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02-22-2010, 04:11 PM | #4367 |
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Here's my take on all the DVD's I've watched since the beginning of the year.
Public Enemies - 8 (above average, worth viewing more than once) The Hangover -8 (better than your average comedy) The Hurt Locker - 8 (good suspense, but lacked character development) A Perfect Getaway - 7 (much better than I expected) Inglourious Bastards - 7 (not as good as expected, above average) Law Abiding Citizen -7 (better than expected, worth renting) Pandorum - 7 (much better than expected, very entertaining) Paranormal Activity - 7 (disappointing at first but gets better) The Other Man - 7 (good film, sort of like the Sixth Sense) Zombieland - 7 (very entertaining, not much story) 500 Days of Summer - 6 (very disappointing, almost hated) Taking of Pelham 123 - 6 (very tired of John Travolta tough guy act) Julie & Julia - 6 (pleasant story but boring) Stepfather - 6 (much better than expected, entertaining) Whiteout - 5 (very disappointing, director shouldn't work again) Beyond a Reasonable Doubt - 4 (Michael Douglas should be ashamed) |
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02-22-2010, 04:17 PM | #4368 |
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DeepPurple -- on the matter of The Hurt Locker lacking character development, I disagree. The movie is a character study of the protagonist, so the film is largely centered on him. If you were desirous of a fuller exploration of other characters in the film then you are imposing the form of a different film upon it.
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02-22-2010, 04:25 PM | #4369 |
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How do you give (very disappointing, almost hated) and (much better than expected, entertaining) the same rating?
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02-22-2010, 04:42 PM | #4370 | |
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02-22-2010, 04:46 PM | #4371 |
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I think you're referring to 500 Days of Summer, after reading reviews I was under the impression that film could almost walk on water. The film for me, was a major disappointed to the extent I couldn't stand the main character Zooey. Better than expected, would be a sci-fi flick such as Pandorum, because I always expect a cheesy film when Dennis Quaid is involved, and this movie was actually good. So expectations do play a part when I'm scoring a film.
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02-22-2010, 05:24 PM | #4374 |
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02-22-2010, 05:55 PM | #4375 |
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I wouldn't even rate Julie & Julia a 6. It's like the first act the whole time and that's it. They try and create some conflict with the husband, but it's forced and doesn't work.
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02-22-2010, 07:45 PM | #4376 |
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finally got around to seeing Frost Nixon.
How Sean Penn got the Oscar for f**king Milk over Frank Langella playing Nixon is beyond me. Truly a crime punishable by nuthooks. Probably the 1st movie in 5 years that I was that impressed with. |
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02-22-2010, 07:50 PM | #4377 |
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Last year was ****ing stacked. Penn, Rourke, Langella and Richard Jenkins each delivered performances that deserved to win and would have been the best performance of 2009.
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02-22-2010, 08:18 PM | #4378 |
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02-22-2010, 08:42 PM | #4379 |
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Watched 'a perfect getaway'
boring and long, towards the end it was decent but not enough to save it...not worth the rent |
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02-22-2010, 09:07 PM | #4380 |
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i took a bunch of film classes in college and it made me very critical of film in general.
a shitload of quick edits and jump cuts in an action flick doesn't really do anything for me. creativity with the camera and strong acting performances are what i enjoy. don't get me wrong; i like many genres of film, but on the whole, most of the blockbuster movies bore me to tears. way too formulaic. when i want to enjoy a movie, i will normally go to older movies. directors like billy wilder, hitchcock, sam peckinpah, orson welles, sam fuller, hal ashby are what i like the most. i even like to throw in some foreign stuff, powell and pressburger, truffaut, and some kurosawa when i'm feeling really adventurous. |
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