Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb - (Kubrick;1964;UK) - ****
An insane general launches a nuclear attack on Russia while the president, a ex-Nazi scientist, and other politicians and generals try to stop it in the war room.
One of the best, if not the best black comedy ever. An excellent satire on the Cold War with a great cast. Peter Sellers is wonderful as Dr. Strangelove, the president, and Mandrake. George C. Scott is one of the more humorous actors with all of his expressions in the film. Sterling Hayden is also great as the insane general. Kubrick's direction is another notch on his belt of great films. Without a doubt one of the greatest filmmakers ever.
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American Beauty is a class film,Kevin Spacey plays a fantastic part.

You really should make your reviews a bit shorter and to the point -- you might turn people away with all the reading and in-depth analyses your reviews require! :p

I saw "Constantine" on Saturday night. I thought it was really good, the way it is filmed is a lot like the Matrix, which I guess has been critisized, but I thought it was very entertaining. The movie is about Gabriel and Satan's son making a pact, so the son could come to earth. Keanu Reeves plays Constantine, he's like an exorcist, and he has to save everyone. Very interesting story.

I watched Eurotrip. It was exactly like I expected it to be. My favorite part was when Scotty fought the robot-man.

The Godfather- What can I say about this masterpiece? You all have seen it, you all know what I mean. If you havent seen it, I'll let Geoff know you need to be banned.

Barton Fink- I was very surpriesed with this film. Of the 3 Coen films Ive seen, this one makes up for the other 2. It has to be one of the best films of the 90s Ive seen. John Tuturro (sp) has never had a better preformance. Expect a longer review on the movie board sometime in the future when I have time to write it.

Watched Rambo yesterday. It was only the 2nd time I had seen it, but definitely a good movie. I thought there were more flashbacks but I guess I was wrong. Tonight I'm gonna watch Rambo II

"The Chipmunk Adventure." I went home this weekend and found all these videos I used to love when I was a little kid. This one is when the Chipmunks and the Chipettes compete in this hot air balloon race across the world, but what they're actually doing is smuggling diamonds for these criminals. I loved this movie, it's so funny. And I still knew all their little chipmunk songs.

I think I've actually seen that one, Lauren. Like 15 years ago. That's like the LAST thing I expected to see someone post about here. That's classic. Thanks for the great review, I used to love the Chipmunks too.

Are you referring to First Blood (the first film) or the second film Rambo? I thought the first movie was very good. The second was good but much less realistic. The third was a bad joke.

I just saw American History X, its probably one of the greatest movies I've ever seen.

Taxi Driver - (Scorsese;1976;USA) - ****
A war veteran taxi driver's hatred for the degenerates of New York City contributes to his need to violently release his anger and growing depression.
Scorsese's second best behind Raging Bull and the best film of 1976. This film runs very deep into the lonely protagonist's mind and brilliantly portray's it. DeNiro's acting is top notch and the supporting cast is also great from Foster to Keitel. Bernard Herrmann's score is an excellent end to his career, a beautiful Jazz sound to go with the gritty New York cinematography. Scorsese's direction is near perfect, especially the visuals and use of color. A masterpiece in every sense of the word.
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I grew up on this movie and I LOVED it! I watched it at work I think yesterday or the day before and my boss hated it (especially the singing).

Goombah, I was referring to Rambo I[.i]. I watched part II last night and will complete the trilogy tonight.

As for me, I just finished watching [i]Closer. I really enjoyed it. Clive, Julia, Natalie and Jude all did a very good job and I'm thinking about buying it on DVD, except the DVD lacks special features. Plus the movie could have been A LOT better with a little more nudity from Miss Portman. Oh, how I wish I was in the cutting room floor on that film!

Irish, you would rate it better with nudity?

8 Mile ** (1st Time)
2002, Hanson, US
In Detroit, a car factory worker who lives with his single mother and little sister dreams of becoming a rapper.
A surprisingly emotive film with Eminem putting in a convincing lead performance; the rap battles are genuinely stirring, and play like a boxing film, in which lyrics replace fists, and none the worse for that.

Europa ** (1st Time)
1991, von Trier, Den
After World War II, an American of German dissent gets work on a sleeper train, falling in love with a Nazi sympathiser along the way.
A unique film knowingly without a genre to which its audience can relate it; the director's inventive use of cinema technicalities will either dazzle or induce claustrophobia, or both, while the film itself lacks power until the very end.

The Player **** (1st Time)
1992, Altman, US
A Hollywood producer kills the failed writer he suspects of sending him death threats.
Deft, skillful and intelligent satire which moves with subtle grace from comedic drama to dark thriller; full of wonderful cameos from over sixty stars playing themselves, it sets the scene accordingly in the opening six-minute long-take, in which two executives discuss the brilliance of the opening shot in Touch of Evil.

All That Heaven Allows *** (1st Time)
1955, Sirk, US
Despite local prejudice, a widow decides to marry her much-younger gardener.
Heavily dated melodrama which is still dazzling to look at; remade as Fear Eats the Soul.

Mick

I watched Goodfellas for the first time all the way through last night! I bought the DVD a while back and never got round to watching the whole film!! I'll have to watch the special features that came with the disk...

...BTW UK people see the "Grolsch" advert I just caught the end of it and I thought it was Ray Liotta that was advertising it...was I seeing things or is he in one of the adverts?

Debz, you're not seeing things. Cool advert.

