I look forward to reading many of your reviews and comparing your thoughts to mine on certain movies. I am not the best writer, and you'll find some of my comments to be short and sweet, especially if the movie was a turkey.God you make me feel like writing a new review here, but since I have started my blog I have watch more film for it than for here. Maybe I will try to check some "bikers" movie this week (since I have a set of this genre I haven't check yet). Don't worry I ain't the greatest writer either :laugh:
It takes up 2 large rooms in my downstairs living area (rec room and exercise room ) and just about every inch of wall is covered with dvds. I have pictures should anyone want to see them.
I'm sure everyone has movies like that in their collections.Of course, I'm the guy who bought (for almost nothing) all the Friedberg and Seltzer's movies to do a stupid marathon here.
I'm sure everyone has movies like that in their collections.I have more than I'd be willing to admit :weep:
I'm surprise that no one else didn't try this experience after me :laugh:After you posted your reviews there is no chance in hell we'd go for that :P
Are Friedber and Seltzer the ones responsible for Date Movie and those stinking messes?Yes they are
After you posted your reviews there is no chance in hell we'd go for that :PBut I can be completly wrong in my opinions and maybe those films are awesome :hmmmm:
But I can be completly wrong in my opinions and maybe those films are awesome :hmmmm:Hmmm, yeah, maybe having a whole in my knee is a good idea too...? No chance, Jimmy, I'll trust your initial judgement. :P
What can I say... I'm a collector. :-[ Sometimes there is no rhyme nor reason for my purchases but for this particular exercise I'll say it's because I'm a fan of Dan Aykroyd and want to collect his movies. Yeah, that's it!! :whistle:
KC
What can I say... I'm a collector. :-[ Sometimes there is no rhyme nor reason for my purchases
A home grown Canadian boy, it's a shame he had to die before his time, especially under such tragic circumstances. :weep:Even more when we know that an idiot like Andy Dick was responsible for this. He was the one who restarted the drug problem of Brynn Hartman after many years of withdrawal by giving her cocaine. The worst he had brag about this very often to the point that John Lovitz gave him the beating of his life.
A home grown Canadian boy, it's a shame he had to die before his time, especially under such tragic circumstances. :weep:Even more when we know that an idiot like Andy Dick was responsible for this. He was the one who restarted the drug problem of Brynn Hartman after many years of withdrawal by giving her cocaine. The worst he had brag about this very often to the point that John Lovitz gave him the beating of his life.
A home grown Canadian boy, it's a shame he had to die before his time, especially under such tragic circumstances. :weep:Even more when we know that an idiot like Andy Dick was responsible for this. He was the one who restarted the drug problem of Brynn Hartman after many years of withdrawal by giving her cocaine. The worst he had brag about this very often to the point that John Lovitz gave him the beating of his life.
I enjoyed it a little more than you KC. A great cast let down by an uninspired but still capable script. Average thriller, I gave it a 3/5.
I saw this one in the theater and wasn't impressed.
I saw this one in the theater and wasn't impressed.
Me, too. I love Pacino, but, man, this was just bad.
Not as bad as that recent one he did with DeNiro, though. Wow. That there was a suckfest of epic proportions.
Performers who let themselves go #1 : Colleen Camp.:voodoo:
She used to be a gorgeous woman... now she is the token livestock in any movie she appears in. :yucky:
I agree with you, KC, but I know someone who doesn't. Look up the other reviews and you'll see what I mean... :laugh::P
Have you been reading the second Hitchcock thread I started, Pete? We went off at a slight tangent on James Stewart and Antares suggested you would like Harvey. Have you seen it? I think it would be up your street.
Marie! Shush! He said he'd let it pass! Don't tug on the tigers tail... :fingerchew:
Marie! Shush! He said he'd let it pass! Don't tug on the tigers tail... :fingerchew:Should I intervene? :hmmmm:
Oh... dear. He mentioned the bloody ending. Here we go again! :training:
I agree with you, KC, but I know someone who doesn't. Look up the other reviews and you'll see what I mean... :laugh:
KC if you like Rutger Hauer try to watch Nighthawks (http://www.dvdcollectorsonline.com/index.php/topic,5062.msg83040.html#msg83040) one day, He is great in this also as usual.
Ah, the "New Flesh" day s of Cronenberg. They are missed... Then again, there is only so many times you can introduce "new flesh" to the audience. On the other hand, one might argue that he did it as late as Crash.
Thanks for the tip Tom. I would like to see more with Jordana in it but she seems to be in hardly anything aside from Fast and the Furious movies and then horror films. I might have to start watching this 'Chuck'.
Isn't she in The Faculty as well...? it's a horror, but since it's by Robert Rodriguez not quite the standard fare.Thanks for the tip Tom. I would like to see more with Jordana in it but she seems to be in hardly anything aside from Fast and the Furious movies and then horror films. I might have to start watching this 'Chuck'.
Yes, it is too bad that she does appear in hardly anything I am interested in. I have never watched the "Fast and the Furious" movies as they do not seem like something I would enjoy. Jordana would be the only reason for me to watch them. Besides D.E.B.S. I never saw her in anything. So I was psyched when she showed up on Chuck (also besides her appearance I can recommend this series).
I haven't heard of this one..doesn't sound like I missed much.
I'm glad you love your new TV, but I have to disagree with you on SPR being a great war film. It is for the first 23 minutes, but after that it is one the biggest cliché driven screenplays ever.While maybe not a "goos film", due to an abundance of clichés and such, it sure is a powerful film, at least when watched in a darkened theater.
I'm glad you love your new TV, but I have to disagree with you on SPR being a great war film. It is for the first 23 minutes, but after that it is one the biggest cliché driven screenplays ever.
If you want to see a truly great war film then watch Das Boot or Come and See. Both great films without the clichés.
I watched Saving Proivat eRyan at the cinema when it came out (in Singapore, actually). It upset mesomuch (not in a bad way, mind you) that I have not been able to rewatch it since then.
The worst moment in the film was the knifing scene. It only got worse by understanding what the german guy days, as he recommends to stop struggling as the American has no more chance anyway.
Which version of Das Boot do you own?
293?! This 209 minute version states to have an additional 60 more minutes of footage! Drives me nuts when they insist on multiple 'cuts' and 'editions'. :wacko:
Added it to my want list. If I can replace my existing copy with a complete version I'd sooner just wait to watch it in all it's glory. :)
Don't replace it! These two versions are two different entities altogether. I think for the first time it would be better to watch the movie version, not the TV cut. Both versions are an intended version. At the time of filming both a movie and a TV mini series were planned. These two have different pacing and different focus.This is what I remember as well (I saw both during their original release). So, the Director's Cut is really the odd one out here.
