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Basic Instinct 1992
by Liam Barrett 04 May, 2013 2 If this movie were a person, it would be a fifteen-year-old boy- it's very, very horny, and very, VERY angry. I hadn't actually realised that until this most recent re-watch. Everybody's either shouting at each other, making some sort of snide remark or at times becoming physically violent with one another, often out of nowhere. And of course, king of all this is Michael Douglas, the angriest cock in the barnyard, a man who seems to be judging his performance…
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The Mothman Prophecies 2002
by Fabian 19 Feb, 2013 What starts out in the been-there-done-that vein of an X-Files episode, suddenly increases its pace about halfway through, gripping you tightly in its fists full of suspense and unease. Unfortunately, it does not consequently pursue its goal until the memorable ending, but goes astray at times. Two hours were maybe a bit ambitious for the not too complex story.
Nevertheless: ★★★★ for a great movie and a bonus ½ for the amazing closing song that rocked my 64 MB MP3 player about ten years ago after I watched this little gem for the first time. Plus I have a soft spot for Richard Gere.
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Silver Linings Playbook 2012
Watched by Fabian 20 Jan, 2013 1 Imagine this movie like a big party. Only cool and funny people hanging out, telling you their story, everyone is having a good time (let's say ★★★★). Then this annoying despicable bitch (a.k.a. Jennifer Lawrence) enters, shouts WAH-WAH-WAH-WAH into your current conversation, breaks some bottles and finally takes a big dump on the kitchen floor. Well, thanks for ruining our evening.
Edit: Go choke on your AA. Bitch.
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 2012
Watched by DirkH 03 Jan, 2013 56 Seen in IMAX 3d
Finally. I finally got to see it and find out where I stand. And where I stand is with two big hairy feet smack dab in the middle of Middle Earth. And I love it there.
I have read The Hobbit a couple of times. It is a stunning piece of children's literature that has a light hearted tone and is a wonderful adventure story. Tolkien once wrote a sentence on a piece of paper: 'In…
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 2012
Watched by Ryan 14 Dec, 2012 7 In a theater in Scranton, PA there was a movie, and not an ordinary movie with little substance to speak of, or a terrible, logic-free shit offering that seems too common in theaters of this age; it was a fantastic adaptation of one of the greatest novels of any age, directed by the stellar talent behind the most recent three Tolkein adaptations, and that means quality.
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Tremors 1990
It's too easy to ascribe this film's success to its enthusiasm with which it gives shape to its tribute to the B-style monster movie. If we did that we would be remiss in acknowledging the fact that this film is extremely well made and has a script approaching perfection.
Pacing is paramount in films like this and this script's exposition and build up to its finale is pitch perfect. There just isn't any lag or static at all, providing non…
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The Big Lebowski 1998
Watched by DirkH 25 Nov, 2012 9 The Coen Brother's comedies are always set in a universe that doesn't feel real. With perhaps A Serious Man being the exception, films like Hudsucker Proxy, Burn After Reading and Intolerable Cruelty all feel like they take place in the same, slightly off beat universe existing parallel to our own. Within it, the Big Lebowski is master of the universe.
If there is one thing the brothers do well it is firmly establishing the rules in a film. The second…
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Jurassic Park 1993
Watched by DirkH 10 Nov, 2012 23 Think on this for a second.
1993. Almost twenty years ago. Barely rinsed the cheesy blockbuster entertainment of the eighties out of our mouths. Actually getting used to the so so visuals in most big budget films.And then Mr. Spielberg comes along and, as he so often does, throws everything on its ass and creates yet another benchmark in the entertainment industry.
I hadn't seen this film in quite some time and I am amazed by how crisp and…
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Looper 2012
Watched by Adam Cook 28 Sep, 2012 24 Writer-director Rian Johnson made a splash with his genre mash-up debut, Brick, before struggling with his muddled sophomore effort, The Brothers Bloom. Rather than paring things back Johnson stubbornly ploughed forward with another ambitious, mind bending extravaganza. Although I’ve had to admire his playful blending of genres and styles I’ve never quite bought wholeheartedly into vision - until now.
Looper is still a film that suffers from the director’s familiar problems - too ambitious and too unfocused - but here…
