Rate the film(s) you saw recently

[PsychoSaiya-jin]

Survive Style 5+
Tadano Asano, Sonny Chiba and Vinnie Jones.
Watch it! A+

[jetfire]

Anchorman - 3/10

Idiotic attempts at creating comedy. Nothing really laughable other than the dream sequence. The rest of it makes Porky's Revenge look sophisticated. Avoid at all costs.

Wow. Obviously we have very different tastes in comedy. I would give it somewhere between a 9/10 to a 10/10.

No laughable scenes? I can think of some:

- Any lines Brick made.
- The whole free for all News team brawl
- Jack Black kicking Baxter, and Ron Burgundy flipping out in the phone booth
- The sex panther scene
- Ron talking to Baxter after the party, followed by Baxter's pajama getup
- The scene Ojisan mentioned was quite funny, also including where Brick was riding a furry tractor
- Ron having to take his pants back to the pants store
- Ron Burgundy reading the wrong script from the telepromter
- And yes, the dream sequence was great too.

And so on...I could go on, but the thing that you have to accept about this movie, is that it's meant to be insanely stupid, and can't be taken the least bit seriously. But the stupidity really worked for me. Not that I'm stupid myself, but it's fun to see some movies overexaggerate everything. Also, the characters were pretty well established, and you can instantly remember the whole news team and what kind of people they were by their distinct personalities by the end of the movie. I loved it, since there was barely a minute where I wasn't smirking to flat out laughing. Oh well, like I said, different tastes. But for a stupid movie, I thought it was extremely well done.

[soundchazer]

The type of silly comedy that I like is the type you find in movies like Real Genius or Top Secret! From the newer batch of movies, 40 year old virgin would be a good example of a comedy I liked.

Anchorman goes beyond silly... I find it quite retarded.

[Ojisan]

I won't argue with that, it wasn't very memorable and pretty retarded. I was just saying that Kodiak Bear/Baxter dialogue was hilarious.

[Zirilan]

Fearless: 8/10 Great movie with a great story, I'd reccomend it to pretty much anyone.

Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift: 7/10 Pretty good I enjoyed it, definately better than the second.

[Ghostmaster]

The Departed - 9.5/10
What a great movie this was. Great cast, great story and yes I know it's from an old japanese movie, but actually the director of that movie got his inspiration from Martin Scorsesse and wanted him to make the movie. Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon and Leonardo Dicaprio were all fantastic as well as a suprisingly good performance from Mark Walberg and of course Alec Baldwin.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III - 6.3/10
Definately not as good as the first two, but enjoyable because it's Ninja Turtles.

Me You and Everyone we Know - 5/10
Um I don't really know what to say about this movie since none of it really went together. People may not of heard of this movie, it's a very small movie. Interesting parts and shot pretty well, but doesn't come together and say anything basically.

[Finnf00]

Jade Warrior - 6/10
I really wished this first ever Euro-Sino kung-fu flick would've proven to be a good one, but somehow I always had my doubts. The idea and story by Kuttner sure provided all the right elements, combining Finnish Kalevala mythology and the Chinese Wuxia genre into one stylish spectacle. However passionate AJ Annila had always been about making such a film, it all proved to be a bit too much for the inexperienced director. I mean it's stylish down to the last leaf falling in the background in super slow-mo, but since the movie relies heavily on the action sequences (and on showing them just right) and since it falls short of it's Chinese counterparts in this one area, the finished product just never reaches its potential. Have to give credit to the cast though, who mostly spoke anything but their native language (Finns speaking Chinese and vice versa). With edgier fighting scenes and with a slightly better cinematography, this flick would've been very enjoyable. Guess we'll just have to see how it does on the Chinese market, where it's been released with quite a bang.

One Missed Call - 6/10
I found this Miike flick on sale at a local movie rental, so I picked it up not really expecting much of it. It's a very typical Japanese horror flick, it has the killing phone and the haunting souls plus the inevitable little girl who likes to kill (or scare) people. The DVD extras include a few interviews which actually seem more interesting than the flick itself. I mean there's nothing wrong with the film, it's just too similar to all other movies in its genre.

[KiraraKim]

The Departed - 9.5/10
What a great movie this was. Great cast, great story and yes I know it's from an old japanese movie, but actually the director of that movie got his inspiration from Martin Scorsesse and wanted him to make the movie. Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon and Leonardo Dicaprio were all fantastic as well as a suprisingly good performance from Mark Walberg and of course Alec Baldwin.


Correction: Departed is a remake of a 2002 Hong Kong film called Infernal Affairs.

But this is one of the top movies I want to see.

[Milkymagic]

Point Blank (1967) - 10/10

A film that still stands the test of time with excellent color choices, dreamlike directing by John Boorman, and Lee Marvin acting the best he ever has. Ironically, Seijun Suzuki's "Branded to Kill" was released in the same year, and that remains another favorite as far as films of this nature are concerned.

[kyubichan]

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - 7/10

(I don't waste money to watch movies at the cinema, so I wait for it on cable).

It's plain hilarious, and a bit deep if you look at the message ("Don't worry, so much, just live life."). If you take it too seriously though, your brain will get messed up. I love the depressed robot XD and the takes on religion, life and bureaucrats are funny.

[Ghostmaster]

Correction: Departed is a remake of a 2002 Hong Kong film called Infernal Affairs.

But this is one of the top movies I want to see.

Yes I know.
The Prestige - 8.5/10
Very good movie with great performances from Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale and Michael Caine. Scarlett Johanson I could have done without in this movie. I do usually like her, but it was like a nothing role. I'm a big fan of Chris Nolan who did Memento, Insomnia, and of course Batman Begins. An interesting plot and a period piece. I highly reccommend this movie for anyone who is a fan of magic. It's got lots of "twists" and things you wouldn't expect.

[Major Tom]

Kokoda: 8.5

The only film I know of about the Kokoda campaign. This is a brilliant little film that very well documents the lot of the militiamen sent to halt the Japanese advance until the AIF could arrive. Fighting disease, a lack of training and a vastly superior foe, it is a wonder just how the 39th managed to hold on for so long.

I 'enjoyed' (in the sense of how one watches a war film) this film, but it did fail in some parts. The film doesn't really give a sense of time and place to the overall campaign by concentrating on one Rifle Infantry Section, and by operating on a microscopic level the controversies surrounding the campaign are lost. The Japanese are very much the faceless enemy, but that didn't bother me as much as it does in other films, because in this case it was probably very true. Jungle fighting isn't very conductive to seeing your enemy, and the very vicious fighting (possibly even more than that on the Eastern Front) would have made caring about your foe a non-issue.

Still, in much the same way as Battlegrounds was a good war film, so is this. If someone makes a film documenting the Kokoda campaign all the way from Kokoda back to Buna, Gona and Sanananda (and Milne Bay, gotta give the flyboys their dues), this would make an excellent companion piece to a more cold hard facts piece like that.

[laborpilot86]

Borat=funny in parts, but not the best thing in social satire that everybody says it is

[Demon_Killer]

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - 7/10


I love the depressed robot XD and the takes on religion, life and bureaucrats are funny.

He's so funny, "Don't talk to me about life."


Police Story 9/10
I like of Jackie Chan movies. I don't think there is anything wrong with it.

Cable Guy 9/10
It is so fricking funny. One of Jim Carry's best.

Smallville season 3 (might as well add this one) 10/10
I like the depth and how the show Superman growing up. Its sweet.

[Dirty Harry]

New Police Story 10/10

Best Jackie Chan movie since Rush Hour 2. It just felt right and the action was great.

[Pachinko]

Devil Wears Prada: 10/10

This is just a Pachi-movie, straight up. When all of my friends had seen the commercials, they automatically thought of me. I think it's funny, because goddammit I love this movie. It's chic, and not only that, but amazingly made and orchestrated. I love Streep's role and Hathaway's, as well. However, some of my friends weren't to pleased. I guess it's either you love it or don't.

All I know is that I love this ****in' movie.

[Demon_Killer]

New Police Story 10/10

Best Jackie Chan movie since Rush Hour 2. It just felt right and the action was great.

Did you watch the special features. He got really into dubbing, it was sweet.
Also theres another one coming out, I think.

[Sephiroth-777]

I dont watch movies anymore its always and forever be about the Anime for me *sigh* and the fact I dont get out much. But out of the movies I have seen it would have to be.....

Hamberger Hill 9/10

Great camrea angles, story, and emotion impact.

[Demon_Killer]

I dont watch movies anymore its always and forever be about the Anime for me *sigh* and the fact I dont get out much.

Dude your missing out on a lot. Theres really good movies out there. Not that I'm saying watching only anime is bad, it just theres really good films you should watch.

[Raiden]

pan's labyrinth 8/10

Really good film, the monster effects were amazing and it gave a brutal depiction of spanish life under Franco.

http://www.horrormagazine.it/imgbank/NEWS/pan.jpg

[Syner]

Dead or Alive (movie based on the fighting game)

don't shoot me for this either please lol.

7.5/10

i personally think this movie is good in two ways, One way: Excelent fight scenes and two: the female actors are hot lol.

they even threw in a Beachvolley Ball session in the game to raise the hotness of the females lol.

The movie itself however was kinda meh. it kept switching between alot of st uff randomally and sometimes you had no clue how this happened and you get alot of WTF just happened moments.

I just watched it at a Lan Party and it was ok...not the best however.

[kyubichan]

>.> Oh I watched these two a week ago...forgot to post rates! >.>

X3: The Last Stand = 9/10

I love the Xmen movies. I'm not into drama so this is my favorite comic-to-movie incarnation. I love Storm's increased screen time; and the movie was really fast-paced, you can't even blink otherwise you'll miss something! XD

Silent Hill = 7/10

Muh, the intro wuz boooring >.> BUT!!! Once the lady gets to Silent Hill... oh crap! Major creepiness, not scary (for me) but awesome, nightmare-inducing scenes. The janitor, Pyramid head-thing and the nurses! *_* I hope there's a second movie, and I hope it's better than this one! 7 'coz of the boooring intro, but otherwise I love Silent Hill ^^

[Milkymagic]

Enter the Dragon (1973) - There is no better Martial Arts film in history, just watching Bruce Lee move is enough to incite amazement, especially when he cleans house with a bunch of henchmen in an underground scenario. Add in a showdown in a room full of mirrors and we have a smackdown for the ages. Add in Jim Kelly and you're just asking to be entertained.

Pivotal Scene: when Bruce smacks a noob over the head for not focusing enough in the beginning of the film...three times!

Rating:

Bruce Lee - 1000/10

Jim Kelly - 100/10

The Movie Itself - 6/10

Overall - 1106/30 NanoPerfect

[Zelkiiro]

The Producers (2005) - 9/10: I have never laughed as hard as I did watching this movie. Especially during the "blue blanket" scene near the beginning.

