Director: Thomas McCarthy (The Station Agent, this was his second film, but he is a fairly recognizable character actor)
Stars: Richard Jenkins (Flirting with Disaster, Cheaper by the Dozen)
Haaz Sleiman (nothing I've ever seen)
YesNoSoso: 1
An enjoyable movie about a widower (the amazing and amazingly underrated Jenkins) making a connection with two illegal immigrants who were unwittingly, illegally squatting in his NYC apartment. A simple movie about loneliness and the downfalls of immigration in post 9/11 America. Great performances lead to an emotional movie that's worth a watch, but to be honest, besides Jenkins, its really nothing special.
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Showing posts with label 2007. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2007. Show all posts
6/28/10
6/24/10
Into the Wild (2007)
Director: Sean Penn (The Pledge, The Crossing Guard [both decent])
Stars: Emile Hirsch (The Girl Next Door [actually pretty good], Speed Racer)
Vince Vaughn (Made, Four Christmases)
YesNoSoso: 0
I'm probably gonna catch some heat for this, but I flat out didn't like this movie. All of Hollywood seemed to get behind Penn's project. The supporting cast includes Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Jena Malone, Catherine Keener, Kristen Stewart, Hal Holbrook and Zach Galifianakis. I appreciated Chris McCandless's story and how many lives he evidently touched along the way, but I found it flat out boring. Its not my style but I can certainly understand the whole shedding-the-shackles-of-society mantra that Chris adopted, but I found myself more annoyed at his disdainful attitude than identifying with his message.
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Stars: Emile Hirsch (The Girl Next Door [actually pretty good], Speed Racer)
Vince Vaughn (Made, Four Christmases)
YesNoSoso: 0
I'm probably gonna catch some heat for this, but I flat out didn't like this movie. All of Hollywood seemed to get behind Penn's project. The supporting cast includes Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Jena Malone, Catherine Keener, Kristen Stewart, Hal Holbrook and Zach Galifianakis. I appreciated Chris McCandless's story and how many lives he evidently touched along the way, but I found it flat out boring. Its not my style but I can certainly understand the whole shedding-the-shackles-of-society mantra that Chris adopted, but I found myself more annoyed at his disdainful attitude than identifying with his message.
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5/28/10
Hot Rod (2007)
Director: Akiva Schaffer (He's one third of Lonely Island and directed some SNL)
Stars: Adam Samberg (I Love You Man, I haven't seen any of his other movies)
Ian McShane (Sexy Beast, Agent Cody Banks)
YesNoSoso: 2
Surprisingly hilarious considering it basically got zero fanfare. From this movie, MacGruber and the SNL Digital Shorts, Andy Samberg and his fellow Lonely Island members are, at this point in their careers, a difficult-to-deny force in comedy. Bill Hader, Sissy Spacek, Will Arnett, Danny McBride, Isla Fischer and the third member of Lonely Island Jorma Taccone round at a great cast that really plays off each other nicely.
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Stars: Adam Samberg (I Love You Man, I haven't seen any of his other movies)
Ian McShane (Sexy Beast, Agent Cody Banks)
YesNoSoso: 2
Surprisingly hilarious considering it basically got zero fanfare. From this movie, MacGruber and the SNL Digital Shorts, Andy Samberg and his fellow Lonely Island members are, at this point in their careers, a difficult-to-deny force in comedy. Bill Hader, Sissy Spacek, Will Arnett, Danny McBride, Isla Fischer and the third member of Lonely Island Jorma Taccone round at a great cast that really plays off each other nicely.
