I've a question... it's not really one but I want to know.
Like I've wrote in the marathon topic I'm not sure to do it, not because I can't find enough movies to do the choice B but because I feel that many of my recent reviews aren't very good... So my question, if I don't review everything this time is it ok?
I'm not even angry after Sebastien, even if I had teasing me again by putting Chantal in his list without watching it again :whistle:
Personally I've no problem for anyone not doing a review, it's just a personal choice. But your reviews are good Jimmy, not sure why you think otherwise?Maybe I'm wrong, but I've the impression to always write the same thing and don't write a lot of detail about the genre, director, actor, ...
I've a question... it's not really one but I want to know.
Like I've wrote in the marathon topic I'm not sure to do it, not because I can't find enough movies to do the choice B but because I feel that many of my recent reviews aren't very good... So my question, if I don't review everything this time is it ok?
Satellite Awards | 2003 | Nominated | Best Original Song | "Girl On The Roof" |
Satellite Awards | 1998 | Nominated | Best Actress – Comedy or Musical | Lisa Kudrow |
I have finished filling my list. Titles subject to change.
Title: Duplicity
...despite the leads having good chemistry together it was wasted with an inferior plot.
Title: Duplicity
...despite the leads having good chemistry together it was wasted with an inferior plot.
It seems you were as disappointed with this movie as I was (http://www.dvdcollectorsonline.com/index.php/topic,3213.msg95149.html#msg95149), although unlike you, I noted a distinct lack of chemistry between the two leads. What did you think of Carrie Preston (the travel agent)?
Academy Award | 1985 | Nominated | Best Art Direction | Norman Garwood (Art Direction); Maggie Gray (Set Decoration) |
Academy Award | 1985 | Nominated | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard, Charles McKeown |
AFI | 1985 | Nominated | 100 Years... 100 Movies (1998) | |
BAFTA | 1985 | Won | Production Design | Norman Garwood |
BAFTA | 1985 | Won | Special Visual Effects | George Gibbs, Richard Conway |
Hugo Award | 1986 | Nominated | Dramatic Presentation |
American Cinema Editors Awards | 2000 | Nominated | Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical | Mathilde Bonnefoy |
BAFTA | 1999 | Nominated | Film Not In The English Language | Stefan Arndt, Tom Tykwer |
Deutscher Filmpreis | 1999 | Won | Beste Nebendarstellerin | Nina Petri |
Deutscher Filmpreis | 1999 | Won | Bester Nebendarsteller | Herbert Knaup |
Deutscher Filmpreis | 1999 | Won | Bester Spielfilm | X Filme Creative Pool |
Deutscher Filmpreis | 1999 | Won | Kamera | Frank Griebe |
Deutscher Filmpreis | 1999 | Won | Publikumspreis: Film des Jahres | X Filme Creative Pool |
Deutscher Filmpreis | 1999 | Won | Publikumspreis: Schauspielerin des Jahres | Franka Potente |
Deutscher Filmpreis | 1999 | Won | Regie | Tom Tykwer |
Deutscher Filmpreis | 1999 | Won | Schnitt | Mathilde Bonnefoy |
European Film Awards | 1998 | Nominated | European Film | |
Independent Spirit Awards | 2000 | Won | Best Foreign Film | Tom Tykwer |
Online Film Critics Society Awards | 2000 | Won | Best Film Editing | Mathilde Bonnefoy |
Online Film Critics Society Awards | 2000 | Won | Best Foreign Language Film | |
Satellite Awards | 2000 | Nominated | Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language |
Well, it looks like I'm going to have to stop my marathon now, just after a few entries. I've had various physical problems the last few years and one was having an eye hemorrhage. That's where blood bleeds into the interior of the eye. That happened with my right eye last December and now it appears to be happening with my left eye so it's very hard to see and I can't really enjjoy TV much even though I can see it a little. I have a previously made appoointment with m eye doctor for this upcoming Wednesday. Of course, if it gets worse before then, I may have to make a trip to the hospital before then. But this is why this will likely be my last post for awhile...
I just thought "That plot sounded strangely familiar" and even Kirsten Dunst starred in it. I have the same movie under it's original title "Strike!": http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120692/
Academy Award | 1990 | Nominated | Best Music, Original Score | John Williams |
Academy Award | 1990 | Nominated | Best Music, Song | "Somewhere in My Memory": John Williams (Music); Leslie Bricusse (Lyrics) |
AFI | 1990 | Nominated | 100 Years... 100 Laughs (2000) | |
BMI Film & TV Music Awards | 1991 | Won | BMI Film Music Award | John Williams |
Casting Society of America Awards | 1991 | Won | Best Casting for Feature Film – Comedy | Jane Jenkins, Janet Hirshenson |
Golden Globe | 1990 | Nominated | Actor in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy | Macaulay Culkin |
Golden Globe | 1990 | Nominated | Picture - Musical or Comedy | John Hughes |
Young Artist Awards | 1991 | Won | Best Young Actor Starring in a Motion Picture | Macaulay Culkin |
Young Artist Awards | 1991 | Nominated | Best Young Actress Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Angela Goethals |
Young Artist Awards | 1991 | Won | Most Entertaining Family Youth Motion Picture – Comedy/Action |
In my opinion the Terminator run should have ended with Judgement Day in 1991, and nothing since has come close to changing my mind on this.Or just after the first one since the story was ok like that. I can't stand Judgement Day, the original terminator returning as a wimp doesn't do it for me (he is a killing machine not a babysitter machine) and Edward Furlong is one of the most annoying young actor I have seen (not very far from Macaulay Culkin or the asian kid in Temple of Doom)... The only positive in the sequel is Robert Patrick (the special effect are good also, but for me that's not important).
