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Post by Pulpmariachi on Mar 14, 2008 15:54:16 GMT -5
The Pagemaster (Pixote Hunt, Maurice Hunt, Joe Johnson) -- Missed this one as a kid and it never appealed to me now (whodathunkit?) and I can see why. The animation is TV quality -- though the coloring is really good -- and the story follows every basic convention to a T. But it can't be all bad since "Moby-Dick" has a nice spot inside and that IS the great American novel. C+.
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Post by Pulpmariachi on Mar 15, 2008 7:58:17 GMT -5
A Fish Called Wanda (Charles Crichton) -- one of the funniest films of all time. Bar none. A.
Waiting for Guffman (Christopher Guest) -- It's goofy, it's fun, there's loads of laughs, and it's one of the Guest & Co.'s strongest mockumentaries to date. A.
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Post by Pulpmariachi on Mar 15, 2008 18:00:48 GMT -5
Yellow Submarine (George Dunning) -- Triiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiipy. B+.
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Post by Pulpmariachi on Mar 16, 2008 13:57:45 GMT -5
Horton Hears a Who! (Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino) -- pretty cute adaptation that doesn't totally suck. In fact, after the introduction of the Will Arnett-voiced vulture thing, I rather liked it. B.
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Mar 16, 2008 23:51:49 GMT -5
Today I read a play by Shakespeare, an epic poem and a sci-fi/fantasy magazine. No, not really. I don't have much time to read anymore, so I watched the movies instead. HAMLET (1948) Director and star, Laurence Olivier's a bit too old to be playing the Danish prince, but still gives a hell of a performance. One of Shakespeare's best. Now, that guy could write movies.  7.5/10 BEOWULF (2007) (Director's Cut) My comments in the "Movie Genre of the Month" thread. HEAVY METAL (1981) My comments in the "Movie Genre of the Month" thread. |
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Post by slayrrr666 on Mar 17, 2008 10:08:24 GMT -5
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Post by Pulpmariachi on Mar 18, 2008 21:06:38 GMT -5
Blades of Glory (Will Speck, Josh Gordon) -- silly, goofy, conventional Will Ferrell fun. I did laugh a lot and really liked Will Arnett's turn. Not something lasting, memorable, or of truly great quality, but a fun way to spend 90 minutes. B.
L.I.E. (Michael Cuesta) -- Sort of disturbing, surreal story of a kid coming of age. The movie doesn't make any direct remarks about him, but you get the feeling he's coming to terms; plus there's great performances all around. Paul Dano. Brian Cox. And...well, Paul Dano. B+.
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Mar 18, 2008 21:43:33 GMT -5
MONSTERS, INC. (2001)
My comments in the "Movie Genre of the Month" thread.
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Post by Pulpmariachi on Mar 21, 2008 18:38:22 GMT -5
No Country for Old Men (Joel and Ethan Coen) -- my second favorite movie of 2007. A.
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Mar 21, 2008 21:06:46 GMT -5
Watched the entire Sergio Leone/Clint Eastwood "Man with no name" trilogy. Hadn't seen the first two since I was a kid.
Here's a series that, unlike a lot of franchises, definitely got better with each film.
FISTFUL OF DOLLARS (1964)
Decent remake of Kurosawa's YOJIMBO, but not as good. Memorable for at least introducing the iconic Eastwood character.
The man with no name is called "Joe" in this one.
6.5/10
FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE (1965)
Better, and this one has the bonus of adding Lee Van Cleef in the co-starring role.
The man with no name is called "Monco" in this one.
7.5/10
THE GOOD THE BAD & THE UGLY (1966)
Westerns don't get much better than this. You get Eastwood and Van Cleef, plus the scene stealing Eli Wallach as Tuco ("the ugly"), who is really the star of this movie. And that music by Ennio Morricone is about as iconic as the theme from JAWS or ROCKY.
The man with no name is called "Blondie" in this one.
8.5/10
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Post by slayrrr666 on Mar 22, 2008 10:37:05 GMT -5
Happy Feat-See thoughts in Movie Genre thread.
Brother Bear-See thoughts in Movie Genre thread.
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Mar 22, 2008 11:58:31 GMT -5
SMOKIN' ACES (2006)
Entertaining, but a bit derivative of a lot of movies of it's genre.
The cast is a who's who of everyone from Ben Affleck, Ray Liotta & Andy Garcia to Jeremy Piven, Ryan Reynolds, singer Alicia Keys and even Matthew Fox from tv's "Lost" stops by for a cameo. Probably tries a little too hard to be Tarantino-esque with the quirky characters and conversations about mundane things, but has some good action sequences. A little editing would've helped it be even more fast-paced and even more fun.
6/10
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Post by Pulpmariachi on Mar 22, 2008 12:01:58 GMT -5
Enchanted (Kevin Lima) -- cute. B.
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Post by Pulpmariachi on Mar 22, 2008 16:53:53 GMT -5
Finding Nemo (Andrew Stanton) -- completley heartlifting, thrilling movie, even if it does go on a little too long. B+.
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Mar 23, 2008 0:51:15 GMT -5
YELLOW SUBMARINE (1968)
My comments in the "Movie Genre of the Month" thread.
A FEW GOOD MEN (1992)
Rob Reiner directed this really well done courtroom drama, about a Navy lawyer (Tom Cruise) assigned to defend two Marines accused of murder. Cruise gives another underrated performance, and the rest of the cast is quite excellent including Demi Moore, Kevin Pollak, Kevin Bacon, Keifer Sutherland, J.T. Walsh, and in a scene-stealing and Oscar nominated performance, Jack "You can't handle the truth!" Nicholson.
Another one I hadn't seen in many, many years.
8.5/10
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