I don't like this movie two thumbs down

Not really. Just the foreign crap

The Men Who Stare at Goats - had its funny moments, but had absolutely no plot at all. frankly, there was really no reason for this movie to exist. it doesn't work as a comedy, it doesn't work as a drama, it tries to be both but fails to even have any level of coherence to it. i didn't dislike it but i didn't like it. so i guess it gets a (5/10)

Zombieland: I didn't like it nearly as much as I was hoping to. This is obviously a result of my expectations considering the main reason I didn't like it is as follows:

"It lacked any depth whatsoever."

No idea why I expected it to have that. But even as a comedy, it felt kind of empty.

GO about 6/10.

Even comedies can have a dramatic arc. Did this one just seem to be a collection of scenes going nowhere, or something like that?

yes, it was exactly like that. the 2 main characters basically just wandered around never getting around to actually doing anything

I disagree on Zombieland having no dramatic arch. The movie is clearly about a group of loners who create a family together. Each character was painted as someone who has withdrawn from society (even before Zombieland) in their own way -- with the majority of the attention given to Tallahassee and his and Columbus' general social awkwardness/fear of rejection. Over the course of the film, they change. They learn to let people into their lives again. It's not an arch meant to move you to tears (this is a "smart" broad comedy after all), but it's a clear narrative thread that brings the "collection of scenes going nowhere" together in the end. Ultimately, it's a road trip movie about learning to trust people enough to let them into your life.

As far as the plot goes, the amusement park as a destination is completely arbitrary and didn't serve any purpose other than give the characters somewhere to go and provide a fantastic location for the In this sense, you could call it uninspired, but this movie was so much fun that it really didn't matter -- and I don't think it's supposed to. There are some big laughs in this movie along with a lot of smaller ones. When it comes to flat-out, no-holds-barred, popcorn entertainment, for me this was one of the major highlights of 2009.

Just watched the movie Gamer. It was disappointing, but it had boobies.

'mean streets'- not bad, not fantastic. it's definitely told scorsese style though...with the music/rapid exchanges/etc.

it reminded me alot of goodfellas, in the sense that it really is just a bunchve short stories and no central plot (i suppose one could argue the plot is de niro ****ing everything up and kitel helping him). with that said, i think that the characters are somewhat lacking (one reason why i like goodfellas so much is because the characters were all great). harvey kitel is pretty good and de niro is good as well (obv), but the rest of the cast is pretty meh.

anyways, i'd recommend watching this movie if you are a scorsese fan but if you're not a fan of the mob genre/etc, i wouldn't bother.

It's a coming of age story in the same way Full Metal Jacket is, or any story in which you determine to sell your soul for whatever reason. It's got a lot of religious symbolism. I think you're shorting it a bit. I know I did at first. This is one that pays you back for seeing it a few times.

Mean Streets rocks, important movie.

Edge of Darkness I was entertained. It was fun to watch Mel Gibson kick some ass again. Nothing new here, Gibson gets mad, beats up and kills mofos. Several plot-holes and flaws that are borderline slapstick Again things I was willing to overlook but will most certainly annoy several movie-goers. A fun ride, but wouldn't recommend it to all.

Amadeus might be the best damn movie of all time. I've watched it twice since Friday and it's just too good.

I took my kid to see The Tooth Fairy this weekend. It was very funny and entertaining throughout. Stars Duane Johnson (The Rock), Billy Crystal and Julie Andrews.

I think you could be right. I could see some of the themes presented (charlie's strain to both do work for the mob as well as follow the catholic faith, the loyalties and friendship between some of the characters)...but yeah. I think that a rewatch probably would benefit here.

Maybe watch it again keeping in mind Charlie's realizations that he is going to have to "handle" his friend in order to keep his reputation with the mob on an upward slope.

just watched ong bak 2, a thai martial arts movie. Best ma movie i've seen in a long time. It had everything you want in a ma movie -- crocidile fights, gratuitous elephant surfing, muay thai pirate-ninjas....

been on a downloading frenzy lately -- next up is all 4 doomed megalopolises (its going to be a veritable doomed magalopolothon)

Poltergeist
Started off a little slow, but the third act was packed solid. The special effects aged pretty well, save the once scene where they guy rips off his own face. A fun romp through the supernatural world.

so I just finished watching a ****load of movies for my Muriel Award ballot. This is easily the worst year of the 4 I've voted.

My Top 5 of the Year:

1. Two Lovers
2. Antichrist
3. A Single Man
4. (500) Days of Summer
5. Up in the Air

Thoughts: A Single Man was the worst edited film I saw all year. Everything else is fantastic....the top 2 were pretty much a toss-up. Both strike me as just barely 5 star films....(500) Days of Summer was fun, but nothing special...UITA has too many narrative cheats and shortcuts for my liking.

If you haven't seen Bronson, there's a terrific performance in that film.

Good lord, it looks laughably awful. Surely you jest?

I had to see it with my step-son....for a kid's movie, it wasn't bad.

If Julie Andrews is there with the Rock and the Crystal, I'm there.

Julie Andrews is still alive? I knew the hills were alive.

the butterfly effect: watching it on tv now, probably my 2nd viewing. pretty strange movie that is semi interesting.

Just finished the movie Rocknrolla. Its a Guy Richie film I wanted to see, but I always forget to rent. Not as good as Snatch or Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels. I enjoyed the movie.

I agree that it wasn't as good as the others. Maybe the sequels will be more up to Richie's standard.