Nope, just really dumb.
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Nope, just really dumb.
Watched GI Joe the other day and it's really impossible to talk about it without comparing it to the other 80s toy-inspired cartoon based movie. Like the first transformers movie, it was a brainless but really fun ride that gave some great nostalgia if you watched those shows as a kid. I would rank the action/fight/fx as a couple notches better than transformers with better staged, more "epic" battles.
I might feel differently if I'd paid full freight for a movie ticket but it was definitely worth watching at home.
Anyone catch Paranormal Activity? I saw it last night. While it was pretty unsettling and very well done, I wouldn't qualify it as the "scariest movie of all time." There were some really creative things that they did for a movie that was on a $15,000 budget.
I usually make fun of the horror film genre, but I thought this movie was pretty good. Definitely go check it out if you have a free weeknight.
I really liked Restraint! Go rent it!
Restraint is a dark thriller set in Australia. A murderous psycho thug (kind of a young Brad Pitt, with serious acting chops) and his stripper gf (a younger, hotter version of Nicole Kidman) are on the run, and find themselves in a mysterious agoraphobic's mansion. They hold him hostage, and much twisted stuff (some of it being somewhat violent) ensues. I don't want to spoil it, but there's good acting, good cinematography, and it keeps you watching. The special features alternate ending is worth it too...
Zombieland - Pretty good, exactly what I expected. The end got kinda stupid though. I mean, those have to be the dumbest chicks ever. How do the carnival rides start all on their own?
District 9 - I hadn't really read anything about it, just heard that it was good. Totally caught me by surprise. Definitely recommended to everyone. Even the female liked it.
I heard that movie's realllllly fucked up and scaryQuote:
Originally Posted by MoTown
Ladrón que roba a ladrón is a nice low-budget Latino heist movie, in the same vein as Ocean's Eleven. It's mostly in Spanish, mostly with stars from Mexican telenovelas/soaps (and the sexy Julie Gonzalo), but filmed in the U.S. with a U.S. sensibility. It's generally easy to follow even without the subtitles. It's definitely worth renting. Bring popcorn.
Nothing But The Truth wastes Kate Beckinsale and Academy Award-level acting by Matt Dillon, Alan Alda, and Vera Farmiga on a plot that would've been a fine primetime TV movie of the week. It's a melange of the Judith Miller/Valerie Plame story. The twist of an ending is dumb. Informed consent simply was not achieved between the child and reporter at the get-go.
Despite having a bunch of actors in it that I like (DeNiro, Sean Penn, Turturro, Tucci, etc, and Bruce Willis, whom I don't care for) and reviews that read "Hilarious!" and "Funniest movie of the year!", "What Just Happened" really sucked. Hard.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0486674/
You don't like Bruce Willis Gla?