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 | Tenacious D in The Pick Of Destiny (Film)Rock out with this one... - SuperpaulI didn't really know what to expect from this film, I kinda knew what the main story or theme was but I only wanted to watch it as I think Jack Black was hilarious in School Of Rock. Man, am I glad I checked this film out! its awesome! A riot from start to finish and I would recommend it to ANYONE! (of the right age that is!) Jack Black is again excellent more ... |
 | Finding Nemo (Film)Really is THAT good!!! - SuperpaulI'll be totally honest and confirm to you that everything what they say about this movie is true. It's a brilliantly animated masterpiece with lots of humor that actually works and a plot that really brings tears to your eyes from time to time. The modern artists of Pixar never cease to amaze the audience in expanding their horizons. Finding Nemo is more ... |
 | Ong Bak 2 (Film)Good despite what people say... - SuperpaulSeeing reviews online, I was slightly dissuaded by comments that this movie lacked any sort of plot, and that this detracted from the movie, even though the action was pretty good. Stupidly, I waited, wondering if my high hopes might be dashed after the excellence of Ong Bak and Tom Yum Goong. I should NOT have waited. This movie is different to the more ... |
 | Once Upon a Time in Mexico (Film)Just not good enough... - SuperpaulWith directors like Robert Rodriguez, a little money is a bad thing. When he had none, and made "El Mariachi," he made a great film. He then obtained a lot of money to make a sequel, "Desperado," which was still fun but way overdone in the violence, explosions, sex, etc., and the story lost what little credibility it had. Now comes the third installment more ... |
 | Hanna (Film)Very Enjoyable - SuperpaulI knew little about this film. Expecting a cliché setup with focus on action scenes, what I saw rocked my world. It has such a refreshing original story. It feels like a really really good anime (The Japanese are kings when it comes to original story lines in my opinion). The characters of this film are all extremely memorable. The mood, the setting... Just more ... |
 | Battle: Los Angeles (Film)Poor Effort - SuperpaulPoor character development and a worn out storyline make this a very forgettable film. I really didn't care who or when the next death would be. I probably wouldn't mind as much if at least one of the characters had been an annoying ass but it seems everyone was a hero, which ends up making nobody the hero. I had no sense of dread from the alien invaders. more ... |
 | Sucker Punch (Film)Terrible Movie!!! - Superpaul300 was ridiculous, Watchmen a little better, but that OMG! What a waste of time, resources, talents and special effects! Yes you have all the ingredients - except script and direction. Piling hit after hit in the music track, blowing things and shooting inflatable soldiers in the face is just masquerade of impotent imagination. Lets not forget the more ... |
 | About Schmidt (Film)About Schmidt - Great Film - SuperpaulI love Nicolson and I thought his work in this film was as good as any I have seen him do in any of his previous films. My accolades must begin with the writers for creating such a beautiful novel and script-a perfect canvas for the many fine actors in this film upon which they wove their considerable magic. There were no killings, no car chases, no more ... |
 | Source Code (Film)GROUNDHOG DAY meets THE TWILIGHT ZONE - SuperpaulFrenetic and engrossing sci-fi thriller mash-up of a "GROUNDHOG DAY" meets "THE TWILIGHT ZONE" via "SPEED": stoic soldier Gyllenhaal (a career high giving a complex turn) finds himself hurtling back in time to an 8 minute pocket in a governmental/military experiment to unravel a terrorist plot marking Chicago for nuclear annihilation via a commuter train more ... |
 | Scream 4 (Film)Will you Scream?? - SuperpaulIf you liked the first 3 movies you will like this one too. It has the same feel as the other Scream movies, but i don't want to spoil any story so i won't say anything about that. I am a fan of the scream movies but not a HUGE fan that is why i would rate it an 3. Story wise (like every horror movie) it could sometimes be a bit better, but I found this more ... |
 | State Of Play (Film)Taught press thriller - paulNot at all bad. Crowe is a grizzled, overweight reporter with the Washington Globe who can smell the big kill of a story behind the various countermeasures being thrown in his path. The sub-content of the movie is meant to concern the relevance of print journalism in a world that has a surfeit of blogs, 24 TV news, etc. but this never really catches in the more ... |
 | Hannah Montana: The Movie (Film)Better than it should be, its still full of plastic rich people trying to be humble - paulPrepackaged and completely fake big screen version of the hit TV series is a good film if you like the series or can stomach the plastic fakeness of it all. I mean that both as a slap and as praise since the film is much better than I thought it would be but at the same time I can't believe how incredibly fake it all was (kids actually buy into this?). To more ... |