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12/27/09
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
Director: Julian Schnabel (Basquiat, only other movie is Before Night Falls which I've never seen)
Stars: Mathieu Amalric (Quantum of Solace [which I haven't seen but heard bad things about], a bunch of french films I've never heard of)
Max Von Sydow (The Seventh Seal, Rush Hour 3)
YesNoSoso: 1
Another "Oscar-worthy" movie that I thought was totally overrated. The effects and style used in the beginning to portray Bouby's "locked-in syndrome" are both fascinating and terrifying. But the movie as a whole is incredibly formulaic. Guy is on top of the world. Guy is an a$$hole. Guy gets in terrible accident. Guy loses everything. Guy initially gives up. Guy eventually learns to live again. Guy becomes a better person. Seen it.
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Stars: Mathieu Amalric (Quantum of Solace [which I haven't seen but heard bad things about], a bunch of french films I've never heard of)
Max Von Sydow (The Seventh Seal, Rush Hour 3)
YesNoSoso: 1
Another "Oscar-worthy" movie that I thought was totally overrated. The effects and style used in the beginning to portray Bouby's "locked-in syndrome" are both fascinating and terrifying. But the movie as a whole is incredibly formulaic. Guy is on top of the world. Guy is an a$$hole. Guy gets in terrible accident. Guy loses everything. Guy initially gives up. Guy eventually learns to live again. Guy becomes a better person. Seen it.
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10/5/09
Hot Fuzz (2007)
Director: Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, some other British crap I've never heard of)
Stars: Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead, Run Fatboy Run)
Nick Frost (Shaun of the Dead, nothing else I've ever heard of)
YesNoSoso: 1
Not as good as Shaun of the Dead. I realize movies should stand alone when being critiqued, but you, myself and everybody else who saw this movie was likely hoping to see Shaun of the Dead II. Maybe not as a plot extension but as a vehicle of similar humor and wit. Hot Fuzz isn't that movie. Don't get me wrong: its not bad and I did enjoy my 2 hours, but its simply not that funny and/or clever. See it, but don't go out of your way to rent it.
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Stars: Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead, Run Fatboy Run)
Nick Frost (Shaun of the Dead, nothing else I've ever heard of)
YesNoSoso: 1
Not as good as Shaun of the Dead. I realize movies should stand alone when being critiqued, but you, myself and everybody else who saw this movie was likely hoping to see Shaun of the Dead II. Maybe not as a plot extension but as a vehicle of similar humor and wit. Hot Fuzz isn't that movie. Don't get me wrong: its not bad and I did enjoy my 2 hours, but its simply not that funny and/or clever. See it, but don't go out of your way to rent it.
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8/24/09
Super High Me (2007)
Director: Michael Blieden (some stand up specials, but wrote and starred in Melvin goes to dinner which is fantastic)
Stars: Doug Benson (Mostly a stand up comedian, has had small roles on many comedic efforts)
YesNoSoso: 1
Surprisingly funny documentary filmed almost as a joke. Doug Benson used to make this joke in his stand up that instead eating McDonalds for 30 days like Morgan Spurlock, he would smoke pot for 30 days. Then him and his buddy Michael Blieden decided to actually do it. He didn't imbibe any alcohol and didn't blaze for 30 days before smoking all day every day for 30 days. He took a number of tests (SAT, memory, pychic, a full physical) during both phases and did standup about 3 nights a week. The movie is very funny and also contains interesting information about the subject of Californias "legal" marijuana.
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Stars: Doug Benson (Mostly a stand up comedian, has had small roles on many comedic efforts)
YesNoSoso: 1
Surprisingly funny documentary filmed almost as a joke. Doug Benson used to make this joke in his stand up that instead eating McDonalds for 30 days like Morgan Spurlock, he would smoke pot for 30 days. Then him and his buddy Michael Blieden decided to actually do it. He didn't imbibe any alcohol and didn't blaze for 30 days before smoking all day every day for 30 days. He took a number of tests (SAT, memory, pychic, a full physical) during both phases and did standup about 3 nights a week. The movie is very funny and also contains interesting information about the subject of Californias "legal" marijuana.