I can still not fathom how a couple of schmucks like Matt Damon & Ben Affleck could have wrote this Oscar winning screenplay. This will trump anything they will ever accomplish as actors and just goes to show that the sun shines on a dog's ass every now and then. :shrug:
I can still not fathom how a couple of schmucks like Matt Damon & Ben Affleck could have wrote this Oscar winning screenplay. This will trump anything they will ever accomplish as actors and just goes to show that the sun shines on a dog's ass every now and then. :shrug:
I think that's unfair! Damon is a very good actor, in a movie star sort of way, and while Affleck is only passable in comparison, he shows a great deal of talent as a director. See my review of Gone Baby Gone (http://www.dvdcollectorsonline.com/index.php/topic,5202.msg85223.html#msg85223).
In any case, they have never showed any signs of taking it half as seriously as people seem to take them. ;)
Gone Baby Gone is still in my massive 'to watch' pile so perhaps my opinion will change. I will concede there has been a certain level of maturing for these two guys in recent years but then all I have to do is throw in a Kevin Smith movie or something like Stuck On You and I begin to find it difficult to give them much credit.
As far as them taking things seriously themselves? Oh I believe that. I'm sure there were no two people more surprised when their names were announced as winners of the Screenplay Oscar than they were.
KC
Gone Baby Gone is still in my massive 'to watch' pile so perhaps my opinion will change. I will concede there has been a certain level of maturing for these two guys in recent years but then all I have to do is throw in a Kevin Smith movie or something like Stuck On You and I begin to find it difficult to give them much credit.
As far as them taking things seriously themselves? Oh I believe that. I'm sure there were no two people more surprised when their names were announced as winners of the Screenplay Oscar than they were.
KC
See, I don't believe they've changed. Good Will Hunting was no one-off; they've always been capable of what they've done, but they have fun with it too. Kevin Smith is a perfect example... do you like those films? :hmmmm:
I will concede there has been a certain level of maturing for these two guys in recent years but then all I have to do is throw in a Kevin Smith movie or something like Stuck On You and I begin to find it difficult to give them much credit.
I have yet to watch Dogma or Chasing Amy yet, both of which have achieved some acclaim, although I do own them.
I knew Donner was older than he looks, but he made movies in 1962 already...? Wow.
If you haven't watched this already, do yourself a favor... go buy it, or at the very least pay the couple of bucks to rent it. ;)Thanks but no thanks, this isn't a favor for me :laugh:
If you haven't watched this already, do yourself a favor... go buy it, or at the very least pay the couple of bucks to rent it. ;)Thanks but no thanks, this isn't a favor for me :laugh:
Ack. Someone else likes Inglurious Basterds.
Bleck.
he's a bit overrated.It isn't the fact he is overated (wich of course he is), but the fact that he is incapable to do something original and stole other people works calling that hommage when he is caught. That pass with many cinema goers since most of them don't know the original materials he stole from, but since he stole from the movies I watch and like it doesn't work with me. What can I say for me a thief is a thief not a genius...
Tarantino is one of those directors who is going to have as many detractors as he does fans. While I loved this movie and Pulp Fiction his others were just ok which leads me to think he's a bit overrated.
I don't know as much about him pulling stuff from other movies like Jimmy does, but I still don't care for his stories.That pulling from other films mainly comes from reservoir Dogs, where it it is painfully obvious he took more than a few cues from the Hong Kong film City on Fire. Supposedly, when asked about it at first, he tried to play it down or something (I don't know the details).
The stories are weak at the core because he spends too much time focused on the extreme, graphic violence with blood gushing everywhere every two minutes.There is not much I can about your opinion. But, while blood gushing is certainly a big part in (some of) his films, but certainly not that much. But hey, you don't like him, that is fine by me.
You know, I almost think Jimmy doesn't like him either.The funny think is that I like True Romance and Natural Born Killers that he wrote but didn't direct. :shrug:
Especially the tea house scene was a reference to certain Japanese films, which tends to have the blood gushing in that style. His choice was not made to compensate for something but to emulate that style.
I did not respond to the blood comments as that can a rather subjective impression. While someone may find a certain film mild on gore, another person might feel it's over the top. Even Pulp Fiction has one rather graphic scene in it which might trigger a repulsed reaction for some.
Unfortunately I haven't seen many of the films or styles that he is trying to emulate or pay homage to otherwise I might pick up on that as well.
Quote from: kikujirobillI just read the accompanying booklet, which reaffirmed and added to my respect for this movie. Seriously, at this point, Tarantino can suck it. I still love him for Kill Bill, but Godard can make a movie about movies without a hint of self reference or irony.
Quote from: AntaresQuote from: kikujirobillSeriously, at this point, Tarantino can suck it.
Do I believe my eyes!!! ;) :laugh: :P
Quote from: kikujirobillI'm glad someone finally commented on that.
Kill Bill is still one of my favorite movies, but his other works are so... unextraordinary when put up next to the movies he emulates. Seeing a Tarantino movie as a person new to real cinema is amazing. But they still don't hold a candle to the originals.
I will still see, enjoy and buy on blu-ray any movies he makes. I still enjoy them immensely, however, I am much less inclined to defend him as a legitimate auteur at this point.
Quote from: AntaresQuote from: kikujirobillSeeing a Tarantino movie as a person new to real cinema is amazing. But they still don't hold a candle to the originals.
Now you're beginning to see the light! :thumbsup:
This has been my argument for years. Once you see the films he's ripped off, you realize that he's all style and no substance.
Quote from: kikujirobillQuote from: AntaresQuote from: kikujirobillSeeing a Tarantino movie as a person new to real cinema is amazing. But they still don't hold a candle to the originals.
Now you're beginning to see the light! :thumbsup:
This has been my argument for years. Once you see the films he's ripped off, you realize that he's all style and no substance.
Every fanboy bone in my body aches right now, but I have to agree. :'(
Someday, KC when you start to see some of the films he's plagiarizing, you too will probably have the same kind of epiphany.
Someday, KC when you start to see some of the films he's plagiarizing, you too will probably have the same kind of epiphany.
Someday, KC when you start to see some of the films he's plagiarizing, you too will probably have the same kind of epiphany.
The guy you were talking to clearly was an immature fan-boy, running from one poster boy hero to the next drooling "I WUV YOU! NO. me no likey. NOW... I WUV YOU INSTEAD!". That argument is absurd. Remember Tarantino has been the critics darling, especially in Europe where film theory is at it's deepest. Are they all blinkered fan-boys? Am I?
The thing that always fascinates me is the passion of those trying to prove his weakness, yet we, the supposed "fan boys" to blame for the destruction of modern cinema, simply watch his movies, nod, high-five and say "Awesome". Then we move onto something else, leaving behind zombie-fied banshees wailing about how wrong we are.