In my opinion the Terminator run should have ended with Judgement Day in 1991, and nothing since has come close to changing my mind on this.
In my opinion the Terminator run should have ended with Judgement Day in 1991, and nothing since has come close to changing my mind on this.
I haven't seen T4, but I would say the best thing about the Terminator franchise is the TV series.
I haven't seen T4, but I would say the best thing about the Terminator franchise is the TV series.
Even over the first film? I don't go so far as Jimmy, in fact, I love the second film, but the first is the epitome of the Terminator idea.
Academy Award | 2000 | Nominated | Best Actor | Tom Hanks |
Academy Award | 2000 | Nominated | Best Sound | Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis Sands, William B. Kaplan |
AFI | 2000 | Nominated | 100 Years... 100 Cheers (2006) | |
American Cinema Editors Awards | 2001 | Nominated | Best Edited Feature Film – Drama | Arthur Schmidt |
ASCAP Awards | 2001 | Won | Top Box Office Films | Alan Silvestri |
BAFTA | 2000 | Nominated | Actor In A Leading Role | Tom Hanks |
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | 2001 | Nominated | Favorite Actor - Drama | Tom Hanks |
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | 2001 | Won | Favorite Supporting Actress - Drama | Helen Hunt |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | 2001 | Won | Best Inanimate Object | Wilson the Volleyball |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | 2001 | Nominated | Best Picture | |
Cinema Audio Society Awards | 2001 | Nominated | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Feature Film | Randy Thom, Tom Johnson, Dennis S. Sands, William B. Kaplan |
Golden Globe | 2000 | Won | Actor in a Leading Role - Drama | Tom Hanks |
MTV Movie Awards | 2001 | Nominated | Best Action Sequence | "Plane Crash": |
MTV Movie Awards | 2001 | Nominated | Best Kiss | Tom Hanks and Helen Hunt |
MTV Movie Awards | 2001 | Nominated | Best Male Performance | Tom Hanks |
MTV Movie Awards | 2001 | Nominated | Best On-screen Team | Tom Hanks and Wilson |
Online Film Critics Society Awards | 2001 | Won | Best Actor | Tom Hanks |
Screen Actors Guild Award | 2000 | Nominated | Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Tom Hanks |
Teen Choice Awards | 2001 | Won | Film - Choice Chemistry | Tom Hanks, Wilson |
My Review:
I am not a Harry Potter fan - an admission that can nearly get you publicly flogged :surrender: Having not read the books most of the films I have found boring and wanting up to this point, the characters dull and the whole saga artificially extended solely for commercial purposes.
This film does not change my mind, I rate it as a childrens film with large budget. The only high point was the introduction of the quality acting from Jim Broadbent. This movie seemed to have a lot less action than predeccesors, and an amazing amount of CGI is involved to create the most stunning cave scene.
I found it boring, my fellow viewers were blindly loving it although they commented it does stray from the book somewhat.
My Review:
I am not a Harry Potter fan - an admission that can nearly get you publicly flogged :surrender: Having not read the books most of the films I have found boring and wanting up to this point, the characters dull and the whole saga artificially extended solely for commercial purposes.
This film does not change my mind, I rate it as a childrens film with large budget. The only high point was the introduction of the quality acting from Jim Broadbent. This movie seemed to have a lot less action than predeccesors, and an amazing amount of CGI is involved to create the most stunning cave scene.
I found it boring, my fellow viewers were blindly loving it although they commented it does stray from the book somewhat.
"Blindly"? Ooh, controversial! I haven't read the books either, but I do enjoy the films, especially since Prisoner. I haven't seen this one yet. They are hollow and unwieldy, but it's also good old fashioned entertainment and I appreciate the optimistic tone. These are not films for cynics, that's for sure! ;)
I am so pleased! Someone else likes Death Proof! :cheers:I do too! Shall we found a club? :laugh:
Please don't make me a member... If I want to watch something like this I prefer to watch an original 70's feature and not a commercial cash-in who had flop (it isn't for nothing if the Weistein company is on the verge of bankrupcy).
