The other movie I was forced to watch on the train from LA to Seattle (see evolution). A train wreck would have been more fun than watching this movie.
The King of Kong
Can anyone watch this and not come to the conclusion that this Billy dude is a complete ass? If you earn the respect of your peers, you have a responsibility to be humble… for it is from them that you’re allowed that respect. Put another way, let’s say I was the best person in the world at drawing circles with crayons. Nobody would care. But, if I was worshiped by a group of crayon-circle freaks, I would have some understanding that any praise I enjoyed from them required that I give them respect in return. Anyway, I wish they’d shown more of the actual game – They didn’t even show the pie level! I mean, I know it was a story about the people, but can’t you at least take a few moments to explain the game and show something other than the main level? It’s not that complicated, and would have added to the story.
King Kong – 2005
Sure, it was beautifully filmed and all, but I found it really one-dimensional. A movie that’s 3 hours long should have more than one storyline. Plus, there was almost too much action. I realize the movie was an action/adventure movie at its heart, but it should know when enough is enough. The action sequences just went on and one and on… like the insect thing at the bottom of the canyon. The movie also tried to say a lot of things without dialog. This can be a good thing, and is certainly better than having too much dialog (a problem with many other movies), but I thought the balance was off. There also wasn’t a lot of attention paid to small details in the movie. I can’t really explain it, it’s just a feeling I had. Still, with all those reservations, it was pretty good, and worth seeing just for the eye-candy factor.
King Kong – 1976
I haven’t seen it in 15 years, but I do remember it was kind of dumb but I enjoyed it. See it only once though, it’s not worth additional viewings (few movies are, but for some reason, this one stands out with that characteristic)
Killing Zoe
A gem of a movie that few people saw. Eric Stotlz as a professional bank robber who unwittingly gets involved with unprofessional, suicidal French bank robbers… and lucky for him, one really cute girl. I loved the ending.
Kill Bill vol. 2
I still don’t know exactly why the wedding party was slaughtered… among a bunch of other things, but it did tie up all the loose ends, and help explain the characters more. I liked this one better than vol1, but they’re really one long movie… so how can I compare them?
Kill Bill vol. 1
I’ve heard a lot of rave reviews about this one. I did enjoy it, but it was lacking in some areas… I couldn’t care less about any of the characters. For all I know, the protaganist (the bride) had it coming, so her “revenge” is hollow. I really wanted to see more history of “why” her wedding party was slaughtered… perhaps that will be in vol 2? The way that Tarantino jumbles timelines, I wouldn’t be surprised. One thing this movie did have going for it was style – it’s just fun to watch as art on screen. As for the violence/body count? Anybody who’s offended by that has totally missed the point. The “violence” is completely cartoon violence – like seeing Wile E Coyote smack into the ground at the base of a cliff. How could you possibly be shocked by that? What’s more, all the people who get killed are characters you just don’t care about, so it has the emotional impact of the “destruction of movie props” as far as I’m concerned. The only violence that made my heart thump a little was seeing the bride get shot point-blank in the head. So quit complaining… If you want to see a horrifyingly violent movie for comparison, see the Pianist.
Kids
It’s the new millennium, do you know where your kids are? Maybe they’re doing drugs, having sex, beating people up, and forming their own “society”. The scary thing is that there are probably kids out there just like those in this movie. The scarier thing is that one day they’ll grow up and have kids of their own. If you were shocked by this movie, then it did its job.
Keeping Mum
Ever wanted to just whack your annoying neighbor in the head with a shovel and bury him? I mean, who’d really care? You’d be making the world a better place. Well… then this movie is for you!
The Karate Kid III
The karate girl? In the dictionary under the word “Lame”, there is a reference to this movie.
The Karate Kid II
Ralph Machio oozes “wimp” with every line. How are we supposed to believe this?
The Karate Kid (1984)
This story has been done about a zillion times. Every other kung-fu flick out of Taiwan and Hong Kong had this same plot. But, this was the only version that most Americans saw. So, it was touching and original to most people. I suppose it wasn’t all bad, but I really did want to beat up Ralph Machio… he deserved it dammit.
Kangaroo Jack
This movie will suck IQ points right out of your skull.
Kama Sutra
I just think that a movie “about sex” should have more sex in it. I mean, so many movies that aren’t “about sex” have tons of sex in them, why can’t this one? The lush historical setting was refreshing at least.
Kalifornia
Loved it. Completely warped.
K2
A pretty decent climbing movie. Ok, not perfect, but better than many of the others.
The Juror
Something about this movie bothered me… it was like the Demi Moore character wasn’t a “real” person. They should have spent more time developing her character’s personal life. It was hard to sympathize with her since we really didn’t get to know her too well. An interesting movie, but it could have been done a lot better.
Jurassic Park III
So, just exactly how many of these islands are there? How many top secrect super secret programs did the original company have? The first movie was good because they made the story almost believable & the movie was based around that story. #3 is just an action movie… the “dinosaurs” might as well have been aliens or vampires or mutant insects… As an action movie it was decent, but nothing I hadn’t seen over and over in other movies. I thought the whole “birdcage thing” was pretty silly too.
Jurassic Park
I first saw this movie in the theater on opening weekend. I got there late and had to sit in the front, way on the side of the theater. It sucked, I watched the whole thing at a 60 degree angle. I couldn’t tell what the hell was going on. It kind of ruined the movie for me, since the best part was watching the dinosaurs come to life. I’ve seen it since then and it was good. I wish I could have seen it through the eyes of an 8-year-old though, that would be something!
Jumanji
Kind of dumb, but kids seem to enjoy it.
Johnny Dangerously
Definitive mobster spoof. But not a spoof of mobster movies, or even real mobsters, a spoof of the “cartoon image” mobsters. The glorified Al Capone type, who doesn’t really kill anyone… except a few other bad guys. There’s enough material here to keep anyone entertained from start to finish. When is Joe Piscipo gonna make a comeback? He is cancer-free last I heard…?
Joe vs. The Volcano
The key to making Meg Ryan “not as cute”? Put her in disguise. She’s not a bad actor actually. I liked this movie, many people have never seen it even though it stars a couple of the biggest stars in Hollywood. It’s just on the other side of reality, perhaps the way the world would be if Christo was god.
The Jewel of the Nile
Corny. I guess the figured the Romancing the Stone cast had a couple more good hours of movieness left in them, I’m not so sure about that.
Jesus Camp
Do these people realize how insane they are? And they’re reproducing! I just felt so sorry for these kids… it was like watching child molestation in slow motion. These people give Jesus a bad name, where in the bible does it say you have to close your mind and be an idiot?
Jerry Maguire
You complete me? Yes I rolled my eyes at that one. But, nevertheless this was a decent movie. One major flaw though, Jerry is only able to persuade ONE of his clients to stick with him? Gimmie a break! A sports agent is a one-on-one relationship, it doesn’t matter what “company” the agent is working for. Plus, Jerry would probably have enough money to retire on 5 times over, what the hell is this crap about him teetering on the edge?