fly so high!
Refugee
ROCKY BALBOA............I give it a 8/10
BonoIsMyMuse said:Last week I watched Brick. It stars Joseph Gordon-Leavitt as a high school loner who sets out to solve his ex-girlfriend's murder. It's a modern-day film noir in which the main character has to deal with his high school's cliques and his town's drug dealers.
I liked the concept, and for the most part it was well done, but the dialogue moved really quickly in a lot of places, so I found myself rewinding a lot. I liked how it played with the cliches of the whole film noir genre, though, and the plot kept twisting and turning all the way up to the end.
7/10
Lancemc said:About The Prestige, I hate seeing so many people mentioning the "twist" in the plot. There really isn't supposed to be a big focus on any "twist" if you could even call them that in this case. The film is really a study of misdirection, both in the literal sense of the plot as well as in the greater metaphorical sense in regards to filmmaking in general. Nolan wasn't out to deliver any sort of Sixth Sense-style shocker in the films, just a complex study of audience perception and misdirection, which is really what the film is all about. Some people are going to figure out the "twists" right off the bat, and others are going to be clueless up until the very end when everything is revealed. That's one of the many points of the film, as Nolan has pointed out himself on several occasions. Glad you liked it though, elevaiton.
IWasBored said:is bridge to terabithia ANYTHING like the book? because the commercials...looked more like lord of the rings or something
IWasBored said:you mean -7/10.
and that the film noir cliches and fast dialogue felt more like a lame gimmick.
and that you found yourself fastforwarding a lot because it was boring.
right?
I read the book a loooong time ago, but from what I could remember the movie did remain faithful to the story. I think I read somewhere something about the author's son writing the movie's screenplay. I'm not sure why the commercials/trailers heavily focused on the fantasy aspect, though. I guess Disney was trying to push the whole Chronicles of Narnia part 2 spiel.fah said:I haven't read the book but the ads are deceiving. The amount of special effects are relatively small compared to the movie and Viggo Mortensen was no where to be seen in this movie
Are you serious? The Illusionist as a contender for Best Picture?U2Girl1978 said:The Illusionist
9/10
Very well done film. The acting by Edward Norton was great. The scenery was very beautiful. I might have to see it again because I was confused in some parts. I'm surprised it wasn't nominated for Best Picture.
fah said:Hi IWB
I haven't read the book but the ads are deceiving. The amount of special effects are relatively small compared to the movie and Viggo Mortensen was no where to be seen in this movie
U2girl said:Da Vinci Code
7/10 Given the critics' bashing, I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Casting was good, except Tom Hanks didn't convince me as Robert Langdon. And I agree, superb ending
LemonMacPhisto said:The 40-Year-Old Virgin
This is one of the funniest movies of the past 5-6 years, at least one that keeps me chuckling throughout. What makes this movie good, like any other good comedy, are the quotables, it's a sign of either great writing or improvisation. I have failed to see something Steve Carell has done that I haven't liked. Because of his massive popularity, a big bomb is bound to happen, but that's besides the point. If you want to watch a dirty comedy with a strong emotional theme (yes, the concept of love/sex and how it drives people to do different things.) I hope I'm not talking out of my ass on this one, but that's what I got from watching this movie for the 4th time. Sadly though, some of the material hurts the pacing, and that's where I take off points.
9/10 (on the Comedy Scale)