Chill pill for table 2. It's only a movie. :tease:
It's almost like he's using it as a way to get attention. LIie..hey look at what at me and what I did...eyeballs are pulled out and limbs cut off..aren't I cool? Didn't I make the coolest movie ever? Again..It's funny how we can say the same thing about Eli Roth or Nick Palumbo, 2 others full of themselves type of director :laugh:
I haven't minded violence in a lot of movies, but it has bothered me in other movies. I just haven't cared for the way Tarentino has used violence in the movies I've seen. It's almost like he's using it as a way to get attention. LIie..hey look at what at me and what I did...eyeballs are pulled out and limbs cut off..aren't I cool? Didn't I make the coolest movie ever? Again..this is how it comes across to me. Others may - and obviously do - feel differently.
Also..it doesn't mean shit to me if anyone - Tarantino or whoever - is a darling of critics. I may read or hear what they say, but I ultimately decide for myself what I like or don't like. And for me, Tarantino sucks more often than not.
Title:After Sundown
Avoid at all costs.
KC
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Of course you make your own mind up, but I only said that because the fanboy argument gets on my nerves. It's disrespectful to genuine people like myself or in the case of this thread, KC, who have decided they do like his films. When you run out of arguments against the artist, start attacking his supporters... a method of "debating" I hope I never stoop to and if I do, please tell me. :-X
Title:After Sundown
Avoid at all costs.
KC
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Ohhh a vampire movie I never seen or even heard of before! Thanks for the warning... I just hope I am strong enough. I have a hell of a weakness for Vampire Movies!
I just hope I am strong enough. I have a hell of a weakness for Vampire Movies!It can't be worst than Vampires Sucks (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1666186/) and I will buying it at its release day :laugh:
Of course you make your own mind up, but I only said that because the fanboy argument gets on my nerves. It's disrespectful to genuine people like myself or in the case of this thread, KC, who have decided they do like his films. When you run out of arguments against the artist, start attacking his supporters... a method of "debating" I hope I never stoop to and if I do, please tell me. :-X
:redcard: I'm going to be honest here Jon, I take umbrage to that final statement.
KC stated that he had never seen any of the purported films that QT lifted from. My post was directed at that post, showing someone else who also had never seen any of the films in question. I never once insinuated that KC was a QT fanboy. My point was that when he does get around to seeing some of those films, then maybe a little bloom will be off the Tarantino rose for him.
You say you hope you never 'stoop' (believe me, a very poor choice of a word) to this method. But by misinterpreting my posting and disparaging those who don't agree with you, with your blanket assessment, is akin to the pot calling the kettle black in this instance.
Just for the record, at no point have I felt like I have been attacked or labeled a QT fanboy by Antares or anyone else for that matter. He merely made a prediction that my opinion of QT will change upon viewing the films that inspire his work and I'm cool with that. Whether he's right or not remains to be seen. ;)
Of course you make your own mind up, but I only said that because the fanboy argument gets on my nerves. It's disrespectful to genuine people like myself or in the case of this thread, KC, who have decided they do like his films. When you run out of arguments against the artist, start attacking his supporters... a method of "debating" I hope I never stoop to and if I do, please tell me. :-X
I just hope I am strong enough. I have a hell of a weakness for Vampire Movies!It can't be worst than Vampires Sucks (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1666186/) and I will buying it at its release day :laugh:
Of course you make your own mind up, but I only said that because the fanboy argument gets on my nerves. It's disrespectful to genuine people like myself or in the case of this thread, KC, who have decided they do like his films. When you run out of arguments against the artist, start attacking his supporters... a method of "debating" I hope I never stoop to and if I do, please tell me. :-X
:redcard: I'm going to be honest here Jon, I take umbrage to that final statement.
KC stated that he had never seen any of the purported films that QT lifted from. My post was directed at that post, showing someone else who also had never seen any of the films in question. I never once insinuated that KC was a QT fanboy. My point was that when he does get around to seeing some of those films, then maybe a little bloom will be off the Tarantino rose for him.
You say you hope you never 'stoop' (believe me, a very poor choice of a word) to this method. But by misinterpreting my posting and disparaging those who don't agree with you, with your blanket assessment, is akin to the pot calling the kettle black in this instance.
Just for the record, at no point have I felt like I have been attacked or labeled a QT fanboy by Antares or anyone else for that matter. He merely made a prediction that my opinion of QT will change upon viewing the films that inspire his work and I'm cool with that. Whether he's right or not remains to be seen. ;)
I'm quite accustomed to lively banter about films from a very diverse and wide ranging base of opinions. Opposing views are great and make for great dialogue providing it stays cordial. That's the thing about movies... beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Nobody has to be right or wrong. ;)
Lets move on shall we? That way I can get on to my Pulp Fiction review....
JUST KIDDING! :hysterical:
KC
Now this is more like it! Some classic lines from this movie and still hilarious even after 22 years. The Airplane movies and this series made Leslie Neilsen's career. Unfortunately they went a little too far, overusing him and typecasting him in these types of movies. Spy Hard, Wrongfully Accused, Dracula Dead And Loving It were never as funny as the Naked Gun series.I may be remember them wrong, but I think it's all about how you handle the actor. What I mean is, like with Tommy Lee Jones in Men in Black. If the otherwise serious actor takes everything in the film for serious and you only have funny stuff happen around him, that will make it funnier. If you ask the serious actor to be funny, you are likely to fail.
It's also the gags. I watched Airplane! only the other night myself for what must be the hundredth time. You can feel they have a relentless enthusiasm for the jokes that they come easy. Once you're past the Naked Gun films, they are struggling and doing spoofs for the sake of spoofs. I know everyone seems to like Scary Movie, but it was shit and so obvious compared to Airplane!.
I know everyone seems to like Scary Movie, but it was shit and so obvious compared to Airplane!.I don't like them, but of course I ain't everyone ;D
Jeremy Sisto was quite creepy in Six Feet Under...
Indeed, his character was quite screwed up. :stars: I thought he was quite compelling to watch though, always wondering what he was going to do next. I think his demeanor lends well to those type of unbalanced characters.Yes and yes.
Indeed, his character was quite screwed up. :stars: I thought he was quite compelling to watch though, always wondering what he was going to do next. I think his demeanor lends well to those type of unbalanced characters.Yes and yes.
First time I saw him was in Hideaway (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113303/), where he, you guessed it, played another unhinged guy.
Long before Eddie Murphy and his broken record comedy flicks, Peter Sellers was plying the art of multiple roles in film and each of his three characters in Strangelove were hilarious!My favorite is him as the officer with Sterling Hayden as his nutcase superior, talking about bodily fluids and such. :laugh:
Long before Eddie Murphy and his broken record comedy flicks, Peter Sellers was plying the art of multiple roles in film and each of his three characters in Strangelove were hilarious!