[kyubichan]

The Corpse Bride - 8/10

Though I usually don't like musicals (any movie with singing) >.> I liked this one.
I loved the story, and the fact that the dead people weren't evil, as usually portrayed. 'tis funneh too. The hour or so passed by without my noticing it.

[Pachinko]

My Super Ex-Girlfriend. 4/10
I was so upset with this movie, I expected it to be a whole lot better. Uma, whom I loveeee, did a good job, it was just everything else that totally brought the house down. Annoying characters and annoying plot. Not a fun time to be had.

Live in the Tragic Kingdom. 9/10
A concert DVD. I'd seen it a while ago, but I recently found it and fell in love with it all over again. Sophie can really direct a concert DVD to give the "live" feeling. When a director doesn't do that, it comes off as a long music video (The Confessions Tour's direction?). This one was fun and really simple. I loved it and felt like I was right there.

[Phate]

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest:

I really, really want to be an elitist and pretentious critic and rip apart this movie to shreds, but I can't. I thought that this movie was great. The plot was a big weird but I managed to get it after thinking about it for a bit-- it really wasn't as complex as I was afraid that it'd be (or that I'd heard). I liked all the new characters introduced, with the exception of Tia Dalma, and Davy Jones was a great character and was one of my favorite parts of the film. The music was once again great, especially Davy Jones' theme, but not up to par with Curse. I was a bit taken aback at what they did to Norrington but it grew on me and now I think that it was a great thing to do.

I do have gripes, of course. The length, for one. At two hours and twenty minutes, some of it was too drawn out for the sake of needless action (for example, being captives by the island inhabitants or the sword duel on that giant wheel). Second, I'm not sure if I agree entirely with the noticeably darker approach that this movie took.

Still a great film though. 8 - 8.5/10

[Pachinko]

I liked all the new characters introduced, with the exception of Tia Dalma.
That's depressing. She was so kick-ass! All nasty toothed and all!

I'm so going to be her next Halloween.

[Zelkiiro]

@Phate and his avatar: I loved The Great Mouse Detective!! :'D

[Frog]

Blood Diamond: A shame Leos fineist performance as an actor goes to waste in a very cluddered and somewhat out of focuse movie.
6.5/10

Rocky Balboa: Its a rocky movie, and an awesome one at that.
17/10

Apocolaypto: If you heard this movie was either brilliant or terrible then whoever said it or wrote it was lying.
5/10

[Phate]

That's depressing. She was so kick-ass! All nasty toothed and all!
Well, to be fair, it wasn't really the character Tia Dalma that I didn't like but the actress Naomie Harris. I just think that her acting wasn't that great and she tried a little too hard to fit into the role.
I'm so going to be her next Halloween.
I'll definitely have to see this.
@Phate and his avatar: I loved The Great Mouse Detective!! :'D
It's one of my favorite movies, and I've been getting a bunch of props for having this as my avatar. I think I'll keep this one for a while.

[Mugs]

Rocky Balboa Its a rocky movie, and an awesome one at that.


I just have to agree that this movie was indeed awesome, 9/10.

[Freya]

Night At The Museum

Actually a lot better than it looks. It had cute characters, some good laughs and just enough character development where you felt satisfied at the end.

Still a little cheesey and I felt like I was a little old to be in the audience so I'd say like.... 7/10?

[sohryu]

Rocky Balboa: Its a rocky movie, and an awesome one at that. 17/10
I just have to agree that this movie was indeed awesome, 9/10.

Quoted for truths. Rocky Balboa owned hard. 10/10

[DarkKanti]

Rocky Balboa: Its a rocky movie, and an awesome one at that. 17/10

I just have to agree that this movie was indeed awesome, 9/10.

Quoted for truths. Rocky Balboa owned hard. 10/10

Real hard. 10/10.

[Risen Hell Fire]

Night At The Museum

Actually a lot better than it looks. It had cute characters, some good laughs and just enough character development where you felt satisfied at the end.

Still a little cheesey and I felt like I was a little old to be in the audience so I'd say like.... 7/10?
I like it more, it was the only Movie Ben Stiller has been in that I cared for. It's light hearted and fun, fun, fun. if stuff like that happend in a museum for real, I'd take that job for sure. And Robin Williams as Teddy Roosevelt was my favorite character. 8.4/10

Nativity story: Okay, I for one think we have enough Jesus films to convert people easily, so the fact that we needed another Jesus film, especially about his birth, seem so, so, pointless IMO. The film to me was boring and it couldn't even stay to one scene for five minutes, plus it was confusing as hell to people who haven't their bible lately. So I say this movie is passable. 4/10

Little Miss Sunshine: Like Napolean Dynamite this one requires a certain tatse in Comedy, while boring during the beginning, it picks up its self later on and becomes really fun. But, theres F-bombs going off through the movie so your mom won't like it, mine didn't but she has bad taste in movies. 8.5/10

Happy Feet: IMO the best part in the movie is the singing, without a doubt. 2006 has been crazy with animated films, but Happy Feet is a great movie. And it still make me hate Leopard seals alot. Wish I can say more about this movie but I'm tire so I can't 9/10

[Smitty]

Dreamgirls - 9/10
Two words: Jennifer Hudson.

:)

[Finnf00]

Dead or Alive (movie based on the fighting game)

don't shoot me for this either please lol.

7.5/10
Dead or Alive trilogy (movies not based on the game) - 8
Miike Takashi created this trilogy with a relatively small budget, but it's still one of the coolest Yakuza saga's put on film. Well, actually it's a movie about aliens, but still. It's all sex, violence and rock 'n roll in this high paced action adventure. An adventure that makes Michael Jackson's personal life pale in comparison to all the wicked plot developments. Miike really pushed the envelope in many ways when it comes to 3-d animated visual effects. Not that they're spectacular -they're quite the opposite at times- but even the idea of having a friend moonlighting a bunch of 3-D effects for free and then place them in the movie in all the wrong scenes just to get a reaction from the audience, now that's sheer genius. Love the way Miike can get away with just about anything, and still maintain his integrity as a serious filmmaker. He's just something else.

V for Vendetta - 6
This movie was good and bad for all the same reasons. The visual style supported the main idea of a harsh and cold future, but like other current action movies it was way too stylized in post production for my liking. The main characters seemed to have some depth, but they were all too stereotypical. And what about bringing peace through violence? What a noble yet two-faced philosophy. All of this clearly points to the comic-book origins of the story. Both McTeigue and the Wachowski's have a history of making similar movies with great success, so they played it real safe with this one. Just wasn't really my cup of tea.

[lucky]

The new installment of Rocky was so-so, nothing special. =/ Hey..btw.

I'll give it a 8. out of ten since I hold a soft spot in my heart for Rocky. :3

[Ghostmaster]

Dreamgirls - 9.3/10 Great music, great cast and very well done. Fun for the whole family.
The Good Shepard - 8.2/10
A good story and cast, but nothing special. It's a very long movie and it is a good thriller mystery spy movie, but it drags and the message isn't important, enjoyable nonetheless.

[psgels]

Pirates of the Carribean II: 6.5/10

Seriously, the first part was good because so much time had been spent to the plot, in order to make sure that everything made sense. Then the second part came. So many deus ex machina, so many unexplained events... ugh. Still, the comedy was funny when it worked, and I really liked the fighting scene after the chest is found.

[Freya]

007 Casino Royal: 8/10

It felt longer than it needed to be, but it was a fun, action packed movie with little of the (unneeded IMO) James bond sex XD

(I too just saw Pirates II and I enjoyed it more than the first actually but I'd still give it a low score, I'd agree with the six out of ten)

[Grasshopper]

Children of Men: 10/10

This is easily one of the greatest movies I have ever seen. I felt that the movie was absolutely perfect. Never a dull part. I was so far on the edge of my seat I almost fell off. I loved everything about the movie. The story, characters, black humor, and especially the subtle nods to present-day society and the Iraq war. I think it's a movie everyone should experience. Highly recommended.

[soundchazer]

Children of Men: 10/10

This is easily one of the greatest movies I have ever seen. I felt that the movie was absolutely perfect. Never a dull part. I was so far on the edge of my seat I almost fell off. I loved everything about the movie. The story, characters, black humor, and especially the subtle nods to present-day society and the Iraq war. I think it's a movie everyone should experience. Highly recommended.

I have to say it as a Mexican... this generation of Mexican filmmakers is probably going to go in history as the most relevant for years to come... between Cuaron's Children of Men, Guillermo Del Toro's "Pan's Labyrinth (El Laberinto del Fauno)" and Iñarritu's "Babel" along with their previous films like "Y tu mama tambien" "Amores Perros" "Cronos" "El espinazo del Diablo" "Solo con tu pareja" "Great Expectations" etc., they have made Mexico proud.

[Pachinko]

Dreamgirls - 9/10
Two words: Jennifer Hudson.

:)

HELL YES, SISTER! Way better than the Beyonce. (though I must admit, Beyonce is talented)

Me!

The Nativity Story. 5/10
The same ole, same ole. Same story, same boring concept, same pregnant teen. Next.

Marie Antionette. 100/10
Amazing. Breath-taking. Pachi almost climaxed.
...Meaning, it was brilliant. Lovely direction, lovely characters, lovely soundtrack. Probably the year's best movie (right behind The Devil Wears Prada).

[soundchazer]

Uhm... The devil wears Prada was very entertaining, but hardly anything that would sniff a "best of the year" category.

[Smitty]

HELL YES, SISTER! Way better than the Beyonce. (though I must admit, Beyonce is talented)
Beyonce is extremely talented, but Jennifer Hudson blew her away in this movie. I remembered her from her Idol days, but I never knew just how good she was. The audience in the theatre I was in literally started clapping after her big number - that like, never happens in movie theatres. Most people are like "huh? This is a musical?" and they leave. People are stupid. But I digress, Jennifer did a freakin' fantastic job. She deserves all the hype, and hopefully the Oscar! :)

P.S. The Devil Wears Prada is one of my favorite movies ever. Soundchazer wouldn't get it. He's not a fashionista. :p

[soundchazer]

Oh... I did get it Smitty, and again, I thoroughly enjoyed it, but it still is hardly an earthshattering event.

For the record, Anne Hathaway can give me fashion tips any day she wants. ;)

[Risen Hell Fire]

The Nativity Story. 5/10
The same ole, same ole. Same story, same boring concept, same pregnant teen. Next.


Glad to see I'm not the only one who thinks the same.

Catch me if you can: 8/10

Nice movie, some great acting, and chase sceens as well. If I didn't know better I swear it was real. To tired to say more. go see this movie.

[soundchazer]

Glad to see I'm not the only one who thinks the same.

Catch me if you can: 8/10

Nice movie, some great acting, and chase sceens as well. If I didn't know better I swear it was real. To tired to say more. go see this movie.

