Transformers

Wow, what a way to no-sell SHOOT'EM UP.

Who you think you are, Shelton Benjamin?

First Blood is far too good to be considered in line with a superhero franchise.

Or you could have said "real"

JESUS CHRIST VAMPIRE HUNTER
(First Viewing)

Yes read that title again. Thanks for the recommendation LLC. A great 2001 campy movie that I would never have had the idea to think could be made into a movie. While watching it I continued to remember CLERKS by the quality. Definitely a laugher if you ever get the chance to see it.

You didn't like TRANSFORMERS!? Are you kidding me

Ive not seen it,not my style. They should make a "thundercats" film, i always liked that.

You should see it man. It was the best action movie from last summer

Die Hard was better

How do you know unless you've seen it (TRANSFORMERS that is)

THE WOLF MAN 1/2
(First Viewing)

I really applaud Universal as being the pioneer of horror films back in the early days of cinema. While this doesn't add up to the likes of FRANKENSTEIN or DRACULA, it's still an enjoyable monster movie along with THE MUMMY. I'm looking forward to the 2009 remake with Benicio Del Toro if they can find another director quickly.

FACES OF DEATH II
(First Viewing)

More of the same, shocking deaths. Some parts were more shocking than the original and some weren't. Overall, I felt the original was better and had more commentary.

And your erection for Irishman continues to grow...

SHATTERED 1/2
(First Viewing)

Don't be fooled by the story and cast for this film. Yes, the cast is very good (Gerard Butler, Maria Bello and Pierce Brosnan) but the film could have been better. It was such a breath of fresh air to see Brosnan get down with his dark side like Robin Williams did a few years ago with his "bad guy" trilogy (INSOMNIA, DEATH TO SMOOCHY and ONE HOUR PHOTO). And while I would like to see Brosnan in more roles like this I felt he could have given more. He could have been more evil, more sinister and could have pushed these people harder. There was a nice twist at the end but it seems that these Lionsgate films that I've viewed as of late is all there is. They moderately hook you with a storyline for 90+ minutes and then throw in this twist at the end that's suppose to make it all better. Well, it didn't work the last time and while this surprise was better, it still didn't work this time.

Does I12 even have any close resemblance to a life, watching shitty movies all day and night??

I finally saw Saw IV tonight - kinda disappointed. Like most franchises, they only go downhill after the first I think. Perhaps because the shock value is gone, and/or, perhaps because they can't think of cool new ideas. Probably a mix of both. Not terrible - I'd recommend it. But certainly not nearly as good as the first one. And F that retarded director who thought those "transitions" were cool! NOT cool. Distracting and confusing. He should F himself.

Ill give it a paas, i think..

A good move.

Its a total dogshit of a movie.

I mean, what you expect from Baynito Michaelini?

What if we're the same person?

I would be such a narcicist.

(1) I like you Geoff, but why ask questions you already know the answers to?

(2) Outside of PSYCHO and arguably FRIDAY THE 13TH*, what good horror sequels have there been beyond #2?

*=Well, arguable in that the kills/gore became more laughable, as if the filmmakers finally realized that nobody's scared by Jason anymore, so lets have some laughs below the surface.

Does "dawn of the dead-1978" count as a classic horror sequal

Irish, out of curiosity, do you watch films with full engagement, or are you doing other stuff at the same time?

Cue ButtHead.....

"Haha "engagement" huhuh"

Well, yeah....though I must say, the DEAD movies are good beyond #2.

There are four right? Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, and Land of the Dead. Am I missing any? I don't think they are good past the second movie. The second two do fit right into your definition:


For example, while the first two movies were scary because they felt real with an enemy that had no reason to exist other than to kill and eat live humans. "Day..." introduces a zombie that can be trained and is able to shoot a gun. "Land..." takes it way too far in my opinion with the one zombie "leader" who herds an army of dead against a large city and the characters who fight back seem to have been taken right out of bad '80's action movies.

If there are other "Dead" movies that are as good as the first two let me know because I'm missing out. I love good zombie movies.

thers no other dead movies, just 4

Diary of the Dead will be coming soon!

I think the Dead franchise is very good. Strong social criticism in a comic-gore sort of way. Land of the Dead almost killed me with how mundane it was when I saw it on the big screen, but that was before I'd seen the others. I think it's decent; evolution of zombies - and this time they're far more charming and emotive than the actual humans.

Those films have always been about the human interactions anyway; how society reacts to outside panic. Racial tension, gender issues, etc. Alas, they never show up in academic courses.

I dig the DEAD franchise in varying degrees....though really, while they're horror genre in heart, I've never thought of them as terryfying.

I thought of them as more action dramas about survival itself...and beyond.

That said, I still enjoyed LAND OF THE DEAD, the least of the series...though as more of a smart B-action post-apocticlyptical movie this side of ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK.

So Capo, your favorite of the bunch?

I love the first three. Dawn is probably my favourite, then Day then Night then Land.

WE OWN THE NIGHT 1/2
(Second Viewing)

I really don't know how she does it but I think Eva Mendes somehow got hotter. That's all I can say about her, she looked absolutely beautiful in this film and I loved that it was set in the late 80s NYC and not present day. A lot of that reason was due to the awesome soundtrack that assisted it. As much as I like Mark Wahlberg and Robert Duvall, Joaquin Phoenix stole the show. This man is becoming a favorite of mine after 2000's GLADIATOR and 2005's WALK THE LINE (which I was pulling for him to win his Oscar for). Good or bad, the man can play both sides of the fence extremely well.

The opening scene was.........................."sensual."