Rate the last movie you saw...

[lets_procreate]

Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby

Very enjoyable. Very quotable aswell. 9/10.

[TheNewNo.2]

Thanks for the review, UD. I've been waiting for this one since I first heard about it, and as long as the snow lets up, I should be seeing it next week. I'm gonna have to drive an hour or so to the one theater in Cleveland that's showing it, but it sounds like it'll be worth it.

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There Will Be Blood (2007)

20/10

The best movie I have seen in a long, long time. Daniel Day-Lewis is a fucking tour de force. If he doesn't win an Oscar for this performance (he won the Golden Globe), I will be surprised.

This is a modern-day classic. If you are into film, you want to carve out a few hours in your favorite metroplex.

[ÜberDork]

Thanks for the review, UD. I've been waiting for this one since I first heard about it, and as long as the snow lets up, I should be seeing it next week. I'm gonna have to drive an hour or so to the one theater in Cleveland that's showing it, but it sounds like it'll be worth it.There's a TC out there of this and it looks pretty decent. If you need a copy, let me know.

But this is one of those films that you want to see on the big screen. Like I said, it is a modern day classic and it looks like one too, the way it was shot.

[TheNewNo.2]

Thanks for the offer, man, but I'm definitely going to see it at the theater. I've been waiting months for this one. Along with No Country for Old Men, it's one of the 2 big movies of the year for me.

[Mr.T]

I decided to go for another free month of Blockbuster rentals... again. I think this is like my third or fourth trial by now. Anyways, got two in my mailbox today and another on the way. Ready to catch up with all you guys.

[BassMan]

I decided to go for another free month of Blockbuster rentals... again. I think this is like my third or fourth trial by now. Anyways, got two in my mailbox today and another on the way. Ready to catch up with all you guys.
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The Conformist:
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Id give it a 9/10 very slow but poignant. Has a great soundtrack to it.
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[Mr.T]

the DRM is destroyed... gone with the wind! lol great stuff.

[Mr.T]

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Ok, just finished this for the first time. Some good one-liners and enough action i guess, but here's the deal. When I was all finished with the movie, I go to check out the Special Features section and see that there's an UNRATED edition. Isn't that what I just fucking watched?!?! I mean, I "rented" the Unrated version so what did I just see? How are the two versions different. Mother fucker! I remember hearing part of that yippie-kay-yay... but it was cut short or muffled. Damn, I'm pissed and now might have to watch this again tomorrow. Get this, the next movie I was sent is... Next, with Cage. So next, I'm gonna watch Next.

:D

[BigDaddy_GFS]

The Last Legion (2007)



Before King Arthur, there was Excalibur.
The untold beginning of the King Arthur legend.
The end of an empire...the beginning of a legend.

The Roman world is in the throes of death, but a new myth, destined to span the centuries, is waiting to be born.

http://imdb.com/title/tt0462396/

In essence, this is one of many versions of the Arthurian legend. King Arthur's story has its roots in Roman history and Celtic myth. This film tries to weave these elements together in a grand tale of betrayal and revenge set in the 5th century AD.


The cast includes Ben Kingsley ( 'Gandhi', 'Sexy Beast', too many other projects to list) , Kevin McKidd (HBO's 'Rome', and NBC's 'Journeyman', rumored to be playing 'Thor' in the upcoming Marvel screen project), and Aishwarya Rai (the Goddess of Bollywood).

The plot rambled a bit, as young Romulus [Thomas Sangster), the new Caesar, was abducted by Goths who sacked Rome, and must be rescued by loyal Roman soldiers led by general Aurelius (Colin Firth). Along the way, we learn of the splintering of the Empire, the collapse of the legions, and suffeirng and oppression on a grand scale.

There's a hokey love story between Mira (Aishwarya) and Aurelius (Colin Firth), a charming mentor/apprentice story with Merlin/Ambrosinus(Kingsley) and Romulus (Thomas Sangster).

There's some good action, and interesting locations. The film didn't quite grab you and shake you lke an epic sotry should have. However, it's not bad for an evening of viewing and a bag of Orville Redenbachers.

PPV is recommended, rather then DVD.

Aishwarya absolutely burned up the screen, though, as the warrior chick, Mira. It seemed like the makers of the film were utterly entranced by her, because she had the best scenes, and the longest close-ups in the film.:thewuv: And she had the best wardrobe, too.


I'd give it 6.5/10.

[TheNewNo.2]

I just went to see this last night, and I've got to agree totally with UD (well, I'd give it a 9.5 out of 10 rather than a 20, but still . . . ). This is one hell of a movie--totally original, uncompromising, and challenging, and is the kind of film that just doesn't get made anymore. It's absolutely amazing to look at, and the scope of the story is suitably epic and sweeping, even if it only really concerns a handful of characters, and of them, only three are particularly important.

As UD mentioned, Daniel Day-Lewis is simply phenomenal, giving the best performance I've seen in years--probably since, well, Daniel Day-Lewis in Gangs of New York. As far as I'm concerned, he's entered the domain of guys like Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift and Spencer Tracy as one of the great actors in the history of the movies. He's obviously going to win the Best Actor Oscar in a landslide, and if he doesn't, they should just retire the award and whoever gets it should frankly refuse it. I really liked the other performances, too. Paul Dano is very good as the young preacher and Kevin O'Connor, who usually plays comic relief in movies like the Mummy and Deep Rising, comes out of nowhere to give a great, quiet performance, too. The end of the movie is really strange and the plot, what little there is of it, meanders at times, but that just goes with the territory with a movie like this.

I have to admit that when it comes to ambiguous, challenging, uncompromising, violent movies set in the desert with a psychopathic antihero for a protagonist and a weird ending, I actually preferred No Country For Old Men to There Will Be Blood, but they're neck and neck for the best movie I've seen this year (with, oddly enough, Ratatouille coming in third. :p). It's not the easiest movie to sit through, but I'm goddamn glad I went to see it.

9.5/10

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There Will Be Blood (2007)

20/10

The best movie I have seen in a long, long time. Daniel Day-Lewis is a fucking tour de force. If he doesn't win an Oscar for this performance (he won the Golden Globe), I will be surprised.

This is a modern-day classic. If you are into film, you want to carve out a few hours in your favorite metroplex.

[Mr.T]

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I liked the premise of the story more then the actual story. Cage was Cage, Beil was Beil, and Julianne Moore was too much of a bad-ass to be believable or take too seriously. Seems as though the movie was thrown together too quickly without much thought going into story. Seems as though they focussed on all the CGI a bit too much. Anyways, I wouldn't recommend this one unless you have absolutely nothing else to watch.

[Mr.T]

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WTF was everyone soo jacked about for this movie?! I thought it kinda blew. Will had his moments as usual, probably should've had more. As for the Heder guy, I haven't found one movie with him I could actually sit through yet... this was the first. I enjoyed the gag real and outtakes more then the movie. What a waste.

[Mr.T]

I received the following in my mailbox today...

Mr. Brooks
Transformers
3:10 to Yuma... which I'm totally looking forward to watching!
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

[Mr.T]

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For some reason I was really looking forward to this one. Even with my higher then probably warranted expectations, the movie held up. Great story and Costner played his character pretty damn good. The supporting cast was nothing to get excited about though, but expected as they're mostly filler. Without going into any deets, the multiple story lines were melded very well. Overall, a good suspense movie I would recommend.

[Mr.T]

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Worst movie of the year... but, Megan Fox needs to do porn like yesterday - 'nuff said!

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[BigDaddy_GFS]

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I liked the premise of the story more then the actual story. Cage was Cage, Beil was Beil, and Julianne Moore was too much of a bad-ass to be believable or take too seriously. Seems as though the movie was thrown together too quickly without much thought going into story. Seems as though they focussed on all the CGI a bit too much. Anyways, I wouldn't recommend this one unless you have absolutely nothing else to watch.