Well... it IS based on a true story though. I read the book eons of years before the movie was either considered (back in the early 80s) and the movie capture the magic of the book quite well.

[Finnf00]

pan's labyrinth 8/10

Really good film, the monster effects were amazing and it gave a brutal depiction of spanish life under Franco.

http://www.horrormagazine.it/imgbank/NEWS/pan.jpg
Pan's Labyrinth - 7/10

Good film in all, but del Toro sadly put all his action know-how into play by putting in way too much unnecessary violence into the film. The half 3-d animated, half special effects gore wasn't even shocking. It just took the taste out of the whole ordeal. He would've done much better with letting the events speak for themselves, as the script and acting was spot on. With a bit more common sence, this flick would've been outstanding. Now it's plain good.

[Chr0nic_STDs]

Lucky Number SLevin 10/10- Great movie, great actors, great story... Theres absolutely nothing i would change about this movie, i loved the dialogue, and this is absolutely one of my favorite movies of all time

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 9/10- need i say more

Silent Hill 9/10 Great movie wasn't scary, but i felt it captured the essence of the Silent Hill series....and that honestly surprised me, i saw it expecting to be thoroughly disappointed

Paseidon 3/10 Meh........i saw nothing special about the movie, felt no emotional connection with the characters and therefore didn't care wut happened to them.....well actually i kinda wanted them all to die......poor..poor beeners :(

X-Men 3: The Last Stand 7/10....very iffy on this one, not saying tht it was a bad movie, but for some reason i didn't get into this movie as much as the other 2 (maybe because i saw it on a burned disc and the quality wasn't great) wasn't too happy with the creative freedom they took with the characters either. But i'm definitely gonna watch it again too see if the quality is what detracted from the experience

The Manchurian Candidate 7/10 yea i know it came out awhile ago, but i just rented it, and i really did enjoy the movie and i enjoyed the actors that came out too, it would have ranked higher but i wouldn't watch it again (not much replay value for me)

[Ghostmaster]

Children of Men - 6.5/10
I mean maybe if this movie made a little sense I would have liked it more. I really tried to get into it, but it moved too quick I think it should have been longer to explain more what is going on. And everyone is killed off especially Julianne Moore who is only it in for maybe 15 mins so that didn't give any character devlopment time.

[Pachinko]

Frida. 10/10

One of my favourite films of all time. About my favourite artist of all time, Frida Kahlo, and her tragically controversial life. Salma Hayek is amazing as Frida and breathes new life into her. Diego is annoying, but a necessary evil. The movie's plot and cinematography is all amazing. Frida is definately one of the most beautiful woman that had ever lived.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/64/Frida_movie.jpg

[animanic_critic]

Death Note 2: The Last Name - 7/10

Yes, the conclusion of all conclusions. In overall, there weren't any boring moments (as expected from a wonderful manga/anime) but throughout the lengthy movie, I can't help but admit that the storyline was too, I mean, damn convoluted and awfully rushed. I mean, my friend beside me felt asleep halfway through the movie! Plus, the 140-minute duration clearly showed how the director tried - in vain - to cram all the story from start to finish into one movie. How sad.

On the other hand, like the prequel, it did keep close faith to its manga predecessor by keeping a close eye on every detail. The chemistry between the characeters are remarkable, and Erika Toda/Tatsuya Fujiwara played Misa and Light respectively fairly well. But what brought the house down is L, played by Kenichi Matsuyama. He literary stole the limelight with his unforgettable eccentricity and insatiable sweet tooth.

In conclusion, the movie was enjoyable yet rather flawed (plus a shocker of an ending). To all who hasn't watch it, you can go... but don't expect it to be anywhere near the quality of its anime or manga counterpart.

[Osaka!]

Silent Hill 9.5 The best game to movie conversion I have seen up to date
The Fountain 8 What the hell?
Spirited Away 9.5 Truly superb

[Tremolo]

I knew full well these movies would suck when I went into them. I purposely knew what a waste of three hours they'd be (collectively), but I watched them nonetheless. I'm fucking retarded.

The Crow: Salvation - 5.5/10
"I'LL COME BACK AS A BIG SHIT-SPEWING BIRD!!!" Greatest movie of all time. Actually, it wasn't as bad as all that. The last ten minutes were pretty good.

The Crow: Wicked Prayer - 4/10
Lame. Edward Furlong as The Crow is kind of like your friend's creepy little gothy brother that you really try to be nice to, but you can't because he's just so annoying and weird. It's got Tara goddamn Reid in it. Enough said.

But I've recently seen some great films, too!

Casino Royale - 9.5/10
BEST BOND EVER. DANIEL CRAIG WILL TEAR YOU IN HALF.

Children of Men - 9/10
Alfonso Cuaron is a director to watch out for, all the more so after this frankly magnificent piece of modern cinema. A career best performance from Clive Owen, too.

Little Miss Sunshine - 8/10
A cute, fun little movie. I enjoyed every second of it.

[D.A.]

Kingdom of Heaven - 6.5/10 (I'm not a fan of Saladin)
Casino Royale - 4.5/10 (I'm not a fan of Bond)
Star Wars Episode VI Return of the Jedi - 1.5/10 (I'm not a fan of Darth Vader)
HHH XII (Hardcore Horny Hospistal Episode 12) - 6.5/10 (I'm not a fan of nurses either)

[EMY23-23]

Lucky Number Slevin - 8/10
-I thoroughly enjoyed this movie from beginning to end, but I found that the ending was pretty predictable.

El Laberinto del Fauno - 9/10
-I just saw this last night and all I can say is what an excellent movie. It has a few flaws (unneccesary violence to name one), but the only complaint I had was that I went into the movie expecting something different. I guess that's what happens when you see a movie based solely on the commercial.

Thank You for Smoking - 9/10
-A funny, witty movie that kept me entertained throughout the entire film. Aaron Eckhart did an amazing job in his role.

[Dirty Harry]

Children of Men - 7/10

I'm not going to jizz all over and call it a masterpiece, cause it wasn't really much more than an action flick with some lame-ass message slapped all over it. I mean, had the characters had a bit more development and the story not been so lame I'd probably give it an 8. Instead, I felt no big pay-off in the end and was a little dissapointed. Great performances though, still worth a watch.

Cinderella Man - 6/10

See the above review, except add Renee Zellweger. Craig Bierko is a monster in the film though, and Giamatti is, as usual, the ever-loving shit. >_> So they save the film and make it worth watching.

JFK - ?/10

Jesus, how could a movie with all these great actors be so ****ing boring? To be completed at a later date.

[Pachinko]

Dreamgirls 10/10

This movie was effing amazing! I honestly... Hmmm. I don't, no, can't describe it. It was amazing. I was captivated the whole time. Amazing, real acting and superb music.

[Smitty]

Little Children - 8/10
Thoughtful, frank, refreshing, candid, provocative, and insightful. Great cast. Patrick Wilson is delicious. Kate Winslet is flawless, almost too flawless in her acting. It was a little boring in spots, otherwise fabulous.

[Ghostmaster]

Pan's Labyrinth - 7.5/10
I did enjoy this movie it was a little graphic at some parts and I did there would be more fantasy to it, but i did enjoy the movie. I like subtitles. The guy who played the Captain I feel like i've seen before he was really good and ruthless.

[Chr0nic_STDs]

Running Scared 10- when i borrowed this movie from a friend it was only because he didn't have pirates ot the caribbean 2, and he subbed it in, so i didn't really want to see it. i'm glad i did! i thought this movie was the sh!t. i love the cinematography, and the plot. i thought everything in the movie was perfect. sorry about the crappy sentence structure and but i think i need to go back to sleep

[Major Tom]

Gee, it's been a while since I've posted in this thread.

A Night in the Museum: 7

By no means a masterpiece, but this is still a rather enjoyable family flick. I can't say I've liked many of Ben Stiller's movies, but I enjoyed him in this role.

I found the comedic parts of the film to be actually funny, which is unusual. I normally find these films rather bland and unfunny. It did have the typical Hollywood type ending, but that was to be expected once the story started to unfold.

Overall a well polished film, worth the ticket entry price.

Oh, one thing that did bother me......Hunnish, even though we have no written examples of the language, would probably sound much like early medieval Hungarian. Hungarian folklore states that when the Magyars entered the Carpathian basin, they found remanents of the Huns there, and were able to converse with them without much difficulty. And that's your history lesson for today.

[Risen Hell Fire]

The Illusionist: 8.4

This has the best ending I've ever seen in a movie, I didn't see it coming at all. Plus Edward Norton Rocks!!!

[Freya]

Pan's Labyrinth - 9/10 - It was artsy and fun in the times when she was with Pan, but the movie always had a foreboding atmosphere which made it really tense and some of the scenes were a bit intense for me...lets just say The Captain is like the Spanish Hitler >.> *shudders* I enjoyed it though, it had good cinematography and was overall enjoyable in a sad way.

[Major Tom]

The Hogfather: 9

I love Terry Pratchet's novels. This film, well 2 part telemovie really, is an excellent adaptation of Pratchet's book.

The cast does an excellent job, capturing the essence of the characters very well, and Ian MacKellen's silky smooth voice is the perfect match to Death.

What was missing was some of the little things that make Pratchet's book so amusing, like the oh god of hangovers sticking it to Dionysus, and the Archchancellors swear words coming to life. I can understand why they were left out, though.

A must for any Pratchet fan, and for anybody else for that matter. Unless you don't get British humour. I do hope more of Pratchet's book are adapted in this manner.

[zarahf]

Just saw Pan's Labrynth over the weekend. I thought it was pretty good, if you don't mind subtitles. It is in spanish. Pretty good costuming so it was a visiual treat. But the real world came of as one harsh Biatch.

[Smitty]

Little Children - 8/10
Love Kate Winslet. Love Patrick Wilson. Love the movie. It's thoughtful, provocative, and it has that indie sensibility I am so drawn to. My only complaint is that it was a little bit graphic for my own tastes, but perhaps I'm just a prude :p. Overall, great movie.

[xxaiakada13xx]

saw3 is the poop that should never happen in real life

grindiron gang is also the poop dude it rox my sox hard core because i'm hoping 2 be able 2 play football for a gurls team called the purple passions so football is my thing

the marine is also bad a** dude anything 2 do with war and stuff is my cup of tea

p.s. i don't like coffee

[Zelkiiro]

Scary Movie 4 - 8/10: What can I say? I love stupid humor. ;)

[JaQuais J.]

Crank 8/10- It was a really corney movie, but for some reason, I loved it. I was'nt expecting to laugh so much watching this.

[Ghostmaster]

Labyrinth - 8.3/10 A chessey well done 80's movie with the great David Bowie and a very young Jennifer Connelly. I love Jim Henson so this movie was fun for me. I watched the making of it's so interesting and remarkable how long it takes to make all the puppets and get everything just right. Good corny movie though.

[sweetnightmares]

the departed Its a great movie. every performance was great.

