Just got done watching Super Mario Bros. ( 1993, Cinergi Pictures)

How do I put this? This is one of those films were you if you walk into expecting a beautiful, artistic, and faithful film adaptation of the most popular video game series in the history of the industry, you're going to be disappointed. This movie messed up a lot of the mythology of the games (The main princess is Daisy, not Peach) and made up a lot of junk (The Mario Bros. can jump high because of special rocket shoes). So, on that level the movie fails.

However, if you go into this film looking for a good time, I'm pretty sure that it will deliver. The casting is funny, at least and the action sequences are guaranteed to keep your attention for at least one viewing.

So, overall this is one of those films that you know you shouldn't like, but you can still sit through it and have good time.

I give it a 7/10.

Most Memorable Quote:

Luigi: Wow, you mean there were dinosaurs here in Brooklyn?
Mario: Relax, Luigi. There used to be Dodgers here too.

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Yesterday I watched the animation movie Flushed Away.

I think it's a fairly unknown movie made by the creators of Wallace and Gromit. Gotta say that it was quite enjoyable and I like the humor better than in most other animation movies. But all in all it's nothing too amazing. I think I enjoyed Chicken Run more to be honest.

7.5/10

At 2/6/10 08:45 AM, DannyIsOnFire wrote:

At 2/6/10 06:53 AM, Auz wrote: Donnie Darko was on TV yesterday.

I watched the sequel the other day and assumed it was gonna be pretty bad. Boy was I right. Horrible, horrible movie. Couple of interesting characters did nothing to help. It took a few interesting ideas from the original, did nothing with them and couldn't have ended quick enough. One to avoid.

Well the original movie doesn't really need a sequel plus it's made by a different director. So yeah it would be safe to guess that it's not gonna be good. It was probably just a lame attempt to make some extra cash out of a successful film.

Saw V for Vendetta just before it as well though and that's one I'd certainly reccomend. Kept you guessing and interested all the way through with some unseen twists. 8/10.

Funny, it happened to be on TV here as well yesterday. I have already seen it before though, and I agree that it was a good and interesting movie.

At 2/5/10 10:15 AM, Auz wrote: Casino, Trainspotting and Ran.

wow, triple awesome. good job.

I rented this movie called Rocket Science. It is about this kid with a crippling stutter, so bad that he avoids speaking at all costs. Then the captain of the debate team asks him to join the squad, he finds her attractive so he joins to impress her. The movie was really honest with the portrayal of high school, nothing like the romanticized versions we see in most movies. It was really down to earth and doesn't give the viewer the typical happy ending. At some points it felt like it was trying to be quirky just to create a memorable moment, but these weren't bad enough to wreck the film as a whole. It has a lot of heart and leave you with a great message. Life isn't rocket science, it is easier done than said. 7/10

It also stars Anna Kendrick, who is currently being nominated for best supporting actress for her role in Up, Up and Away. It also has Hunter from The Office.

I just watched Trainspotting.

It's not what I expected to be honest. I was expecting something like a mix between Green Street Hooligans and Snatch., but with a bit more comedy. But it turns out that it was a pretty serious movie about drug use and getting your life back in order.

Not that that bothered me though, it was still very good in my opinion. With only 84 minutes it was on the short side, but all in all a very enjoyable watch. Also I loved the Scottish accents of the main characters :p

8/10

At 2/7/10 10:35 PM, EclecticEnnui wrote:

At 2/5/10 10:15 AM, Auz wrote: They also had The Changeling, but after reading the plot summary at the back of the DVD, I was not so impressed to be honest. I'm sure it's good, but it didn't sound like my kind of movie.

If you're talking about the Clint Eastwood film

Yeah that was the movie I was talking about. Well if you say it's good than I might give it a watch someday. Currently I already have plenty of DVD's on my shelf which I haven't seen yet though, so it might be a while before I'll consider buying it again.

Watched recently:

The Green Mile -
Great. Not as good as Frank Darabont's other Stephen King adaptation, The Shawshank Redemption, but still and incredible film. Some of the emotional stuff was a bit cliche, but fuck, it still made me cry. 9/10.

