Based on the Novel by Stephenie Meyer ScreenPlay by Melissa Rosenburg
Starring Kristen Stewart Robert Pattinson Billy Burke Ashley Greene Nikki Reed Jackson Rathbone Kellan Lutz Peter Facinelli
When you can live forever what do you live for?
I don't know if many of you are Twilight fans, I admit I only saw it like, two seconds before it stopped playing in theatres. I was very, reluctant to go see Twilight, I guess because of all the "Oh my god, Edward Cullen is so hot, I want to marry him, oh my god!!!" Coming from a bunch of thirteen year old girls. But when I did finally see it, I must admit, I loved it. And I also admit, Edward Cullen is hot. But really though, It was better than I suspected it to be. I very much enjoyed this film. And Let's face it Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson have amazing chemistry, seeing those two together was great. I loved them. And I absolutely adore Ashley Greene and Nikki Reed, and not to mention all the incredibly hot men.
I would totally watch it again. I'm so going to buy it when it's released on DVD. I think it's awesome, if you're already a fan, then you know what I'm talking about, if not check out it, ya never know, you might like it, I tend to judge movies, a lot, and when I do see them, I love them most of them. So always give a movie a chance, unless you know it's going to be crappy, then just save your money.
Starring: Will Smith Rosario Dawson Woody Harrelson Michael Ealy
Seven Names. Seven Strangers. One Secret.
An IRS agent with a fateful secret embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers.
Okay so, I get "emotional" during most "sad" movies. I'm not some big blob or anything, movies just get to me, so I do shed some tears. But Seven Pounds. WoW. The story is just brilliant, and the connection between Will Smith and Rosario Dawson's characters is truly uncanny. So believable. Really lovely to watch.
I really think this is going to be a true HollyWood Classic, you know like, AFI's top 100. It kind of, brings me a certain peace, so to say. I try to be a good person, I do good deeds, help out others, donate to charities, but this film makes you realize, there is so much more I can do.
It's a, sad, heartwarming, romantic movie. It does keep you guessing. It's just really really good. It shows you how, ordinary people, do extraordinary things. How they affect people's lives, giving, and helping, without wanting anything in return, I know this is just Hollywood, but there are people like that in this world, sometimes it's hard to imagine, but there are. This movie gives me hope I guess, that indeed caring people still exist.
I absolutely recommend this Film, it is pure brilliance. A Masterpiece I might say. I promise you will not be dissapointed by this Film.
Hello everybody, Hope everyone is having a lovely Holiday Season, almost time to ring in the New Year. To all you YouTubers out there, or even non YouTubers, here is one of my favorite youtube channel, Theoretical Bullshit.
The topics of the videos are mainly Religion. Done by an Atheist. I personally love the videos, they are very fascinating. Myself not being at all religious I have learned a lot from those videos, religion wise and atheism wise. I guess they kind of helped me realize a lot of things. Anyways, I just think the vids are super awesome, and the guy who does them seems really cool. It's totally worth checking out. Happy Holidays! McSylvs
Starring Andreas Apergis Isabelle Blais Robert Carlyle Remy Girard Mark Antony Krupa Sarah Jeanne Labrosse Laurence Loboeuf Mira Sorvino Donald Sutherland
Before I say anything here is a three minute clip about/from the movie. Please watch it.