[Two-twenty]

Oh man, haven't posted in this thread in like, forever.

Hannibal Rising: 5/10

Gaspard Ulliel does admirably as a young Hannibal Lecter but can only do so much with a script that comes off like a psychotic James Bond flick. I expected the delve into Hannibal's past to be much more creepy and subtle, how bitterly disappointing.

[animanic_critic]

Just watched this an hour ago at the movies....

Ghost Rider: 6.5/10

To be honest, it kind of let me down a bit, especially with all the hype surrounding it and the gripping trailer... guess I got swindled too easily. Ultimately, the show didn't rivet me to the seat as much as I thought it should be.

Graphically, the show does have its awesome moments, especially with Ghost Rider riding/scaling his hog against the walls, but apart from that it wasn't something to rave about. I mean, even Rider's skull-face looked a little off. Nicholas Cage did fairly well as your (dare)devil, somewhat childlike Johnny Blaze. And that's about it. Mendes did okay as Johnny's old flame (nothing special though) and Blackheart was stale and nowhere near black-hearted as he should be.

In conclusion, the movie is just something only GR fans (including Cage himself) will tremble in glee about. To me it's just a shallow-plotted CGI fest more fitted for casual watching. It never gripped or invoke any feelings from me (unlike my previous viewing Pan's Labyrinth where I felt a sense of anger, sorrow and bittersweetness) and therefore just didn't cut it. Guess I can only have high expectations for Spider-man 3 in hope of an awesome comic-turned-movie.

[Ghostmaster]

Breach - 5.5/10 Doesn't really have much substance the acting is like eh. I mean I like Chris Cooper and all, but nothing really happens throughout the film it's just like blah the whole way through.

[Linuts]

I rarely visit this thread, but there's one movie that I think is worth mentioning.

Bridge to Terabithia
8.1/10

Kids will not enjoy this movie. Yeah, that's right. Forget what you saw from the commercials and trailers. When I first saw clips for this film, I thought it was just gonna be another Alice in Wonderland, and was only looking forward to the special effects. It has some minimal fantasy CG scenes, but this is NOT a fantasy film.

The first half started out like any other fantasy films. An over imaginative boy gets bullied at school, at home, and has problems with his parents. He meets a girl who teaches him how to get away from it all with his own imagination. All the while, through the duration of the first 45 minutes you'll be wondering, "So... Are they gonna arrive in fairy land now?".

When the second half comes and the major plot twist hits, you'd suddenly realize this isn't really a kid's film. The family and relationship issues actually had depth. The story was very well written and chuck full of symbolism.

My only gripe is the first half of the movie, which almost bored me because I was expecting it to be something it's not. That, and the false advertising which really targeted the wrong audience.

Otherwise, it is certainly worth watching. You may not wanna watch it in theatres though, since there really aren't that many special effects to wow the big screen.

[LakiDash]

Saw Ghost Rider over the weekend. Now, GR hasn't always been on the top of my heroes list. Sure, he's a sweet looking flaming skeleton on a motorcycle...but his origin was always weird to me, straight out of the 1970's Marvel monster comic craze and never retconned so it made any sense. Well, the movie actually stuck true to the origin, but cleared up some of the nonsence the original comic had.

I thought Cage was convincing and did a great job as the reckless but haunted Johnny Blaze. Eva Mendes wasn't anything magical, but the character is nessasary to the story, and she is amazingly hot, which is you know, what sells.

The movie had some rather predictably cheesy moments, but not nearly as many as I expected. This actually turned out to be a decent comic book movie, and a decent action movie overall. Go to it expecting a fun ride and nothing more, and you won't be dissapointed, but well pleased. 7.5 out of 10

[Ghostmaster]

Lucky Number Slevin - 7.5/10 It was actually more enjoyable then I thought it was going to be since it has somewhat of a clever ending to it. However the whole movie pretty much you go what the hell is the point of all this and what is going on? So it's good probably once.

Mirrormask - 8.3/10 Wonderful animation with amazing visual effects unlike any you have seen before I guanartee it. This small movie made by the Jim Henson company is about a girl who works with her family in their family circus. Her mother falls ill and she is plunged into another world. I thought it was really entertaining even though confusing at some times. It's funny, it's serious it's got a lot of stuff to take in, but a good one nonetheless.

Cars - 7.9/10 This was a cute movie with good animation and voice-overs as expected from Pixar. However it definately was not my favorite. A lot of the other Pixar movies I fell in love with. This one had something missing from it, even though it was enjoyable to watch and you do laugh.

[Pachinko]

The Prestige. 6.9/10
An amazingly beautiful movie. The tale was caught in a very sinister light, looking into the lives of rival magicians and what lead one of them to kill the other. Actors performed believably and entertainingly. Suprise ending, which I absolutely did not enjoy.

[Manga_Creator]

Recently I had a lot of spare time on my hands so I decided to go through my nine Studio Ghibli Movies. I will put them in Cronological (?) order.

My Neighbour Totoro.
Hayao Miyazaki
1988
*****

It's an enjoyable film with a great story line and loveble characters. There is no harm in it and is one of the Studios greatest in my opinion. The Artwork is as Magical as the film and is a great family film to watch together or alone.

Grave Of The Fire Flies
Isao Takahata
1988
*****

Another Great, the artwork is 110% and the story is great. One of the best war films ever. It could have made the American Bombers look really bad but they kept that clean. It's very touching in many ways and it is educational in a way of seeing life in WW2.

Pom Poko
Isao Takahata
1994
****

Very Funny and enjoyable for anyone of any age. I think its a great story line with some great characters and artwork. I think this film makes Children or anyone to think twice about building on country life (^_^) haha. The begining is just brilliant with the battle and the way the Racoons change forms and when there scared and stuff. But all in all its a fantastic film that I could watch over and over.

Whisper of the Heart
Yoshifumi Kondo
1995
*****

For some reason this is one of my favourites, I dont know why I just love it. It has a bit of an inspirational part. My friends think Im dumb over it but its the part where the Amasawa is showing her the emerald rock and he is explaining hehe. I noticed there is no magic except from Her dreams and that I think is different but great. I love this film and once again the art work.

Princess Mononoke
Hayao Miyazaki
1997
*****

Must admit, I thought I wouldnt like it but I ended up having my eyes glued to the screen. I loved the Artwork and the storyline was fantastic. The Idea of giant animals like that is something I would dream of. Once again another great by Studio Ghibli and Mayao Miyazaki.

My Neighbours The Yamadas
Isao Takahata
1999
***
This one I waited for ages to see, and when I finally got to see it, I wasnt as impressed as I thought I would be. Its a great film and all just doesnt give me the same atmospear as the others do, The artwork is funny but detailed in a few places and the story line was good.

Spirited Away
Hayao Miyazaki
2001
*****

Well Great Artwork ^^ Great Story Line ^^ and Great film ^^ I enjoyed every second of it and this one is the one that is most known at my school so yeah it has to be good. Either that or they havent seen any other Ghibli film. One Of The Best films around.

The Cat Returns
Hiroyuki Morita
2002
****
Its good but to be honest Im not too sure I like it a lot. I love it but not as much as Whisper of the heart. Again the artwork and story line is fantastic. I thought that being a sequal to Whisper of the Heart there would be no Magic, I was wrong but still its fantastic.

Howl's Moving Chastle
Hayao Miyazaki
2004
*****

Well its the newest Ive seen and one of the greatest and most wanted. I wanted to see it in Cinema when it came out there. But I never went to see it. I was VERY Excited when I saw it in WHSmiths. My original idea of buying a few movies for a friend to stay over but I upset her when I came back with a Childrens Animé and not Ju-On 2 haha. But I loved it I think it is another one that will be one of there best ever and also I think its slightly better than Spirited away.

Ok Im off to watch Macross Plus lol

Andy

XxX

[Two-twenty]

United 93: 9.8/10

Jesus Christ. You start out knowing what's going to happen then agonize over it for almost 2 hours wishing it wouldn't. I've seen a fair few films that are "intense" but this one by and far trumps anything I've ever seen. By the end I was physically shaken. Incredible.

V for Vendetta: 9/10

Now here's how to do a movie right. The action, dialogue, political commentary, progression of the story: everything is just so solid, timed so perfectly and topped off with a layer of pizazz.

[TheLaughingMan]

I recently saw Ghost Rider in theaters and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Except I didn't like the way they animated Ghost Rider; the other characters looked pretty decent.

[Risen Hell Fire]

The Departed I agree with it getting the oscar for movie of the year. Great acting from Matt damon, Leonardo Dicaprio, Jack Nicholson, Matt Wahlberg, pretty much everybody in the film did an excellent job. Fantastic plot but it started out a little confusing, took me awhile to get Dicaprio and Damon's characters. And what an ending. But felt very abrupt. Otherwise I highly reccommend this film unless the site of head shots and many other things scare you. 10/10 Plus now we have The Black Donnellys to watch which feels kind of like it.

[sakura_blossom]

The Departed: 8/10

It was very confusing, the beginning I didn't quite get and I didn't completely understand what Leonardo Dicaprio and Matt Damon were doing. It definitely started to pick up later in the movie. Great scenes, good real-life accurances, great actors (I simply love Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon and Leonardo Dicaprio), good storyline. It's a movie that you have to watch twice to completely understand it. Though it's definitely not for the weak-hearted, especially the last 10 minutes of the movie.

Good, but hard to understand.

[Jedinator]

The Number 23: 6.5/10
The bulk of the movie was cool, but once it explained what happened, it ruined it.

Ghost Rider: 6/10
Alot better than I expected but a shitty script combined with nick cage brought it down.

Reno 911 Miami: 8/10
This movie was hillarious, similar to Borat but not quite as funny.

The Departed: 9/10
I loved this movie. it looked alright to me so i did not se it in theates and that is now something I regret. I usually do not like Leo, but he was great in this film.

[Roark]

Da Vinci Code - C

Finally got around to seeing this. It seemed like there was lots of miscasting, lots of pacing problems, and too much Ron Howard-ness in general. It carried itself OK through some parts, but it just never really felt absorbing.

[Dirty Harry]

12 Angry Men: 10/10 Perfect film for what it was, I really can't think of a way it could have been better. Cobb and Fonda put on spectacular performances.

The Last King of Scotland: 7/10 I enjoyed the performances (especially Whitaker's) and it was definitely worth the watch, but really the much darker last third of the film bored me. Dunno why, but it lost points in my book for that.

A Bridge Too Far: ??/10 I was really looking forward to this, but I don't know if it was my mood or what, but I just thought it was really reeeeeeaaaally boring. May give it another go some time later.

Mallrats: 6/10 Probably my least favorite Kevin Smith film, rivaled only by Chasing Amy. I really didn't like the main character, and the whole thing at the end with the date show just didn't work for me. That aside I still enjoyed some parts, mostly Jay/Silent Bob stuff and the Brodie character.

