Rate The Last Movie You Watched

[Pyser]

public enemies - 5/10

needlessly confusing, entirely too long, one giant cliche from dillinger (though well acted)...but loved the fbi side of things. in fact, wish the whole movie was from their point of view.

[RainMaker]

Originally Posted by Pyser

public enemies - 5/10

needlessly confusing, entirely too long, one giant cliche from dillinger (though well acted)...but loved the fbi side of things. in fact, wish the whole movie was from their point of view.

That's disappointing.

I still plan to see it as the Biograph Theater is 2 blocks from me and I remember all the filming taking place down the street.

[RainMaker]

Role Models (8.5 out of 10) - One of the best comedies I've seen in a long time now. Not a huge Sean William Scott fan, but Paul Rudd does a good job of keeping him in check and they play off each other well. The black kid was hilarious throughout the movie and didn't have a single bad scene. It has some genuinely funny throughout and I burst into laughter a couple times. The humor is crude but also smart. It has a lot of small jokes that could go unnoticed as well. Just an all around great comedy.

[rowech]

The Proposal (4/10) -- Just didn't like it. Didn't think it was unbelievably funny...think Bullock is past her prime and she can't do anything else except these kinds of movies.

Public Enemies (6/10) -- Extremely disappointing. The best thing I can think to describe this movie is sterile. Sterile in the most hospital of ways. The scenery, costumes, etc. evoke the 1930s in a way no movie has in my opinion. The rest of the movie is entirely blah. All the characters are the strong silent type, including the women and it's just unbelievably flat as a movie. Very disappointed in it...it should have been an easy homerun with those involved.

[Lorena]

Wall-E - 7.5/10

Very enjoyable, who woulda thought a relationship w/ 2 robots could be so moving.

[ISiddiqui]

The Hangover - 9/10: One of the funniest movies in years dealing with, of course, the aftermaths of a drinking blackout. I enjoy movies that actually will embrace their R rating and not wuss out for a bigger audience and The Hangover takes full advantage. Zack Galif-something-something was absolutely hilarious as Alan. Just gold. Ed Helms nailed the character of Stu and Bradley Cooper was perfect as wanna-be cooler-than-school leader Phil. Brilliantly casted and perfectly done. I'll definitely watch it again.

[NoSkillz]

Righteous Kill - 5/10

Pacino and DeNiro snorefest with a ridiculously contrived plot twist at the end. Had potential, as the plot was somewhat decent but the direction and the dialog was not very good.

Zack and Miri Make a Porno - 7.5/10

Uneven but ultimately entertaining and funny Kevin Smith movie starring Seth Rogan and Elizabeth Banks. The dude from the Mac commercials, Justin Long, steals every scene he's in as gay porn star Brandon St. Randy. Make sure you watch the end credits too.

[Honolulu_Blue]

The Visitor - 8/10

This is an excellent little movie written and directed by Tom McCarthy, the same guy who did "The Station Agent." If you liked "The Station Agent", you should like/love this film. It has many parallels with "The Station Agent" in terms of type of characters, themes and set up, but calling it a "Station Agent" derivative is really not doing the film justice.

The story is about a economics professor at a University in Connecticuit. He's a widower who has become a loner after his wife's death. A colleague gets sick, so he has to go to New York to give a talk on a paper. When he arrives in his apartment in New York he finds two random people living their, an immigrant couple. The woman is from Senegal and the guy is from Syria. The rest of the movie deals with their relationship. The film focus is on the cause of loneliness, its damages, and its cure.

It's really an exceptional movie and one that lingers with you a while after having seen it.

I'd definitely recommend it.

[DataKing]

The Punisher: War Zone (5 / 10): I wasn't expecting a whole lot from this, even though The Punisher was one of my favorite Marvel characters when I was growing up, and in that respect I wasn't disappointed. I thought the role suited Ray Stevenson better than Thomas Jane (from the 2004 Punisher movie), but the character is still pretty flat. Besides that, I have a hard time seeing Stevenson as anybody other than Titus Pullo from Rome (one of my all-time favorite characters).