I find it so amusing that most of the fanboys who like this film will never watch a Lee Frost, Arthur Marks, Al Adamson or a Jack Starrett production :laugh:
Hmm, I think you can watch Death Proof with no knowledge of any of those films and still enjoy it And not feel the need to go back and watch older films of the same style
He's a man who makes films for the pure fun of making them:hysterical:
No offense but I hate this guy and I will certainly not change my mind on the fact he is an unoriginal hack and a leech who had done nothing but stealing others people work in his fraudulent career for the pleasure of a bunch...
He's a man who makes films for the pure fun of making them:hysterical:
Funniest thing I've read since a long time...
No offense but I hate this guy and I will certainly not change my mind on the fact he is an unoriginal hack and a leech who had done nothing but stealing others people work in his fraudulent career for the pleasure of a bunch of fanboys who doesn't know better because for them a film like 2012 or Crank: High Voltage or Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle is awesome ::)
No more comment on this from me, this forum isn't the place for that :-X
It does disappoint me when you say that, Jimmy, because surely you're including me and now it seems Rich too? :shrug: Hang on... Achim even reviewed 2012, yet likes Tarantino. :whistle:Didn't sleep really well yesterday that's why it sounds a little bit harsh (ok more than a little bit). But everybody know how I react when I see Tarantino worshipping as if he was a god or original... But as a defender and fan of those unknown movies it always make me sad to see them ignored or discarted even if they are the original and even better. You're right this wasn't my best comment, for someone who want to see his taste respected this isn't really brillant to attack the taste of the others. I even find one of his movie, Reservoir Dogs, enjoyable. But I've a hard time with his persona for me he is a douchebag full of himself...
(although DMCL is rubbish).
(although DMCL is rubbish).
I have to disagree with you on this one Jon, DMCL is every bit as good as the other two films you mentioned.
I even find one of his movie, Reservoir Dogs, enjoyable.
(although DMCL is rubbish).
I have to disagree with you on this one Jon, DMCL is every bit as good as the other two films you mentioned.
White Lightning is a close call, but is also a different style, but as good as Vanishing Point? Nonsense, sir! :laugh: My review is in that previous link, along with several other car classics and I'd welcome your comments because I found it sorely lacking compared to the others.
I guess I don't hold Vanishing Point in such high esteem as you do. It's been many years since I viewed it, and to me , it dragged a bit.
Don't get me wrong I liked it, but I was making my observation from the viewpoint of 70's drive-in films. Which is what Tarantino was paying 'homage' * to with Death Proof.
* from the Tarantino dictionary of film terminology - to plagiarize or to sample wholesale portions of obscure films and to pass off as an example of wunderkind genius. :hmmmm:
I guess I don't hold Vanishing Point in such high esteem as you do. It's been many years since I viewed it, and to me , it dragged a bit.
Don't get me wrong I liked it, but I was making my observation from the viewpoint of 70's drive-in films. Which is what Tarantino was paying 'homage' * to with Death Proof.
* from the Tarantino dictionary of film terminology - to plagiarize or to sample wholesale portions of obscure films and to pass off as an example of wunderkind genius. :hmmmm:
You and Jimmy are going to get on very well! :hysterical:
But I get your point. DMCL is absolutely perfect for drive-in fodder. I respond best to characters and I was utterly unconvinced, but it has more of that spirit than Vanishing Point.
Brando was a pretty impressive macho guy at the time, and Vivien Leigh is at times wonderful in her role as Blanche, but in some scenes incredibly wooden and soulless, surprised she won an oscar for the part.
Brando was a pretty impressive macho guy at the time, and Vivien Leigh is at times wonderful in her role as Blanche, but in some scenes incredibly wooden and soulless, surprised she won an oscar for the part.
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I am actually sorry to read that. This is one of the classics I heard a lot about and wanted to check out.
Brando was a pretty impressive macho guy at the time, and Vivien Leigh is at times wonderful in her role as Blanche, but in some scenes incredibly wooden and soulless, surprised she won an oscar for the part.
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BTW Antares... If I am not mistaken... isn't your avatar from The General (http://www.dvdcollectorsonline.com/index.php/topic,391.msg5282.html#msg5282)? I actually have that movie in a classic boxset I have. :)
I am actually sorry to read that. This is one of the classics I heard a lot about and wanted to check out.
Give it a go Pete, as said I can't put my finger on why this film didn't click for me, it just didn't :shrug:
I am actually sorry to read that. This is one of the classics I heard a lot about and wanted to check out.
Give it a go Pete, as said I can't put my finger on why this film didn't click for me, it just didn't :shrug:
You'll probably be similar to me, because I didn't like it at all either. I think it must be Tennesee Williams. I saw Cat On A Hot Tin Roof years ago and found it beyond tedious. Everything is so... melodramatic! ??? :-[
All I remember of that film is Newman scowling, Taylor whining and a sodding brass band playing the same tune over and over and over again.