[Frog]

Dracula (1993)- For a Coppola film this is an abomination.
4/10

Factory Girl-If i knew more about Andy Warhol i would probably like this even less, regardless still nothing redeeming.
5/10

The Warriors- Exactly what i expected it to be. Nothing more, nothing less.
6/10

The Illusionist- Edward Norton is solid as always but nothing i havent seen already and done better at that.
6/10
As a side note if Christian Bale didnt exsist Edward Norton would easily be the best actor on the planet.

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest- One of the best films ive ever seen and probably the funniest as well.
12/10

City of God- The realist, grimiest, gangster movie ever made. Also probably the best.
17/10

Hedwig and the Angry Inch- What the rocky horror picture show wished it was.
8.5/10

[animanic_critic]

Letters From Iwo Jima - 9.0/10

If you're looking for the undisputed Japanese anti-war movie, look no further. I would have to say that this is your answer to Grave of the Fireflies of the movies. The war scenes you'll see here are some of the most exhilarating (and gritty) depictions of WWII since Saving Private Ryan. In fact, the movie does resemble Saving Private Ryan one way or another, especially with the bodies being blown up into smithereens. The guns blazing in the movie will set anyone's pulse racing, and many of us should know how much I love the sweet sound of gunfire.

People can criticised how newcomer Kazunari Ninomiya stole the limelight from Ken Watanabe, and I understand why. His role as a sceptical humble baker/private Saigo shows how soldiers back then don't always live by the stereotypical Bushido code, and this justifies his overshadowing of Ken's portrayal of the merciful and father figure in the form of Lt. General Kuribayashi.

War violence, disputes amongst their own men and how the Japanese are cruel even to their own people are what made this movie a masterpiece. If only there weren't too many flashbacks, this movie would've been perfect. Don't get me wrong; the flashbacks still did some good because they help develop the cast to a deeper level. This is one movie that truly made my $9-movie ticket worth every cent.

[Dirty Harry]

A Bittersweet Life: 7/10 - Fun movie, not much more than that though.

A Tale of Two Sisters: 8/10 - Best horror film I've seen in ages. >_> Mostly because it barely fell into the genre.

Joint Security Area: 9/10 - Really touching story and characters that gets bogged down a bit by an irritating bookend detective story.

The Quiet Family: 7/10 - Fun and quirky dark comedy.

TMNT: 10/10 - Everything I expected it to be and more. Cannot wait for the sequel. Cannot.

Turner & Hooch: 7/10 - Went in thinking "AWW GAWD NOT ANOTHER DOG BUDDY MOVIE" came out thinking "THAT'S THE BEST DOG BUDDY MOVIE EVER." >_>

[f1rst children]

TMNT: 10/10 - Everything I expected it to be and more. Cannot wait for the sequel. Cannot.
[B]


Agreed. Rotten Tomatoes (~30%) is about as wrong as I've ever seen them on this one. Alot of the haters seem to have absolutely no knowledge of the comic or new cartoon, comparing the movie solely to the 90s cartoon.

It was great seeing each of the turtles have an actual personality, rather than Mikey and Don existing only to spout wisecracking one-liners and catchphrases.

[Major Tom]

Mr. Bean's Holiday: 7.5
A much better outing than the previous movie, it was very much more Mr. Bean than the Ultimate Disaster Movie. I did find the ending a bit too happily ever after, though. I remember Mr. Bean normally having a twisted ending. The music was at times a little overpowering, when it came to the 'emotional' parts.

And there was no Teddy.

Still, and enjoyable movie if you like Mr. Bean.

Joyeux Noel: 7
An interesting film about Christmas Day 1914. Though the actual incident in the film is fiction, it is made from a collection of documented fraternisations that happened all across the front.

I felt the film did fail to really hit on the politcal fallout from this event, though. It was touched on, but never really explored. There was an interesting mention made of various loyalties and just how messed up that war really was that slid by the wayside.

But the biggest thing was that for some reason the film felt....a little bland. I can't really put my finger on exactly what it was, but it didn't quite get to be as good a I thought a movie about one bright spark of humanity in the middle of insanity could be.

Overall, it is a good film. But I think it could have been better.

Oops:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze: 6
Campy, cliched, predictable ninties pop trash. But if you watch this film knowing that, then you will ahve a good time. FIlled with silly stunts and corny one liners, it's Turtles fun to be all round.

Perhaps the only gripe is that the actual secret of the ooze isn't all that interesting.

[Ra'Siel]

Aemelie - 10/10 Was a brilliant dendy french film with much artistry within the story and cinematography. The more times you watch this film the more you get out of it. Though if you are not an arthouse fan than stay away from it as it will annoy you to tears.

[Ghostmaster]

TMNT -8.8/10 AWESOME. Some good fun good ol turtle action and comedy it's a fun film. (I saw it like 3 or 4 weeks ago just never wrote the review)

[laborpilot86]

Seven Samurai.........................11/10 :icon_danc

[Carlito]

I saw Hot Fuzz last Saturday. If you hadn't seen either of the Bad Boyz movies with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence it just isn't as funny. So for that reason 2.5 stars out of 5.

[Major Tom]

Sunshine: 5

This movie made no sense. Very little depth is given to the situation at hand and stuff....happens, and I still can't work out why. The ZOMG! plot twist happens without any foreshadowing or even any explanation.

Overall a very confusing film.

[Lupin the 3rd]

Hot Fuzz - 9.5 / 10

I liked this much better than Shaun of the Dead (not that Shaun of the Dead was bad), but i found this movie much more entertaining.

[animanic_critic]

Love and Honor: 6/10

After hearing that Japanese heart-throb Takuya Kimura is helming the cast Yoji Yamada, the genius behind The Twilight Samurai; is directing the film, I thought I should give it a shot... and it turned out to be a major disappointment.

For a man of his caliber and illustrious work, Yamada's latest film is a far cry from his 2002 brilliant hit The Twilight Samurai. The one thing I was pleased was how I managed to see Kimura like I've never seen him before, like how the trailers have been stressing about.

The cinematography and screenplay are mediocre, which I find peculiar since it was heavily credited in the late screen awards.

In conclusion, I was simply distraught at how the trilogy started off marvelously with The Twilight Samurai, then with an enjoyable Hidden Blade and then ended with a rather unimpressive Love and Honor.

[animanic_critic]

Don't mean to double-post, honestly.

Black Snake Moan - 8.7/10

Okay, I'll be very honest with you - I only decided to catch this movie because I wished to see Christina Ricci's boobies (I can be a perv sometimes, you know). Plus, from many of the sources I've heard, Christina's bold portrayal of a nymphomaniac Rae serves merely as sexual gratituous for the movie. I mean, how can any testosterone-brimmed guys resist a poster like this:

http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/paramount_classics/black_snake_moan/blacksnakemoan_finalbig.jpg

I thought I would see alot of full frontals. I was wrong. What I was presented was a genuine Southern US-themed movie that illustrates how two people of a world of differences can help sort out each others' problems.

Concerning frontals though, for those who's just in it for gratuitous reasons, well you'll only gonna get two scenes of Christina's bare chest... and they are done tastefully, mind you.

Down-to-earth story, intriguing Blues setting (Son Home's cameo was a classic) and an HBO-like provocative plot... this can be considered as one of the better, if not best, drama films yet. Most of the kudos can be credited to the cast. Christina's character was disturbing and yet believable, while Samuel's of Lazarus is both fatherly, doting yet practises tough love. What seemed to be a overly-drastic measure of chaining the nymph eventually turns out to be for the most rational of rationale.

Each characters are unique, with Lazarus' fear of god, Rae's nymphomania and Justin's anxiety disorder. Everyone was outstanding, even Justin Timberlake... although I still hate him >.>

[Ghostmaster]

Knocked Up- 9/10 This movie was hilarious. A real life story that could actually be made into a not stupid comedy movie. I loved it the humor was great the actors were great and the thing was this i real life situation and that's what I really liked about it.
Shrek the Third - 7.3/10
This was ok. Nothing new happening in the shrek franchinse. Too many celebrity cameos and nothing new to excite the audience. There was still the good ol shrek humor, but it gets old after a while.
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - 5.9/10 That's being generous. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be but things didnt add up and some things made no senese and had nothing to do with the story like Jack in Davy Jones' Locker. Actually Davy Jones himself is my favorite character. It did not wrap up well and I can only hope they don't make another one.
Mr. Brooks - 8.7/10
I really enjoyed this. A creepy disturbing thriller with great performances but Kevin Costner and William Hurt. The whole conscience part of it I really enjoyed and did not know what to expect from it and liked it.

[animanic_critic]

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer - 7.8/10

It was good, but far from fantastic. There were scenes of pure actions, but the whole movie was just style with no substance, unlike the Spider-man trilogy and Batman Begins. You can say that this movie is meant for the younger viewers and families rather than the discerning ones.

I do think that Silver Surfer is uber-cool, but the show didn't tell anything from his point of view (plus the fact that the movie clocked less than 90 minutes didn't help either). Everything is told from FF4's perspective - how their attempt at normal lives are foiled, and how to deal with the catastrophic threat. The Silver Surfer also said a few lines too few, and too enigmatic for my liking. Doctor Doom also had a cool makeover, but his appearance is more like a cameo for me.

Another highlight to this movie is The Human Torch's constant goading to The Thing and vice versa. At least that didn't fail to make me laugh time and time again.

[Phate]

Narc - 8.9/10

I decided to watch this after hearing that it was something along the lines of Training Day, which I really liked. While both stories have to do with crooked cops and the drug trade, they are really nothing alike, but I'm okay with because Narc is an utterly amazing film-- aside from the fact that Jason Patric looked like Jason Lee from My Name is Earl the whole time. If anyone is a fan of Ray Liotta, or at least has seen him in Goodfellas, his performance is, in my opinion, even better in this movie. Jason Patric, the lead, is also good, but was overshadowed by Liotta's performance even though Liotta had less screen time. The plot is also great as it does have some genuinely good twists and is very well paced.

Actually, I lied about Patric's looks being the only bad thing in this. The movie has an overall washed out blue effect throughout that, while it fits with the atmosphere very well, I've never been a big fan of. Also, sometimes the camera would become jumpy and hard to see what's going on to simulate more chaotic parts such as flashbacks to meth-induced shiz. These were sparse and short, but nonetheless I wasn't into them. Other than that though, everything is great-- the characters, the plot, the pacing, and especially the dialogue. While there aren't very many memorable one-liners you'll be repeating for days after watching it, it is very powerful stuff. The scene where Liotta's character Henry Oak talks about his wife I found to be especially poignant. Also, hey, after Training Day it was good to see a cop/crime thriller that doesn't take place in Los Angeles!*



* It's Detroit. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/Ph4t3/Emot/emot-haw.gif

[Zelkiiro]

Bridge to Terabithia - 10/10: A Disney movie that's not mediocre and transcends good. This hasn't happened in 13 years.

