I've got a red x. What movie?

The Descent.

beautiful and at the same time very complex film. not my favourite kar wai's film, but it's probably the best film of this decade so far.

received the criterion version of it with a second disc today. haven't watched the bonus material, but definitely looking forward to it.

Rented "Beerfest" Saturday Night:



I was in the mood for something stupid and mindless, and this definitely fit the bill. I wouldn't say it was great, but I enjoyed in more than I thought I would. The Broken Lizard guys themselves don't seem to take their films too seriously, which actually added to my enjoyment of the film. It's an ok renter or cable flick.

True that the character development and mounting claustrophobic tension of the first hour are the biggest strengths, but I didn't think the film dipped when the creatures appeared. I was almost as satisfied with the payoff of something very viscerally hostile as I was with the ambiguous end of Blair Witch. The two films are very comparable...both modern classics of horror where the subconsious is affected as much if not more than the conscious.

Totally agree with the comparison to Blair Witch. (My favorite scare of all time.) For me, the horror of the unknown -- an uncharted, pitch-black maze of caves -- worked the frayed nerves of my subconscious far more than I would've expected. I knew nothing going in, so I was truly hoping the movie would never veer into more expected territory. No matter how spectacularly creepy those creatures were -- and they were! -- it was a bit of a letdown. Imagine if we'd seen the Blair Witch at the end, you know?

On that same note, did you see Jeepers Creepers? Again, wildly, surprisingly effective 'til they revealed the monster.

I just hated how the film basically turned into a video game blood bath for the last half hour or so. Ugh.

And those monsters were completely stupid looking.

Not scary or thrilling or intense in the least.

Sexy. I'd love to watch it again on HD-DVD, but I've just a Blu-Ray player. Damn the format wars.

A Scanner Darkly

Surprisingly good. I wasn't expecting much after Waking Life (other than great animation), but this was a very effective adaptation of the Philip K. Dick book. The animation fit their paranoid delusions perfectly, and there were a few things that wouldn't have worked well in a life action film.
Recommended!

Was playing the Trivial Pursuit 80s edition and one of the questions referred to Rumble Fish; not seeing the movie since I was a little kid--I remember one of my babysitters was obsessed with Matt Dillon and the movies he starred in during the early 80's (My Bodyguard, Rumble Fish, and the Outsiders)--I decided to watch the DVD....It's alright, in an average F.F. Coppola way....

Started watching it on one of the movie channels back in November, but because I was unable to stay awake, I did not finish the movie in its entirety. Finally, two months later, I decided to queue it up on the Blockbuster Total Access...In my opinion, this movie is alright; it's a good buddy movie-- similar to Diner and Beautiful Girls....

Yep, dubbed into English with an explanation at the beginning that the Egyptians were really talking in Hieroglyphics (just like in the comic book!) as an explanation as to why the mouths were out of sync with the words.

Only with a new score. Deciding if we should show it opening night.

Allright - back off. I know just how lousy this movie is. Really. In fact, the only reason I even have this stoopid thing is because it's included in the big Superman box set that I got for Xmas (which is actually pretty cool). I've only seen it once, years ago, and my friends + I had a blast getting druuuuuunk, heckling every minute. I often wonder just what Gene Hackman thinks of this particular moment of his career....

So I feel I must explain why, exactly, I'm sorta watching this flick (it's on the tube as I'm typing, and therefore I'm only paying minimal attention whilst surfing the net). Here's why: I found a brilliant, hilarious review that made me laugh so much that I just had to turn the film on and re-discover this horrible un-classic. I highly recommend you read said article, for even if you hate the movie - the article is great fun:

The Agony Booth rips apart Superman IV.

Enjoy!

this is pretty much how i felt. I really wished the Labyrinth was the central plot line, or at least better balanced. Surprisingly the Labyrinth really felt tacked on - the plot in reality was at least interesting enough to drive the film.

I saw that movie once, back in the 80's. I don't remember much except that it was awful. I like that link, but I can't read 10 pages about an bad movie.

I'd like to apologize to everyone who warned me how bad this was. I should've listened.

Red x.

Should be remedied now, but it's The Black Dahlia.

Hilary Swank is easily the worst multiple-Oscar winner ever.

I finally watched this tonight, and I agree with yer analysis. There's a lot of neat things revealed, but there's an astonishingly high amount of chemistry missing between the characters. I never thought I'd see this film released, and now that I have, I am a bit disappointed. Of course, I'm thrilled they didn't try to simply "tweak" the film via CGI (a'la Star Wars/Star Trek) - they literally revamped the entire film (for more info, click here). But it's really jumpy in detail + character development, which results in a film that's not nearly as warm as Lester's version. Still, it's got some killer sequences thrown into the mix, Christopher Reeve + Margot Kidder show some of their dramatic chops, and they did a great job matching the color temperatures + soundtrack from the various footage.

Amazing stuff here. It feels so familiar but I never had any idea that it could run this deep and with kids so young.

I don't know if my reaction to this is typical or not, but I never really felt any disgust or anger towards anyone in this except for Ted Haggart. The footage of him in the deleted scenes of this is incredible. What a jackass. He got everything he deserved... well, maybe not everything.

Have I been on teh Interweb too long, or does everyone think "GOATSE" when they see that DVD cover?

Ah, great movie! So happy to see it nominated, even if it doesn't stand a chance. I'm with you -- Ted Haggard was the only one who drew my ire. The others drew something closer to pity. Seriously, is it possible to look at this face and not wanna punch it?