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8/3/09
Run Fatboy Run (2007)
Director: David Schwimmer (hasn't directed anything I've seen or recognize, was Ross from "Friends")
Stars: Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead, How to Lose Friends and Alienate People)
Hank Azaria ("The Simpsons", Godzilla)
YesNoSoso: 0
I would not have guessed that a movie starring Simon Pegg and written by Pegg and Michael Ian Black (from "Stella" and Wet Hot American Summer) would be a YesNoSoso 0. It wasn't the worst movie I'd ever seen and had moments of genuine hilarity, but it was overall bad. The plot felt incredibly stale and there simply wasn't anything particularly entertaining about any aspect of the movie. Skip it.
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Stars: Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead, How to Lose Friends and Alienate People)
Hank Azaria ("The Simpsons", Godzilla)
YesNoSoso: 0
I would not have guessed that a movie starring Simon Pegg and written by Pegg and Michael Ian Black (from "Stella" and Wet Hot American Summer) would be a YesNoSoso 0. It wasn't the worst movie I'd ever seen and had moments of genuine hilarity, but it was overall bad. The plot felt incredibly stale and there simply wasn't anything particularly entertaining about any aspect of the movie. Skip it.
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7/10/09
The Hammer (2007)
Director: Charles Herman-Wurmfeld ("Stella", Legally Blonde 2: Red White and Blonde)
Stars: Adam Corolla ("Crank Yankers", "Drawn Together" [both pretty solid])
Heather Juergensen (Kissing Jessica Stein [never seen it, but hear its a solid rom-com])
YesNoSoso: 2
This was a really pleasant surprise. I Tivo'ed The Hammer because Adam Corolla constantly pimps it on his podcast (which I highly recommend, just go to iTunes/podcasts and search for it, its free). Although being known more for his angry rants, Corolla does a pretty decent job acting and his supporting cast is more than adequate. There are several very funny scenes where the camera was clearly kept running while Corolla went of on an angry tirade and they edited it down to rapid fire jokes. A definite watch.
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Stars: Adam Corolla ("Crank Yankers", "Drawn Together" [both pretty solid])
Heather Juergensen (Kissing Jessica Stein [never seen it, but hear its a solid rom-com])
YesNoSoso: 2
This was a really pleasant surprise. I Tivo'ed The Hammer because Adam Corolla constantly pimps it on his podcast (which I highly recommend, just go to iTunes/podcasts and search for it, its free). Although being known more for his angry rants, Corolla does a pretty decent job acting and his supporting cast is more than adequate. There are several very funny scenes where the camera was clearly kept running while Corolla went of on an angry tirade and they edited it down to rapid fire jokes. A definite watch.
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7/9/09
Letters from Iwo Jima (2007)
Director: Clint Eastwood (Unforgiven, Flags of our Fathers)
Stars: Ken Watanabe (Batman Begins, Memoirs of a Geisha)
Some Japanese people you've never heard of
YesNoSoso: 2
The companion piece to Letters from Iwo Jima, Flags of our Fathers, was a steaming pile of boring shit so I was less than optimistic about this one. But it was actually quite good. Perhaps it was the mere fact that it offered a stark departure from the classic (and vastly overdone) WWII film in that it was told from the perspective of the Japanese soldiers. Clint provides some very in depth character development (par for the course) all while doing (almost) the entire movie in Japanese with English subtitles. After seeing this and Apocalypto I actually considered that maybe it is easier to develop in-depth characters in a language other than the viewers native tongue. Then I realized that was a stupid theory. I think these movies stand out and seem like they have such amazing characters because they are developed DESPITE being in a foreign language. Like someone who can juggle knives is pretty impressive, but if you can juggle knives while riding a unicycle that's something special. Also there's a Lion.
