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

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Title: They Live
Year: 1988
Country of Origin: US
Director: John Carpenter

Story: I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass...and I'm all out of bubblegum.

Review: Part social commentary, part action movie, and part comedy; They Live might be one of the most entertaining film that I've seen in a while. The film is essentially about drifter who comes across a pair of sun glasses that allows him to see what the world is actually like. It turns out that the world is actually what the reptilian conspiracy theorists have predicted and they are using our consumerist nature to enslave all of humanity. It's a film that works as well to day as it did 23 years ago, in fact I would say that if this film were released this year then I would call it pretty topical. Even without the social commentary it's still a fun film to watch, the action is pretty good and the humor is is well written. Actually I would call it my favorite of Carpenter's films...this includes The Thing.

[8.5/10]
 
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Title: Untraceable
Year: 2008
Country of Origin: US
Director: Gregory Hoblit

Story: Just another movie that treats hackers as if they were evil wizards.

Review: This is a movie directly aimed at 4chan and sites like Liveleak. The basics of the film revolve around a serial killer whose victims are hooked up to machines that look like they belong in a Saw film. The thing that makes this psychopath different from the rest is that these death machines are hooked up to the internet and the victims predicaments are being streamed to a website where the victims well being is dependent on the site traffic. Meaning the more hits the site gets the quicker the victim dies. It's a novel idea, but the execution is flawed. The characters are uninteresting, the plot is filled with cliches and the film is incredibly hypocritical. That and it contains a scene where the killer hack the protagonists car...which just might be the most ridicules thing I've seen Hollywood have a hacker do.

[4/10]
 
They Live has one of the best and cheesiest fight scene to date.
Um yeah would link the scene but it has not so great language.
 
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Title: Cowboys & Aliens
Year: 2011
Country of Origin: US
Director: Jon Favreau

Story: An amnesiac Cowboy wakes up in of the desert with a strange metal device attached to his wrist.

Review: It's not as bad as the critics have made it out to be. Granted it's not a great movie, but it's entertaining and that is what counts. The issue of this film lies in it's script, which has no less than five writers...two of which are responsible Transformers 2. Favreau does a good enough job with the material, there are some pacing issues which are at least partially his fault. The cast does a reasonable job in their roles, Ford has a bit of a stand out performance...but that is simply because he is Harrison Ford. It's far from the worst film I've seen this year, but is unfortunately not one of the best.

[6/10]
 
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Just saw Cowboys & Aliens and was going to ask if you have seen it. I liked the action but my god was the script bad. Just every twist and turn could be seen from a mile away. Really every character seemed very shallow in dept besides Fords.

IDK but for me this would be only worth a rental at best.
 
ChocolateVillain said:
Just saw Cowboys & Aliens and was going to ask if you have seen it. I liked the action but my god was the script bad. Just every twist and turn could be seen from a mile away. Really every character seemed very shallow in dept besides Fords.

IDK but for me this would be only worth a rental at best.
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I had a few beers before I went to see it...so my score might be a little better than what it would have been if I were sober.
 
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Title: Dante's Peak
Year: 1997
Country of Origin: US
Director: Roger Donaldson

Story: That other campy Volcano based movie from 1997.

Review: It's hard to talk about Dante's Peak without discussing Volcano. They're both volcano based disaster movies and they both came out in 1997. I always found it weird when similar films come out at the same time, like Deep Impact and Armageddon or A Bugs Life and Antz. Anyway to put it simply Dante's Peak is not all that good. Sure it's at times entertaining, but overall it's a weak movie. If it's on TV then this is an alright way to kill sometime, but there are better ways of doing that...like drinking and 5-finger fillet.

[5/10]
 
watch Ned Kelly and give it a 10/10. true story about the Australian legend back in the western days.

this is the best movie that no one has ever heard of. and its my fav.

hes got an epic wiki page

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Title: The Vanishing
Year: 1988
Country of Origin: Netherlands/France
Director: George Sluizer

Story: A Dutch couple, named Rex and Saskia, are on holiday in France, you know enjoying themselves. They stop off at a service station and Saskia goes missing...seemingly vanished into thin air.

Review: Have you ever watched a Police procedural TV drama, you know CSI, Law & Order, The Closer...etc. If you have seen one, then you've probably come across a line like “we need to give the victims family closure.” Closure is a very important thing when dealing with the death or disappearance of a loved one. Without it there is the lingering question of “what happened?” Or “are they still alive?” I've never been in a situation like this, but I can imagine that has the possibility to eat away at a person's soul and mind.

This is a film about the lack of closure and the obsession that our protagonist has towards finding out what happened to his missing love. His inability to move on with his life no matter the passage of time or finding a new love, he is unable to let go. Needless to say this film is not a comedy and it delves into some pretty heavy themes. The story unfolds at a slow pace and because this it might turn off some viewers. But give this one a chance, it's a powerful piece of cinema with one of the most hunting endings I've seen in any film.

[8.5/10]


* Note: There is an American remake done by the same director. I haven't seen it.
 
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Title: Little Shop of Horror
Year: 1986
Country of Origin: US
Director: Frank Oz

Story: A musical about life on skid row, sadistic dentists, and a man eating Venus flytrap from Outer space.

Review: This is a smartly written and entertaining dark comedy/musical from the minds of Frank Oz and Howard Ashman (who wrote the off-broadway musical and the music for three classic early 90s Disney films). It's a well done and often funny film with a great cast and some off kilter ideas. It's also a film with some of the best cameo I've seen in a film which includes the likes of Bill Murray and John Candy. On top of that, there is some amazing puppetry going on in this film that even today looks more real than most CGI. This might not be the biggest or most bombastic musical you'll see, but just might be one of the more entertaining.

[8/10]
 
Watch Tae Guk Gi. You won't be disappointed....I hope ;D

Here's a trailer: [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCnyJZafn-w[/ame]
 
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Title: The Guard
Year: 2011
Country of Origin: Ireland
Director: John Michael McDonagh

Story: A sordid tale of Murder and Drug smuggling with a distinct Irish flavor.

Review: This film takes place in Western Ireland, which is a incredibly interesting setting for a film. For those who haven't studied Irish history, western Ireland was for the most part insulated from English influence during the couple hundred years the English held the island. In fact during the reign of Cromwell he reportedly said the the Catholics of Ireland “To hell or Connaught.” Connaught being the western area of Ireland. So it's a little different than the rest of Ireland, in some areas they still speak Gaelic. It's in this setting that The Guard takes place.

This film is written and directed by the brother of the guy who wrote and directed In Bruges. Which makes sense tonally since both films are dark comedies...with an emphasis on the dark. The Guard is a little darker than In Bruges and a little slower and less commercial, but just as funny. Though the change in pacing and the fact that it is darker will probably turn off viewers. Overall it's a solid film with a solid cast and a well told story...which is all I'm asking for these days.

[9/10]
 
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