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Post by frankenjohn on Jun 11, 2006 20:56:16 GMT -5
I think The Last Temptation of Christ is the best Jesus movie ever. Better than all the DeMille stuff and that Passion crap and everything. Anyways, I just saw A Prarie Home Companion--Funny, sad, and...I don't know...my friend said cute? Quaint? The ending dragged a bit. A-. I still think that "Passion" was better. Giant- A good film that turns into a classic. |
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Post by ZapRowsdower on Jun 11, 2006 21:09:43 GMT -5
A Prairie Home Companion - I laughed. I cried. An intelligent piece of work, a most excellent ensemble cast, and flawless direction by the legendary Robert Altman (not to mention some great music) make this one of the best films of the year.
100%
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Post by ZapRowsdower on Jun 12, 2006 15:05:43 GMT -5
Hamlet (1990) AKA the Mel Gibson version. If I were to judge on performances alone, this would have been my favorite of the three. Unfortunately, Zeffirelli took one too many liberties with it by cutting things out and moving things around, and it ended up being my least favorite of the three. But this was still a very good movie in its own right.
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Post by Phoenix on Jun 12, 2006 22:12:21 GMT -5
Cars - the animation is amazing! the story fantastic! a full lap ahead of any other cgi toon. 10/10
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on Jun 13, 2006 15:26:18 GMT -5
X3 3/4- More action, less story...but I still loved it. Did anyone else stay until after the credits were over? You know it! It was awesome, right?! Yes, it was!  We usually stay til the credits finish anyway, but my mom had taken my nephew to see it when she went to MN & she told us to BE SURE to stay & watch. And I think this is the only "action" movie that's actually made me weepy in couple of places.  ;D Watched this weekend: Disc 1 of Tilt & the extras |
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Post by ZapRowsdower on Jun 13, 2006 18:49:52 GMT -5
An Inconvenient Truth
The greatest documentary feature I have ever seen. It's a very insightful, sobering look on global warming. For the love of everything that you hold dear, you MUST watch this movie. This should be required viewing for everyone. And I'm not a liberal, I'm against propaganda, but facts cannot be ignored, and we CAN do something about it. Spread the word: An Inconvenient Truth - THE must-see film of the decade.
100%
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on Jun 13, 2006 20:31:37 GMT -5
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada 3/4
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Post by Pulpmariachi on Jun 13, 2006 20:38:42 GMT -5
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Jun 14, 2006 9:59:56 GMT -5
NYPD BLUE - Season 2 - Disc 1 (Bye-bye David Caruso. After the fourth episode he left for that fantastic movie career.) |
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Post by Bartwald on Jun 15, 2006 6:43:18 GMT -5
The Hills Have Eyes (remake): whoa, whoa! It's everything Wes Craven's original should have been: tense, gory, well-acted, with great make-up and photography and, most of all, very, very sick! The best new full-length horror film I have seen this year!
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Post by frankenjohn on Jun 15, 2006 10:13:43 GMT -5
Cars- Better than "The Incredibles," which was an incredible moviwe. My favorite Pxar to date.
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Jun 15, 2006 13:48:16 GMT -5
CARS (2006)
The visuals and characterizations are dynamic and some of the voice work is really great, Larry the Cable Guy's tow truck character is a scene stealer.
The thing that brings it down a couple of notches is the story, which is a bit routine and familiar:
Main character from the big city, ie: lives life in the fast lane, finds himself stranded in a backwater town. The country folk and their small town ways show him what is truly important in life.
Remember when this movie was called DOC HOLLYWOOD and starred Michael J. Fox? I do.
Overall I thought it was above average. But even an average Pixar movie is better than the other recent non-Pixar CG animated features I've seen recently like ROBOTS and A FISH TALE, which were both really routine.
Besides, average Pixar is like average pizza or sex. Even when they're just average, they're still pretty good.
7.5/10
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Post by ZapRowsdower on Jun 15, 2006 14:26:23 GMT -5
Cars - Again. Liked it much better this time around. It wasn't so late, and I was more awake and able to appreciate it. Still inferior to the Incredibles, but I love it.
The Warriors - Come out and plaaaaeeeaaay! Gotta love that.
Romeo + Juliet (The Baz Luhrmann "modern-day" version). Very clever, well-shot adaptation of Shakespeare's classic. The acting was top-notch, and Luhrmann's odd unfamiliar style is refreshing in a manner of speaking.
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Post by Pulpmariachi on Jun 15, 2006 17:17:11 GMT -5
SUPERMAN II (1980) Hasn't aged as well as the original. (Some of the effects are pretty cheesey considering it was released in '80 and a few of the superpowers are more bizarre than the "flying around the world and reversing time" from the original.) But still, it's a lot of fun and Terence Stamp is a great villain as General Zod. 8/10 Oh yeah, what do you expect, though, from the director of A Hard Day's Night? Fun fun fun! |
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Post by frankenjohn on Jun 15, 2006 21:53:31 GMT -5
Interiors- Great serious Allen.
Rashomon- Nailed to perfection.
Il Postino- Beautiful and heartwarming.
Red- Plodding.
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We usually stay til the credits finish anyway, but my mom had taken my nephew to see it when she went to MN & she told us to BE SURE to stay & watch. And I think this is the only "action" movie that's actually made me weepy in couple of places. 
;D
