This should be required viewing… by people who would never see it or get it. It gets a little repetative, but then, so does Fox.
Category Archives: Reviews
Outbreak
I guess it had to be made. I wish they had ended it by having the virus get out of control. The last scene should have been the military commander showing the first symptoms of the virus.
The Other Sister
I think it’s difficult to act mentally handicapped, or at least to pull it off. The leads in this movie do a decent job of it though. If you’re not annoyed by the dialogue in the first half-hour, you’ll probably like this. One thing though, Juliette Lewis is far too pretty to be thoroughly convincing.
Osama
Tragic story set in the time of the Taliban about an Afghan girl who pretends to be a boy just so she can earn some money for food (don’t hold out hope for a happy hollywood ending). This movie portrays such a desparate & hopeless situation… though I guess there is some hope just in the fact that the movie did indeed get made. Now, if there is just some way to get everyone to see it…
Orlando
Very bizarre. I liked it for that reason alone. I started to lose track of just who the hell the main character was, or what the hell was going on, or what it all meant or… I don’t know. I like any movie that does something original and does it well.
Operation Condor
Jackie Chan beats people up in creative new ways. (there’s some plot about something too)
Only the Lonely
A romance between John Candy and Ally Sheedy? Yes, that is the plot. John Candy is a “mama’s boy” too. Very strange, and difficult to accept. But if you do somehow accept the premise, I guess it might be an OK movie.
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
James Bond foils the plans of an evil meglomaniac.
One Hour Photo
Nearly perverted & nearly freaky… I was actually quite happy that the movie didn’t end with a bloodbath. Strange how a mellow ending can be a surprise ending. I really liked the set they created for the Walmart-lookalike store though, almost more like a medical lab. One thing though, I thought the photos the woman took were too well-done for her character – they were obviously done by a professional photographer, who was probably too proud to take mediocore photos… or just didn’t think of it.
One Flew Over the Cukoo’s Nest
One of those movies that set a new standard.
Once Bitten
Jim Carrey before anyone knew who the hell he was. Teen sex vampire movie. It’s decent for what it is.
On a Clear Day
A guy gets laid-off from his job & finds a new purpose by swimming the English channel. Along the way, he confronts other personal demons and inspires those around him to confront their issues as well. By the end, everyone is crying, smiling, and wet. This wasn’t as sappy as I thought it’d be (well, at least until the end) – there was actually some interesting directing, and there were some decent scenes. But the story & writing seemed a bit contrived & formulaic at times – there really weren’t any surprises throughout. But, I’m not sure what really could have happened to fix that – it’s not like they could throw-in a bank robbery or car chase for flair. It was a fine diversion if you want to be uplifted and have a couple hours to kill.
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
A thoroughly entertaining film with a great sountrack. Apparently, it’s a 1930’s take on the Odessey – yes, the old geek story (I mean gReek story). A trio of prisoners escape a chain gang to find some hidden treasure… or maybe not. The movie is all about their encounters with strange characters along the way (all parallels from the Odessey). Good stuff from start to finish.
Office Space
If you work in an office, this movie should make you laugh. If it doesn’t, then you have serious problems – get help. Alas, the movie did lose some of its steam toward the end… The best part of the movie was the general feel of it (characters, setting, some scenes, etc), not the overall plot. So don’t expect a masterpiece, just a bunch of entertaining bits.
Octopussy
James Bond fools around with horny women and stops a nuclear bomb from blowing up… just in time!
Nine 1/2 Weeks
They have a lot of sex, but it doesn’t look like a whole lot of fun.
8mm
Yes, it was well filmed and stylish and all, but the whole “evil porn underworld” thing just didn’t phase me much. Sure, there are some wacked-out people in that biz, but this movie makes them out to be equivalent to drug lords or politicians or something. Certainly it was tragic, but I didn’t think the reaction of the Nicholas Cage character was right for the subject matter… something about his acting – his reaction to the snuff film – just seemed fake.
28 Days Later
Humanity is nearly done-in by a bunch of horny assholes who can’t go 4 weeks without having sex. Thing is, it looks like most of them never had any luck before the infection, so why are they in such a rush? and don’t any of them have any morals? Beside that obvious plot-mover, this was a really neat and stylish movie. The premise may have been “done” many times, but this one does it well!
2001: A Space Odyssey
duuuuh duuuuuh duuuuuh DA DA!!! Seems strange that here I am writing this in the year 2000. So, I guess in one year we’ll have manned missions to Jupiter? This movie was really cool, at least the filming was really cool. I’m not sure what it all meant though… maybe something about how screwed up man is or something or something else? Heck, I liked it.
1941
The makers of this movie threw a bunch of “stuff” together and edited it into a movie. This was universally panned by the critics, but I thought it was watchable. The plot? people in LA think that Japan is about to invade the US mainland in the early days of W.W.II. Much mayhem ensues… Steven Spielberg directing John Belushi? You already know that it’s nuts.
1776
I think I was in 5th grade when I saw this. It was intended to be an educational experience. It was better than class, but yes, it’s a completely corny movie. still fun though.
The 13th Warrior
The best thing about this movie was blood and guts. Unfortunately, there wasn’t enough blood or guts. There were some fun action-packed scenes, but the whole story was incredibly weak. They never gave any explanation for almost anything. Sure, I guess lots of stuff happened in this period which had no explanation, but I found it hard to really believe in this plot. It would have been a lot better if they were just being attacked by an enemy group of Norsemen or something. A bear cult? come on!
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
One of those “lots of intertwining short stories” things. It was well done, I especially liked the way the stories took place at different times, although they were shown at the same time (confused? see the movie). Lots of good acting, dialogue, etc… There’s no obvious “theme”, but it doesn’t really matter, the stories are all good enough they don’t really need a “theme”. I guess the “1 thing” might be, “What makes you happy or fulfilled?”… but that’s just a guess.
Nowhere in Africa
Just when you think you’ve seen all the angles on the whole holocaust / WWII thing, and all the good stories have been told… along comes another one… And it’s a great one. Interesting observation, so many languages are spoken in the movie, that no matter what language you speak, this will be somewhat of a foreign language film.
Notting Hill
Maybe the “bizarro world” version of Pretty Woman? Julia Roberts stars as, um, herself basically & falls for an everyday english guy. Ok, so it was cute and I suppose I enjoyed it, so what?