Long before Eddie Murphy and his broken record comedy flicks, Peter Sellers was plying the art of multiple roles in film and each of his three characters in Strangelove were hilarious!
And before Sellers, there was Alec Guinness (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041546/).
Kind Hearts and Coronets (http://www.dvdcollectorsonline.com/index.php/topic,5877.0.html)
You should check this film out.
Have you seen the two Russian films by Timur Bekmambetov, Night Watch and Day Watch...? I guess you could bascially call them vampire flicks, but his style already showed and they are of epic proportions.
There is a DVD with floating around with a special set of subtitles, which almost add to the film (like one time, the subtitles are red and then dissolve within an underwater shot which also shows blood). You can find samples on YouTube. Unfortunately not all releases have them, especially the Blu-ray omitted them.
At the time there was rumor they would make a thrid film (Dusk or Twilight Watch), then based in a Western country and filmed in English. Personally I feel it's not needed and they should leave it as is. Anyway, Timur seems to busy otherwise.
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Title:Boiling Point (http://www.invelos.com/images/DVDLogo.png)
Year: 1992
Director: James B. Harris
Rating: R
Length: 92 Min.
Video: Pan & Scan 1.33:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround
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Stars:
Wesley Snipes
Dennis Hopper
Lolita Davidovich
Viggo Mortensen
Seymour Cassel
Plot:
They've got guns and a deadly plan. They're killing cops and hitting the mob. A smooth-talking crime sleaze and his quick-fingered accomplice are not afraid of anyone. But they should be. They've crossed paths with Treasury Agent Jimmy Mercer (Wesley Snipes), a cop at his Boiling Point.
Snipes and Dennis Hopper turn up the heat in this tightly wound police-action manhunt. Mercer is tough, proud, married to his job...and not above stretching the law to smoke out his partner's killers. Hopper is Red, a scam artist looking for a last big score and running out of options. He'll play those options to the max. He could be playing into Mercer's hands.
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Wesley Snipes cop flick from when he was still relevant. Now he seems to be in the same boat as Cuba Gooding Jr.... even worse actually.
Good story, great action and an amazing cast that includes the late Dennis Hopper, Lolita Davidovich (schwing!), Viggo Mortensen, Dan Hedaya, Seymour Cassell and even a pre-Jigsaw Tobin Bell.
Looks like Snipes finally had a meaningful role once again in the recent Brooklyn's Finest with Richard Gere, Don Cheadle and Ethan Hawke. New Jack City remains one of my most favorite gang movies of all time and for that reason alone I hope that this might be the beginning of a rebound for him, similar to Mickey Rourke's recent resurrection. After he finishes serving his jail sentence that is... :bag:
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Repeat viewings of Bad Boys really weakened it for me. I don't really rate it at all now. The other thing that ruined it was the sequel, which was just offensively bad.
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Title:Wanted (http://www.invelos.com/images/BluRayLogo.png)(http://www.invelos.com/images/DVDLogo.png)
Year: 2008
Director: Timur Bekmambetov
Rating: R
Length: 110 Min.
Video: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Spanish: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: 5.1, Audio Descriptive: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Stars:
James McAvoy
Morgan Freeman (1937)
Angelina Jolie
Terence Stamp
Thomas Kretschmann
Plot:
Wesley's (James McAvoy) life is over – his pathetic, old one, anyway... Fortunately, it is all because of a girl. Enter sizzling-hot Fox (Angelina Jolie), who crashes into his life and introduces him to the Fraternity, a secret society of assassins, led by the enigmatic Sloan (Morgan Freeman). Seems Wes's long-lost father was killed while working for the Fraternity and Wes has been selected to target the rogue member who murdered him. But before he can complete his assignment, Wes must first uncover the dark secrets behind the Fraternity in order to determine his own destiny.
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Movie #10 means I get to pick and I picked Wanted.
About as far fetched as a movie can get and yet it's still a slam-bang, grabastic, thrill ride of epic proportions. Death served up with a sense of humor and moments of pure comic book action.... this rates high for originality and creative kills.
Angelina Jolie, in my mind, is the only sustainable female action star out there right now. I might have thrown Uma Thurman in there too had she done more action beyond the Kill Bill movies. Any other actress I can think of have only basically done one-offs and don't really qualify. Jolie delivers a knockout punch in this movie and I suspect she will in her upcoming spy flick Salt which I hear had Tom Cruise originally cast in the lead role and they decided to (thankfully) go in a different direction. I've seen the trailer and it looks great.
James McAvoy seemed an odd choice at first as the would-be assassin as I've found him to be rather docile in his other roles but he surprised me with a good performance that I think he can sustain in upcoming sequels that I'm sure are coming.
I just bought the bluray of this so I'm looking forward to a re-watch down the road. Wanted has franchise written all over it. :clap:
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Jim Carrey does seek out more dramatic roles. The problem is that he doesn't have commercial success with it and because if this he constantly has to go back and do another comedy.
I see him going the route of Bill Murray in the future. Murray has pretty much tried to erase from memory his Meatballs, Caddyshack and Stripes period. Carrey will probably follow suit.
I see him going the route of Bill Murray in the future. Murray has pretty much tried to erase from memory his Meatballs, Caddyshack and Stripes period. Carrey will probably follow suit.
I see him going the route of Bill Murray in the future. Murray has pretty much tried to erase from memory his Meatballs, Caddyshack and Stripes period. Carrey will probably follow suit.
Not seen Zombieland then? :laugh: He is brilliantly silly in only the way he can.
While he has changed the sort of films he does, I don't think he would erase his old hits. He's been talking up Ghostbusters 3 as much as anyone...
He might want to move on, but he has no trouble with the past.
This scene still brings a tear to my eyes...
Deep down, you know he wants to be remembered for this one scene. :thumbup:
I remember the night my wife and I rented this for the first time, and when this scene ended, we both turned to each other and said WOW at the same time.
Strangely, the title under the front cover image says, "It Runs in the Family"? ???
Strangely, the title under the front cover image says, "It Runs in the Family"? ???
Yeah, IMDB shows that as being the original title of the movie. Probably the only way to ensure a second viewing of the movie by someone was to change the title. ???
Title:Doomsday (http://www.invelos.com/images/DVDLogo.png)There are many complains one can throw at this film (I liked it too, I heard other complain), but for me that car chase at the end makes up for any crap that came before :thumbsup:
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One of the best action flicks I've seen in a while. Would love to see a sequel to this. :tv:
Title:Doomsday (http://www.invelos.com/images/DVDLogo.png)There are many complains one can throw at this film (I liked it too, I heard other complain), but for me that car chase at the end makes up for any crap that came before :thumbsup:
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One of the best action flicks I've seen in a while. Would love to see a sequel to this. :tv:
I love The Burbs, but the funniest I ever thought Tom Hanks was with a bath in The Money Pit! :laugh:
I thought this one looked bad from the previews I saw. I did see a few minutes of it on one of the channels I get once. I was just flipping channels and found it. Horrible.
