Review The Last Film You Saw ~ Thread 3
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midnightbellzza
Coroner
The last movie I saw was Bring It On: All Or Nothing, umm, I personally liked it, and thought it was extremly funny and cute. But according to my roommates, I liked it because I'm sick and that if I wasn't sick I would have thought it was a horrible movie. But I'm pretty sure I like it, if you're into those type of girly movies though, if you're not then you will probably most likley hate it.
miss_blue
Lab Technician
The last ones for me were Jeux d'enfants or Love Me If You Dare and Forrest Gump.
Jeux d'enfants was the movie I have expected for long years. I have absolutely nothing to correct to this movie. No complaint at all. A straightforward A, 100% success. I suggest you watch it, it's very very good.
I've seen Forrest Gump for the 4th time or maybe more, but it was still delighting. I can't stand Tom Hanks, but the man has it
Jeux d'enfants was the movie I have expected for long years. I have absolutely nothing to correct to this movie. No complaint at all. A straightforward A, 100% success. I suggest you watch it, it's very very good.
I've seen Forrest Gump for the 4th time or maybe more, but it was still delighting. I can't stand Tom Hanks, but the man has it
Desertwind
Head of the Day Shift
"21" with Kevin Spacey. A true story about a bunch of egg heads who rip off Vegas Casino's through car counting, a real nail biter, cause they have it down to a tea, but the eye in the sky survellience camera who was Laurence Fishburn, thought something was fishy and watched this group of kids and watched them carefully, and they got caught through their little hand signals. Kevin Spacey so riveting he's their teacher, amazing actor as always he's mesmorzing. It stars out in Boston, [beautiful city] at a college where Spacey a professor who is Manny Rose, recruits him. He, at first resists, but needing money for his degree in the medical field, he goes for it, they made mega bucks, like one weekend $300,000.. go see this one you'll like it!
Joycie84
CSI Level One
I recently saw "The Bucket List" starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. It was a mix of drama and comedy. The balance between those two genres was perfect. Freeman and Nicholson were great together. It was a very good film, just what I expected.
I also saw "Little Miss Sunshine". I wanted to see this movie for a long time, but I never got to it. I'm glad I saw it, because it was brilliant. The humor is so good and the characters are heartwarming (especially Olive, adorable!!). Good acting, good story. Everyone who hasn't seen it yet: GO SEE IT!
I also saw "Little Miss Sunshine". I wanted to see this movie for a long time, but I never got to it. I'm glad I saw it, because it was brilliant. The humor is so good and the characters are heartwarming (especially Olive, adorable!!). Good acting, good story. Everyone who hasn't seen it yet: GO SEE IT!
xfcanadian
Pathologist
I just saw the new Harold and Kumar movie :lol: Ok, not as funny as the first one, however, when i saw the first one, i was crying the whole time from laughing and was the funniest movies i have ever seen. So i was expecting it not to be that funny, since it would be hard to beat. But it was still really funny, and there was some american society commentary thrown in. It was sort of anti-american, but not completely. And there were so many racist jokes thrown in, but for pretty much every race :lol:
They even had a guy play Bush, and he called terrorists, 'terrorizers' :guffaw:
I can't believe it was only rated 14A!! there were like 10 year olds in the audience! So much nudity LOL, wow canadians don't really care, i like it.
They even had a guy play Bush, and he called terrorists, 'terrorizers' :guffaw:
I can't believe it was only rated 14A!! there were like 10 year olds in the audience! So much nudity LOL, wow canadians don't really care, i like it.
MakeTracksCowboy
CSI Level One
just saw "Baby Mama" twice this weekend. i love that movie it's soo funny. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are my heroes
i also just watched "Enchanted" for the first time the other night, soo freakin adorable.... and it doesn't hurt that James Marsden and Patrick Dempsey are in the movie at all lol.
i also just watched "Enchanted" for the first time the other night, soo freakin adorable.... and it doesn't hurt that James Marsden and Patrick Dempsey are in the movie at all lol.
Amanda_Ruth
Witness
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Alright, everyone who has seen either Rent, Hairspray, Grease, or West Side Story (or any other musical turned movie) would know that not every movie version of a popular Broadway musical is perfect. Sweeney Todd is by no means an exception. But it was a pleasant surprise. I had my ears braced for Johnny Depp's singing (basically, they were covered). I never expected him to be as good as he was. He has a rough, gravelly tone to his voice, but can hold his own when singing Pretty Women. Pretty Women is a slow, melodic song that really tests the male voice's limits. Johnny Depp (Sweeney Todd) and Alan Rickman (Judge Turpin) pull it off superbly, but are by no means in the same league as the original cast.