 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Film)Jackman is back and bad-ass as ever! - paulJackman's charismatic turn as the lupine mutant coasts through this rather predictable yet entertaining action prequel to the Marvel Comics' iconic character, showing how Logan became Wolverine, including his ongoing sibling rivalry with half-bro Victor AKA Sabretooth (Schreiber having a blast as the baddie) and the nefarious military ops mechanist Stryker more ... |
 | X-Men: The Last Stand (Film)Good, but still disappointing - paulFirst of all, let me say that X3 was a great action film. If you want to have a great time at the movies, this is a fun film to watch. However, as a fan of X-Men and the film trilogy, there were some problems with the film. There are a lot of characters that are undeveloped. It's not such a problem with the one's we already know, but it is for the one's more ... |
 | X-Men 2 (Film)One of the rare sequels that outshines the original - paulThis was a great sequel to the first X-MEN movie which was also good but could've been a lot better. Many of the shortcomings of the first movie are annihilated in this one, and the sequel makes a lot of important plot setups for the third movie. The acting was excellent from everybody, the script was well done, and more action scenes were added to make the more ... |
 | Star Trek (Film)Possibly the best of the Trek movies, its one of the best films of the year - paulSo far its the best American movie I've seen from this year. It's amazing. The film is a restart of the original series within continuity-yes the film connects to all of the other series and movies- and then heads off in its own way. The characters can now be what they were and potentially grow in new directions. The plot has a time tripping Romulan named more ... |
 | Alien Autopsy (Film)Ant and Dec....entertaining, for once! - padekeFrom my personal opinion, some of these reviews are unfair. After seeing the film on Friday, both me and my partner really enjoyed it..and my partner isn't the biggest Ant and Dec fan! I thought the film was very funny but in a more subtle way, it was less in your face comedy which is a refreshing change. The fact it had both Omid Djalili and Jimmy Carr more ... |
 | Letters from Iwo Jima (Film)A good film - padekeDid it really last two and a half hours? It felt felt a lot shorter than that. No, this is not an action war film with nonstop blood baths. It is a film that pulls the humanity out of the monster that is war. This is one of, if not the best, movie ever directed by Clint Eastwood. I usually have a hard time following plots with many characters because they more ... |
 | 30 Days Of Night (Film)best vampire movie i've seen in a while - padekeI went in with low expectations, and this film really surprised me. It's probably one of the best vampire films I've seen in a very long time. I don't want to say too much for those who have yet to see it, but these vampires in the film were unlike any I've seen before. I've read some reviews where people were unimpressed with Josh Hartnett and I don't more ... |
 | American Gangster (Film)A True Gangster Epic - PadekeNow i've heard some mixed reactions to this movie, and I must say I don't think that. American Gangster is a perfect gangster film. A rise and fall film, but it is done better than both Empire and Carlito's Way put together. Where Empire fails, American Gangster prevails where historical accuracy is needed as well as a good background story. It's violent more ... |
 | Planet Terror (Film)Not great - padekeAfter a strange gas—a biological weapon developed by the military—is deliberately released into the atmosphere, a group of survivors must do battle with hordes of bloodthirsty zombies, whilst also trying to stop the bad guys responsible for the epidemic. Planet Terror is Robert Rodriguez's half of the faux exploitation double-bill originally more ... |
 | Cabin Fever (Film)I honestly think the hype killed this Film. - PadekeBefore Cabin Fever came out.. the word in the horror world was that Cabin Fever is one of the most gruesome, bloodiest, scariest, funniest, craziest horror movie ever. So when it opened in theaters, everyone's expectation was sky high ..even mine. Yes, I was kind of disappointed with Cabin Fever because it was hyped so much. I mean you had Peter Jackson the more ... |
 | The Merchant of Venice (Film)Excellent and Must see - PadekeIt is a risky business to film such a lavish production of "The Merchant of Venice". It could be a stodgy, wooden, period piece, or it could be laughable for its excesses. This version is neither. While I am not completely sold by Al Pancino's very restrained Shylock, he does give a competent and honorable performance. Jeremy Iron's Antonio, is as more ... |
