Article ITT I attempt to review every movie I've seen.

Stormrider^ said:
Alright, now I searched the first page list:

Hard Candy? :p
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I've always ment to see that movie...but never got to it. So here is another movie by the same director.


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Title: 30 Days of Night
Year: 2007
Country of Origin: US
Director: David Slade

Story: Vampires descend on a isolated Alaskan town during the annual 30 days of polar night.

Review: This is a movie with a lot of good ideas, but can't quite pull them together to make a good final product. It's not a bad movie...by any means. Slade does a good job with the material that he was given. The acting is alright, but fall flat at some points. Also, it's not particularly scary. Still the movie is mildly entertaining.

[6.5/10]
 
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Title: Unbreakable
Year: 2000
Country of Origin: US
Director: M. Night Shyamalan

Story: A man is the only survivor of a train crash and Samuel L Jackson has Osteogenesis imperfecta.

Review: A lot of people have either called this Shyamalan's best film or at least his second best. I sort of agree with the latter, this is a pretty tame concept in comparison to his other films and it does a good job at building up the mystery. It's actually one of the best super hero movies out there.

[7.5/10]
 
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Title: Signs
Year: 2002
Country of Origin: US
Director: M. Night Shyamalan

Story: Aliens attack! Well not attack...more like show up.

Review: I don't know about you guys, but I liked Signs. I really did, sure it has its terrible moments, but I was entertained. That's pretty much all I could have asked for in this movie.

[7/10]
 
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Title: Monsieur Verdoux
Year: 1947
Country of Origin: US
Director: Charles Chaplin

Story: Chaplin kills single woman for their money.

Review: Comes off as a strange cross between Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and A Shadow of a Doubt. This is a pretty dark comedy and as such the film initially failed when it came out. So it's not one of Chaplin's better known films. The film didn't gain a following until the 60s when people could hand a black comedy. I really did like this film, though you could feel it's length at times.

[9.5/10]
 
Heh, you really should see Hard Candy. It was so messed up. SO messed up.

But, seeing as you're in the Shyamalan-mood.. Avatar: The Last Airbender if you cba seeing it? :)
 
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Title: Office Space
Year: 1999
Country of Origin: US
Director: Mike Judge

Story: Lowly office drone is literally hypnotized into not caring about work. His life improve dramatically.

Review: Mike Judge is a genius, plain and simple. Beavis and Butt-Head, King of the Hill, and Office space are all great. His main problem is that he is never all that successful when it comes to his movies. Sure Beavis and Butt-Head Do America made money, but all his films after that did poorly at the box office. Though pretty much all his films have developed some degree of cult following.

Despite Office Space's low box office return, the movie is probably the most well known out of all of Judge's films. Frankly I think Comedy Central deserves most of the credit for the movies post theatrical success. They run the film almost non-stop and because of that I've seen the film 15 times or so. But due to that, I've only seen the unedited version once or twice while HBO was running it.

Oh...yeah...a review. Office Space's success is that it is pretty much the only film that has managed to transfer the feeling of the comic strip Dilbert to film. From the outrageous characters/co-workers to the insanity of the corporate bureaucracy it all feels like Dilbert. That's not to say that Judge ripped off Dilbert, it's just that Mr. Scott's comic strip contains the best office satire ever written. Anyway I regret to say that this film has it's faults. Some scenes fall flat and the romance built up between our protagonist and Aniston is a little forced. Still this movie is an amazing comedy and if you haven't seen it, then you're definitely missing out.

[8/10]
 
Stormrider^ said:
But, seeing as you're in the Shyamalan-mood.. Avatar: The Last Airbender if you cba seeing it? :)
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I might see it. From what I've heard, it's shaping up to be the Battlefield Earth of this decade...which I can't miss.
 
Ok, here is how it's going to be. If you're going to write a review for this thread please ask me permission first. Also once I see the film in question, I'll rewrite the review, but still leave the original reviewers score along side mine. These will be re-posted in the OP.


A Pillar Review


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Title: How to Train Your Dragon
Year: 2010
Country of Origin: US
Director: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders

Story: Boy captures dragon and learns from it and teaches it to fight with him instead of against him.

Review: The movie is really good. It has a great story & definitely keeps you in it. There's a good little bit of humor to go along with it. You definitely can take the kids to go see it. I will go ahead and let you guys know that I went to see the 3D version of it and will say that 3D is ok, but not impressive. I suggest you watch the 2D version because there is very little difference. Overall was very impressed with storyline and cinematic.

