Stand By Me

Shawshank Redemption

The Green Mile

The Hunt for Red October

Hidalgo

The Lord of The Rings Trilogy.

Man I got lots to write. I will get to it soon. PROMISE. Went and watched "Disaster Movie" the other day when my power was out during an outage in my neighborhood. Will review it soon. Only one thing amongst all these to watch yet and Ill put all reviews out.

We want to keep you busy. So here is another one. I should be watching it this weekend. I hear Viggo is naked in it.

Eastern Promises

that looks like a very interesting movie. I'd like to know what Joey thinks of it as well.

Now to review the JD movies Im behind on. READY?

The Maker- THE CORRECT ONE this time. halfway decent if predictable and loopy.

The Pianist- Brody is beautiful. This movie is very important and represents a dark time in history. Just beautiful.

The Piano- Holly Hunter won a richly deserved Oscar (and so did Anna Paquin) for this dark piece of breathing poetry where Hunter plays a deaf woman dealing with some STRONG emotions. Odd and particularly moving. 1/2

A.I.- I thought this was amazing from the first frame to the last. Haley Joel Osment should've been nominated for an OScar as a robot boy who has the Pinnochio syndrome. Jude Law is equally good as a robotic gigolo and Frances O Connor breaks hearts as a mourning mother. STUNNING and underappreciated.
1/2

Lucky Number Slevin- Good old fashioned storytelling of mistaken identity with a talented cast. 1/2

Natural City- A bit predictable as these movies go but a fascinating daydream also..and even a nightmare.

Scary Movie- The first was VERY clever and led up by Anna Faris (a vastly underused talent). Kudos to Regina Hall for playing the "token black girl" and to Carmen Electra for being sensational in the opening..hilarious. GOOD FLICK!

Scary Movie 2- Things started going downhill immediately. Chris Elliot made me laugh sometimes (?). Anna Faris and Regina Hall still did their best.

Scary Movie 3- A little better than part 2. When it works, it works good. When it doesn't (like the last 15 minutes) it REALLY doesn't!!!

Scary Movie 4- This was the nadir. Maybe two funny moments in the whole script. Anna and Regina were still good. 1/2

Not Another Teen Movie- This was genius and I still love it. To quote- "Tonight Im gonna fuck my brother"..or "I just jerked off in your french toast"-

Date Movie- It dont get much worse than this and POOR Alyson Hannigan. WHY? NO SNOOPYS

Epic Movie- Sometimes it was fun. Sometimes it REALLY WASNT! 1/2

Meet The Spartans- PURE UNFILTERED SHIT! NO SNOOPYS

Superhero Movie- It tried to be better than some of the others. Tried is the key word here.

Disaster Movie- Felt like someone scraping together a last minute meal with whoopee cushions in the seats.

Pineapple Express- This was a quirky, messed-up, twisted, dark and very hilarious buddy picture. James Franco steals the show. SEE IT!

(Thats what I got for yours) WHEW! This took a few.

I will get to the others later.

gmvail23 wrote:We want to keep you busy. So here is another one. I should be watching it this weekend. I hear Viggo is naked in it.

Eastern Promises

I though Id atleast get to this one before the weekend for you. Viggo is indeed FULL FRONTAL in one of the most intense fight sequences I've ever seen. It is quite a good performance from Mortensen, using a Russian accent. Nice crazed movie.

And AGAIN I havent forgot the others but will get back to them.

Awesome reviews, Jo-jo. Well worth the wait

Disaster Movie and Epic Movie a star?
I'd put them in my bottom 10, filthy shit

Can't wait to watch Pineapple Express now.


Is it okay if I ask you to review tv episodes? Just out of curiosity.


True Blood - Strange Love
Lost - Live Together, Die Alone
Buffy - Welcome To The Hellmounth
Heroes - How To Stop An Exploding Man
Weeds - GO

rock&load. wrote:i'll give you some good movies to make up for all of the crapiness JD just spilled;

Network.
All That Jazz.
Touch of Evil.
All About Eve.

Network- - A masterpiece of the media and whats wrong with the media. Richly deserved Oscars!

All That Jazz- A haunting musical depending on how you view it. Illuminating.

Touch Of Evil- 1/2- Orson Welles had rarely been better at what he does. Amazing stuff if a couple of flaws.

All About Eve- - One of the best things Hollywood ever made. Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, Marilyn Monroe, Celeste Holm, George Sanders.. this is a dark, fun comedy that shines every moment.

Hellsing wrote:adding anotha one;
Airplane!