I honestly don't even know where to begin about this topic. I remember hearing about the film when it first came out, but paid no attention to it. We know Human Trafficking exists, and before this film I didn't know to what extent. Children has young has 4 years old, FOUR YEARS OLD are sold by their parents, or kidnapped into sexual slavery. And it is just sick. This Film tells the story, of what goes in places that we cannot see. A man sells his little girl. A mother is taken from her child by a man she trusted, a young woman wants to go to America, but with the wrong people. This film is extraordinary. Never before have I had to stop a movie in the middle because I felt sick to my stomach because of what I was seeing. This film is so intense, it grips you from the very beginning, and does not let you go. This film is so well done, I absolutely adore Remy Girard, he is one of my absolutely favorite Quebecois Actors. I loved the fact that a lot of the film was filmed in Montreal and there were a lot of Canadian/Quebec Actors in the movie. They were all amazing. Sarah Jeanne Labrosse who is really young and incredibly talented. Each and every performance was brilliant. Knowing that this is going on right now in this world is deplorable. It is horrendous and shocking. And this film only shows us half of what is going on, because I am positive it is a thousand times worse. Hopefully this film will reach out to people and create awareness. Because this is definitely something that must be stopped. McSylvs
Directed by Mark Herman Based on the Book by John Boyne
Starring: Asa Butterfield Vera Farmiga David Thewlis Rupert Friend Jack Scanlon David Hayman
"A timeless story of innocence lost and humanity found"
I saw a preview for this movie and had to see it right away. It's an amazing movie, I know I say that about a lot of movies, but I like to watch the good ones, what can I say? It's the type of movie that makes you think Yes, it's about the holocaust, but it's not at all graphic. What I liked most about the film was that it did not rely on using extreme violence to make you realize "My god what's going on there is terrible" I mean, we already know that, but Mark Herman did it so beautifully, am I making any sense? There is a scene in the film (This is NOT a spoiler) where the wife of the commanding officer finds out about certain things that are going on in the camps and she totally freaks out, she does not like it. And that scene is so amazing, because, yes she is married to a Nazi, but you feel that she disagrees with what is going on, yet she has no say, not only because she's a woman, but because it could cost her her life. And I thought that whole scene/storyline was just done so well yet very haunting. Am I making sense yet? Even though the film is not a true story it is so realistic in a way that, there's a scene in which the daughter of the commander is putting up posters of Hitler on her wall, and thinking about it, there must have been so many people, young people putting up posters of him on their walls. And on several occasions during the film the nazis talk about the jews and say such things as "They are not real people" etc etc...It just..breaks your heart. It really is amazing, and I really recommend seeing it, the performances were brilliant.
Jack Scanlon who plays the little jewish boy in the camp just makes you want to cry. He makes you think about all the little children who were in those camps and what they must have gone through. His performance was truly one of a kind. And I just have to mention Vera Farmiga again, who played the Wife, she was just brilliant. I could just go on and on about the film and what I think and the subject but I'll just stop here by saying please go and see this Film, it is so worth it. It truly is one of a kind. Until next time The RentHead...Also known has McSylvs.
Hello people of the Universe... I do apologize for being away for..how long as it been anyway? Oh well, life has been pretty busy. I don't really have time to post a full review right now, but I will leave you with a trailer of an amazing movie that is a MUST SEE. The Boy in the striped pyjama. I know a lot of people have been saying "not another movie about the holocaust" but it is really really amazing, so I definitely say check it out, I shall be back later with a full review. Have a great weekend.
Ok, I do have some complaints. One... waaay to predictable (the ending) 2. I think they really overdid the old woman having a baby joke (you'll know what I mean when you see it). It wasn't even that funny.
Eh, that's all I really got. The beginning was kind of slow, but I dunno. It was still good. I've heard reviewers (Ebert&Roeper possibly) say that it would have been better if Tina Fey had written it, which I agree, Tina Fey is fucking hilarious! Also, it is about a woman wanting a baby, there should have at least been one woman involved with the writing (maybe there was, I don't know) some parts felt too detached or too unrealistic. But all the same, it was a great movie, I would definitely see it again. I actually laughed out loud in the theater which, I find, is rare these days for comedies. So... see it!
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WHOSE EXCITED FOR X-FILES 2?!?
Isn't the poster thee sexiest thing ever?! Their shadows making an X?!
That's hot.
The title has been revealed to be: I Want To Believe (a significant title for all those X-Philes out there) The plot is supposedly going to be a MOTW (monster of the week) instead of the classic X-Files mythology, alien conspiracy deal. Sad, but ok, since MOTWs were most of the episodes. Ok, so I've seen a leaked trailer of this movie, now my hopes are way too high. You see, there's this little snippet of a guy running, however he looks a LOT like Krycek. We all know what happened to him, so it couldn't possibly be Krycek, could it? Then again, it did also kind of look like Knowle Rohrer, which could make more sense. But Krycek in the movie would just be awesome. Either way though, it's the X-Files, it'll be good and I'm excited!
