What film(s) did everyone watch today? Redux Trois!

[echo_bravo]

White Squall - 7/10

[smacaskill]

Kings Go Forth with Frank Sinatra, Tony Curtis, and Natalie Wood - A love triangle develops in France during WWII. All three leads were pretty good and it's not a typical sappy romance. The war scenes and romance were blended very nicely. 8/10

We're Not Married - A series of vignettes about five couples who discover they are not legally married. There is some star power with people like Ginger Rogers and Marilyn Monroe and all of the stories are solid. 7/10

Flirting with Danger - a crappy Lifetime movie with Charisma Carpenter as the only redeeming quality. The male lead was horrible and the story was very predictable. 3/10

[Hucksta G]

Originally Posted by JCR

Well like I said, how much you care for it may well depend on how much you can stand him; it's some what odd to see him surrounded by Tom Hardy, Guy Pearce, Jessica Chastain and Gary Oldman and having to keep up with them, I thought it was fine though.

Fans of on screen violence maybe pleased with it, it's a hard mpaa R, probable 18 in the UK, there are a couple of moments that will make you flinch, usually involving crazy "fuckin' nance" Guy Pearce.

They had me at Nick Cave and John Hillcoat

[sarah1980]

watching on bluray



8/10 (196 Minute Director's Cut)

[Roy Batty]

I never got around to watching this thing in one setting, so, yesterday afternoon, I did just that. The film itself is mystifying, engaging, frustrating, and overly metaphorical. But all these things are what makes the film work in such a way that I can see why it has divided viewers. However, one thing that really stuck with me was how they shot the creation of the universe and organic life. Sure, it was similar to what you'd see on BBC or Discovery Channel, but the introduction of this event--which originally felt out of place--makes perfect sense following the death of one character in particular. I'm eagerly looking forward to Malick's next three project coming out over the next two years or so.

9/10

[KcMsterpce]

DEMOTED - 3/10

Wow, that was... not just predictable, but extremely bad. I'm not happy I watched it. Except for Cathy Shim - I want her; naked, oiled up, and calling for me in bed. So bad.

Anyway, I think it was funny for about one minute. Maybe.
EDIT: You know now that I think about it for a little bit (about 5 seconds - especially the ending), I have to take the score down from 4/10 to a 3/10. There's almost NOTHING in this movie that was worth my time.

THE INCREDIBLES - 9/10

It has been quite a while since I saw this movie. I never watched the blu ray until now... and it sounds fucking AWESOME! Of course it looks great, too, but it is impressive seeing how much CG animation has advanced over 8 years. Hard to believe it's been that long, too.

This used to be my favorite Pixar movie; it's still up there in the top four... and I would LOVE to see a sequel just like everyone else. I mean we had two Toy Stories (understandable) and then a fucking sequel to CARS? WTF?! And still no Incredibles. I know part of the reason is because there isn't quite a story idea good enough in the creators' eyes to make a movie worthy of its source; and I respect that.

STAND BY ME - 8/10

Another movie I haven't seen in a while (I'd say 9 years). I still fucking love it. So many good moments, and an all around beautiful story.
This story (THE BODY) along with RITA HAYWORTH AND THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION are two of my favorite works by Stephen King. They are both novellas, from the same book ("Different Seasons"), along with APT PUPIL which also became a movie (but not as good as the previous two mentioned).
That's one of my favorite King novels, just because of the two stories made into movies that followed the novellas closely and became highly regarded due to proper care taken of the source material.
They are also not supernatural in premise, which even makes this even MORE interesting for fans and non-fans of King's work.

Anyway, it still holds up great today and the cast is all wonderful. Not just the four boys, but Kiefer Sutherland was downright menacing.

[MidnightAngel]

7/10

[Puck Bond]

Ted(2012)-9/10

[Hucksta G]

Jesus Christ Superstar (8/10)

[MidnightAngel]

7/10

[Flimmaker1473]

X Men First Class: 8/10. Wonderful.

Four Weddings and a Funeral: 10/10. Hugh Grant's role that made him a star. A quality British film. Hugh Grant is such a great actor. He flows so well and it isn't lie he is acting. It is like he is real.

Bridget Jones's diary: 8/10. This film is held by strong performances by Renee Zellweger who is just amazing as Bridget Jones. Also Hugh Grant and Colin Firth.