The bad guys in War Zone were the real source of disappointment though. Dominic West (McNulty from The Wire) was a disappointment as Jigsaw. I was really expecting him to bring some depth to the character, but he really came across as pretty one-dimensional. And whoever did the voice coaching for the movie should be dragged into the street and shot. I haven't heard such awful accents since Kevin Costner in Thirteen Days (shudder).

My other criticism of the movie is that it was more graphic than I was expecting. I realize we're talking about The Punisher here, so I was expecting plenty of violence, but the graphic nature of the violence is what really surprised me. Much more than I've ever seen in any of the other movies under the Marvel umbrella. The action sequences themselves were pretty good, however.

*Note: I also saw Revenge of the Fallen over the weekend, but that thing has it's own thread, so no need for a full review here. All I will say is that, if there was any doubt previously that Michael Bay has full-blown ADHD, those doubts have been answered.

[samifan24]

Cache aka Hidden - 7.5/10

Has anyone else seen this creepy French art thriller? It's about a French family that begins receiving mysterious videotapes of them in their home, going about their daily routines. No real explanation is given and the film ends abruptly. What surprises me most is that I can't find a consensus about what the ending means. I'd love to talk about this one with anyone that's seen it.

[rowech]

Man on Fire (7/10) -- Enjoyable action movie. Plot is a little ho-hum but if you think you would enjoy Denzel walking around just kicking the crap out of people, it's the movie for you.

The Hangover (8/10) -- I liked the movie, laughed quite a bit, but I don't think it's nearly the movie that some others do. Definitely worth seeing and you'll laugh but just not seeing the ultimate comedy that others do.

[RainMaker]

Zach and Miri Make a Porno (3 out of 10) - If you consider just using foul language comedy, than this is for you. The movie wasn't really funny and extremely predictable. Justin Long is the lone exception but he's only in the movie for 5 minutes. I'm also someone who thinks Kevin Smith is the most overated director in Hollywood.

[terpkristin]

Transformers - 5/10

I went in with very low expectations and was still let down. Watched it in IMAX. Half the time I had no idea which robot was on the screen (especially for the Decepticons, the ones that were silver, until they showed a face or something, I had nothing).

Also, the scenes where the camera was spinning around and around were particularly vertigo-inducing in IMAX.

/tk

[sabotai]

The X-Files: I Want To Believe - 2/10

I think I may have been the only one that was fine with them doing a non-mythology movie. With the way the series ended, they had a good deal to fix, and I could see them doing 1 movie to fix all of the nonsense that happened in the last season before doing 1 or 2 movies that really wrapped up the whole mythology storyline.

But no. They could do that right. If this was a well done regular crime drama with Mulder and Scully, I would have been happy. But no, they couldn't even do that right either. The way they fixed the ending to the series (in spoilers below) was idiotic. The characters were idiotic. The dialogue was cliche and idiotic. The romantic storyline between Mulder and Scully was...at best, "teen romance" and completely idiotic...

At this point, I don't even want a mythology movie unless Cris Carter gives up script control and directing. If this was the best he could give us, it's time for him to let someone else take over.

Spoiler

In the last season, Mulder is convicted of murder in a military court but then escapes. Some time passes where he hides, and in this movie they let Mulder off the hook if he will tell them if some psychic is full of shit or not......WHAT? ...and that was it. Just "Is this guy legit?" "Yup" And all is forgiven.....WHAT!? ugh...

And Walter Skinner's appearance is useless. Just utterly useless.

