The Movie Review and Discussion Thread

[The New Fury]

Green Zone B-, Remember Me C+(mayyybe), She's Out Of Your League D+(mayyyyyyyyyybier)

[Suntory_Times]

Originally Posted by monikaluchi

I found Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland very interesting and delightful. The imagery is bold and ravishing. Alice in Wonderland will be BOX OFFICE hit no doubt about that.

It already is.

[BladeRunner2007]

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day 4.5/5

[assydingo]

Movies I'v seen recently and would get on BD someday

Alice In Wonderland, Astro Boy, Mary and Max (not on BD in America yet), The Hurt Locker

[thePhoenix]

Crossing Over (DVD)
6/10

I bought this movie at a Hollywood Video going out of business. I had read about it before and was somewhat interested (mainly because Alice Eve is nekid in several scenes). It seemed like an interesting story about imigration, but I think it had too many little stories intertwined that kinda took away from the main focus of the movie. I would have given this movie a 4/10, but it got bonus points for the lovely Alice Eve.

[thePhoenix]

Originally Posted by The New Fury

Green Zone B-, Remember Me C+(mayyybe), She's Out Of Your League D+(mayyyyyyyyyybier)

I though She's Out of My League was pretty funny. Way better than I thought it would be! I'd give it a B+

[J.Cornelius]

Play Time


Film 3/5

I am still soaking it all in, I found several parts very funny, once the story gets to the nightclub/restaurant it hits on all cylinders. But to me there was so much downtime trying to get there. However, I found myself enthralled by the set designs it truly is a one of kind viewing experience. Perhaps on a repeat viewing that score could go up.

PQ 4/5

No complaints there is a ton of grey/monochrome in the movie and it looks excellent.

AQ 4/5

Again very solid, there is not a whole of dialog in the movie but the sound stage comes alive during the nightclub/restaurant scene.

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by jhiggy23

My second favorite Hitchcock....sorry Squid

Rope is not my favorite, nor do I think its his best. Its just really unique. And good.

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by surfdude12

12 Angry Men (jhiggy recommendation)

Film: 4.5/5
-excellent film! wonderful recommendation from jhiggy!
-loved the small set, long uncut scenes, the moving/alive camera (from opening shot moving from hallway through court to jury room)
-i really needed to rate the film as a film, not a legal study, as it had some legal inaccuracies

[Show spoiler] such as jury consideration of prior convictions, jury consideration of history of abuse of the defendant by the dad (both admissible only in very rare circumstances), and my favorite: fonda's visiting the crime scene, which i believe would automatically DQ him. the biggest (and perhaps realistic, as many juries improperly do this) was the adoption of the "possible" standard for reasonable doubt. we constantly hear fonda say "but is it possible?". at least in florida, reasonable doubt is explicitly defined as EXCLUDING "a mere possible/speculative doubt" (i'd have to double check to be sure, but pretty certain). this is significant, as it formed the basis of fonda's arguments. however, in defense of fonda's arguments, they were based on facts in evidence, so if his inferences are reasonable, then IMO there should be reasonable doubt.

, but surprisingly very few for a film. i tried to just rate the film, based on the film, from an entertainment perspective.
-INCREDIBLE directing and acting, with the small group and set. reminded me a bit of Rope in that sense. Fonda was terrific, and the juror i most identified with: the dude in the beige suit sitting near the window (always had suit jacket on).
-Will definitely pick this up when it comes out on Blu!

Its an OK film. Almost as good as ROPE. I'm serious.

[Show spoiler]JHiggy cant' reply. Ha ha.

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by CZAR

Stephen King's Thinner - Its been a while since Ive seen this film. Pretty good adaptation of Stephen King. Nuthin spectacular about the film but it has its moments. I would rate it 3/5 Got Em!!

You are watching re-runs before Triangle? Loser.

[CZAR]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

You are watching re-runs before Triangle? Loser.