Traffic: 10/10. Steve Soderbergh's best film. Even better than Ocean's 11. Reminded me of Magnolia because of the ensemble format. Don Cheade, Catherine Zeta Jones, Benico Del Toro, Michael Douglas, Dennis Quaid and Topher Grace all give great performances.

[Hucksta G]

Christine (7/10)

[smacaskill]

Julie with Doris Day and Louis Jourdan - It's nice to see Day do a thriller. Usually she did more happy films like musicals or romances. The story was very suspenseful throughout - just when one problem was solved another would present itself. 8/10

The Conspirator - This story of the conspiracy to kill Lincoln and the trial of Mary Surratt and could have been better. James McAvoy was very good but I found the film to be a bit boring. The scenes outside of the trial were especially dull. 5/10

[JCR]

Originally Posted by Hucksta G

They had me at Nick Cave and John Hillcoat

It's not as good as The Proposition. I've not seen The Road so dunno how it compares to that.

[Hucksta G]

Originally Posted by JCR

It's not as good as The Proposition. I've not seen The Road so dunno how it compares to that.

I loved The Road

Jimi Hendrix (8/10)

[magjournal]

Bottle Rocket is a lovely film. It's very smart and quirky and funny and the Wilson brothers are perfect in their roles. The last heist is pretty entertaining although the safecracker pissed me the hell off. B+

Green Lantern is better than I thought it would be. It's not particularly good, but it's okay as a superhero film. Ryan Reynolds is actually the best part. I'm not sure if he's an accurate Hal Jordan or not because I've never read the comics, but he does bring a likable charisma to his role. Blake Lively is really hot and she's also good in it. Peter Sarsgaard is pretty bad as the villain, but his performance is unintentionally hilarious. It sets up for a sequel, as expected, and I think a sequel could be pulled off if the film avoids Green Lantern's problems, those being a slow script with a lot of dull plot in between the enjoyable action scenes. Overall, it's okay. Nothing special. B-

The Ides of March is one of the best films of 2011. Damn, George Clooney really knows how to write and direct a film. I like how he didn't write the lead role for himself, although he does have a substantial supporting role. The acting is so intense, the dialogue is smart, and it's really fascinating to see the protagonist's idealistic world crumbling in front of him. It's a smart and inquisitive view of the drastically-flawed American political system, marked by a brilliant script and some fantastic performances by Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Evan Rachel Wood, Marisa Tomei, and Paul Giamatti. A

[Flimmaker1473]

Girl Interrupted: 7/10. Chilling movie that shows what it is like to be in a mental hospital. Winnoa Ryder gives her normal solid performance (I like her for some unexplained reason). But as much as I hate Angelina Jolie she was amazing. No wonder she won the academy award for her performance. Easily her best performance.

Donnie Brasco: 10/10. Wow. I think Johnny Depp could be this generation's Al Pacino. Seeing them both share the screen is something else. They both have that ability to disappear into their roles. Great bio pic on one of the great FBI agents.

[Hucksta G]

The Amazing Spider-Man (8/10)

[magjournal]

The Amazing Spider-Man blows Raimi's trilogy out of the water. Whether or not its version of Peter Parker is more accurate (and I can say that the scenes in the trailer depicting him as a rebel are out of context), Andrew Garfield is much better in the lead role than Tobey Maguire. He looks more the part, and he's a lot more charming and interesting to boot. He has a nice chemistry with Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone), who is a much better love interest than the vapid Mary Jane Watson in Raimi's trilogy. I don't know why early reviews were comparing this to Twilight or other female-geared films, because it's a lot more mature than Raimi's trilogy as well. Rhys Ifans is the best villain in any Spider-Man film, and when he becomes The Lizard, he's pretty freaking terrifying. It's hard to not compare this to Raimi's trilogy, especially because The Amazing Spider-Man is better in every single way. I look forward to a sequel, because most importantly of all, it was pretty kick-ass. A-

[Natty]

Spiderman Trilogy (Sam Raimi, 2002-07)



Even though these films aren't related to the new release its been about five years since I last saw them so I thought I'd give them a watch. The first one holds up a lot better then I thought it would, its a bit dated and cheesy, but not in a way that reduces the quality or enjoyment of the film. Raimi's direction of the trilogy gives it an appropriately "comicbookish" vibe, so even though the third film is a mess, I can still enjoy it as it has the spirit and colourfulness that I associate with the Spiderman character, and how can you not enjoy that hilarious funky Parker scene. I still love Spiderman 2, tied as my favourite superhero film with The Dark Knight.