It wasn't a surprise to hear Johnny Depp using the signature Cockney accent that most have become accustomed to in his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy or as Rochester in The Libertine. His ability to sing through the Cockney accent was nothing short of impressive, though, as I said, he is not in the same league as George Hearn (The Original Sweeney Todd). His best performance was in Epiphany, in my opinion.
Helena Bonham Carter (Mrs. Lovett), though not as talented a singer as I thought she would be, was able to hold her own on the big screen. Her performances in The Worst Pies in London and By The Sea are very trying, as Stephen Sondheim barely wrote in room to breathe when he wrote those songs. They'll take a toll on anyone who attempts to sing them, so I commend her on doing such a wonderful job.
Alan Rickman as the judge was a pleasant surprise for me. After seeing him so many times as Severus Snape in the Harry Potter movies, I was beginning to worry that he had been typecast. But when I saw him in Sweeney Todd, all my worries faded. The role of Judge Turpin, all though slimy and conniving like Snape, has an evil quality that the Potion's professor lacks entirely. He's truly, unequivocally evil in this role, and portrays it so well, I was actually terrified of him.
I was disappointed to see Timothy Spall (Beadle Bailey) in the role of the rapist turned personal assistant to the judge. He has already been typecast as the sleazy sidekick, which we see in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban when he plays Peter Pettigrew/ Wormtail. Now, in this role, I'm not saying that he did a terrible job. In fact, he did so wonderfully, I was sickened every time I saw him. I just think that it's terrible that he only gets to play these roles now.
The newer talent in this movie is what simply awed me beyond words. Jamie Campbell Bower (Anthony) had the voice and the acting talent to pull off a young man who falls in love just by seeing the object of his affection in the window of her home. Jayne Wisener (Johanna) was a newcomer to the world of Hollywood, and her first role was one of great challenge. The soprano that Johanna calls for in her solo song Green Finch and Linnet Bird was the major test of her talent, and she pulled it off unbelievably well. I believe that this girl has a future in the world of acting, and she proved herself in Sweeney Todd. Now, this brings me to my final gush, which is Edward Sanders (Toby). In pretty much all productions of Sweeney Todd, Toby is played by a grown man of short stature. Tim Burton took a risk and decided to cast an actual child in the role of Toby, and I can honestly say his choice was the right one. In the song Not While I'm Around, Toby's solo, Edward's performance was of a caliber I had yet to see in a child. If every I see him, I'm going to pat him on the shoulder and give him a 'Bravo'.
Okay, my final little blurb will be about Sacha Baron Cohen, most recently known for his role as Borat. Although he only has one real song (The Contest), he hits one note that you never expect a man to be able to hit. Now, I'm not sure if it's dubbed or not, but if it isn't, I commend him on his unbelievable talent.
Edit: Wow, silly me. Forgot something.
Okay, if anyone has seen Sleepy Hollow, Corpse Bride, or The Nightmare Before Christmas, then you would know that Tim Burton is very prone to having one aspect of the movie (the blood, or a different area of the world the characters live in) be brighter than the usual darkness most of his films take on. Sweeney Todd is not an exception. The blood is too red, but it's not an accident. It is meant to contrast with the otherwise dark nature of the scene, to draw your attention to what is taking place. In the scene for By The Sea, the colors are bright and vibrant, as are the clothes that Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter are wearing. What keeps the darkness of the film alive is their beyond pale skin. It almost looks like their skin was painted with ashes. It's quite beautiful, in its own way.
Okay, that's it for now. If I see another movie, this'll be the first place I visit!
Alright, everyone who has seen either Rent, Hairspray, Grease, or West Side Story (or any other musical turned movie) would know that not every movie version of a popular Broadway musical is perfect. Sweeney Todd is by no means an exception. But it was a pleasant surprise. I had my ears braced for Johnny Depp's singing (basically, they were covered). I never expected him to be as good as he was. He has a rough, gravelly tone to his voice, but can hold his own when singing Pretty Women. Pretty Women is a slow, melodic song that really tests the male voice's limits. Johnny Depp (Sweeney Todd) and Alan Rickman (Judge Turpin) pull it off superbly, but are by no means in the same league as the original cast.
