Apocalypto was excellent, I highly recommend it. Be warned it is quite graphic.

I have been buying movies I've never seen, but always wanted to.
For example-I never saw Close Encounters, but it seems everybody else on the planet has.
Yesterday, I watched Trainspotting.
I really liked it. It surprised me that it would be so funny.

Like in a theater?
At least a number of years, it was down in KC when I visiting my brother and sis-in-law and we went to the matinee showing of %#@! can't remember the title but was set during the Civil War and earned a best-supporting actress Oscar.

Any movie seen anywhere Bully. I'll bet you are talking about Cold Mountain.

Saw Musa or "The Warrior" the other day. It is a Korean film from 2001 set in 14th century China. The action scenes alone make it worthwhile, some excellent characters too.

I have been buying movies I've never seen, but always wanted to.
For example-I never saw Close Encounters, but it seems everybody else on the planet has.
Yesterday, I watched Trainspotting.
I really liked it. It surprised me that it would be so funny.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Star Wars was the talk at the early 1980’s just when home cinema sound was starting off. Both films where released in regular optical Dolby stereo A type and by the “Road Show” 70mm six-track Dolby stereo A “Baby Boom” type engagements at selected cinemas with dual 35/70mm.

You really should get Close Encounters the mix discrete to the 70mm six-track Dolby stereo the opening is really cool with music starting up slowly and then the “Baby Boom” channel adds that extra low end extension.

http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/47069/367877.jpg

The opening has a nice (Baby Boom) slam that last for a few seconds, but what a Dolby stereo mix.:banana:

http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/47069/367878.jpg

There is no (Baby Boom) in this scene all the low end is covered from the matching three-screen channels.

Hot Rods To Hell, 1966.

Juvenile delinquents in hot rods terrorize family.
Low budget fun with lots of classic cars. :thmbsp:

http://www.hotrodstohell.com/

Watched 'Man of the Year' with Robin Williams yesterday - very topical and funny as hell.

Last night with my wife and young daughter; "The Haunted Mansion" with Eddie Murphy, it sucked.

It will be "Sicko" soon as I get around to seeing it. :smoke:

The outlaw Josey Wales

Iv only seen it 9000,000 times still making my mind up.

Saw Ratatouie Friday night.A very intelligent script,very involving.Not as funny as I was hoping,but then again,I think you have to take it for what it is,not as a Looney Tune cartoon.

Just got back from seeing Sicko with my wife.We are both at polar opposites on the political scale,and we both were moved by the film.A real call to action,no matter what your political party is.

Jimmy

You guys got me to check out ""The Machinist"

Thanks! :thmbsp:

Breech, with Chris Cooper (who seems to be wearing lipstick throughout the whole thing).

Very well done, and very sad.

Colin Powell and President Bush's first encounters with Russian President Vladimir Putin: As Powell recalled it after the meeting he and Bush were reviewing events and comparing notes and seemingly they disagreed. At one point Bush looked at his Secretary of State and said "Powell, I looked into Putin's eyes and I saw his soul" to which Powell replied: "Mr. President, I looked into President Putin's eyes and I saw the KGB".

Trog... :drool:

A Scanner Darkly, on DVD-V. This movie is based on the novel by Philip K. Dick. I kept waiting for it to get interesting. Not terrible but not worth recommending. :thumbsdn:

Skyjacked, 1972. Not great but better than Trog. :scratch2:

Features stars such as Rosie Grier, Charlton Heston and Laurie Partridge...err... I mean Susan Dey.

I saw Transformers tonight.Typical dumb Hollywood script.And the director,Michael Bay(Armageddon,Pearl Harbor,The Rock)panders to the lowest common denominator,treating the audience like idiots.
And it was more fun than a barrel of tube amps.The special effects are just unbelievable,and the action is sometimes so amazing,I was laughing out loud.And the girl.Ok,Im old enough to be her dad,but thats one gorgeous girl.
Lotsa fun.
Jimmy

A low budget ghost story directed by Bert I. Gordon.

Man kills girlfriend to keep his fiancee from finding out about her, Haunting ensues.

Watched the MST3K version of this movie and it was one of their better ones. :thmbsp:

Directed by Roger Corman.

Despite the title there's not much rocking, a couple numbers by The Platters and a pretty good set by some band called "The Blockbusters"
There's also a 50 year old "Beatnik" who looks like Col Sanders and walks around speaking in ridiculous Hep Cat lingo.

It's like cool daddy-O. :thmbsp::thmbsp:

Mel Gibson's --Apocalypto----Brutally Entertaining:scratch2:

I saw Bruce Willis's "Live Free....Or Die Hard" last night.
Guns....burning cars....blood....huge body count....
There was even a love interest in the movie.
Too bad she died in an elevator shaft....from an SUV dropping on her!!!!!
A MUST SEE. ................

Steve

Oceans 13 and it was godawful.

Zero Hour, 1957.

This is the film that Airplane was based on, a lot of the scenes and dialog in Airplane were taken directly from this film, (the main character is named Ted Stryker) it was so familiar I couldn't help laughing. :thmbsp::thmbsp:

No one spoke Jive however. :scratch2:

Pirates of the Caribbean 3 it stunk. the special effects were good.. but the storyline was boring and slow. and disjointed. 90 minute movie would have been so much better than a 168 minute one.

Hollywood thinks that by making a longer movie some how it's going to be better. NOT!

I should have waited for this to come out on DVD.

Outlaw Josey Wales
For the 6000000 Time I still love it

My wife and I saw Live Free or Die Hard in the theater last night. Park your brain at the door, sit back, and see plenty of thrills a minute action. Recommended for those seeking an action packed thriller. :thmbsp::thmbsp:

Die Hard (original)
Transformers

It was a week ago but we saw Ratatouille and it was great we loved it.

We also saw Transformers on the 4th first thing in the morning at the local IMAX. The sound system is much better than the reg theatre.

Watched this last night and thought it was pretty good. Seeing Alicia Keys dressed like a high class hooker was a nice bonus too. Shes pretty hot. I also like the cartoon like bad guys. Plenty of blood and dead bodies to go around too.

Weather Man -- it was so miserably boring/boringly miserable that we couldn't finish it.

Volver -- amazing. Halfway through, and it didn't even matter how it ended. Just masterfully directed, and who knew Penélope Cruz could act? I thought she was just a pretty face, but there were no weak spots in the cast.

Volver is just amazing.I couldnt stand Penelope Cruz before that movie,and she turned me into a fan.Im always astounded by how Almodovar can combine humor,romance,and pathos,and even thriller elements into his films so seamlessly.Hes just a master.
He has a whole group of films that are wonderful:Women On the Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown,All About My Mother,Talk To Her,etc,etc.