It's set to come out July 25 in most countries. :D
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On a side note, here is a video I made. It's a montage of video games. I think it's pretty decent. The music is awesome, hell watch it just for the music.
Here is a Devil May Cry AMV, that I have created. Yes. I am "advertising" my own video. But I do love it, so yeah. There are mostly scenes from the anime, in which case, those are: Mission 02, 03 and 04. There is one scene from the actual game. That is from DMC1, when Dante is aquiring Alastor. Devil May Cry is owned by Capcom. The music is Dame de Lotus by Emilie Simon. It's a great song, and her video and voice is just amazing. I'll post that one, right below my DMC AMV. I hope you all enjoy this. And There will be a Harry Potter review later today.
The life of Beatrix Potter, the author of the children books, "Peter Rabbit." (And others in that series).
Despite my dislike for Renée Zellweger, she was... ok in this movie. It was sad and sweet, but I didn't really feel for her (Beatrix Potter). I did, at times, but I feel as though it was missing something. I liked Ewan McGregor's role in the film, he was very adorable. I'm also not sure wether or not the real Beatrix Potter, actually saw her drawings move, but it wasn't as creepy as I expected it to be. There was some humour in it so, that was a bonus. It was a very well done film, kind of long but not too long. Um, I think they may have chosen the wrong person to play Beatrix Potter, but then again, as I said before Renée wasn't too bad. I did like the movie, but if I hadn't seen it, let's just say I wasn't missing out on anything remarkable. In short, if you're interested in this movie, see it. It is well done and a very good film, but I don't think it's going to be a "classic." It wasn't terribly important, though like I said before it was very sweet and... powerful, so to say, for a woman in the time period, who wasn't married to get a career such as that one and that she proved her parents wrong. So... it was a very good movie, just not a great one. That's all I really have to say.
The battle between light and dark continues in this sequel to Night Watch.
Once again, this movie wasn't great. I was able to read the subtitles and they had fun with the subtitles. For example if someone used a knife to "cut the air" the subtitles would cut in half (after giving sufficient time to be read). There were neat effects that were very clever and humorous. I enjoyed that greatley. I do think this one was better than 'Night Watch.' But it's still not an awesome movie. I did find this one sad (well, one character) and there was this great scene where a girl drove her car on and in a building as seen in the last part of the trailer. It was pretty awesome, then again that just might be the theater experience. Either way, it was ok, not great, but ok.
The light and the darkness have a tense peace, this is the story of the night watch.
Well... the subtitles were really small, and most of the time they were badly placed against white backgrounds, so for most of the film I didn't understand anything. I had a vague idea, but it wasn't enough. A friend then explained it me more thoroughly, but it wasn't enough to make me like it any more. It was pretty bad. It wasn't.... horrible, but it was bad. Um... that's all I can really think of. I did enjoy it because I don't know what other Russian movie I've seen and I like hearing different languages and seeing different movies, so that was a definite plus. But it really wasn't that awesome.
Taglines: -The Dolphin Hotel invites you to stay in any of its stunning rooms. Except one. -No one lasts more than an hour. -Enjoy your stay. -Don't stay in 1408. -The only demons in room 1408 are those within you.
-Some rooms are locked for a reason.
-Based on the terrifying story by Stephen King.
Starring: -John Cusack -Samuel L. Jackson -Mary McCormack -Jasmine Jessica Anthony -Tony Shalhoub
Mike Enslin (John Cusack) has never believed in the paranormal. However, he has written several books on haunted graveyards, houses, ect. They are all part of a series. His latest installment is on haunted hotels. While researching, he has never found any evidence of anything supernatural. One day he gets a postcard of Dolphin Hotel and it simply says, "Don't enter 1408"Of course, he goes to Dolphin Hotel. The manager Gerald Olin (Samuel L. Jackson) tries to persuade Mike, not to stay in room 1408, stating that no one lasts more than an hour and that the room itself, is evil. Mike, however, stays in room 1408.
