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Her - 9/10

Kind of struggling to come up with a way to describe the movie without the generic talking points that you hear, so I'll just say what everyone else does. It's a bizarre and beautiful look at what it means to be in a relationship.

It picks apart at ideas of commitment, honesty, fidelity, the progression of, and the basic nature of sharing yourself with another person.

It's not the first movie I've seen to deal with the artificialness of pining for a perfect relationship, and losing it trying to keep it that way. Nor is it the first I've seen looking at the idea of an identity crisis from multiple angles. But it has to be the best of any I've seen in any of those regards with how it handles and resolves itself. Brilliant film.

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Her - 9/10

Kind of struggling to come up with a way to describe the movie without the generic talking points that you hear, so I'll just say what everyone else does. It's a bizarre and beautiful look at what it means to be in a relationship.

It picks apart at ideas of commitment, honesty, fidelity, the progression of, and the basic nature of sharing yourself with another person.

It's not the first movie I've seen to deal with the artificialness of pining for a perfect relationship, and losing it trying to keep it that way. Nor is it the first I've seen looking at the idea of an identity crisis from multiple angles. But it has to be the best of any I've seen in any of those regards with how it handles and resolves itself. Brilliant film.

That was probably one of my favourite films this year. I think my favourite part (besides being pretty to look at/well acted/well written/thought provoking etc) was that it just had a great "feel" to it. Jonze nailed it IMO.

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As Sabrefan1 pionted out " not including the cost of advertising " which is a fair chunk of change also.But i agree if the OG cast wants to make a third one fans and i would see it.

the second one had WAY more advertizing/promotion than the first too, which mean it cost them even more and made them even less than the second.

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Was going to review "Over the Top" starring Sylvestor Stallone, but it was not on US/CDN Netflix or itunes. So instead, I watched:

No Holds Barred - Worth Watching/10

So I'm not going to rate it, because it sucks; but the movie is so brutal, that it will keep you making fun of it throughout.

I mean, first off, the movie walks a very fine line between either being the worst superhero film ever made, or the worst movie involving Hulk Hogan, because the first big brawl in the film shows Hogan literally busting out of the top of a limo like Superman. The character "Zeus" also walks that line, because the first thing he does it pick a waitress up with one hand, by her face, and throw her 10 feet down onto some barrels.

Without giving too much away, there's also a weird bathroom scene which is completely confusing, because you don't know if it's going to be a rape, a dog fight because a pitbull is there, or both. There is also the weirdest hotel room scene which hints at Hogan jerking it. Very strange. And erotic.

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Was going to review "Over the Top" starring Sylvestor Stallone, but it was not on US/CDN Netflix or itunes. So instead, I watched:

No Holds Barred - Worth Watching/10

So I'm not going to rate it, because it sucks; but the movie is so brutal, that it will keep you making fun of it throughout.

I mean, first off, the movie walks a very fine line between either being the worst superhero film ever made, or the worst movie involving Hulk Hogan, because the first big brawl in the film shows Hogan literally busting out of the top of a limo like Superman. The character "Zeus" also walks that line, because the first thing he does it pick a waitress up with one hand, by her face, and throw her 10 feet down onto some barrels.

Without giving too much away, there's also a weird bathroom scene which is completely confusing, because you don't know if it's going to be a rape, a dog fight because a pitbull is there, or both. There is also the weirdest hotel room scene which hints at Hogan jerking it. Very strange. And erotic.

I'm old enough to remember the then-WWF promoting the living daylights out of it during every wrestling show on tv that they did. The guy who played Zeus even became a wrestler for a while after the film debuted.

This was the WWF's/WWE's first blockbuster movie. It was weird even back in the 80's. Anybody who likes 80's cheesy movies will get a kick out of this one.

Go back a little before that and you can find WWF's first foray into the music world where they had wrestlers and their managers actually singing songs on audio tapes. :rolleyes:

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I'm old enough to remember the then-WWF promoting the living daylights out of it during every wrestling show on tv that they did. The guy who played Zeus even became a wrestler for a while after the film debuted.

This was the WWF's/WWE's first blockbuster movie. It was weird even back in the 80's. Anybody who likes 80's cheesy movies will get a kick out of this one.

Go back a little before that and you can find WWF's first foray into the music world where they had wrestlers and their managers actually singing songs on audio tapes. :rolleyes:

I was 7 when this movie came out, and I remember renting it with my brothers. However, the only thing I actually remembered from it was that Zeus kept saying his own name and he had one and a half eyebrows.