[LoneStarGirl]

My Sister's Keeper (4/10) I am a huge Jodi Picoult fan but they really dropped the ball on this movie. I believe that movies should be as close to the books as possible, seeing as how the book was deemed good enough to make a movie out of in the first place. The end of the book My Sister's Keeper was fabulous and gut wrenching and the movie changed it 100%. I think I need to stop watching movies after I have read its book

Changeling (8.5/10)
Went into this movie not expecting much and was pleasantly surprised. I am a huge fan of movies that stick to the truth as much as possible and this movie was 95% dead on. Jeffery Donovan was a great bad ass and Angelina Jolie did a good job portraying a fragile mother.


Tropic Thunder 4/10 Movie had a few good parts, especially the dancing at the end by Tom Cruise but over all it was a pretty stupid movie. I didn't know Ben Stiller could get so buff, he looked pretty impressive and Jack Black's character was annoying and unbelievable

Confessions of a Shopaholic 7/10 It was a very cute movie for a chick flick. I like Isla Fisher and thought she was wonderful.... Being a huge Dave Ramsey fan I thought this movie had a good message for young girls who dont think when they use their credit card.

[Pyser]

bruno - 8.5/10

laughed my ass off nearly the entire time. only marked it down because i think its a first impression kind of movie, dont think it will hold up to repeat viewings. but funniest movie of the year, easily (and dont even mention the hangover. seriously.)

[Chief Rum]

Moon (8/10)

This is an indie scifi flick that's just recently widened some (so you actually have a chance of seeing it now). I enjoyed it, particularly as a fan of (relatively) hard scifi. It has a message (well, more than a few), but it doesn't really beat you over the head over it; it's more about the characters. And except for a talking robot (it's better done than that sounds), there's only one "character" in it, a lonely lunanaut (that a word?) played by Sam Rockwell. Rockwell's very good (of course, has to be). If you're into scifi or can appreciate a thinking movie in a extra terrestrial setting, and you don't require explosions all the time, I think you'll enjoy it. There are a couple bugaboos I have with it, but as a straight story, it's an interesting one.

[Lorena]

Let the Right One In (Låt den Rätte Komma In) - 8.5/10

Swedish vampire movie about the relationship between 2 kids. Eli gives Oskar the strength to fight bullies, and Oskar faces a hard choice when he finds out Eli's need for blood.

I loved the cinematography and the feel of loneliness and isolation in a few scenes. It's not scary at all like I thought it would be. On the contrary, I felt sympathy for both kid characters. I don't know what kind of special effects they did on Eli's face, but her eyes seemed to be bulging at times and other times she looked old, then other times she looked like a regular 12 year old kid.

Must see if you're into vampire movies.

[chinaski]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Moon (8/10)

This is an indie scifi flick that's just recently widened some (so you actually have a chance of seeing it now). I enjoyed it, particularly as a fan of (relatively) hard scifi. It has a message (well, more than a few), but it doesn't really beat you over the head over it; it's more about the characters. And except for a talking robot (it's better done than that sounds), there's only one "character" in it, a lonely lunanaut (that a word?) played by Sam Rockwell. Rockwell's very good (of course, has to be). If you're into scifi or can appreciate a thinking movie in a extra terrestrial setting, and you don't require explosions all the time, I think you'll enjoy it. There are a couple bugaboos I have with it, but as a straight story, it's an interesting one.

Good to hear, been very excited to see this. I had no clue it was out yet Directed by David Bowies first son as well.

[chinaski]

Originally Posted by Lorena

Let the Right One In (Låt den Rätte Komma In) - 8.5/10

Swedish vampire movie about the relationship between 2 kids. Eli gives Oskar the strength to fight bullies, and Oskar faces a hard choice when he finds out Eli's need for blood.

I loved the cinematography and the feel of loneliness and isolation in a few scenes. It's not scary at all like I thought it would be. On the contrary, I felt sympathy for both kid characters. I don't know what kind of special effects they did on Eli's face, but her eyes seemed to be bulging at times and other times she looked old, then other times she looked like a regular 12 year old kid.

Must see if you're into vampire movies.