I was so excited to see this movie. The trailer terrified me and I waited a whole month to see it (obviously). When it finally came out and I finally got to see it, I was ecstatic. It was pretty scary. It wasn't so much of a "jump out at you" scary. It was more of, the idea of it, is terrifying. There were parts of the movie that weren't as scary to me as they were to my friends, and I think that is because of the trailer. I was expecting to see things, and I was waiting for certain parts. I say, just go watch, don't wait for the parts you saw in the trailers. I loved John Cusak and Samuel L. Jackson. I think they played the parts perfectly. I would of liked to see more of Samuel L. Jackson's chracter more, and maybe explained more. The ending of the film makes it seem like you understood everything, but if you look more closely in the film and the think about certain things that you didn't notice while watching it makes the entire movie, and ending different that what you originally thought. Unless you're a smart and just caught all the little meanings and hints the first time 'round. Anyways, definitely see it, if you like the horror, and some good Stephen King things. I also suggest, if you like the movie, to read the short story of the same name by King. I would reccommend reading the story after the movie, it makes both of them even more creepy. But whichever you perfer. I think it might be best to see it in theaters, or at least on a large screen tv. It seems to be much more scary. It was a good film, I enjoyed it a lot.
Andy Samberg, Will Arnett and Bill Hader! Can you get any better?! I am SO excited for this movie! I absolutley cannot wait. It looks so funny. Check it out.
Taglines: -What are the odd of getting even? 13 to 1. -Revenge is a funny thing. -How do you steal half a billion dollars, in 3.5 minutes? Starring: -George Clooney -Brad Pitt -Matt Damon -Andy Garcia -Scott Caan -Don Cheadle -Casey Affleck -Elliott Gould -Bernie Mac -Al Pacino -Ellen Barkin -Eddie Izzard
After Reuben Tishkoff (Elliot Gould) has a heart attack due to a faulty deal he made with Willy Bank (Al Pacino), Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and the rest of his gang decide that they need to get back at Willy Bank, and they'll do it by taking all his money from his casino.
Hmm, Ocean's Thirteen. Well, it wasn't as good as the first one (which was just pure awesome) they pretty much overkilled the series, but because of my love for all the characters, if they come out with more sequels, I'll probably be seeing them. However, this one wasn't that funny, it was actually kind of boring at times. George Clooney and Brad Pitt were a great team as always and Casey Affleck was the best. He was so funny, and absolutley adorable! There is this one part in the film that is simply hilarious! It's the best part of the entire movie. All in all, I wasn't really disappointed by this film because Ocean's Twelve wasn't that great either, so I wasn't expecting this one to be any better. Ocean's Eleven still remains the best in the series, but if you like the series, I say see this one because it does have it's moments.
Directed by: Spike Lee Starring: -Denzel Washington -Angela Bassett -Al Freeman, Jr. -Albert Hall -Delroy Lindo -Spike Lee -lizbeth MacKay
Based on 'The Autobiography of Malcolm X' told be Alex Haley. The life of Malcolm X.
I was hesitate to see this film. Just because I thought, man it's going to be another historical thing on some guy. Sure, he did some great stuff but jeeez. But I watched it anyway because it's an important film. I am so glad I saw it. This was an amazing film. The actors are fantastic you, you have no idea. Denzel Washington did the most amazing job ever. He looked like Malcolm X, he moved like Malcolm X, he spoke like Malcolm X, in that movie he was Malcolm X. The filmed showed three beautiful transformations Malsolm X had made during his lifetime. The movie was long, but well worth it. It was historically correct, and had a beautiful tale. It brings out the true message of Malcolm X and shares a wonderful story and a wonderful life. It is truly beautiful and fantastic. I cried. It's heartbreaking. Spike Lee did an amazing job. The entire movie was just... fantastic. I highly reccomend that you see this film. It is definitely a must see.
I'm not writting the plot for each segment because they are all about love, so that's the plot already.
Taglines: -One City. 10 Million Hearts. One Love Story. One Film. -Fall in love with Paris 18 times.
18 different films, by different directors, all about love in Paris.