Jimmy

Harry Potter and the Order of The Phoenix.I just saw it last night.Its on par with the others Ive seen.Not quite in the same league as Prisoner Of Azkaban,but if youre already a fan,its a worthy addition to the series.
Jimmy

Meet The Parents and Meet The Fockers....every bit as funny as I was told. Shrek 3....My 3-year old daughter didn't even laugh.

Night at the Museum.

I was entertained!

Just watched "The Shooter" today.......pretty good!

"You Kill Me"-a very black comedy with Ben Kingsley and Tea Leoni.It was funny and involving.And so many fine performances.Everywhere you turn theres an actor that used to do good work,having a field day.
Jimmy

Sublime -- bizarre movie. Horror. Jury still out -- it was extremely well done, and there were a lot of details about it that I liked a lot, [/I]but I'm not sure I liked the overall story. Messed me up a little.

Very disappointing! I expected a movie about music, not a musical.

I just saw this comment again about Dreamgirls,and it made me think of a film about music I saw quite awhile ago that I really enjoyed.Its called "Grace Of My Heart".Its Illeana Douglas playing a version of Carole King,with Eric Stoltz playing a version of Goffin(dont remember his first name).Its really a what-if kinda movie.What if Goffin and King had written "Love Child"?What if Phil Spector(played by John Turturro)hadnt been a complete lunatic?What if Carole King ended up living with Brian Wilson(Matt Dillon)before she went on her own to create Tapestry?
There is a serious feminist agenda here,but the portraits are fun to watch,and I bet Nickrobotron would get a kick out of the whole Brian Wilson episode,capturing both the genius,and the madness.
Jimmy

"The Prestige". It was very good and I recommend it. If "The Illusionist" was a love story about a magician, "The Prestige" is a hate story.

I rented the DVD "The Shooter" with Mark Wahlberg. I watched it 3 times. I like seeing heads explode.

"My super ex girlfriend" had a few funny parts but I would have been digruntled if I had paid money at the theatre.

Conspiracy theory. Mel Gibson was good. Julia - so so. Paraphrasing a quotation from the movie: Oliver Stone is a disinformation JUNKIE. I enjoyed this movie. Some parts had me laughing out loud; Mel forgot the combination number for his coffee container.

David Finchers' Zodiac, (not to be confused with the lousy 2005 film "The Zodiac")

Excellent movie about the Zodiac Serial Killer who scared the crap out of California in the early 70s :thmbsp::thmbsp:

Brilliant casting of Robert Downey Jr. as reporter with addiction problems. :scratch2:

Clint Eastwood's excellent "Flags of Our Fathers."

My mom's cousin Mack was a Marine and was in the same company as Ira Hayes and knew him fairly well. I do wish Mack was still around so I could ask him how accurate the film portrayed Mr. Hayes.

I saw this Friday night.I loved it.Its a musical.I mean,everyone breaking into song like the old musicals of the 30's and 40's.It doesnt take itself seriously like Chicago or Dreamgirls(both of which I enjoyed,also).
If you think musicals are corny and silly,then avoid this movie like bad cheese.But if you love the upbeat energy,the singing,and the dancing of the old musicals,then check this one out.
Jimmy

The Astronaut Farmer with Billy Bob Thornton and Virginia Madsen.
Excellent movie and a fresh story
Also WS and 4/3 on same disc:thmbsp:

Transformers, The Number 23. Transformers was good action fare, check your brain in at the door and enjoy the eye candy. The Number 23, sort of a dark view into how obsession can take over a persons life, still suspenseful and not predictable. Jim Carey did a good job in a serious role, the ending was for me totally unexpected.

The Simpsons.It was like 3 or 4 funny episodes strung together.Not as bitingly satirical as when the show was at its best back in the mid 90's,but pretty well written and kept to a crisp 87 minutes.Not a dissapointment,but not a home run,either.
Jimmy

Watching Das Boot on AMC a few nights ago reminded me that I really need to buy it on DVD.

It's not the kind of movie that takes well to commercial interruption...at all.

After watching Memphis Belle I remembered I had to get the under sea equivalent DAS BOOT! These two movies are a must in any collection.

Renaissance -- ultra-noir, very cool look, but my two friends with whom I watched it thought it got old before the end of the movie. I didn't.

Sunshine - Newly released sci-fi, some what of a gripper, usual cool out there special effects.

Double Harness(1933)-William Powell,Ann Harding.

I dont usually post about older movies,since I figure there are enough places to find reviews of them,but I know this was a lost film,thats just been discovered and aired a few times on TCM since April.
What a smart,adult,film!This film covered many adult,modern themes in a funny,literate way.The acting was first rate,as youd expect,and the writer gave credit to the audience,assuming that they could keep up with him.I wish more writers now would treat the audience with the same intelligence.
Since this film was made a year before the Hays Office clamped down hard on morality in films,I seriously doubt this movie could have been made even a few years later.
Jimmy

Speaking of older films, I just watched the first disc of the 1934 version of Les Miserables. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025509/

:thmbsp::thmbsp:

There is more than one disc because this movie is 5 hours long!

Children of Men, amazing film, this should have won an acadamy award for something!

The Simpsons, I was starting to hate Homer by the end and was wondering why Marge hadn't put in for a divorce, but it was a fun film. clap clap

Um... I just finished "Animal House" late this morning. I'd never seen it before.
Tom:sigh:

Crash.

Other than a gratuitous helping of boobies, I'm not quite sure what I got out of it.

Children of Men, amazing film, this should have won an acadamy award for something!


Wasnt that one long tracking shot scene just a mind blower?The Director,Alfonso Curaon(sp?)is already on his way to a heck of a career:Y Tu Mama Tambien,Harry Potter and The Prisoner Of Azkaban,and now Children Of Men.
Jimmy

From the people who brought you Shawn Of The Dead.

Funny stuff with a good dose of action too! :thmbsp: :thmbsp:

An outstanding little Film Noir from 1948.

Tense, atmospheric and bleak, everything Noir should be! :thmbsp::thmbsp:

See if you can spot Janet Leigh without looking at the credits.

Last night, 300 and feeling sore today for it. I'm starting to believe that it is impossible to watch that film and not feel an overwhelming urge to workout and lift weights right afterwards.

- JP

Fast Food Nation.....an interesting look at the fast food business particularly the making of the patties. A fantastic cameo by Bruce Willis, and I'm not a big fan of his.

Sorcerer ..... An absolute classic from the late '70s. Starring Roy Scheider, directed by William Friedkin. A little known movie, quite the thriller.

I saw Sorcerer when it came out 30 years ago....It was showing at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.It bumped the movie that had been playing for the last 2 weeks-Star Wars.Needless to say,it didnt stay there for long.
If you liked Sorcerer,try to see the movie it was based on-The Wages Of Fear.Very,very good film.
Jimmy

Just finished watching Pathfinder.Worth a look.Great action,pretty intense.

Just finished watching The Warriors for the 18,000 time. GOd I just love that movie. Can you dig it?

Just returned from "The Bourne Ultimatum".