[Pachinko]

Aemelie - 10/10 Was a brilliant dendy french film with much artistry within the story and cinematography. The more times you watch this film the more you get out of it. Though if you are not an arthouse fan than stay away from it as it will annoy you to tears.
Amelie is so ****ing splendid. I ate it up.

Volver
Despite the trailer, Volver was what I'd call life-changing. An emotional story such as this one never related to me that much; but through many of the common themes (bitter towards your parents) I felt emotionally attached to every minute. The actresses are all superb (Cruz performed so freshly), and this is definately a film one I could view again and again.

[Finnf00]

Death Proof - 7/10
The ass-kicking action was all good, but the trademark Tarantino dialog was complete bullshit this time. Too bad, since there was quite a lot of it. Kurt Russell played his role nicely as did some of the girls, especially Zoe Bell, who was really funny.

Wild Blue Yonder - 8/10
This Werner Herzog feature is really difficult to rate. It's a made up story about aliens who've tried to colonize earth but failed miserably, and how humans then try to colonize the alien planet. It consists of actual Nasa footage, wrapped up in an hour and a half long bullshit monologue courtesy of Brad Dourif, who plays an alien. Interviews with real scientists are thrown in to the mix to seemingly collaborate with Dourif's story. A very strange piece of cinema all in all.

[Phate]

Heat - 9/10

Wow. I was definitely not expecting that. I literally went into Heat thinking that it would just be another crime drama/thriller, but with good acting and some good lines and that's why I heard good things about it. It's nice to say that I was very wrong, in a good way.

Everything about this film is just so good. The acting is great, and the fact that Al Pacino and Robert De Niro star in it (as well as share scenes together) is really cool, as I'm a big fan of both of them. Everyone else was good too, and the drama was top notch. The action scenes were especially good, and it was good to see the makers took the time to make the guns sound realistic (or at least unique), which added to the thrill. The plot was fantastic; I thought because it was a little long (barely under three hours) it would drag in a few places. It did, but they're forgivable and in the time that the story took to span out, it used up every moment very wisely, and at the end everything just worked. However, one thing that bothered me was some of it was unnecessary, such as the story behind the backup driver De Niro's crew gets towards the end. The message there fit with the rest of the movie, but after everything else, it wasn't really needed and was kind of redundant.

A very surprisingly deep film with good messages and themes, not to mention some great scenes (Al Pacino and De Niro together) and lines. Even though it's serious, Pacino's character's personality allows for some pretty funny moments. So, at least just see it so you can watch Pacino scream "GREAT ASS" at the top of his lungs.

Oh, and Ashley Judd is hot. Or at least was.

Anyone who is even somewhat into crime dramas or thrillers should see if they can handle loud action scenes. Hell, it was made in 1995, so they probably have.

[Sasuke311]

After 8 years of searching I finally found Tod Browning's FREAKS. Definately a 10/10 !

[Ghostmaster]

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - 8.3/10
Good movie. I don't read the books I only read the first when it came out. I enjoy the movies and I liked the dark essence of this one. Much unlike the regular movies, this took place sometimes and more outside Hogwarts, which I liked and let the characters develop more. Harry and the other you can tell they have matured as actors.

Heat 8/10 I did enjoy the movie for what it was. I loved the way the scene outside the bank the long chase on the road, that was very well shot. Pacino and DeNiro not a surprise that they were good. Not the best movie, enjoyable nonetheless.

[Finnf00]

Planet Terror - 8/10
I thought this flick was ****ing awesome. It had all the cool b-flick stuff wrapped in modern special effects glory. Planet Terror is what all of Rodriguez's previous attempts at gory action could've been. It's also way better than Tarantino's Grindhouse part, which is a total bore compared to this all-out -grungy-action flick. Free tip to make this way more enjoyable: go with a friend and leave your girl/boy at home, and have a few drinks of something stronger than beer (or a few tokes of pot if you're into that stuff) before going to the theater. And unlike the *******s who sat next to me, chill the **** out. It's NOT real blood.

[Pachinko]

Showgirls. 100/10

Srly. This movie has it all, I have no idea why it is among those listed as "worst films ever".
D:

[Risen Hell Fire]

Superbad: 8.6/10

Great movie, very funny. Though it does use the same premise of Porkys and American pie, which is starting to get stale. But this movie is still cool. And has some pretty great lines.

[KidKolt]

Shoot Em Up: 9/10

A hilarious homage/mockery of every action movie ever. It's practically gun-porn.

[Lupin the 3rd]

Shoot Em up and The lives of others both get a 10 out a 10

[animanic_critic]

Showgirls. 100/10

Srly. This movie has it all, I have no idea why it is among those listed as "worst films ever".
D:
Gasp, you love Showgirls!? Yeow-wee!

Ratatouille - 8/10

I find this entertating and nolstagic on certain levels, but it wasn't as gripping and multi-faceted as Pixar's previous work, The Incredibles. I don't know whether the theme is of my liking in the first place, but the movie is missing this certain comic relief which is present in almost all of Pixar's work.

Edited:
Thanks, jetfire. And I knew that Cars was Pixar's last work, but I was simply referring to Pixar's bets work yet... well, apart from Finding Nemo and Monsters, Inc.

[jetfire]

Gasp, you love Showgirls!? Yeow-wee!

Ratatouille - 8/10

I find this entertating and nolstagic on certain levels, but it wasn't as gripping and multi-faceted as Pixar's previous work, The Invincibles. I don't know whether the theme is of my liking in the first place, but the movie is missing this certain comic relief which is present in almost all of Pixar's work.

Don't you mean "The Incredibles?". Also, just to add in, their previous work was Cars, which I found to be the least impressive Pixar movie in terms of comic relief. Ratatouille was a big step up from Cars. I really enjoyed the CG work (some of the foods literally looked photorealistic. They looked so real that you could almost smell them), the story, and how the movie didn't just focus on one sole character to hog all of the spotlight (not just the rat, but the cook-in-training as well). All in all, it was certainly a fun movie, and just about as deep and meaningful as a Pixar movie can get, being right up there with Finding Nemo, in my opinion. I'd give it a 9/10.

[Major Tom]

Wow, I hadn't realised this thread was so old. Anyway, I stumbled across this film by complete accident via this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYooFb2Lcic) on youtube (it doesn't contain much in the way of spoilers). Upon futher investigation I found that the creators offer it as a free download, so I thought why not?

Egon & Dönci: 8/10
Egon & Dönci is an independant animated film by a couple of Hungarian blokes. It follows the adventures of an amateur astronomer (Egon, pronounced pretty much as is, but with a hard g) and his cat....thing companion Dönci (the best way I can think of putting that into english for proper pronunciation would be Dern-tsi). It's a simple story with a message that I felt got a bit anvilicious at the end, and I thought the ending was rather vague. But otherwise it goes along at a good pace and it's a nice story.

Being a Hungarian film, I was a bit apprehensive as my Hungarian is very sparse (csak egy kicsit beszélem Magyarol is pretty much the only coherent sentance I can say, and I'm not entirely sure that's 100% correct), but Egon & Dönci communcate more in gestures and body language rather that words. There are a couple recognisable words here and there, but most other spoken language is gibberish. No language skill are needed to follow the film. I felt Egon did 'say' a bit too much, though. There were a couple parts were he couldn't have had less......lines.

The film is visually stunning. A lot of work has gone into it, and it shows. I particularly liked the water effects. Sometimes somethings were done for no other reasons than to say 'look how damn good we are', but it doesn't impact the story any.

Overall I really liked Egon & Dönci, even with the heavy handedness at the end. It has a pretty neat soundtrack, I personally love 'East or West, Home is Best', the song that plays just before the credits and the song in the tube video. If you want to have a look, go here (http://www.egonanddonci.com/), but it's a pretty big download.

[Sae]

Okay so I just recently saw Mamma Mia! for the 3rd time in theatres and man was it worth it! Definitely a 1000/10!!!! Loved it! And I fell MADLY in love with Pepper (HOTT jamaican {sp?} with accent)!!!!!:heartrain
P.S. As for Peirce Brosnan's singing, I doubt he will ever persue it. EVER. lol But it was probably a really fun experience for him!
P.S.S. Meryl Streep was M-A-ZING!!!! lol She has a great voice and is one of my favorite actresses!

[Risen Hell Fire]

Persepolis

I've looked forward to watching it ever since it came out in select theaters, but never got the chance to. I very much enjoyed it, there were some parts that borderlined near an R rating (didn't the big wigs in movies say that if there's smoking it's an automatic R?).

I did enjoy all the characters that played a big role in the main characters life, but the main character herself easily ranks in as the coolest girl ever, and her journey from child to adult hood is very believable and intereting, while also being controversal.

Gladly see it again when I can, and suggest you see it to, if you're interested in its story and heard of the book before.

9/10

[Pachinko]

Rocky Horror Picture Show
9/10

One of my favourites. Watched it last night.
Usually, the movie gets sort of long. But the tequila shots certainly made it more enjoyable! And so much more entertaining, I swear... That and the vodka... But, anyway. Certainly as good as ever. Can't wait to cosplay Magenta, although my friends think I'm going as Columbia. D:

[Sae]

Rocky Horror Picture Show
9/10

One of my favourites. Watched it last night.
Usually, the movie gets sort of long. But the tequila shots certainly made it more enjoyable! And so much more entertaining, I swear... That and the vodka... But, anyway. Certainly as good as ever. Can't wait to cosplay Magenta, although my friends think I'm going as Columbia. D:

OMG I just got done playing Columbia in the Rocky Horror Picture Show in my town!!!!! It was soooo much fun! I'm re-auditioning so I can be her again in the next upcoming production of it!

[Pachinko]

OMG I just got done playing Columbia in the Rocky Horror Picture Show in my town!!!!! It was soooo much fun! I'm re-auditioning so I can be her again in the next upcoming production of it!

Don't get me wrong, I love Columbia.

I'd rather be a creepy maid that doesn't die. :D
& who has an oddly hot brother. I have that wierd fetish.

[animanic_critic]

WALL-E - 9.4/10

Good gravy, I finally get to watch this at the threater... FINALLY. Personally, I thought that it was one of Pixar's best movies yet. The last Pixar movie that really had such an emotional impact on me was The Incredibles (sorry, but Ratatouille didn't really hit the mark somehow for me). I am not kidding when I say that at times, I find WALL-E better than The Incredibles. At the end of the movie, I thought that The Incredibles and WALL-E are right on par with each others.

Basically, what I find to be amazing is that both are very different from each other. The Incredibles was action-packed, fast, furious and family-themed. WALL-E is innovative, heartwarming, touching and based on self-discovery (and nice work slotting in on the environmental messages). In conclusion, I was very entertained. It was daring enough to have a movie where the two lead characters exchanged only a handful of words (or commands) to each other throughout the whole movie.

