Originally posted by BackFire
Any movie with Hilary Duff in it is worth my money, that girl is scorching.
Oh I just re-read what you said.Shes a very entertaining actor.I use to think that of lindsey lohaln untill I saw "Drama Queen" she has one last chance to prove herself to me when I see MeanGirls.Till then her and Nick Cannon are going to work on a crap movie and possibly be a couple 😘.I hate Nick Cannon.
Originally posted by furryman
😕 wtf
Alright, enough talk about these flavor of the week actresses, back to bidniss.
Last night, I wrapped up my Raimi focus last night with "The Gift".
The movie was about a murder, (surprise, surprise) and a town gypsy (Blanchette) who can see the future, as well as past, but must be at the murder scene, to mentally witness it.
As much as I like Billy Bob Thornton, perhaps he should stay away from being a writer. Very slow, tedious, and cliche murder mystery film. It has a nice structure, but the filler had been done so many times before.
While the ending was a big surprise, as there was some clever mental trickery, it was just another case of too little, too late. If you're a big Katie Holmes fan, her topless scenes may be worth the rental. Not my cup of tea, however.
Some interesting casting decisions, with J.K. Simmons, Greg Kinnear, Katie Holmes, and Giovanni Ribisi, but the collective just weren't that interesting to watch, frankly.
After viewing one good film, I felt as if "The Gift" was more of a curse, as I can never really hit a stride. 4/10. Sorry folks, still going to suggest "A Simple Plan" over this one.
Re: "Cine-picks of the Week"
Originally posted by Cinemaddiction
[B]If you enjoyed Johnny Depp's embodiment of the "Dr. Gonzo" character, I'm pretty sure you'll like this one. Though Murray doesn't portray him as neurotic and on edge, but he's still got the look, mannerism, and even voice down.
Sorry, I had to correct this because "Fear and Loathing" is one of my favorite movies, ever. Johnny Depp didn't portray "Dr. Gonzo" Johnny Depp was "Raol Duke" whereas Bencino Del Torro did the excellent job of "Dr. Gonzo"
From IMDB:
Johnny Depp .... Raoul Duke
Benicio Del Toro .... Dr. Gonzo
Eh, honest mistake.
"Dr. Gonzo" was never referred to as such in "Where the..", his real name was Carl Lazlo, played by Peter Boyle from "Everybody Loves Raymond".
Moving on.
Miss me? Didn't think so.
Well, this evening I delved into 1 of the 4 selections I was going to cover this week, being "Batman Returns", the 2nd (and unfortunately last) Batman film directed and produced by Tim Burton.
"Returns" isn't a sequel to the original Burton helmed "Batman", as so many would like to think. I'd go as far as to say it's an entirely new experience.
In this installment, we're introduced to Oswald Cobblepot aka "The Penguin". Cobblepot's gimmick in this movie is to become a mayor of Gotham City, with the help of Christopher Walken's, "Max Shreck" character. Hoping to cash in on some sympathy votes, Penguin's hidden agenda includes that of a wicked personal revenge.
Not to be outdone, enter Selena Kyle, aka "Catwoman" played by Michelle Pfeiffer. Once a mousy office assistant, after a seemingly deadly late night encounter w/ Mr. Shreck in his office, "Catwoman" was born, even more fierce and domineering than ever. One of the sexiest and coolest examples of girl power in cinema to date. Oh yeah, Batman is in the movie, too.
Even with the Dark Knight's involvement, this is NOT your average super hero/comic book movie. It's deeper, and alot darker. Literally. The virtual absence of color in this movie is incredible to behold. The instances that color does appear in the movie, it's literally engulfed by black and gray. The costumes, the wardrobes, the surroundings. The only characters of apt color in this movie are those of Cobblepot's circus themed cronies. The stylized props are easily identifiable, and this is a Tim Burton movie through and through.
Knowing full well Batman can hold his own, his emotions are on display this time, by way of his encounters w/ Selena, and a few surprising and powerful moments of "revelation". You feel for Penguin, and his inability to relate to human kind, given his upbringing, and Catwoman's seductive, and totally animalistic exaction of her revenge and sexual liberation.
Downsides? Ran a little long at 2 hr 10 minutes. Some may be turned off by the underlying social commentary in this movie. However, it was tasteful, effective, and well orchestrated. In some ways, I felt as if this 1992 summer flick rivaled "Spiderman 2", by way of character association, and development. The visuals however, go to "Returns".