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Stars: Ken Watanabe (Batman Begins, Memoirs of a Geisha)
Some Japanese people you've never heard of
YesNoSoso: 2
The companion piece to Letters from Iwo Jima, Flags of our Fathers, was a steaming pile of boring shit so I was less than optimistic about this one. But it was actually quite good. Perhaps it was the mere fact that it offered a stark departure from the classic (and vastly overdone) WWII film in that it was told from the perspective of the Japanese soldiers. Clint provides some very in depth character development (par for the course) all while doing (almost) the entire movie in Japanese with English subtitles. After seeing this and Apocalypto I actually considered that maybe it is easier to develop in-depth characters in a language other than the viewers native tongue. Then I realized that was a stupid theory. I think these movies stand out and seem like they have such amazing characters because they are developed DESPITE being in a foreign language. Like someone who can juggle knives is pretty impressive, but if you can juggle knives while riding a unicycle that's something special. Also there's a Lion.
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7/8/09
Sunshine (2007)
Director: Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, The Beach [not that bad])
Stars: Cliff Curtis (Three Kings, 10,000 BC)
Cillian Murphy (Batman Begins, Red Eye)
YesNoSoso: 2
Bizarre, but awesome. I have to admit, I will have to watch this movie again to fully understand what happened. I think readers of YesNoSoso are well versed in my hard-on for awesome concepts and this movie is no different. In Sunshine a bunch of astronauts are sent to the Sun in the year 2057 to reignite it, kind of like Armageddon. Unlike Armageddon, the ensemble cast they employed to act as the crew can actually...act (my apologies to Steve Buscemi). Also there is a supernatural and spiritual element to the plot that makes an interesting balance to the technical aspect of the science fiction genre.
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Stars: Cliff Curtis (Three Kings, 10,000 BC)
Cillian Murphy (Batman Begins, Red Eye)
YesNoSoso: 2
Bizarre, but awesome. I have to admit, I will have to watch this movie again to fully understand what happened. I think readers of YesNoSoso are well versed in my hard-on for awesome concepts and this movie is no different. In Sunshine a bunch of astronauts are sent to the Sun in the year 2057 to reignite it, kind of like Armageddon. Unlike Armageddon, the ensemble cast they employed to act as the crew can actually...act (my apologies to Steve Buscemi). Also there is a supernatural and spiritual element to the plot that makes an interesting balance to the technical aspect of the science fiction genre.
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4/23/09
The Ten (2007)
Director: David Wain (Wet Hot American Summer, Role Models)
Stars: Paul Rudd (Romeo + Juliet, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers)
Winona Ryder (Edward Scissorhands, Mr. Deeds)
YesNoSoso: 1
This is the worst of David Wain's three movies. It feels like its stuck inbetween the utter absurdity of Wet Hot and the realistic framing of Role Models. The Ten is really more of a collection of short sketchs loosely connected with a Ten Commandments theme. Some of the "skits" are hilarious and some are just not funny. If you are a State/Stella fan, then you will probably enjoy it, but i'm sure you will agree it could use more of the Michaels (Showalter and Ian Black...)
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Stars: Paul Rudd (Romeo + Juliet, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers)
Winona Ryder (Edward Scissorhands, Mr. Deeds)
YesNoSoso: 1
This is the worst of David Wain's three movies. It feels like its stuck inbetween the utter absurdity of Wet Hot and the realistic framing of Role Models. The Ten is really more of a collection of short sketchs loosely connected with a Ten Commandments theme. Some of the "skits" are hilarious and some are just not funny. If you are a State/Stella fan, then you will probably enjoy it, but i'm sure you will agree it could use more of the Michaels (Showalter and Ian Black...)
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3/11/09
4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days (2007)
Director: Christian Mungiu (some Romanian shit you've never heard of)
Stars: Anamaria Marinca (Youth Without Youth [Coppola's latest movie, havent' seen it], some Romanian shit you've never heard of)
Laura Vasiliu (some Romanina shit you've never heard of)
YesNoSoso: 1
A movie about obtaining an abortion in Soviet Bloc Romania in the 80's and its about as horrible as that sounds. In a country where the only place you can buy cigarettes is on the Black Market, imagine how unsanitary and horrific it is trying to get an abortion. Honestly the worst part of the movie wasn't the graphic as fuck shot (when you see it, you'll know what I'm referring to), or the actual procedure, but the "doctor" explaining what the procedure entails. I have a feeling that was the point. Definitely worth checking out, but is incredibly slow in parts.