Good flick...LOTS of action, but most so fast it make you dizzy! Bourne proves why his old handlers are so afraid of him - he's an unstoppable weapon. Follows the book fairly well, but doesn't end the same.

Can anyone say "The Bourne Legacy...Coming Soon!"

Just returned from "The Bourne Ultimatum".

Good flick...LOTS of action, but most so fast it make you dizzy! Bourne proves why his old handlers are so afraid of him - he's an unstoppable weapon. Follows the book fairly well, but doesn't end the same.

Can anyone say "The Bourne Legacy...Coming Soon!"

There're books?

In a rare moment went to the mooovie with my wife on a hot Florida afternoon. "Bourne Ultimatum". Had to see it after watching the first two.

So fast paced I could hardly keep up with what was happening. I think it's the kind of flick one needs to watch twice (I'll wait for the DVD). I enjoyed it from beginning to end, though.

Basically it seems to be about how the CIA and other government entities can run their own business with impunity. Bourne was one of their creations that backfired.

I don't know who that pretty actress was, but her face is hauntingly beautiful.

I'd give it 3 1/2 stars out of 5. Next viewing could change my rating.

Rick

There're books?Yes, there are books. Whatever you do, don't read the books first, as they will ruin the movies for you.

"Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story"

A dry and funny (in the true British style) film about a film within a film that is about the unfilmable 18th century novel.

Bourne Ultimatium.Very fast paced,exciting action flick.BTW,the actress is Julia Stiles.Very pretty,huh?
Jimmy

The Last King of Scotland. Very good.

cubdog

The Simpsons.It was like 3 or 4 funny episodes strung together.Not as bitingly satirical as when the show was at its best back in the mid 90's,but pretty well written and kept to a crisp 87 minutes.Not a dissapointment,but not a home run,either.
Jimmy

Ths Simpsons Movie. I fully agree with Jimmy. :yes:

Bourne Ultimatium.Very fast paced,exciting action flick.BTW,the actress is Julia Stiles.Very pretty,huh?
Jimmy

thanks, Dual, she's my new girflfiend. (Don't tell my wife)

Theater - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix :thmbsp::thmbsp::thmbsp:

Home theater (DVD) - Spiderman 2 :thmbsp::thmbsp::thmbsp:

Home theater (HD cable) - Little Miss Sunshine :thmbsp::thmbsp::thmbsp::thmbsp::thmbsp:

Martin

Flyboys :thmbsp: DVD HDHT

There're books?

Base upon a character by Ludlum,

Ratatouille

recommended

Just watched "Apocalyto" this morning. I thought it was pretty good and realistic, although there were a couple of "coincidences" in the plot I thought were a stretch. I'm a big fan of "The Naked Prey" and know a little about Mayan and Aztec cultures, so this film had no real surprises.

I went to see what folks said about it over at IMDB and apparently, there's some crying about the violence in it, and I don't get it. I believe the violence is totally appropriate and accurate for the time and situations portrayed. Actually, Gibson probably tastefully subdued many scenes that others would have run amok with. There's nothing here that wasn't in "Braveheart", "Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom", The Green Berets" and "The Messenger" This film doesn't cover a pretty subject. And the scenes of the city were actually fabulous and probably more accurate than folks care to believe.

I recommend it.

Bourne Ultimatum -Edge of the seat action, Good flick

Predator

Perhaps the greatest guy flick made. I counted over thirty major guy flick elements and only three that were missing.

Kung Fu Hustle
Like The Matrix trilogy with similar special effects as the latter two, but more believable in a comedic aspect with better acting. TV movie with horrendous audio quality, though.

-JP

STARDUST

Completely silly, utterly charming fairy tale (with Robert De Niro as the fairy).

The Departed or The Deparrhded I should say :D I thought it was excellent though quite violent. Scorsesi at his best :thmbsp:. Excellent performances as well.

The Grey Zone

Phone Booth. Oh the humanity!!

The Russians are Coming!!! The Russians are Coming!!! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060921/ and it's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057193/

I hadn't seen Russians since I was a kid, the cold war thing would be hard for someone too young to remember. But what a great flick.

Superbad.Some funny moments,some things that reminded me of being a teenager,and it had a sweet core to it that I liked.Overall,though,I thought it was overlong,and lost momentum quite a few times.One really great line:The two leads are discussing a potential girlfriend's ex-boyfriends-"have you ever looked into his eyes?It was like the first time I heard the Beatles".:D
BTW,very,very raunchy.
Jimmy

Ive watched alot lately on a site i visit called Veoh.com,here is a list from the last week or so.

The simpsons movie,ok for kids but gets old for adults.

The Bourne Ultimatum,without a doubt one of the best action movies ive ever saw.

Magnum Force :thmbsp:

Fantastic 4 silver surfer,pretty cool movie for adults & kids.

Right now im downloading V for Vendetta & will watch it this evening.

Hot Fuzz -- great! It did for action/buddy/cop flicks what Shaun of the Dead did for horror flicks. My only question -- this movie needed to be made -- why wasn't it made sooner? These guys are two for two in my book.

Illegal, 1955

Edward G. Robinson as a hot shot D.A. till he sends an innocent man to the chair!
Deforest Kelley plays the condemned man! "I'm a Doctor not a killer!" OK, he doesn't actually say that but you wish he would.

:thmbsp::thmbsp:

The Simpsons Movie - Awesome.

MirrorMask(the writer of this wrote the novel Stardust, Neil Gaiman) - Awesome, very weird, great music and great vocal tracks from Josefine Cronholm(swedish jazz musician).

Hot Fuzz - Awesome, but Shaun of the Dead was funnier, Hot Fuzz was just more polished(the outtakes and other extras on the DVD(like the tour of the US)) were excellent.. Did you know at the end of Shaun of the Dead when Shaun's Ex/friend shows up...she was his co-star in the TV series Spaced which was done by Simon and Edgar Wright and also Starred Nick Frost.

Transformers - Awesome.

Kung Fu Hustle is a great movie. Shaolin Soccer is good too, but Kung Fu Hustle was the sophomore effort and it shows.

Big Nothing - Simon Pegg of HF/SotD is in this, black comedy, decent movie.

The Departed was great.

Ghost Rider - Awful.

Apocalypto - Even worse.

I loved MirrorMask -- it and Pan's Labyrinth were probably my two favourite films from last year.

Marty,,,, Ernest Borgnine

The Astronaut Farmer, fresh story but reminds me of October Sky just adult
300 Great blood and guts
Concert Evanescence/ anywhere but home

Blade runner good but old!

Resurrecting The Champ.
Good Performance by Samuel L. Jackson,but every point was telegraphed minutes before it happens.Not bad,but not as good as it could have been.
Jimmy

Beerfest. It's a guy flick, what can I say?

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, starring Peter Frampton and the Bee Gees. It's got to be one of the stupidest movies I have EVER watched.