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Martyrs: Ridiculous movie/10.

what is with the French? always trying to make grand statements in grotesque packages

equal parts silly and disturbing. literally lol'd many times throughout, but had to look away from the screen a few times too. wasn't really sold by the half baked 2001-y ending, but the last 45 minutes sure were a unique 'experience'

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Martyrs: Ridiculous movie/10.

what is with the French? always trying to make grand statements in grotesque packages

equal parts silly and disturbing. literally lol'd many times throughout, but had to look away from the screen a few times too. wasn't really sold by the half baked 2001-y ending, but the last 45 minutes sure were a unique 'experience'

First half was comedy, second half was just plain weird. The flaying was a bit too much for my taste, looked away at that point. I highly recommend Inside (2007), it ups the LOL factor quite a bit while still managing to stay grotesque.

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I watched half of Battleship and most of Supernova on netflix tonight.

Don't/10 - am I doing that right?

Edit: To clarify, I like popcorn movies, and probably would have enjoyed Battleship if they condensed the hour I watched into about 20 minutes... or if (spoiler?) Rihanna blew up (I honestly didn't finish it - maybe she does.)

Supernova actually started semi-interesting but falls flat. Too bad.

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Martyrs: Ridiculous movie/10.

what is with the French? always trying to make grand statements in grotesque packages

equal parts silly and disturbing. literally lol'd many times throughout, but had to look away from the screen a few times too. wasn't really sold by the half baked 2001-y ending, but the last 45 minutes sure were a unique 'experience'

Oh yeah... I saw this years ago it shocked me beyond imagination.

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The Grand Budapest Hotel - 8.5/10

I don't really see how I could not of loved this movie. It is a Wes Anderson film, and it pays like a Wes Anderson film, so not much else needs to be said with rather it was a movie that I felt was worth watching or not.

His movies are starting to feel even more so playful as time goes on, and I'm enjoying them more so now. It's not my favourite of his, nor did I like it as much as his last one, Moonrise Kingdom, but it's as likeable as any of them.

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Looper (2012):

After hearing Rian Johnson, writer and director of this film, was picked to direct Star Wars VIII and IX, I wanted to see what he could bring to the table. I was impressed by his work. The screenplay is very unique and it was brought onto the screen without any confusion. It could’ve become such a cluttered mess, but it manages to stay clear to the audience. The makeup work on Joseph Gordon-Levitt caught me off guard, but I eventually got used to it. I’m glad Johnson is on board the new Star Wars trilogy.

B+

8.5/10

Life Itself (2014):

I’m not sure how to rate a documentary because I like to rate films by their respective genre. I haven’t seen too many of them, but I’ll try my best. Roger Ebert is my favourite film critic of all-time. I love watching old episodes of Siskel and Ebert online. Their back and forth was so entertaining and I really like to hear their thoughts on some films. The way he talks about movies in his reviews fascinates me. This documentary did enlighten me about the life of the critic. For example, I did not know that he was an alcoholic. Life Itself was directed by Steve James, director of Roger Ebert’s favourite film of the 1990’s, Hoop Dreams.

B+

8.5/10

Robocop (2014):

Ugh. A family friend wanted to watch this one in my new theatre room, so I sat through this one. This remake puts an iconic character in a generic sci-fi action. There are no laughs at all, no over-the-top violence, and they changed the way Alex Murphy is turned into Robocop. Samuel L. Jackson’s character was interesting, but that can’t salvage this movie. It is a watered-down version of an awesome sci-fi action movie.

In other words, “It isn’t the original. Don’t watch it.”

C-

5.5/10

The Village (2004):

This right here, in my opinion, was the start of M. Night Shyamalan’s downfall. The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, and Signs were all well done films. Shyamalan had huge potential, but something went wrong. The Village is filled with flat performances from one dimensional characters, bad dialogue, and twist so preposterous that I laughed while watching. The twist could’ve been interesting, but it was executed so poorly. It eventually became a social commentary being given by Shyamalan about how horrible and corrupt the world really is. The film is seen as a thriller, but it wasn’t suspenseful at all.

C-

5.75/10

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013):

I’ll start this off by stating it is much better than the first. “An Unexpected Journey” had some fun action near the end, but the first hour was so damn boring. The juvenile nature of the first one really bothered me. I guess I expected it to be exactly like the original Lord of the Rings trilogy, but it fell short. I definitely lowered my expectations for this one, and boy did it pay off. There are more fun action scenes and a stronger sense of adventure in this one. The CGI used for Smaug was great, but the other scenes using CGI felt cartoon-like to me. I felt the addition of Legolas and Tauriel were unnecessary, but I’ll let it go.

