12 Angry Men (1957) I thought I had seen this before, but I was wrong. Great flick a little claustrophobic but thats to be expected. Excellent acting all around. I was particularly impressed with Ed Begle, Lee J. Cobb and of course Henry Fonda.

9.5/10

Edited June 30, 200817 yr by Kelverin

they should have had interactions between Wall-e and the Wall-Rs.

Wall-Rs? What's the R stand for?

I thought they were WALL-A, not R. As in "Axiom-Class" in place of WALL-E's "Earth-Class."

Yeah. That's what I thought as well. Made sense to me.

 

It did make me wonder why they had so many little ones on Earth. Why not toss a couple of the big ones down there as well. Surely it would have helped clean up the place faster.

12 Angry Men (1957) I thought I had seen this before, but I was wrong. Great flick a little claustrophobic but thats to be expected. Excellent acting all around. I was particularly impressed with Ed Begle, Lee J. Cobb and of course Henry Fonda.

9.5/10

 

Oh, I saw this a couple of weeks ago and I was very impressed. For a movie about a bunch of guys just sitting in a room, it really kept me on my toes.

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) - An alright movie that did drag in the middle, with questionable moral choices by the main character. Thought Will Smith did a good job.

 

7/10

Zodiac

 

nothing extraordinary

Jumper - I liked the concept, and the film was a little less "flashy endless action" than I was expecting...but Hayden in the lead made me wince and they left too many things hanging for a sequel to be satisfying. But it was watchable...tho first half is better than the 2nd half.

 

Kite Runner - I haven't read the book nor knew anything about the plot going in. Heck, I didn't even know it was a book, heh. I usually don't like "serious" dramas, but I loved this movie. It has some flaws, sure...most notably that the actor playing the lead chr. as an adult is pretty wooden/weak...and the ending coincidences strains all credulity...but it's a fine anti-hero/redemption film. The man playing the father/Baba is a real stand-out, too. And I loved the cinematography...not just the CGI kite scenes, but all of it...angles and framing of scenes etc.

I just finished watching Carnivale.

 

I hate you Kor. I hate you so very much that it

I just finished watching Carnivale.

 

I hate you Kor. I hate you so very much that it

I just finished watching Carnivale.

 

I hate you Kor. I hate you so very much that it

I went to see the latest installment of Indiana Jones. I enjoyed it. Harrison Ford is... well... Indy. and I thought it fitting that Karen Allen returned as our heroine. It was a great way to spend a really hot, Arizona afternoon.... munching popcorn, drinking soda, eyes glued to the screen.

I think I'll go see Hanc o ck next. i'm a closet Will Smith junkie.

Edited July 2, 200817 yr by vesselle

I just finished watching Carnivale.

 

I hate you Kor. I hate you so very much that it

Heathen.

 

I watched Chaos - A crime caper flick with Jason Statham, Wesley Snipes, and Ryan Phillipe. It was decent, pretty predictable, but I really enjoy Statham and that guy who was married to Reese Witherspoon.

 

What happened to Wesley Snipes? He used to be a rather solid actor, but this last decade has been pretty weak. Maybe he'll be better when he gets out of jail.

What happened to Wesley Snipes? He used to be a rather solid actor, but this last decade has been pretty weak. Maybe he'll be better when he gets out of jail.

I'm trying to think of a Wesley Snipes film in which I thought his performance was "solid" or better. I'm failing.

 

Even in the rare occasions when he's been in a good film (like, say, Mo Better Blues), his performance hasn't exactly been one of the stronger parts of the film.

I'm trying to think of a Wesley Snipes film in which I thought his performance was "solid" or better. I'm failing.

 

Even in the rare occasions when he's been in a good film (like, say, Mo Better Blues), his performance hasn't exactly been one of the stronger parts of the film.

 

White Men Can't Jump, Jungle Fever, New Jack City, Rising Sun...

 

He's not really a strong leading man, but when paired with another solid actor, he used to hold his own.

The Spiderwick Chronicles

Jumper - I agree with much of what LadyCrimson said. There were just a lot of messed up morality choices in the movie. Every character seemed to be thoughtless, arrogant, and fairly evil. There wasn't really any "good guy" to root for.

 

There is a scene early on where the Jumper is watching a bunch of people on TV that are getting washed away in a flood. He pays little attention to it, but the fact they showed it would seem to implicate plot relevance. I was expecting that maybe the character would grow somehow and start using his immense powers for good, or at least not entirely selfish reasons. That never happened, and it left me feeling fairly apathetic towards the ending.

 

 

The mother was also a terrible character. Why didn't she stick around and teach her son to be responsible? His crimes are completely on her shoulders.

 

^Does he have more then one power? From the previews it looks as if his sole power is teleportation.

Just teleportation, but there are varying degrees of it, and it creates kind of a sonic boom if he wants.

I agree with your point about the Jumper character needing to grow, but it seems to me that we just never got to that part. It seems like half a movie. Is it based on a book or something? Maybe someone can tell us the difference.

"Die, whirlybird mother ****ers!!!"

Live Free Or Die Hard. I just caught this on satellite for the first time since seeing it in theatres. I'm far too lazy to look up what I wrote about it the first time, but I liked it this go around. Sure, it's over the top, cheesy, and totally unrealistic. But that being said, I'll watch this over Indy 4 or POTC3 any day of the week.

"My dad bought me this jet for flag day it was the best flag day ever."

"My dad bought me this jet for flag day it was the best flag day ever."

 

Reno 911? Was the other quote from that too?

Yar!!!

 

 

 

 

 

and btw Kor Labyrinth sux with the witch king prancing around with his giant codpiece and whatnot .

Edited July 5, 200817 yr by Laozi

Labyrinth is a work of genius! David Bowie is awesome and so is Jim Henson. You people are broken inside if you think otherwise.