1 - 8/10
2 - 9/10
3 - 6/10

[Puck Bond]

People Like Us(2012)-7/10

[syxxpac]

The Muppets



When it comes to The Muppets, my memories from childhood beyond Sesame Street are a bit fozzy. Waka Waka Waka! Anyway, the surprisingly well-matched team of Jim Henson, Nick Stoller and Jason Segel put the “felt” back in “heartfelt”, delivering a family comedy with a lot of nostalgic value, a lot of genuine positive vibes, catchy and clever musical numbers, more celebrity cameos than a rehab clinic, and last but not least a balanced script that knows how to please the kids in the audience but also provide a little edge for us jaded elder folk who like a bit of rum in our punch. Still sweet, but with an extra kick. What the kids don’t know won’t hurt ‘em, right? In fact, I don’t know anyone who could watch this and not enjoy it, it really is the perfect thing to pull out at gatherings of any kind. Yes, even smoking up with your friends. All those colorful Muppets, all those funky visuals, they’ll love it, trust me. Maniacal laugh, maniacal laaaaugh, maniacal laaaugh, maniacal laaaaaaaaugh…

-> 8/10

[smacaskill]

Show Boat (1951) - I didn't really care for the female lead but Howard Keel was fantastic. This pales in many ways to the original version of the film (no one can sing Ol' Man River like Paul Robeson) but it is a solid film. 7/10

Beginners - A beautiful story and it's good to see Melanie Laurent in another film. Ewan McGregor and Christopher Plummer were also great and I really liked the way the film ended. 9/10

[DJANGO]

SAFE - 3/5 as a Jason statham big fan,i can say that he deserves bigger films. In this film,i loved statham's introduction,1st 40min of statham's action scenes.next 40min is messed.iam very disappointed with the simple anti-climax Air force one -3.5/5 Speed meets Die-hard .Hostage action-thriller(which tries to giv thrills till the end).popcorn flick.

[KcMsterpce]

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2012)

I first have to throw out my thoughts on the "buzz" of this movie, and how it's 'too soon [to reboot]!'; or 'Lizard isn't wearing a lab coat/he has no snout!'; 'Peter isn't nerdy enough'; or ... bah, I give up. I would say it's unfair to reboot so soon, but honestly for me, after the whole SPIDER-MAN 3 fiasco it was too big a mess to be fixed with just another movie.
I could spend all night waving my finger furiously and saying "shame on you Hollywood!" for rebooting another franchise so soon, but in the end I have to not let it bother me. Especially for the comic book genre, since there are not actually that many iconic heroes that are a sure-fire bankable name on the big screen, and of that stack of bankable names, up near the top of the heap is Spider-man. Hollywood needs to keep the Money Machine rolling, and after THE AVENGERS they'll do anything to try and find a way to bring several superfriends together now. Don't leave Spidey hanging!
Therefore, I try very hard to not let reboots/remakes bother me any more. They did ten years ago - five years ago even - but now... what-the-fuck-ever, man.

With that said, I went into this movie with the hopes (yes, I can still "hope" amongst the need to be neutral) of it finding its own angle on the origin story while also trying not to step over the previous installments too much. It's a tough and unfair balancing act. Did it succeed? My overall thoughts are "well... it was not bad."

Peter Parker uses web cartridges. Yay.
He makes smart-ass quips while masked up. Not much of a yay, because although this is typical of "old Spidey", it doesn't come across as clever on the big screen; it's more as if he's an asshole. Can't say for sure if it's anyone's fault or not - some times things don't translate well from book to screen. It could also be the precursor to a sequel, where Spidey's cocky nature gets him into bigger trouble than anticipated.

I liked a fair deal of the dialog, and efforts were made to try and separate itself from the previous Raimi installments. Uncle Ben doesn't outright say "with great power comes great responsibility", but instead makes a speech stating the same. Parker's spider-man suit has its roots in some ways tied to the origin that many know of, but also deviates from it...
Much of THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN tries very hard to balance itself between being a reboot with its own ideas and trying to stick to material that many geeks and frequent viewers know and love from the past. It's a constant tightrope in which it achieves an uneven balance, almost teetering over the edge in one direction, then whipping itself back to the other side.

