Movie Reviews 2.0

[RobertR1]

My gf loved the book and went to see the movie and said it sucked. However there was a guy one row ahead that was crying like a 14year old girl watching Titanic for the first time...

Alice in Wonderland: 7/10. Quite enjoyed the movie. Saw it in IMAX 3D. The 3D wasn't anywhere near Avatar levels. Twiddledee/dum and White Queen were terrible. The rest were good. Alice was surprisingly good. Haven't seen her before, I think. They could have spent more time on the characters in Wonderland.

 

[London Geezer]

500 days of Summer...
So cute!! Shame it basically describes my last fling, so for that i give it 1/10!!!! HATE IT!!!!! WORST MOVIE EVER!!!!

 

[zed]

Thank You for Smoking: 8/10
Great movie. Entertaining, snarky, witty. There's one major science flub, but otherwise a very good movie.

I didnt think it was that good, same with fast food nation, enron smartest guys in the room (though more doco) etc I cant thnk of any similar film that I thought 'wow that was brilliant'. Idocracy would be the closest Ild say

wierd cause the subject matter is open for great comedy

I saw a film yesterday '9 dead gay guys'
now in that film they went on about 'large cock's up the ass + the pleasure from that'
now Ive never been fucked up the ass, but honestly I cant see the enjoyment, and even moreso for a donkey dick(*), so honestly is it enjoyable. I asked a gay friend of mine years ago, he seemed to think it was but Im not 100% convinced

(*)who was in the film

 

[Mize]

I thought the genius of Smoking was how well the story revolved around the "if they're wrong, you must be right" form of debate. Idiocracy, on the other hand, seemed a great plot idea but I found the film itself inanely predictable and unfunny.

 

[homerdog]

I just saw Repo Men. As a comedy I'd give it a 7.5/10, but I'm not really sure if that's what they were going for.

 

[Mariner]

I thought the genius of Smoking was how well the story revolved around the "if they're wrong, you must be right" form of debate. Idiocracy, on the other hand, seemed a great plot idea but I found the film itself inanely predictable and unfunny.

I agree with you on both points. I haven't seen Thank You for Smoking for some time but remember it as a very clever and enjoyable film.

On the other hand, I watched Idiocracy just a few weeks ago and thought it was rather crappy. Good concept, poor (and dull) execution.

 

[zed]

Well the two films are aimed at differnt audiences.

thank you for smoking tries for a more 'elitist' audience, but is not as witty or smart as the writers thought it was. It lets the industry off far too lightly, hell they could of easily taken it far more but it seems as if they were too scared for some reason.
I did give it 6/10 though so slightly better than average

OTOH Idiocracy has no retentions it is plain old US college humor style (which I + my gf usually hate though we both enjoyed here ) somehow it manages to rise above the lowbrow even with the 'penis mobile'

another similar film -> the yes men also 6/10

I just saw Repo Men. As a comedy I'd give it a 7.5/10, but I'm not really sure if that's what they were going for.

definitely a comedy its been quite a few years since I saw it but it was one of the better cult comedies of the 80s, similar theme to the other movies I mentioned in the last couple of posts as well

 

[MfA]

I thought he meant Repo Man as well at first ... but I think he meant Repo Men

 

[I.S.T.]

M. 10/10. One of the best films I've ever seen. Peter Lorre is wonderful in the final scene.

 

[zed]

yes 'M' is a truly great film 8/10
Peter Lorre is always good
A couple of scenes I love is when the cops are in the room / and crimals in another
and theyre all literally smoking away constantly, the rooms are so filled with smoke you can bearly see 5 meters.
Perhaps it was exaggerated for this film but does show you how ubiquitous smoking was at the time

 

[John Reynolds]

Clash of the Titans 3D - 6.5/10 A friend insisted on the 3D version, so there went an extra $3.50 wasted on this pedestrian remake of 1981's mediocre take on the warrings of Greek gods and their offsprings.

 

[Mize]

Hurt Locker - 9/10. Sure, not totally accurate or realistic but one damn good movie.

 

[John Reynolds]

A Walk to Remember - 8/10 Yes, Mandy Moore is damn cute but this is one of the rare movies where I struggle not to well up at the end. Was just on HBO again tonight and I caught most of it.

 

[DuckThor Evil]

Hurt Locker - 9/10. Sure, not totally accurate or realistic but one damn good movie.

I thought it was 3/5. Solid film but nothing really there that we haven't seen before. To me it didn't stand out in any way.

 

[RobertR1]

Memento: 8/10. Wish they had focused on his past a bit more after the twist

Gattaca: 7/10. Love the concept but the execution was a bit weak. Mainly because I don't like Jude Law and can't stand Uma Thurman

 

[Ike Turner]

How to Train Your Dragon: 9/10 It's Awesome! Everybody should go and watch it!

 

[John Reynolds]

How to Train Your Dragon: 9/10 It's Awesome! Everybody should go and watch it!

Took my 6.5yo daughter to see the movie its opening weekend and we both really enjoyed it.

 

[RobertR1]

Going this weekend to see it at the Imax. Should be good fun. If only Sean Connery was voicing the dragon...

 

[Simon F]

Took my 6.5yo daughter to see the movie its opening weekend and we both really enjoyed it.

Cheers for the review.

We took our 2 kids (one quite a bit younger) to see "Where the Wild Things Are" and, to be honest, it is too arty/deep and the start is a bit slow-paced for children.

 

[tangey]

"shutter island"
6/10

I had it figured after the first few minutes, and after that it was terribly predictable.