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Knocked Up
I saw this a while back - last weekend I think - but I've only got around to writing about it now. All in all, this was another cracking film. I was a little surprised to see the runtime of the unrated version (which doesn't add that much) was exactly the same as the unrated 40 Year Old Virgin, because the latter film really drags in comparison to this, which always keeps a brisk pace and never lingers on one situation, joke or character for too long.
It's also incredibly sweet. Amazingly so. The most successful "gross out" comedies have had this "sweetness" behind them. I have no issues with the language in the film, it's how people talk, and a lot of the time - although teasing - you can tell that there isn't and meaness or spite behind their language. It's a subtle form of male friendship. And when the words do carry emotional weight, its because the characters and film at that point does.
It's not exactly "laugh out loud" funny most of the time, and it's certainly not a farce, but it makes humourous situations and characters out of - almost - real-life situations.
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
I really don't know why both of the Fantastic Four films have gotten such a critical pasting. They may not be 100% true to the comics in their portrayal of classic characters (yes, Victor Von Doom, I'm looking at you!) but they are 110% true to the comics in terms of the team dynamic, sense of adventure and big concepts. I liked how this film had scenes all over the world and ended in China. Not something you would see in Daredevil, Spider-Man or Hulk. So in conclusion it was a bold, entertaining movie.
As far as I'm concerned its the most detested Marvel films which generally are the most accurate - Hulk, Daredevil and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer are all top-notch adaptations. Spider-Man is the exception to this rule - a top-notch adaptation which is also loved by the critics - the 1st two are anyway.
(I'll hold back on judging Spider-Man 3 because I got the Trilogy Boxset today and - from skipping to the final confrontation, it seems laughable. Literally. Oh how the mighty appears to have fallen.)
I must say, if the reason for this film was to "seed" a Silver Surfer movie, I think it failed. I can't imagine wanting to see a whole movie with him. To me he was a dull, emotionless character and, frankly, not that good looking even. The Surfer special effects didn't "wow" me as much as they were supposed to.
But if the Silver Surfer movie has Thanos... and Death... well, that's another story.
I saw this a while back - last weekend I think - but I've only got around to writing about it now. All in all, this was another cracking film. I was a little surprised to see the runtime of the unrated version (which doesn't add that much) was exactly the same as the unrated 40 Year Old Virgin, because the latter film really drags in comparison to this, which always keeps a brisk pace and never lingers on one situation, joke or character for too long.
It's also incredibly sweet. Amazingly so. The most successful "gross out" comedies have had this "sweetness" behind them. I have no issues with the language in the film, it's how people talk, and a lot of the time - although teasing - you can tell that there isn't and meaness or spite behind their language. It's a subtle form of male friendship. And when the words do carry emotional weight, its because the characters and film at that point does.
It's not exactly "laugh out loud" funny most of the time, and it's certainly not a farce, but it makes humourous situations and characters out of - almost - real-life situations.
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
I really don't know why both of the Fantastic Four films have gotten such a critical pasting. They may not be 100% true to the comics in their portrayal of classic characters (yes, Victor Von Doom, I'm looking at you!) but they are 110% true to the comics in terms of the team dynamic, sense of adventure and big concepts. I liked how this film had scenes all over the world and ended in China. Not something you would see in Daredevil, Spider-Man or Hulk. So in conclusion it was a bold, entertaining movie.
As far as I'm concerned its the most detested Marvel films which generally are the most accurate - Hulk, Daredevil and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer are all top-notch adaptations. Spider-Man is the exception to this rule - a top-notch adaptation which is also loved by the critics - the 1st two are anyway.
(I'll hold back on judging Spider-Man 3 because I got the Trilogy Boxset today and - from skipping to the final confrontation, it seems laughable. Literally. Oh how the mighty appears to have fallen.)
I must say, if the reason for this film was to "seed" a Silver Surfer movie, I think it failed. I can't imagine wanting to see a whole movie with him. To me he was a dull, emotionless character and, frankly, not that good looking even. The Surfer special effects didn't "wow" me as much as they were supposed to.
But if the Silver Surfer movie has Thanos... and Death... well, that's another story.
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The Devil's Rejects (2005) - C-
Really overrated. Most people were treating it as though it were better than the first movie. Technically, House of 1,000 Corpses was better because it was shorter (oh yeah, Rob Zombie's writing can't stand more than 87 minutes max) and so since the first half was good, that's more of its' running time than Devil's was good for. The writing makes all the characters sound exactly the same, especially in one scene so bad, it's bound to make the record books (the "chicken f*ck*r?!" scene). And too many scenes are direct rip-offs of Last House on the Left and Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Not to mention the intensity is completely diluted by Sheri Moon's ridiculous Baby character, who was charming and a standout character in the first movie. Here, she's nothing of the sort. And Bill Moseley's overacting, which is a little less annoying here than in the first movie. Though as usual, Sid Haig was great. And... the last 32 or so minutes were amazing. At that point, I think you know what the movie was trying to do. But like all bad exploitation movies... it's too late in the film to save the beginning. Much of the beginning seems to be trying for humor (the crazy, Elvis-hating critic) and fails miserably. So it's beyond disappointing that the only funny part of the movie was cut out and resides in the DVD's deleted scenes - the scene where a drunk E.G. Daily discusses her favorite "Menu" option: that Mexican dipping thing. I was on the floor, in stitches!