I wouldn't quite say that Spider-man is back into the swing of things. I would also not say that it was a disaster by any means. It was quite fun seeing Spidey traverse across rooftops once again, web-slinging his way through the streets (the 3d wasn't bad, either; some of the web stuff looked pretty cool. I guess. I'm not a 3d fan at heart).
They did do a good job making New York not only look different in "tone" from the other movies, but it also has a very strong "Amazing Spider-man" flavor. They also did a decent job making sure Spider-man is seen as New York's hero... but the bit with the kid in the car was fucking retarded. However, these kinds of corny moments show up often in many blockbuster action movies. It was also a strange coincidence that the father of that kid comes into play later... so implausible and outrageous, but then again it's one of those times where you have to shrug your shoulders and either accept it or get pissed off.

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN tried very hard to satisfy everyone - and that's impossible. I suspect THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN is going to have a wide split of opinion. I personally feel it failed in some areas while succeeding in others; I liked it well enough but don't think it measures up to the "best of" list of comic book movies. My mediocre reaction might not be like the vehement acceptance or rejection that will come from most viewers.

I would say to anyone going in the following: Expect to enjoy yourself. Try your best to make no comparisons to the previous movies. Just look to have a good time at the movies. Maybe then it will be more acceptable viewing. Maybe?

Rating: 6/10
Grade: B-

[Hubbs]

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)

I remember when this was released many people thought it was the old crews final film due to the title. Then once people had seen it most thought that maybe it would be best if it was their final film.

This fifth adventure starts off on a good note with some nice sequences. A short intro with the main antagonist on the sandy world of Nimbus III which looks good (sandy desert like worlds always seem to look good in sci-fi films) and then a few good humoured sequences with 'Kirk' 'Spock' and 'Bones' enjoying their leave in Yosemite. Add to that a brief intro back onto the Enterprise where everything is in the process of being fixed and not working too well which gives 'Scotty' his usual opportunity to huff n puff, this also makes you smile.

After this pleasant start which all point towards the beginning of a good fun film things take a bit of a nosedive. Basically there is no real plot here and little explanation for anything. Renegade Vulcan 'Sybok' isn't really explained a tall unless you count 'Spock's' brief flashback where we are given more big news that he and 'Spock' are half brothers. We have no reason for his 'religious' crusade, where he came from or how he ended up on Nimbus III. There is also no explanation for Nimbus III, its inhabitants, its name (the planet of galactic peace?), why there are earth horses on it and why exactly everyone is on 'Sybok's' side.

Of course the main issue here is the fact they all run off looking for God in the centre of the galaxy. Personally I really can't think of a more risky idea than this! apart from possibly alienating a huge amount of the audience who will have their own religious views and beliefs that are sure to conflict. The flip side is you know straight away they won't actually find God as how could a sci-fi film proclaim what God would look, sound or behave like. How could the film makers preach or force their own beliefs and ideals of God on a world where there is such religious diversity.

So obviously you know the plots outcome and thus the film becomes pointless. On top of that the obvious alien creature/power, that isn't God, which they do come across is not explained. No idea what it may have been or what it wanted or how it lead them to believe it was the one true God etc...

Another issue that bewilders me with the Trek film franchise is how or why the special effects seem to have gotten worse as the sequels progressed. The first film really did have a slightly epic feel to it with some sweeping model work but this fifth entry really does look dire. As usual we get some dodgy looking bluescreen and shaky sets which I have come to accept (sign of the times) but the model shots look so poor in this.
The actual models are sound and are clearly well made but it just looks as though the act of putting them on film has been cheap and quick. From what I've read it does appear things were done as cheaply as possible and without the best folk available. To be honest you expect more from a huge franchise and its fifth sequel.

So a very silly choice of plot which could of completely back fired (amazed it didn't), plus it has too many similarities to the first Trek film with the 'V'Ger' story, dull pacing, poor effects and the rather creepy and definitely un-sexy fan dance by the aged 'Uhura' was a bit eww.

Not much really happens in this film after the events on Nimbus III in my humble opinion. Its a very mediocre outing throughout with a very predictable anti climactic finale which almost killed off anymore adventures for the original cast for good.