Gladiator -
Not bad. Fight scenes were very well done, but the rest just felt like bridges between the fights, rather than actual plot. I don't know, I guess I was expecting something more like HBO's Rome, but it just wasn't. Still, a decent action film. 7/10.

Just got done watching Babe (1995, Universal Studios)

When you think of Babe, you probably think of it as as a stupid children's movie. However, this is not the case. While it is a G rated movie that features talking animals, Babe is actually a great film that combines a unique, inspiring story with memorable characters.

The story is about a pig who rises above his role on a farm and despite opposition, manages to triumph in something that was once considered impossible. Think "Rocky", but only with a pig.

So, is this movie perfect? No, but I do feel like it worth watching at least once. This is Australian cinema at it's finest.

I give it a 9/10 and declare that it's one of my favorite family flicks.

Most Memorable Quote:

Arthur Hoggett: "That'll do, Pig. That'll do."

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Finally watched American Movie (1999, Sony Pictures Classics)

This is a great film about making movies. Through it we see the struggles of your average man who tried to eke out a living by making movies. It's not a glamorous life. It's one of hardships and through these trials, we see just how hard it is to make a movie.

This movie is subtle and dry, and demands that you pay attention to it's inner details. If you can do this, though, you'll be in for a treat.

I heartily recommend this film.

I give it a 9/10 and declare that it's one of my favorite family flicks.

Most Memorable Quote:

Uncle Bill: It's alright, it's okay, there's something to live for... Jesus told me so!

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There's a spoiler in here:

Saw Apocalyto last night and I loved it. Mel does make films that you just believe and I respect his usage of non-English languages big time. Like Valykrie was alright, but it being in English (with American accents) was just pants.
But yeah, I loved the story and loved the characters. The bad dudes were proper bad dudes. The type you love to see getting their shit ruined. I've rarely been so gleeful at seeing some guys kid get killed in a film :).
This has overrated Braveheart as my favourite Mel Gibson film.

I saw the Adventures of Baron Munchausen. loved it. Gilliam is the shit.

At 2/13/10 07:53 PM, EclecticEnnui wrote: Koyaanisqatsi,

hell yeah. That movie is a fuckin' trip.

Ah damnit!

My girlfriend and I really wanted to go and see Alice in Wonderland when it comes out in the theaters. But the movie is being boycotted all over the planet because Disney is planning it's DVD release too early.

Now only a few independent cinema's will show the movie here, but with that comes another issue: They will only show it in 3D. And for 3D I HAVE to pay 50% extra and can not benefit from any of the discounts you get when you go on Friday-afternoon or in the mornings (normally you pay half price at those times).

Like I said after I watched Avatar, I am really not that impressed by the current 3D technology and I definitely do not want to pay extra for it. I just want to see it in 2D, but apparently for more and more movies that's just not possible anymore.

Lame.

I didn't hear about that. My mom and I have both been really looking forward to Alice in Wonderland for at least a year. Stephen Fry as the Cheshire Cat? How can that not be awesome?

At 2/18/10 10:13 AM, Auz wrote: Like I said after I watched Avatar, I am really not that impressed by the current 3D technology and I definitely do not want to pay extra for it. I just want to see it in 2D, but apparently for more and more movies that's just not possible anymore.

What's wrong with how Avatar was executed in 3D? It was supposed to be subtle.

As for titles being rushed to DVD/Bluray, the cinemas are just going to have to get used to it. It's going to be happening more often, and much sooner as well. In fact, in a few years, chances are that you'll have a choice between going to the cinema to see the latest release, or being able to stream it to your TV at home.

The climate is changing...

At 2/18/10 10:43 AM, Sense-Offender wrote: I didn't hear about that. My mom and I have both been really looking forward to Alice in Wonderland for at least a year. Stephen Fry as the Cheshire Cat? How can that not be awesome?

Yeah. I think the entire cast is pretty impressive actually. Lots of experienced and well known actors.

