Movie Reviews

NPH as Sonic - RAPatton from iPhone

Brian Blessed as Pac-Man - Mark H

"Ninja Assassin can be oddly earnest at times, but don’t let that fool you — this movie is a tribute. Between guys getting riddled with throwing stars as if they were buckshot and a showdown that boils down to ninjas vs. automatic weapons, it’s pretty clear that director James McTeigue wanted to have a little fun. And while it can lack humor, we can’t say it lacks depth because it’s not supposed to have any. It’s actually kind of a cool idea to take a generic martial-arts action script — complete with epic training montages and people from other countries whose native tongue is to speak English with a foreign accent — and see how far you can get on a modest budget, with CG offering so many more possibilities than the old days. You certainly can’t fault the filmmakers for trying, and lucky for us, it turns out it was a worthwhile experiment." - LANjackal from Bookmarklet

"An esteemed panel of over sixty film curators, historians, archivists and programmers from festivals, cinematheques and similar organizations around the world participated and were asked to pick the films they thought were the most important of the past decade. The poll's participants are connected by their leadership in the field of historical film curation, with most having published books, essays and polemics on cinema, bringing perspectives that distinguish this poll from other end-of-the-decade polls. "Their perspective," says Quandt, "should give us a longer view of the films made in this decade, the films that should stand the test of time and be acknowledged as historically influential works in the decades to come." The poll includes works by venerable masters such as Abbas Kiarostami, Agnès Varda, Ingmar Bergman, Jean-Luc Godard and Pedro Almodóvar; directors who broke onto the international scene in the past 10 years, including Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Carlos Reygadas,... more... - triple t from Bookmarklet

Top Ten (Score received follows country of origin) 1. Syndromes and a Century (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Thailand) - 53 votes 2. Platform (Jia Zhang-ke, Hong Kong, China/China/Japan/France) - 49 votes 3. Still Life (Jia Zhang-ke, China) - 48 votes 4. Beau travail (Claire Denis, France) - 46 votes 5. In the Mood for Love (Wong Kar-wai, Hong Kong, China) - 43 votes 6. Tropical Malady... more... - triple t

"Werner Herzog's approach to "the truth" has always been fascinating, fearless, at times ferocious and to continue in this alliterative vein, faithful. Faithful to life -- to its wonderful or horrifying craziness, to its lyrical splendor, and to its appalling ugliness that in turn, can often reveal a deep, multi-faceted beauty. Life is unclean. Life is violent. Life is corrupt. Life is fantastical. Life is chaos. Life is, yes, beautiful ... And now he’s taken on Nicolas Cage.With his un-hinged, gloriously debauched, hilarious, and uniquely gorgeous The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (one of the best films of the year so far), he’s dazzlingly in synch with his subject -- the portrait of a man, a crooked cop (Cage) rotting and raving in a decimated land. That’s post-Katrina New Orleans, a place that well covers Herzogian themes .." - james reilly from Bookmarklet

"Stephen King has been talking at another book signing session, and probably surprised at the fact his last one got so much press - I mentioned it regarding a possible Under the Dome mini-series - he's been talking again about a possible sequel to his book The Shining." - Shevonne from Bookmarklet

It seems it will be about 40-year old Danny - Shevonne

"I watched the second movie, "Death Note: Relight 2 - L's Successors," in the Death Note Relight series. In the beginning, we see L introducing the movie. He says that it's for people who haven't seen the series, but want to still see Death Note. I feel like that introduction should have been in Death Note: Re-light: Visions of God. The movie picks up where the first one left off, and we meet L's successors: Near and Mello." - Shevonne from Bookmarklet

Klasör güncellenmşitir, eski-yeni karışık 20 tane daha film ekledim. ;) - Müjdat Korkmaz

Bak ondan bahsetmemişim, evet öyle bir opsiyon da mevcut. - Müjdat Korkmaz

IT BETTER, BECAUSE I'M STILL NOT EXCITED YET. #BITCHLIPS - Derrick

I feel you, Derrick. I'm probably going to see it, but I just don't feel like WOW LOOK AT THAT, when I see the previews. It all just looks like "the valleys are just as uncanny over here." - Chieze Okoye

I was excited, but the hype machine started too early and now I don't care. - Amber, Random Time Lord

Lost’un merakla beklenen 6. sezonunun tam çıkış tarihi açıklandı. İşte Lost’un 6. sezon çıkış tarihi ve 6. sezonda dizide bulunacak oyuncular; - ★ Soner Gönül from Bookmarklet

metacritic=70 \\ "Nicolas Cage plays a rogue detective who is as devoted to his job as he is at scoring drugs -- while playing fast and loose with the law. He wields his badge as often as he wields his gun in order to get his way. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina he becomes a high-functioning addict who is a deeply intuitive, fearless detective reigning over the beautiful ruins of New Orleans with authority and abandon. Complicating his tumultuous life is the prostitute he loves. Together they descend into their own world marked by desire, compulsion, and conscience." - Adriano from Bookmarklet

Lost’un merakla beklenen 6. sezonunun tam çıkış tarihi açıklandı. İşte Lost’un 6. sezon çıkış tarihi ve 6. sezonda dizide bulunacak oyuncular; - ★ Soner Gönül from Bookmarklet

"Can there be such a thing as exuberant melancholy? I can’t think of another way to describe the spirit of “Broken Embraces,” Pedro Almodóvar’s latest film, the title of which carries a telling hint of paradox. It is grave and effervescent, tender and cruel. The story might seem simple at first — a film noir potboiler of jealousy and revenge — but as it unfolds, the narrative reveals an intricate and enigmatic structure, full of twists and reversals. The visual and aural textures are lush and sensual, as we’ve come to expect from Mr. Almodóvar, and yet the rich colors and deep sonorities somehow illuminate an unusually austere emotional terrain. Like “All About My Mother,” “Talk to Her,” “Bad Education” and “Volver” — not a bad decade’s work, by the way — “Broken Embraces” leaves the viewer in a contradictory state, a mixture of devastation and euphoria, amusement and dismay that deserves its own clinical designation." - RAPatton

Yeah, LA is privileged compared to a lot of places. I didn't realized SF was considered a 3rd tier city until a couple years after I moved here. Every time I visited my parents, I'd read the LA Times and see art shows that were coming here and movies that either weren't coming here or came here weeks after LA got the premiere. - Spidra Webster

there are now three reasons for me to see this movie: 1) Almodovar; 2) Penelope Cruz; 3) the sets!!!! - edythe from Bookmarklet

Funny I don't like Penelope Cruz much but I love Almodovar so I end up kind of forgetting that I don't like Penelope Cruz with his movies. "All About My Mother" is in my top 5 favorite movies and "Volver" is in the top 10 or 15. - Michelle Jones

michelle, two of his movies that i have yet to even see!!!!! :( - edythe