Airplane - A perfect comedy..Leslie Nielsen and SHIRLEY and The jive Talk from Mrs. Beaver..The poor girls oxygen..the doll..etc...PERFECT

gmvail23 wrote:Stand By Me

- One of my favorite movies of all time. It rarely gets better than this. Four friends go on a weekend adventure that changes their lives as they set out to find a dead body. Sounds depressing huh? This couldnt be more funny or more touching. Means the world to me!! And I was definetly Gordy growing up.

gmvail23 wrote:Shawshank Redemption

Who doesnt love this movie? All the best themes crammed together into one hell of an entertaining and satisfying flick.

gmvail23 wrote:The Green Mile

This one is not as perfect as many let on. However, I still adore it. Michael Clarke Duncan is excellent. Tom Hanks is kinda miscast but he makes it work most of the time. Some truly unforgettable sequences. Good movie..

gmvail23 wrote:The Hunt for Red October

Good solid action flick slightly bogged by predictability..BUT GOOD!!

gmvail23 wrote:Hidalgo

1/2

I love the scenery and the star and oogling him and the horses are cool but I still felt very BLAH throughout.

gmvail23 wrote:The Lord of The Rings Trilogy.

Excellent trilogy. Im one of the geeks. One of the most unfilmable books became one of the best trilogies of all time. Every moment is breathtaking and if you loved the books growing up (like I) you will be MORE than satisfied. peter jackson is truly amazing.

I've got some:

Return of the Living Dead
December Boys
The Breakfast Club
Napoleon Dynamite
Tropic Thunder
Plan Nine From Outer Space
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Devour
House of Wax (Both)
Step Brothers

The Godfather
The Godfather 2
The Godfather 3
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Schindler's List
Casablanca (not sure if Liv asked this one already?)
City of God
12 Angry Men
Dr. Strangelove
Citizen Kane
Taxi Driver
The Green Mile

Miss everyone. Be back more often soon. I will get to the reviews.

JD, your last one was reviewed a few replies up from your question. Naughty boy! *Spank

An American Crime
Hounddog

FANG-BANGER wrote:Awesome reviews, Jo-jo. Well worth the wait

Disaster Movie and Epic Movie a star?
I'd put them in my bottom 10, filthy shit

Can't wait to watch Pineapple Express now.


Is it okay if I ask you to review tv episodes? Just out of curiosity.


True Blood - Strange Love
Lost - Live Together, Die Alone
Buffy - Welcome To The Hellmounth
Heroes - How To Stop An Exploding Man
Weeds - GO

<b>True Blood Episode 1 "Strange Love"</b>- I thought it had a VERY strong opening and was highly entertaining. Anyone who couldnt feel the chemistry busting through the television of Bill and Sookie is dead in the nether regions. Not to mention the supporting cast is quite good also. RARE! Alan Ball has his work cut out for him but I felt very good about it AND IT KEEPS GETTING BETTER. 1/2

<b>Lost "Live Together, Die Alone"</b>- The Season 2 Finale if I recall correctly. This is a very good Desmond episode with its share of many other things..65 of them..just kidding.. And then theres the Mr. Eko situation. I think its overrated but one of the best eppys of Season 2. Just didnt like the way some things were done is all.

<b>Buffy "Welcome To The Hellmouth"</b>- I definetly ALWAYS hate that newcomers have to start with this season though its essential. Season 2 is when it becomes the stuff of classic TV people will be talking about 50 years from now. Its good as openers go but "The Harvest" brings things temporarily to a near screeching halt. FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVENT WATCHED- Just take the ones you dont like and get to Season 2. I do think it still established characters and intrigue well and has a great opening scene. It kind of spoke to the whole genre in those moments and sucked the blood right out.

<b>Heroes "How To Stop An Exploding Man"</b>- The Season 1 Finale JIP! I have tired ever quickly of this show and its confusing character roster. This episode was barely climactic. You DEFINETLY needed to be a die hard fan. It had its injokes but mostly DEEPLY disappointing.

<b>Weeds "Go"</b>- I enjoyed the Season 3 finale and it was a good precursor to Season 4. Doug was HILARIOUS in this episode singing at the "holy" people. Mary Louise Parker is one of the best actresses working on TV today. This eppy was another example. Her words to Jonas were heartbreaking before she left the house. Great credits tie in with the fires too. I love my "WEEDS". It was also a surprise not to see some freak out ending! 1/2

I'll get to the other movies later!

Whoo, I thought you had skipped that part

Nice reviews, it would be cool if you reviewed episodes, too. And seasons. and all that shyte.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

Hasn't come out yet, but it looks amazing.

Nowhere Bat wrote:The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

Hasn't come out yet, but it looks amazing.

... how can it be reviewed if it hasn't come out yet?