B

8/10

The Silence of the Lambs (1991):

Okay, I know I might get flamed for this question, but why is this seen as a great movie? I liked the film, but I just don’t understand why this is viewed as a must watch. Jodie Foster was decent, but her performance wasn’t “Best Leading Actress” worthy, in my opinion. The only great things about the film were Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter and the relationship between Lecter and Starling (Foster). He is an evil man, but he seems to care for her and wants a pal in Starling. People classify this one as a horror, but I wasn’t frightened in the least bit. Suspenseful? Sure. Disturbing? Maybe. Scary? Not at all. I was invested, but I wasn’t on the edge of my seat.

B

8.25/10

Pulp Fiction (1994):

Here’s a big confession. This is the first Tarantino film I’ve ever seen. It’s been days since my initial viewing and I still can’t get this picture out of my head. It has some of the greatest and most outrageous dialogue I’ve ever heard in a film. All the actors do a great job, but the standout performance comes from Samuel L. Jackson as Jules Winnfield. The whole movie is filled with such interesting characters that have such strange and hilarious conversations. This is the perfect example of a dialogue driven film. The pacing is so odd, but it works so damn well.

A+

10/10

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014):

Noticed all the raving reviews, so I decided to check it out. Loads of entertainment value in this flick. Almost all of the jokes landed nicely, lots of fun action, a great soundtrack, and some very good special effects. Many have told me about some similarities to Star Wars and they aren’t too far off. This can be viewed as a space opera, but I’d file it under superhero popcorn. The villain kind of “meh”, to be quite honest. Overall, it’s a sci-fi comic book film with a pretty good amount of laughs. It might just be the best Marvel film to date.

A

9/10

Side Note:

I’m surprised that this film got away with a PG-13 rating with all the curse words thrown around. Not that I have a problem with swearing, I’m just shocked that the MPAA let it slide.

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The Silence of the Lambs (1991):

Okay, I know I might get flamed for this question, but why is this seen as a great movie? I liked the film, but I just don’t understand why this is viewed as a must watch. Jodie Foster was decent, but her performance wasn’t “Best Leading Actress” worthy, in my opinion. The only great things about the film were Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter and the relationship between Lecter and Starling (Foster). He is an evil man, but he seems to care for her and wants a pal in Starling. People classify this one as a horror, but I wasn’t frightened in the least bit. Suspenseful? Sure. Disturbing? Maybe. Scary? Not at all. I was invested, but I wasn’t on the edge of my seat.

I rewatched this not too long ago (~Christmas?) and I kind of know what you mean. It's still an awesome movie, just not the singular amazing creation I remembered from ten or fifteen years ago. Honestly I think it was a kind of hypnosis the Lecter character had on people at the time, half of which was Hopkins' performance, the other half just the character itself. There hadn't been anything in mainstream pop culture (that I can think of, anyway) that was simultaneously so dark yet so charismatic in a long time. Personally I think they should have just given him the acting award and moved on to better fare, but then again I'd vote Barton Fink as the best movie of that year, and they were never going to give the big prize to something like that. Screw you oscars.

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The Longest Week - 4/10

An obvious attempt to copy Woody Allen and Wes Anderson, only with a fraction of the wit and storytelling. Had it's brief moments (including a self-deprecating plot device, where a character also rips off his influences), and some of it worked, but it was mostly empty and joyless.

(Is it just me, or is Jason Bateman a TERRIBLE dramatic actor? Or can I just not take him seriously after Arrested Development?)

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The Other Woman - 4.5/10

Watched this with the wife - mostly for making her sit through the aforementioned (she REALLY hated TLW). Pretty lame, and yet I enjoyed our more than the aforementioned (hence the higher score), and had a few semi-decent laughs.

And, for some strange reason, I kind of like Leslie Mann... Even though this is the worst thing I've seen her in.

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The Other Woman - 4.5/10

Watched this with the wife - mostly for making her sit through the aforementioned (she REALLY hated TLW). Pretty lame, and yet I enjoyed our more than the aforementioned (hence the higher score), and had a few semi-decent laughs.

And, for some strange reason, I kind of like Leslie Mann... Even though this is the worst thing I've seen her in.

Haven't seen it, but i guarantee Leslie Mann has done worse. She did one with Jason Lee and Tom Green, I think it was called Stealing Harvard. Terrible.

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