Id go as far to say its a must see if you like movies. Its so much more than a vampire movie.

[Lorena]

Originally Posted by chinaski

Id go as far to say its a must see if you like movies. Its so much more than a vampire movie.

Yes, most definitely.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by chinaski

Good to hear, been very excited to see this. I had no clue it was out yet Directed by David Bowies first son as well.

Heh...I had forgotten that. Remember reading that when it first came out about a month ago. Yeah, been out that long. But as far as I know, only in art house types of places (usually around NYC and LA). This is the first time I saw it was playing in a few more "normal" spots.

[Groundhog]

Transfomers 2 - 6.5/10
I've never seen the first one. Thought the sequel was OK, but went on for too long and was a bit far fetched, but hey, it's a movie about robots from space that look like cars. Had more comedic moments than I expected.

Terminator 4 - 8.5/10
I had amazingly low expectations for this, but walked away impressed. I dug the 'Marcus Wright' storyline in particular, and it was more intelligent than I expected from a movie like this.

Ice Age 3 - 7/10
Well, it is what it is. I only saw this because there was nothing else on in Phuket worth seeing, and it entirely met expectations.

[Lorena]

Dial M For Murder - 9.5/10

What an awesome movie, can't believe it took me this long to see it. Ex-tennis player plots a murder against his wife and quickly has to change to plan B.

[DataKing]

Eagle Eye (8 / 10): I didn't have very high expectations of this, but was pleasantly surprised. Overall I'd rate this as a pretty good techno-thriller, and Shia LaBeouf was better than expected. I think what I liked the most is that the characters did not behave in a stupid manner just to advance the plotline. Instead their actions were consistent with their characters, and that is what drives the story.

30 Days of Night (7 / 10): A mild surprise here as well. I'm a big fan of the survival horror genre (of which George Romero's of the Dead movies are the best example), and that's really what this one amounts to. The northernmost town in Alaska, which goes through 30 days of perpetual darkness every year, is overrun by vampires who have free reign for the entire 30 day period. The movie follows a small band of characters, led by the sheriff (played adequately by Josh Hartnett) and their attempt to survive the month. If you like vampire movies and you like survival horror, it's worth checking out.

[samifan24]

Sunshine - 7/10

I've been meaning to see this one for a while now but only got around to it now. I went back and read what others said last year about this film and I agree: I liked the film as a whole, I liked all the characters and the feel and look of the film but I felt things took a dive with the twist near the end. I didn't even realize the fifth crewmember's identity until almost the very end. Still I liked the film as a whole despite its Hollywood twist.

[ISiddiqui]

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince - 8/10: My review is in the HBP thread, but let's just say I really liked the pacing and humor of this movie. Things had to be cut to fit an 800 page book into a 2.5 hour movie, but I think Yates and co. did well.

[Lorena]

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince - 8.5/10

Really enjoyed the humor and visual effects were awesome.

The Man Who Knew Too Much - 8/10

Hitchcock's movie about a family vacationing in Morocco who stumble across an assassination plot. Dr. McKenna's hands are tied when his son gets kidnapped to prevent him from going to the authorities.

It took a bit to get to the good stuff but when it did, it was worth it. Suspense from then 'til the climax of the film which was pretty amazing, considering not a word was uttered.

[rowech]

Gone Baby Gone (10/10) -- I must say I was really impressed by this movie. My 10/10 rating might be the fact I had low expectations going in but I thought this was a fantastic movie. Good mystery, good story, good moral dilemmas, etc.

I just looked up the nominations for that year and Amy Adams is the one who gets nominated in this and that's it? Really shameful in my opinion. Easily should have been up for Best Picture and I'm not so sure Casey Affleck didn't deserve a nomination as well and God help me, Ben Affleck for director.

[Swaggs]

Originally Posted by rowech

Gone Baby Gone (10/10) -- I must say I was really impressed by this movie. My 10/10 rating might be the fact I had low expectations going in but I thought this was a fantastic movie. Good mystery, good story, good moral dilemmas, etc.