It wasn't a surprise to hear Johnny Depp using the signature Cockney accent that most have become accustomed to in his role as Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy or as Rochester in The Libertine. His ability to sing through the Cockney accent was nothing short of impressive, though, as I said, he is not in the same league as George Hearn (The Original Sweeney Todd). His best performance was in Epiphany, in my opinion.
Helena Bonham Carter (Mrs. Lovett), though not as talented a singer as I thought she would be, was able to hold her own on the big screen. Her performances in The Worst Pies in London and By The Sea are very trying, as Stephen Sondheim barely wrote in room to breathe when he wrote those songs. They'll take a toll on anyone who attempts to sing them, so I commend her on doing such a wonderful job.
Alan Rickman as the judge was a pleasant surprise for me. After seeing him so many times as Severus Snape in the Harry Potter movies, I was beginning to worry that he had been typecast. But when I saw him in Sweeney Todd, all my worries faded. The role of Judge Turpin, all though slimy and conniving like Snape, has an evil quality that the Potion's professor lacks entirely. He's truly, unequivocally evil in this role, and portrays it so well, I was actually terrified of him.
I was disappointed to see Timothy Spall (Beadle Bailey) in the role of the rapist turned personal assistant to the judge. He has already been typecast as the sleazy sidekick, which we see in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban when he plays Peter Pettigrew/ Wormtail. Now, in this role, I'm not saying that he did a terrible job. In fact, he did so wonderfully, I was sickened every time I saw him. I just think that it's terrible that he only gets to play these roles now.
The newer talent in this movie is what simply awed me beyond words. Jamie Campbell Bower (Anthony) had the voice and the acting talent to pull off a young man who falls in love just by seeing the object of his affection in the window of her home. Jayne Wisener (Johanna) was a newcomer to the world of Hollywood, and her first role was one of great challenge. The soprano that Johanna calls for in her solo song Green Finch and Linnet Bird was the major test of her talent, and she pulled it off unbelievably well. I believe that this girl has a future in the world of acting, and she proved herself in Sweeney Todd. Now, this brings me to my final gush, which is Edward Sanders (Toby). In pretty much all productions of Sweeney Todd, Toby is played by a grown man of short stature. Tim Burton took a risk and decided to cast an actual child in the role of Toby, and I can honestly say his choice was the right one. In the song Not While I'm Around, Toby's solo, Edward's performance was of a caliber I had yet to see in a child. If every I see him, I'm going to pat him on the shoulder and give him a 'Bravo'.
Okay, my final little blurb will be about Sacha Baron Cohen, most recently known for his role as Borat. Although he only has one real song (The Contest), he hits one note that you never expect a man to be able to hit. Now, I'm not sure if it's dubbed or not, but if it isn't, I commend him on his unbelievable talent.
Edit: Wow, silly me. Forgot something.
Okay, if anyone has seen Sleepy Hollow, Corpse Bride, or The Nightmare Before Christmas, then you would know that Tim Burton is very prone to having one aspect of the movie (the blood, or a different area of the world the characters live in) be brighter than the usual darkness most of his films take on. Sweeney Todd is not an exception. The blood is too red, but it's not an accident. It is meant to contrast with the otherwise dark nature of the scene, to draw your attention to what is taking place. In the scene for By The Sea, the colors are bright and vibrant, as are the clothes that Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter are wearing. What keeps the darkness of the film alive is their beyond pale skin. It almost looks like their skin was painted with ashes. It's quite beautiful, in its own way.
Okay, that's it for now. If I see another movie, this'll be the first place I visit!
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Joycie84
CSI Level One
I recently saw "Dan in Real Life". I didn't really know what to expect, but I was surprised. Steve Carell, who I absolutely love, was fantastic. Not 40 year old virgin fantastic, but he kinda rocked. He was definitly funny in a sweet way. Dane Cook, was not that funny (he can be a lot funnier), but so hot . I didn't really like Juliette Binoche, this just isn't her kind of movie. I prefere her in "Chocolat". If you wanna have a feel-good-movie-night, you should definitly see this one.
I also saw "Mr. Brooks". I had expectations here, but I was a bit disappointed. Kevin Costner as the good guy/ bad guy :klingon: was ok. Dane Cook made it a little bit funny and Demi Moore kicked ass. I just didn't like the double storyline that Demi's character had. I really liked Marg though. The end of the movie was not satisfying at all. They should've stopped at the scene before the last one, that would make a better ending. But that's just my opinion.
