Brief reviews of movies you saw recently

[SnakeClock]

SPOILERS!!

I don't know. To me the film has always been about redemption. Each one of the characters goes through a life-altering experience that almost always brings them close to death, and almost all of them see the "error of their ways" so to speak and become better people because of it. I say almost because, obviously, Vincent didn't learn his lesson. Vincent ignores the divine intervention of God to save his life and refuses to join Jules in "wandering the Earth." He is given the chance at a better life and redemption from his wickedness but ignores it. The result, by his own carelessness he is shot and killed by Butch. All the other characters? Alive and kicking.

I suppose Vincent Vega was the one character that thought he didn't have any problems, and therefore didn't need to examine himself like the other characters, and he paid. Though the "ignoring divine intervention" thing sounds cool, too.

Perhaps this is an allegory about how we all have things we need to talk to ourselves about, even if it's not obvious.

Every story is about some kind of redemption based on a story's nature, what makes each story different is how that redemption is reached. The characters in Pulp Fiction did it by examining themselves and their situations, which needs interesting, engaging characters to be a satisfying redemption. Fortunately, Pulp Fiction has that in spades.

I just want to bring up one of my favorite aspects of Pulp Fiction: Every time Vincent goes to the bathroom, something terrible happens.
Mia overdoses, the restaraunt is held up, and finally Butch fucking shoots him.

Maybe it's a form of divine intervention that makes him absent in each of these situations. There must be some kind of allegory here... without others to help us, we are doomed?

[LeekClock]

Ministry of Fear, 1944 Fritz Lang

Beautifully shot and nicely written noir film set in WW2 London. A man who has just been released from an asylum becomes caught up in a big nazi plot after winning a cake at a village fete (lol). Recommended!

[BeatnikClock]

28 Days Later... 7/10
Finally watched this recently after I called it a zombie movie and my housemate complained. Really enjoyed it, freaked me out for all the right reasons. Great intense film that just seems so real. It was much more brutal and raw than any other movie of a similar type that I've seen. Less of that catoony lumbering zombie bollocks and much more red eyed desperate painful living corpses lunging for and overpowering humans.
Don't know if I want to see the sequel, I've heard it's a lot more blockbusterish.

[Randy Pearson]

I completely agree with everything you said here (which is weird.)

I just want to bring up one of my favorite aspects of Pulp Fiction: Every time Vincent goes to the bathroom, something terrible happens.
Mia overdoses, the restaraunt is held up, and finally Butch fucking shoots him.

Not only that, Vincent seems to bring trouble upon every person around him. His narcotics are responsible for Mia's overdose. He shoots Marvin in the face and makes life incredibly difficult for both him, Jules, and Jimmy. In the restaurant when Jules has everything completely under control, twice he almost fucks everything up. And his inability to find and kill Butch eventually led to the  capture and rape of Marcellus Wallace.

[Poltergeist]

Zodiac: 9/10

By far the best movie of 2007 so far.

[PearClock]

Ima, ai ni yukimasu , AKA Be with you

A Japanese movie I saw a little while ago. The acting was surprisingly good, especially the little boy was just brilliant, so much better than most Japanese movies/dramas. The story was touching, sweet , sad in a way. Not a spectacular movie and I guess its a chickflick but I recommend it to any of you guys confident enough in ur sexuality to watch a girly movie. It was quite impressive imho.
Theres a Hollywood remake of it coming up,　starring Jennifer Garner so if ur gonna watch it please see the original version. Theres a couple of fansubbed versions available so.. Well yeah. Anyway on a scale of 1 to 10 id give it a 9.

[Losperman]

Epic Movie - 1/10

If this movie was made as a class project by a group of 3rd graders with down syndrome, I would fail them. And then I would make sure they were kicked out of school, beaten to death, their corpses incinerated, and the ashes sent to the sun. I have never seen a movie where every god damn joke fell flat. I didn't laugh once, but I actually grimaced several times. Acting, special effects, storyline, everything about this movie sucked ass. Worst movie I've ever seen.

But I did give it a 1 for Carmen Electra in body paint.

[Randy Pearson]

Epic Movie - 1/10

If this movie was made as a class project by a group of 3rd graders with down syndrome, I would fail them. And then I would make sure they were kicked out of school, beaten to death, their corpses incinerated, and the ashes sent to the sun. I have never seen a movie where every god damn joke fell flat. I didn't laugh once, but I actually grimaced several times. Acting, special effects, storyline, everything about this movie sucked ass. Worst movie I've ever seen.

