Recent viewings

[Flick James]

Chloe (2009) -



It was on NetFlix streaming. Otherwise, I probably would never have seen it. I find Amanda Seyfried to be incredibly hot, so that was a motivation too.

It was okay. Not bad, and certainly not great. An erotic thriller starring Julianne Moore, Amanda Seyfried, and Liam Neeson. Nutshell synopsis: Julianne Moore suspects husband Liam Neeson of cheating. She meets callgirl Chloe (Amanda Seyfried) whom she hires to try and seduce her husband to see if he will cheat. Chloe falls in love with the wife and goes a little nuts.

The plot development was pretty good. Amanda Seyfried was smoking hot, even if her performance was middle of the road. While the plot development made the movie interesting, the last 20 minutes were a mess. The movie got kind of lost and disappointing. It wasn't a "bad" ending, per se, just not very interesting. I understand it was based on a novel so maybe that was sticking to the novel and it played better on the page than on film. I will give it credit for not pulling a "Fatal Attraction" style ending, so props for that. I just found that I was interested in the movie throughout, but the last 15-20 minutes left me saying "myeh."

3.5/5.

[lester1/2jr]

Superfuzz (1980) -Supah supaaaah! This is the best movie ever. Andrew reviews it. I saw it in my dorm freshman year and have wanted to see it again ever since. It is relentlessly stupid and fun if not actually witty. I was disappointed that the part with the theme from Candyland wasn't there. A thread here a thousand years ago I think explained it had somethign to do with Mattel or something.

Ernest borgnine is not Superfuzz but he is the partner of Superfuzz and there is great  Borgnine osity in this. The humor is cartoonish and ridiculous a la Argo man if not as straight up Jerry Lewis ish as, say, Bingo Bongo. DVD had previews for some Italian comedies I will not be checking out.

4.75 /5 would be 5 except no Candyland theme.

[Jack]

I noticed over the years when it comes to bad movies we both have seen, your opinion is usually the opposite from mine. It's like I'm in some weird Twilight Zone parallel world  

Oh, I think you're probably the one in the normal world, I'm the one who's crossed over  

I'll say this much for Witchboard though, I saw it umpteen years ago and I just had to see it again.  So it apparently has some subconscious hold on me   

[Pilgermann]

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) - I hadn't watched this since my sophomore year in high school.  Back then I was too immature to appreciate it 'cause my memories weren't so fond.  I'm glad I gave it another go because it's one of the best films I've ever seen.  Even though it may appear to be tame compared to the carnage found in more recent war films, it's still powerful stuff.  Made me gasp and cringe as much as any movie, and while the message is delivered heavily, it's perfectly suitable for the subject in my opinion.  Nicely acted, and the cinematography is beautifully done.

Zombies of Mora Tau (1957) - Just finished watching this, and aside from a hysterical scene where a guy throws a candle stick at a zombified woman's head, it's horribly dumb and boring.  Don't watch it.

[Kaseykockroach]

Babes in Toyland (Laurel & Hardy), Abbot & Costello Meet Frankenstein and My Fair Lady. I was home alone, so I pretty much got to have a movie marathon, the TV all to myself....
I wish Netflix had Sons of the Desert, though. *sulks*

[Rev. Powell]

MST3K: THE BEATNIKS: A young punk can't seem to extract himself from his gang after he gets his big break as a singer.  "These people aren't beatniks, they aren't even boatniks!" Tom observes, and he's right.  I'm guessing this was a juvenile delinquent script written earlier in the 1950s and they slapped the name "beatnik" on it because it was popular at the time.  The movie is terrible and the riffing just average; watching Peter Breck overact is most of the fun.  The host segments are funny enough, especially the "...you may not be a beatnik" sketch ("if you've ever said, 'I'll be right over after I clean up,' you might not be a beatnik").  Still, I find it a pretty average episode.  3/5.

[Joe the Destroyer]

Total Recall- Oh, so fun!  Consider this a divorce! 

Good Will Hunting- Dare I do it?  Dare I?  Oh, I'll go there.

 

It's true.  I didn't like Good Will Hunting.  That film bored the crap out of me, and by the time I felt like I was supposed to care about Matt Damon's character, I had already decided I didn't like him.  Well directed, well acted, great dialogue, terribly boring story.  Oh, and I liked Robin Williams.

[bob]

Transformers (2007) - Based on the toys and the cartoon. The first hour is everything I am looking for in an action movie. After that it goes down hill fast. It is worth noting that I never saw the cartoon as a kid so that may have something to do with it. 2 1/2 stars.

Juno (2007) -  Ellen Page stars as the title character, an independent-minded teenager confronting an unplanned pregnancy and the subsequent events that put pressures of adult life onto her. I'll admit it, this was a lot better then I thought it would be. This isn't the sort of film I normally like, but this was really good. 3 1/2 stars.

[Rev. Powell]

Good Will Hunting- Dare I do it?  Dare I?  Oh, I'll go there.

 

It's true.  I didn't like Good Will Hunting.  That film bored the crap out of me, and by the time I felt like I was supposed to care about Matt Damon's character, I had already decided I didn't like him.  Well directed, well acted, great dialogue, terribly boring story.  Oh, and I liked Robin Williams.

Terrible, terrible movie.  Big  .

[Kaseykockroach]

Harry & Tonto.
The second time in my entire life I've ever cried during a movie (and I sit through the Pixar films, It's a Wonderful Life and Titanic stone-faced, mind you).

[Jack]

Deep Space (1988) - A satellite containing a top secret government experiment crashes on earth, and it's not long before the experiment (would you guess it's a monster?) starts killing people.  Two cops investigate the murders, and eventually track the critter to its lair for the big showdown (which involves a chainsaw  ).  This was fun.   Likable, well developed characters, a sense of humor about it, a good dollop of cheese on the side.  Kind of slow moving through the first half, but eventually it picks up.  3.5/5.

[bob]

Citizen Kane (1941) - one of the most famous movies of all time. Orsen Welles masterpiece. Many consider this to be one of, if not the, best movies of all time. Certainly it is one of the most influential film of all time. As or what I think of Citizen Kane, the reputation it has as one of the best movies ever is certainly well deserved. While it is not one of my favorite films of ever, it was outstanding for what it is.

[claws]

Commando (1985) + Predator (1987) Blu-ray Double Feature

I couldn't imagine the 80s without Arnold. So glad he was there, so glad he made quite a few kick-ass movies. Watching both back to back was lots of fun.
As a whole, my rating shall be 5/5

[Jack]

Safety in Numbers (2006) - an Australian slasher film.  The cast of a Survivor-type reality show return to the tropical island where the show was filmed for a reunion episode.  When they arrive they're surprised to find no film crew about, and it's not long before the yacht they arrived on disappears and members of their group start to disappear.  I liked this.  The characters were well developed and likable, or unlikable as the case may be.  The plot wasn't anything special but for a slasher it was okay.  The twist ending was a big WTF? and I guess we're left to draw our own conclusions as far as what happened.  Oh well, I'll still give it a 4/5.

[Rev. Powell]

PICASSO TRIGGER (1985):  A South American crime lord hunts down the federal agents who killed his brother, but underestimates how difficult it is to take out ex-Playboy Playmates in hot pants.  Not the "best" of Andy Sidaris' spy-babe series, but the mix of casual T&A, preposterous action sequences and a confused plot make it a minor hoot.  3/5