The Last Legion

Waste of money. The pacing, content, and general story line were hardly worthy of a made for TV movie. Except made for TV movies have better special effects than the bad guys falling off the cliff scene. I kept expecting Christopher Lambert to show up in a role at some point, it was of such poor quality and type of story. Evidently, one cannot take most every favorite scene in a variety of films, set it to 460AD, and expect the result to be good. I think I finally gave up on the film when the movie tried to duplicate the Outlaw Josey Wales betrayal scene with mass fire arrow launchers in the covered wagons instead of Gatling guns.

Might be worth a cheap rental just for Aishwarya Rai, but her role in Blade II looked Oscar winning compared to that in this film.

- JP

Mr. Bean's Holiday.
My wife wanted to see it,so I went grudgingly.A few amusing scenes,but just so bland overall.If I ever saw this guy on the street,it would be Deathrace 2000 all over again.:D
Jimmy

Zodiac -- majorly meh. Just completely underwhelming. Shoulda been direct-to-video if it was anyone else besides Gyllenhal (?sp), Fincher, and/or Downey were doing it.

Norbit.

We had to watch the neighbors kids yesterday, and that was what they picked out at Blockbuster.

Funny at times, but the comedy was predictable, and seemed forced at times. However, a thumbs up to the make-up artists/effects crew, they did an outstanding job on making Eddie Murphy look like a big fat woman!

Worth a rental, maybe, but I sure am glad I didn't waste any money on it in the theater!

I've only bought two DVDs in my life. Both...http://www.stepintoliquid.com

this movie makes fun of -

men

women

NWO

porn films

private detectives

international spies

smart people

stupid people

and shoot em up films.

has some (low voltage) sex, and violence.

perhaps the best part, the end.

at the theatre, when the credits roll, most people got up and left.

after the credits, the rest of the movie was shown - no kiddin .


trailer -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxy9ysMgC6w

better, with 'adult themes' -

http://palmpictures.imeem.com/video/jsX4e83J/the_glamorous_life_of_sachiko_hanai_shelia_e_remix/



http://media.bside.com/phillyfests/images/films/Glamorous%20Life%20of%20Sachiko/m/img.jpg



http://ticklebooth.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/sachiko6.jpg

http://liveshit.de/wp-gallery/movies/sachiko/8.jpg


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0458227/maindetails

3:10 To Yuma

My wife and I saw this at a sneak preview last night.Fine acting,terrific action scenes,real characters-ambiguous,human.Every Western theme we all know and love done really,really well.The motivations of the two leads in the last third of the movie get a little fuzzy to me,but thats just a small complaint.If you like westerns,definetely check this one out.
BTW,its a remake of the 1957 film,with some of the same diologue.
Jimmy

High Fidelity - John Cusak's hifi and record collection in this movie is really cool! Soundtrack is awsome. The plot is good.

Watched "Pale Rider" last night on AMC. Terrific Western.

I know Clint must have made some bad movies, but I can't think of too many off hand.

The Quick and the Dead. Gene Hackman is a real bad-ass in this. Sharon Stone kinda ruined it for me though, even though she looked good! Also watched The Conversation with Gene Hackman and he has a cool mono tube hifi in his apartment!

Catch-22

The other night at around 4:00 a.m. the movie Catch-22 was on. I've seen it before and was just too tired to sit and watch it all the way through. Then I went on a two day binge to find a copy of it, I just had to watch it all the way through again. If you've never seen it I can only say it is a must see movie. The version I have has Mike Nichols commentary on it, it was funny to hear that at that time he had the 6th largest air force in the world. It is probably the last time that many B-25's flew together. The cast is list of superstars today all giving terrific performances, starring Alan Arkin, Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin, Orson Welles, Art Garfunkel, Jon Voight, Anthony Perkins, Bob Newhart, Martin Sheen, Buck Henry. Not a word for word translation of the book by Joseph Heller, some parts are, others are Mike Nichols taking artistic liberties.

I just saw Mr. Bean's Holiday. I have to disagree with 2Duals, I loved it. I think it was alot more like the TV show than the 1st movie. I think it helps if you are a fan of Mr. Bean in the first place. :thmbsp::thmbsp:

Hot Fuzz - :dunno: - I liked it but I have no idea why...

The Departed.

A bit long, but very intense. And you have to really pay attention to understand the complicated plot twists. But the acting is terrific--Nicholson, as always, is outstanding.

http://www.bbcamericashop.com/DVD_VHS/Show_All/Jericho-1-Set.asp

Jericho of Scotland Yard (BBC). Mrs. Wiggy and I really enjoy that series.

I saw "Resident Evil: Extinction" this past weekend. While not remotely Academy Award material and you like that kinda thing, it was fairly not stop eat people/kill the zombie entertainment.

I can never get enough of Milla Jovovich. If they make one more sequel I just might!

:D

Departed ,,,great plot twists tons of action ,,vintage Nicholson,,

"Stardust"

Took my 11 y/o daughter and one of her friends Sunday.

For a fairy tale romantic/adventure/comedy, I actually enjoyed it. However, it had the obligatory "sweetheart gay" scenes although this was firmly tongue in cheek with Robert De Niro mocking Johnny Depp's pirate roles.

Fun, family entertainment.

Planet Terror on dvd

I saw "Resident Evil: Extinction" this past weekend. While not remotely Academy Award material and you like that kinda thing, it was fairly not stop eat people/kill the zombie entertainment.

I can never get enough of Milla Jovovich. If they make one more sequel I just might!

:D
You would probably like Planet Terror then.

"Letters from Iwo Jima"

Very good. Well, acted, well shot, and thoughtful, just as we come to expect from Eastwood.

I did have a bit of an issue with the zealotry of many of the Japanese compared to the rationalism of the lead character, Saigho (??). Either he was too "normal" or many of the others were a bit too caricature and over the top. Then again, the Japanese culture is literally a world apart from ours, so perhaps Saigho was too "Americanized".

Just finished "X-men III: The Last Stand". Usually superhero special effects are just blah. This time, though, I just sat there in awe. Very, very good.
Tom

"Hot Fuzz". :thmbsp::thmbsp::thmbsp::scratch2:

Better movie then it had a right to be. Something for everyone, Buddy Movie, Cop Movie, shoot-em-up. Sort of Local Hero meets Star Chamber meets Lethal Weapon. With just a touch of Dirty Harry.

I saw The Kingdom on sunday....it was ok...Great action at the end, but not a terribly insightful movie....typical Michael Mann...shallow but nice visuals/

I needed a good laugh the other day, so I put in a movie that might as well be the funniest of all time! BLAZING SADDLES! With Mel Brooks tickling the funny bone I needed more, so in went SPACEBALLS then I finished the marathon with YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN.

Can't believe I had never seen "The Big Lebowski"! On a buddy's suggestion, rented it this past Sunday. Absolutely one of the funniest flicks I've ever seen! John Goodman is a riot!!