[8/10]
 
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Title: My Winnipeg
Year: 2007
Country of Origin: Canada
Director: Guy Maddin

Story: "Winnipeg, Winnipeg, snowy sleepwalking Winnipeg."

Review: I've never been to Winnipeg...or Canada, but this film isn't about Canada, so let's just stick with Winnipeg. I've never really lived in a city either or have never really had an actual connection to a place where I've lived. That probably has to do where I live...I really hate Boca.

This film is about Winnipeg, or Guy Maddin's view Winnipeg. A loathing and romanticized view Manitoba largest city. The movie is kind of a documentary, but come off more of nostalgic musings from the narrator. A strange mixture of fact, myths and legends comprise the narrative of this films. Despite my dislike for my hometown, I can understand where Maddin is coming from and why he both loves Winnipeg and wants to leave Winnipeg. I don't know if anyone one reading this would actually like this movie, but I certainly did.

[9/10]
 
hey sexy beast, thanks for the heads up. will def hit ya up in the future bout possible movie reviews. thanks for editing mine in your format.
 
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Title: Layer Cake
Year: 2005
Country of Origin: UK
Director: Matthew Vaughn

Story: A cocaine distributor attempts to retire, but gets sucked into a convoluted tale of murder, kidnapping and Ecstasy.

Review: This is basically a Guy Ritchie film...minus the Guy Ritchie. Matthew Vaughn is the usual producer of Ritchie's films and Layer Cake was set up to be a Ritchie film. Unfortunately Mr. Ritchie was still married to Madonna and as such, was not allowed to direct a good movie...so this project went to Vaughn. Because it's not a Ritchie film, this movie is toned down and carefully put together. The pacing is a bit off and at times it slows to a near grinding halt. Still it's a somewhat entertaining film that's worth watching.

[7/10]
 
Oh, and in regards to Guy Ritchie and Madonna in the Layer Cake review...allow me to explain. Ritchie directed Snatch in 2000 and then married Madonna. He finally divorced he in 2008. Between those years Ritchie directed some of the worst films ever made. After he divorced Madonna he released RocknRolla...basically picking up where he left off. Basically what I'm saying is Madonna is a vapid void where talent gets sucked in and dies.
 
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Title: Killing Zoe
Year: 1994
Country of Origin: US/France
Director: Roger Avary

Story: Man goes to Paris to do a job. Job turns out to be bank heist...bad things happen.

Review: Roger Avary produced and co-wrote some material for Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction. With the experience of those two amazing films his directorial debut should be amazing...right? Right? Well no, it's not. The film isn't terrible, but it's just not that good either. Killing Zoe seems to have all the violence that can be found in a Tarantino movie, but it lacks the spirit of one. The whole affair just feels a re-heated Tarantino film and not much else. Eric Stoltz does the best he can with the material, but it's all for not. This is one of the few films out there that are violently dull.

[4/10]
 
hey sexy beast, im just curious. do you have anything special lined up for your 100th page? i will admit that im surprised youve kept up w/ this as long as you have. i hope the other guy thats doin the game reviews can keep it up. i know games havent been goin as long as movies have.
 
pillar said:
hey sexy beast, im just curious. do you have anything special lined up for your 100th page? i will admit that im surprised youve kept up w/ this as long as you have. i hope the other guy thats doin the game reviews can keep it up. i know games havent been goin as long as movies have.
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I'll probably start the Bond reviews for the 100th page...or something. I didn't even right in my 400th review, mostly because I still haven't seen 400 Blows.
 
Sexy Beast said:
Title: Layer Cake
Year: 2005
Country of Origin: UK
Director: Matthew Vaughn

Story: A cocaine distributor attempts to retire, but gets sucked into a convoluted tale of murder, kidnapping and Ecstasy.

Review: This is basically a Guy Ritchie film...minus the Guy Ritchie. Matthew Vaughn is the usual producer of Ritchie's films and Layer Cake was set up to be a Ritchie film. Unfortunately Mr. Ritchie was still married to Madonna and as such, was not allowed to direct a good movie...so this project went to Vaughn. Because it's not a Ritchie film, this movie is toned down and carefully put together. The pacing is a bit off and at times it slows to a near grinding halt. Still it's a somewhat entertaining film that's worth watching.

[7/10]
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I really liked Layer Cake. I *think* this was the movie that help Craig get the Bond series. If nothing else, see the movie for Sienna Miller...


How about a review of:
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane
 
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