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Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 7:53 am
by Monterey Jack
JSWalsh wrote:Was SPEED RACER really that bad?
Yes.
Oh GOD, yes.
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 12:29 pm
by AndyDursin
Awful indeed!
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 1:28 pm
by Eric W.
Both Narnia films. 5/5 stars for me.
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:53 am
by Jedbu
Saw WANTED; absolute triumph of form over substance and the body count is a bit high for me (innocent civilians on a train)-4/10
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 7:58 pm
by Edmund Kattak
DEFIANCE --- 7/10
GRAN TORINO -- 8/10
THE GOLDEN COMPASS -- 5/10
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:35 am
by Jedbu
MEDIUM COOL (now an OOP DVD from Paramount) 6/10 for being a bit dated but some of Wexler's images are just mind-blowing.
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 11:29 am
by AndyDursin
Edmund Kattak wrote:DEFIANCE --- 7/10
GRAN TORINO -- 8/10
THE GOLDEN COMPASS -- 5/10
For whatever reason I'm interested in checking out GRAN TORINO once it goes wide and opens here this weekend. I haven't even been a huge fan of Eastwood's recent works, either, despite their mass critical acclaim, but this one seems a bit more in tune with some of his earlier films. Or is it?
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 1:27 pm
by JSWalsh
GRAN TORINO looks to me too much like A PERFECT WORLD, one of the most boring moviegoing experiences I've survived.
The Film Crew on GIANT OF MARATHON
The Film Crew was a short-lived MST3K ripoff by the last three hosts of MST, and I have to say, the movies they "Crewed" are a lot like MST for me--the first time I see them, I think they're OK, but when I REwatch them, I find them hilarious.
The chick in this one is uberhot.
Best line:
(Over a shot of Greek warriors swimming in the ocean during a battle)
"I haven't seen this many half-naked men swimming since Barry Diller's last pool party."
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:49 pm
by mkaroly
AndyDursin wrote:Edmund Kattak wrote:DEFIANCE --- 7/10
GRAN TORINO -- 8/10
THE GOLDEN COMPASS -- 5/10
For whatever reason I'm interested in checking out GRAN TORINO once it goes wide and opens here this weekend. I haven't even been a huge fan of Eastwood's recent works, either, despite their mass critical acclaim, but this one seems a bit more in tune with some of his earlier films. Or is it?
I am interested in the new Eastwood movie as well...I have yet to see BENJAMIN BUTTON though, so who knows? Maybe I'll wait for DVD.
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 10:34 pm
by Monterey Jack
88 Minutes: 1/10
You're better than this crap, Al.
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 10:47 pm
by Eric W.
Monterey Jack wrote:88 Minutes: 1/10
You're better than this crap, Al.
Damn.
Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 12:05 am
by AndyDursin
That movie had Leelee Sobieski AND Alicia Witt AND it still sucked.
Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 12:17 am
by Monterey Jack
Leelee's "mad" scene at the end was pretty funny, though.
Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 7:21 pm
by mkaroly
THE ILLUSTRATED MAN - 8/10. I liked it, though it is really creepy and weird. Steiger is over the top but effectively creepy and it's perspective of the future was so incredibly bleak. I did not read the Bradbury short stories. Very dated in its look but worth watching.
Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 7:39 pm
by JSWalsh
mkaroly wrote:THE ILLUSTRATED MAN - 8/10. I liked it, though it is really creepy and weird. Steiger is over the top but effectively creepy and it's perspective of the future was so incredibly bleak. I did not read the Bradbury short stories. Very dated in its look but worth watching.
I'm probably preaching to the converted but I love Goldsmith's score for this. The mood it sets is perfect for the movie--it's bleak but it's not depressing, if you catch my drift.
You need to read Bradbury's short stories. Wonderful stuff.