But I did give it a 1 for Carmen Electra in body paint.

She could never replace the real Mystique. NEVER!

Dr. Strangelove: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb - 10/10
It kind of kills me deep down in my soul that while some kids my age are going to see shit like Epic Movie or Scary Movie or Date Movie... you get the picture, that I am one of the few who will ever take the time to see a permanent classic like this, instead of the one-day shit everyone's cousin is making these days. What can be said about Dr. Strangelove that hasn't been said countless times before by countless other better and more experienced film critics. I'll keep it brief. I've seen this movie three times already. All three times I saw it on the screen of a TV from way back in the '80s on a VHS tape with sound so horrendous you have to be able to fucking read lips to get all of the brilliant dialogue. And it was still one of the most enjoyable times I've had watching a movie. Bravo Mr. Kubrick. Bravo Mr. Sellers. Bravo every blessed soul who worked on this amazing piece of cinema.

Reservoir Dogs - 8/10
Quentin Tarantino's first feature-length film and perhaps one of the best independent films I've ever seen. This film is ultra-violent, hyper-realistic, and so entertaining even with its incredibly dark storyline. I find it amazing how Tarantino makes such fluid dialogue and stories, while at the same time treading the line between hard drama and straight up comedy. This is the film that got him noticed, and I'm glad he was able to make it, so that he could go on to make other hyper-realistic classics, including Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill. I highly recommend Reservoir Dogs to anyone with the proper palate to stomach it (and it goes down hard, very hard).

[Losperman]

She could never replace the real Mystique. NEVER!

Haha, woah, calm down there, I didn't say she could. She was still hot, though.

[Randy Pearson]

Haha, woah, calm down there, I didn't say she could. She was still hot, though.

Indeed. Than I have no quarrel with you, good Sir Nelson.

[Golfball]

The Prestige - I thought it was entertaining and interesting, but the idea of the ending was annoyingly clear ever since a particular character was introduced, and could have been better for a film all about fooling the audience. The characters just seemed silly for not working it out, or at least should have been suspicious. I still thought it was at least pretty fun. 8/10

[ChocolateCoffin]

Zodiac - 9/10

Superb film with very good acting. It was nicely editted, it seemed as if everything in the film was there for a reason. Great story, very tense at parts, and very interesting.

[Losperman]

Alpha Dog - 6.5/10

Pretty good. I think they could have cut out 20 minutes or so from the first half, though. There seemed to be a ton of build up, which made the better part of the movie (last 30 mins) seem far too short. Half of the kids played convincing bad asses, the other half seemed really stilted and awkward. Justin Timberlake actually pulled off his part very well. It's based on true events, so I can't complain too much about the plot. But if it were paced better I think it would be more of an 8/10.

Also, the bar fight is one of the most ridiculous scenes ever, lol.

[LeekClock]

The Spongebob Squarepants Movie

Quite simply a masterpiece.

[Losperman]

The Fountain - 8/10

I liked this movie a lot, but there were some unanswered questions that could have been explained somehow. Mainly the "future" Hugh and how he got where he was and all of that. But the acting was superb, and I was very impressed with the filming and sound. They had some amazing shots, and the sounds and music added a lot more than it seems to in other films.

[cokezeroglock]

Broken
Hahahaha. Would've had a 10/10 if it wasn't for the horrible special effects at the very last scene that let down the entire movie.
9/10

[LeekClock]

AMSTERDAMNED (1988)

It's dutch slasher/thriller/cop movie about a deranged diver who utilizes Amsterdam's many waterways as a means of mysteriously creeping up on his victims unnoticed, and also as a means of escape.

It's wonderfully eighties, wonderfully formulaic and - quite amusingly in an odd nostalgic kind of way - rather Hollywood, despite being filmed in Amsterdam. It's actually very entertaining, with some "fun" action, like a speedboat chase through the canals of Amsterdam.

[Kombucha]

Pirates of the Carribean 3- At Worlds End: Somewhere around nine/10
Best of the series yet, very enjoyable.

[LeekClock]

The 300

9/10; Movie of manliness.

I couldn't sit through it.  3/10:

1 point for style, 1 point for manliness, and 1 point for historical accuracy LOl

[Randy Pearson]

I couldn't sit through it.  3/10:

1 point for style, 1 point for manliness, and 1 point for historical accuracy LOl

It was adapted from a graphic novel by Frank Miller. I don't think historical accuracy should be dwelled on too much when watching a comic-book movie.