I just looked up the nominations for that year and Amy Adams is the one who gets nominated in this and that's it? Really shameful in my opinion. Easily should have been up for Best Picture and I'm not so sure Casey Affleck didn't deserve a nomination as well and God help me, Ben Affleck for director.

I really liked this one and thought about it for a few days afterwards. Its original writer, Dennis Lehane, also wrote Mystic River (which was a pretty good movie for me, as well). The only Lehane novel that I have ever read is called Shutter Island and it was really an amazing story. You should check Mystic River out and keep an eye out for Shutter Island, as they are making it into a film that is due out later this year (it has Leonardo DiCaprio and Ben Kingsley, among other notables in it).

[JetsIn06]

HP and the Half-Blood Prince (9/10): Loved it. My only gripe was that I thought it moved a bit slow in the beginning, but half-way in it really picks up and I had a great time watching it.

Moon (8.5/10): Really liked this a lot. I'm curious to see what others think of it.

[rowech]

Originally Posted by Swaggs

I really liked this one and thought about it for a few days afterwards. Its original writer, Dennis Lehane, also wrote Mystic River (which was a pretty good movie for me, as well). The only Lehane novel that I have ever read is called Shutter Island and it was really an amazing story. You should check Mystic River out and keep an eye out for Shutter Island, as they are making it into a film that is due out later this year (it has Leonardo DiCaprio and Ben Kingsley, among other notables in it).

I've read both Shutter Island and Mystic River. Have also seen Mystic River. Most definitely looking forward to Shutter Island.

[larrymcg421]

Originally Posted by rowech

Gone Baby Gone (10/10) -- I must say I was really impressed by this movie. My 10/10 rating might be the fact I had low expectations going in but I thought this was a fantastic movie. Good mystery, good story, good moral dilemmas, etc.

I just looked up the nominations for that year and Amy Adams is the one who gets nominated in this and that's it? Really shameful in my opinion. Easily should have been up for Best Picture and I'm not so sure Casey Affleck didn't deserve a nomination as well and God help me, Ben Affleck for director.

It was Amy Ryan that got nominated.

For me, I thought this was a very well made movie, but where it broke down was when coming to the moral dilemmas:

Spoiler

I still think the argument that Monaghan's character makes at the end is ridiculous. Freeman's character participated in a large scale cover up and conspiracy to kidnap a child. Multiple people died as a result of this conspiracy, including two cops. Yet this guy is supposedly the role model that this girl needs? So he's not a crackhead, but I certainly wouldn't want him teaching this girl his misguided values.

[rowech]

Originally Posted by larrymcg421

It was Amy Ryan that got nominated.

For me, I thought this was a very well made movie, but where it broke down was when coming to the moral dilemmas:

Spoiler

I still think the argument that Monaghan's character makes at the end is ridiculous. Freeman's character participated in a large scale cover up and conspiracy to kidnap a child. Multiple people died as a result of this conspiracy, including two cops. Yet this guy is supposedly the role model that this girl needs? So he's not a crackhead, but I certainly wouldn't want him teaching this girl his misguided values.

My bad on Amy Ryan/Amy Adams...either way I didn't think she deserved to be nominated.

Spoiler

I don't know. Had nobody died through the whole thing then I'd side with him I think. Having the guys die, like you said, brings things into a different light. Tough call.

[Blade6119]

The Hurt Locker (10/10): Just got home and my heart is still pounding. A movie about a squad of Bomb Techs in Iraq who defuse explosives found...just an incredibly suspenseful movie that takes the time to build up characters so that you care what happens to them. Just remarkable the things that these men go through, and what makes it more real is I could easily see anything of these things happening daily in real life. Just a crazy movie that you need to see, as I get the impression so far that I will be talking about this one with my mates for days to come.