 | Across the Universe (Film)Pretentious. - PadekeI have never wanted 2+ hours of my life back more than I did when I saw this movie. Everyone I know saw it before me and, after all the hype, I couldn't wait. I'm a huge Beatles fan and thought the idea of a Beatles musical would be awesome. I mean, hey, Cirque did it with Love, and they succeeded. The movie had to be good, right? Wrong. I wanted so badly more ... |
 | The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl (Film)This uses color and glitz in place of story - PadekeThis uses color and glitz in place of story, character development, and heart, and falls flat on its face in the process. There is a story here, but it's lost among the detritus of cheesy effects, bad CGI, and some pretty bad Spam performances by three underage over-actors. If THIS is what Robert Rodriguez had in mind, I mean...if he did this on PURPOSE, I more ... |
 | Grizzly Man (Film)A Perfect Match - PadekeAnyone who has followed the trajectory of Werner Herzog from the time of "Even Dwarfs Started Small" will understand the immediate appeal that the Treadwell story must have had for this intensely brilliant German director. Treadwell must have seemed to Herzog like a Laguna Beach version of his Fitzcarraldo and his Aguirre and even of Herzog more ... |
 | The Nanny Diaries (Film)Nanny and the City - Padeke-I knew absolutely nothing about this movie going in. Didn't know who was in it or what it was going to be about. To my surprise I enjoyed the well made movie very much. It had great acting, a solid story, and whiles not being original had it's own unique charms that makes it a very enjoyable movie. -The movie tells the story of Annie who is a recent more ... |
 | The Invasion (Film)Invasion of the Script Snatchers - Padeke"The Invasion" had a lot going for it. It had two big stars, an acclaimed director, a big time producer, and a time tested premise. The only thing missing was a script. "The Invasion" does not follow the same story as the earlier movies. They took the premise and made a new story. The new story has only a threadbare plot, no character more ... |
 | Curse of the Golden Flower (Film)A Director rests on his technique!! - PadekeYimou Zhang is a brilliant Director. He is arguably the greatest Director alive today. His best films like "Huozhe" and "House of Flying Daggers" are most certainly classics of modern Cinema. "Curse Of The Golden Flower" is not. In fact the star of this film is the Production Design. Normally that distinction goes to an actor. more ... |
 | Shrek the Third (Film)A Shrek Too far - PadekeA movie too many, a laugh too few. This installment of Shrek is so unlike the first two in terms of energy and humor that its almost like one of those cheesy made-for-TV or straight-to-video versions that the studios make just to cash in on the popularity of a title. The movie slogs through a story about Shrek and Fiona having to replace the deceased frog more ... |
 | And When Did You Last See Your Father? (Film)Superbly crafted film, great performances and genuinely touching - PadekeNo other actor could have played Jim Broadbent's part. He's fantastic as the stout father, who can never quite relay his intimate feelings and emotions to his son, who is played with understated brilliance by Colin Firth. Sarah Lancashire deserves a mention, who has a small part but delivers with consistent aplomb (she's great on the telly), and Matthew more ... |
 | Run Fat Boy Run (Film)Formulaic, predictable, not funny - PadekeRomantic comedy by numbers. It's been done before a hundred times and done better. Much better. 20 minutes in to the film you'll know how it's going to end, and it's not worth the wait. I sat in an auditorium with maybe another 50 people. I think there was only one moment when everyone gave a simultaneous chuckle. Other than that, there was an occasional more ... |
 | War (Film)For the fan boys - PadekeThis is a man's film. They really should be selling brats and beer in the theaters for attendees. Anyone going to a film with jet Li or Jason Statham should know what to expect. Going to a film with the two of them and you know there is going to be blood, violence, killing, action, noise, and an eventual winner. If this is not your cup of tea, go see The more ... |
 | Halloween (Film)Mike Myers gets turned into a cartoon character. -In the new film, the thing I find the most upsetting is the cartoonish nature of "Michael Meyers." For some strange reason, when he breaks out of the asylum he looks as if he's ready to take on Spiderman or Wolverine. He's close to 7 feet tall and and looks like "Slipknot" in his homemade orange mask and long greaser hair. At this point more ... |
 | Rush Hour 3 (Film)TV Show -This movie would have made a really good TV show. It wasn't that funny. Did Chan/Tucker make this movie for the money? It appears that the whole movie was made as an after thought. The best part of the movie were the outtakes. I would not recommend anyone seeing this movie. I realize that not all films are going to be classics, and people go to movies to more ... |
