Wasn't that big of a fan of Blood Diamond, to be honest. And yeah, he does the Leo thing in that one too
and dies, Leo style,
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Wasn't that big of a fan of Blood Diamond, to be honest. And yeah, he does the Leo thing in that one too
Little Shop of Horrors(1960) - 8/10
I really enjoyed this flick. I grew up watching the 86' version and so I may be a little biased towards it, but the original was pretty good. The highlights were Mr. Mushnick and Seymours mother by far and wide. Mushnick's dialog was hilarious at times(It grows like a cold sore on mouth) and his mother was a drunken old lady worried about her son's choice in women
The cameo with Jack Nicholson was also fantastic, a nice precursor to his Shining role.
I really enjoyed this flick. I grew up watching the 86' version and so I may be a little biased towards it, but the original was pretty good. The highlights were Mr. Mushnick and Seymours mother by far and wide. Mushnick's dialog was hilarious at times(It grows like a cold sore on mouth) and his mother was a drunken old lady worried about her son's choice in women
The cameo with Jack Nicholson was also fantastic, a nice precursor to his Shining role.
Shrek : Forever after (3D|IMax)
8/10
It's Shrek ... need I say more ?
It was fun to watch, despite the fact that there weren't any real surprises plot-wise.
I think it's better than the 3rd, but given that it is the last Shrek-movie I'm glad they ended as there's not much left to do with the characters being who and what they are.
Watching a movie with glasses is kind of annoying, so I really hope that the 3d+glasses era ends really soon.
A few scenes definitely felt better because of the '3D' effect, but I'm sure the huge 'imax' screen helped as well.
The one thing I noticed is that you have to focus on exactly the spot the director wants you to, which kind of ruins the '3d' effect a bit.
8/10
It's Shrek ... need I say more ?
It was fun to watch, despite the fact that there weren't any real surprises plot-wise.
I think it's better than the 3rd, but given that it is the last Shrek-movie I'm glad they ended as there's not much left to do with the characters being who and what they are.
Watching a movie with glasses is kind of annoying, so I really hope that the 3d+glasses era ends really soon.
A few scenes definitely felt better because of the '3D' effect, but I'm sure the huge 'imax' screen helped as well.
The one thing I noticed is that you have to focus on exactly the spot the director wants you to, which kind of ruins the '3d' effect a bit.
What is dying Leo style? Emotional? Because it surely was, as it should be. You gotta at least give the movie credit for breaking the cheesy love cliche. No kissing and no I love you's, but a more down to earth [and more powerful IMO] "i'm really happy I met you".
I actually thought Connolly was underused in that one, and I don't think a romance subplot (whether it was cliche, or muted as it was in that film) really was a necessary factor in his character's redemption angle at the end. It's kind of a small argument since Blood Diamond was a pretty shallow movie to begin with. It was an action vehicle using an international issue as formula. That's fine, and the movie did okay with what it had going and it was better than some of the trash Zwick has made before, like The Last Samurai. I found the scenes with Djimon Hounsou to be the best part of that one.
Good luck with that. There are around 60 movies being planned for 3d through out this year and 2011. This fad is staying unfortunately.
Not a fad, and it's stupid to say you can't wear glasses for an hour or two. Millions of people wear glasses throughout every day to correct their vision. Deal with it and stop being a b****.
Where in my post did I say I hated wearing the glasses? Don't get my post and JaFO's mixed up. Hollywood seems to think in their infinite wisdom that 3d makes a better movie and that they can reap the profits from the higher pricing(shrek 4 is a perfect example of a movie bombing with 3d pricing). As saturated as 3d is getting I am surprised they didn't convert movies like Dinner with Schmucks.
3D might yet prove to be a fad:
http://consumerist.com/2010/08/is-the-3-d-movie-fad-over-yet.html
It will be a fad if the studios keep pumping out 3D done badly in post production (yes, Alice in Wonderland and Clash of the Titans, I'm looking at you).
3D done well (Avatar [for all it was a rubbish film], How to Train Your Dragon, Monsters Vs. Aliens) is still worth paying extra to see (especially on IMAX) but I know that I am now becoming quite choosy about what I pay the extra for. Too many cases where the 3D is done badly (Clash of the Titans) or just doesn't add anything (e.g. Toy Story 3).
Say what you will about Avatar but Cameron set a benchmark for technical quality and unfortunately it's been downhill since then.
http://consumerist.com/2010/08/is-the-3-d-movie-fad-over-yet.html
It will be a fad if the studios keep pumping out 3D done badly in post production (yes, Alice in Wonderland and Clash of the Titans, I'm looking at you).
3D done well (Avatar [for all it was a rubbish film], How to Train Your Dragon, Monsters Vs. Aliens) is still worth paying extra to see (especially on IMAX) but I know that I am now becoming quite choosy about what I pay the extra for. Too many cases where the 3D is done badly (Clash of the Titans) or just doesn't add anything (e.g. Toy Story 3).
Say what you will about Avatar but Cameron set a benchmark for technical quality and unfortunately it's been downhill since then.
Was replying to both you and jafo. 3d is simply superior to 2d, just like hd is better then sd. All movies should be 3d and they eventually will be like everything nowadays is hd. Back in the day I don't remember people complaining about the first movies that were moving to hd. Wtf? This generation complains about everything, even if it's good.
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I don't think that is a valid comparison. While HD only is a quality increase, 3D actually changes the content to some degree. For the record, I found it to be distracting at times in "Avatar", and equally distracting when it was missing (or not as apparent) from a scene following one making heavy use of it. It's not simply superior to 2D, but different, with both strengths and weaknesses.
Just to chime in on the 3D discussion. The only movie worth watching in 3D will be this.
[M]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PVunUDJ67c[/M]
everything else can suck it.... I saw a few movies in so called 3D and was kind of unimpressed.
Back to rating movies...
[M]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PVunUDJ67c[/M]
everything else can suck it.... I saw a few movies in so called 3D and was kind of unimpressed.
Back to rating movies...
Well if you're going to be materialistic, enjoy your 7(?) dollar movie tickets. I can watch 2d movies for free.
Across the Universe-9/10
In my opinion this is a brilliantly composed film on every level. Greta visual concepts married to amazing readings of these Beatle's tracks. Musically it's a great flick.
It's pretty incredible how the story they have woven around the songs interprets the songs in ways that completely change the intent and purpose of the original lyrics.
Also; it's visually stunning.....
In my opinion this is a brilliantly composed film on every level. Greta visual concepts married to amazing readings of these Beatle's tracks. Musically it's a great flick.
It's pretty incredible how the story they have woven around the songs interprets the songs in ways that completely change the intent and purpose of the original lyrics.
Also; it's visually stunning.....
The following post is full of shame...
Rampage 7/10
Uwe Bolls' best. I hate to admit it but he finally did it. And yes, the overly long rampagescene sealed the deal. Go watch if you're a hater and want to act like a monk repenting.
Rampage 7/10
Uwe Bolls' best. I hate to admit it but he finally did it. And yes, the overly long rampagescene sealed the deal. Go watch if you're a hater and want to act like a monk repenting.
The Bourne....I mean....Mission imp......I mean....Hitma....I mean....La Femm....I mean....
Salt - 8/10
Salt - 8/10