P.S. And I really dig WALL-E and EVE. Klutzy, curious and faithful compacter + fiesty, fierce and endearing iPod = best robotic couple ever.

[Illjwamh]

Stardust - 9/10


How is this movie not more well known? I mean seriously. It's the best fantasy epic I've seen in a long time. Mind you, I'm predisposed to like it because of its genre, but this goes beyond that, I think.

A lot of the typical adventure staples are there: the magical artifact, the quest, the multiple adversaries, the star-crossed (literally, this time) lovers, etc.. But rather than just putting them in because they're supposed to be there, this movie plays them all exceptionally well - and turns a few on their heads to boot. Compare it to Willow, which looks like a sophomore film student's attempt at a fantasy epic based on a textbook description of the genre, and it's like candles to sunshine. It's just that much better.

It's also hilarious in some parts, but not in a campy style as too many films of late have resorted to. Think of Van Helsing or Mulan, which both had their funny moments, but they also felt like cheap laughs. Maybe it was the skill of the actors or the power of the script or (probably both), but the humor in this film seemed natural and didn't cheapen the reality of the tale itself. Also, no anachronisms, which was nice.


If you haven't seen this movie and you like this sort of story, I highly recommend giving it a watch. If the fantasy genre isn't for you, meh...take it or leave it, but it's still a good film in its own right, genre be damned.

[Risen Hell Fire]

Juno 8/10

It was pretty much the 2007's Napoleon Dynamite, from the characters, right down to the language being spoked. Still a good film to watch, but not as great as others have said.

Plus, me living in the same place the film "Says" it's being filmed in, Minnesota, I have to see if it's true. Mainly the fountain in the Ridgedale mall, I don't recall there ever being one.

I didn't feel the movie being very uplifting, but it had me chuckle at a few things. But where the hell did these words coming from Juno's mouth come from? Do kids in high school talk like this now? I felt Juno's character was trying to way to be hip and cool, and with it. Plus, why do directors use actors that are in there 20's to portray a high schooler?

Anywho, it was good, don't think it was an award worthy kind of film. Plus, I don't believe it was filmed where it claimed.

Short review = sad face

[Illjwamh]

But where the hell did these words coming from Juno's mouth come from? Do kids in high school talk like this now?
Of course not. Nobody talks in the movies the way they do in real life, and it would drive you insane if they did. The idea is that it seems real while you're watching it. Juno is a textbook example of Buffy Speak. (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BuffySpeak)

Plus, why do directors use actors that are in there 20's to portray a high schooler?
I don't know, but they've been doing it for decades. Unless you know the person's real age from something else or it's horribly miscast, you can't really tell so who cares?

Plus, I don't believe it was filmed where it claimed.

That wouldn't surprise me. I don't think they actually "claimed" it was filmed there, just that it took place there. And there's nothing weird about that. The area where I live (Spokane) has been used for filming locations as distant as Washington DC. I'm not making this up. The film End Game, which takes place entirely in the capitol, was shot completely here in Spokane. Even in the one film that was actually supposed to take place here, Home of the Brave, they used carefully selected shooting sites and clever camera techniques to make Spokane look a lot cooler than it is. It's just what they do.

[LakiDash]

[B] Plus, why do directors use actors that are in there 20's to portray a high schooler?

Like Who, in Junp? Michael Cera's barely over 20 and Ellen Page is a little over 21. And that's now. They were about 18 and 19 during filming, and it's not hard to make 18/19 look 15/16.

[Akuhei]

Yeah I went to visit my highschool after sophomore year of college and one of the new teachers asked why I was wandering the halls without a backpack.

[animanic_critic]

*bumps thread

Tropic Thunder - 8.8/10

This is perhaps the best comedic satire of 2008, and I have never laughed so much. All the characters are brilliant and the comedy which centres a lot on punchlines never fails to hit the mark. Of all the characters, Robert Downey Jr. have proven (again) why he's an actor of high caliber because of his versatility to play an Australian actor who gets into a Black character just a little too much. He deserves a standing ovation for his Russell Crowe / Danny Glover portrayal.

All the scenes are incredible and though the violence gets a little squeamish, they all come with a purpose of tickling my funny bone (the director's head is hilarious in a very twisted way). The best part of the whole movie - 2 things. One, the first 5 minutes of the movie. Secondly...

http://fusedfilm.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/booty-sweat.jpg

[*water*sprite*]

Futurama - Beast with a Billion Backs. 9/10

I love Futurama and this movie really delivered compared to the first one. The first one was just trying to hard to cover every single thing that they could do in a movie. I love how they connected the two movies tho. I love the concept of a huge monster falling in love with an entire galaxy and I really loved Bender's role. I wish he would've been a little more egotistic in it, Bender is hilarious when he just cares about himself.
If you watch it you'll be saying "Hot Diggidy Daffodil" for an entire month.

[General Suburbia]

Quarantine: 6.5/10

Saw this a couple weeks ago, and as thrillers go, it's pretty good. Then again, the last good scary movie I saw was...I don't remember, so saying Quarantine is good compared to everything else isn't saying much. And I do hate the whole "shaky camera" effect filmmakers love so much these days. IMO, it only works when you're watching a war movie. Didn't like Blair Witch, didn't care about Cloverfield. Did like it in Saving Private Ryan.

Basically, okay scary movie, nauseating (but in the good way, if you like that kind of stuff) camera work, good atmosphere, doesn't try to be a Japanese remake.

[Tremolo]

Basically, okay scary movie, nauseating (but in the good way, if you like that kind of stuff) camera work, good atmosphere, doesn't try to be a Japanese remake.

Which is good. But... it's a Spanish remake (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1038988/) instead. Bit depressing, innit?

[General Suburbia]

Which is good. But... it's a Spanish remake (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1038988/) instead. Bit depressing, innit?
Just a bit. At least everything makes sense again. All horror movies these days are supposed to be a remake of a remake.

[Kaikyaku]

Plus, me living in the same place the film "Says" it's being filmed in, Minnesota, I have to see if it's true. Mainly the fountain in the Ridgedale mall, I don't recall there ever being one.A little late, and you've probably figured this out, but it was filmed in Vancouver. You can actually see a couple of Canadian stores in the mall as well. While watching it I was wondering if Minnesota actually looks like that too, because to me it is soooo Vancouver. But then a lot of cities look pretty much the same. Cera and Page are Canadian actors too

And while I'm here.... Wall-E 9/10 - I loved this movie. It was cute without being corny and the animation was absolutely stunning. I'll be picking this one up for sure when it comes out on disc.

[heather]

Mutant Chronicles - 4/10

It was really cheesy, to be fair.
To much machismo and corny dialogue and felt like a steam punk Lord of the Rings.
Plus the mutants seemed a little boring from a design perspective.

All in all it was watchable, and the steam punk designs were actually pretty decent.
John Malkovich was ok in it too (albeit, for 5 minutes of screentime) but all in all it just came up lacking for me.

I think the best description I can find online for it is :

A team of intensely one-dimensional soldiers is recruited to die horribly in an entertaining fashion while spouting god-awful dialogue and conforming to stereotypes.

sums it up really...

[Pachinko]

SAW V
8/10

REALLY LIKED THIS ONE.
I'm not giving any details... For fear of ruining it for others.
But I enjoyed it. Not as good as 1 or 3, but good nonetheless.

HSM 3
10102324!11!!1/10

Zac, I love you.
Haha. What a ridiculous movie.

[Ghostmaster]

Futurama: Beast with a Billion Backs 8.5/10 - It's great to see some new Futurama, honestly thats one of the reason, but it was a good story and really funny. All the best characters return, not enough Zoidberg haha, but I love the Professor and he got his screen-time.

[Tremolo]

Quantum of Solace - 9/10
This movie is absolutely ****win. It's a relentless, dark, intense barrage of phenomenal action sequences carried along by Daniel Craig's steely, pitch-perfect Bond. He could still tear you in half if he wanted.

The film has however already proven not to be everyone's cup of tea (mainly because it's quite far removed from the jolly excess of the Moore and Brosnan eras) and lacks some of the familiar, comforting Bond trappings. Casino Royale was, bizarrely enough, more "traditional" than this. There's also the plot and the general examination of Bond's mental state which are both surprisingly subtle and not once spelt out for the audience. I can't tell you what a relief it is to see a big budget blockbuster that doesn't treat you like an idiot, and it's quite uncommon for a Bond film. But I think it works. You'll have to see for yourself if it does for you.

On a more shallow note, Olga Kurylenko and Gemma Arterton are two of the most sizzling hot Bond girls of all time. Admittedly neither can quite touch on Eva Green from Casino Royale, or perhaps Izabella Scorupco from GoldenEye, but they come damn close.

[enomilie]

Quantum of Solace - 9/10
This movie is absolutely ****win. It's a relentless, dark, intense barrage of phenomenal action sequences carried along by Daniel Craig's steely, pitch-perfect Bond. He could still tear you in half if he wanted.

The film has however already proven not to be everyone's cup of tea (mainly because it's quite far removed from the jolly excess of the Moore and Brosnan eras) and lacks some of the familiar, comforting Bond trappings. Casino Royale was, bizarrely enough, more "traditional" than this. There's also the plot and the general examination of Bond's mental state which are both surprisingly subtle and not once spelt out for the audience. I can't tell you what a relief it is to see a big budget blockbuster that doesn't treat you like an idiot, and it's quite uncommon for a Bond film. But I think it works. You'll have to see for yourself if it does for you.

On a more shallow note, Olga Kurylenko and Gemma Arterton are two of the most sizzling hot Bond girls of all time. Admittedly neither can quite touch on Eva Green from Casino Royale, or perhaps Izabella Scorupco from GoldenEye, but they come damn close.

After never watching a James Bond film before, to go and watch this has left me wanting more!!!!!! I loved it! I watched this on Friday night, and the Saturday night I watched Casino Royale, not as good as Quantom of Solace, but it still kept me entertained for the whole length! I now have to watch all of the others!

[Tremolo]

After never watching a James Bond film before, to go and watch this has left me wanting more!!!!!! I loved it! I watched this on Friday night, and the Saturday night I watched Casino Royale, not as good as Quantom of Solace, but it still kept me entertained for the whole length! I now have to watch all of the others!

I'm glad you enjoyed it, although I should warn you that the previous films are quite a bit different in some aspects! I recommend starting with the two Dalton films, The Living Daylights and Licence to Kill as they're the strongest in spirit to the Craig films (serious tone, more serious Bond in line with Flemming's books) - then try GoldenEye for a more "traditional" Bond film that isn't too over-the-top.

[soundchazer]

I'm glad you enjoyed it, although I should warn you that the previous films are quite a bit different in some aspects! I recommend starting with the two Dalton films, The Living Daylights and Licence to Kill as they're the strongest in spirit to the Craig films (serious tone, more serious Bond in line with Flemming's books) - then try GoldenEye for a more "traditional" Bond film that isn't too over-the-top.