Really overrated. Most people were treating it as though it were better than the first movie. Technically, House of 1,000 Corpses was better because it was shorter (oh yeah, Rob Zombie's writing can't stand more than 87 minutes max) and so since the first half was good, that's more of its' running time than Devil's was good for. The writing makes all the characters sound exactly the same, especially in one scene so bad, it's bound to make the record books (the "chicken f*ck*r?!" scene). And too many scenes are direct rip-offs of Last House on the Left and Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Not to mention the intensity is completely diluted by Sheri Moon's ridiculous Baby character, who was charming and a standout character in the first movie. Here, she's nothing of the sort. And Bill Moseley's overacting, which is a little less annoying here than in the first movie. Though as usual, Sid Haig was great. And... the last 32 or so minutes were amazing. At that point, I think you know what the movie was trying to do. But like all bad exploitation movies... it's too late in the film to save the beginning. Much of the beginning seems to be trying for humor (the crazy, Elvis-hating critic) and fails miserably. So it's beyond disappointing that the only funny part of the movie was cut out and resides in the DVD's deleted scenes - the scene where a drunk E.G. Daily discusses her favorite "Menu" option: that Mexican dipping thing. I was on the floor, in stitches!
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Return to House on Haunted Hill HD DVD
I know that the "original" Dark Castle produced re-imagining of House on Haunted Hill wasn't to everyone's taste (Hi Laz!
) but I really enjoyed it. So there.
Yes, it was pure tosh - but you got the impression the writers, director and expecially the actors were all having a whale of a time making it. That's what happens when you get good actors and give them "bad" material (let's face it, Geoffrey Rush is a multi-award winning talent), they know exactly how to pitch it. So as a brief summary, the sum of the parts of House on Haunted Hill (1999) render it much more enjoyable than anyone would have expected.
Now, many years later we get Return to House on Haunted Hill which is even more tosh. Really, it's some nonsense about a quest priceless ancient artifact which was supposed to have been an evil influence on Dr Vannacutt in the first place. So it's partly a sort of lame "origin" story ret-con, and partly an excuse for gore and nudity which makes little sense to the plot - at least the original had some logic to how people died, no matter how slight. Also, all of the actors are relatively untalented, and there's certainly no added irony or fun in their performances (even if one of them did used to be in Black's 7 and should know all about cult campness!)
Also, I loved how the film recreated the outside of the house and its opening hallway flawlessly. But then it seemed to want to keep showing us new parts of the house we've never seen before - once the group were exploring the house it was revelation after revelation which seemed to bear no relation to the contents or layout (as we know it) of the 1999 film.
The lack of logic can easily be dismissed by the fact this is a "choose your own adventure" on HD DVD. Yes! Exclusive to the HD DVD/Blu-ray versions, you can influence the outcome. I've played the movie through twice doing this and typically early choices just result in scenes either being added or taken away, but the concequences of your early actions do affect the movie later - in the second half or so, there's more combinations of narrative, and some are chosen automatically based on earlier choices made. It's not as ground breaking as it sounds - people who were going to die do die roundabout the same time and in the same order no matter what you do, but it's going to increase the replayability of the movie.
I've no yet watched the proper 81 minute movie without the user input. But I don't expect this to have better acting or logic really.
I know that the "original" Dark Castle produced re-imagining of House on Haunted Hill wasn't to everyone's taste (Hi Laz!
) but I really enjoyed it. So there.Yes, it was pure tosh - but you got the impression the writers, director and expecially the actors were all having a whale of a time making it. That's what happens when you get good actors and give them "bad" material (let's face it, Geoffrey Rush is a multi-award winning talent), they know exactly how to pitch it. So as a brief summary, the sum of the parts of House on Haunted Hill (1999) render it much more enjoyable than anyone would have expected.
Now, many years later we get Return to House on Haunted Hill which is even more tosh. Really, it's some nonsense about a quest priceless ancient artifact which was supposed to have been an evil influence on Dr Vannacutt in the first place. So it's partly a sort of lame "origin" story ret-con, and partly an excuse for gore and nudity which makes little sense to the plot - at least the original had some logic to how people died, no matter how slight. Also, all of the actors are relatively untalented, and there's certainly no added irony or fun in their performances (even if one of them did used to be in Black's 7 and should know all about cult campness!)