It just depends. I dont even have Triangle yet. I have so many films on my DVR and also that I need to get through netflix. So its kinda random of how and what I watch really. I will get to it trust me. Got Em!!

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by CZAR

It just depends. I dont even have Triangle yet. I have so many films on my DVR and also that I need to get through netflix. So its kinda random of how and what I watch really. I will get to it trust me. Got Em!!

Just giving you a time.

[CZAR]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

Just giving you a time.

Oh I know Squid but still wanted u to know I aint forgot about Rectangle! haha! Got Em!!

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by CZAR

Oh I know Squid but still wanted u to know I aint forgot about Rectangle! haha! Got Em!!

LOL

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[AKORIS]

watched FORCE 10 FROM NAVARONE-- a movie I really liked a lot when I was much younger--- I didn't buy it on dvd because I read it had a lousy transfer-- then I read the same thing about the blu-ray but bought it anyway when it went down to ten bucks--

so after all that... it still is a good movie, not as good as I remembered it, but the cast alone makes it very entertaining-- the late great Robert Shaw, the always good Edward Fox, a young Harrison Ford, the camp value of having Barbara Bach and Richard Kiel 2 years after making the Bond classic The Spy Who Loved Me, etc--

The PQ quality was as bad as said unfortunately, very grainy in spots, print damage, and blue lines that run down the screen in several scenes!

3.0 out of 5.0 for movie
2.0 out of 5.0 for blu-ray

[AKORIS]

Originally Posted by jhiggy23

The writer of Apocalypse Now said the other day in an interview that it's his least favorite war film and that he despises Ridley Scott. Why? I have no idea whatsoever.

I could not disagree more with him. I find Black Hawk Down to be one of the very best directed and shot war films and as a whole, the most intense war film of all-time (BoB does not count). It is relentless in its brutality and a very sad film but I love it. It's also one of the best quality blus imo.

+1 yep, I'll agree with that as well!

[Pondosinatra]

Whip It

Rating: 3 out of 5

Drew Barrymore's directorial debut tells the tale of Bliss (Page), a 17 year old stuck in the tedium of small town Texas and smothered by her mother's desire to recapture her prestige and youth. Salvation appears one day in the unlikely form of the sport of roller derby. Can she overcome her disapproving parents, the physicality of the game, and the league's most vindictive player (Lewis)? Of course she can. This is after all a feel good, pretty much paint by numbers flick. There's no great revelation about humanity or any other such heady ideas to be found here. Still, the film succeeds extremely well at what it tries to be - simply an enjoyable film. Ellen Page is hugely likeable and all the cast turn in good performances. Juliette Lewis is particularly good as the rival player and it's a shame that she's been gone from movies for so long. Barrymore's debut might not be as groundbreaking as others from Hollywood royalty (Sofia Coppola comes to mind) but it is no less entertaining. Now lace up those skates and get out there!

[BladeRunner2007]

Survival of the Dead 3.5/5

[surfdude12]

The Man Who Fell To Earth

Film: 2.5/5
-not very cohesive; detached subplots
-i can tell this was a classic in the 70's...i felt myself wishing they had a 90 minute "i'm not trippin" cut without the hallucination-enhancement scenes
-bowie was good as the alien. like arnold as terminator, he was able to convey that unique demeanor of an ET despite not having a big acting resume
-my main issue with the film was its lack of cohesiveness, which, for a sci-fi film that is character driven, is unusual. it didn't seem to be a image-driven sci-fi like 2001, but did hold itself out as character driven. so many questions are left unanswered that go to the heart of the plot that i felt disappointed
-also: probably the first (and only) orgie-scifi i've ever seen
-the only reason i didn't rate it lower was the directing was great at times: the director used zoom in/outs a lot, as well as first person viewpoint. for example, a character would enter a room, the camera would zoom in on their face (very quick), after which you'd see that persons first person view...pretty cool technique to be honest.

PQ and AQ were great, as to be expected from criterion.

[Suntory_Times]

Sleuth (2007); 3/10, some good acting, but what was the point.