I got it on PPV. Biel, as always, was cinematic viagra, regardless of what she was wearing in that film.

I liked it until the final scene, in which Cage gave his speech about how 'Viewing the future changes the future'... and then the whole story fell apart and I almost pile-drived the TV into the floor.:mad:

I won't spoil the film for the others. You know exactly what I mean, T.

[Mr.T]

I liked it until the final scene, in which Cage gave his speech about how 'Viewing the future changes the future'... and then the whole story fell apart and I almost pile-drived the TV into the floor.:mad:

I won't spoil the film for the others. You know exactly what I mean, T.
No doubt, I would've been happy if they ended before that and left that whole BS realization off at the end.

[TheNewNo.2]

That movie did suck one giant hard cock. The fact that the big final showdown between Optimius Prime and Megatron isn't even fucking shown, but happens off-screen while soldiers are fighting some other Decepticon, was complete and utter horseshit. Beyond that, the retarded plot, the non-existent character development of the ridiculously over-large cast, the non-stop noise, the fucking stripper lights shining in the camera in every goddamn night scene, the fact that none of the Transformers were remotely fun or scary, all the slo-mo shots for absolutely no reason, the Secretary of Defense using a shotgun, John Turturro's cartoonish performance that belonged in a spoof of an action movie not an action movie itself, and all the inconsistencies and loose ends (I'm still waiting to hear what happened to the kid's parents or to the Decepticons that didn't get accounted for in the last big battle), all made for one seriously shitty, migrane-inducing nightmare of a movie. :mad:

And yeah, Megan Fox is hot as it's possible for women to be, but she really can't act and needs to just get naked in Playboy before she disappears completely. I do have to say I really liked Shia LaBeouf in it, but otherwise, it was absolute shit.

BTW, who's the fucking turd with Megan in those pics? While watching the movie, I never believed for a second that a dopey loser like Shia could win her over, but I guess I'll have to change my opinion if that douchebag is her man..

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Worst movie of the year... but, Megan Fox needs to do porn like yesterday - 'nuff said!

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[Mr.T]

I have no clue who the douche with her is, but he's damn lucky if he gets to tap that. I never even heard of her before that movie, and when she popped on the screen - wow!

[TheNewNo.2]

Well Megan's got her hand on his ass in the second pic, so I'm assuming that's her fella, and he gets more and more douchebaggish every time I look at him. That's got to be the most jarring Hot-Woman-to-Dorky-Guy ratio of any couple I've ever seen. As for Megan, I think she was one of the daughters on 6 Simple Rules, that sitcom John Ritter starred in when he died. The biggest problem I had with her in Transformers was that she was supposed to be in 11th grade. Now I know girls in SoCal are hotter and more "mature" than girls most everywhere else, but come the fuck on--between her body and her face, there's no way she can pass for anything under 22 in my book. As Richard Roeper said in his review, "She's supposed to be in high school. How's that for a special effect?" :D



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I just watched Ghost Rider tonight, and while it certainly wasn't anything great, it was actually a bit better than I was expecting (then again, I was expecting garbage and only got it from NetFlix because I just really got into Ghost Rider while playing Marvel Ultimate Alliance). I can't say I cared for Nicolas Cage as Johnny Blaze and I didn't much like how he basically played Blaze as an Elvis impersonator (and I'm not a Nic Cage hater by any means--I like him in his non-commercial quirky stuff), but I really dug him once he transformed into Ghost Rider. The effects, with the chains, flaming bike, skull and everything were freaking sweet. I also actually liked Peter Fonda as Satan, I always like Donal Logue in everything he's in and wish his character was around more, and, of course, I loved Eva Mendes (how could I not love that piece of ass?). On the other hand, Wes Bentley was waaaaay to wimpy and effeminate as Blackheart--he wasn't scary or intimidating for a second--and his henchmen were lame in the extreme. I also didn't like the way they gave Blaze those retarded little quirks--listening to the Carpenters, eating jelly beans out of a martini glass, watching monkeys on tv--but those were only around at the beginning and got dropped once the story got going. The plot wasn't anything special--they never really explained why the contract Blackheart was after was so important, and the age difference between Eva and Cage bugged me--at the beginning they're both 17, and then it flashes forward a bunch of years and she's about 30 and he's about 40. I also think the character of Johnny Blaze is much better suited for the 1970s, when he was created and when it was believable that an Evel Knieval-style motorcycle stunt man could be a huge celebrity. Since they updated it to today, they probably should have made him some X-Games competitor or something. Anyway, it was nothing spectacular, I'm glad I didn't pay to see it at the theater, and I'll probably never watch it again, but it wasn't bad for a night of brainless entertainment.

5/10

[dwaynewade]

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I just watched the Superman Doomsday movie which showed the death of Superman. It missed out on a lot of good story, especially about the 4 supermen that appeared. Instead the movie seemed to focus on Superman vs a clone Superman. It wasn't like the classic Doomsday story told more than a decade ago.

6/10

[darklighter1]

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I just watched Ghost Rider tonight, and while it certainly wasn't anything great, it was actually a bit better than I was expecting (then again, I was expecting garbage and only got it from NetFlix because I just really got into Ghost Rider while playing Marvel Ultimate Alliance). I can't say I cared for Nicolas Cage as Johnny Blaze and I didn't much like how he basically played Blaze as an Elvis impersonator (and I'm not a Nic Cage hater by any means--I like him in his non-commercial quirky stuff), but I really dug him once he transformed into Ghost Rider. The effects, with the chains, flaming bike, skull and everything were freaking sweet. I also actually liked Peter Fonda as Satan, I always like Donal Logue in everything he's in and wish his character was around more, and, of course, I loved Eva Mendes (how could I not love that piece of ass?). On the other hand, Wes Bentley was waaaaay to wimpy and effeminate as Blackheart--he wasn't scary or intimidating for a second--and his henchmen were lame in the extreme. I also didn't like the way they gave Blaze those retarded little quirks--listening to the Carpenters, eating jelly beans out of a martini glass, watching monkeys on tv--but those were only around at the beginning and got dropped once the story got going. The plot wasn't anything special--they never really explained why the contract Blackheart was after was so important, and the age difference between Eva and Cage bugged me--at the beginning they're both 17, and then it flashes forward a bunch of years and she's about 30 and he's about 40. I also think the character of Johnny Blaze is much better suited for the 1970s, when he was created and when it was believable that an Evel Knieval-style motorcycle stunt man could be a huge celebrity. Since they updated it to today, they probably should have made him some X-Games competitor or something. Anyway, it was nothing spectacular, I'm glad I didn't pay to see it at the theater, and I'll probably never watch it again, but it wasn't bad for a night of brainless entertainment.

5/10

Gotta disagree with ya on that one 2. I thought this movie was done ALLLLLL wrong. This shoulda been a dark dark dark property what with selling your soul to the Devil and the Satan stuff and they really lightened it up (SW Episode 1 style) for families. Shouldn't even really be considered superhero fare, shoulda been more along the lines of a horror movie. As you can tell I was really disappointed. 1/10

The clown with Megan Fox by the way I think is the kid from 7th Heaven. She is indeed BAD (in a good way unless we're talking about her acting)!!! She needs to do some serious nude scenes ala` Angelina Jolie very very soon.

[Mr.T]

I just watched the Superman Doomsday movie which showed the death of Superman. It missed out on a lot of good story, especially about the 4 supermen that appeared. Instead the movie seemed to focus on Superman vs a clone Superman. It wasn't like the classic Doomsday story told more than a decade ago.