The only difference between the Dalton movies and the Craig films is Dalton's are incredibly boring, and Craig's are not. I prefer the campy stuff from Roger Moore than the Dalton films. At least his escapades were somewhat funny. They tried hard to make Dalton a "serious" Bond to avoid comparisons with Moore, but they only made it boring, because it is not as over the top funny, nor as dark, broody and bad-ass as Craig's version.

[Tremolo]

The only difference between the Dalton movies and the Craig films is Dalton's are incredibly boring, and Craig's are not. I prefer the campy stuff from Roger Moore than the Dalton films. At least his escapades were somewhat funny. They tried hard to make Dalton a "serious" Bond to avoid comparisons with Moore, but they only made it boring, because it is not as over the top funny, nor as dark, broody and bad-ass as Craig's version.

Which is funny, because I generally dislike the Moore films and his cartoon grandad Bond. Live and Let Die is fun, The Spy Who Loved Me is almost great and I like A View to a Kill apart from the fact it's clearly quite shoddy and daft in places (Christopher Walken makes everything better), but The Man With the Golden Gun, most of Moonraker and Octo***** are just appalling. And I can never remember much about For Your Eyes Only, despite the fact it's pretty decent in places.

Personally I don't find Dalton's films remotely boring and I think his portrayal is excellent, but it's all horses for courses. And let's face it, the people who tend to dislike him are people who grew up with Moore and never adjusted to this different version of Bond (not always, but most of the time from what I've seen). I think the younger fans are much more accepting.

But ultimately, like Doctor Who fans, Bond fans can't agree on anything either. :D

[Barrelhaven]

Quantum of Solace - 9/10
This movie is absolutely ****win. It's a relentless, dark, intense barrage of phenomenal action sequences carried along by Daniel Craig's steely, pitch-perfect Bond. He could still tear you in half if he wanted.

I really, really wanted to love this movie, but it's got absolutely nothing on Casino Royale, which I think is on a whole 'nother level compared to this. There was a LOT of action, but none were particularly phenomenal for me. The early car chase and Bond hunting down the turncoat through the tunnels relied too much on "shaky cam" effects and turned out mostly incomprehensible. The other scenes were an improvement, but still nothing mind-blowing. My favorite fight was the one with Slade, and that lasted all but a minute. In a year, I won't remember any of the action sequences, unlike Casino Royale's parkour opening chase.

There's also the plot and the general examination of Bond's mental state which are both surprisingly subtle and not once spelt out for the audience. I can't tell you what a relief it is to see a big budget blockbuster that doesn't treat you like an idiot, and it's quite uncommon for a Bond film. But I think it works. You'll have to see for yourself if it does for you.

It was sorta hard to follow the plot considering how fast everything was moving. It seemed more like a reason to go from explosion A to explosion B. Also, it was super annoying having to answer a sea of questions to my friends after the movie.

On a more shallow note, Olga Kurylenko and Gemma Arterton are two of the most sizzling hot Bond girls of all time. Admittedly neither can quite touch on Eva Green from Casino Royale, or perhaps Izabella Scorupco from GoldenEye, but they come damn close.

Hell yes. I'm almost a little disappointed they didn't sleaze Olga up some more. What a stunner. That was one of the tamest Bond movies I've seen in terms of sexuality.

[Tremolo]

The film really has had a very mixed reaction, which I find pretty interesting. And I can absolutely see why, too. But I loved it as much as I loved Casino Royale and each time I think about it I remember something else I totally dug about it. I can't wait to get it on DVD.

Nice to read the thoughts of someone who isn't criticising it for not being like the old ones, though. A lot of critics over here praised Casino Royale for being a break from the norm, but are slamming Quantum of Solace for being just that. Maybe it went "too far" ...or they just miss Roger Moore. =/

[Illjwamh]

I saw QoS on Friday night, and I'd give it somewhere between an 8 and an 8.5. I didn't enjoy it quite as much as I enjoyed Casino Royale, but it was fun regardless. A lot of the action and chase sequences reminded me a lot of the Bourne films, to be honest, and I'm not sure if that's good or bad. I mean, it's good in that the Bourne movies were great in all aspects, but maybe bad in that Bond is not supposed to be Jason Bourne.

Quantum of Solace
On a more shallow note, Olga Kurylenko and Gemma Arterton are two of the most sizzling hot Bond girls of all time.

I agree. I was actually a little disappointed that Strawberry Fields didn't get more screen time.

And Barrel's right; compared to most other Bond films, this one was pretty tame on the sex front.

[Tremolo]

I saw QoS on Friday night, and I'd give it somewhere between an 8 and an 8.5. I didn't enjoy it quite as much as I enjoyed Casino Royale, but it was fun regardless. A lot of the action and chase sequences reminded me a lot of the Bourne films, to be honest, and I'm not sure if that's good or bad. I mean, it's good in that the Bourne movies were great in all aspects, but maybe bad in that Bond is not supposed to be Jason Bourne.

Well, it does have the same fight co-ordinator from the Bourne films. Who cut his teeth on Bond first in GoldenEye (the final fight scene between Bond and Alex is very, very brutal and arguably did "it" before Bourne), Tomorrow Never Dies and The World is Not Enough so I see it as a full circle sort of thing!

I don't really mind. I mean, Bond is based on what is first and foremost a set of relatively gritty spy books. If anything the cartoonish, fantastic elements of the more well-known films are more of a departure from the Bond "spirit". And this kind of action is nothing new to Bond - take a look at the second one, From Russia With Love which has one of the most brutal fight scenes in movie history. The Bourne movies owe a whole lot to that, too.

The Craig movies have brought Bond back to the spirit of the novels, something I very much support. All the best Bond films are the ones with less fantastical elements in them, anyway. More or less. >_>

[Barrelhaven]

I don't really mind. I mean, Bond is based on what is first and foremost a set of relatively gritty spy books. If anything the cartoonish, fantastic elements of the more well-known films are more of a departure from the Bond "spirit".

That's pretty interesting. I never read any of the books because I just assumed they were cheesy like the movies. I might give it a shot if they're as down-to-earth gritty as you suggest.

Also, I just realized that, despite seeing a whole crap load of Bond movies, I'm not particularly a fan of the franchise. The only Bond movies I truly enjoyed were Goldfinger, GoldenEye, and Casino Royale. The rest were fun, but easily forgettable, or just flat-out horrible.

[Tremolo]

That's pretty interesting. I never read any of the books because I just assumed they were cheesy like the movies. I might give it a shot if they're as down-to-earth gritty as you suggest.

Also, I just realized that, despite seeing a whole crap load of Bond movies, I'm not particularly a fan of the franchise. The only Bond movies I truly enjoyed were Goldfinger, GoldenEye, and Casino Royale. The rest were fun, but easily forgettable, or just flat-out horrible.

I mean, they're not amazing literature but most of them are feasible and pretty realistic. And Bond is very much characterised like he is by Craig (someone described him as a thug in a tuexedo, which I thought was quite fitting), albeit more of a womanising dickhead at times. Their adaptations into films vary from pretty faithful to "only a few basic elements, like the name of the bad guy". For instance, the Moonraker book absolutely does not have Bond go into space and shoot laser guns like the film does.

I'm not really an enormous fan either, at least not a huge one. I've seen them all but I think the bad just about outnumbers the good - I certainly wouldn't get the lot on DVD. The Craig films are my perfect vision of the character, touched upon before in the two Dalton films and aspects of the early Connery ones.

[soundchazer]

The film really has had a very mixed reaction, which I find pretty interesting. And I can absolutely see why, too. But I loved it as much as I loved Casino Royale and each time I think about it I remember something else I totally dug about it. I can't wait to get it on DVD.

Nice to read the thoughts of someone who isn't criticising it for not being like the old ones, though. A lot of critics over here praised Casino Royale for being a break from the norm, but are slamming Quantum of Solace for being just that. Maybe it went "too far" ...or they just miss Roger Moore. =/

Actually most of the critics in the U.S. seem to have a beef of being all brutality and no substance. At least Casino Royale had a storyline. From what I heard, CoS is for the most just action sequences.

For the record, I think Casino Royale is the best of the Bond movies by far, and I do not miss Moore al that much, specially with such duds as Moonraker and Octopussy... I do have a soft spot for "For your eyes only" though, from the theme song to the actual movie.

[Tremolo]

For the record, I think Casino Royale is the best of the Bond movies by far, and I do not miss Moore al that much, specially with such duds as Moonraker and Octopussy... I do have a soft spot for "For your eyes only" though, from the theme song to the actual movie.

It's a good one and certainly Moore's grittiest. Although it has the infuriating habit of having a pretty forgettable plot... which to be fair isn't that big a deal when it comes to a Bond film. The pre-titles scene turns to crap after Bond visits Tracey's grave, but those things aside it's a higher-level entry in the franchise. I like the fact that it's the only Moore film to really treat his Bond as an older version of the character and is much more interesting and effective for it - some of the action scenes, like him scaling the cliff towards the end have an added layer of tension because you wonder if Bond really is just getting too old for this. And the shark scene is awesome.

And yes, Casino Royale is definitely the best of the lot.

[KiraraKim]

I grew up watching Bond movies but honestly I can't say I recall what happened in any of them with the exception of Goldfinger that one stands out for me so I guess it's my favorite. Although I remember liking both Connery and Moore in the role and disliking Dalton (but this was when I was young).

edit: I was reading that they originally considered Carey Grant to play Bond. I like Sean Connery but I wouldn't have minded seeing Grant in the role even for one film.

[Akuhei]

I enjoyed Quantum of Solace for what it was worth, in my opinion it didn't come close to Casino Royale though. As some of my friends were saying, it's a pretty damn good action movie, but a mediocre Bond movie. I'd still give it an 8/10 or so, definitely worth the wait to see it in the theater as opposed to downloading it three weeks ago :S

[LakiDash]

I really enjoyed QoS, it had a lot of action which I felt was needed, a lot of people I know were turned off by Casino Royale's lack of action (after that explosive opening), so QoS needed that. Plot-wise yes thinner than CR, but still I enjoyed the continuity, and seeing how Bond would be after all that was said and done during the course of CR, and look forward to the next film perhaps getting ever deeper in the mystery.

Olga was stunning, and kick-ass, but her part wise wasn't nearly as impacting as Eva Green, but I don't think many Bond Girls of past of present touched Green's level of wit.

Overall, I'd say it was an 8.0 tops, and Casino Royale ranks closer to a 9.0. Definitely some of the best of Bond since Connery's era.

[Barrelhaven]

Olga was stunning, and kick-ass, but her part wise wasn't nearly as impacting as Eva Green, but I don't think many Bond Girls of past of present touched Green'