"You bet I'm shy. I'm a shyster lawyer. And who are you, he countered roguishly, his beautiful white body aching to be held. I know: You're a mis-understood woman who's been getting nothing but dirty breaks. Well, we can clean and tighten your brakes, polish your frame and oil your joints, but you'll have to stay in the garage all night."

I've been saying for years that Lester improved on donner's original film in every way. Heck I think I prefer Lester's Superman 3 to the original. That 'turning back time' shit was just the essence of cop-out.

Hey all, dumb question time. Me and the Mrs. might see a movie sometime soon (for the first time in ages...the smell of popcorn nauseated her). Is Children Of Men something an 8-months pregnant woman should see? Thanks.

No!!!
Don't believe a word anyone tells you to the contrary. Don't do it. By all means, go ahead and see it by yourself or with friends...just not the pregnant wife.

See Dreamgirls instead...your little baby to be will be grooving all night !

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No!!!
Don't believe a word anyone tells you to the contrary. Don't do it. By all means, go ahead and see it by yourself or with friends...just not the pregnant wife.

See Dreamgirls instead...your little baby to be will be grooving all night !
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Thanks!

maybe i should read reviews before i go see movies. I mean this was a ton of fun, and sweetly violent, but still, it was a mess.

Saw Babel this afternoon. Pointless arthouse masturbation, albiet nicely shot. Weakest of the Best Picture nominees.

Saw this as part of the year-end avalanche, and let's just say it's getting posted here and not in the Best Films thread. Everyone's great, and every role is thankless.

arthouse?
innarritu feels rather "pop" to me

- He's not working in a particular genre
- Plot and character arc are not his main focuses
- Timeline in the film is not linear
- He spends a lot of time on visuals and scenes that are not character and plot driven. The whole wedding scene, for instance.
- He's not particularly concerned with happy endings

Certainly not mainstream film making.

i suppose going by your points he is an arthouse director. but it's just something about his films that make me feel that he's trying to make a good mainstream film. i can't really explain right now what i mean by that. but i think his films are too right and to safe for arthouse films.

(totally irrelevant, but i had a flatmate who was in class that was tought by inarittu's screenplay writer. he hated the guy and his scripts and films too)

Enjoyable.

I felt The Prestige was the superior old-timey magician movie of 2006

Man.

Finally picked this up after about 3 years and remembered how much I love this movie.



Started watching this last night with my parents. As someone too young to have seen anything before Will Ferrell on SNL when they first ran, it is pretty cool to see these older shows. We only watched the first few where they are still figuring out the pacing of the show, but even early on you can tell that the highlights are when they actually use the cast in sketches. Hopefully I can find enough time to get through the rest of the set in a relativly timely manner.

I need to pick up that criterion edition but it's like $40 or something and my name isn't Moneybags McGee.

(btw: Grover Cleveland was my high school. Rushmore was across the street.)

That's what was holding me back too, but I had the exact cost in Borders Holiday Savings Rewards for it and figured it was as good as any time to buy it.

mind is blown

I can't think of anything to say about this, except that (to borrow from Ebert's review) I feel like I'm still watching it.

Factotum

I'm a sucker for Bukowski's work. I thought Matt Dillon did an decent job in the lead, but he's no Mickey Rourke and this movie is no Barfly.
If you like Bukowski, rent it. There are worse ways to spend a Sunday afternoon.
I'm still waiting for the Post Office movie. That could be so great.

Is that the one where the heroine watches her roommate make out with his girlfriend?

No, but that sounds awesome.

Go to IMDB. I don't want to give any spoilers.

Once again, Kevin Smith teeters on the balancing act between romanticism and profane gross-out comedy. Consider me a fair-weather fan who enjoyed this flick but probably wouldn't want to revisit it.

(I want to see Dogma again, if that means anything...anyone see the Jay & Silent Bob Visit Degrassi High DVD yet?)

I have seen a revelation. Ed Wood's "Plan 9" is NOT the worst film ever made. It is Dwayne Espers' "Maniac". Look for it in your budget bins at your well-stocked DVD store. It is is supremely and irrevocably the worst filmed, worst acted, worst written, stoopid movie ever made. Take 51 minutes out of your day to be shocked and disturbed. Lynch, John Waters and old Ed Wood himself owe their debts to this one.


http://www.amazon.com/Maniac-Woods/dp/B0000639EK

'Thw Queen' is very nice. Short and sweet.


'Letters From Iwo Jima' can do without those fake looking CGI shots of endless battle vistas but overall this is much better than the strenuously overrated 'Million Dollar Baby' and 'Mystic River'.

Is this any good? I've been meaning to see it (as I've been meaning to see every Chris Walken movie)

The only way to answer this is no, it's not good, and you need to see it.

Was nothing at blockbuster last night (really wanted "Jesus Camp"), so I broke down and finally rented this:



Wasn't a great movie, but was much better than I expected. I think that in the wake of "Wedding Crashers", the producers/director may have felt the need to make a quirky/light comedy, but it's actually a pretty serious drama about relationships...and very often the movie was just uncomfortable and hit way to close to home in it portrayal of relationship breakdowns (that actually a compliment). The result is that sometimes the tone of the movie is just way off (pretty much all the supporting characters except John Favreau sucked); but many of the scenes between Anniston and Vaughn are very good.

So it wasn't a great movie, but better than I expected.