What movie did you just see?

[wallijonn]

A.I. - Haley Joel Osment, William Hurt, Jude Law. Man creates new type of Robot, an android with intelligence, who wants to become a real boy.

I actually like this movie. I read a lot of negative reviews but I find that they were unfounded. Great GC and cinematic effects. Unintrusive movie score; what little music there is is absolutely germane and poignant. Great Fairy Tale ending.

 

[GoRedwings19]

Just got round to watching shaun of the dead. I thought it was quite good and really funny.

 

[ScrapIron]

Just finished "XXX" with Vin. Well, it was one of those movies I had wanted to see. Oh, and "King Arthur". Man, those trailers always look so good.

 

[wallijonn]

How is that King Arthur movie?

 

[The Actual]

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Originally Posted by wallijonn How is that King Arthur movie?

If you mean the one that came out this past summer, it was incredibly mediocre, and by "incredibly mediocre" I mean "not very good at all."

Besides better casting, script, and directing, I thought that the movie really needed an "R" rating. When Arthur rides down an enemy foot soldier, he needs to chop off his head, and not just club him with Excalibur.

 

[wallijonn]

Actual,

Thanks. Yeah, that's the one I am talking about. Was it watchable?

 

[wallijonn]

Mystic River - Emmy Rossum, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Sean Penn, Laurence Fishburne.

Cop / Murder Mystery gendre. Music was done by Eastwood's son. There's one great riff in the bar scene. Visuals are dark and subdued.

This one is weird. I don't know if I would buy it, but I was engrossed. I thought Tim Robbins had the Massachusettes accent down pat, although he did slur more towards the end. 3 friends' lives are intertwined from childhood.

Sean Penn gave a great performance but I liked Tim Robbins' performance more; it is much easier to identify with his charater.

The above review is much more verbose.

One big technical flaw ruins a great movie, along with a not so great ending. This one will keep you guessing until the last 5 minutes. Not the type of ending I was expecting.

Highly recommended for Murder Mystery buffs.

 

[YamiTenshi]

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Originally Posted by wallijonn YT, What did you think of the music score? That movie appealled to me for its dark atmosphere and steamed lens effects. It's in the same style as other long movies, like the latest "Planet of the Apes," "The Time Machine," "Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban," "Rob Roy," "Blade Runner," etc.

I actually didn't pay much attention to the music, I guess I just wasn't into it. Though I'll agree that I liked the dark atmosphere. But somehow I dislike how they tried to reveal the mystery of the Wolf that has for so long been apart of French history. It's like in From Hell when they tried to explain who Jack the Ripper was and why he was killing all those people. I guess some things are better left to the imagination.

I didn't like King Arthur. Hugely overhyped but underdeveloped. The storyline seemed rushed, the characters were flat, and the actors just didn't seem to care either. In the end I just didn't care who won. And yes, it might have done better with an R rating. But you can't expect that of a Disney film.

Double Indemity and Body Heat

I had to watch both of these for film class. Great movies, though I think I liked Double Indemity better. If you take in into context of the 1940s then this was a very original and daring movie. Definately recommended for lovers of classic movies.

Body Heat was OK, it had some of the best nude/sex scenes in any movie I've seen. The ending seemed a little forced... don't know how to explain it, but in Double Indemity there was some hints of the actually villain in the film, but in Body Heat it was just thrown out there at the end.

 

[chadbang]

"The Grudge" a remake of a Japanese horror film. The original director also directed this American version. Sam Raimi produced.

Not very good. A series of vignette upon vignette upon vignette -- all scary -- so the sustained scare got tiresome and the story felt thinner and thinner. Sam Rami got all excited about the direction of the original, but I don't know why. Typically of the tv commerical school of direction, which is also why the film felt fragmented. It's not hard to sustain two minutes, which is why not every Madison Ave genius or MTV whiz isn't a Hitchcock in the making. Did some interesting stuff with non-linear timelines, nothing new, but it paid off in the end somewhat. Visually, it seemed like a cop of "The Ring", even the demon was portrayed exactly the same: a washed out woman with hair tangling in her face who walks funny. Don't know if The Ring or The Grudge came first. But if The Grudge was made second, Rami should have known better importing this semi-talented director. Of course, that's how Rami started (semi-talented, that is).

 

[wallijonn]

Double Indemnity - Barbara Stanwyck, Fred McMurray, is one of my favourite films. I love the line where she goes, "Fresh". The Supermarket scene was pure genius. I don't know if I would have done what Fred McMurray did - I'd end up with the chick. She's bad medicine that is so good for you.

But I love a lot of "Missy"'s movie. For drama, the only other two women I love as much would be Ida Lupino and Susan Hayward.

You'd probably like "This Gun For Hire," "Murder My Sweet," "The Postman Always Rings Twice," D.O.A., and "Detour" if you're into Film Noire. In the '50s there was "Girl Hunters" which is in the same vein.

 

[wallijonn]

Paparazzi - Tom Sizemore, Dennis Farina, Cole Hauser. Thriller. One man's revenge against Paparazzi that caused an accident. Music soundtrack non-descript but the overall volume level is consistant and tolerable.

Not one of Tom Sizemore's better performances. Dennis Farina sometimes seems forced and leaves you wondering about his character. A few cameo appearances.

This one had my aldrenaline bumping, my hormones raging, my emotions spent. Recommended for people who love to see the bad guys die. It'll teach you how to be slick and not leave evidence, or at least to plan better.

There were a few technical mistakes. But after watching this film you'll probably become paranoid and watch what you say on cellular telephones and will buy a document shredder.

(2.75 stars)

 

[wallijonn]

Cold Creek Manor - Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone. Thriller.

Good moody music but the climax was disappointing and the anti-climax ending was totally unbelievable. There were too many loose ends at the end, also. Disappointing.

Godsend - Robert De Niro. Thriller.

Science gone amok, boy cloned. Some genuinely scarey moments. Excellent musical timing, sound effects, relative volume levels. Lousey ending, no moral justice, loose ending. Where they hoping for a sequel?

 

[wallijonn]

chadbang,

I believe it was Ju-on, the Ring, the Grudge. The Grudge couldn't have kept the silent era type of explanations between scenes (typical of Japanese films), could they?

 

[jpr703]

I just caught "Big Fish" on HBO. I remember seeing the ads when it first came out and it looked like a real turd. I took a chance and Tivo'd it, thinking that I could just delete it if the first 10 minutes realy sucked. Turns out, I was glued to it. A little strange, but the movie really grabs you and winds up making a lot of sense.

 

[jude]

My wife and I watched The Secret of Roan Inish last night to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day. We'd been wanting to see it for quite some time, since seeing the preview, and we loved it.

Rather than offer my own review, I'll post a link to one I agree with (by Roger Ebert). CLICK HERE to read his review.