As a whole, I was very pleased by this film. Many of the segments were very cute and very sweet. The ending of 'Le Marais' frustrated me greatly. It stars Gaspard Ulliel, which is why I wanted to see this film in the first part, but seriously, the ending was not cool. "Porte de Choisy" was completely ridiculous, at least to me. I didn't understand any of it. It made no sense, like there was absolutely no purpose for it's viewing. Ok, it did make sense in the beginning, but then it went into a sort of free for all. It annoyed me greatly. However, "Bastille" made up for it greatly. That segment was so beautiful. It was amazing. I held in my tears, and I still cried some. I believe that was the definition of the movie. That was the definition of love. I would see the movie over again just for that one. This segment along with others, made up for all the bad segments in this wonderful film. I recommend you see this movie just for "Bastille" if for nothign else. Also another favorite of mine was "Place des Victoires." This too, made me cry (thought not as much as "Bastille"). I thought this to also be a very beautiful short film. "Quartier de la Madeleine" was one of the many shorts that annoyed me to a great extent. It was pointless. The way the vampire walked away, it looked like her arms were dancing, but her body wasn't. It was weird. "Faubourg Saint-Denis" was also one of my favorites. I liked the visuals, it reminded me of Run Lola Run (same directer Tom Tykwer) and the script was great. The end short film was a perfect ending to the film. It wrapped everything up very nicely and all in all, I really enjoyed the movie despite the many segments which were displeasing. The good ones were so good that they overpowered the bad ones. I recommend at least renting it and giving it a shot.
Fei hap siu baak lung (White Dragon) Directed by: Wilson Yip Starring: -Cecilia Cheung -Francis Ng -Nay Suet -Andy On
During a battle with Chicken Feathers (Francis Ng), White Dragon (Nay Suet) is injured and about to die. Black Phoenix (Cecilia Cheung) hears a noise and finds White Dragon, in return of this mystical fate, White Dragon gives Black Phoenix all her powers. Now, Black Phoenix has become White Dragon Jr. She soon learns that Chicken Feathers will assasinate Second Prince Tian Yang (Andy On). But she also learns more about Chicken Feathers and is now confused as to what to do.
Yet another Asian film (Chinese). This film takes all those swordfighting, martial arts movies and turns it into a comedy. I was unaware of this at the time, and thought it was a standard film like 'Hero' or 'House of Flying Daggers.' However it really was pretty funny and it wasn't that bad of a movie. It was very sweet and like I said it was funny. It especially had a kind of westernized theme to it. The way the girl acted and the whole shopping thing. But it was good, it was funny, the actors were great, the characters were well developed, I felt for them. If you're looking for a comedy with great martial arts, rent this.
This is three short stories done by different directors. It is horror/suspense.
Dumplings Directed by: Fruit Chan Country: China Starring: Ling Bai
An aging actress has found a woman (Ling Bai) whose dumplings are supposed to make one look beautiful again. However, there is a secret ingrediant which is rather gruesome.
This one was ok. The only really disturbing part was the crunching noise. That was gross. Ling Bai was absolutley adorable! She played her character fantastically. It wasn't horrifying as I expected it to be, but it was ok as a film. Some parts were not explained well, but Fruit Chan did make it into a longer movie, so if you rent it, watch the second disc which is 'Dumplings' just longer. I unfortunatley didn't get to watch it, but I bet it would explain a lot more.
Cut Directed by: Park Chan-wook Country: South Korea Starring: Byung-hun Lee
A film director and his wife our kidnapped. The abducter demands several things from the director (Byung-hun Lee). If he refuses to comply his wife's fingers will be chopped off.
I liked this one more than Dumplings. The characters were developed more, I felt more for the characters. There was a lot of humour in it and this one left me very sad. I was very, very upset by this segment. At first, the ending is unclear, but then when you think about it, you realize what happened and it is very upseting. The actors were all amazing. This is one of my favorite segments from this film.
Box Directed by: Takashi Miike Country: Japan Starring: Kyoko Hasegawa
Kyoko is an author who has a reacurring dream about being put into a box and buried. It seems to be in connection with an accident involving her sister and a man who seemed to be their caretaker, when the two were circus performers.