I thought this one looked bad from the previews I saw. I did see a few minutes of it on one of the channels I get once. I was just flipping channels and found it. Horrible.
Glad you were able to make that assessment in just the tidbits you saw and not after wasting 90 minutes on the whole thing like I did. :-\
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Amazing film. I found it added something that the air traffic controllers played themselves, even Ben Sliney who was the one who had to take the decision to ground all the planes.
Gotta teach her stamina now! :training:Maybe you want to rethink that. When she's at disco-age and still falls asleep early you might enjoy that quite a bit ;)
Gotta teach her stamina now! :training:Maybe you want to rethink that. When she's at disco-age and still falls asleep early you might enjoy that quite a bit ;)
I have one movie called Internal Affairs (http://www.iafd.com/title.rme/title=Internal+Affairs/year=1992/internal-affairs.htm) in my collection, but I doubt highly that it's the one that Jon talked about :headscratch:
But who knows maybe it is, since I haven't watch it yet :shrug:
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Early spy spoof that was likely the inspiration for the Austin Powers franchise. Super cheesy with gangly James Coburn as Derrick Flint, spy extraordinaire! The fight sequences were laughable, the spy gadgets ridiculous and the women gorgeous but lacking any kind of depth. I guess perhaps that was the point! Silly but entertaining.
The highlight was in the bonus features where I found a trailer for a Racquel Welch movie called Fathom. Ohhh MAMA! Is she hot in this flick! :o I have to find this movie which will be challenge as it is OOP. :(
Last month TCM did a month of one day marathons starring one particular actor. Towards the end, they did 24 hours of Elvis, it was awful. No wonder he ate drugs like candy.
Yes, I must admit that I do like him as a singer and entertainer. I grew up on country and oldies music and Elvis was always a favorite in out home. :dance: His movies however are a bit lacking as he rarely sang any of his big hits in them save for perhaps Jailhouse Rock and Flaming Star... the rest of the music was often whipped up to cater to the scenes of the movie and basically amounted to him singing his dialogue. Still, they make for an interesting character study.
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I've never been a huge Price fan but I thought he was rather prominent and regal in his cameo.:o
Jennifer Carpenter, Hall's real life wife, plays Dexter's cop sister and she kinda irks me. It's likely because of the weird expressions she makes with her mouth. I know it seems shallow to knock an actor/actress simply based on a physical trait but it just rubs me the wrong way. :?
Oh..and Dexter's sister annoyed me too when I watched the first season. I don't hate her or anything...but I find it hard to like her. Maybe I'll feel differently once I watch more of the show.
Makes you wonder what else she can do!Yeah, I never saw her cook :-X
The constant nasally voice really was a pain...
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I might have found this more funny as a full fledged youngster but it did little to amuse my remaining inner child. :P
I was pleasantly surprised by Leatherheads, it was an entertaining film. The only part that was annoying was Renée Zellweger. I can't understand how this actress has become so successful. She is like nails on a chalkboard for me.
I don't think she has the looks or the personality to be the elite leading lady that some would label her as.
I agree, The Serpent and the Rainbow is a good film, Wes Craven did a good job here, far away from any houses, hills or nightmares ;). I rememer it creeped me out quite a bit when I originally saw it at the cinema and it held up quite well during a re-watch not so long ago.
I also read the book this is based on (since it talks about "real life zombies") and found it quite interesting to learn the background.
This is one of those films that I tend to gravitate towards when I can't make up my mind on what I want to watch. It's always a safe bet that it will be entertaining.
The ending scene where the young boy Joey, wide-eyed Brandon De Wilde, is crying out to Shane as he rides off into the dark is one of the most memorable moments of classic western cinema.
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I heard that when he was making A.I., Spielberg made Haley Joel Osment watch Shane time and time again to learn how real robot children acted... ;)
I also liked The Vampire's Assistant. It's not a high-rated film, but perfectly entertaining.
It's based on a series of books, I think, which is probably where the episodic feel came from, but maybe it wasn't successful enough to grant sequels.
I also liked The Vampire's Assistant. It's not a high-rated film, but perfectly entertaining.
It's based on a series of books, I think, which is probably where the episodic feel came from, but maybe it wasn't successful enough to grant sequels.
The ending all but necessitated a sequel so I'd like to think it's coming. But then again I thought the same thing about The Golden Compass... :shrug:
Also if Julia Roberts had her hair tied up like Angie Dickinson did in this version you would be astonished at the resemblance!
Glad to see that you liked this film. Sure it's an anachronistic film, but a lot of hedonistic fun.
And...QuoteAlso if Julia Roberts had her hair tied up like Angie Dickinson did in this version you would be astonished at the resemblance!
Uh...No, Angie Dickinson was hot, Roberts is definitely not in the same zip code.
Roberts has always kind of creeped me out with that abnormally wide smile of hers that always reminds me of Pennywise The Clown. :-\
Roberts has always kind of creeped me out with that abnormally wide smile of hers that always reminds me of Pennywise The Clown. :-\
:laugh: So true
She can range so easily and quickly from hard faced bitch to vulnerable and very cute.
I have to say I think Ocean's Eleven is a much better film than Ocean's 11, which was hamstrung by Sinatra phoning in his performance.
Never been a fan of his, with Von Ryan's Express being his lone performance of his movies I've watched that I can genuinely say I liked.
Never been a fan of his, with Von Ryan's Express being his lone performance of his movies I've watched that I can genuinely say I liked.
You should check out From Here to Eternity, Suddenly and The Manchurian Candidate, he was very good in all three films.
She can range so easily and quickly from hard faced bitch to vulnerable and very cute.
You've obviously have never seen Mary Reilly, she was God awful in that.
Never been a fan of his, with Von Ryan's Express being his lone performance of his movies I've watched that I can genuinely say I liked.
You should check out From Here to Eternity, Suddenly and The Manchurian Candidate, he was very good in all three films.
She did manage to land a few names in Freddie Prinze Jr.When he was one? I don't think anyone had watch I Know What You Did Last Summer (and the sequel) or She's All That or Summer Catch or Scooby-Doo because of him... he is more a washed up C movies actor than anything else in my book, a little bit like Shannon Elizabeth or Ashton Kutcher or Pauly Shore :shrug:
She did manage to land a few names in Freddie Prinze Jr.When he was one? I don't think anyone had watch I Know What You Did Last Summer (and the sequel) or She's All That or Summer Catch or Scooby-Doo because of him... he is more a washed up C movies actor than anything else in my book, a little bit like Shannon Elizabeth or Ashton Kutcher or Pauly Shore :shrug:
I've never really understood why he seems to be so massively unappealing.
