movies

[ghostrunner]

Milla Jovovich is an automatic -80 points

Nothing against her, really. That just seems to be how it works.

[Maclowery]

It looks so stupidly terribly dumb. I'm goin with 18%, I may be shooting high. I don't think they've put any dialogue more than like 5 throwaway lines so far.

I might go, then sue someone saying I was expecting it to be like Inception due to the multiple slo mo shots.

[Jocephus]

Perhaps to ward off memories of "Rocky V," the Bruce Willis franchise, "Die Hard," has ditched the roman numeral and will now be titled, "A Good Day To Die Hard."

This time, John McClane is heading to Russia. (I know what you're thinking -- John hates to fly!) Loving father that he is, McClane is traveling to Moscow to rescue his imprisoned son for "something he did."

[Tambourine Man]

Tree of Life

[Cronos]

Paranormal Activity 3. Better than I thought it would be, and probably the best of the series. Even beyond jump scares, it might be the most terrifying film I've ever seen, because it rings so true with the experience of hearing strange noises at night, especially if you live alone and you're not used to hearing weird noises at night up above you or below you.

If PA2 made you not want to see it, see it anyway. That said, if you didn't like the first one, you probably won't like this one.

[Leroy]

I watched the A-Team last night. I was sure it would be a steaming pile, but I have to admit it was kinda entertaining. I think my wife liked it even better than I did.

[robbotis]

The Green Lantern was so incredibly awful that I refuse to believe Michael Bay didn't have anything to do with it.

The worst movie I watched all of in recent memory. Awful, awful movie. I can't even see Seth Rogan's face any more.

I saw 50/50 this weekend and thought it was great. Sad, funny, heartwarming, all that stuff.
Seth Rogen was good in it, but the role was perfect for him. He's in his element as the slacker sidekick funny man.

[themiddle54]

"Margin Call." Excellent. 24 hours in the life of a bunch of Wall Street folks as they realize what's about to happen (the meltdown) and what they do to deal with it. Very objective, matter-of-fact presentation of these folks, and a first in Wall Street movies in that it never moralizes or grandstands. It's the polar opposite of the Big Performances and Big Message of the Oliver Stone Wall Streets. Well written, acted, shot, directed, edited. Seriously great, and full of very nice, subtle little moments, like...

[SHOW]

The analyst who discovered that the firm was in danger is being questioned by his boss' boss' boss' boss, who he's never met. The big boss asks for his CV, he says he studied engineering, has a PhD. The big boss: "you're a rocket scientist. Why are you here." The analyst, who has been portrayed as decent and human and has scoffed at his colleague's materialism earlier: "The money is better here." Nice reminder that that's why anyone, good or bad, is on Wall St.: money. It's almost a throwaway, with the dialog running right on after he says it, but such a nice fit in the film and a good example of the patience the writer/director brought to the subject and the story.

Just really well made, full of great scenes. It's a small movie, so probably not showing if you're not in a big market, but look for it on DVD if you can't get to it in the theater. Really a good one.

[lukethedrifter]

Looking forward to seeing the William Colby doc

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[JL21]

I liked Paranormal Activity 3 so much that I'm considering forgiving those dumb jackasses Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost for making Catfish.