Of course, I can see that he got inspiration from other films but most directors do that ;P unfortunately original ideas often get lost, and lets be honest... can anything really be original any more story wise in a film? there are always going to be elements of some other film in something.Isn't there a total of only seven original plotlines anyway, with everything else being a variation thereof?
Of course, I can see that he got inspiration from other films but most directors do that ;P unfortunately original ideas often get lost, and lets be honest... can anything really be original any more story wise in a film? there are always going to be elements of some other film in something.Isn't there a total of only seven original plotlines anyway, with everything else being a variation thereof?
WHAT THEY SAY |
When a secret weapon is stolen by the mysterious and evil Cobra organization, mankind's only hope is G.I. Joe, an elite covert strike force featuring the best operatives from around the globe. So, suit up and join Duke, Snake Eyes and Ripcord in a race against time to stop Cobra from using their ultimate weapon and plunging the world into chaos. When all else fails... they don't. They are G.I. Joe! |
MY THOUGHTS |
Loved it! Action from begining to end. Pretty girls. Nice special effects. Nice gadgets and gear. Even a twist of sorts in the story (not that the story matters much in this kind of movie! haha). Much better adaptation of the subjet than I expected. |
RATING |
Academy Award | 2008 | Nominated | Best Actor | Mickey Rourke |
Academy Award | 2008 | Nominated | Best Supporting Actress | Marisa Tomei |
American Film Institute Awards | 2008 | Won | Movies of the Year | |
Art Directors Guild Production Design Awards | 2009 | Nominated | Contemporary Films | |
BAFTA | 2008 | Won | Best Leading Actor | Mickey Rourke |
BAFTA | 2008 | Nominated | Best Supporting Actress | Marisa Tomei |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | 2009 | Nominated | Best Actor | Mickey Rourke |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | 2009 | Nominated | Best Picture | |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | 2009 | Won | Best Song | "The Wrestler": Bruce Springsteen |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | 2009 | Nominated | Best Supporting Actress | Marisa Tomei |
Costume Designers Guild Awards | 2009 | Nominated | Excellence in Costume Design for Film – Contemporary | Amy Westcott |
Golden Globe | 2008 | Won | Actor in a Leading Role - Drama | Mickey Rourke |
Golden Globe | 2008 | Nominated | Actress in a Supporting Role | Marisa Tomei |
Golden Globe | 2008 | Won | Original Song | "The Wrestler": |
MTV Movie Awards | 2009 | Nominated | Best Song From A Movie | "The Wrestler": Bruce Springsteen |
Satellite Awards | 2008 | Nominated | Best Actor – Drama | Mickey Rourke |
Satellite Awards | 2008 | Nominated | Best Original Song | "The Wrestler": Bruce Springsteen |
Screen Actors Guild Award | 2008 | Nominated | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Mickey Rourke |
World Soundtrack Awards | 2009 | Nominated | Best Original Song Written Directly for Film | "The Wrestler": Bruce Springsteen (music/lyrics/performer) |
Writers Guild of America Awards | 2009 | Nominated | Best Original Screenplay | Robert D. Siegel |
Title : Suzie Heartless (2008)
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This one doesn't even had a single joyfull moment in it...
...
Of all the film I've reviewed on this website this is probably the only one I think that could been in the Matthias taste palette.
So I'm the guy who mostly watches joyless movies? Thanks a lot. :laugh:No the guy who appreciate independant film who aren't really commercial and ask that the viewer think while he watch ;D
WHAT THEY SAY |
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan... The Cylons began as humanity's robot servants. They rebelled and evolved and now they look like us. Their plan is simple: destroy the race that enslaved them. But when their devastating attack leaves human survivors, the Cylons have to improvise. Battlestar Galactica: The Plan tells the story of two powerful Cylon leaders, working separately, and their determination to finish the task. |
MY THOUGHTS |
I'm very disappointed in this. It felt too much like a "here's what you missed during the commercials" instead of the actual fleshing out of the Cylon's plan. It is too much of a collage of anecdotes, most them could be easily deducted from seeing the show itself. Really not what I was expecting.. |
RATING |
WHAT THEY SAY |
From the director of The Nightmare Before Christmas comes a visually stunning stop-motion animated feature - the first to be filmed in 3-D! Discover how the filmmakers and artisans created the magical handmade world of Coraline, exclusively in this 2-Disc Collector's Edition! Coraline Jones is bored in her new home until she finds a secret door that leads her into a world that's just like her own. . .but better! But when this fantastical adventure turns dangerous and her "other" Mother tries to keep her forever, Coraline must conunt on her resourcefulness and bravery to get home. |
MY THOUGHTS |
Wonderful movie! Sure, it's a kid movie mostly, but it is so marvelously animated and so well told. But what struck me the most is how smooth the animation is despite being stop-motion. The amount of detail that was poured into frame is mind boggling, especially considering this is essentially a kid movie. I loved the character designs, and how they fit their personalities so well. Also, and that's a big plus for this movie, I thought it had a quasi "Burtonesque" quality to it with its visual style. For those wondering, I watched the 2D version. I can't stand the 3D with those blue/red glasses. They give me headaches. |
RATING |
Battlestar Galactica: The PlanTime for a stupid question, Is this a film or an episode of the tv show?
