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Post by frankenjohn on Jan 2, 2006 17:59:35 GMT -5
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe- Excellent. The cinematography is tied with Kong for the best of the year. Also, they didn't overuse CGI, which paved the way for some wonderful makeup (done by ''Land of the Dead's" Greg Nicotero).
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Post by 42ndstreetfreak on Jan 2, 2006 22:46:31 GMT -5
"The Punisher" - New version. Okay, but low on action and the way he never bothered to hide seemed silly. No wonder all those bad guys were sent to kill him! Much preferred the Dolph version idea of the underground lair.
Some great stunts though, some (all too brief) well staged action and a nice high tech, high budget bang...for me though the best version would be the Dolph film with the technology and budget of this attached to it. Dolph may be woody...but he seemed to be darker and more serious about the whole thing than Tom.
Weak ass villian in Travolta as well.
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Post by Termination on Jan 3, 2006 0:59:18 GMT -5
The Dukes of Hazzard 2/4 stars or 5/10Also watched the third disc of Seinfeld: Complete Season 6 featuring the 1 hour episode of the best moments from the past 100 shows. 
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Jan 3, 2006 1:09:40 GMT -5
SEINFELD Season 4 - Disc 3 Includes "The Outing", the episode that gave us, "Not that there's anything wrong with that." ;D ALEXANDER (2004) Speaking of, "Not that there's anything wrong with that." They should've titled this movie, BROKEBACK MACEDONIA. There sure were a lot of "swordfights", and not just on the battlefields. I half expected Collin Farell to yell at Jared Leto, "Why can't I quit you?!"  But seriously, pretty crappy considering all the talent involved. Three hours of mostly "yawn". 4/10 |
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Jan 3, 2006 1:13:03 GMT -5
"The Punisher" - New version. Okay, but low on action and the way he never bothered to hide seemed silly. No wonder all those bad guys were sent to kill him! It wasn't just silly, it was ridiculous. He's got the total upperhand, they don't know he's still alive, so what does he do? Goes on TV and announces it. Brilliant. |
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Post by Bartwald on Jan 3, 2006 11:06:47 GMT -5
An interesting documentary on horror films of Romero, Hooper, Craven and Cronenberg - An American Nightmare. Worth checking out!
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Post by Quorthon on Jan 3, 2006 11:22:40 GMT -5
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Toy Story
Jurassic Park (from my box set, one of my favorite movies)
All awesome.
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Post by slayrrr666 on Jan 3, 2006 12:46:37 GMT -5
"The Punisher" - New version. Okay, but low on action and the way he never bothered to hide seemed silly. No wonder all those bad guys were sent to kill him! Much preferred the Dolph version idea of the underground lair. Some great stunts though, some (all too brief) well staged action and a nice high tech, high budget bang...for me though the best version would be the Dolph film with the technology and budget of this attached to it. Dolph may be woody...but he seemed to be darker and more serious about the whole thing than Tom. Weak ass villian in Travolta as well. I'm a huge Lundgren fan, and I was extremely disappointed in this remake. Served no purpose than to say, "hey, look at us. We got John Travolta to play a bad guy," and never really went anywhere with it. Too long, and a very weird choice as The Punisher, but some nice action and hot babes. Jane should be a new action hero with roles like this though. Resident Evil: Apocalypse. Pretty bad, but better than part 1. Not enough gore as there should've been, and some laughably bad stunts, but had more suspense than it should've and a few of the action scenes weren't all that bad. Needed more focus on the zombies instead of the corporation. 6.5/10 |
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Post by Quorthon on Jan 3, 2006 14:23:19 GMT -5
Resident Evil: Apocalypse. Pretty bad, but better than part 1. Not enough gore as there should've been, and some laughably bad stunts, but had more suspense than it should've and a few of the action scenes weren't all that bad. Needed more focus on the zombies instead of the corporation. 6.5/10 How familiar are you with those games? Resident Evil (first movie) is one of the few films I actually regret buying. And again, I own crap like Howling III and Hell Night. (Okay, I didn't pay for that last one) |
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Post by slayrrr666 on Jan 3, 2006 14:25:50 GMT -5
Just the fact that there is a game called that. I don't really play video games, so that's the one thing I'm clueless about. Just the fact that there's a series of video games called Resident Evil which feature killing zombies in a city called Raccoon City. Other than that, not familiar.
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Post by Quorthon on Jan 3, 2006 14:46:36 GMT -5
Just the fact that there is a game called that. I don't really play video games, so that's the one thing I'm clueless about. Just the fact that there's a series of video games called Resident Evil which feature killing zombies in a city called Raccoon City. Other than that, not familiar. Well, I would consider myself a fan of the series. I only haven't played Resident Evil: Code Veronica (well, or those widely regarded as shitty shooters on the PS2). I don't own RE2 yet. But, I have RE Zero, the remake of the original for the GameCube, and RE3. I'm playing RE4 every night since I got it for Christmas. The games have a much, much deeper story, and the characters, atmosphere, zombies, and gore are a million times better. Hell, the Hunters, Plant 42, Neptune (the mutated giant great white shark), the mutant tarantulas, the chimeras--none of that was in the movie. Paul Anderson beat that franchise until it was a bloody corpse, then defiled every oriface he could find like Jeffery Dahmer on Viagra and PCP. The games are built on dark, atmospheric horror; conspiracy, characters, bloody violence and mutations that are scary as hell--but would look silly on the big screen--especially with Paul Anderson at the helm. For instance, last night I fought off a group of people, two of which had chainsaws and two of which had mutated tentacles grow from their necks after I blew off their heads--all the while in constant retreat. Later, I got to fight a guy who's body stretched and ripped apart until he looked like a grotesque human centipede, with his ribs operating like insect legs--and he had massive insect-like arms wretch out from his back to attack me. You're constantly set to weigh strategies like, "should I switch to a bigger gun here, or will I need that later? Should I sacrifice my remaining herb (to heal health) or tough it out a little while longer...? Fight or flee?" You wouldn't believe how many times you end up running away for a lack of bullets--and the horror feeling you get with it. In the Resident Evil games, you can be chock full of health/life--and still be hovering around death. A hunter, a mutant, a shark, or a guy with a chainsaw might just take your head clean off at any time. These games took the atmospheric, survival horror feel of Romero's best moments and turned them into an experience you could live--that's scarier and more shocking than most any horror movie from the last 10-20 years. Anderson removed all the horror, the atmosphere, the characters and the story and left the world with shitty zombie-themed action films stuffed with CG and shitty music. Fuck him. |
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Post by slayrrr666 on Jan 3, 2006 14:59:38 GMT -5
I knew there's a huge fan base out there for them (since there is so many of them) so that's why I put it so low. A 6.5 and it's a little better than part 1? I rest my case (uh, I mean, Court Adjourned, yeah, that's it.)
Just started Disc 1 of The Simpsons Season 5. Several classic eps right from the get-go.
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Post by Pulpmariachi on Jan 3, 2006 15:22:38 GMT -5
Happy Endings. Funny.
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Post by Quorthon on Jan 3, 2006 16:07:46 GMT -5
I like the cover of that movie. How 'bout a review? |
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Post by Pulpmariachi on Jan 4, 2006 0:24:42 GMT -5
Alright.
Oh and I showed my youngest brother the That Yellow Bastard sequence from Sin City. And some Simpsons episodes.
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