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Post by ZapRowsdower on Oct 29, 2006 20:31:36 GMT -5
Saw III - You either like Saw, or you don't. I do. And this was a worthy entry to the series. B+
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Post by Phoenix on Oct 29, 2006 22:56:53 GMT -5
The Prestige - Not what I expected, which was a good thing. Excellent acting & direction. GREAT story!! 8/10
Hard Candy - Exactly what I expected. Yikes! Still, interesting premise. 6/10
Brothers Grimm - What a mess! HORRIBLE HORRIBLE TERRIBLE. Dozed off even in the middle. 2/10
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Post by ZapRowsdower on Oct 29, 2006 22:54:25 GMT -5
The Prestige - Not what I expected, which was a good thing. Excellent acting & direction. GREAT story!! 8/10 Hard Candy - Exactly what I expected. Yikes! Still, interesting premise. 6/10
Brothers Grimm - What a mess! HORRIBLE HORRIBLE TERRIBLE. Dozed off even in the middle. 2/10 I felt the Brothers Grimm was more of a disappointment than a terrible movie. With what he had to work with, Terry Gilliam was capable of much better. What could have been a classic ended up being a forgettable, mediocre film. It's not without its moments, but overall it was just okay. |
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Post by Pulpmariachi on Oct 29, 2006 23:44:19 GMT -5
The Prestige - Not what I expected, which was a good thing. Excellent acting & direction. GREAT story!! 8/10 Hard Candy - Exactly what I expected. Yikes! Still, interesting premise. 6/10
Brothers Grimm - What a mess! HORRIBLE HORRIBLE TERRIBLE. Dozed off even in the middle. 2/10 I felt the Brothers Grimm was more of a disappointment than a terrible movie. With what he had to work with, Terry Gilliam was capable of much better. What could have been a classic ended up being a forgettable, mediocre film. It's not without its moments, but overall it was just okay. I wouldn't blame Gilliam for that movie but rather the Weinsteins. They're quite possibly the worst thing that ever happened to independent film and as well as the worst screwers of the filmmakers. I heard he made "Tideland" in response to that, but it hasn't been recieved very well so I'm wondering. Oh I just watched a bunch of old sex education videos. They were hilarious. |
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Post by Termination on Oct 30, 2006 1:23:18 GMT -5
Out of Sight (1998)
HD Video - 9/10
HD Audio Dolby Digital Plus - 9/10
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Post by ZapRowsdower on Oct 30, 2006 1:40:07 GMT -5
I wouldn't blame Gilliam for that movie but rather the Weinsteins. They're quite possibly the worst thing that ever happened to independent film and as well as the worst screwers of the filmmakers. I heard he made "Tideland" in response to that, but it hasn't been recieved very well so I'm wondering. Oh I just watched a bunch of old sex education videos. They were hilarious. That is very true. The Weinsteins took one too many liberties with this film. I read somewhere that Gilliam was very irritated over their vetoes. And as posted elsewhere, Tideland only got a poor reception among film cynics... er... critics. A 7.0 IMDb rating (1000+ voters) suggests a movie that is at least good... not to mention mostly positive user reviews (and not merely the "OMG BEST MOVIE EVUR" kind, either). Second time I strayed off subject. Back on hand, as mentioned before, I did see Saw III and enjoyed it. |
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Oct 30, 2006 8:03:12 GMT -5
FROM DUSK TILL DAWN (1996)
Quentin Tarantino/Robert Rodriguez collaboration about the brothers Gecko, Seth (George Clooney) and Richie (Tarantino), who are on the lam after a bank robbery and trying to escape into Mexico. Along the way they kill a few people and kidnap a preacher (Harvey Keitel) and his kids. When they stop at the rendezvous point, a biker/trucker bar, all hell breaks loose.
Cool, mixed genres film that about halfway through, transforms seamlessly from a crime thriller into a horror thriller. Fun, bad-ass B-Movie anti-hero performance by Clooney, and Salma Hayek is as sexy as it gets as the bar's main stripper attraction, Santanico Pandemonium. (The greatest stripper name ever, not to mention, a name lifted by QT from a Mexican horror flick.)
Witty dialogue, great music and cool gore effects. A modern drive-in B-movie in an age where there are almost no drive-ins left.
7.5/10
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Post by Termination on Oct 30, 2006 21:42:09 GMT -5
The Interpreter (2005)
HD Video - 9/10
HD Audio Dolby Digital Plus - 9/10
The Thing (1982)
HD Video - 8/10
HD Audio Dolby Digital Plus - 8/10
Forgot how much gore was in The Thing, been a long while sinse I seen that flick.
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on Oct 30, 2006 22:22:55 GMT -5
Lucky Number Slevin 3/4- Very cool.
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Post by Termination on Oct 31, 2006 1:27:09 GMT -5
Slither (2006)HD Video - 9/10 HD Audio Dolby Digital Plus - 10/10 This film is so stupid, its hard not to laugh. Total "B" Horror Comedy 
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Post by Pulpmariachi on Oct 31, 2006 22:41:14 GMT -5
The Rocky Horror Picture Show -- it's the science fiction double feature . . . . A.
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Post by Termination on Nov 1, 2006 3:27:04 GMT -5
12 Monkeys (1995)
HD Video - 7/10
HD Audio Dolby Digital Plus - 9/10
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Nov 1, 2006 13:09:03 GMT -5
MUDHONEY (1965)
My third and least favorite Russ Meyer movie, the others being BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS and FASTER, PUSSYCAT! KILL! KILL!. More serious than those other two titles, but still featured some of those wacky Meyer characters.
6/10
THE CRAZIES (1973)
Between NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD and DAWN OF THE DEAD, this was one of the movies made by George Romero.
A virus is accidentally released on a small town and the military must deal with the infected who are driven violently insane.
I found it kind of boring. Well made for a low budget film, but pretty slow paced.
On a side note. It's being remade and is scheduled to be released in 2008, though 28 DAYS was kind of an "unofficial" remake.
4/10
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Post by Bartwald on Nov 1, 2006 15:35:28 GMT -5
...28 Days LATER, you mean of course, Heineken. Haven't seen The Crazies but I guess I should - even though most reviewers, just like you, seem to be unimpressed with it.
On Halloween I saw The Invisible Man for the FIRST TIME EVER! The f/x are very good (mind the era it was produced in), and some scenes are truly memorable, especially at the beginning, but the conclusion didn't do much for me and the characters were too often annoying. Not James Whale's best effort but entertaining nevertheless. 6/10
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Post by Pulpmariachi on Nov 1, 2006 17:31:54 GMT -5
You know, 28 Days is just as scary as 28 Days Later..., but just for different reasons entirely.
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