Into the Wild.

I was in Boston last week, movie came out with limited release, knew it wouldn't be in Baltimore for a while, so I took it in.

Enjoyed it. Some who read the book judged the young man as naive or foolhardy, if you were of that opinion this movie is not for you.

And Kristin Stewart is hot.

"South Pacific". I enjoyed the music.

"Ride the High Country"

Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, Warren Oates and a cast of other classic Western staples. Sam Peckinpah's 2nd film. Randolph Scott's last, McCrea's 2nd last.

Believe it or not, my first Randolph Scott film, but it's a goody.

Catch it on TCM if you can

"Ride the High Country"

Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, Warren Oates and a cast of other classic Western staples. Sam Peckinpah's 2nd film. Randolph Scott's last, McCrea's 2nd last.

Believe it or not, my first Randolph Scott film, but it's a goody.

Catch it on TCM if you can

I am a Randolph Scott fan. I have to check TCM.

Blood Diamonds,,,,good movie ,,,I was hoping Jennifer Connelly would get Naked

Underworld

I could watch that movie with the sound off all for Kate Beckinsale.

- JP

"Ride the High Country"

Randolph Scott, Joel McCrea, Warren Oates and a cast of other classic Western staples. Sam Peckinpah's 2nd film. Randolph Scott's last, McCrea's 2nd last.

Believe it or not, my first Randolph Scott film, but it's a goody.

Catch it on TCM if you can

A fine western that doesnt get the credit as a classic that it deserves.
Jimmoy

Michael Clayton-George Clooney,Tom Wilkinson,Tilda Swinton,Sydney Pollack.
A really fine drama.Very good writing,and great acting all the way around.Clooney is looking at another oscar nomination,and Id bet that Swinton will be nominated for best supporting actress.You cant beat old fashioned Hollywood craftsmanship.
Jimmy

"Shooter" with Mark Wahlberg..Great!

:thmbsp::thmbsp::thmbsp::thmbsp:

John:music:

Transformers !!!!! thumbs up!

I saw a couple this weekend.

Elizabeth:The Golden Age with Cate Blanchett.As one writer has said,with all the costumes it looks like Elizabethean Barbie.But its interesting as a history lesson,and for the fine performances of Clive Owen,and of course,Cate.

Gone Baby Gone.Boy,was this a good movie.A very intriguing story with plenty of twists and turns.Fine performances all around,and it poses a lot of moral questions without good answers.Not exactly a feel good movie,but a fine drama nonetheless.
Jimmy

I do believe that the last movie I watched was Reefer Madness. Artificially colorized version, with the Pot Grandpa afterwards. VERY interesting. I do not know how this movie got released in the 1930's,

EVERYONE SHOULD SEE THIS!!!

Excellent movie, Richard Gere should probably get an Oscar nom for this one.

It's the story about the guy who wrote a fake Howard Hughes Bio back in the early 70's.

Also watched Transformers this past week, it's a 2 1/2 hour General Motors ad but it's a lot of fun.

Transformers it also has great sound effects. Could hear and feel the house
shaking. Had to lay down some of the wifes collection in her china cabinet
up stairs:yes:

You Kill Me - Ben Kingsley and Tea Leoni

Slow mover but character driven. :thmbsp: I liked it but I don't know why.

Fun quote from the movie:
Laurel Pearson: Here's to granting others the serenity to change the things you cannot accept.
Tom: And the courage to accept large amounts of change serenely.
Frank Falenczyk: And the wisdom to know the difference.

"Pitch Black"

As the blurb states; Hip, sexy, and scary as hell!"

But, I don't think I can be "scared" much by any flick anymore. Well, maybe a couple that are disturbing in the depravity department (Blue Velvet)

And Justice For All.

Miami Vice.

The 1927 version, not the first talking picture but the one that mattered most and it's actually a really good movie.

The new box set DVD comes with four hours of Vitaphone shorts from The Vitaphone Project (http://www.picking.com/vitaphone.html) and a superb documentary on the history of sound in the movies.

The Departed (2006)

Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg. Directed by Martin Scorsese

Great flick. Liked it so much I bought the DVD.

"RollerBall", not the remake, but the original. Great flik!

Theater- "The Simpson's Movie" :thmbsp: (First time to a theater in 30 years...)

Home- "Knocked Up". :thumbsdn: Crappy, drawn out, and boring- except for the blonde girl that's the star. Gorgeous.

Work- "300". :thumbsdn: How many times can you watch somebody chop somebody else up. Also, not enough female nudity. :smoke:

After Hours- starring Griffin Dunne, Teri Garr and Rosanne Arquette looking impossibly hot for being dead. Dir Martin Scorcese, 1985. This is a GREAT film, like a classic hitchcock maze of repercussions accentuated by hilarious dark humor. Just watched it on the mighty Independent Film Channel.:thmbsp::thmbsp::thmbsp::thmbsp::thmbsp:

300...I agree not enough spartan women nudity....the queen was hot as all get out, no wonder Xerxes wanted some...

Knocked Up...I couldnt finish it...and that was DVD at home...booooooring!!!!!

Simpson's movie...It could have been so much more...

Michael Clayton-George Clooney,Tom Wilkinson,Tilda Swinton,Sydney Pollack.
A really fine drama.Very good writing,and great acting all the way around.Clooney is looking at another oscar nomination,and Id bet that Swinton will be nominated for best supporting actress.You cant beat old fashioned Hollywood craftsmanship.
Jimmy

Michael Clayton .... I saw this Wednesday - outstanding. Seems like its been forever since a really good, edge of your seat, suspense thriller came out. This one fills the bill and then some.

I am glad George Clooney turned out be a great actor and risk taker...

"Casino Royale" again this morning.
This is one fine Bond movie. The next one has a helluva act to follow.

"Casino Royale" again this morning.
This is one fine Bond movie. The next one has a helluva act to follow.

Oh yeah, that's a multiple watch movie. That beginning chase seen was classic. I could set that DVD player on repeat scene for a while on that :thmbsp:

28 Weeks Later

Fast running and smart zombies!

"Escape from New York" :) Love the theme music.

and before that: "UHF"

Day Watch aka Дневно́й дозо́р (Dnevnoi Dozor)

If you liked the original Night Watch (Nochnoi Dozor), you will enjoy this flick. Those of you who were lukewarm about the first, this one will appeal more to you. Much of the original East European film character of the original is missing in this flick and the overall feel has been Hollywood-ized with more mainstream characters, less atmospheric, less of the bizarre and eclectic, less of the dark comedic aspects, and less grime -- environmental and human. It does possess a more mature plot structure and film elements compared to the first and makes it easier and more enjoyable to follow at times.