At 2/19/10 01:08 AM, EclecticEnnui wrote: As for the 3D, maybe you need to see another couple of movies to get used to it. When I saw Journey to the Center of the Earth, which was my first RealD 3D film, I was particularly annoyed by it. By the next two movies, I was fine with it.

Could be. Although I have seen more 3D movies before in my life. There is an attraction in a dutch amusement park which is basically a 3D movie with some extra effects, and I have seen that one plenty of times already. And actually, while the amusements parks mini-movie was made around 2001, the quality of the 3D images are really not that much worse than they are of Avatar.

So I guess I would just like to see some serious improvements on 3D technology first before I might start to appreciate it, and might want to pay extra.

At 2/19/10 01:29 AM, jarrydn wrote:

At 2/18/10 10:13 AM, Auz wrote:

What's wrong with how Avatar was executed in 3D? It was supposed to be subtle.

Well the main thing that bothered me was that a lot of the things on the screen were not sharp. There was usually only one object or person I could look at and the rest was just a vague blur. After a while it really started to annoy me. It didn't feel like much more than a trick to deceive the eyes.

This is not just with Avatar by the way. I experience this with any 3D movie.

As for titles being rushed to DVD/Bluray, the cinemas are just going to have to get used to it. It's going to be happening more often, and much sooner as well. In fact, in a few years, chances are that you'll have a choice between going to the cinema to see the latest release, or being able to stream it to your TV at home.

The climate is changing...

Yeah I think they're just whining. They're afraid that they will lose a lot of income because of the early DVD release, but I don't see how this boycott solves anything. The independent cinemas are now taking away all the big cinema's customers and the other people will most likely buy the DVD anyway if they really want to see it.

In the end, the cinema's will probably be the biggest losers.

I just watched A Hard Days Night. A Beatles film made in 1964.

It doesn't have much of a plot and the humor in it is kinda silly and playful. Overall fairly enjoyable, but I would not recommend it to everyone. I think it would certainly help if you like the Beatles, because otherwise I can imagine you would like this very much.

Also, to my surprise this movie ranked #4 on Best of Rotten Tomatoes apparently. That seems odd to me, because it's really not a masterpiece or a 'must see'. At least in my eyes. It may be very good for it's time, but even then I believe there were better movies around.

Overall 7 out of 10.

(A club about what your favourite movies are? I was hoping for a club for aspiring moviemakers. ._.)

Anyways, I guess I'll join this club. Basically whatever movie makes me laugh countless times no matter how times I watch it gets onto my favourite movies list. Only 4 have been worthy of this:

Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Wayne's World
Robin Hood: Men In Tights
Eddie Murphy's Delirious

I just watched the Japanese movie Ran.

I think the main good point about this movie is the plot. It's 2 hours and 30 minutes long with very few action scenes, yet the story was interesting enough to keep me from becoming bored. My girlfriend seemed less impressed though, but I thought that overall it was quite enjoyable.

8/10.

Hurt Locker is very good

At 2/21/10 01:42 AM, evilkillerbunny wrote: Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Wayne's World
Robin Hood: Men In Tights
Eddie Murphy's Delirious

great taste in comedy there

At 2/21/10 10:44 AM, Auz wrote: I just watched the Japanese movie Ran.

great movie.

I think the main good point about this movie is the plot.

Well, it is Shakespeare. Even still, I think the best thing about it is the scenery and camera work. It's really nice seeing such a visual film of this kind. I've yet to see a Kurosawa movie that isn't great or didn't at the least have a lasting impression.

At 2/21/10 01:42 AM, evilkillerbunny wrote: Eddie Murphy's Delirious

I don't consider Delirious a movie, even if Eddie Murphy likes to pretend that his stand up shows are.
I also didn't find it very funny. Raw on the other hand is great stuff :).

Just saw Michael Moore's Sicko.

One Word: Meh.

At 2/21/10 02:34 PM, Nev wrote: I don't consider Delirious a movie, even if Eddie Murphy likes to pretend that his stand up shows are.
I also didn't find it very funny. Raw on the other hand is great stuff :).