6/10
I know of the story line, but never read it. I had no clue they had this out, so I'll probably check it out, even if it falls short a bit. Might be cool.

[Mr.T]

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I'm a fan of the Bourne films, so I was kinda amped for this one. It turned out to be pretty good. It was pretty much the same as the first two films, so not much to say about it. You either like them or you don't. I do think they could've went just a little more into his background with the girl though - unless I just totally missed it.

[tempus]

Cloverfield - 8.75

[TheNewNo.2]

Gotta disagree with ya on that one 2. I thought this movie was done ALLLLLL wrong. This shoulda been a dark dark dark property what with selling your soul to the Devil and the Satan stuff and they really lightened it up (SW Episode 1 style) for families. Shouldn't even really be considered superhero fare, shoulda been more along the lines of a horror movie. As you can tell I was really disappointed. 1/10

The clown with Megan Fox by the way I think is the kid from 7th Heaven. She is indeed BAD (in a good way unless we're talking about her acting)!!! She needs to do some serious nude scenes ala` Angelina Jolie very very soon.

Well I appreciate your candor and opinion, DL, but I just have to say that you're WRONG!!!!!!!! :na:

Actually, I have no real investment in Ghost Rider--I never really read his comics or anything--so I wasn't worried about the movie doing the character justice and don't know if a darker, horror approach would be more in line with the comics. As you say, though, I'm sure it wouldn't have gone over with the studio, which wants maximum asses in seats. Superhero movies are big these days and they probably thought making Ghost Rider too dark or horror-ish would confuse the audience or scare off kids. It was also obviously one of those second-tier superhero movie, a la Daredevil and the Punisher, both in terms of character recognizability and budget, and wasn't on the level of the Spider-man, Batman, or X-Men movies, so they weren't concerned with art or quality and just wanted something that would make a bunch of money. And if nothing else, you agree with me on Eva being hot, right? :D

And former star of a shitty, preachy, moralizing family tv drama or not, that kid with Megan is even more of a fucking douchbag today than when I saw him yesterday. Hell, if she's going to fuck anybody from that show, why not Jessica Biel? Okay, now that I have an image in my head of Megan and Jessica having wild, passionate, sweaty lesbian sex, I'm gonna have to go pass out somewhere. :theblush:

[Mr.T]

Cloverfield - 8.75
I'm hearing mixed reviews on that one. Scary alien movie ala Blair Witch Project?!?! I'll most likely wait for a rental as I do everything else as movies are almost $20/ticket around here.

[Mr.T]

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...long and lame.

[Mr.T]

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I think Stu (Dan Fogler?), the sidekick was funnier then Dane Cook's character. Alba was cute as hell, but just too unbelievable to enjoy. She comes off as this total prude at first and then turns into this sex-driven machine... BS! The extras were a riot though.

[Mr.T]

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I was really, really, really hoping this would've been better then it turned out to be. I'll blame the producer and his team for this foul-up. Take a good story and redo it supposedly to go into more character this time around and it should've been better then the original. I think Bale did a good job, but Crowe just didn't seem into the role for whatever reason. It was a good enough flick I guess; at least better then the last few I've seen lately.

[Mr.T]

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Save yourself the trouble and just watch the trailers for this one.

[Mr.T]

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Just burning through movies tonight while the rain pours down outside. Another waste this one was. I'm not sure if I'm just on an unlucky streak or what. This movie sucked and that's the bottom line... 'cause, well... I say so.

;)

[ÜberDork]

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Save yourself the trouble and just watch the trailers for this one.Great concept for a movie. But it was a terrible, horrible movie. Maybe the worst one of the whole year.

I actually walked out of the theater on this one and asked for my money back.

[TheNewNo.2]

The Hunting Party (2007)

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Synopsis: Several years after the end of the war in Bosnia, three American journalists set out to locate and interview the Fox, the world's most wanted war criminal who directed thousands of murders of Bosnian Muslims. Things get complicated when one of the journalists decides to capture him for the $5 million reward (and for his own personal reasons).


I really liked this movie a lot. It's pretty funny in a dark and absurdist kind of way as it points out the horror of war and the idiocy of the U.N.'s mandate in Serbia (war criminals were listed in the phone book, but the U.N., while "aggressively pursuing" war criminals, wasn't actually arresting them). It also gets pretty intense at times, but it's not exactly a thriller or an action movie. I'm not a big Richard Gere fan, but he's very solid as the burned out lead reporter, and the great Terrence Howard (from Cleveland!) continues his hot streak as Gere's cameraman and voice of reason. There's also some really funny scenes with a NATO officer who is convinced that the trio are a CIA hit squad who've come to take out the war criminal, and he does everything he can to help them, even though they keep telling him they're journalists. The whole thing is actually based on a true story, and the real journalists briefly appear in the movie. It was written and directed by the guy who made the Matador a couple years back, and while it's a similar movie in tone, I think it's a better and more entertaining film.

8/10

[Mr.T]

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Interesting how they pulled this one off. I enjoyed the cheese of PT and can't wait for Machete! http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/9005/machetejx8.jpg Next up is the second half of Grindhouse, Death Proof.

[Mr.T]

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Kick ass!!! Slow start, but not as bad as Planet Terror, and a kick ass ending! definitely worth at least a rental if you haven't seen this one.

[TheNewNo.2]

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Land of the Dead (2005)

It's definitely not the George Romero's "Ultimate Zombie Masterpiece" that the poster claims--it pales in comparison to his first two zombie flicks, but I thought it was a big improvement over Day of the Dead and was pretty entertaining. Like most zombie movies these days, it's all about action and gore, not horror, and the only real scares are of the quick zombie-leaping-out-and-taking-a-big-bite-out-of-somebody kind. The class warfare plot is laid on kind of thick, and I didn't like how getting bitten by a zombie automatically infects you and turns you into one, since that didn't happen in the earlier Romero movies and seemed to be something this one picked up from 28 Days Later. However, there's a decent amount of action and loads of gruesome kills as people get torn apart and eaten by the zombie army, and the plot, while simple, is a lot better than the fucking idiocy heaped on us in 28 Weeks Later--at least this one doesn't completely fall apart the second you put any thought at all into what happens. I do have to say that Dennis Hopper, while a hoot ("zombies, they creep me out, man") didn't get enough scenes to really have any character development as a scumbag villain, but Simon Baker & Asia Argento were fine as the heroes and John Leguizamo is probably the most interesting character in the movie. It's nothing special--it sure as hell isn't in the class of 28 Days Later, and probably isn't quite as good as the Zach Snyder's Dawn of the Dead remake, either--but it was a decent turn-of-the-brain action flick.

6/10

P.S. as a Clevelander, I just have to say that no more fitting fate could befall Pittsburgh than being overrun by hordes of ravenous, flesh-eating zombies. Just thinking about all those Steeler fans being torn to pieces makes me happy inside. :p

[Mr.T]

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It was ok... better then a few I've seen lately. KB played his part well enough, and even John Goodman. Everyone else tried to be too bad-ass to be believable though. I mean, here we had like several little wannabe ganstas with painted on tats and a trifle of facial hair trying to portray these menacing killers or whatever, walking around in leather. However the movie did not turn out as I expected, which is why I liked it. I'd say it's worth a rental for sure.

[Mr.T]

http://images.blockbuster.com/is/bb/title/287595.jpeg?wid=130&&hei=182&cvt=jpeg

Was really interested in this to see Kate of course - she's hot. Was totally surprised that Luke Wilson did a decent job in a non-comedy role. I think he had like one funny line in the whole thing. It wasn't a great movie, but it did keep you interested enough to see what happened next. Good enough to suggest a rental if you're into the suspense-type of thing. Not really scary at all though which kind of sucked though.