Much that worked for the original is missing in this sequel. Unfortunately, the unusual incorporation of the subtitles in the original has been thrown away for an English dubbed audio track, which fails as those always do. So, if you want the experience, the preferred route is to go the Russian language track and make do with the generic subtitles at the bottom. The dark comedy aspects of the original film are also greatly toned down making for more of the generic action type movie that's a bit heavy on the melodrama. This film doesn't laugh at itself nearly so much as the original and could pass itself off as a generic Hollywood blockbuster were it not for a few absurdities making themselves known -- the Yo-Yo of the Apocalypse and a Ferris wheel serving duty as Godzilla, for a couple of instances. For the fans of the original, it is evident the people behind this sequel wanted to give the original cast the opportunity to reprise their earlier roles. Basically, it would appear that most everyone from the first managed screen time in the second and spotting them in the background adds to the experience.

Watch it if you like the first or watch it if you didn't hate the first and feel like something different from the Cruise Clone popcorn flicks. At the very least, you'll get to hear Gesser yell out "Who's your daddy?" in Russian.

- JP

spider man 3 :thmbsp::thmbsp::thmbsp:

Good, little drawn out at some parts but hey its spiderman, and thomas haden church, played good sandman!! overall i bought it after rental

I saw American Gangster yesterday and enjoyed quite a bit!!!

Did anyone see Eastern Promises?

300 : visually and aurally awesome......poetry.

Remember, remember the Fifth of November,
The Gunpowder Treason and Plot,
I know of no reason
Why Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot.

In honor of today's date, V for Vendetta received play yesterday. I'm always impressed with how intelligent this popcorn flick is with the "other" using words and action to undermine a corrupt authority and its abuse of laws and power.

- JP

Great film, storywise I wouldn't rate it quite as high as The Incredibles or Cars but the animation is just jaw dropping! :thmbsp::thmbsp:

Transfomers last night.. i really need to watch some different movies. Ratatouille I saw at the mega plex.. now I need to watch it at home too.

Superbad:dunno:

3:10 To Yuma :thmbsp:

American Gangster :thmbsp::thmbsp:

We Own The Night :thmbsp::thmbsp::thmbsp:

Went to the theatre for the first time in a long time last night and saw "Michael Clayton" with a very unglamorous George Clooney and Tom Wilkinson. I felt like I was watching a foreign film, as the style was definitely foreign to me, and a VERY welcome change at that. This movie takes low key to new heights! Wilkinson was great, as was the direction and script, both by the same fella. I recommend it, and if you don't have top notch home theatre I recommend seeing it at one before it's out of there, as the movie takes advantage of the modern sound/visual capabilities to great effect, although not so much in enhancing the action a la bourne ultimatum but in enhancing the mundane personal interaction. I'm getting excited about movies again after seeing this.

Edit: I just read that the writer of this was the writer of all 3 Bourne movies, which I do like a lot. Kind of funny considering my comparison.

Edit #2: This is an interesting take on the movie, okay I'm finished plugging this thing for now

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B44_XXBlcs4 (some spoilers, kind of)

Just came back from Beowulf in Digial 3D. It was interesting and entertaining to a degree. I won't spoil it by giving an indepth review.

But I will say this, the 3D glasses are cool.

i just saw American Gangster.. wow. great movie. pretty violent, but what did you expect? good stuff.

Just saw Beowolf.I just couldnt get past the animation.God,it was silly.It felt like those puppet robots they have at Disneyland and DisneyWorld.The script was dull and equally silly,and often redundant.Some of the effects were cool,but I never felt a sense of danger,because who cares if parade float characters get offed?This could have been really cool if it was done in straight animation,or all live action.
The whole thing reminded me of The Polar Express,and I didnt think much of that one,either.
Jimmy

Great film, storywise I wouldn't rate it quite as high as The Incredibles or Cars but the animation is just jaw dropping! :thmbsp::thmbsp:

Saw this on Blu-Ray this past weekend. Pixar just keeps upping the ante with computer animation.The scenes where they're in the water are just utterly amazing.

I watched The Hospital the other night. George C. Scott, and Diana Rig. Always loved the movie.
"I am the Paraclete of Caborca", "The rath of the lamb", "The Angel of the bottomless pit"
I have to pick up a copy of The Seven Ups. Cool movie. Roy Scheider.

I watched the movie Ratatouille last night, So funny! I love those kids movies.

Star Wars with my 8 yr old

Loved it, a great looking and sounding film, the colors are bright and saturated and the music very enjoyable in a "Movie Musical" type way. :thmbsp::thmbsp:

I thought this one was just OK. Didn't really grab me like the first two.

Wild Hogs,
Pretty funny flick. Lot of cues back to Easy Rider for those who look.

I just finished watching 2 movies back to back on Veoh.com,the 1st movie was Hitman which was very good & the 2nd movie was Hellboy which was even better.

Great Comic Book based film by director Bava. :thmbsp::thmbsp:

Part Batman (1966 TV show) Part James Bond, all fun.

MST3K did this film too but I watched the regular version.

From the IMDB:

"In psychedelic swinging 60s style, the dreaded thief (and killer) Diabolik wreaks havoc on a generic European country for his own financial gain and amusement. He shares an extravagant underground lair (and a giant bed of money) with his curvaceous, superficial girlfriend...who uses her awesome powers of wig-wearing to help Diabolik kill innocent people and steal billions from the government. Nonetheless, Diabolik is the "hero" of the film because he must face off against bumbling cops and revenge-seeking mafiosos."

The Mist
big letdown!

Angel-A

Black & White, French with English subtitles. From Director/Writer Luc Besson who also directed 5th Element, Leon: The Professional, La Femme Nikita and wrote Transporter 2.

I thought it was very good.

A great indie movie called
Once

Wild Hogs,
Pretty funny flick. Lot of cues back to Easy Rider for those who look.

Great film :thmbsp::thmbsp::thmbsp::thmbsp::thmbsp: and I hear ya about the Easy Rider thing:

Damian Blade played by Mr Fonda :banana:

hard days night-today at home on vhs-top 5 movie of all time.one of the best ever!!!

Waking Ned Devine
One of my alltime favorites as just a nice, good fun happy movie to watch. We had lost our DVD copy so I had to order another one and it just came in so the wife and I got our "fix" in the other night. A great flick with great soundtrack.

Downfall (2004 German-made movie)

Wow, is this a great World War II movie.

It covers Hitler's last days in the bunker in Berlin.

Don't fear the german language and english subtitles, it is easy to follow the subtitles.

This movie is riveting, and the sound is incredible (allied bombing gets closer and louder as the movie goes on).

Rent this DVD.

Cheers, Snade

Snade,

'Downfall' is amazing. I'm a WW2 buff, so I'm particular about who plays Hitler on-screen (as sick as it sounds.) You really get the impression Bruno Ganz knew his portrayal would be one for the ages.

Very strong stuff about a period that, sadly, is being forgotten way too fast by many young people.

This plus the director's cut of 'Das Boot' would make for a fine, looooong double bill of 'the German side of things' in WW2.