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Stars: Anamaria Marinca (Youth Without Youth [Coppola's latest movie, havent' seen it], some Romanian shit you've never heard of)
Laura Vasiliu (some Romanina shit you've never heard of)
YesNoSoso: 1
A movie about obtaining an abortion in Soviet Bloc Romania in the 80's and its about as horrible as that sounds. In a country where the only place you can buy cigarettes is on the Black Market, imagine how unsanitary and horrific it is trying to get an abortion. Honestly the worst part of the movie wasn't the graphic as fuck shot (when you see it, you'll know what I'm referring to), or the actual procedure, but the "doctor" explaining what the procedure entails. I have a feeling that was the point. Definitely worth checking out, but is incredibly slow in parts.
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2/19/09
Afro Samurai (2007)
Director: Takashi Okazaki (He was the creator, hasn't really done anything else)
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction, xXx)
Ron Perlman (Hellboy, Looney Tunes: Back in Action)
YesNoSoso: 2
If the title alone doesn't instantly make you want to watch this movie than you should exit from this blog and go pick up a copy of Tiger Beat. Afros? Good. Samurai? Good. Awesome anime fight sequences? Good. Music by RZA? Great. Granted, it isn't really a movie (more of a TV miniseries) and the dialogue is a little anime style cheezy, but all the aforementioned "Good"'s more than make up.
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Stars: Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction, xXx)
Ron Perlman (Hellboy, Looney Tunes: Back in Action)
YesNoSoso: 2
If the title alone doesn't instantly make you want to watch this movie than you should exit from this blog and go pick up a copy of Tiger Beat. Afros? Good. Samurai? Good. Awesome anime fight sequences? Good. Music by RZA? Great. Granted, it isn't really a movie (more of a TV miniseries) and the dialogue is a little anime style cheezy, but all the aforementioned "Good"'s more than make up.
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2/9/09
In the Valley of Elah (2007)
Director: Paul Haggis (Crash, Red Hot [To be fair, i haven't seen Red Hot but its the only other feature film he's directed])
Stars: Tommy Lee Jones (No Country for Old Men, Volcano)
Charlize Theron (That Thing You Do!, Mighty Joe Young)
YesNoSoso: 2
This movie is incredible. If you don't mind not being cheered up by your movies, definitely check this movie out. Amazing performances by all involved and another amazingly intricate Paul Haggis screenplay make this movie a must watch. Here's a fun game: See if its harder to find a legitimately good movie in Charlize Theron's resume (I settled for one where she had an incredibly minor role) or trying to pick just one awful one. And she is widely considered one of the best actress's around. Fuck you Hollywood.
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Stars: Tommy Lee Jones (No Country for Old Men, Volcano)
Charlize Theron (That Thing You Do!, Mighty Joe Young)
YesNoSoso: 2
This movie is incredible. If you don't mind not being cheered up by your movies, definitely check this movie out. Amazing performances by all involved and another amazingly intricate Paul Haggis screenplay make this movie a must watch. Here's a fun game: See if its harder to find a legitimately good movie in Charlize Theron's resume (I settled for one where she had an incredibly minor role) or trying to pick just one awful one. And she is widely considered one of the best actress's around. Fuck you Hollywood.