[DJANGO]

nobody can replace Tobey Maguire as Spiderman.no tobey,no spidey.boycotting amazing spiderman

[Cronos]

Pink Floyd: The Story Of Wish You Were Here - 8/10

[smacaskill]

Pi - A pretty impressive debut from Darren Aronofsky. While not as sophisticated as some of his later work this is still a compelling thriller. 7/10

Elephant Walk with Elizabeth Taylor - Taylor plays the new bride of a rich plantation owner in Ceylon. At first she is awed by the life of luxury but problems begin to arise. The film is pretty formulaic with just the performance s of Taylor and Dana Andrews to elevate it to anything more. 6/10

[DJANGO]

1) A thousand words - 3.25/5 i liked this movie.worth a watch.loved Eddie murphy acting.well written,not flawless.its a fantasy comedy with a good spirutual message.try it if u dont hate Eddie murphy (2)American pie Reunion-3.25/5 its a fine comedy with story based on friendship nostalgia and love relationships.little more mature film than previous films (3) Law abiding citizen -3/5 based on scientifically clever revenge killings.didnt like the last 15min.this film reminded of se7en.

[Flimmaker1473]

Thor: 9/10. Was blown away with this film. Chris Hemsworth is great as Thor. Marvel is just doing great with their films right now.

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang: 9/10. Very cool satire. Had my interest all the way to the end. Robert Downey Jr is intriguing as usual. Val Kilmer gives a very funny performance. Nice tongue in cheek film inspried by neo-noir films.

The Amazing Spider-Man: 8/10. Nice reboot. Not as good as Spiderman 1 or 2. But way better than three. Emma Stone's performance was fantastic.

[Hubbs]

Puppet Master (1989)

Probably Charles Band's best known film and franchise and probably his most lucrative. I remember seeing these old horror flicks on the top shelves at my local videoshop when I was a kid hehe the covers always looked really evil and intriguing, quite scary.

In reality this film is pretty dire to be honest, yes I know its a bit of a classic and cult horror but really...its pretty crappy. The first of Band's films and possibly the beginning of his killer doll obsession and I was surprised how bad it is.

Most of his later puppet films are much better looking than this of course but they are also much more spooky than this too. The cast are unknowns (to me) with pretty ropey acting skills, the way these people fall over and pretend to escape the psycho dolls is quite amusing really, but I guess its hard to make it look really threatening.

The location isn't particularly scary looking with zero atmosphere and there isn't too much blood n gore either really, what there is you don't see. The only two things going for the film are the cool looking puppets which have always looked good in all the killer doll films made by Band. There is some stop motion animation used throughout but to be fair it looks quite solid, I've seen worse. The other is the lovely kooky circus-like musical score which plays ominously in the background from time to time, a real funhouse of horror's type of tune, very effective.

Other than that its pretty poor and not in the least bit scary or sinister. Plot is simply an excuse for a group of people to be killed in a big empty hotel one by one by the puppets, that's all you need to know. I'm sure back in the day it was more eerie and impressive looking than now but I'm still hard pressed to believe any adult would find this scary.

[Natty]

The Legend of the Drunken Master (Chia-Liang Liu, 1994)

Jackie Chan is incredible, nuff said.
7/10


The Amazing Spiderman (Marc Webb, 2012)



I was one of the nerds who stuck up my nose and shook my head at the idea of the movie when I first heard about it. Then they brought on Marc Webb, Andrew Garfield and a different villain and I got more comfortable with it. All in all I think it is a case of 'too soon' still, with the Hulk reboot they skipped the origin story, with the Batman reboot they decided to show it, whereas in this movie there is a lot that we've seen before, it just has a slightly different tone to it. That complaint aside, its a pretty good summer blockbuster. Garfield and Stone are great and whilst the way the story plays out is a bit too typical and cheesy the screenplay by Alvin Sargent and co. does elevate it. I can't really put my finger on why but I always feel that of all the superhero movies that have a "what it means to be a hero" speech the ones both here and in Spiderman 2 are the only that have come close to being genuinely inspirational. Hopefully the next film will follow in the footsteps of Raimi's trilogy and have a sequel that is better than first, then the points of comparison will get interesting.
7/10

[Puck Bond]

Magic Mike(2012)-5/10

[sarah1980]

9/10

[echo_bravo]

Hostel Part 3 (5/10)

[Hubbs]

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)

So here we are with the sixth and final adventure with the legendary old classic crew and by far the best film of the six in personal opinion. Yes I will say it now, this film is my personal favourite out of all the Trek films including the next gen crew and the recent prequel.

Its strange really, up to this point the previous films have been average in visuals and in some cases bland in plot, but this last entry really comes back with a bang. It does feel as if everyone really came together and pushed for the best send off possible for both the fans and the original cast...and boy did they get it right.