I've never really understood why he seems to be so massively unappealing.
For me, it is one thing that he has done in every film since his breakthrough in Risky Business. In every film, and yes, he does it in Valkyrie too, he flashes that Risky Business smirk that made him famous. Every time I see him do it, I want to smack him across the face with a 2 x 4.
In every film, and yes, he does it in Valkyrie too, he flashes that Risky Business smirk that made him famous.Whilt this won't and shouldn't change your mind, but have you considered it not being the "Risky Business smirk" but the Tom Cruise smirk...? It's what he looks like and how he smirks...
In every film, and yes, he does it in Valkyrie too, he flashes that Risky Business smirk that made him famous.Whilt this won't and shouldn't change your mind, but have you considered it not being the "Risky Business smirk" but the Tom Cruise smirk...? It's what he looks like and how he smirks...
Jessica Paré was a name at some point here...
The only blemish that I can perceive on the entire Utopian package which is Silence Of The Lambs was the acceptance speech of Jonathan Demme at the Oscars. This man went on and on for what seemed like an eternity, and yet never finished a sentence in his chaotic, mumbling speech. I'm sure many in the crowd and at home were hoping Hopkins would revert to his Hanibal persona and chew out his voice box and tongue. :devil:
The only blemish that I can perceive on the entire Utopian package which is Silence Of The Lambs was the acceptance speech of Jonathan Demme at the Oscars. This man went on and on for what seemed like an eternity, and yet never finished a sentence in his chaotic, mumbling speech. I'm sure many in the crowd and at home were hoping Hopkins would revert to his Hanibal persona and chew out his voice box and tongue. :devil:
My wife and I were watching it, and I turned to her and said, "Bet they regret voting for him now". The truly sad thing for me is that Demme's films now, pretty much mirror his personality and mannerisms. Watch Rachel Getting Married and tell me if the style of the film mimics his acceptance speech in tone.
Jimmy, have you seen The Escapist? It's a marvellous little film with Cox as a prisoner planning an escape. It's an unusual film, but I mention it because Cox has become a brilliant character actor, but you rarely see him lead a film in a role with any depth. To be honest, I think the independent nature of the film would appeal to you anyway.Never seen it, but knowing that some of your recommandation in the past were really enjoyable for me I'll keep an eye open for this one. I can't order it since my purchases are done for this year (don't forget 90% of them are pre-order), so it will be certainly next year.
Woah. Good point. As I said before, I do think RGM is brilliantly made in many respects, but I can't get past the tone of the thing. At all. And now you've said that I can't help but agree.
Even if I like this film I can't pass over the fact that for me Anthony Hopkins isn't the Dr. Hannibal Lecktor. What can I say? I have seen Manhunter (a real gem who doesn't receive the respect it deserve to get. Personally I find it better than Silence Of The Lambs) when it was released in 86, so for me Brian Cox is the character.
I have the strange urge to yet again defend RGM, but I'm just too tired.
Yet when directors like Scorcese and Eastwood win those Oscars they manage to stay grounded, then go out and do it again.
I too liked this movie and have trouble understanding why others don't.
Yet when directors like Scorcese and Eastwood win those Oscars they manage to stay grounded, then go out and do it again.
I don't know if you can quantify Scorcese with Eastwood in terms of post-Oscar success. Eastwood has released Mystic River, Million Dollar Baby and Letters from Iwo Jima since his first win. While Scorcese has really only released Shutter Island, which, from the reviews I've read, wasn't that good.
Yet when directors like Scorcese and Eastwood win those Oscars they manage to stay grounded, then go out and do it again.
I don't know if you can quantify Scorcese with Eastwood in terms of post-Oscar success. Eastwood has released Mystic River, Million Dollar Baby and Letters from Iwo Jima since his first win. While Scorcese has really only released Shutter Island, which, from the reviews I've read, wasn't that good.
Only one win for Scorcese but he's been a bride's maid many times, with some movies that could be argued as the more deserving winner. He's been right there for Goodfellas, The Aviator, Last Temptation Of Christ, Raging Bull and Gangs Of New York.
That many Oscar noms in the Best Picture & Director category would be considered largely successful in most circles as well, despite the lack of wins.
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I'd agree with you on The Aviator... so much focus was put on emulating the look and feel of that era that the story often went off on wild tangents that were mostly unnecessary.
(http://www.invelos.com/mpimages/02/024543103301f.jpg)It's a shame that the Hays code was in effect when this was made. It would have been interesting to see how Ford would have dealt with the scene in the book where Rose of Sharon feeds the starving farmer with her breast milk. That was one of the most poignant moments in the story.
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Even the mere suggestion of such a thing on film in those days would have never seen the light of day. Remember when Archie Bunker did the diaper change on All In The Family and they showed the naked baby? There was such a stink over that... :laugh: Still, I too would be interested too see what Ford would have done for that particular scene.
I'd agree with you on The Aviator... so much focus was put on emulating the look and feel of that era that the story often went off on wild tangents that were mostly unnecessary.
Not only tangents, but historical inaccuracies. He's building the Spruce Goose and the XF-11 at the time he's dating Faith Domergue and Ava Gardner. In the film, Domergue tells him that she's 15 years old. But Domergue was born in 1924, making the year 1939 when she meets Hughes. Three years before either plane was commissioned for development by the U.S. government. Ava Gardner was an unknown uncredited actress in 1942, and would not find fame until 1946 in The Killers.
If you're going to make an historical biopic, you should do a little fact checking. :thumbdown:
I hadn't thought about this movie in a long time. Thank you for the review Kevin.
I really like William H. Macy. Have you ever seen him in Door to Door?
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Welcome to the Blu ray world. Glad you are finding the technology worthwhile. As with DVD, you will find varying levels of quality, so I'm glad you started with something not only of high quality, but also something that you completely enjoyed, as did I. :clap:
Title:Braveheart
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Stars:
James Robinson
Sean Lawlor
Sandy Nelson
James Cosmo
Sean McGinley
Oh, and keep in mind that the fast-action blurriness that you experience may have more to do with your TV (or the player) than with the Blu ray disc itself.
Title:Braveheart
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Stars:
James Robinson
Sean Lawlor
Sandy Nelson
James Cosmo
Sean McGinley
:stars: :stars:
Omitting Mel Gibson I can understand, but where is Sophie Marceau?
Kevin, my tv has a setting called Trumotion and it sets the frame rate to be more realistic. However I find it awful. It looks stunning but the movement is alien. It would work well for sports, concerts, etc, but I don't like it for film.