[Mr.T]

http://images.blockbuster.com/is/amg/dvd/cov150/dru300/u390/u39069zvx4o.jpg?wid=130&&hei=182&cvt=jpeg

This was added to my que on a whim. I wanted an action flick and didn't know what else to choose. It was ok, but nothing great. Not really worth a rental unless there's nothing else to pick up.

[Mr.T]

http://images.blockbuster.com/is/amg/dvd/cov150/dru400/u437/u43759jbibo.jpg?wid=130&&hei=182&cvt=jpeg

She was hot, he was funny, 'nuff said. Worth a rental if nothing else is on the shelf. Maybe I'm getting burnt out on movies or something, but not much lately has really appealed to me at all. I also remember comedy's being a lot funnier 15 years ago... I dunno.

[Mr.T]

http://images.blockbuster.com/is/bb/title/286256.jpeg?wid=130&&hei=182&cvt=jpeg

I was really hoping for this one to be good. it was ok, but SJ's role was too small/short and everything thing else seemed rushed to me. I think when you have a story involving a haunting and it's "history", you should develop more of that history in the movie. I like Cusack and was hoping for more from him in this one. I really liked Identity and Runaway Jury... everything he did after that kinda sucked dirty asshole IMO. I thought this might bring him 'back' at least a little bit, but I guess not. Still, though, it did keep me interested through the whole thing which is a rare in and of itself lately with movies. I just think they could've really hit the ball outta the park with this one with a little more story.

[BigDaddy_GFS]

Sunshine (2007)
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IMDB
http://imdb.com/title/tt0448134/

Earth is dying because the Sun is cooling off. While humans freeze in a perpetual winter, seven gallant astronauts fly to the sun to reignite it with a gigantic nuclear bomb....and then everything goes terribly wrong.

I liked this film. It was pretty unconventional...a great adventure, but without hostile aliens, killer robots, huge explosions (aside from the city-sized nuke, of course), car chases, gun battles, or even naked women.:013:

The FX were breathtaking. Many shots of the enormous Icarus 2 spacecraft hurtling sunward, blasted by solar radiation while silhouetted against a sea of black. Spacewalks in incredibly harsh conditions.

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The science was much better in this film than most others. Tech-heads gave it high marks for accuracy, or at east plausibility.

It had a good story overall, with interesting plot twists. The characters were portrayed like ordinary people stuck in extraordinary circumstances.

4/5 stars.

[Mr.T]

Sunshine... never heard of it before now, but sounds cool. I'm always a big Sci-fi nut and that Scarecrow dude was pretty good in 28 days later or whatever it was called. This one sounds like another Armageddon rip-off though, is it better?

[Mr.T]

http://images.blockbuster.com/is/amg/dvd/cov150/dru300/u342/u34220wsqal.jpg?wid=130&&hei=182&cvt=jpeg

I'm running out of shit to add into my Queue at BB. This one was one of those "romantic" comedies I'm guessing. It was ok, but here's the real kicker... I never knew Ryan Reynolds was married or engaged or whatever to Alanis Morissette. Kinda weird, but I looked it up and I guess they called it off.

[TheNewNo.2]

http://images.blockbuster.com/is/amg/dvd/cov150/dru400/u437/u43759jbibo.jpg?wid=130&&hei=182&cvt=jpeg

She was hot, he was funny, 'nuff said. Worth a rental if nothing else is on the shelf. Maybe I'm getting burnt out on movies or something, but not much lately has really appealed to me at all. I also remember comedy's being a lot funnier 15 years ago... I dunno.

I just watched this last week, and the scene of Paul Rudd and Seth Rogan doing 'shrooms and watching Cirque du Soleil was the funniest thing I'd seen in a hell of a long time. And I just have to say that if I was married to that whiny cunt that Rudd was married to, I'd need some serious "me" time, too.

[D'Artagnan]

Donnie Brasco.

Al Pacino, Johnny Depp.
True cop-meet-mob story. I love all mob movies, so just natural this ones 9/10.
Everyone check it out if you like, killing, swearing and a good story.

[TheNewNo.2]

Wow have I watched the high and the low of 2007 movie making the last two night.

Last night:

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)

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I put this right up there alongside No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood (which it really reminded me of) as one of the best movies of the year. It's long (2 1/2 hours), slow moving, and artsy, but it's also incredibly beautiful, has a great sense of time, place and mood, and has some excellent performances by its three leads, Casey Affleck, Brad Pitt, and Sam Rockwell. It's definitely not a crowd pleaser and doesn't have any action or shootouts, but if you're willing to be patient and into a psychological character study, it's really worth investing the time in.

9/10



On the other end of the spectrum was tonight's flick:

Dragon Wars (2007)

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Holy shit, does this movie suck donkey dick. It does have pretty good CGI and a cool battle scene between the US Army and a bunch of dinosaurs in downtown L.A. that's a lot better than the final battle in Transformers. but the movie itself has a million holes in it, the acting's horrible, and the plot makes no fucking sense. In fact, plot-wise, it's not that much better than one of those horrible Made for the Sci Fi channel. Most of the time, it consists of the two bland-as-hell heroes going some place, being attacked by this giant serpent, jumping into a car and driving away as it slithers down the street after them, then going to some other place and thinking they're safe until the serpent shows up again and they run away again. I think that actually happens in 4 or 5 consecutive sequences. Add in that the final battle appears to be fought in Mordor, right outside Sauron's Dark Tower, and is also apparently somewhere in Southern California, since the rest of the movie takes place in L.A., and you've got one hell of a shitty movie. I'm just damn glad I got it from NetFlix and it didn't cost me anything. Avoid this steaming pile of pig shit like the plague. On the other hand, if you're looking for a free laugh, go to the IMDB webpage for Dragon Wars and check out the "Things I Learned Watching Dragon Wars" thread, which is 10 pages of nonstop hilarity.

1/10

[darklighter1]

Wow have I watched the high and the low of 2007 movie making the last two night.

Dragon Wars (2007)

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Holy shit, does this movie suck donkey dick. It does have pretty good CGI and a cool battle scene between the US Army and a bunch of dinosaurs in downtown L.A. that's a lot better than the final battle in Transformers. but the movie itself has a million holes in it, the acting's horrible, and the plot makes no fucking sense. In fact, plot-wise, it's not that much better than one of those horrible Made for the Sci Fi channel. Most of the time, it consists of the two bland-as-hell heroes going some place, being attacked by this giant serpent, jumping into a car and driving away as it slithers down the street after them, then going to some other place and thinking they're safe until the serpent shows up again and they run away again. I think that actually happens in 4 or 5 consecutive sequences. Add in that the final battle appears to be fought in Mordor, right outside Sauron's Dark Tower, and is also apparently somewhere in Southern California, since the rest of the movie takes place in L.A., and you've got one hell of a shitty movie. I'm just damn glad I got it from NetFlix and it didn't cost me anything. Avoid this steaming pile of pig shit like the plague. On the other hand, if you're looking for a free laugh, go to the IMDB webpage for Dragon Wars and check out the "Things I Learned Watching Dragon Wars" thread, which is 10 pages of nonstop hilarity.

