Page 478 of 482
Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 4:32 pm
by Heksagon
paperboy wrote:Indiana Jones and the something something Crystal Skull
Kinda fun, kinda stupid - 6/10
Mostly the latter. To me, this film felt like a live-action adaptation of one of Don Rosa's children's comics.
Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 2:10 pm
by Sabin
Wonder Boys
9/10
...I understand detractors now a little more. This is my umpteenth viewing of the film and it remains such a pleasurable experience but it does wrap up very tidily (although I adore the ending) and some of the parts have an uneasiness to them. But the direction is wonderful, the cinematography makes bold hand held choices and remains one of the most gorgeously shot comedies of the decade, the soundtrack, costume design, and editing are pretty perfect, and I pretty much continue to love the heck out of the thing. I read a review by Theo Panayadis (sp?) who said that he wishes there were more movies like this one, just not this one per se. Just like this is fine by me.
(BTW - it was raining like Pittsburgh in Los Angeles, and damn near dressed like Grady Tripp while watching in PJ's and ugly ass robe.)
Before Sunrise - 9/10
...actual rating is 8/10 b/c the parts are really quite unengaging at times, some of their banter and encounters are really rather twee. What works in this movie is how it's been subsequently transformed by 'Before Sunset' into a living memory. 'Before Sunrise' was a movie that feels amazingly now but now it's very incredibly past as well. It's very serendipitous that it works so well as both. A wonderful time.
Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 1:20 pm
by Hustler
Elegy 8/10
Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 10:40 pm
by Penelope
Mourning Becomes Electra (1947; Dudley Nichols) 4/10
Laughably pretentious adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's play about a doomed family at the end of the Civil War. Stolid direction and campy, over-the-top performances.
Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 5:42 pm
by Okri
Happy-Go-Lucky, directed by Mike Leigh
Terrific comedy, despite a couple minor missteps in the second half. Hawkins' as good as advertised.
8/10
Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 12:42 pm
by Damien
Invaders From Mars (1953), directed by William Cameron Menzies
A childhood favorite holds up quite nicely
8/10
Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2008 10:37 am
by dreaMaker
The Reader
10/10
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 10:40 pm
by barrybrooks8
Changeling (2008) 8/10
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 10:34 pm
by paperboy
Indiana Jones and the something something Crystal Skull
Kinda fun, kinda stupid - 6/10
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 9:02 pm
by HarryGoldfarb
Mamma Mia! 6/10
A film that had everything to be loved by me, however, for some reason I was disappointed. Maybe my expectations were too high and the film clearly didn't live up to them. Or simply, it is a regular film. Entertainig? Yes, indeed. But uneventful in the end. Better acted than directed (actually, Phyllida Lloyd, if she's as good as people say in directing plays, she should stick to it cause when it comes to directing movies the woman has no talent), the film could have been way better. It feels rushed and disconnected. "Lay all your love on me" could have been a truly good scene, the definite romantic one, but in the end it was like they were trying too hard to make it everything: they tried to make it funny, romantic, intimate, corny, flamboyant, theatrical, choreographed, camp (specially camp) and in the end I didn't know what to do with it.
Of course I had a good time watching the film, as I said, it was entertaining to some level, but I wasn't satisfied by it. Thank god for Julie Walters and Christine Baranski, along with this relaxed Streep, they are the best of the film.
And by the way, let's keep Pierce Brosnan away (far, far away) from a singing part!
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 7:02 pm
by Penelope
The Changeling (1980; Peter Medek) 8/10
Genuinely chilling horror/thriller with George C. Scott as a grieving composer who moves into a mansion with a very unhappy spirit. Taut, atmospheric direction, terrific score.
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 9:31 am
by Big Magilla
Quality Street (George Stevens) 7/10
The Gorgeous Hussy (Clarence Brown) 6/10
Magnificent Doll (Frank Borzage) 5/10
State of the Union (Frank Capra) 8/10
All the King's Men (Robert Rossen) 9/10
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:25 am
by rudeboy
A Canterbury Tale - 9/10
Lovely, sweet, moving film, with grand location work and plenty of the moments of beauty I've come to expect from Powell & Pressburger. The simplicity of the slightly odd plot only enhances the film's many wonderful qualities.
Edited By rudeboy on 1225456564
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:59 am
by Cinemanolis
Damien wrote:Cinemanolis wrote:Burn After Reading 3/10
What a disapointment!
Blindness 6/10
Wonderful work in the cinematography and editing departments
Hmmm how can a lousy film by the Coens be considered a disappointment?
I take it you don't have much love for the Coens. You are not alone, but i did expect more with such a cast. At least to laugh a bit. But noooo.
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:03 am
by dreaMaker
Death Race
7/10
Surprisingly entertaining.
