Rate The Last Movie You Watched

[larrymcg421]

Originally Posted by Mustang

Ratatouille 7.5/10 - Probably my least favorite of the Pixar movies and seemed to be the most kid orientated of the Pixar movies to date (for me at least). Not that I didn't like it but, with past movies, Pixar has set the bar pretty high and this one was more 'cute' than laugh out loud funny.

That's odd, because I thought it was the most adult oriented of the Pixar movies and loved every moment of it.

[korme]

The Believer (2001) - Gosling before he was anybody, before The Notebook found him fame. Before I watched it I listened to Ebert's review who compared him to De Niro's Travis Bickle. That's some pretty high regard. This was a very powerful, gripping movie. If you don't know, Gosling plays a Neo-Nazi who is in fact Jewish. I loved the inner conflict of Gosling's character. Also, he's so articulate and charismatic that you almost forget you aren't supposed to like him. Pretty interesting. 8.5/10

[korme]

Sweeney Todd (2007) - I am not a fan of musicals. They are ok, but I struggle to keep full attention with all of the singing. In fact, I found myself just watchin helena's boobs when she was singing. Hey, she did say they flucuated in size throughout the movie (she was preggo for part of filming). I guess there just isn't much character development or a very deep plot and that turns me off. Still, it was a good movie, much more so in the second half. Well done job in the makeup department and it was a well put together movie. Burton does seem to have this niche locked down, but I have not been thrilled with his most recent movies, so why was I so excited to see this? 6/10

[Lorena]

Donnie Darko - 9.2/10

Funny, freaky, and some parts had me riveted. The smurfs conversation was ridiculous and I'll for sure be using "suck a fuck" thanks to this movie

[Groundhog]

Originally Posted by Dodgerchick

Donnie Darko - 9.2/10

Funny, freaky, and some parts had me riveted. The smurfs conversation was ridiculous and I'll for sure be using "suck a fuck" thanks to this movie

My pick for favourite movie of all time would probably change each time I'm asked, but Donnie would certainly feature up near the top each time.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Superbad (2007) A hillarious movie. I loved it. I will buy the DVD at some point soon. It meandered a bit in the second act, but I really liked it overall. 8/10

[Buccaneer]

I don't watch movies much anymore, always waiting for some of the popular ones to come out on DVDs. I watched 3 popular ones that we got for Christmas:

Pirates of the Caribbean 3: Pirates 1 is one of my very favorite movies while I thought Pirates 2 was one of those movies that you could watch over and over. Pirates 3 certainly had the look of a very expensive movie - top notch sets designs, costumes, artistic details and of course, effects. Too bad the story was a convoluted mess that was hard to follow. But this was expected since the trend is always to try to be more of everything in sequels. 6.5/10

Ocean's 13: Ocean's 11 is also in my top 10 list and while Ocean's 12 was interesting and clever once I figured it all out, it was needlessly convoluted (there's that word again). I knew that they wanted to do Ocean's 13 straight but with more style and I think they definitely succeeded. It was quite well done, I was impressed after watching it. Al Pacino had a bigger part than I expected and you know I love watching him. 8.5/10

Night at the Musuem: I have put Ben Stiller on my 3 least favorite actors list but wanted to watch this to see "history come alive", as well as Robin Williams and Dick Van Dyke. I guess the other attraction was that I liked Jumanji. I thought this movie was a simple, fun movie but life would be better if I never see Stiller again. Give me some gum-gum, dum-dum. 6/10

My son got Ratatouille and will watch that soon.

[Grammaticus]

Originally Posted by Shorty3281

Now I already own Hotel Rwanda, Raging Bull, Midnight Cowboy and Annie Hall. Also I've already seen Rocky, Goldeneye and 12 Angry Men. Any of these movies besides TGTBTU that I need to see immediately?

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. It might be the best western to date.

Also, A Bridge Too Far is an awesome "older" war movie.