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1/28/09
I'm Not There (2007)
Director: Todd Haynes (Far from Heaven [I've never seen anything else he's done, but hear this is good])
Stars: Christian Bale (Batman Begins, Reign of Fire)
Cate Blanchett (The Good German, The Gift)
YesNoSoso: 2
6 different actors play 6 different "aspects" of Bob Dylan's persona: the Poet (A British actor I've never heard of), the Musician (Christian Bale), the Troubadour (a little black kid), the Actor (Heath Ledger), The Drugged Out Counter Culturist (Cate Blanchett) and the Mystical Outlaw (Richard Gere). If that doesn't immediatly incite your desire to see this movie stop reading this blog. Seriously. YesNoSoso is no place for your damn negative attitude.
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Stars: Christian Bale (Batman Begins, Reign of Fire)
Cate Blanchett (The Good German, The Gift)
YesNoSoso: 2
6 different actors play 6 different "aspects" of Bob Dylan's persona: the Poet (A British actor I've never heard of), the Musician (Christian Bale), the Troubadour (a little black kid), the Actor (Heath Ledger), The Drugged Out Counter Culturist (Cate Blanchett) and the Mystical Outlaw (Richard Gere). If that doesn't immediatly incite your desire to see this movie stop reading this blog. Seriously. YesNoSoso is no place for your damn negative attitude.
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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
Director: Jake Kasdan (The TV Set, Orange County)
Stars: John C Reilly (Boogie Nights, The Perfect Storm)
Jenna Fischer ("The Office", Blades of Glory)
YesNoSoso: 1
The movie doesn't exactly have a multitude of laughs, but it makes fun of the Oscar statue coupon that is the musician biopic (re: Ray, Walk the Line, etc) and has a number of other amusing aspects that make it a definite watch. The story is good enough and watching the menagerie of current stars play old musicians is awesome. Just to name a few: Jack White as Elvis, Frankie Munoz as Buddy Holly, and quartet of very famous actors playing The Beatles. Definitely check it out but don't expect to laugh your ass off.
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Stars: John C Reilly (Boogie Nights, The Perfect Storm)
Jenna Fischer ("The Office", Blades of Glory)
YesNoSoso: 1
The movie doesn't exactly have a multitude of laughs, but it makes fun of the Oscar statue coupon that is the musician biopic (re: Ray, Walk the Line, etc) and has a number of other amusing aspects that make it a definite watch. The story is good enough and watching the menagerie of current stars play old musicians is awesome. Just to name a few: Jack White as Elvis, Frankie Munoz as Buddy Holly, and quartet of very famous actors playing The Beatles. Definitely check it out but don't expect to laugh your ass off.
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1/21/09
The Golden Compass (2007)
Director: Chris Weitz (American Pie (uncredited), Down to Earth)
Stars: Daniel Craig (Casino Royale, I Dreamed of Africa)
Nicole Kidman (Eyes Wide Shut, The Stepford Wives)
YesNoSoso: 0
This marks one of the few times in my life that I have actually stopped a movie before it was over. If I start a movie I generally stick it out til the end, but this movie was so bad, and I've heard from so many people that the books are incredible that I turned it off about thirty minutes in to save myself for the books. So unless the movie totally redeems itself in the final 1.5 hours, it simply sucks. Perhaps if you had read the books you would find some entertainment value at seeing it on the big screen. But I doubt it.
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Stars: Daniel Craig (Casino Royale, I Dreamed of Africa)
Nicole Kidman (Eyes Wide Shut, The Stepford Wives)
YesNoSoso: 0
This marks one of the few times in my life that I have actually stopped a movie before it was over. If I start a movie I generally stick it out til the end, but this movie was so bad, and I've heard from so many people that the books are incredible that I turned it off about thirty minutes in to save myself for the books. So unless the movie totally redeems itself in the final 1.5 hours, it simply sucks. Perhaps if you had read the books you would find some entertainment value at seeing it on the big screen. But I doubt it.