C.

"Rio Bravo"

A John Wayne as sheriff movie.

The gunslinging stuff was very gripping but the singing by Dean Martin and Ricky Nelson seemed soooo out of place! The romantic subplot was pretty stupid too.

Again, the gunslinging reminded me of urban warfare in Iraq at times.

The other day at my friends house we watched the new Futerama(sp?) movie. i'de give it a :lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao::lmao:. It was great.

I also recently watched A Knights Tail. Apart from the naked butt on a 123" screen I would give the movie a :thmbsp::thmbsp::thmbsp::thmbsp:.

Recent selections:

Superbad, a 70's teen sex comedy for the new millenium, very funny, as is just about everything Judd Apatow touches.

Rescue Dawn, great true POW movie set in Vietnam 1965, Christian Bale gives another fantastic performance.

Some tedious overlong Pirate movie with Johhny Depp, I think there was a 3 in the title, some good scenes with a lot of filler. (Keith Richards was great however and needed little make up to play his role)

The golden compass. A VERY dark "kids" movie that I thought was not bad.

The last Pirates of the Caribbean. The worst movie I have seen in ages..

28 Weeks Later..... Whoa! not too graphic, but very intense. didn't sleep all that well...

Downfall (2004 German-made movie)...
This movie is riveting, and the sound is incredible ...

Just finished watching it, thanks for the recommendation. Great movie, demystifies the final days of the Nazis and Hitler in particular. As soon as you mentioned the bunker I thought of the secretary, who gave a long interview back in the seventies for the World at War series from the BBC which I have on dvd. So I wasn't that surprised to see her at the beginning, although she had aged 30 years, which is always disconcerting to see to me. It's amazing how long lived some of these people are/were, like the band of brothers guys. It seems like people who survive such times and experiences often have a stronger hold on life than regular folks. Maybe they learn to live lean rather than fat... or something.

I've seen "Downfall" and it is an excellent film.

Got "Rataoullie" and "Fantastic Four: The Rise of the silver Surfer" for the weekend. FF was watchable, but this franchise is about the least compelling of the comic book movies.

I just saw the Golden Compass and thought it was very good. I would like to read the books now that I've seen the movie.

I just saw last nite I Am Legend...pretty good premise, but it still falls to the typical steretypical bad virus movie....

I think they could have taken this kind of movie into a different more introspective view of the other side of the coin......oh well, its well worth seeing anyway...

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Just got it the other day and spent all last night watching it.

Jackie Chan's "Master with Cracked Fingers" kung fu DVD. The stupidest excuse for a movie I've ever seen.

In a movie theatre right?
:scratch2:
Lemme see -- I think it was 'Peggy Sue got married' or 'Amadeus'

In a movie theatre right?
:scratch2:
Lemme see -- I think it was 'Peggy Sue got married' or 'Amadeus'

LOL. Yeah, I'm averaging < 1 movie per year, and last year I begged out of a post Christmas eve dinner family get-together at a movie theatre downtown that was showing that pirate movie.

There are a couple of movies that I would like to see while still in the theaters (hopefully they're still showing): Across the Universe; Into the Wild (and Downfall sounds like an interesting rental - thanks for the tip Snade :thmbsp: )

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation! Watched it on my computer last week. Pretty funny:lmao:

Garp. Picked the DVD up the other night. Just as good as I remembered it.

HAIRSPRAY. Liked it a lot more than I thought I would. The music and dancing are well done and John Travolta in fat-suit drag is a real hoot. I give it an 8 out of 10.

Juno.Made by the same director who did Thank You For Smoking.Funny,smart,heartwarming,with really fine performances.When it goes into wide distribution,I predict this is gonna be a big hit.
Jimmy

In a movie theatre right?
:scratch2:
Lemme see -- I think it was 'Peggy Sue got married' or 'Amadeus'



Got you beat. The last Movie I saw at a theater was one of the Rocky series. It was the one with out a number, just a name. Rocky. The last one I saw at home was A Christmas Carol with George C. Scott. good picture, fine acting.

I saw last nite The Mist....its an ok movie....The end is quite interesting, dont know why did that.

Watched Pirates of the Caribbean "At Worlds End" Wasn't impressed by that one at all.

"No Country For Old Men"

Excellent film, though brutal. The Coen brothers haven't lightened up a bit.

'Ratatouille' on DVD (Xmas gift for my 80+ year-old mother and aunt). Clever animated film. Makes me hungry to think about it. Good food......yum.

I just saw Sweeney Todd. Good movie but very bloody.....

National Treasure-Book of Secrets. First movie seen in a theater in about for years. It was OK but nothing great.

I prefer to watch movies at home. Can pause whenever I want, sound levels are adjusted to my taste, and the concession stand is much better!

Barry

"The Great Debaters." An inspirational movie great on Christmas!

SLC punk. Travails and confusion of teens.

"Once"

Worth seeing more than that. Quite charming and truly romantic story of two musicians in Dublin.

Thumbnail: Fooking brilyant.

Memoirs of a Geisha on DVD. Simply beautiful, both the movie and the soundtrack.

LAST MAN ON EARTH with vincent price on dvd and WALK HARD- THE DEWEY COX STORY at the theater

Awesome piece of Exploitation Cinema, it has burnings, shootings, beatings, rape, decapitation (by propeller no less) and castration. :thmbsp: :thmbsp:

On DVD. Pretty good movie. Cool special fx.
Next up on the menu, Resident Evil Extinction. Comes out on DVD today. #1 on my Netflix queue.

Very Entertaining,great writing,and fine performances by Tom Hanks,Julia Roberts,and Phillip Seymour Hoffman.If you make a political movie,make sure it feels like a movie,and not like medicine you are forced to take.Good stuff.
Jimmy

2Duals,

:thmbsp::thmbsp::thmbsp: on "Charlie Wilson's War".

Great ADULT film, in the real sense of the phrase. Sharp, intelligent writing, and it's both deadly serious and howlingly funny at the same time.

Phillip Seymour Hoffman is amazing.

Best,
C.

August Rush... great movie.. without any violence or adult themes... good for the whole family. the music in this movie is great.. i won't give away any spoilers.. but it's a great movie.

Last three (all in one session):

1. "Notes on a Scandal" - Excellent performances by Judy Dench and Kate Blanchett

2. "Even Money" - which reconfirms that gambling is only good for the casinos

3. "Hairspray" - a mindless and enjoyable musical

Not as horrible as it sounds, entertaining actually in a cheesy way. :thmbsp:
Widescreen DVD looks great too.

Mad Max. Horrible.

Pirates of the Carribean 3 "'At Worlds End"

Not Bad!

Mad Max. Horrible.

I just have to say that mad max is a great movie.

Last three movies ive watched

Last Night: Vanishing Point.
Night Before: Cool Hand Luke
Night Before That: Maximum Overdrive

Many people may not agree that maximum is a good movie but its one of my fav's. Cool hand and Vanishing Point are both excellent movies.