 | Carandiru (Film)Gritty, realistic, funny, violent, superb - not a bad moment -Firstly to the people who say this movie is boring (yeah it's long but gripping every step of the way) or like City of God (they were both shot in Brazil - similarity ends) I disagree with you. Carandiru is the name of the Prison in Sao Paulo. Overcrowded by 2500 inmates life is tough not to mention cramped. Told from the point of view of the Prison doctor more ... |
 | Epic Movie (Film)This thing won't let me vote below a 1... -After watching this movie, I just couldn't stop talking about it. Mind you, not in the sense that someone can't stop talking about a great book or show, but more along the line of how someone can't stop talking about their colonoscopy during a diner conversation. In other words, after seeing this you can't help but try and remove the stain it left on your more ... |
 | DOA: Dead Or Alive (Film)There's action ! There's bikinis! ..........and thats about it. -With its one dimensional characters and convoluted story, dead or alive was never really the best game to bring to the big screen . But nevertheless thanks to cory yune and a dubious ensemble cast, we now have a dead or alive movie. But is it any better than the corny trailers suggests ? The answer is NO . Like the games its based on there's plenty of more ... |
 | The Brave One (Film)Jodie Foster Alone -A genre movie directed by an artist, Neil Jordan in this particular case. That is a formula that sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. This time does, big time and I suspect it has to do with the artist behind the camera leaving the artist in front of the camera to her own devices and we all know that Jodie Foster's devices can be miraculous sometimes. The more ... |
 | Hostel (Film)Destined For Culthood - Padeke"Sick, twisted, disgusting and absolutely brilliant" reads the review blurb on the back of the HOSTEL DVD. While it may sound sensational, particularly for horror flick with a budget under $5 million, every word rings true. HOSTEL begins by introducing us to three pals, Paxton, Josh and Oli (Jay Hernandez, Derek Richardson and Eythor Gudjonsson more ... |
 | Casino Royale (Film)Daniel Craig you are here to stay - PadekeThis is among the best bond movies! You have to see it. After all the controversy and comments on Daniel Craig's potential as an actor and doubts over him playing Bond...i'd say forget it and be enthralled by the new BOND! He's here to stay. He has that natural feeling about him when you see him on the screen as Bond, that attitude, style, confidence more ... |
 | 3 Iron (Film)Try a little tenderness... - PadekeWatched it two times the past week. In a nutshell - I dare anyone to find a film that is more sober and so light and that at the same time fills you with a deep warmth an and all encompassing feeling of great tenderness. Really. Its story is of such unbelievable simplicity that at the first sight of such a script you'd wonder how on earth it would be more ... |
 | Die Hard 4.0 (Film)the best no-brainer action flick of the year? - PadekeHow much more world weary can Bruce Willis get in his role as super-cop John Maclean? How many more times can he survive car crashes, bullets, strafing, falls off tall buildings, kung-fu killers and explosions that demolish entire apartments yet leave him with only a slight, short-lived limp? This Die Hard has thrown caution, reason, logic, human physiology more ... |
 | The Departed (Film)Brilliant Movie - PadekeBefore seeing this, I knew I was in for a treat, given that it's a Scorsese movie, but The Departed was even better than I expected. The acting is outstanding. Leonardo DiCaprio gives what is quite possibly the best performance of his career. Even the people who hate him admit he did a good job. It's turned some haters into fans and my brother who despises more ... |
 | Superbad (Film)The name says it all - PadekeI tried to enjoy this movie. I gave more effort into trying than I've ever attempted. It was a sorry excuse for a movie. I'm sure this movie adds more to the stereotype of how truly messed up American culture is...teenagers consumed with sex, beer, and drugs, who have an EXTREMELY limited vocabulary. The only reason I didn't walk out was because I was more ... |
 | Son of the Mask (Film)Terrible, awful, extremely bad, horrible, etc, etc.... - PadekeMr. Kennedy should stop ExPeRiMeNtIng with bad movie scripts. What WAS he thinking? This is a movie that should not have passed the "hey, I've got an idea, let's make a sequel" stage of inception. If there was a ZERO rating, I'd give it, but I guess I'll settle for a generous 1. It seems these days that if there is a buck to be made, movie execs more ... |