Rich the Santa Clause is one of my favourite Christmas movies I watch it every year! I only bought the DVD last year ive been watching it on VHS since the year it came out before that XD
Rich the Santa Clause is one of my favourite Christmas movies I watch it every year! I only bought the DVD last year ive been watching it on VHS since the year it came out before that XD
Me too Emma... I plan on watching it this weekend myself. I watch this one every year while wrapping gifts. Became a little tradition for me.
Academy Award | 1982 | Nominated | Best Cinematography | Jost Vacano |
Academy Award | 1982 | Nominated | Best Director | Wolfgang Petersen |
Academy Award | 1982 | Nominated | Best Film Editing | Hannes Nikel |
Academy Award | 1982 | Nominated | Best Sound | Milan Bor, Trevor Pyke, Mike Le Mare |
Academy Award | 1982 | Nominated | Best Sound Effects Editing | Mike Le Mare |
Academy Award | 1982 | Nominated | Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay | Wolfgang Petersen |
BAFTA | 1982 | Nominated | Foreign Language Film | Wolfgang Peterson |
Deutscher Filmpreis | 1982 | Won | Ton/Mischung | Milan Bor (stellvertretend für das gesamte Ton-Team) |
Deutscher Filmpreis | 1982 | Won | Weitere programmfüllende Spielfilme | Bavaria Atelier, Radiant |
Directors Guild of America | 1983 | Nominated | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Wolfgang Petersen |
Golden Globe | 1981 | Nominated | Foreign Film |
WHAT THEY SAY |
Writer/director Tony Marsiglia (Sinful, Lust for Dracula) and acclaimed cult actress Misty Mundae (Shock-O-Rama, Sinful) team up once again to deliver a remake of the shocking grindhouse oddity from 1969. Chantal is a grim and terrifying portrait of a young woman victimized at the hands of modern-day Hollywood. Chantal (Misty Mundae) has just arrived in Los Angeles, California to become a movie star. Naive and delusional, she wanders the boulevards looking for her first big break. There she meets Tracy (Julian Wells) - an actress-turned-prostitute - and the two of them begin an uneasy intimate relationship. Tracy warns of the harsh realities lurking beyond the glamorous facade of Hollywood, but Chantal’s innocence makes her easy prey for monsters that inhabit the dark underbelly of the film business. |
MY THOUGHTS |
This is the kind of movie I had a hard time saying that I like it. It is not the kind of movie you "like". It's the kind of movie that "is". What I mean is this movie is brutal. Not because it is bad, but because it tells such a sad story, with no embellishment whatsoever. The movie tells it like it is, and is pretty straightforward in its narrative. The movie is about a sweet, innocent young girl who gets to Hollywood with big hopes of becoming a movie star... and it turns out bad. Really bad. The sad part is, I have no problem imagining that what is presented here, is the lot of many young hopefuls. The harsh reality can be so far from the idealistic view young hopefuls can have of Hollywood. Same as with The Seduction of Misty Mundae (http://www.dvdcollectorsonline.com/index.php/topic,741.msg86706.html#msg86706), I'm impressed with Misty Mundae. She again gives a great performance as Chantal, our titular character. The photoshoot sequence is particularly powerful. The supporting cast is just that, supportive. This is Misty Mundae's show, and she pulls it off well. This movie actually reminds me of Irreversible (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290673/) in some ways. It presents a brutal, discomforting situation with no artifices. The camera is just an eye showing you the suffering of a character. The photoshoot scene here in Chantal felt very reminiscent of the rape scene in Irreversible in the power and brutality of the imagery. |
RATING |
Now I just have to wait for Sinful...
WARNING - TARANTINO FANBOY REVIEW :P:hysterical:
My son fell asleep after an hour of this, I struggled through but it was excruciantly and unnecessarily long and drawn out, difficult to follow, full of mumbling poor accents, and generally disappointing after we built ourselves up to an expectant high of viewing a supposedly good movie.
The characterisations were totally underdeveloped, the action felt like it was plonked in to wake the viewer up, the plot noticeable by its absence, and the direction blatantly pointless. The 30's feel of the film, complete with the depression era, had obviously taken a lot of thought and was visually successful, but this appeal waned when you realised the film lacked any substance. And the music they used throughout the film, some kind of ill-fitting rock - why??
Christian Bale was simply dreadful, his accent made him nigh on impossible to understand, Depp was uncharacterisically hollow in passion for the role, the only actors who walked away with any justifiable plaudits would be Marion Cotillard as Dillingers girl, and John Hoogenacker as one of the drafted in specialist agents.