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1/15/09
Shoot 'Em Up (2007)
Director: Michael Davis (100 Girls which sucks and some other stuff I've never seen)
Stars: Clive Owen (Children of Men, The Pink Panther)
Paul Giamatti (American Splendor, Fred Claus)
YesNoSoso: 1
Check it out, but it just simply missed. I have nothing but respect for a filmmaker who takes an obvious risk in trying to deliver a truly original piece, but this just isn't very good. Plus, I trust Clive Owen's judgment in movies so much I will watch ANYTHING he acts in. Seriously, look at his IMDB page. If it wasn't for his uncredited role in The Pink Panther, there's not a single bad movie in the bunch, I would've had to go with King Arthur or Inside Man, and both of those were SOLID YesNoSoso 1's if not YesNoSoso 2's. Shoot 'Em Up has a ludicrously sensational plot and several elaborate gunfights. Combine that with Monica Belucci and its certainly worth a look.
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Stars: Clive Owen (Children of Men, The Pink Panther)
Paul Giamatti (American Splendor, Fred Claus)
YesNoSoso: 1
Check it out, but it just simply missed. I have nothing but respect for a filmmaker who takes an obvious risk in trying to deliver a truly original piece, but this just isn't very good. Plus, I trust Clive Owen's judgment in movies so much I will watch ANYTHING he acts in. Seriously, look at his IMDB page. If it wasn't for his uncredited role in The Pink Panther, there's not a single bad movie in the bunch, I would've had to go with King Arthur or Inside Man, and both of those were SOLID YesNoSoso 1's if not YesNoSoso 2's. Shoot 'Em Up has a ludicrously sensational plot and several elaborate gunfights. Combine that with Monica Belucci and its certainly worth a look.
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Death Proof (2007)
Director: Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill [Both simply fucking amazing])
Stars: Kurt Russell (Big Trouble in Little China, Overboard)
Rosario Dawson (Sin City, Josie and the Pussycats)
YesNoSoso: 2
I WILL (and this is a big deal) that this is Tarantino's worst movie, but it is still fucking awesome. Excellent, though juvenile, dialogue surrounding a truly entertaining plot. Plus a classic Tarantino 'music video' with an ridiculous song by The Coasters. Movie does require the slightly suspension of logicality, but well worth it in the end. Plus it has Mary Elizabeth Winstead, who makes Sydney Poitier look like Sidney Poitier.
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Stars: Kurt Russell (Big Trouble in Little China, Overboard)
Rosario Dawson (Sin City, Josie and the Pussycats)
YesNoSoso: 2
I WILL (and this is a big deal) that this is Tarantino's worst movie, but it is still fucking awesome. Excellent, though juvenile, dialogue surrounding a truly entertaining plot. Plus a classic Tarantino 'music video' with an ridiculous song by The Coasters. Movie does require the slightly suspension of logicality, but well worth it in the end. Plus it has Mary Elizabeth Winstead, who makes Sydney Poitier look like Sidney Poitier.
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Planet Terror (2007)
Director: Robert Rodriguez (Desperado, Spy Kids)
Stars: Rose McGowen (Bio-Dome, Monkeybone [Bio-Dome is a stretch])
Freddy Rodriguez ("Six Feet Under", Lady in the Water)
YesNoSoso: 2
I usually have a tough a stomach for movies (except "embarrassment" humor like "Curb Your Enthusiasm), but even I had to look away a few times during my viewing of this movie. Still I'm a sucker for over-the-top craziness and this is the most over-the-top over-the-top movie of all time, at least as far as gross-out scenes. If you don't mind the violence this movie is pretty damn entertaining.
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Stars: Rose McGowen (Bio-Dome, Monkeybone [Bio-Dome is a stretch])
Freddy Rodriguez ("Six Feet Under", Lady in the Water)
YesNoSoso: 2
I usually have a tough a stomach for movies (except "embarrassment" humor like "Curb Your Enthusiasm), but even I had to look away a few times during my viewing of this movie. Still I'm a sucker for over-the-top craziness and this is the most over-the-top over-the-top movie of all time, at least as far as gross-out scenes. If you don't mind the violence this movie is pretty damn entertaining.
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