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Old 02-15-2009, 04:06 AM
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Rest stop- Don't look back (unrated). I really enjoyed this movie. I thought the original was good too. I would have liked to have seen more torture in the bus. I will give the movie 8 out of 10. I think it was slightly better than the original.
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Old 02-15-2009, 05:02 AM
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Halloween (1979) - 9.5/10.

One of the best horror films out there. I forgot how well made this is, especially when compared to most other slashers.
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Old 02-15-2009, 06:54 AM
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went to see Friday the 13th 2009 last night. Good remake! Go see it now:P
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Old 02-15-2009, 07:42 AM
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Valkyrie

Singer is my favorite director, and watching his deft hand move this film along was the highlight of it. He does so with perfect command of the basics and very little but highly effective artistic movements. He controls the characters and leaves you feeling connected to most all of the major players.

The film is rich with star power and Cruise delivers a compelling performance, the
“I'll hear you say it” scene was incredibly powerful.

Sadly to me reeked a little of a “pet project” someone felt this was an amazing and powerful story that needed to be told. They assembled a skilled cast, an excellent director plenty of budget and delivered the story admirably. It just never really struck gold, perhaps it's just not as a important and powerful story in the end.

The tension is built effectively, but we know how it ends. The characters are are understandable and relatable, yet their righteous stand seems methodical and to vacant of passion. Ultimately it's supposed to be a tail of humanity and national pride standing up to a tyrant, yet in the end I felt no great “human spirit” or charge from it. In the end, we can all understand how hard yet important it was to stand against Hitler, but personally I'd rather watch and was much more moved by the allegorical V for Vendetta.

Taken

A typically watchable Besson-esque action flick. Liam Neeson's bad-assery was tons of fun and his brutal crusade was given some emotional credence with a decent and warm starting 20 minutes.

It's still just an action flick though and it's attempts to be something more fall so very flat on their ass they are better ignored.

Pretty decent popcorn action though.

Blood Diamond

I had heard all sorts of mixed things about this film. I decided to watch on the recommendation of a friend who is far more into the pop corn variety action and said it was very good.

It was a hell of a lot more then I expected, and gave me a new respect for Zwick.

It's possibly a little too fresh for me discuss it to deeply, and sometimes it's hard to dissect how much you are personally affected against it's merits, but hey being personally affected means it's gotta be worth some praise.

Right now, I think it was a fantastic film... I may need to think on it longer. In any event it's still very very good.

What did you all think of Blood Diamond?

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Old 02-15-2009, 11:46 AM
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Dark Reel (2008)

Bit surprised to see Edward Furlong in this dreadful film.

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Old 02-15-2009, 02:05 PM
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The Incredible Hulk

That was so much better than I expected.

7/10


Death Race

It didn't really do much for me, it had none of the character the origanal possesed...

5/10

The Wrestler

That was a cool movie, very nicely made and well, I didn't know Marisa Tomei played a stripper in it... Oh boy, that just made my day.

8/10
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Old 02-15-2009, 02:29 PM
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Network (1976)

Stalker (1979)

Two of my favorite movies. Good watchin'.
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Old 02-15-2009, 03:48 PM
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- Dodgeball (my kid wanted to see it again)

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Old 02-15-2009, 04:37 PM
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- Dodgeball (my kid wanted to see it again)

You're kid has decent taste, I enjoyed Dodgeball. Better than the other 'bunch of losers win at a random sport' films that have done the rounds recently.
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Old 02-15-2009, 04:50 PM
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- Dodgeball (my kid wanted to see it again)


Nobody makes me bleed my own blood!

I heart that movie.
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