[Buccaneer]

Can't believe I forgot the other popular one:

Harry Potter and the OotP: Saw this in the theatre, which was not my choice since I have a hard time understanding everything being said. Knew I would like it better seeing the DVD and I did. My original review (in the OotP thread) still stands - I am in the minority in believing that Stanton did not nail Umbridge (too prim and proper and forced cruelty). I also did not like how they changed some of the scenes (like after the DA got caught). The best thing I can say about this movie that it was clearly better than the GoF mess. 6/10

[Buccaneer]

One more that I watched earlier last month for the first time:

Walk the Line: I am a fan of Cash and thought Phoenix's and Witherspoon's performance were awesome. Parts of the movie was a little hard to watch and some parts of it got boring and dragged a little. I came away not wanting to see it again but definitely would not forget those two performances. 7/10

[Grammaticus]

Into The Wild (2007), 8/10

I just saw this one in the theatre. The main character Christopher graduates from Emory Univ. in 1990, sells all of his belonging and gives away his 24K savings. Then he treks across America bent on going to Alaska. He thinks careers are a 20th century invention and doesn't want one.

It is based on a true story and feels very real. I thought it would be some crappy feel good story. But I didn't walk away feeling that. It was pretty powerful.

[MikeVic]

Saw AVP:R and Juno over the last few days... AVP:R was ehh. I wasn't expecting much, so I wasn't disappointed. But there wasn't much great here. It just kind of existed. Some OK action, but it was really hard to see the Aliens and PredAlien. I really don't like the way action scenes are shot in a lot of movies. There were a couple of funny scenes too. I'd probably say 6.5/10.

As for Juno, I liked that movie a lot. Ellen Page is cute and I like Michael Sera. I'm a sucker for movies like this that have good comedy and some sappy stuff thrown in. I'd give it something like a 9/10. The White Stripes being mentioned was cool too.

[Karlifornia]

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story-7/10

Fun times! If you're at all a music fan, you should check it out. My favorite parts from the movie: "The wrong kid died!", Jack White as Elvis (esp. the part with the knife at the end), and when he ripped off Bob Dylan.

[rowech]

National Treasure 2 -- Much better than I was thinking it would be. I was pleasantly surprised. Takes a bit longer to start going but once it starts clicking, it feels like the original again. If you liked the first one, I would guess you'll like this one. Not quite at the same level but good. 7.5 or 8.0/10

[Buccaneer]

I just watched the extras DVD on OotP and all I can say is that I want to marry Nat Tena (Tonks).

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by rowech

National Treasure 2 -- Much better than I was thinking it would be. I was pleasantly surprised. Takes a bit longer to start going but once it starts clicking, it feels like the original again. If you liked the first one, I would guess you'll like this one. Not quite at the same level but good. 7.5 or 8.0/10

+1

[path12]

I'm Not There -- I didn't realize going in that it would be so allegorical and also so non-linear, so that took me by surprise. Thought it was about 20 minutes too long, but just fascinating in spots. Cate Blanchett was really good, as was the young boy (can't remember his name). My main thought while watching was that I really need to read a Dylan biography sometime.

7/10.

[flere-imsaho]

Originally Posted by Buccaneer

Pirates of the Caribbean 3:

Saw this as well a couple of weeks ago on DVD. Good fun, but wouldn't watch it again. The movie seemed mostly to exist as filler between spaces where either Depp or Rush (or both) hammed it up. The first is still the best, in my opinion.

Ocean's 13:

Saw this too a while ago. I'll echo Bucc's comments. It has a bunch of funny and clever setpieces which I can watch over and over.

Originally Posted by MikeVic

As for Juno, I liked that movie a lot.

Same. The wife & I saw this in the theater last week. One of the better movies I've seen in years. I know everyone's raving about Ellen Page (and deservedly so) and certainly the addition of Janney & Simmons is really good for the movie, but for my money the best performance is actually Jennifer Garner's. The amount of brittle pathos she puts into her character, and the nuances performance she displays (alternating between scared, desperate, hopeful, happy and angry) is pretty well done.

[Karlifornia]

Originally Posted by path12

I'm Not There -- I didn't realize going in that it would be so allegorical and also so non-linear, so that took me by surprise. Thought it was about 20 minutes too long, but just fascinating in spots. Cate Blanchett was really good, as was the young boy (can't remember his name). My main thought while watching was that I really need to read a Dylan biography sometime.

7/10.

Thanks for the thoughts on this movie. I need to check it out.

[MikeVic]

Originally Posted by flere-imsaho

Same. The wife & I saw this in the theater last week. One of the better movies I've seen in years. I know everyone's raving about Ellen Page (and deservedly so) and certainly the addition of Janney & Simmons is really good for the movie, but for my money the best performance is actually Jennifer Garner's. The amount of brittle pathos she puts into her character, and the nuances performance she displays (alternating between scared, desperate, hopeful, happy and angry) is pretty well done.