1/10



It's like Gene Siskel himself opened the pearly gates of Heaven and left a final movie review for us...I can't help getting misty..:017: I think it was the "steaming pile of pig shit" line that got me the most..:020:

[durcam]

Dragon Wars (2007)

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Holy shit, does this movie suck donkey dick. It does have pretty good CGI and a cool battle scene between the US Army and a bunch of dinosaurs in downtown L.A. that's a lot better than the final battle in Transformers. but the movie itself has a million holes in it, the acting's horrible, and the plot makes no fucking sense. In fact, plot-wise, it's not that much better than one of those horrible Made for the Sci Fi channel. Most of the time, it consists of the two bland-as-hell heroes going some place, being attacked by this giant serpent, jumping into a car and driving away as it slithers down the street after them, then going to some other place and thinking they're safe until the serpent shows up again and they run away again. I think that actually happens in 4 or 5 consecutive sequences. Add in that the final battle appears to be fought in Mordor, right outside Sauron's Dark Tower, and is also apparently somewhere in Southern California, since the rest of the movie takes place in L.A., and you've got one hell of a shitty movie. I'm just damn glad I got it from NetFlix and it didn't cost me anything. Avoid this steaming pile of pig shit like the plague. On the other hand, if you're looking for a free laugh, go to the IMDB webpage for Dragon Wars and check out the "Things I Learned Watching Dragon Wars" thread, which is 10 pages of nonstop hilarity.

1/10

http://i31.tinypic.com/9rombm.jpg

Sound's like my kinda flick , thx :013::013::013:

I need help , I think :(

[TheNewNo.2]

Well just don't say I didn't warn you, Durcam. On the other hand, if you watch it drunk or high, it'll totally fall into the so-bad-it's-good category. Now that I'm over my anger at spending 90 minutes watching that piece of shit, I can see myself throwing back a few beers and laughing my ass off at scenes like when the hero and the girl he's trying to protect leave his best friend (a black guy, of course), laying in the middle of the street while they run from the villain and then, several hours later, when she asks "what about Bruce?" he just says "Oh, I'm sure he's alright" even though they left the guy at the feet of some Sauron knockoff who deflects bullets, smashes cars, and has a magic sword that appears out of thin air.

I think part of the reason it seemed so horrible to me is that it was made in Korea and has all the markings of one of those Asian sci fi/action epics that make utterly no sense (like Zu Warriors or Seven Swords) but because it's in English and has American actors, you're expecting it to be like an American movie, with an intelligible plot. I'm not saying that American movies are better than Asian movies, but I think American audiences expect more logic in their movies while Asian audiences seem to be willing to accept shit that makes no sense as long as there's lots of action and effects. What boggles my mind, though, is that this fucking piece of shit cost $75 million to make. I guess all the CGI cost $74 million, because the cast sure didn't account for much of that budget. The main character is the kid from Roswell, and he sure doesn't command a $20 million salary.

[durcam]

What I meant was , sound's like a movie you could turn on , have it up real loud , do your taxes , go to the bathroom , make a sandwich ,and have it on in the background without pausing it ( unlike say a movie like "No country for old men" , where you have to watch from start to finish and think ).

Sometimes you just need to 'veg out' and escape a little , know what I mean ? Thx again.......

[Axe]

..peak in..

It´s been so long since I´ve been here... Don´t remember how to send a private message. Welsh had started this thread.. I have been desperatly seeking for anyone who would rememeber me.

Hope U do Welsh.. Back to zero since I´ve been gone for such a long time.. unfortunatley.. Still just wanted to say Hi!

Axe

[peja]

Haven't seen Welsh since a long time. I think he is gone. Please don't say "Hi" in every thread!

[Axe]

.. Welsh is gone.. pardon my English .. Will do my best to keep my writing within good maners.. :)

[Mr.T]

Welsh mentioned that he had some personal things come up a while back and needed some time. That's the last I think anyone here has heard from him.

[Mr.T]

http://images.blockbuster.com/is/amg/dvd/cov150/dru300/u376/u37662svn6r.jpg?wid=130&&hei=182&cvt=jpeg

A+ ... It's only because I'm not a big fan of watching television that I missed this great series. We're on the last disc of the first season, and I don't think that I've seen a bad episode yet. Maybe they're not all that great, but it's a really good show to watch. I'm not sure how many seasons there are of this thing, but I'll assume at least 3 or 4 since it's still going strong. As my trial ends tomorrow, I'll definitely have to sign up for a few more to get the following series. Though I am getting kind of burnt out on movie watching, so I might take a break. Next up is Resident Evil 3 or Superbad. We got them both in the mail but haven't put them in yet.

[Mr.T]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/107/265103789_a6e047c891.jpg

You'd think they would've put a little more effort into this thing. I found this recorded on my TiVo last night so we stayed up late and watched it. Wasn't expecting much, but c'mon already. It's like they have the cookie-cutter new-era television drama play book and their following it page by page. Lame acting, no story, too little background, lame bad guys, Val Kilmer!?!?! as KITT, and some totally unbelievable ex-army wannabe bad-ass or whatever as Mike. The car was cool enough seeing as how nobody has any imagination anymore anyways. I hope this doesn't turn into a series, 'cause it just sucked ass IMO.

[TheNewNo.2]

Severance (2006)

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Synopsis: On a team building weekend in Eastern Europe, the mostly-British marketing department of a weapons manufacturing company finds itself stranded in the wilderness and hunted by a band of blood-thirsty killers.

This movie was advertised as a horror-comedy, and while it has some laughs (especially early on), the horror quotient is much higher than the comedy. I was expecting a Shaun of the Dead-style spoof, but instead this is basically a slasher movie with laughs. As a horror movie, it's nothing spectacular, but pretty solid. It's not nearly as gory as I thought it would be--several of the kills occur either off-screen or are of the engulfed-in-a-ball-of-fire variety, and I really wouldn't call this torture porn. That having been said, if definitely has its disturbing, gruesome, and creative moments. Danny Dyer is very funny as the department stoner (him trying to jam somebody's severed leg into a mini-fridge to keep it fresh is a riot), and the super-hot Laura Harris is very believable and appealing as the most level-headed and heroic of the bunch. It's frankly kind of annoying that you never get to find out the killers' motivation--they seem to be targeting these people specifically because they work for in the weapons industry but that's not fully explained. Nevertheless, while Severance is hardly a classic, it does deliver scares and jokes, so if you're in the mood for some mayhem, butchering, and laughs, I'd say check it out.

6/10

[lets_procreate]

http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1643353600/tt0839980

Semi-Pro - Thought it was okay. Some laugh out loud moments but definitely not in the same league as Anchorman or Talladega Nights. Great support from Harrelson and Andre 3000.

5 out of 10.

[TheNewNo.2]

Smokin' Aces (2006)
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Plot: For reasons that are way to complicated for me to even bother trying to explain (if I even understood them, which I don't), a bunch of hitmen are trying to kill a coke head Las Vegas magician who's actually a mob boss who is holed up in the penthouse of a Lake Tahoe casino and a couple of FBI agents are trying to stop it in order to get him into the witness protection program.

This movie just flat-out sucks donkey balls. It's the epitome of "all style, no substance." It tries DESPERATELY to be a combination of Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, & Guy Ritchie, and fails on all fucking counts. What really pissed me off is that it's supposed to be a high-octane action movie, but THERE"S NO FUCKING ACTION! This movie is mostly a collection of ultra-stylized scenes of "crazy" "warped" "psycho" (and completely retarded) hitmen arriving at a hotel (and arriving, and arriving), and then going up in elevators (and going up, and going up). It's all build up and virtually no pay off. In almost two hours of screen time, I'd honestly guess that there were 3-4 minutes of action in a grand total of 2 action sequences. The rest is just scenes of people coming and going, but its all done with shaky cameras and jump cuts and "crazy" effects to distract you from the fact that nothing's happening. And the problem isn't that I watched this expecting an action movie and got something else intead--this IS an action movie but NOTHING HAPPENS. I felt like yelling "when the hell is this actually going to start?" at my tv. And yet, despite absolutely nothing happening, the plot is so fucking convoluted, Andy Garcia has to give a five minute speech at the end of it just to explain everything and to tie it all together. What's sad is that the cast is excellent--Ryan Reynolds, Ray Liotta, Jeremy Piven, Andy Garcia, Peter Berg, & Ben Affleck. Hell, it's even got Booger from Revenge of the Nerds and Alicia Keyes (who better keep trying to sing because she ain't gonna make it as an actress). Jason Bateman, who has a cameo as a coked-out, pervert lawyer, is the only remotely entertaining thing in the entire film, but then again, he's so goddamn good he could read the Yellow Pages and it would be funny. The rest of the movie is a disaster and I want the 109 minutes of my life back that I wasted watching it.