Mick

Lol good good - yeh its a cool one

I watched some of "Animal House" on AMC last night. I've seen it lots of times, but never on cable. I was surprised because the edited version is just as funny as the original.

Absolutely

Absolutely [/b][/quote]That's absolutely stupid.
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Jeepers Creepers 2 - (Salva;2003;USA) - ZERO
The demonic creeper returns to attack a school bus full of teens.
Goddamn, I lost count of the cliches while watching this shit on TV. Predictable scenes, horrible CGI, RIDICULOUS dialogue, and of course there's a telepathic scene to fill in a character about the monster. Nothing good about it can be said from me.

Yay for fans of the Chipmunk Adventure! I knew I wasn't the only person who liked that movie

I just watched "The Notebook." It's about this couple, Allie and Noah, and all the problems they face in their relationship, and it shows them both young and old. I really liked this movie, but it made me cry It's much better than the book.

The Seven Year Itch - (Wilder;1955;USA) - ***
A faithful husband becomes stunned by a blonde bombshell when his wife and son go on vacation.
A very charming movie from Billy Wilder. Marilyn Monroe is sensational as the beautiful blonde girl Tom Ewell becomes so obsessed by. I think this is better then Sabrina but definately not nearly as good as Wilder's other films. A very entertaining film with the classic subway vent scene.

Absolutely [/b][/quote]That's absolutely stupid. [/b][/quote]I was half kidding when I said that, but also, that's just your opinion

And Lauren8, yes The Chipmunk Adventure kicked major a$$! I loved that movie when I was a kid and wish that and the old The Real Ghostbusters cartoon would be released on DVD

Opinion or not. How does whether or not her crotch is exposed elevate the greatness of the film? By giving you a bigger boner?

I'm sure when Mike Nichols of all people was directing this and trying to come up with a meaningful approach to make this a truthfully deep story he was saying to himself, "Yeah, not enough tits." :rolleyes: Even so, Nichols refused to show her crotch because he felt it was unnecessary and was on the verge of exploiting her body just for the horny teens who don't care about depth.

In a Lonely Place - (Ray;1950;USA) - ***1/2
A hothead screenwriter begins a relationship with a woman who gave him an alibi clearing him of a murder charge, but she soon begins to have doubts.
A great film with a great plot. Humphrey Bogart gives a charismatic performance as the screenwriter with an anger problem. The film's ending is the best part, featuring a painfully poignant image. Ray's direction didn't stand out as amazing but the good things add up in this film, mixed in with great performances to make this better then it could've been reduced to. The character development could've been improved.

Saw The Ring again last night. I was disappointed because I didn't enjoy it as much as I was hoping to. I watched it last night because I saw The Ring Two today and I thought it was a pointless sequel. I thought it would revolve more about the video and the other people who got affected by it. That's not what it's about at all and it revolves more around Rachael and her son Aidan.

As for DV, yeah I still stand by my comments. I liked Closer and I thought it was a good movie, but hey, I can't help I wanna see Natalie Portman naked. She's beautiful.

I don't care about wanting to see more. Hell, I'd love to see a lot of her nude. The part that angered me was that one would rate a movie better with more nudity.

Yes, films, I feel, should be rated by form, structure, context and narrative content and importance, not how much it makes you erect. That's why Showgirls (1995) is one of the worst films I've ever seen.

The Producers * (1st Time)
1968, Brooks, US
A broadway producer and his unwitting books man decide to make a flop in order to make millions.
It has its moments here and there, but as if to make self-reference to the play itself, this is marred by bad timing and over-the-top, portentious antics.

Su Zhou He/Suzhou River *** (1st Time)
2000, Ye, China/Ger/Neth/Jap/Fr
The story of a courier who fell in love with a mermaid, and then with a girl who looks like her years later.
A complex New Wave film which makes beautiful visuals out of hand-held footage of a rainy, downtrodden Shangai; elements of Vertigo and an experimental, playful narrative structure.

Dead of Night **** (1st Time)
1945, Cavalcanti/Crichton/Hamer/Dearden, GB
A man who keeps having recurring dreams is invited to a house which happens to be part of that dream by a psychiatrist who also features in it.
Five short ghost stories told by various characters in a narrative arc way ahead of its time; full of black wit and fantastically memorable sequences with a lasting effect, and although it sometimes plods along, the climax is superb in its genuine surrealist nightmare effect.

Mick

Watched Finding Neverland tonight and it was much better than I thought that it would be. I saw that it got nominated for quite a few awards at the Oscars last month and I just never had this huge desire to see it. In fact, the only reason that I watched it was because it's coming out on Tuesday and there was nothing else good coming out that I wanted to see (Fat Albert and Bridget Jones Diary 2). The movie was great movie (again quite a surprise to me) just as the Disney cartoon movie Peter Pan was a great show. Johnny Depp is such a great actor, I've especially loved his work the past couple of years.

To Live and Die in L.A. - (Friedkin;1985;USA) - **1/2
A Secret Service agent tries to bring down the counterfeiter who killed his partner.
A little better with the 3rd or 4th viewing. It borders on average and good mainly with a clash of cliche and good direction by Friedkin. The car chase is great as with other Friedkin movies. Willem Dafoe is great in this early role although William L. Petersen and John Pankow were average. Their characters flaw the movie the most due to their average performance and at times cliche in them. Dafoe is the gem in the film.