. I didn't really like Juliette Binoche, this just isn't her kind of movie. I prefere her in "Chocolat". If you wanna have a feel-good-movie-night, you should definitly see this one.I also saw "Mr. Brooks". I had expectations here, but I was a bit disappointed. Kevin Costner as the good guy/ bad guy :klingon: was ok. Dane Cook made it a little bit funny and Demi Moore kicked ass. I just didn't like the double storyline that Demi's character had. I really liked Marg though. The end of the movie was not satisfying at all. They should've stopped at the scene before the last one, that would make a better ending. But that's just my opinion.
Missing
Pathologist
"Dan in real life" This movie was like (long pause) though when I think about it because it has been over a week and I can't think of anything real memoriable about it.
"Baby Mama" I went into this movie with the knowledge that it was going to be around the same stuff you would see on SNL. That helped and I found it to be a good movie and thought it was funny. It was just like that slapstick comedy and cheesy in parts.
"Baby Mama" I went into this movie with the knowledge that it was going to be around the same stuff you would see on SNL. That helped and I found it to be a good movie and thought it was funny. It was just like that slapstick comedy and cheesy in parts.
mandy9578
CSI Level Two
This is sooo funny! I just saw Dan In Real Life too. I liked it. Actually, I had reservations about buying the DVD because I didn't really enjoy 40-Year Old Virgin but I thought 'what the heck?' and ended up buying it. I actually enjoyed it. It had its funny moments but I love the poignant scenes as well. Juliette Binoche was lovely but funny too. Steve Carrell was just perfect, poignant but hilarious.
allmaple
Judge
some movies that are rated r in the states are only 14a here, but if forgetting sara marshall was rated 18a here harold and kumar definitely should have.
i saw harold and kumar last night and i am soooo glad i didnt pay for it (had a free movie pass
). i thought it was just stupid, they could have done so much better with the idea. racial stereotype and pot jokes get old very quickly, and that was pretty much the whole movie. the only part i really liked was neil patrick harris. i laughed a bit but they were just cheap stupid jokes. im all for adult comedies, but unlike superbad or forgetting sara marshall where i hardly stopped laughing i just hardly laughed at harold and kumar. i thought being at the 10:30 show there wouldnt be any little kids (as this movie is for some reason 14a here) but there were a lot who were no older than 16. the boys next to me said 'who the hell are these guys?' when a song by boyz 2 men came on. if you are too young to know who boyz 2 men are, you are too young for this movie :lol:
I saw Iron Man on Friday night and it was fantastic. Robert Downey Jr. was pretty much perfect. I swear, he was made to play that role. Kudos to Jon Favreau for casting him- he's been out of the spotlight for too long, considering he's a really talented actor. Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow and Terrance Howard all do excellent jobs as well. The effects were not cheesey, and neither was the dialogue- very witty and sharp.
Also, as most Marvel fans know, Stan Lee always makes a cameo in his character's movies, and this particular appearance is quite humorous! I won't spoil it of course.
I totally recommend this movie for anyone who loves an action story with some really, really smart writing behind it. :thumbsup:
On a DVD note, I recently rented (and then purchased!) August Rush. Man, what a beautiful little film. I also rushed out to buy the soundtrack afterwards. It's a pretty simple, but very dreamy storyline and I found myself moved a number of times throughout the movie. The kid playing "August", Freddie Highmore, I think, was just amazing in his portrayal of this sweet, "guided by music" character, and Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Kerry Russell were really excellent as the star crossed lovers who don't know they have a child out there somewhere. Not to mention Rhys Meyers can really sing! I developed a bit of a crush after watching this movie, I have to admit! Anyway, a really great little film and I highly recommend watching it.
Also, as most Marvel fans know, Stan Lee always makes a cameo in his character's movies, and this particular appearance is quite humorous! I won't spoil it of course.
I totally recommend this movie for anyone who loves an action story with some really, really smart writing behind it. :thumbsup:
On a DVD note, I recently rented (and then purchased!) August Rush. Man, what a beautiful little film. I also rushed out to buy the soundtrack afterwards. It's a pretty simple, but very dreamy storyline and I found myself moved a number of times throughout the movie. The kid playing "August", Freddie Highmore, I think, was just amazing in his portrayal of this sweet, "guided by music" character, and Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Kerry Russell were really excellent as the star crossed lovers who don't know they have a child out there somewhere. Not to mention Rhys Meyers can really sing! I developed a bit of a crush after watching this movie, I have to admit! Anyway, a really great little film and I highly recommend watching it.
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