Give me the untouchables over this any day.
Haven't seen Public Enemies, but I never got the fuss about Michael Mann either.
Filmfare Awards | 2007 | Nominated | Best Actor Award | Shahrukh Khan |
Filmfare Awards | 2007 | Nominated | Best Movie Award | |
Filmfare Awards | 2007 | Nominated | Best Music Director Award | Shankar Ehsaan Loy |
Teen Choice Awards | 2000 | Nominated | Film - Wipeout Scene of the Summer | Jason Biggs |
The casting was pretty good, although I was disturbed to find Velma (Linda Cardellini) sexy at times!That happens when they cast sexy Linda Cardellini ("Freaks and Geeks") in such a role.
But overall this is an original, funny, arousing, bizarre indie film that I feel many members here will really appreciate in their collections.It's already in my collection since Jon had talked about it the first time ;D
But overall this is an original, funny, arousing, bizarre indie film that I feel many members here will really appreciate in their collections.It's already in my collection since Jon had talked about it the first time ;D
Like you I've really appreciated this film :thumbup:
But overall this is an original, funny, arousing, bizarre indie film that I feel many members here will really appreciate in their collections.It's already in my collection since Jon had talked about it the first time ;D
Like you I've really appreciated this film :thumbup:
I should watch it myself! :hysterical:
But overall this is an original, funny, arousing, bizarre indie film that I feel many members here will really appreciate in their collections.It's already in my collection since Jon had talked about it the first time ;D
Like you I've really appreciated this film :thumbup:
I should watch it myself! :hysterical:
:o
Stick it in right now!!!!!
Said the nun to the bishop
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Title: Over Her Dead Body
Runtime:95
Certificate:12
Year:2008
Genres:Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Plot:Eva Longoria Parker (TV’s Desperate Housewives) stars in this devilishly funny romantic comedy about holding onto the ones you love...even after you’re gone. When Kate (Longoria Parker) is killed by an ice sculpture on her wedding day, her fiancé Henry (Paul Rudd, Knocked Up) gives up on romance until he falls for the beautiful psychic (Lake Bell, TV’s Boston Legal) who’s supposed to be helping him move on. But Kate’s not having it, and she’s going to do whatever it takes to send their budding relationship six-feet-under.
My Review:
Fun little romcom, some belly laugh moments, and Eva Longoria Parker shining as the bitter ghost.
It is of course nonsense, but entertains just the same, and is an easy ride from start to finish.
Don't expect too much and you won't be disappointedMy Rating
:D
Amazing to see 4 such famous actors in this type of film, but there was something about it, like a trainwreck, where you couldn't stop watching. It jumps around timewise without notice, so at times it is difficult to follow, and by the end of the movie you are left feeling deflated emotionally.
Watched once, never again.
Amazing to see 4 such famous actors in this type of film, but there was something about it, like a trainwreck, where you couldn't stop watching. It jumps around timewise without notice, so at times it is difficult to follow, and by the end of the movie you are left feeling deflated emotionally.
Watched once, never again.
I found it a bit flat too, but it was based on a play, so maybe that's why. Still, killer like from Clive Owen, eh? :devil:
I've never bothered with it because it was always seen as a disastrous mess. Tarantino did Man From Hollywood, I believe. Rodriguez did The Misbehavers and some feel this is the best one?
Academy Award | 1988 | Nominated | Best Makeup | Tom Burman, Bari Dreiband-Burman |
BMI Film & TV Music Awards | 1989 | Won | BMI Film Music Award | Danny Elfman |
Saturn | 1988 | Nominated | Best Actor | Bill Murray |
Saturn | 1988 | Nominated | Best Fantasy Film | |
Saturn | 1988 | Nominated | Best Special Effects | Eric Brevig, Dream Quest, Alan Hall |
Saturn | 1994 | Nominated | Best Supporting Actor | Richard Attenborough |
BMI Film & TV Music Awards | 2005 | Won | BMI Film Music Award | Aaron Zigman |
Casting Society of America Awards | 2005 | Nominated | Best Feature Film Casting – Drama | Matthew Barry, Nancy Green-Keyes |
MTV Movie Awards | 2005 | Nominated | Best Female Performance | Rachel McAdams |
MTV Movie Awards | 2005 | Won | Best Kiss | Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling |
Satellite Awards | 2005 | Won | Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Drama | Gena Rowlands |
Screen Actors Guild Award | 2004 | Nominated | Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | James Garner |
Teen Choice Awards | 2004 | Nominated | Choice Breakout Movie Star - Female | Rachel McAdams |
Teen Choice Awards | 2005 | Won | Choice Date Movie | |
Teen Choice Awards | 2005 | Won | Choice Movie Actor: Drama | Ryan Gosling |
Teen Choice Awards | 2005 | Won | Choice Movie Actress: Drama | Rachel McAdams |
Teen Choice Awards | 2005 | Won | Choice Movie Breakout Performance - Male | Ryan Gosling |
Teen Choice Awards | 2005 | Won | Choice Movie Chemistry | Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling |
Teen Choice Awards | 2005 | Nominated | Choice Movie Dance Scene | Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling |
Teen Choice Awards | 2005 | Won | Choice Movie Liplock | Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling |
Teen Choice Awards | 2005 | Won | Choice Movie Love Scene | Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling |
Teen Choice Awards | 2004 | Nominated | Choice Movie of the Summer | |
Teen Choice Awards | 2005 | Won | Choice Movie: Drama |
Pointless and unfunny, a story about 2 sales guys selling 'meat' subscriptions on a monthly basis - have you ever heard anything so stupid! (or do they actually sell such things in US??)We have a guy here who deliver seafood and meat to the house. You need to be on his costumer list to get the delivery, so it doesn't sound that stupid to me :laugh:
Title: GrilledI have seen this on TV once, I think, and didn't think it was that bad. Notz that I had the desire to own the DVD, but at least a
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Title: GrilledI have seen this on TV once, I think, and didn't think it was that bad. Notz that I had the desire to own the DVD, but at least a
[...]My Rating
:yawn:
Isn't there also a bunch of cameos, by judge Reinhold and Burt Reynolds and maybe some others...?