I think every character was likable. I didn't hate even one character in the whole movie. I can talk a lot about what I liked about the movie, but I don't want to ruin it for anyone.

[Noop]

No Country For Old Men - 9.5/10
This movie was the best in 2007 hands down. Also has some of the best gore scenes every. The bad guy is down right scary and the ending is great.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Noop

No Country For Old Men - 9.5/10
This movie was the best in 2007 hands down. Also has some of the best gore scenes every. The bad guy is down right scary and the ending is great.

Why do you think this? Not looking for an opinion to break down, I just honestly want to know what you felt you got from the ending. I have already posted about this movie, that there was a ton I liked about it, but left quite a bit too much for the audience to figure out (from the movie theme/point perspective, I mean). I know this critique has been brought up by plenty of others in the media.

Feel free to answer is spoiler format, of course.

[Groundhog]

Originally Posted by Johnny93g

I am Legend 7/10

Lathum, curious as to why you think it is so great. The first 2/3 of the flick were very good, but the last 20 minutes or so seemed rushed. The ending was very abrubt. It was entertaining for sure, and i would tell people to see it, but it aint even close to the best thing I've seen this year.

Agree 100%. First 2/3rds I'd give a 9.5/10, but after the super-rushed ending it rates about a 7. They clearly cut a LOT out of that last 3rd of the movie, probably hoping to package it as a nice 90m action movie.

Spoiler

The relationship between Smith and the woman and child made the cuts obvious. Nothing ever developed between them (I don't just mean romantically - I mean, nothing at ALL), yet it was clear that it was supposed to have.

Oh, and I was a little pissed off about the dog, too. I thought that was going to be his first "cure".

[Lathum]

Eight Below- A decent movie that was predictable at points. There were many sad parts and my wife was crying a good portion of it ( we are both dog lovers, do the math). The movie dragged in a few pars and could have been shorter but all in all woth watching it. 7/10

[Noop]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Why do you think this? Not looking for an opinion to break down, I just honestly want to know what you felt you got from the ending. I have already posted about this movie, that there was a ton I liked about it, but left quite a bit too much for the audience to figure out (from the movie theme/point perspective, I mean). I know this critique has been brought up by plenty of others in the media.

Feel free to answer is spoiler format, of course.

Here you go...

Spoiler

I thought the end was very non-traditional because the bad guy wins. Even though they don't show him killing the wife it can be inferred by his eagerness to leave the accident that he did indeed kill her. I thought the way the cowboy was killed was unique because all of a sudden he is waiting for his wife then next thing you know he is dead and not by the hands of Sugar the bad guy. And Sugar being the killer that he is did as Woody H's character said he keep his word because he has a strange way about him.(Paraphrasing) Oh and the coin flip and the speech he gave the gas station attendant was awesome.

[Noop]

I Am Legend - This was a a pretty good movie. Some scenes where very said and you could feel his pain. I thought Will Smith did a good job I don't know about the awards but he should win something for that role or atleast a nomination. 7.5/10

[korme]

The part with the gas station guy might have been my favorite scene of the movie, despite that people have criticized it

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Noop

Here you go...

Spoiler

I thought the end was very non-traditional because the bad guy wins. Even though they don't show him killing the wife it can be inferred by his eagerness to leave the accident that he did indeed kill her. I thought the way the cowboy was killed was unique because all of a sudden he is waiting for his wife then next thing you know he is dead and not by the hands of Sugar the bad guy. And Sugar being the killer that he is did as Woody H's character said he keep his word because he has a strange way about him.(Paraphrasing) Oh and the coin flip and the speech he gave the gas station attendant was awesome.

Cool, TETO.

Spoiler

I guess I can understand that. I think it's a credit to how good a bad guy he is that I wanted him to get caught, to have some retribution for what he did. I also liked the twist of him still coming after the wife. The specifics of the ending were interesting to me. I think what I didn't like was the way the cowboy died--sorry, the whole movie is set up for the cowboy versus Chiggur (sp?) and you kill him off screen and not by Chiggur? what a copout--and really the whole role of Tommy Lee Jones, which seemed pointless to me. I just didn't feel any sympathy for life passing the sheriff by, and struggled that that would be a major theme point for this movie. IMO, the whole movie could have been done with the sheriff in a reduced role without the introspection and it would have been a much stronger, less convoluted film (especially at the end). Anyway, glad you enjoyed it and thanks for sharing your thoughts.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Shorty3281

The part with the gas station guy might have been my favorite scene of the movie, despite that people have criticized it

Yeah, forgot to mention that. It was also one of my favorite scenes, very intriguing intense moment. This movie had tons of great "scenes", but I feel fell short in the "big picture" sense with me.

