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Post by Starpossum on Feb 5, 2009 9:51:21 GMT -5
Hahah yeah. So hilarious. Basically every moment with him was gold. "I'm gonna rock out with my cock out." Damn straight ;D Oh, and regarding Disaster Movie, I literally watched ten minutes of it on my break at work and had to walk out. It was so awful words cannot possibly describe it. Epic Movie times one hundred is a start. Role Models (again) - AActually better the second time. Love it.
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Post by Jason on Feb 5, 2009 10:56:16 GMT -5
I contemplated turning the film off many many times, but I just had to force myself to watch the whole thing. At the end, I noticed it was only 75 minutes long. That is damn short, yet it felt like 3 hours. It was torture, absolute torture. Never again.
Memento Wow this was a total mindfuck. I'm still not sure what to think about everything. All I know is that the screenplay was INCREDIBLE and the direction was amazing. It was such a brilliant way to tell a story, 2 narratives alternating, one in chronological order and the other in reverse chronological order and then having them converge in the end. It's so confusing but absolutely brilliant. I know I'll be thinking about this movie for days or maybe even weeks. A+
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Post by Mike on Feb 5, 2009 15:40:27 GMT -5
2001: A Space Odyssey- A+
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Post by Jason on Feb 6, 2009 1:29:58 GMT -5
Enchanted In my opinion, this is one of the very best Disney films. I absolutely adored it. Amy Adams was so wonderful and lovable, she carried this film on her own. The supporting cast was also fantastic, especially James Marsden (again!). Dude is an awesome actor and every scene he was in was basically hilarious. This was predictable but it's a Disney movie and a fairytale so I wouldn't say it's a flaw at all, it couldn't have ended any other way. A+
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Post by Jason on Feb 6, 2009 6:46:40 GMT -5
Lars and the Real Girl This was such a absurd idea for a film. It started off rather amusingly, but once we got more insights into Lars' mind, it became depressing. I do have a few issues with this film. Firstly, I find it to be rather farfetched that seemingly everyone in the town would be so accommodating to Lars and his delusions, I just couldn't get my head around that. Also, towards the latter parts of the film I was feeling frustrated that Lars still hadn't realised that his girlfriend wasn't real. And he didn't even find out in the end! I felt slightly cheated. I know that it's probably more realistic to his condition that he didn't realise but still, it bothered me and left me wanting more. But the film was enjoyable and had some great acting particularly by Ryan Gosling and Emily Mortimer. The whole cast was fantastic though. This was a good film but I feel it didn't reach it's absolute potential. B
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Post by Starpossum on Feb 6, 2009 7:53:49 GMT -5
I LOVE Enchanted. It's obviously kiddie but there's stuff in there for everyone to enjoy. One of the film's best traits is that it works great as a stereotypical Disney princess movie but at the same time it does a brilliant job of taking the piss out of Disney princess movies. <3
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Post by Jason on Feb 6, 2009 10:28:19 GMT -5
Yeah, it's awesome. I loved the Working Song bit with the rats and cockroaches instead of cute woodland creatures. Bahah, so good
Kung Fu Panda I thought this was pretty boring bar some amusing moments. This felt like a typical run of the mill animated movie. I'm really sick of animals in these films, I'd like to see an animated film with a human protagonist sometime, it'd be a nice change. On the plus side, the animation was absolutely stunning. There were some breathtaking moments. The action scenes were really well done too. But yeah, this isn't really my kind of movie. B-
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Post by Mike on Feb 6, 2009 16:16:36 GMT -5
The Shawshank Redemption- A+
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Post by Starpossum on Feb 6, 2009 21:03:05 GMT -5
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (again) - A+++You should all know how I feel about Dr. Horrible by now so this is the last time I'm rating it.
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Post by Jason on Feb 7, 2009 2:41:46 GMT -5
Speed Racer This was a mixed bag for me. I loved all the racing sequences, they were incredibly exhilarating mainly thanks to the CGI which was mostly amazing and the over saturated colour palette. That got on my nerves from time to time but it was a unique style and suited the film. What I disliked: It was too long, I think about 20 minutes could have been trimmed from it. I absolutely loathed all the comic relief scenes with the little brother and the monkey. I thought they were completely unnecessary and took me away from the interesting main storyline. I definitely could've done without those scenes and without that character at all. The story itself was nothing special, but it kept me interested. The dialogue was not bad, though it bordered on cheese every now and then. I was also bothered by the slick editing moves and transitions. They were cool at the beginning but I started to get tired of them after a while, and it was a 2 hour long film so by the end I was mostly irritated. This was a good film but could have been better. B
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Post by Jason on Feb 7, 2009 7:05:32 GMT -5
There Will Be Blood Uh.. wow. I'm not sure how I should rate this at all. I wasn't really into the first half of the film, but the second half was great. I enjoyed it more when it delved into Daniel's mind. This is a very unsettling film to watch. Daniel Day-Lewis was so god damn amazing, he was Daniel Plainview. Paul Dano was also outstanding as Eli. I just don't know what to say about this. I'm going to give it an A- for it's effect on me. My mind may change in the next few days though.
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Post by Jason on Feb 8, 2009 1:23:02 GMT -5
Rachel Getting Married This is a depressingly realistic character drama. It often made me feel like I was watching a documentary, due to the handy cam usage and the amazing performances, especially by Anne Hathaway. My only complaint about the film was that the wedding scenes towards the end kind of dragged on a little bit. I feel like they could have been condensed without really losing anything. But it's a wonderful film that I urge everyone to see. A
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Post by Starpossum on Feb 8, 2009 7:57:24 GMT -5
Love Actually - B It was mildly amusing, okay, not great but not brilliant. Didn't blow my mind like I thought it would; it didn't live up to the hype everyone gave it. Plus, where was Laura Linney's happy ending? Everyone else got one.
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Post by Starpossum on Feb 10, 2009 9:44:29 GMT -5
Role Models (again) - A Enchanted (again) - A
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Post by Starpossum on Feb 11, 2009 23:16:23 GMT -5
Ghost Town - B-
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