[Pyser]

Originally Posted by Blade6119

The Hurt Locker (10/10): Just got home and my heart is still pounding. A movie about a squad of Bomb Techs in Iraq who defuse explosives found...just an incredibly suspenseful movie that takes the time to build up characters so that you care what happens to them. Just remarkable the things that these men go through, and what makes it more real is I could easily see anything of these things happening daily in real life. Just a crazy movie that you need to see, as I get the impression so far that I will be talking about this one with my mates for days to come.

id go 7/10. i didnt get the main "theme" until the character on the chopper spelled it out for me...and its largely plotless...more just slices of a tour of duty, which was interesting

still a super intense/interesting movie, good action, and well directed and acted. remembering this was the same director as point break really tied some things together for me

[RainMaker]

W (4 out of 10) - A little interesting but also a little light on continuity. The movie jumped back and forth from growing up to his handling of the war. Never understood the baseball vignettes. Nothing really groundbreaking in the movie and Brolin came across too much like a caricature. Loved Dreyfus as Cheney as well as Cromwell as HW. Maybe it wasn't that great to me because I have read a lot about the Presidency and W as a person in the past. I expected more from Oliver Stone.

[RainMaker]

Originally Posted by rowech

Gone Baby Gone (10/10) -- I must say I was really impressed by this movie. My 10/10 rating might be the fact I had low expectations going in but I thought this was a fantastic movie. Good mystery, good story, good moral dilemmas, etc.

I just looked up the nominations for that year and Amy Adams is the one who gets nominated in this and that's it? Really shameful in my opinion. Easily should have been up for Best Picture and I'm not so sure Casey Affleck didn't deserve a nomination as well and God help me, Ben Affleck for director.

I really liked this movie too. I would have given it a strong 9. I think the reputation of the Afflecks may have contributed to them getting snubbed at awards time. People just don't look at them and expect what we saw.

[Bad-example]

I tried to watch Eagle Eye last night. It started out preposterous and quickly slid to completely ridiculous. I gave it about 30 minutes before giving up. Completely unbelievable and painfully bad. My eyes hurt from from all the .

[rowech]

The Brave One (1/10) -- Gave up after 45 minutes. Just boring as anything.

[rowech]

Originally Posted by Bad-example

I tried to watch Eagle Eye last night. It started out preposterous and quickly slid to completely ridiculous. I gave it about 30 minutes before giving up. Completely unbelievable and painfully bad. My eyes hurt from from all the .

You saw the believable part! I just finished watching it. I was entertained at least but wow...suspend any sense of belief at the door.

[terpkristin]

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: 6.5/10

Also posted in the HBP thread..
I thought the movie was enjoyable enough as a movie, but as a Harry Potter fan, I was let down. In the same way that I think that key points were left out of the 5th movie, key things were left out of this movie that will have to be rectified in the final films.

I also thought that the extra scene at the Burrow was awkward and felt out of place. If I remember correctly, it was something JKR had put into the draft and it didn't make it into the final version of the book...I think it was a wise cut by the editors.

I didn't think the opening sequence needed to be changed from the book, with Harry flirting with a coffee girl instead of going to the Dursley's, but I guess it wasn't a terrible thing.

It was interesting to see that they portrayed Molly Weasley as much more nervous about sending them back to school, etc than she seemed in the book.

I also don't really get why they changed the sequence with Borgin & Burke's so much. In that scene and also in ohters, it seemed like Harry forgot he had an invisibility cloak in the movie where in the book it was meant to be a constant companion.

Other things I'm kind of annoyed were missing:

Spoiler

1) The locket in the 5th movie..how will Harry know to go back to the place he OWNS (which also wasn't mentioned in this movie)?

2) The penseive scene at the Gaunt house, introducing us to the ring (which was never very well explained)

3) The penseive scene where you see Hufflepuff's cup--how will Harry know to go looking for that in the 7th film?