[Johnny93g]

There Will be Blood 9.5/10

I don't like to give 10/10, but this movie was close. The best movie of 2007. Fantastic. Daniel Day-Lewis is scary good. The oscar should already be in his basement. It's a 150 minute dialouge movie. If you don't like this kind of movie, don't see it. The Cinematography and the Score are sensational.

The story focus' on Daneil Plainview(DDL), an oil man on the west coast during the early 20th century. Daniel and his son dig for oil in a small town after coaxing from a Paul Sunday(Paul Dano). It is an epic story in every sense.

The opening scene is one of the best begginings to a movie I have ever seen. The first 5 minutes are worth the movie addmission, the rest is bonus!!

This is Lewis' 3rd movie in the last 10 years. Watching him act has gotten to be so rare, its a privledge. He is special. I was blown away.

[korme]

Damn Johnny, you inspired me to go see it.

I also wonder why DDL does so few movies.

[RomaGoth]

Clerks II 8.5/10

You have to be a fan of Kevin Smith movies to appreciate this. I love all of his movies except Jersey Girl (didn't see it) and Chasing Amy (chick flick). This one is much better IMO than Clerks.

Also saw Oceans 13 yesterday 8/10. Better than the second one but not as good as the first one.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Originally Posted by Shorty3281

Damn Johnny, you inspired me to go see it.

I also wonder why DDL does so few movies.

Because he's crazy and has to be "in character" for like years before the movie actually shoots.

[rowech]

Originally Posted by RomaGoth

Clerks II 8.5/10

You have to be a fan of Kevin Smith movies to appreciate this. I love all of his movies except Jersey Girl (didn't see it) and Chasing Amy (chick flick). This one is much better IMO than Clerks.

Also saw Oceans 13 yesterday 8/10. Better than the second one but not as good as the first one.

Chasing Amy's very much worth watching.

[thealmighty]

Done

[Noop]

The Great Debaters 8.5/10

Very emotional movie. I had water in my eyes during some scenes and felt alot of joy at the end. Denzel Washington is a great actor and a pretty good director.

[Lorena]

The Wire, Season 4 - 10/10

Holy shit, just when I thought the show couldn't get better, it does. This is my first 10 rating and it is well deserved! Lots of changes with characters, and the kids bring a whole different element to the season. It's so easy to get attached to these characters and I couldn't help but to feel sorry for most of them.

[path12]

Originally Posted by rowech

Chasing Amy's very much worth watching.

+1 That might be my favorite movie of his.

[GrantDawg]

Originally Posted by Karlifornia

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story-7/10

Fun times! If you're at all a music fan, you should check it out. My favorite parts from the movie: "The wrong kid died!", Jack White as Elvis (esp. the part with the knife at the end), and when he ripped off Bob Dylan.

Agree with ranking, but by far my favorite part was "Let's Duet." Worth going in and of itself.

[rowech]

Originally Posted by path12

+1 That might be my favorite movie of his.

I think I'm the only one but I think Mallrats is my favorite. There are just so many great lines in that one.

[Calis]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Cool, TETO.

Spoiler

I guess I can understand that. I think it's a credit to how good a bad guy he is that I wanted him to get caught, to have some retribution for what he did. I also liked the twist of him still coming after the wife. The specifics of the ending were interesting to me. I think what I didn't like was the way the cowboy died--sorry, the whole movie is set up for the cowboy versus Chiggur (sp?) and you kill him off screen and not by Chiggur? what a copout--and really the whole role of Tommy Lee Jones, which seemed pointless to me. I just didn't feel any sympathy for life passing the sheriff by, and struggled that that would be a major theme point for this movie. IMO, the whole movie could have been done with the sheriff in a reduced role without the introspection and it would have been a much stronger, less convoluted film (especially at the end). Anyway, glad you enjoyed it and thanks for sharing your thoughts.

Just to settle this first, it's Chigurh.

Ok, I'm a huge Cormac McCarthy and therefore am biased about this movie. I thought it was excellent though, and was a pretty faithful adaptation with a few things changed.