I liked the Hitchhikers book but I must admit I was underwhelmed by this film. I did however love Alan Rickman's voice as the big depressed robot :clap:
I love the book. In fact, the first two or three. Somehow I got stuck at some point in the third or fourth one and haven't continued it since. I do want to finish it, just got to put up the energy to get it going.
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BTW, if you like her, I can also recommend Across the Universe, Thirteen and Down in the Valley (in that order).
Ill have to take a look at those films Matthias thanks!
Ive shown a few people Annie Hall, they either get it or don't get it... I think its the type of film you either love or hate.
I think Annie Hall is the type of film that you can relate to if you have ever been in a relationship that reflects the one Alvy
Not necessarily.... films are generally written to focus on the widest audience possible, Woody Allen is said to have written Annie Hall as an autobiographical story of his relationship with Diane Keaton, and so it was more of him trying to tell his story, then a story.
I have seen "Everyone Says I Love You", ... The first I had bought because of Drew Barrymore.
I have seen "Everyone Says I Love You", ... The first I had bought because of Drew Barrymore.
Surely you remember that it was a musical? And Barrymore was the only one who had her songs dubbed by someone else, if I recall correctly. :laugh:
Taurus Award | 2002 | Nominated | Best Overall Stunt by a Man | Gilbert B. Combs, Jacob Rupp |
World Stunt Awards | 2002 | Nominated | Best Overall Stunt by a Man | Gilbert B. Combs, Jacob Rupp |
American Cinema Editors Awards | 2000 | Nominated | Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical | Christopher Tellefsen |
ASCAP Awards | 2000 | Won | Top Box Office Films | Howard Shore |
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | 2000 | Won | Favorite Comedy Team | Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal |
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards | 2000 | Won | Favorite Supporting Actress - Comedy | Lisa Kudrow |
Golden Globe | 1999 | Nominated | Actor in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy | Robert De Niro |
Golden Globe | 1999 | Nominated | Picture - Musical or Comedy | Jane Rosenthal, Paula Weinstein |
Young Artist Awards | 2000 | Nominated | Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor | Kyle Sabihy |
Empire Magazine Awards | 2005 | Nominated | Best Newcomer | Zach Braff |
Grammy Awards | 2005 | Won | Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | Zach Braff (compilation producer) |
Independent Spirit Awards | 2005 | Won | Best First Feature | Zach Braff; Pamela Abdy; Gary Gilbert; Dan Halsted; Richard Klubeck |
Independent Spirit Awards | 2005 | Nominated | Best First Screenplay | Zach Braff |
MTV Movie Awards | 2005 | Nominated | Best Female Performance | Natalie Portman |
MTV Movie Awards | 2005 | Nominated | Best Kiss | Natalie Portman, Zach Braff |
MTV Movie Awards | 2005 | Nominated | Breakthrough Male Performance | Zach Braff |
Online Film Critics Society Awards | 2005 | Won | Best Breakthrough Filmmaker | Zach Braff |
Online Film Critics Society Awards | 2005 | Nominated | Best Picture | |
Satellite Awards | 2005 | Nominated | Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Comedy or Musical | Peter Sarsgaard |
Satellite Awards | 2005 | Nominated | Best Actress – Comedy or Musical | Natalie Portman |
Teen Choice Awards | 2005 | Nominated | Choice Movie Actor: Drama | Zach Braff |
Teen Choice Awards | 2005 | Nominated | Choice Movie Actress: Drama | Natalie Portman |
Teen Choice Awards | 2005 | Nominated | Choice Movie Blush Scene | Zach Braff |
Teen Choice Awards | 2005 | Nominated | Choice Movie Breakout Performance - Male | Zach Braff |
Teen Choice Awards | 2005 | Nominated | Choice Movie Liar | Natalie Portman |
Teen Choice Awards | 2005 | Nominated | Choice Movie Liplock | Natalie Portman, Zach Braff |
Teen Choice Awards | 2005 | Nominated | Choice Movie Love Scene | Zach Braff, Natalie Portman |
Teen Choice Awards | 2005 | Nominated | Choice Movie: Drama | |
Writers Guild of America Awards | 2005 | Nominated | Best Original Screenplay | Zach Braff |
Young Artist Awards | 2005 | Nominated | Best Family Feature Film – Drama |
