[tru blu]

Pieces Of April - 7.5/10
 
Katie Holmes is an urbanized toughie whose suburban family (led by Patricia Clarkson and Oliver Platt) are coming to the city for Thanksgiving dinner. (Insert estranged-family dramaturgy here.) Frankly, I didn't know Holmes could act, so the fact that she carries this strong little indie film says a lot. The supporting cast (Sean Hayes, Lillias White, Isaiah Whitlock, Jr., even the rapper SisQuo has a bit part) is just as excellent. Oh, and it turns out to be a fine setting for Stephin Merritt's literate love songs.

 

[moriez]

Jackass 3D - 3.5/10 more of the exact same
Social Network - 7/10 the nerd is hard to like but nice to see the background on this

 

[tdockweiler]

Back to the Future 1 - 9.5/10
Back to the Future 2 - 6.5/10
Back to the Future 3 - 8.5/10
 
 
BTW I've watched the trilogy at least a half a dozen times!
 
What's weird is that I love most all Robert Zemeckis movies, but absolutely HATE all of his CGI/3D movies in every way!
I went to see "A Christmas Carol" with my mom and both of us wanted to walk out of it. I'm not sure why we didn't.
 
I forgot another movie I saw recently:
 
The Terminal - 9/10
No, i'm not crazy. I saw this the first time in the theater and was disappointed in it. Saw it later on DVD and thought it was "OK".
Third time I LOVED it. Fourth viewing I again liked it a lot. For me, the movie doesn't get really good until halfway through.
 
I also love "Catch Me If you Can". I'd give that one a 10/10. For me, it's one of the most entertaining movies there is.
 
One last movie....
 
Floating Weeds - 10/10
 
I first saw this when I was 17 or 18 and just getting into subtitled movies (now 30). I don't think I had enough patience for it back then. I watched it again recently and loved every single minute of it.
I've seen about 70% of Yasujiro Ozu's US DVD releases and one of my recent favorites is "There was a Father". It comes in a Criterion two movie boxed set and it's worth every penny.

 

[wind016]

Kickass 9  much better than i thought a movie of this name would be 
 
 

 

[apatN]

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Harry Brown - 6/10

Couldn't enjoy it either. The movie just didn't grab me.

 

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What's weird is that I love most all Robert Zemeckis movies, but absolutely HATE all of his CGI/3D movies in every way!
I went to see "A Christmas Carol" with my mom and both of us wanted to walk out of it. I'm not sure why we didn't.
 
 
 

I guess you are not looking forward to Yellow Submarine then?

I am also not a big fan of his CG movies. They are all bad examples of motion capture-zombie eyes; wooden faces etc... Polar Express looks creepy and it was not meant to be.
Mind you I am actually a fan and love the Back to the future trilogy. I worked with him on Roger Rabbit when he was still a young director under Steven Spielberg's wings. It is funny that he actually won the Oscar for best director before Spielberg did.
 

 

[Kirosia]

Inception 8.5/10
 
Wasn't bored for even a minute. Not enough nudity. 

 

[DLeeWebb]

"Where The Wild Things Are" [0/10]: If you enjoyed this movie, I apologize. I couldn't get through it...
 
"Green Zone" [7.5/10]: Not bad, numerous other movies with similar plots did it better...

 

[tdockweiler]

With Honors - 6/10
 
I had a hard time taking any of this movie seriously. Joe Pesci wasn't that bad in it at least.
 
Watching "Grand Canyon" right now. Lawrence Kasdan really was one of the best screenwriters and directors in Hollywood. I miss all his good old movies. "Accidental Tourist" is a good place to start.

 

[rehabitat]

Animal Kingdom - 9.5/10
 
What an amazing and quite unassuming film.  I was totally sucked in to the brilliant characterisations of a family of working class criminals.  The film is very suspenseful, but in a subtle way.  You don't really notice what it's doing to you until the very end.
 
Animal Kingdom was the directors first feature film.  I hope that it's critical success (winner at Sundance this year) doesn't go to his head.
 
Highly recommended.

 

[Audio-Omega]

Inception - 8/10
 
I thought his career was over after Titanic. 

 

[Calexico]

Network - 7/10
Pretty crazy.  I didn't like Howard Beale's acting much, although I don't really know anything about the merits of good acting.

 

[Anaxilus]

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Animal Kingdom - 9.5/10
 
What an amazing and quite unassuming film.  I was totally sucked in to the brilliant characterisations of a family of working class criminals.  The film is very suspenseful, but in a subtle way.  You don't really notice what it's doing to you until the very end.
 
Animal Kingdom was the directors first feature film.  I hope that it's critical success (winner at Sundance this year) doesn't go to his head.
 
Highly recommended.

That movie left the theaters before I could see it.  

 

[rehabitat]

Yeah, I'm not surprised it had a short run, not really blockbuster material.  The young guy in it is a typical brooding dead-s__t, a prisoner of his circumstances.  I remember I was like that once.
 
I saw it in DVD, which was fine.  Seek it out man, really worthwhile.  It'll give you a taste of bogan life in the boondocks of Australia 

 

[Old Pa]

"The Big Blue"  - 9.9/10
 
Astounding.  A study in conciousness through the sport of free deep sea diving.  Jean Reno.  Rosanne Arquette with her clothes off.  What's not to love?