 1.5/5.0

That's exactly what happened. Remember the dialog where Neville says something to the effect of "Nothing went according to plan?" Further, if you watch the alternate ending, you see the bridge on which they travel to leave the island. I think the implication was that between government failure and an unexpected rapid transmission of the disease, the quarantine protocols failed. That's why the disease wasn't confined to just the island, but infected the entire world instead.

Sorry, I don't buy the convenience of it all. Also, wasn't the virus supposed to be a mutation of the miracle cure of cancer? Were the only people injected with this vaccine on Manhattan? They mentioned something like 10,000+ cases. Are you telling me these were only New Yorkers? No way could a disease be quarantined solely to a city the size of New York, that's preposterous. That's just nitpicking though. How about the fact the nightseekers can spring a trap, and Neville doesn't think anything of it? He mentions the fact they are losing human traits because they subject themselves to light, but absolutely no mention they were able to rig a trap? And speaking of that scene, the dude releases the dogs on him when night falls, and they do a good job on Neville, but the dude doesn't come out and finish him off? Come on. And how the hell did the girl hear about this community in vermont, but Neville, who is about as saavy a survivalist there is has not heard a word of it? I guess they never thought to put AM radio on?

I dunno, all movies have plot holes here and there, I just thought some in this movie were a bit too big....I think I was put off by the fact that this one was only 90 minutes long or so.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

last night....



I am Legend

damn, I was kinda looking forward to this movie too. The whole idea of being all alone and in NYC seemed pretty appealing (theatrically speaking) and it was done fairly well. But, I just felt like there was a whole bunch of nothing to this one. I would have liked to see a bit more. And, forgive me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Manhattan completely quarantined/isolated at the onset of the virus? How the hell does a woman and boy cross on and off of this island so easily? Did the government forget to blow up a bridge or something? Mildly disappointed, but not the worst movie in the world, give it a 1.5/5.0

That's exactly what happened. Remember the dialog where Neville says something to the effect of "Nothing went according to plan?" Further, if you watch the alternate ending, you see the bridge on which they travel to leave the island. I think the implication was that between government failure and an unexpected rapid transmission of the disease, the quarantine protocols failed. That's why the disease wasn't confined to just the island, but infected the entire world instead.

Sorry, I don't buy the convenience of it all. Also, wasn't the virus supposed to be a mutation of the miracle cure of cancer? Were the only people injected with this vaccine on Manhattan? They mentioned something like 10,000+ cases. Are you telling me these were only New Yorkers? No way could a disease be quarantined solely to a city the size of New York, that's preposterous.

No. The cure mutated and started behaving like the rabies virus, first being transmitted through bites, but then subsiquently becoming an airborne virus.And I'm assuming that there were diseased throughout the world. I believe the doctor that came up with the cure (played by the still attractive Emma Thompson ) was British, so I assume there were infected in London as well.

The thing we don't know is what the plan was after the island was quarantined. I give a lot of artistic license to the world outside the story. I assume that the plan was to nuke the city if the disease couldn't be contained. They just didn't have time to get to the plan.

That's just nitpicking though. How about the fact the nightseekers can spring a trap, and Neville doesn't think anything of it? He mentions the fact they are losing human traits because they subject themselves to light, but absolutely no mention they were able to rig a trap?

Now I start to agree with you. The story has one glaring problem in that there's really no satisfactory ending that they could write. They tried one where the infected were, in fact, more human than Neville realized but that failed since it changed the nature of the infected too quickly for the story. Then they tried another where the infected are nutso to the end, but that ruined the run up to the story where it shows that they are in fact thinking and feeling creatures.I like the alternate ending better, but it still didn't work all that well.

And speaking of that scene, the dude releases the dogs on him when night falls, and they do a good job on Neville, but the dude doesn't come out and finish him off? Come on.

You got me there.

And how the hell did the girl hear about this community in vermont, but Neville, who is about as saavy a survivalist there is has not heard a word of it? I guess they never thought to put AM radio on?

Because he didn't really care about what was going on in the outside world. All he cared about was finding a cure. The character is supposed to be a little mentally unstable after seeing everyone die, being left alone on Manhattan island for three years, and dodging mutants that want to kill him every night. That character sould think a little irrationally.

I dunno, all movies have plot holes here and there, I just thought some in this movie were a bit too big....I think I was put off by the fact that this one was only 90 minutes long or so.

I can understand that. I think that the movie looks so cool that it enables me to overlook a lot of it's flaws.But it was a missed opportunity to be sure. It could have been great but was instead just average.

 

[hooter311]

I also watched Nightwatch the other night. I had heard it described as a Star Wars meets the Matrix with vampires. I think that may have been giving it a little too much credit. There was some nifty camera work and the story was original. I watched the Russian version with English subtitles if that makes a difference. I would recommend it for fans of the genre. Its from the same director that made "Wanted" and you can definitely tell.

3.5/5

 

[Drifter]

I watched the movie Fast Track, also titled "The Ex" on Showtime OnDemand last night.

Its a comedy with Zach Braf and Jason Bateman. I really enjoyed it, but I see it was panned on IMDB (5.7). Lots of cameos by quality comedians. Braf did ok in his typical poor man's Ben Stiller roll.

More like a 7.2 then a 5.7, lots of awkward moments.

Watched that movie over the weekend with my wife. Fomulaic to the point of absurdity.

 

[hooter311]

I watched the movie Fast Track, also titled "The Ex" on Showtime OnDemand last night.

Its a comedy with Zach Braf and Jason Bateman. I really enjoyed it, but I see it was panned on IMDB (5.7). Lots of cameos by quality comedians. Braf did ok in his typical poor man's Ben Stiller roll.

More like a 7.2 then a 5.7, lots of awkward moments.

Watched that movie over the weekend with my wife. Fomulaic to the point of absurdity.

This is true, but I enjoy watching Bateman being a smart### in a wheelchair as the antagonist.