Resident Evil - Ex-stink-tion. Kinda sucked, just more of the same blowing away of a neverending stream of zombies with one twist, the Alice has been cloned, and carries within her DNA a cure for the virus.

I have to watch it again just to make sure it sucks because I fell asleep several times during the movie.

Fantastic 4, The rise of the Silver Surfer. Kinda dumb, they're just trying to milk this one for as much as they can get out of it. What's her name sure is cute though. Can't wait till Ironman comes out.

The Simpsons Movie, eh....

Dale - The only authorized film about the life of the Intimidator. More of a documentary than a movie. Loved it. Lot's of race footage and his whole life was chronicled in clips and interviews with family, friends, Nascar folks, and fellow race car drivers.
Loved it. Highly recommend anyone who was a fan of Earnhardt Sr to get over to WallyWorld and buy this 6 DVD commemorative box set for 20 bucks. Nice package

Balls of Fury!

A terrible movie in the best kind of way. I loved it! Christopher Walken can make just about any movie great, but that guy from Reno 911 (who also directed) was awesome.

The Orphanage. First 10 minutes to me were borerline, but after that. WOW!!

goonies

White Christmas w/ Rosemary, Vera, Danny & Bing. And Dean Jagger. :thmbsp:

This last weekend my wife and I saw three movies, Charley Wilson's War, Atonement and Juno. I liked Juno the best followed by Charley Wilson's War and then Atonement. I would recommend Charley Wilson's War and highly recommend Juno. Atonement was OK. My wife liked it better than I did.

Animal House (the movie, not where I live!)

Watched Superbad and Knocked up recently. Superbad was better, but Knocked Up wasn't bad for a cheesy Hollywood movie. If you have a juvenile sense of humor as I do, you might like these... :)

Diggers. Very good. :thmbsp:

Gave Resident Evil Extinction another shot the other day. It's actually better than I said earlier. This time I stayed awake through it so the thing made made more sense. Looks like there'll be another one also judging from the way this one ended.

Reality by David Bowie, This short film can be found on the Reality DualDisc, ISO/Columbia CN 90743.

I just returned from Hollywood where I saw this at the Arclight Cinema on Sunset.
They had a special showing where it's only 21 or over and drinking is allowed in the theater (from their bar of course.) Seating is assigned, ushers are present and the audience was well behaved, all for only a few dollars more than a regular theater. :thmbsp:

The movie was great, a little slow to get going but dark in the extreme, Tim Burton didn't hold back on the gore at all, throats are slashed and blood flows in rivers, this is one of the few movies I've seen that actually shocked the audience.

All the actors were top notch, the music was only so-so but there were some songs that were pretty good.

Recommended if you don't mind the gore and violence. :thmbsp::thmbsp:

Once

it was pretty good, but at the end it kept me wanting more.. so i felt jipped on that level.

There Will Be Blood. I will say that the movie seems a little unusual. That being said, I highly recommend it. :thmbsp:

The Longest Day. Great movie. I would have loved to see it in color.

im waiting on saw 4! i love thm movies and cant wait!

Alvin and the Chipmunks....because of Jr...lol

I just saw last nite I Am Legend...pretty good premise, but it still falls to the typical steretypical bad virus movie....

I think they could have taken this kind of movie into a different more introspective view of the other side of the coin......oh well, its well worth seeing anyway...

I recently saw this movie, I agree it was pretty typical of the virus/zombie movies that have been coming out a lot lately but had the potential for so much more. Also a new ending is in order kinda felt like there was more story that got glossed over. But still a very decent movie! :thmbsp:

St. Elmo's Fire

Picked up at GW yesterday for $1.50

Forgot how much I enjoyed this movie.

Really brought me back to the '80s.

Reminded me how fortunate I am to have escaped that decade with half a brain.

"My face seats five."

favorite of many great lines in that movie.

Mr. Roberts - I'll stick with the old movies, back when there was character and plot. Oh yes, and the characters had character.

"The Bourne Ultimatum"
Good action flick, but this one seemed a bit more action and less plot and character, not that the others were brimming with it.

I just finished "Cars". I have never laughed so hard at a Disney flick in my entire life. Being a car nut, the constant in-jokes are a riot... and there's simply no way you can spot all of them the first time around.

Tom

In The Name Of The King. It sucked.

The Player-Altman movie from '92, first time I've seen it, very good imo, stylized and "of its time"

The Crying Game, 2nd viewing, very unique film, so strange it feels like it's based on a true story, I like it a lot

Explorers, kids movie from 80s, one of my favorites back then, it's good until they actually make it into space

Bringing out the Dead, Scorcese, underrated, love the performances, love the music, driving/musical sequences are real art

Just watched a dvd a friend lent me-"Brain Donors" with John Turturro.Its a comedy from the early 90's that was a Marx Brothers redo.John gets to play the groucho part.I dont think its entirely succsessful,but there are so many great gags,and terriffic lines.The guys are getting ready to watch an opera,and John tells the usherette,"Miss,these seats are terrible!Theyre facing the stage!"Someone asks John if he is who he is,and John says,"Do I owe you money?"No"."In a drunken stupor did I promise to marry you?""No"."Then Im your man!"
A real sleeper,IMHO.
Jimmy

went to the mega plex today to see Juno. Cute movie.. witty lead young female actress. good writing.. and she pulls it off very well.

I recently saw this movie, I agree it was pretty typical of the virus/zombie movies that have been coming out a lot lately but had the potential for so much more. Also a new ending is in order kinda felt like there was more story that got glossed over. But still a very decent movie! :thmbsp:

No there hardly was a plot point not used.
Will Smiths film is based on the 1971 The Omega Man movie starring Charlton Heston in the role of the military professor.

Actually both are adapted from the 1964 horror movie, The Last Man On Earth, starring legendary Vincent Price.

I suggest for a evening in good company you see the 1964 Vincent Price film first, then the 1971 Charlton Heston, and end with the 2007 Will Smith version. Would be bad to compare them but if you must, th 1964 film is on its own, the others are science fiction movies rather than horror movies.

Will is good, better than I have seen him before. Charlton is very good, equals his performance in Planets of The Apes. Whcih is another film that has deep roots. Vincent I never saw before, but I think everyone has heard his laughter, his metie was horrow movies and the laugh on the MJ tune Thriller is his.

Mikkel

Charlie Wilsons War. Loved it.

Bourne Ultimatum. It was okay.

Oceans Thirteen. More of the same, very hard to follow details.

Saw IV. Oh there will be blood, and plenty of it. This one may very well be the best of the series, and I think there will be another. "The game is just beginning".

Smokin' Aces

Lots of stars, lots of guns, lots of action, lots of subplots, lots of fun.

Casino Royale, got for Xmas, finally around to seeing it.

Excellent, best Bond in recent memory.