I thought they were both great, even though Eddie seemed kind of like a dick then. At least he was actually funny back then.

At 2/21/10 08:25 PM, Sense-Offender wrote: I thought they were both great, even though Eddie seemed kind of like a dick then. At least he was actually funny back then.

Yeah, its shocking seeing him then.

Saw two great animated movies in the last few days. Up and then Bolt. Both made me laugh and did a good job establishing characters that I cared about. The villain in Up could have been more menacing, I didn't like the choice of killing him, but I guess I'm not used to that in Pixar movies since they have only killed two of the antagonists before hand. Dug is my new favorite Disney character, and Ryno from Bolt was a laugh a minute. I recommend both.

Watch a movie called Waiting for Guffman last night. Neat little mockumentary with Eugene Levy, Fred Willard and many others. If you have ever been involved with theatre you will no doubt enjoy the film.

I watched Terminator 2 for the first time today and this is all I have to say about. HOLY CRAP! That movie had everything!

Just saw "the hurt locker" directed by kathryn bigelow. Outstanding film. So tense and dramatic. Great performances, (especially from oscar nominated jeremey renner), and great camerawork. Defo my favourite film released in 2009. In terms of english language films that year, this was the best IMO, followed by "goodbye solo" by Ramin Bahrani, (you just see this film), "moon" by Duncan Jones, (do i need 2 explain how brilliant this was), "up" by Pete Docter, (pixar win again), "anvil" (funny as) and "district 9" by Neil Blomkamp, (great sci-fi action).

At 2/21/10 09:19 PM, boloneyman wrote: I watched Terminator 2 for the first time today and this is all I have to say about. HOLY CRAP! That movie had everything!

It's in my top 5, definitely.

Essential action film, up there with the likes of Aliens and Die Hard.

I just watched Teeth. I am usually a fan of dark comedy, but this one was just too dark for me to laugh at. If I was a girl, I would think differently. They should show this movie in Health classes and teach it as fact, teen pregnancy would be virtually nonexistent.

At 2/24/10 09:06 PM, boloneyman wrote: I just watched Teeth. I am usually a fan of dark comedy, but this one was just too dark for me to laugh at.

Oh man, 'about a teenage girl who has teeth in her vagina.' Gotta watch that :D!

I just finished watching Yella, a German film that was on iPlayer. Its a good film but I'm just sick of twist endings. I hate spending an hour or so of my life watching something and getting into the story and characters only to have everything that happened shat on in the final scene.
Why can't narratives just be normal?

Still, yeah its good, these things just always leave me in a bad mood. Especially Memento. I loved that but after the end I felt so crappy.

Watched The Weather Man too. Not sure why to be honest as I don't trust Nic Cage's ability at "Black Comedy" - though I believe some of his earlier stuff is actually very good, and I'm not saying I dislike Cage as Con Air and Face/Off are sweet. But yeah, I knew this was going to be shitty and, wahey, it was.
I didn't laugh until the last sentence "People don't throw things anymore... maybe because I carry a bow" and the subject isn't really black so much as grey. It's just fucking dull.

At 2/24/10 10:27 PM, Nev wrote: Oh man, 'about a teenage girl who has teeth in her vagina.' Gotta watch that :D!

Haha, i heard about that. Sounds a bit silly, but could be fun.

So, been too long since my last post here again, which means i've seen loads of films since. I'll try to remember most of them (asterisk are re-watches);

Spanglish*
The Grudge 2
The Descent*
Armoured
2012
Couples Retreat
Nick and Norah's infinite playlist
Pineapple Express
Sherlock Holmes
The Last Kiss
Zombieland
Duplicity
Donnie Darko*
Superbad*
Sex Pot

I'll try and give slight opinions on those when i have a bit more time :/

Just saw Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (Warner Bros., 2007)

All I can say is: What the hell did I just watch?!!?!?

At 2/25/10 09:07 PM, puddinN64 wrote: Just saw Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (Warner Bros., 2007)

That image has ´WTF´ written all over it! How was it?