Spoiler

Personally though, and maybe that's made more clear by the book but I really think Jones' character of the Sheriff is the main character of the story, so I think it's vital that he's prominently displayed. Odd as it sounds Llewelyn is really almost a side character, he's just there to move the story ahead but the theme of the book/movie is very much law enforcement's/good inability to ever stop the criminals/evil, and just how much violence is prevalent in this country and how it isn't some new occurence, we've been like this for a long while.

I'm glad they stuck with the ending from the book, it's really what I thought they'd take liberty with in the movie. I think the thing that makes the book stand out from just being a traditional thriller is the end. The first 2/3rds of the book is very much just an action/thriller, but it gets completely flipped towards the end. I think Moss' quick jarring death out of nowhere worked.

I also love Chigurh's car crash bit, because it's just another kick in the ball's for the good guys. Even bad luck can't stop the evil guy, he keeps right on going by easily corrupting a couple kids with some cash.

Incredibly depressing, but it works.

Loved the movie though. Great jobs by everyone apart from Harrelson who I just can't really stand, and the lack of music was a perfect touch.

Now what's scary is I hear that McCarthy's Blood Meridian is being adapted and directed by Ridley Scott. I have no idea how you put that one on the screen without butchering it, and I don't think Scott is the one to do it. Talk about a book 100x more brutal than this one.

As an aside. I saw Walk Hard this last weekend and was really disappointed. I had heard great things, and I'm a big John C. Reilly fan and expected some good mindless comedy and there were very few laughs, and no big ones. A couple of the songs were good, but overall it dragged quite a bit. Not good.

I can't wait to see There Will be Blood. It's not playing anywhere near me yet, but it sounds like it should be going into a much wider release in a couple weeks, and I'll be seeing it as soon as I can. I'm a big Daniel Day Lewis fan, and a big Paul Thomas Anderson fan, so I think this one is a can't miss.

[cubboyroy1826]

The Golden Compass 5.5/10

Just got back from taking the kiddies to see this. No i did not read the book and other than the previews i had no idea what this was about. With all of that said i thought this one was a train wreck. There was obviously a lot of plot missing and the special effects were pretty bad. Some cool ideas and the world where everything takes place was interesting. Other than a part made for Nicole Kidman this one was a mess.

[korme]

Originally Posted by path12

+1 That might be my favorite movie of his.

+2

[korme]

Originally Posted by rowech

I think I'm the only one but I think Mallrats is my favorite. There are just so many great lines in that one.

dola, for me KS movies rank like this:

1. Mallrats
2. Chasing Amy
3. everythingelse

[MikeVic]

Originally Posted by Shorty3281

dola, for me KS movies rank like this:

1. Mallrats
2. Chasing Amy
3. everythingelse

I agree.

[MikeVic]

No Country for Old Men: Not a bad movie or anything, but something just seemed off. The bad guy was crazy and I loved that, plus his weapon was cool. I don't want to go into spoilers, but the movie as a whole actually had be kind of bored in parts and I thought the very last scene was really flat. 7.5/10

[Flasch186]

Lives of others

WOW, 9/10

This movie was so good that it took me by surprise. I had no idea what it was about except that which one could imagine from the title but it was spectacular. The characters were great, the cinematography truly captured the dank despair of East Berlin pre-wall fall, and the tension and character arcs were palpable. I HIGHLY recommend this movie to those who dont mind reading subtitles and to those who truly enjoy a slow plodder of a suspense story.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Wet Hot American Summer. The film has a very impressive cast. It's a spoof on all those teen/summer camp movies. The entire movie takes place over the course of one day, but it packs an entire summer worth of stuff in the day. It's one of the running gags. The movie certainly had some very funny moments, but it was really nothing more than a bunch of skits loosely tied together. The funniest, I thought, was the guy who plays Stadler on "Law & Order: SVU". He's hilarious as the slightly off kilter Viet Nam vet/camp cook. Overall, the movie just didn't hold my interest throughout. 6/10

[Butter]

Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

Because he's crazy and has to be "in character" for like years before the movie actually shoots.

I was going to note that as well.

Can't wait to see There Will Be Blood, though. The previews look fantastic, especially Daniel Day-Lewis' character. He may be crazy, but there is a method to his madness.

[Flasch186]

Ocean's 13 6/10

typical faire. Comedic suspenseful (slightly) but not something to watch again. Did I mention how good The Lives of Others was?