2010-07-10, 18:06 | Link #141 |
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I've seen a lot of films in the past few weeks, so, here we go (in short, though)...
Karate Kid - the romance really brought this film down, but Jackie Chan's earnest acting really helped to carry this film though its 2+ hours. 75/100. A-Team - silly to the extreme, but damn fine popcorn fare. The actor’s obvious delight and fun really help to stomach the sheer silliness of the story. 70/100. Predators - despite the extremely obvious storyline (I predicted the order of the character's deaths with a 100% accuracy rating, and even predicted exactly how the Japanese character would die (right down to the billowing tall grass) ), but generally well acted (Laurence Fishburne was very good as an insane soldier), with good tension and decent pacing. 72/100. Toy Story 3 - I'm going to be hated for this, but I didn't like Pixar's latest fare. Predictable and obviously manipulative in its quest to instill a sense of nostalgia in every frame, TS3 was a very unneeded sequel to what was an already unneeded sequel (TS2). What's even worse, though, is how simplistic and uninteresting the plot truly is. There is no real development of the characters (the same themes of betrayal have been carted out for all 3 films now, with only the first film being in any way interesting), and known gags are reused ad infinitum (something weird happens to Buzz, Mr. Potato falls apart, Mrs. Potato is annoyingly shrill, Slinky stretches, etc). Added to that are the lack of interesting set pieces (Sunny Hills (whatever) is a bore, with Sir Hugs-A-Lot being a very weak remake of Kelsey Grammer's Stinky Pete from the second film; the only worthwhile set-piece is the Landfill). Also, the 3-D sucked. All in all, a very unworthy entry in the Pixar pantheon (not as bad as Cars though...). Still, the film is extremely well done, so 70/100. Cyrus - Very charming and funny romantic comedy. An extremely touching film at times, the actors handle their subject matter with a deft, but humorous, hand. 80/100 The Kids Are All Right - Very strong dramady that is unpretentious in its look at modern families in America circa 2010. Extremely well acted all around, with a smart script and good dialogue. 86/100. Despicable Me – Very charming 3-D animated feature. Simplistic to the extreme, but very honest in its intentions and desires. Very good acting on the part of Carrel, with the child characters adorable to the extreme (though there isn't much backstory there). 80/100. Can't wait to see [Rec]2... --- The worst... Airbender - Painfully bad with only 1 or 2 redeeming battle sequences keeping this film above near desolation levels. 32/100. Grown Ups - charming premise, albeit done a 100+ times before, that is hampered by it's star-studded cast (okay, only Selma Hayek is realistically a "star" anymore). 52/100. Twilight - Boring to the extreme and painfully average. 50/100. Last edited by james0246; 2010-07-11 at 01:31. |
2010-07-10, 19:28 | Link #143 |
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I watched The Hurt Locker last week.
Remind me never to do EOD in the military. The only scene that really got on my nerves was the sniping match. The two blokes were just lying there in plain view and no one was shooting at them despite what happened to the PMC before them. Other than that I really enjoyed it.
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2010-07-10, 19:35 | Link #144 |
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Beetlejuice is the most recent movie I watched. It was on earlier this morning on TV and I watched it with my sister. I didn't catch it from the very beginning but it was close. I really enjoyed seeing it again, it's a great movie. ^^
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2010-07-11, 06:28 | Link #145 |
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Dream boy- it's like a teen version of Brokeback mountain, but very cute and likeable. The actor portraying Nethan did a great job in portraying him as an asocial timid innocent guy who is also very damaged in many ways. Roy on the other hand is a pretty typical seme. Oh and all the boys are cute, so the movie is easy on the eyes as well. The only thing I ddn't like about the movie was the ending, it was left up to the viewer to decide how it ended. 7/10
Vampires suck:..My god, what a waste of space. I hate twilight, but this is just so not funny and so dumb, really really dumb. -100000000000/10
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2010-07-11, 10:05 | Link #146 |
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Recent movies I watched at cinema were The A-Team/The Karate Kid/Get Him to the Greek/Prince .. My favorite movie this summer is by far Get him to been a semi-fan Russell Brand ever since Forgetting Sarah .
On DVDs I plan to watch are these two movies, got them . But haven't yet had the time . * Let the Right One In : Based on a novel Let Me In and they are making a Hollywood remake . Wanted to watch this since a long time . Due to the remake finally this Swedish movie is getting some buzz . Trailer * Anthony Zimmer : Came to know about this movie due to The Tourist . Yep the same upcoming movie The Tourist starring Depp/Jolie . The plot of Zimmer is intriguing and complex hope the remake does justice to the original . Trailer (German) Yeah it looks like a mish mash of Tween movies/Horror Parodies . Yet another one and the quality/comedy factor. Has died since Scary Movie Franchise .
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2010-07-11, 10:33 | Link #148 |
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Pirates of the Caribbean 1. Yes, I haven't watched it until now. Yes, I should have earlier. Yes, it surpassed my initial expectations and spiked on my favs.
Got the two others waiting...
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2010-07-11, 10:33 | Link #149 |
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Saw Toy Story 3 yesterday, haven't enjoyed a movie like that in awhile. It was just awesome to see the old characters again the movie was just pure enjoyment. Also the movie was very emotional as well. I thought the ending was perfect when it came to the message to the theme. I have been wanting a new Toy Story for while and this movie surpassed my expectation.
Now if they would make a sequel I wouldn't go and watch as I believe that 3 ended in perfect way and sequel is not needed anymore.
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2010-07-11, 13:41 | Link #151 | |
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Last movie I seen though was the more recent Clash of the titans. I would say a decent movie, from beginning to end.
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2010-07-12, 14:07 | Link #155 |
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We've been doing a lot of Netflix. We started rewatching the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy. Even when its ponderous and the pacing makes you scream, its a grand ride. The music and "Captain... Jack Sparrow".
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2010-07-12, 15:35 | Link #156 | |
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Netflix is the best. And Pirates is great. The first one is the best however.
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2010-07-12, 22:19 | Link #158 |
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I watched this one Chinese movie last night I don't know what it was called it was on My Z TV after midnight when they start playing classic tv shows and movies from "THIS" television network or something. All I can say was the movie is very depressing yet happy.
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