2/10 (and 1 of those is for Jason Bateman for being willing to wear women's undies in a movie this bad)



The Mothman Prophecies (2002)

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Synopsis: Two years after his wife's death, a Washington Post reporter mysteriously finds himself in a small West Virginia town, where he investigates repeated sightings of a paranormal creature that seems to be prophesying death.

I have to say I was really surprised how scary this movie was. I know it's supposedly based on fact, and that the "facts" are pretty much nonsense to begin with, and then they made the movie even more outlandish, and if I stepped back from it, I'd realize how silly it is and how they didn't really explain what the Mothman was or what was happening. All that having been said, it really got under my skin in a verrrrry creepy way. Richard Gere is really good, particularly since a lot of the time he's just reacting to eerie phone calls in the middle of the night or other strange goings on, and I liked that he and Laura Linney, the other lead, took this stuff seriously. You never actually see the Mothman (hope that doesn't spoil it for anybody), and mostly you just get lots of sound effects and some camera shots that are tinted red, but it's all really unsettling. Yes, it leaves more questions than answers, and yes its all kind of silly it the light of day, but I liked it because it was a grown up horror movie that aimed to frighten rather than just gross out its audience with gore and torture, and this thing honestly had me scared like few movies in recent memory.

7/10

[Mr.T]

Would it be totally dull of me to bump this thread? I got sick and tired of BB sending me spam emails for new trials so I started taking advantage of them again. I figured I might as well use 'em if they want me too soo bad. And of course I just report each movie they send out so I get the another three mailed every other day. And when/if my current trial is canceled, I just start up another one. I have the following movies sitting downstairs waiting to be watched...

Shoot 'Em Up
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
The Happening
Run, Fat Boy, Run
88 Minutes
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The Promotion
Iron Man
You Don't Mess With the Zohan

Any suggestions on what to watch first? I haven't seen any of them yet.

[ShadyBeliefs]

Dark Knight

10/10

Really :P

[SINTECH]

DK rules all.

[Duece]

Dark Knight, then Zohan.

[Mr.T]

Here's a quick graded rundown of the one's I finally watched... I'd score B and above only if I'd want to watch the movie again at some point in my life.

C - Shoot 'Em Up

Some excellent shoot 'em up scenes, but that's about it.

F - Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

I only got this because I caught the first movie on the tele and Alba is hot.

D - The Happening

I was hoping for more with this one. The idea was good, but it just didn't do anything for me.

D - Run, Fat Boy, Run

I think this guy is hit or miss with me. This movie just didn't raise my flag at all. Some funny moments saved if from FAIL.

D - 88 Minutes

Too predictable and stoopid to enjoy.

B - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Better then what I heard, but the guy is freakin' OLD already. Could have been better with more "treasure" hunting type sequences IMO.

F - The Promotion

FAIL on just all counts. Don't waste your time with this one. NOT FUNNY AT ALL.

B - Iron Man

Not as good as I heard, but pretty good for a comic movie. I have the new HULK one downstairs.

D - You Don't Mess With the Zohan

The opening sequence was a freakin' riot, and then it just went from bad to worse. The opening sequence saved this movie from ultimate FAIL.

[Jaaaaa]

Tropa De Elite
8/10

[Mr.T]

http://img231.imagevenue.com/loc109/th_63281_t29613uhq40_122_109lo.jpg

C

I have no idea why I never saw this before, but I finally rented it and stayed up late watching it. The only reason I didn't grade it higher is because of the length of this film; I doubt myself watching it ever again.

[Mr.T]

This is what's sitting in my queue...

Get Smart [WS]
Doomsday [Unrated] [WS]
Forgetting Sarah Marshall [WS] [Unrated]
The Comebacks [Unrated]
Hell Ride [WS]
Kung Fu Panda [WS]
Star Wars: The Clone Wars [WS]
Inside Man [WS]
Street Kings
War [WS]
Journey to the Center of Earth 2D and 3D [WS]
Hang 'em High
Two Mules for Sister Sara
Joe Kidd
High Plains Drifter
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Pale Rider

[Xirius]

Just saw Wall·E and since I've always liked Pixar movies this was no different. I'll give it 8/10.

[Mr.T]

Was finally able to watch some of these this past month so I'll just add grades. Nothing really stood out as an exceptional movie.

This is what's sitting in my queue...

Get Smart [WS] - F (I actually fell asleep!)
Doomsday [Unrated] [WS] - D (The chick was HOT, but that's about it.)
Forgetting Sarah Marshall [WS] [Unrated] - F (as in FAIL)
The Comebacks [Unrated] - F (as in FAIL - but the chick was HOT)
Hell Ride [WS] - C (If you remember those old biker movies from like 30 years ago, you'll love this!)
Kung Fu Panda [WS] - F (as in FAIL)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars [WS] - F (as in FAIL; I fell asleep!)
Inside Man [WS] - C (Forgot that I has already seen this a long time ago.)
<s>Street Kings</s> - Never got around to watching it.
War [WS] - D (Some good action I guess, but it had that alien chick in it.)
Journey to the Center of Earth 2D and 3D [WS] - F (as in FAIL)

[Creamy Goodness]

i've also seen Get Smart, Forgetting Sarah Marshall (bet you regretted gettin the unrated version like me hey T), Star Wars, Street Kings, War and Journey to the center of Earth = all of them were a waste of my time (lucky i was watching while browsing the net or watching porn on the laptop, if i had given my full attention i woulda been extremely pissed off at the time i wasted)

[richie1]

Oldboy (this is a fucked up story!) A-

[xskateboardpx]

notorious was the last movie i saw. it was actually really good, but i hated how they portrayed tupac. was he really that crazy in real life?

[carsarecool20011]

friday 13th which i give 6/10

[ankitsranade]

Saw Tropic Thunder..... 8/10...Had gr8 fun watching it..... Quite a star cast........

[Blind Won]

I just saw this movie this past weekend and it was awsome!!! Anyboy else love?

[knudmoonshoe]

As the title says, I'd like to know which movie you've most recently seen. Feel free to add your oppinion of the movie too of course :)

I've most recently watched "Slum Dog Millionaire" and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", this year's definite Oscar winners, and thought that both movies are definitely worth watching..

[Darth Not-Jesus]

Heck I can name the last 10 movies I've seen (I have one of those board-full-of-ticket-stubs thingies)

1. Star Trek (pretty good)
2. X-Men Origins: Wolverine (kicked ass)
3. Knowing
4. Fast and Furious
5. Watchmen (also kicked ass)
6. The Spirit
7. Australia
8. Babylon A.D. (not too happy with this one)
9. Step Brothers
10. Wall-E (should have gotten Best Picture, but I digress)

[macdaddie808]

same^^
lol

[oronhey]

The most recent was Terminator: Salvation. It was interesting, actually getting to see all the things that are mentioned in the other films and how the future keeps changing from the Terminators going back in time. Even though it was Christian Bale you primarily see in the previews, he seemed to be more of a second lead instead.