Mine isn't a Phillips but your description is exactly how I would explain it so check if you have any weird settings enabled. LCD like to use pointless enhancements.
Switch all the crap off, it's great, but it comes down to price otherwise.
Are you talking about DLP in a rear projection TV.
In fact the TVs seem to have died out all together.
I personally have a Plasma and an LED. The LED is amazing and leaves the plasma in the dust as far as qaulity goes, yet I still like having them both. The Plasma has a nice softer feel to it, so I prefer to watch certain things on it, where as the LED is crystal clear and sharp constantly, which is better for things like blu-ray and gaming. To me they both have their merits.
Kevin, my tv has a setting called Trumotion and it sets the frame rate to be more realistic. However I find it awful. It looks stunning but the movement is alien. It would work well for sports, concerts, etc, but I don't like it for film.
Mine isn't a Phillips but your description is exactly how I would explain it so check if you have any weird settings enabled. LCD like to use pointless enhancements.
Switch all the crap off, it's great, but it comes down to price otherwise.
Kevin, I also thought afterwards, check if your player and TV are 24fps capable and if so, see if there is a setting that needs enabling on the player. That improves things no end too.
My TV has a Video Output set of choices where it asks you if you are watching Sports, Movies, etc... I have that set to Movie and then there is a setting where you can set it to 120mhz which it says give a smoother and sharper picture. I've actually tried that with it on and off and could see no noticeable difference.
My bluray player does have a 1080p/24 mode where I assume the 24 if the fps you speak of. I actually have that set to Auto Detect where it is supposed to give you the optimal settings based on what you are watching.
Yes, but that was more documentary style. I mean when they turn death into a game show along the lines of The Running Man.Too bad the film isn't as good as the book, the book is more serious than the film is (not that the movie isn't good, but too different).
Yes, but that was more documentary style. I mean when they turn death into a game show along the lines of The Running Man.Too bad the film isn't as good as the book, the book is more serious than the film is (not that the movie isn't good, but too different).
BTW Kevin you must watch the original ;)
Yes, but that was more documentary style. I mean when they turn death into a game show along the lines of The Running Man.Too bad the film isn't as good as the book, the book is more serious than the film is (not that the movie isn't good, but too different).
BTW Kevin you must watch the original ;)
Yes, but that was more documentary style. I mean when they turn death into a game show along the lines of The Running Man.Too bad the film isn't as good as the book, the book is more serious than the film is (not that the movie isn't good, but too different).
BTW Kevin you must watch the original ;)
Does he have to? It is a terrible film!
Does he have to? It is a terrible film!As much as I usually respect your taste (with some exception) you know I can't agree with you on that...
Certainly more than anything done by you know who :whistle:Lord Voldemort is making movies?? :o :tomato:
Does he have to? It is a terrible film!As much as I usually respect your taste (with some exception) you know I can't agree with you on that...
Not every movies had to be deep Jon... David Carradine, Mary Woronov, Roberta Collins, an over the top Sylvester Stallone, Simone Griffeth, Don Steele, a killing cars game and no CGI are more than enough to pass a good time for me ;D
Certainly more than anything done by you know who :whistle:
All I ask is that there be a modicum of talent involved and a plot that kind of makes some sort of sense.
I just thought the original was unwatchable bollocks!
You seem to be able to do that with Tarantino films, and all but three of his films are considered unwatchable bollocks by many film lovers.Sounds worse than it is. All but three, in this case means 4.
Sounds worse than it is. All but three, in this case means 4.
My personal list of unwatchable Tarantino films:
Inglorious Basterds
Death Proof
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
(and for some reason I never liked the highly praised) Reservoir Dogs
But looking at some of the reality shows out there now, this film wasn't too far off the mark. Let's see in about 15 years, when 2/3 of the populations in the powerbroking countries are above the age of 65. With almost three decades of kids being raised on violent video games, movies and comic books, a similar scenario just could evolve.
We easily seem to achieve Six Degrees of Tarantino with just about every topic/review we post on here. :laugh:
Not sure what the earliest take on this was, but the German TV production Das Millionenspiel (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066079/) (The Millions Game) was made 1970 and people actually thought it was real and called in to take part in the game. There is also Peter Watkins' Punishment Park (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067633/) (1971), although the premise is a bit different.
All I ask is that there be a modicum of talent involved and a plot that kind of makes some sort of sense.
What didn't you understand in the plot? It was a satire on the violent and shallow nature of man. Granted, we haven't reached the point where we're killing on television for ratings or sport. But looking at some of the reality shows out there now, this film wasn't too far off the mark. Let's see in about 15 years, when 2/3 of the populations in the powerbroking countries are above the age of 65. With almost three decades of kids being raised on violent video games, movies and comic books, a similar scenario just could evolve.
I just thought the original was unwatchable bollocks!
Why did you find it unwatchable? It was meant to be a campy satire. And in this sense, it was done quite well. It wasn't meant to be Citizen Kane. Could you not suspend disbelief for just 90 minutes? You seem to be able to do that with Tarantino films, and all but three of his films are considered unwatchable bollocks by many film lovers.
Not sure what the earliest take on this was, but the German TV production Das Millionenspiel (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066079/) (The Millions Game) was made 1970 and people actually thought it was real and called in to take part in the game. There is also Peter Watkins' Punishment Park (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067633/) (1971), although the premise is a bit different.
I've always wanted to see Punishment Park, and that German film looks very interesting. I found it on YouTube, but it's not subtitled. From what I see, it looks like The Running Man was a derivative of it.
Jimmy quite rightly detests the very idea of QT and Robert Rodriguez' Grindhouse project because he enjoys the originals, so their version is an insult.As I find insulting the term "grindhouse"... This is a term that means nothing at all, just like torture-porn (this one piss me off a lot more). Those are just hip words use by the hipsters crowd who knows nothing about what they are talking about.
There is also Peter Watkins' Punishment Park (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067633/) (1971), although the premise is a bit different.This one is in my amazon UK wishlist for quite a while, I will have to get it soon before it became OOP.
(and for some reason I never liked the highly praised) Reservoir Dogs (slicing of an ear, even in ultra slow motion, doesn't suffice for a 100 minute movie)I won't try to change your opinion. But, you thinking that the slicing off of the ear was shown in slo-mo shows that it was done excellently. The action is neither on screen nor slow-motion ;)
(and for some reason I never liked the highly praised) Reservoir Dogs (slicing of an ear, even in ultra slow motion, doesn't suffice for a 100 minute movie)I won't try to change your opinion. But, you thinking that the slicing off of the ear was shown in slo-mo shows that it was done excellently. The action is neither on screen nor slow-motion ;)
Why? Because the film looks like shit. The cars look ridiculous.