Also, I loved how the film recreated the outside of the house and its opening hallway flawlessly. But then it seemed to want to keep showing us new parts of the house we've never seen before - once the group were exploring the house it was revelation after revelation which seemed to bear no relation to the contents or layout (as we know it) of the 1999 film.
The lack of logic can easily be dismissed by the fact this is a "choose your own adventure" on HD DVD. Yes! Exclusive to the HD DVD/Blu-ray versions, you can influence the outcome. I've played the movie through twice doing this and typically early choices just result in scenes either being added or taken away, but the concequences of your early actions do affect the movie later - in the second half or so, there's more combinations of narrative, and some are chosen automatically based on earlier choices made. It's not as ground breaking as it sounds - people who were going to die do die roundabout the same time and in the same order no matter what you do, but it's going to increase the replayability of the movie.
I've no yet watched the proper 81 minute movie without the user input. But I don't expect this to have better acting or logic really.
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Got invited to a special showing of Ron Howard Presents In The Shadow of the Moon , Directed by David Sington. This is a very special documentary about the Apollo Moon Program and features current interviews with the surviving astronauts. Lots of inside stuff, and since I sat next to Gene Cernan at the theater, I also got some real inside stuff about certain things involving man's voyage to the moon. The film features some very funny moments, along with the very serious overtones of the fire in Apollo One and the mishap with Apollo Thirteen. Must-see for all those who believe that Kennedy got it right when he said he wanted to see a man on the moon in his lifetime.
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Movies I watched yesterday:
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968), I've got to get more than just three songs from this movie ("Ten feet off the Ground", "West of the Wide Missouri", and "Oh, Benjamin Harrison") what DVD program will do audio rips of DVDs? And why hasn't this gotten to the itunes store, like Summer magic and Babes in Toyland?
Earth vs the Spider (1958), yes Bert I. Gordon's wonderfully horrible monster movie. I've seen it before on MST3K but I had to watch it by itself. My favourite scene is when the teenagers wake the spider with their rock and roll! This film also references The Amazing Colossal man, another Bert I. Gordon film (the poster can be seen at the movie theatre). It's also in Lilo and Stitch apparently.
Touch of Pink (2003), a surprisingly good film. partially because this romantic comedy, actually has elements of comedy. And during the commercials I watched Hocus pocus (yet again).
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968), I've got to get more than just three songs from this movie ("Ten feet off the Ground", "West of the Wide Missouri", and "Oh, Benjamin Harrison") what DVD program will do audio rips of DVDs? And why hasn't this gotten to the itunes store, like Summer magic and Babes in Toyland?
Earth vs the Spider (1958), yes Bert I. Gordon's wonderfully horrible monster movie. I've seen it before on MST3K but I had to watch it by itself. My favourite scene is when the teenagers wake the spider with their rock and roll! This film also references The Amazing Colossal man, another Bert I. Gordon film (the poster can be seen at the movie theatre). It's also in Lilo and Stitch apparently.
Touch of Pink (2003), a surprisingly good film. partially because this romantic comedy, actually has elements of comedy. And during the commercials I watched Hocus pocus (yet again).
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The Giant Gila Monster (1959) once again a movie I saw on MST3K before but not by itself. Except for the ending, this, unlike Earth vs The Spider is not entertaining on it's own (intentionally or not). Can't stand the part where the male teen lead sings "and the lord said laugh" over and over again. However it's fun to see the teen drive over a bumby landscape with nitro gliseren in his car and kill the monster, that and his "European" girlfriend.
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Ha! Welcome to the world of Takashi Miike. Leave your lunch at the front entrance.potterrules93 wrote:i just watched the movie audition..freakest shitt movie i have evr seen!!
~Ryn~
I re-watched a couple oldies:
The Omen (1976) - C+
I guess the idea of a prophecy scares people. Because I never understood why people insisted this was a scary movie. What it is is, for the most part, a long, stiff bore. But... it does get better as it goes along. Right after the scene at the monastery. The scene with the dogs in the cemetery to the very end it's good. The rest... not so much.
Jaws (1975) - B
Still overrated. But better than I remembered it.
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Madagascar-nothing importent at all (it's werid,i remembered that it was nicer! (maybe becouse it was new and etc.)).
Fantastic Four:Rise Of The Silver Surfer-nice.... but i really wanted to slap Johnney.
Splash-Really cute.
Fantastic Four:Rise Of The Silver Surfer-nice.... but i really wanted to slap Johnney.
Splash-Really cute
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If youre only going to watch one movie this year this should be it, but it's really heartbreaking !atlanticaunderthesea wrote:Atonement
I cannot even begin to tell you what an amazing movie it is! The romance, the loss, the war .. .. everything about it ! The best film I have seen all year, by far.
I think everyone who worked on this movie deserve an Oscar, namingly Joe Wright, Keira Knightley, James Mcavoy, and Romola Garai.