This segment is also one of my favorites. It was very confusing and unclear but I still really enjoyed it. The atmosphere was incredibly creepy and Kyokko Hasegawa was great to watch in it. She played the part magnificently as did everyone else. This too had the characters well developed even though it was unclear what was going on. I definetley enjoyed this.
Here is the trailer. If you ignore the guys voice it's a really good trailer. It makes me want to see it again. I really did love this film, if you're into Asian films, and horror, rent it.
Directed by: Richard Eyre Taglines: -One woman's mistake is another's opportunity... -Loneliness can turn one into a monster.
Starring: -Judi Dench -Cate Blanchett -Bill Nighy
Based on the novel 'Notes on a Scandal' by Zoë Heller. Sheba Hart (Cate Blanchett) is a new high school art teacher. She is married with two children. She confindes in Barbara Covett (Judi Dench), another school teacher, that she is unhappy with her life and wishes for it to be different. One day, after expecting Sheba at a school play who has not shown up, Barbara leaves to find her. However she discovers Sheba and a student engage in sexual activity. She confronts Sheba about this and Sheba tells Barbara everything. Barbara uses this to her advantage.
Unfortunatley I already knew everything that had happened due to the trailer. That is why I'm not going to be showing it. However, the film was still good. I liked it, especially Judi Dench, she played the part amazingly. The characters, I found weren't that well developed. Except for Judi Dench's character. She was the only one that I felt slightly for. The others, I didn't really feel bad for them. It didn't really bring any kind of emotion. I wasn't happy, sad for anyone. Except the cat (you'll know what I mean). You can give this movie a try since it wasn't horrible. But, it's not the greatest movie you're going to see. At least, it wasn't for me.
Sarah Pierce (Kate Winslet) is a surburban mother and wife who lives a miserable life and is afraid whenever her daughter shows affection towards her. Brad Adamson (Patrick Wilson) is a stay at home father, unsure of what he wants to do in his life, job wise. This is a film, about people living with eachother and learning from the most unexpected people in their lives.
This film...wasn't great, but it wasn't horrible. I liked it, it was very well done, the acting was great and it was funny at times. I think it taught a valuable lesson, about people and lives in general. I liked the ending. It was kind of slow, but in a good way. There isn't much I can say about it. I say rent it. I can't really give a good reveiw about it because it's that kind of movie. It was well done, and it was a good film, I can say that. I wasn't disappointed, so...see it.
Directed by: Jonathan Glazer Taglines: -Careful what you wish for. Starring: -Nicole Kidman -Cameron Bright -Danny Huston -Lauren Bacall
10 years after the death of Anna's (Nicole Kidman) husband, Anna decides to remarry. When a 10 year old boy comes to Anna and declares that he is Sean, her late husband. Anna doesn't know what to think.
OH MY GOD!!! I shouldn't even bother doing a review. This whole page should consist of: Do not see this film. Do not see this film. Do not see this film. Do not see this film. Do not see this film. Do not see this film. Do not see this film. Do not see this film. Do not see this film. Do not see this film. Do not see this film.
The music went horribly with the scenes. Ok, sometimes it went well, but other times it was horrendous. Nicole Kidman was just weird. Sometimes she would talk and I would dab my ears with tissue because I thought they were bleeding. Ok, it wasn't that bad, but seriously, she was awful. Her voice was... too soft, but as if she's trying to be...posh or something. It was ugh. The opening scene was Sean's death. He was jogging. HE WAS JOGGING FOR SO LONG!! It's like, "ok, we get it, he's jogging. Tell me when he's done, I'm reading a book." I would accept it if there were credits at the begining, but there were none. I would also accept it if it was one of those very quiet, very slow, movies that make you think. But this just had so many horrendous things it was not making me think, oh wait, no I was thinking how much better Hannibal Rising was!! Then there was another scene, where Anna realized she kind of believes the kid, and she's watching an orchestra and we're watching her. Point blank. It's all suspensful music and it's her face. For practically...more than 5 minutes!!! and then pretty much halfway through I'm thinking "Oh! Oh! Her eyes are getting red, there's a change! There's a change!" and then we watched her with red eyes for another goddamn who knows how long. The point is it was fucking long. Did the editor get hit by a car or just decide not to show up for work? Who was it, a hobo? Goddamn it. Ugh. Oh and in one scene, one of the girls had eyes that looked like blackholes and once again the camera was on her for about 4 minutes and she was just standing there, turning her head side to side with her mouth slightly open. She looked like that black sea thing from the X-Files and it was not cool! It was like, jesus christ, how much are you paying the editor? I am so upset. So...don't see this. I mean, ok, in it's defense I will say, It was an interesting concept and it could of been done very well. But it wasn't, therefore it sucked. Oh ya, the ending was stupid too. Ok, maybe it would of been ok if the rest of the movie wasn't such crap.