4) The discussions between Dumbledore and Harry that point Harry to items realted to Hogwarts

5) The fight at the end where Ginny, Hermione, Ron, Luna, and Neville fight the death eaters (with our without Bill). This I think gives us greater insight into Neville's character in particular, and since he plays such an important role in the final tome...

All in all, excluding the first 2 movies, my least favorite is the 4th, then HBP, then the 3rd and 5th are my favorites. This was quite a letdown.

/tk

[Bad-example]

Soylent Green - 10/10 One of my favorites of all time. That Charlton Heston was one magnificent bastard back in the day.

A remake is apparently in the works.

[RainMaker]

Bigger, Stronger, Faster (8 out of 10) - With all the crap being spewed around by the media and blowhards regarding steroids, this movie is a complete reversal. It really focuses on facts and not on a particular message. I was really surprised at the information about steroids and how there isn't a ton of information backing up those people who claim it's so horrible for you. It points out hypocrisy amongst politicians and celebrities.

I'd really recommend this to anyone. Will give you a lot of different viewpoints and tons of information. It's also well done entertaining.

[rowech]

Originally Posted by RainMaker

Bigger, Stronger, Faster (8 out of 10) - With all the crap being spewed around by the media and blowhards regarding steroids, this movie is a complete reversal. It really focuses on facts and not on a particular message. I was really surprised at the information about steroids and how there isn't a ton of information backing up those people who claim it's so horrible for you. It points out hypocrisy amongst politicians and celebrities.

I'd really recommend this to anyone. Will give you a lot of different viewpoints and tons of information. It's also well done entertaining.

Directed by Barry Bonds?

[DataKing]

Originally Posted by Bad-example

I tried to watch Eagle Eye last night. It started out preposterous and quickly slid to completely ridiculous. I gave it about 30 minutes before giving up. Completely unbelievable and painfully bad. My eyes hurt from from all the .

Not to sound like an ass, but there actually is a semi-plausible explanation for all of the moments you encountered. It's still fiction, but if you watch the movie further you understand how she knows all of the things she knows and predicts.

[Pyser]

500 days of summer - 7/10

not as great as people made it out to be, but some very inventive stuff, well acted and well directed. nice to see a semi-realistic romantic comedy, too

[albionmoonlight]

Originally Posted by JetsIn06

Moon (8.5/10): Really liked this a lot. I'm curious to see what others think of it.

I agree. It had the feel of 70s sci-fi with much, much better acting and more contemporary pacing.

Basically, it took the best elements of old-school sci-fi/suspense and updated it in a very positive way.

[Logan]

What Doesn't Kill You - 4/10: A very forgettable movie about two friends (Mark Ruffalo and Ethan Hawke) who grow up (we see them first as young teenagers and then again probably mid-30s) pulling jobs for a small crime boss in South Boston. Their relationship gets strained due to alcohol, drugs, and a desire to get out from being the small-timer while looking for a big score. I thought Hawke was good in his role, and Ruffalo did a bad job up until the last half hour or so of the movie. Weird execution of the storyline (time-jumping a bit) that didn't really add anything IMO.


The Wrestler - 8/10: Really liked it, didn't love it. Just a bit too slow-moving for me, and I say that knowing it shouldn't move as quick as an action movie of course. But maybe 30 mins in I had felt like I was watching for an hour and a half, and while it was a very moving story, I've seen similar movies where time still moved quickly. This was a bit more of a chore. Obviously great performances from the leads - they deserved all the accolades they got. I can't comprehend how Marisa Tomei still looks so unbelievable...I'm with my boy GLC in being completely in love with her. I sure as hell wouldn't have turned down in lap dance invites.

[JetsIn06]

Originally Posted by DataKing

Not to sound like an ass, but there actually is a semi-plausible explanation for all of the moments you encountered. It's still fiction, but if you watch the movie further you understand how she knows all of the things she knows and predicts.

True, but the movie still blows.