Academy Award | 2003 | Won | Best Animated Feature Film | Andrew Stanton |
Academy Award | 2003 | Nominated | Best Music, Original Score | Thomas Newman |
Academy Award | 2003 | Nominated | Best Sound Editing | Gary Rydstrom, Michael Silvers |
Academy Award | 2003 | Nominated | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, David Reynolds (Screenplay); Andrew Stanton (Story) |
American Cinema Editors Awards | 2004 | Nominated | Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical | David Ian Salter, Lee Unkrich |
American Film Institute Awards | 2003 | Won | Movie of the Year | |
Annie Awards | 2003 | Won | Best Animated Feature | Pixar Animation Studios |
Annie Awards | 2003 | Nominated | Individual Achievment - Animated Effects | Justin Ritter |
Annie Awards | 2003 | Won | Individual Achievment - Animated Effects | Martin Nguyen |
Annie Awards | 2003 | Nominated | Individual Achievment - Character Animation | Dave DeVan |
Annie Awards | 2003 | Won | Individual Achievment - Character Animation | Doug Sweetland |
Annie Awards | 2003 | Nominated | Individual Achievment - Character Animation | Gini Santos |
Annie Awards | 2003 | Won | Individual Achievment - Character Design in an Animated Feature Production | Ricky Nierva |
Annie Awards | 2003 | Won | Individual Achievment - Directing in an Animated Feature Production | Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich |
Annie Awards | 2003 | Won | Individual Achievment - Music in an Animated Feature Production | Thomas Newman |
Annie Awards | 2003 | Won | Individual Achievment - Production Design in an Animated Feature Production | Ralph Eggleston |
Annie Awards | 2003 | Won | Individual Achievment - Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production | Ellen DeGeneres as the voice of Dory |
Annie Awards | 2003 | Won | Individual Achievment - Writing in an Animated Feature Production | Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, Dave Reynolds |
BAFTA | 2003 | Nominated | Screenplay (Original) | Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, David Reynolds |
BMI Film & TV Music Awards | 2004 | Won | BMI Film Music Award | Thomas Newman |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | 2004 | Won | Best Animated Film | |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards | 2004 | Nominated | Best Picture | |
European Film Awards | 2003 | Nominated | European Film Academy Non-European Film - Prix Screen International | |
Golden Globe | 2003 | Nominated | Picture - Musical or Comedy | Graham Walters |
Hugo Award | 2004 | Nominated | Dramatic Presentation, Long Form | |
MTV Movie Awards | 2004 | Nominated | Best Comedic Performance | Ellen DeGeneres |
MTV Movie Awards | 2004 | Nominated | Best Movie | |
Online Film Critics Society Awards | 2004 | Won | Best Animated Feature | |
Satellite Awards | 2004 | Nominated | Best Motion Picture – Animated or Mixed Media | |
Satellite Awards | 2004 | Nominated | Best Original Score | Thomas Newman |
Saturn | 2003 | Won | Best Animated Film | |
Saturn | 2003 | Nominated | Best DVD Special Edition Release | |
Saturn | 2003 | Nominated | Best Music | Thomas Newman |
Saturn | 2003 | Won | Best Supporting Actress | Ellen DeGeneres |
Saturn | 2003 | Nominated | Best Writing | Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson, David Reynolds |
Visual Effects Society Awards | 2004 | Won | Outstanding Character Animation in an Animated Motion Picture | Andrew Gordon, Brett Coderre (For "Speaking Whale") |
Visual Effects Society Awards | 2004 | Nominated | Outstanding Character Animation in an Animated Motion Picture | David DeVan, Gini Santos (For "Inside the Whale") |
Young Artist Awards | 2004 | Won | Best Family Feature Film – Animation |
(http://www.aesppres.com/phpdvdprofiler/images/thumbnails/013131209099f.jpg)I just watch it again today and for the first time I've realized something... The soldiers aren't the bad guys at all, but the scientists :-[
Title : Day of the Dead (1985)
I just watch it again today and for the first time I've realized something... The soldiers aren't the bad guys at all, but the scientists :-[In my opinion they both are bad guys. Although, there is method to what the doctor is doing, at least he realizes that it is impossible to kill all zombies...
It took me 25 years to realized that....