The trailer made the movie seem great, that's why I saw it. Do not be fooled!
Directed by: Peter Webber Taglines: -It started with revenge -Wie alles begann (How everything began) Starring: -Gaspard Ulliel -Gong Li -Dominic West -Rhys Ifans
A prequel showing Hannibal Lector's (Gaspard Ulliel) childhood and young adulthood. How he became as we know him.
Let's start with this. I wasn't expecting this movie to be the greatest movie on earth. I wanted to see it because of Gaspard Ulliel and Gong Li whom, I love. However, this was really bad. Many of the lines were bad, many of the scenes were bad. Let me just say something about the begining of the movie. No one is allowed to put in a seriouse film, the shot, of someone holding someone they love, dead, looking up in the sky, with an overhead shot, screaming their name. No one can do that, unless it's a comedy film. No one. I laughed. I knew I wasn't supposed to, but I did. That was the first mistake they made. Now, the rest really is just, bad lines and some of the editing was bad. Like, there could of been more film footage or more explanatory scenes. I don't know, some parts, at the begining anyways, seemed kind of choppy. I'm not going to blame the actors, I did enjoy watching them. I think they did their best with what they were given. It's not such a bad movie that I wouldn't want to see it again. (Provide that I didn't pay for the rental). Actually, if I wasn't using any of my money on the film, I think I would see it again. It's not so horrible like, it's unwatchable. Just bad. I will say that this movie was much better than 'Birth' which will be my next review. Now that movie was awful. At least I hand Gong Li and Gaspard Ulliel in this one. I did enjoy those two and I think Gaspard did a good job. He did play crazy, madman very well. He had the creepy grin, you know that's kind of hot, and the creepy eyes. Ya, he did psychopath pretty well. Gong Li is always fantastic. If you're a fan of those two. I say at least see it once. They are pretty good. Other than that. Pretty bad movie.
There was a special on HBO, however long ago, of Dane Cook's stand up comedy. I don't find his movies very funny, but his stand up stuff is hilarious. Here is a small clip. If you're a fan of his work, then I highly recommend you watch this. It is hilarious.
Directed by: Nick Cassavetes Taglines: -Inspired by true events -How did a crime with this many witnesses go so far? -How did it ever go so far? -One crime. 3 days. 38 witnesses.
*A drama based on the life of Jesse James Hollywood, a drug dealer who became one of the youngest men ever to be on the FBI's most wanted list. (Based on a true story)
Just like 'Harold and Kumar go to White Castle' I really didn't want to see this. I thought it looked so bad, and Justin Timberlake is in it. I may like his music (note, music, not lyrics), but I don't really like him, and him acting? That's crazy. So, I saw it anyways. (Once again it was my sisters). It was surprisingly very good. The begining was awful. It was very weak. We all thought of suggesting we stop it and look for another movie because it was just so bad. It was boring. Near the middle it got a little better. I didn't know, at the time of watching it, that it was based on a true story. When my sister said so, the movie became much more enjoyable and entertaining. Justin Timberlake was surprisingly very good in the movie. He was actually, a comic relief, to me, anyways. So, ya, I did enjoy the movie despite the horrible begining, and if you like Justin Timberlake, definetley see it, he was pretty good. Here's the trailer.
Shí miàn mái fú (House of Flying Daggers) Directed by: Yimou Zhang Starring: -Takeshi Kaneshiro -Andy Lau -Zhang Ziyi
*A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful member of a rebel army out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.