First up, visuals, what on Titan happened here? all of a sudden this franchise looks delicious. The sets look polished and real with actual depth, costumes maintain the naval militaristic feel as ever but look devilishly sharp, models glide through space with ease and rival some Star Wars work and all technical electrical effects actually appear as if they could be real, hardly any dodgy bluescreen anywhere folks!.

The whole film is packed with colour and flare making it an absolute joy to watch, the colour schemes are perfect (I loved the purple coloured shock wave that engulfed the Excelsior) with everything looking neat and pinpoint. It really is a complete departure from all the previous films and such a victory for all involved.

The plot is outrageously simple I must admit, again with the Klingon's. The Klingon's want peace with the Federation (well with everyone really) after a disaster threatens their homeworld, pfft now they want peace when they need major help eh. Certain factions don't want this, there is an assassination, 'Kirk' is blamed, imprisoned and everyone is at each others throats once again.

I think it was a wise move to use the Klingon's as the enemy in this final film. The Klingon's are the classic enemy and what better way to go down in a blaze of glory than kicking some Klingon ass (I think the Russian cold war theories/allegories can be laid to rest now). Of course by the end everyone is supposedly friends and at peace (or on the way to that) which is a bit wussy but I can see what they were aiming for hehe.

Talking of Klingon's, who would of thought Chris Plummer would make a brilliant Klingon huh? Some righteous casting there my friends, a sterling choice. Plummer is a Klingon badass in this despite the fact he actually does nothing other than spout Shakespeare...in Klingon. The mark of a great actor there, he merely struts around and throws out the bards work in his pitch perfect speaking voice yet at the same time he looks imposing, threatening and powerful, absolute badass! I loved the little touch with his eyepatch being bolted onto his face, literately bolted into his klingon skull.

There really wasn't a foot put wrong here in my opinion, lets not forget about Warner as the Klingon chancellor 'Gorkon'. The man wasn't involved for very long but again he made his presence felt with a great klingon character performance. Just like 'Chang' he looked every bit the complete warrior with his tusk cane and weathered facial hair, he also looked pretty tough and imposing too. Clearly both characters are remembered due to the actors that made them, they both really gave the film a classic 'proper' feel.

This final outing really had it all, great space battles, quirky jokes and even a good old fashioned alien filled prison on a snow planet, every sci-fi needs a good Mos Eisley cantina type moment. I loved that whole idea and seeing all the odd aliens (who wouldn't), just a shame it didn't quite look as good as it should of but there are some glorious location shots later on which really sell it.

Very much in tone with the first new prequel if you ask me, in fact the prequel borrowed the snow planet idea briefly methinks. An extremely fun film to watch which has all the hallmarks of an epic space opera, the typical good humour we all know and love plus bright vivid visuals that really heighten your enjoyment and add an almost comicbook adaptation feel to the proceedings.

A stirring send off with all the team inscribing their signatures across the screen against a space background whilst the classic Star Trek theme plays in the background. It was a beautiful way to go and almost brings a tear to your eye, and I'm not a Trekkie.

The final film, the best film and the perfect finale.

[Digifruitella]

The Amazing Spider-Man



7/10

[smacaskill]

The Beaver - A fantastic job by Jodie Foster both directing and acting in this film and Mel Gibson gives a wonderful performance as well. I'm not really sold on Anton Yelchin as an actor though. This is a really touching story and it really should have gotten more notice during Award Season. 8/10

[Flimmaker1473]

Confessions of a dangerous mind: 7/10. Solid directorial debut for George Clooney. Sam Rockwell could be the most underrated actor. Simply amazing as the star character.

Live Free or Die Hard: 7/10. I love the Die Hard series. The last installment was a lot of fun. Bruce Willis is awesome as Jack McClane and Justin Long did a good job as his sidekick. One of those action flicks that is worth watching.

Little Fockers: 4/10. Not funny at all. Might have chucked a few times. Despite it's star studded and talented cast, Little Fockers just failed.

Max Payne: 5/10. It had it's moments. Mark Wahlberg gave it his all. But there are too many issues for this movie to work. The ending was too abrupt.

Chicago: 10/10. Just wow. Just a classic Hollywood production. Amazing musical acts that look like they were on Broadway. Catherine Zeta Jones steals every scene that she is in. Great performances also by Renee Zellweger, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah, and John C Reilly.