[polettere]

Hancock : 5/10. disappointment for me

[polettere]

Star Trek

[bigevil]

fighting

[silent1121]

last movie i saw was wolvie and it rocked well except for the deadpool part which was so fake

[silent1121]

last movie i saw was wolverine and i give it a 9

[skyline]

twilight....7/10..not all that

[traumerei1838]

X3 was great. Weapon 11 was pretty sweet. Now for the next Sacha Cohen movie...

[leon123]

Saw Star Trek recently, it's a very good movie with a lot of potential for a new series of movies. I won't give anything away, but the plot allows for a lot of changes.

[-JAFO-]

the day the earth stood still on DVD..

[Chri5t0ph3r]

Most recent (new) movie i seen was wolverine! It was sweet, them claws are amazing!!:yes:

[ghost hunter]

X-men

[Trip]

State of Play - 9

[babble12]

it was awesome!

[s_hope850]

Angels & Demons 7/10

[sandmen]

The Hangover - pretty good. Definitely a worth-see if you like Knocked Up, SuperBad and other movies like that.

7.5/10 (only because the trailers gave away some of the movie's better scenes)

[macondo]

terminator 4... nice action movie! :)

[fogdod]

New Star Trek ... good action & effects ... and surprisingly funny ... worth the price of admission.

[rupert_s]

StarTrek, but it was poor ;-(

[LizardKing]

I've seen quite a few movies this year but I would have to say that X-men Origins has been my fav so far. I'm usually disappointed with movies that I have a high expectation of how good they are going to be, but I definitely was not disappointed with X-men.

[eng12]

The Hangover, very funny

[crayzee]

Also saw The Hangover. Crazy funny flick. Kinda reminded me of my 1-week trip to Cancun... only compressed into 2 days!

[deadrace]

terminator 4

[rjcaddell]

I give Transformers 2 a 10

[mycami]

terminator 4 - 0

[belegorn]

Outlander
6/10

[Spyke555]

Watchmen (yeah, I know I'm a little slow)

7/10

[thequickness]

Transformers II - 7/10

[thequickness]

Terminator 4/10

[gmoney190]

The Hangover - 8

[syknin]

Bruno - 1

[kylle]

X-Men Origins...

[myzt]

Public Enemies 7/10!

[ddffdd]

X-Men Origins - The Wolverine V

[dhixson]

I have watched "Up" twice in the last week, it was phenomenal. Pixar makes the best movies right now.

[littleurx]

Harry Potter (oh dear!)

[jorlicks@yahoo.ca]

Funny People had some really hilarious bits and a great central performance by Adam Sandler. Josh Rogen is a one trick pony, but it's not a bad trick. Didn't stop me from seeing Josh and Mirir make A Porno, which was quite good. One of Kevin Smith's best IMO. Also saw I Love You Man recently, where Jason Segel shows more range than Rogen ever could. Couldn't make it through Wolverine. Shame they've botched that franchise since Singer left.

[Fabrolous]

The Hangover, funniest movie i've seen in a long time by far!!

[naidokar]

Bruno.... Sacha Cohen's got amazing talent, but nobody wants to see his c*ck

[Redsamurai]

Watched "Repo the Genetic Opera" last week. Fantastic movie all around. Still have a couple of the songs stuck in my head. Last movie I saw at the theaters was G.I. Joe. Planning on seeing District 9 this weekend.

[jagig]

Harry Potter and half blood prince

[T DD]

The new Star Trek at the Imax.

[bread022]

Feast. Not the best horror movie...entertaining.

[lobofw190]

Ice age 3

[GiT]

the last house on the left

[gruner1234]

New Star Trek.

[CaptainCool]

Here Come The Munsters. My God. The worst movie I have seen in a LONG time.

[kotsidas2003@yahoo.gr]

Harry Potter.

[KRISKOM]

Into the wild

excellent

[trotters]

lol inglorius basters.... bit long n borin in places but its like the only good movie thats been released in like 3 years

[Jaaaaa]

Big Money Hu$tla$

[fxdwg]

Max Payne and from 1 to 10 10 best -1

[Reggie452]

Just rented "State of Play."

I'd give it a solid 8. Russell Crowe was great.

[joeatedirt]

Inglourious Basterds



8/10

not good as Pulp Fiction thoguh.

[grenus]

district 9

9 / 10

[Fr93]

District 9,

8/10

[cooterjenkins]

Inglourious Basterds = A

[rx8]

The Final Destination 3D ......... very predictable, 3D made it worth it.

[Fr93]

District 9

[villeseb]

friday the 13th

[hurleesurf@yahoo.com]

I think UP would be the most recent, very cool, enjoyable! And it was in 3D!

[toronado]

The Hangover

[gmoney0108]

Jennifer's Body, it was definitely a "LOOK AT MEGAN FOX" movie. But it was actually watchable which was surprising. It wasn't great, but it wasn't horrible either, and Megan actually wasn't THAT bad in it.

[kmccan1]

star trek

[jantje1]

inglorius basters. great movie

[r81civic]

Valkyrie...die hitler die!

[cheesyboy]

the most recent film that i have watched is angels and demons,
cheesyboy.

[vajohnie]

It's been so long, I can't even remember.

[shiftycapone]

Hangover
I love you man

[Tripus]

Enemigos Públicos

[naidokar]

Watchmen!! Awesome!!!!

[naidokar]

District 9.... 10/10

I'm South African and let me tell you, this movie does so much to parallel apartheid and the current infestation by nigerians

[troutfishingminn@live.com]

Transformers 2. 2.5 hours of your life that you will never get back.

[troutfishingminn@live.com]

Transformers 2 Rise of the Fallen. 3/10 The only saving grace is that it ends.

[boxxx]

zombieland, dawn of the dead, shaun of the dead, hot fuzz

they just kinda led to the next movie... killed my saturday

[Unbreakable]

Transformers 2. 2.5 hours of your life that you will never get back.

So true! I actually thought it would be as decent as the first one was, but noooo. :(

Latest one I've seen is '9', which was as well a bit of a disappointment. :/

[hixxy]

Shawshanks Redemption

[mmarcuswarren]

Transformers 2. Personally thought it wasn't bad. Not as good as the first one sure but still not bad. But then I watched them back to back. Before that was Wolverine. Unless of course you want to get into movies watched over. Trying to make it through a set of James Bond movie DVDs I picked up and only through Dr. No, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger and For Your Eyes Only so far.

[superstar_van]

Zombieland. Its an interesting twist from the typical zombie movie.

[cartman87]

last movie i saw was paranormal activity. i enjoy scary movies and am usually unfazed by them, but this one freaked me out a little bit.

[tbbij2]

My last movie was 2012. It was great!

[sicjeal007]

The hang over. Probably the funniest movie this year.

[Raen]

Couples Retreat

Well, it's a funny movie, but the best parts are all at the beginning.

[antprince]

My last movie was ninja assassin..I went to see it on thanksgiving...It was pretty good...Good ninja flicks don't come around often

[satara87]

Dead man's shoes directed by Shane Meadows, not bad, blood, sex, drugs, psycho killer, what more can you ask for?:)

[Arkan]

2012. Good movie, but too much dialogues... lol

[Osmolski]

A Serious Man

It's a Coen Brothers movie. Like every other Coen Brothers movies I've ever seen, it's interesting and often amusing. But, generally, I tend to find myself not understanding what it was all about and just enjoy it whilst it lasts.

Seeing Avatar soon. I'm not sure it's up to all the hype but it IS a James Cameron movie. Anyone responsible for stuff like The Terminator and Aliens - well, you can't write them off without giving them a chance can you? :)

[junker123456]

Just sent "Angels and demons" back to netflix. Wasn't too impressed.