I was disappointed by this film. Yimou Zhang had done 'Hero' (Ying xiong), which I absolutley loved. The story was beautiful, the scenerey, the colour, everything was gorgeous. (I've done a reveiw on it, if not, I will post it later). The visuals, were pretty well done, but nothing like 'Hero.' Ziyi Zhang was fabulous, as always. It was pretty sweet, the movie, I mean. I don't think the characters were developed enough, but then again, I don't think they were supposed to. It might be worth a rental, but it's really up to you. It was a good movie, but I think because I raised it on such a high pedastal, coming from the director of 'Hero', it just let me down way to much. I didn't think it was that beautiful, in fact, at times, it was kind of boring. Here, however is a dance (not the best one in the film, by the way) that I love, and it's a beautiful song. Scene is starring Ziyi Zhang. No subtitles, but you don't really need them.
Der Untergang (Downfall) Directed by: Oliver Hirschbiegel Tagline: -On April 1945, a nation awaits its... [Downfall]
Starring: -Bruno Ganz -Alexandra Maria Lara -Corinna Harfouch -Juliane Köchler -Ulrich Noethen -Thomas Kretschmann
This film is based on the book 'Inside Hitler's Bunker' by historian Joachim Fest. Downfall is a German film about Hitler's final days. There are pieces of Albert Speer's memoirs and Tradl Junge's memoirs, in the film.
The film is mainly from the perspective of Tradl Junge (Alexandra Maria Lara) who was the secretary of Adolf Hitler (Bruno Ganz)
The movie was pretty good. I don't think it was as amazing as people said it was. But, it was very well done. It did show Hitler's madness and somewhat insanity, and it also showed how people followed him, how strongly people believed in him. It also showed people who didn't really believe in him that much, and some people who completley lost their faith in him. If you like War movies (though there isn't that much fighting, the majority of the film takes place in Hitler's bunker). then definetley see this. It's an interesting and very well done film about Hitler's final days. If you like history then it is a must see. Here is the international trailer.
Un Long Dimanche De Fiançailles (A Very Long Engagement) Directed by: Jean-Pierre Jeunet Tagline: -Never let go.
Starring: -Audrey Tautou -Gaspard Ulliel
Mathilde (Audrey Tautou) is told her fiancée, Manech (Gaspard Ulliel) died in the Somme during World War One. Mathilde refuses to believe this and decides to investigate, and search for the love of her life.
The film is french (France) and my favorite french actor and actress are in this film (the main ones, obviously) so I really wanted to see it. Finally, I got to see it during my foreign film weekend and it was pretty good. I think I liked it more than everyone else, because of Audrey and Gaspard. But I thought it was a very sweet movie, cute, romantic and it was even funny at times. One of the things that absolutley shocked me was, ok, we're watching, and then all of a sudden out of nowhere comes Jodie Foster speaking french. France, french. Jodie Foster. I had no idea she could speak french. I was highly impressed. Anyways, if you're a fan of Audrey Tautou or Gaspard Ulliel (or both) rent this film, it's very cute and enjoyable, though it is slow at times. Here is the english version trailer, but if you see it, I recommend you watch it in the original language. Then again I am a person who hates watching anything dubbed. I absolutley refuse to watch anything dubbed.
Directed by: Danny Leiner Taglines: -Fast Food. High Times. Starring: - John Cho -Kal Penn -Paula Garcés
Harold (John Cho) and Kumar (Kal Penn) are getting high, however, when deciding on what food to eat, they decide they need to eat something better than any other food they have ever eaten. They see a commercial for White Castle, and the adventure begins.
I really, really, really did not want to see this. I was dreading, the moment my sister's said, "Let's watch Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle." But (always a but) it was one of the funniest stoner movies I have ever seen. The film depicted sterotypes and prejudice in a comedy style. So, it was funny because it was the truth. (Kind of sad really). It was actually a very good movie, I do recommend you see it, if you are into the stoner/comedy movies. I really liked the fact that the main characters were a diverse ethnicy then main characters normally are. (Asian and Indian). I liked it, it's worth a rental.
This is three short stories done by different directors. It is horror/suspense.
Directed by: Todd Field
Directed by: Jonathan Glazer