All that said, forget Halle Berry, and pick up "Batman Returns" and see the real "Catwoman" at work. She is Selena Kyle, hear her roar.
8/10 Batarangs from your caped critic-sader.
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I think the only thing that carried this movie was that it was actual footage.I dont think its very far fetched to think it was either I believe in spirits and demons and I think that a witch could cast them on the people.I dont believe in ghost or monsters so I dont that what was out there.
Anyways back to what I was saying I waited 1hr 30min to get to a good scare something that would show up on screen that would haunt me because it was real,and nothing happened.I felt that this should've been a documentary not a horror movie.
Well, Stormy_Day, when The Blair Witch Project was released in July 1999 it was marketed probably better than any movie had been in history.
In early July, not many people knew about the movie, and the movie was being marketed by the directors on the website as A REAL EVENT - that these kids were still missing. Therefore, because not too many people knew about the movie, many people went into the theater the weekend of July 16, 1999 not knowing whether it was real or a made-up movie.
I, myself, was pretty sure it was not real but I honestly could not say I believed it 100% because of the way it was marketed.
Keep in mind it was first released in select cities. I saw it in Atlanta that weekend. After the following weekend pretty much everyone knew it wasn't real.
Take this to your thread, Stormy. Like to keep mine on the topic of movies that I have seen and chose to review.
That said, this afternoon, I took in the Steven Soderbergh directed "Out of Sight".
The movie, starring Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames, and George Clooney, is about an in-and-out bank robber (Clooney) who steals the heart of one Karen Sisco (Lopez). Determinded not to mix business with pleasure, the movie is less about the planned diamond heist, and more about the sexual tension between the two, which was reminescent of "Batman Returns".
The back story is set in penententary, where 4 different Ex-cons heard through the grapevine that a fellow inmate is the procurer (Richard Ripley) of over $5 M dollars in uncut diamonds, whom which befriended a cellmate, in turn, telling the other 3 where to find the stash, right down to Dick's home in Detroit.
That's where things get interesting. Like winning the lottery, only to see your friends crawl out of the woodwork a few months later, all these criminals wanted a piece of the pie.
As for the movie, it was very, very messy. It started out with a great "Oceans Eleven" theme, then delved into some long winded conversations between Batman and J. Lo. Picked back up on the prison theme, and then dropped in on Clooney/J.Lo's relationship.
Bad pacing, way too long of a film, and otherwise insufferable performances by everyone but the 3 stars, save the comic relief by pothead inmate, Steve Zahn. The laughs were still sparce, and the "coolness" factor of "Ocean's" was sorely missing.
I'm not recommending this movie, even if you like heist flicks, such as myself. Just..an average movie, but way too busy and contrived to consider watching ever again.
4/10.
Originally posted by Stormy_Day
Yes it does if you read the last few post 😐Hey Ca I dont mean to clutter up your thread but you should really see "I,Robot"
I understood the post, sorry I didn't respond. Guess I should have referred yo to the BWP threads in Horror so everyone could tell you how crappy it was, lol. Good for 1999, er whenever it came out, now it's garbage.
Alison and I actually have had a change of heart, and plan on seeing both "I, Robot" and "The Manchurian Candidate" this week.
Hell, I've still got 2 rentals to review, and tomorrow "Hellboy" and a few others are coming out.
I'm rather moody tonight, so I'll make this quick.
This afternoon, for the first time, like so many of these movies, I saw "Rain Man". It's the story about a 2 brothers, one rich, one an idiot savant, who's fathers death brings them together after what seems like 30 years. While one, Charlie (Cruise), had a sordid past with Pops, the other, Raymond (Hoffman), was closer to his heart.
After being shafted in his father's last will and testament, and learning that someone else was the sole recipient of his father's $3 Million dollar estate, Charlie sets out to find the unknown beneficiary, only to learn it's his own flesh and blood, the autistic Raymond, who of course has no concept of money.
The story fleshes out nicely, as most "feel good" movies do, as the money becomes obsolete once a common bond is found between the brothers.
Cruise played the perturbed, confused, but understanding well-to-do business man, while Hoffman's incredible performance paved the way for movies like "Sam I Am", and the like. It's a nice drama, not as gripping as I suspected it to be, but Dustin Hoffman's performance is definately worth the rental.
Dusty himself gets a 10/10. The movie, given it's an original, heartwarming, feel good flick, recieves a 6.5/10 for me. Just slightly above average, IMO, but worth a look see if you haven't yet.