[schnuup]

Just watched 'Whatever Works' yesterday. If you like Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry David plays an even bigger son of a bitch in this film. :) It's kind of odd for a Woody Allen film, though - it's like a stage play adapted for film.

[xv13thustl4x]

most recent was 2012 it wasnt bad

[train11]

inglorious bastards

[mrniceguy1982]

Avatar last Wednesday.. definitely worth the 2.5 hours!! :D

[morg127]

Inglorious Basterds was great!

[jtrain83]

The Expendables.......4 stars! (and then an explosion)

[hansel666]

The Expendables

old man shooting but fun

[jabroni2kz]

The Town--8/10---i love crime dramas and this was a high quality one--nothing necessarily too original about it but the performances and direction elevate the material

[XAnim8]

Iron Man 2 (8/10) - It was somewhat boring at the beginning with the dark cut scenes, but once the story started to make 'some' sense the fight scenes with explosions and lots of action were a thrilling ride :yes:

[Hezzikiah]

Saw the new Resident Evil in 3D at Imax. Unbelievable cinematography, but the movie is definitely not the best of the series. 7/10, just because I love Mila! ;)

[makeme]

Machete. Thats one bad ass mexican!!

[nxman]

Red best movie i saw in 2010!!!

[chinatrash]

Inception. Absolutely brilliant. Will go down as a classic

[cmish]

haha i love team america world police. i love the part where one of the actors are trying to get the gun away from the 2 guys and he's just trying to get their guns and once they kill him the guy turns to the other guy and said "omg i can't believe he tried to kill us, he seemed so geninune" and the other guy says "thats why they call it acting" lol. plus when they tried to turn that guy into a terroist and just put a towel on his head LOL. anyways to answer the this thread the last movie i saw was the black swan and i thought it was pretty horrible. dont get me worng kunis and portman were hot in it but it seemed to lack any suspense which i thought was the whole point of the movie.

[swordfish586]

Infernal Affairs, which the Departed was based on. I enjoyed it better than the American version. Not because it existed first, but I felt the film had a better antagonist (Andy Lau's than Matt Damon's). Don't get me wrong, I love The Departed, but Infernal Affairs suited me more.

[dhope65]

From Paris With Love. John Travolta's best work in an action film to date.

[mrpbnh]

When is the captain america bluray rip coming out.

[FR333K]

When is the captain america bluray rip coming out.

Really? I would guess when somebody decides to rip it and post it. How would anyone know this. Perhaps you could contact someone who posts threads in the movie section for a question such as this?

[mmarcuswarren]

Captain America: The First Avenger

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10/10

Been a Marvel and Avengers fan for 40+ years and this and the first Iron Man lead the pack of Marvel-ous inspired comic book films IMO. With Daredevil and the first Ghost Rider floating at the bottom of a cesspool of under achieved script ideas. Hell, Howard the Duck was even better than either of those [which could tell just how fowl I thought those two were]. No idea where Elektra would fall though as after sitting through Daredevil just couldn't bring myself to watch it.

[Twizzler]

Been a Marvel and Avengers fan for 40+ years and this and the first Iron Man lead the pack of Marvel-ous inspired comic book films IMO. With Daredevil and the first Ghost Rider floating at the bottom of a cesspool of under achieved script ideas. Hell, Howard the Duck was even better than either of those [which could tell just how fowl I thought those two were]. No idea where Elektra would fall though as after sitting through Daredevil just couldn't bring myself to watch it.

I couldn't agree with you more! I just happen to watch Green Lantern last night and it sucked IMO. I don't know what they could've done to make it better, but I just felt as though I wasted a couple hours of my life on that one... and I actually like Ryan Reynolds. When he's allowed to do his witty comical stuff, he's on par! His other movie Buried I couldn't even sit through so I can't comment on that one.

[Dontdothedougie]

Straw Dogs, one of the worst movies I've ever seen.

[Celldweller55]

How To Train Your Dragon.
Yep I sometimes enjoy animated movies, this one was great

[Yad!]

When is the captain america bluray rip coming out.

There are several rips out there right now. I will be posting some links as soon as I can. Probably not tonight, but soon hopefully.

[Greendead]

Captain America. It was fine. Not really amazing, but worth a watch.

[uncrass]

CONTAGION.
IT was too long and paranoid. A girl sitting near me kept using purell every five minutes. With some editing it might've been much better.

[Conwintest]

Cars 2. Good family movie. Not a classic but solid. 7/10.

[william79]

Captain America. It was fine. Not really amazing, but worth a watch.

Captain America for me too. Thought the same thing. Give it 6/10

[wirben]

get him to the greek . to me is the funniest movie to date.

[JohnJacob]

Thor and Tron Legacy:

Thor: 7/10 - Slow beginning, but good overall story.
Tron Legacy: 8/10 - Good music, decent story and great visuals.

[Glendaal]

"Return of the Killing Tomatoes" with a young G.Clooney, some parts were really fun : 7/10

[Dick Stryker]

Just watched Rio. Pretty good. I'd say it's a 7/10. Definitely not up there with Pixar, story wise, but it had it's moments.

[nero999]

Unknown 7/10

[bmwguy]

Jet Li in "It's Love" (Mandarin Version)

I would say it's 8.5/10. Good action, cute girls, and of course, JET LI!

[hwamed]

last movies i watched was korena old boy nice move 7.5/10

[umop3pisdn]

Rise of the Planet of the Apes, a really good movie about 9/10

[radenli]

I saw Cowboys vs Aliens in the theatre and it was terrible!
I just watched Mystic River last night on my Netflix and I thought it was interesting, but a little strange how it ended.

[daveg73]

Bad Teacher. something about the movie and a slutty teacher

[reese]

Cars 2- not as bad as I thought it was going to be.

[fnargh1]

cowboys vs aliens, as bad as i expected it to be

[smoke818]

Crazy Stupid Love 9/10. The ending wasn't bad at all and the climax was well done.

[fireproof]

We just saw astro boy, thats a pretty sweet movie EXCEPT WHERE THE REAL BOY DIES!!! i mean seriously, how can you do that in a kids movie?

[fireproof]

An oldie but goodie, Monsters, was a good movie about a boy becoming a monster, kinda.....

[kingrudl]

the thins - 10/10

[WhiteyinVA]

the Muppets 8.5/10

[Mardigan]

hmmm

Well the last one I saw was "In Time"

Interesting idea but shy on acting skills and direction... or is it production

7/8

[betterstate]

I just saw The Godfather for the first time.

Outta 10, I'd give it a 8.

[mikelin7]

LOTR Trilogy - 9/10

[duneman5793]

Warrior-9/10

Made me cry.

[niteshyft]

The Muppets .. Huge thumbs up lol

[JmMc]

Sleepy Hollow - 7/10

[betterstate]

LOTR Trilogy - 9/10

What's the best movie out of the trilogy?

[catbird]

jingle all the way 7 out of 10

[rapideye]

Inside MAN - 10/10

[fatbastard123]

Die Hard - 10/10

[poop]

The Dark Knight 10/10. The best action movie I've ever seen. To me, there is only one thing I would change about that movie, Harvey Dent shouldn't have died in the end. I'm sure it's connected to the final movie but I hate it when the villains are killed off in movies. Outside of that, awesome.

[ddnp]

"In Time" 6/10, very predictable...

[hupa2000]

"In Time". In the beginning it had to offer but towards the end slowly lost the feeling. The "solution" at the end was so very meaningless, blaah. 7 points still, my favorite genre.

[cavyz]

Sherlock Holmes 2. Not as good as the first.

[excelance]

Hellraiser. The original from 1987. Totally overrated. 4/10

[rondolf]

Crazy, Stupid, Love. I give it a solid 3 stars

[betterstate]

28 Days Later was awesome!