 | Insomnia (Film)Mesmerising performance from Pacino - PadekeI used to think that nobody could come close to Robert De Niro when it comes to who was the best actor in Hollywood but as the years went by he started to pick some real Turkeys and a in the mean while an old hand was gradually taking the crown from De Niro and that is Al Pacino. In Insomnia he has picked another cracker of a film that although not fast more ... |
 | Taxi (Film)Off duty! - PadekeUnfortunately, this was a film that looked better in the trailers when the film was being promoted, prior to its commercial release. We just caught with it thanks to a borrowed DVD and we are so happy we didn't have to pay to watch this "masterpiece". The film, directed by Tim Story, is a rip off. It is loosely based on much better French comedies more ... |
 | The Bourne Ultimatum (Film)A Breathless, Intelligent, Finely Honed Part 3 of the Bourne Series - PadekePaul Greengrass has stepped into the director's shoes for this third installment of the Jason Bourne identity crisis and in doing so has created nearly two hours of tension that would make Robert Ludlum proud! This is an example of how Hollywood can shine when it integrates all of the components of an 'action suspense thriller' by capitalizing on finding more ... |
 | Frida (Film)A near miss - Padeke"Frida" is saved from mediocrity by the wonderful performances of Selma Hayek and Alfred Molina, and by its imaginative cinematography. Unfortunately, the underlying story of the love affair between the title character, Frida Kahlo, and her husband, Diego Rivera, tells an unpleasant tale of irresponsibility and betrayal. Nevertheless, Kahlo's art more ... |
 | Death Proof (Film)Has its moments - PadekeOkay, I quite liked the idea of producing a homage to 70s/80s sleazy b movies. That part is executed well, some parts of the film have that genuine feel about and it's also okay that he doesn't keep it up throughout the film as it is a modern film. The film has its moments but all in all I thought that a lot of the film was about girls sitting together more ... |
 | La Dolce Vita (Film)Great Movie, A Must See! - PadekeIf you want a good starting place for Fellini, "La Dolce Vita" is probably a good choice. While I'm not a massive fan of the filmmaker (I checked out some of his films initially simply because of his reputation), I have to admit this is a masterpiece. It is entirely human and engrossing for its mammoth length of nearly three hours. The direction more ... |
 | 3:10 To Yuma (Film)3:10 To Yuma, Great Movie - PadekeJust saw a screening of this movie in Santry. Amazing. Bale continues to prove that he is quickly becoming one of the best lead actors out there. Crowe exudes cool throughout the movie as a heartless, smooth talking, Bible quoting killer. Of course...Ben Foster. Yes. Ben Foster. Welcome him to the bigtime, cause he made this movie. There hasn't been a more ... |
 | Transformers (Film)Transformers, Great Action Movie! - PadekeIt was quite a surprise watching Transformers evolve to such a good flick. I was of the opinion that apart from Quentin Tarantino no other director can successfully make a good movie based on junk topics. But Michael Bay overcomes the odds. Sure he needed a movie loaded with out of the world special effects, but still it was indeed a good movie nonetheless. more ... |
 | Zodiac (Video)Fincher's Best??? - PadekeI am tired of people writing comments like this, "Not Fincher's best". Honestly who cares. We all agree that Fincher's best is either Seven or Fight Club, two outstanding masterpieces. There is a big margin between a film like one of those and a terrible film, and people don't seem to realize that. These people even do this with other filmmakers more ... |
 | The Football Factory (Film)This is reality, folks. - PadekeFootball violence is a horrible thing. Period. What "The football factory" shows us is a bit of reasoning behind why, seemingly normal go out and beat the crap out of each other because of a game with 22 guys and a ball. The truth is, it has nothing to do with the game. How the team actually does really doesn't matter, as long as you get to play more ... |
 | Paris, Je T'Aime (Film)Je Taime Paris, Je T'Aime - PadekeParis, je t'aime is a charming film which is a series of vignettes, each shot in a different part of the city, and each directed by a different director. The end result is a mini film fest of Parisian shorts. Although this film might be compared to Love Actually, it differs in that the individual subplots do not interconnect to form a cohesive story. Since more ... |
 | Daredevil (Film)On the brink of the absurd - PadekeI was looking forward to watching this movie with my son and 20 minutes into the movie I was looking forward to it being over. The story was unbelievable and downright hokey. Ben Affleck was unbelievable as an both a blind person and as an action hero. He looked stilted and uncomfortable. "Electric Nachos" as my son was wont to refer to Jennifer more ... |
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