American Gangster

10/10

11/7/2007 4:37:14 PM

The biggest criteria I use to judge how much I enjoy a film is to ask myself if I would see it again. I would not see Lars And The Real Girl again. That doesn't mean I didn't like it. Ryan's acting was great and was the best thing about the movie.

On the flipside, I couldn't recommend Michael Clayton and Darjeeling Limited any more. I hope to see these movies once more before they leave theatres.


[Edited on November 7, 2007 at 4:52 PM. Reason : yep you caught me not paying attention]

11/7/2007 4:40:46 PM

why wouldn't you recommend darjeeling?

11/7/2007 4:44:16 PM

I think he meant "any more", not "anymore".

11/7/2007 4:45:39 PM

oic

[Edited on November 7, 2007 at 4:51 PM. Reason : that, btw, is an eyeless sarah davis emoticon doing coke]

11/7/2007 4:50:31 PM

Just saw Monster Squad from 1987 via Netflix, I heard it was like a Halloween version of the Goonies. First off, that's only mildly true, since the Goonies is in my top five all time favorite movies, Monster Squad could not hold a candle. What it was though, was a pretty good 80's movie that was like the Goonies in that it had a group of kids on an adventure. I'd recommend it, but have to tell you that if you did not grow up loving it, you are going to have to try really hard to love it.

I give it 3 out of 5 zany bats.

Mr. Brooks: wait a minute, Dane Cook? Kevin Costner? This movie is an odd cast that got looked over in the box office, and I did not want to see it. Shows me, because this movie was awesome. If you like serial killer movies, you'll like this one. There were some really good "wow, sir, you are not sane" moments. Pretty smart and really entertaining I thought.

I give it 8 out of 10 bloody shovels.

11/8/2007 12:08:36 PM

I loved that movie as a kid (Monster Squad). Definitely need to rent it again now that its on DVD.


P2 - 1/5
No Country For Old Men - 5/5

Upcoming:
Before The Devil Knows Your Dead
I'm Not There
American Gangster
The Mist
Beowulf (?)
3:10 To Yuma (if Blue Ridge keeps it another week)

[Edited on November 27, 2007 at 9:58 AM. Reason : gtgtg]

11/27/2007 9:58:01 AM

i've been on a movie binge this weekend...so not/not so recent movies i've just watched as of the past 24 hours

Idiocracy--what the fuck, terrible
Alpha Dog--enjoyed it for what it was, easy on the eyes too
Blood Diamond--really good

12/2/2007 12:47:42 AM

The Golden Compass


big let down. Slow and boring.
2/5

a lot of other people seemed to enjoy it, but it wasn't for me.

12/2/2007 1:01:12 AM

In theaters:

No Country for Old Men - As close to flawless as it could have been. Thoroughly enjoyed it. 10/10


On DVD:

Knocked Up - Meh. It was funny throughout, but nothing amazing. Compared to Superbad... I laughed more in the first 20 minutes of Superbad than I did in all of Knocked Up. It still had its moments, though. 7.5/10

[Edited on December 2, 2007 at 1:11 AM. Reason : .]

12/2/2007 1:04:43 AM

dvd - hard candy

incredible
ellen page is amazing
patric wilson is going to own the Watchmen movie
4/5

theater - no country for old men
there is something perfect about this movie
the amount it leaves up to the viewer is a gift
and anton chigurh one of the most haunting characters i've ever seen
5/5

12/2/2007 1:05:42 AM

^I agree that Hard Candy was awesome (one of my favorite films of last year)

but I didn't think No Country was as "flawless or perfect" as most.
Good, but not excellent

12/2/2007 1:14:07 AM

Hot Fuzz!!!!

12/2/2007 9:22:50 PM

My last two netflix DVDs I would say were both 9/10s:

Capote & The Last King of Scotland

12/3/2007 12:25:28 AM

The Graduate - 7/10
The Deer Hunter - 8/10
Straw Dogs - 9/10

12/3/2007 11:43:42 AM

beowulf 2/5
would be lower if it hadn't been in 3d @ imax. the scene with angelina is literally worth the price of admission though. the movie itself, especially the dialogue was abysmal. it reminded me way to much of 300, which i hated.

12/3/2007 12:41:51 PM

Before The Devil Knows Your Dead - 3.5/5
Hills Have Eyes (2006) - 1/5
The Fog - 0/5

I didn't realize that both of the horror movies have Lost stars.

[Edited on December 3, 2007 at 12:44 PM. Reason : ADD]

12/3/2007 12:43:26 PM

American Gangster - 3/5 - I enjoy the "cops and robbers" genre but this movie never gave me anything new. But was still entertaining.

I'm Not There - 1/5 - My girlfriend and I left halfway through it. I was not enjoying the movie at all but if I knew more about Dylan (and actually enjoyed his music) I might give it another chance.

12/5/2007 12:04:23 AM

Black Snake Moan - 8.5/10

Rescue Dawn - 7.5/10

12/5/2007 12:59:48 PM

Fred Claus - 1/5

12/5/2007 1:02:34 PM

Darjeeling Limited, 4/5

I thought it was very funny, although, in fairness, I had just earlier that day gone through a very similar experience involving a belt to the one presented in the movie, so that added a level of hillarity that would really only apply to me personally.

American Gangster, 4/5

Honestly my only big complaint isn't that it was too long, but that Denzel Washington didn't take up more of that time. I have no problem with Russel Crowe or his part in this movie, but to me he just doesn't hold a candle to the intensity that Washington displays when he's playing an asshole.

Hitman, 2/5

I saw it for free, which helped, and I played the video games extensively, which possibly helped even more. I thought it was one of the truer video game adaptations I've seen on film, which isn't saying much, but I at least have to hand it to them that they frequently caught the feel of the game, even in little details. Otherwise? Feels like a poorly-done Bourne ripoff.

12/5/2007 1:10:16 PM

All seen in recent weeks

Before the Devil Knows Your Dead 4/5
American Gangster 4/5
Lars and the Real Girl 2/5

12/5/2007 3:41:46 PM

Quote :

"I'm Not There - 1/5 - My girlfriend and I left halfway through it. I was not enjoying the movie at all but if I knew more about Dylan (and actually enjoyed his music) I might give it another chance."

oh wow. i loved it. but i can see how it wouldn't be good if you didn't like his music/didn't know much about his life.

12/5/2007 3:48:12 PM

no country for old men: 4/5

12/5/2007 3:50:28 PM