Hey, it's me remember! ??? I can't believe you would pull the Citizen Kane card!
Why? Because the film looks like shit. The cars look ridiculous.Hey, it's me remember! ??? I can't believe you would pull the Citizen Kane card!
You're right and I apologize for using it. What I should have said was that when you go into a film that is directed by Paul Bartel, then you have to understand that he was an independent film maker who constantly worked with budgets that would make a film school virgin director wince. Do you really believe that the cars would have looked like that if he had a $1 million budget?
Jon don't use Dark Star as an exemple of a well done film... This one always brings me in the Morphée arms, I'll rewatch The Sorority before I'll try to watch it again :yawn:Dark Star is one of those films that you either dig or you don't. I too have always enjoyed it, mainly for it's humor.
but unless you are a complete Simpsons fanatic I don't know what a movie rendition of the show would have different to offer beyond the regular series.
Quotebut unless you are a complete Simpsons fanatic I don't know what a movie rendition of the show would have different to offer beyond the regular series.
Nope, true Simpsons fanatics generally dislike this film very much. As well as every episode past season 11....
... I have never in my life seen a show go from so good to so bad.
Well I guess I must not be a true Simpsons fan since I liked the movie. I still enjoy the show.
Though I didn't start watching it until around season 11 or 12.
The Simpsons used to have messages, though. It was funny, but it was also as heartwarming and values-based as any sitcom this side of The Cosby Show. The characters are all good at heart, and when they screw up (they always screw up somehow), they fix their mistakes and learn from them. Living your life by the virtues The Simpsons taught in the first few seasons would mean being compassionate, loyal to your family and friends, respecting intellectual and artistic ventures, disrespecting authority and institutions, and laughing even when your life is in the sewer. You could pick a worse family to be raised by.
The Simpsons no longer teaches. Maybe all the plots that allowed the Simpsons to grow and discover things about themselves and the world have been done, and there are no more fresh ways to explore the characters' relationships, so the writers are forced to focus more on pop-culture jokes and gimicky storylines. Maybe now that the show is an institution, Matt Groening and the writing staff no longer have to prove themselves by making episodes that say something. Whatever the case, the show isn't the one I grew up with, which is too bad—not bad for me, but bad for the generation now growing up in the glow of the television. Who's going to teach them how to be good people in this cartoon world of ours? Family Guy? South Park?
I wish Family Guy didn't keep getting knocked as being a poor standard by which The Simpsons is now measured. That's a good article, but The Simpsons was special and exceptional. It isn't the job of Family Guy to fill that gap and in fact it perfectly achieves what it wants to achieve. I love it, but I watch it for very different reasons than I watched The Simpsons for at its best.
:laugh:I wish Family Guy didn't keep getting knocked as being a poor standard by which The Simpsons is now measured. That's a good article, but The Simpsons was special and exceptional. It isn't the job of Family Guy to fill that gap and in fact it perfectly achieves what it wants to achieve. I love it, but I watch it for very different reasons than I watched The Simpsons for at its best.
Oh God Jon, I think I'd rather be waterboarded for a full day, rather than watch 30 minutes of Family Guy.
:laugh:I wish Family Guy didn't keep getting knocked as being a poor standard by which The Simpsons is now measured. That's a good article, but The Simpsons was special and exceptional. It isn't the job of Family Guy to fill that gap and in fact it perfectly achieves what it wants to achieve. I love it, but I watch it for very different reasons than I watched The Simpsons for at its best.
Oh God Jon, I think I'd rather be waterboarded for a full day, rather than watch 30 minutes of Family Guy.
That sounds like me when it comes to 'American Dad'.
The Simpson's never did a musical number to match Family Guy, which do several a series... :P
The Simpson's never did a musical number to match Family Guy, which do several a series... :P
I almost didn't play it, because of the intro picture, but while not especially good, it's not as bad as Antares' and Critter's reaction suggests.
I was reacting to his statement that went along with it that said The Simpsons have never done a musical number to match any in Family Guy.
And none of those shows are anywhere near as good as Futurama. It really bugs me that Fox brought back Family Guy but didn't Futurama. At least Comedy Central started showing new episodes.:clap:
In my estimation this is Sheen's finest performance....and it almost killed him to get there :o
He's had his moments, like The Graduate.
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All he succeeded in doing was to ensure that Richard Benjimin was on my short list of actors that I never care if I ever watch anything they are in again.
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If I see an animated film with photo-realistic human characters I can't help but wonder why they made it animated at all? It so easily could have been a live-action film with a lot of CGI work (the spirits etc).
Here's a question... Isn't Blu-ray supposed to be the superior format? I bought this bluray brand new and was stunned to find out there are absolutely ZERO special features on this disc. Nothing... not even the theatrical trailer. The only thing it does have is the Smart Menu Technology that allows you to access menu features without even leaving the movie. Great! Except the menu features lead you to no where. :thumbdown: Blurays can hold between 25 - 40 GB of content. If you are going to hype that, use it! This is just pure laziness. :redcard:I guess what adds insult to injury is, that the previous DVD release of this film actually had some extras! That is what bugs me the most of this kind of releases...
Being completely, brutally honest? A half-arsed blu-ray release for a half-arsed film. Sorry. :bag: I thought it was pretty awful.
Great review, KC. I'm glad you liked it. As I said in my review, people are easily put off by the synopsis, yet it is oddly uplifting. Fantastic film.
Have you seen The Proposition? That's also a McCarthy book adapted by the same director, John Hillcoat.
I'm glad to see you liked this film, it's one of my favorite Lee Marvin performances. Isn't it amazing how many good films Ernest Borgnine has been apart of?
Totally agree. The Langoliers were laughable. They reminded me of PacMan with teeth! :redcard:
Rating:At least the movie is short :laugh:
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Rating:At least the movie is short :laugh:Length: 0 Min.
Personally I hope 3D dies a horrible death.As long as it's a quick one... :yu:
Looking forward to Season 4 and John Lithgow as he can and will improve an already outstanding series just by his mere presence.After season 3 I hesitated to continue, because I thought the basic premise had run its course and it could only downhill from there. I am very glad I changed my mind, because season 4 is just as good as the others! And that not only because Jon Lithgow does a superb job in his role...
I'm sure 3D can be good for some films...
Isn't the Bride supposed to be creepy?
Tideland... I'd like to know from others who have seen the film if you think he went too far or not.
While I enjoy these reviews, I wonder if Kinky realizes it's not 2010 anymore? Still writing 2010 on your checks? :tease:
I really wanna watch this movie! I need to get it!much was talked about this movie DOUBT i watched it and found it to be abso;utly boring and unispired. We all know where it was leading to from the start.