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Dell's Good, Bad & Ugly Movie Reviews

dell71

Enter Sandman
Whassup all!

Truth be told, I rarely get to a theater anymore (maybe 2 or 3 times a year) so you're not likely to find a review of the latest thing out. I have a wife & 3 kids, trips to the movies can require a federal bailout. On the other hand, I generally watch between 4 and 7 movies a week from the comfort of my own home.

I grade movies on a scale of 10. A quick guideline on how I come up with these grades:

-10 = so bad it's awesome! Really bad movies that I just love.
Simple:

0 = trash...no redeeming qualities, I'd rather shoot myself in the head than watch this again
1 = nearly as bad, may have a scene or two that were okay
2 = terrible, a few solid moments but an overall waste of time
3 = still horrible, but it does some things well
4 = it sucks but it likely has or will develop a loyal fan-base; basically a cult movie
5 = meh, I kinda didn't like it

6 = it's okay, I kinda like it but nothing special
7 = good movie, well done, entertaining
8 = likely one of the best 15 or 20 movies released that same year
9 = excellent flick, probably one of the 10 best I've seen in a given year
10= a classic, in my opinion

Of course, lots of movies get grades including .5 (ex: Before the Devil Knows You're Dead - 8.5/10). Use your imagination on what that means, you're smart.

The various sections of the reviews are self-explanatory. Though, older movies rarely get those same sections.

To jump to a movie review you'd like to read, just click the title below (occasionally more than one movie makes it into a given post so check carefully if another movie seems to pop up in place of the one you're looking for):

#
2 Guns
3 Extremes
9
12 Angry Men
12 Monkeys
13 Assassins
17 Again
21 Jump Street
30 Minutes or Less
35 Shots of Rum
50/50
127 Hours
The 400 Blows
(500) Days of Summer
2012
10,000 BC
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

A
The A-Team
Abar: The First Black Superman
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Act of Valor
The Adjustment Bureau
Adoration
Adventureland
The Adventures of Tintin
After Earth
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
Alex Cross
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Aliens in the Attic
All About My Mother
Alpha and Omega
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
The Amazing Spider-Man
Amelia
The American
American Gangster
American Reunion
American Splendor
American Violet
The Amityville Horror (1979)
The Amityville Horror (2005)
Amour
Angels & Demons
Animals
Another Earth
Arbitrage
Argo
Armored
Arthur
The Artist
Astro Boy
Attack the Block
Audition
Avatar
The Avengers
The Awakening
Away We Go

B
Baby
Bachelor Party in the Bungalow of the Damned
Bachelorette
Bad Education
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
Bad Teacher
Baggage Claim
Bandslam
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
Batman: The Movie
Batman: Under the Red Hood
Batman: Year One
The Batman/Superman Movie: World’s Finest
The Batman vs. Dracula
Battle: Los Angeles
The Battle of Algiers
Battle Royale
Battlefield America
Battleship
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
Beautiful Creatures
Bedtime Stories
Bernie
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
Big Fan
Big Fish
Big Momma's: Like Father, Like Son
The Big Score
Bitch Slap
Biutiful
Black Dynamite
Blackfish
Black Fist
The Black Gestapo
The Black Godfather
Black Mama, White Mama
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-75
Black Sister's Revenge
The Black Six
Black Swan
Blacula
The Blind Side
Blood: The Last Vampire
Blood of Dracula’s Castle
Blood Mania
Blue Valentine
Body Heat
Body of Lies
Bolt
The Book of Eli
The Boondock Saints
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
The Bounty Hunter
The Bourne Legacy
The Box
Boys Don't Cry
Brave
The Breakfast Club
Breathless (1960)
Bride of Frankenstein
Bridesmaids
Broken Embraces
Bronson
Brooklyn's Finest
Brothers
The Brothers Bloom
bruno
Bullets or Ballots
Burlesque

C
The Cabin in the Woods
Cadillac Records
The Caine Mutiny
The Call
The Campaign
Captain America: The First Avenger
The Car
Carbon Copy
A Cat in Paris
Cat People (1982)
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
The Central Park Five
Changeling
Che
Chinese Hercules
Chloe
Chocolate
Chronicle
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Citizen Kane
City of Ember
City on Fire
Clash of the Titans (2010)
A Clockwork Orange
Cloud Atlas
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Coco Before Chanel
Cold Fish
The Collection
The Collector
Colombiana
Compliance
Conan the Barbarian (2011)
Confessions of a Superhero
The Conspirator
Contagion
Cool Hand Luke
Cop Out
Coraline
Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel
Couples Retreat
The Cove
Cowboys & Aliens
Crank: High Voltage
The Crater Lake Monster
The Crazies
Crazy Heart
Crazy, Stupid, Love
The Croods
Cujo
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

D
The Damned United
Dance Flick
The Darjeeling Limited
Dark Country
The Dark Knight Rises
Dark Shadows
Dark Skies
Das Boot
Date Night
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
Daybreakers
Deadfall
Dead Snow
Death Race
Death Race 2000
Defiance
The Descendants
Despicable Me
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
Devil
The Devil’s Double
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Dick Tracy
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Die Hard Dracula
The Dilemma
Dillinger (1945)
Dillinger (1973)
Dinner for Schmucks
District 9
Django Unchained
Doctor Detroit
Dogma
Dolemite
Don’t Answer the Phone
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Double Indemnity
Doubt
Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts
Dr. Giggles
Dracula (1931)
Drag Me to Hell
Dragon (Wu Xia)
Dread
Dredd (2012)
Drive
Due Date
Duel
Duplicity

E
The Eagle
Eagle Eye
Easy A
Ed Wood
Edge of Darkness
An Education
Eegah
El Mariachi
The Elephant Man
End of Watch
Epic
Escape from Planet Earth
Everybody's Fine
Exit Through the Gift Shop
The Expendables
The Expendables 2
Extract
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

F
Facing Ali
Fame (1980)
Fame (2009)
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Fast and Furious
Fast & Furious 6
Fast Five
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Faster
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
Female Trouble
The Final Comedown
The Final Destination
The Fighter
Fighting
Fist of the Vampire
Flash of Genius
Flight
Flight from Ashiya
Footloose (2011)
For Colored Girls
The Fourth Kind
Frankenstein
Frankenweenie
Frida
Friday the 13th (2009)
Friends with Benefits
Fright Night (1985)
Fright Night (2011)
From Paris with Love
Frost/Nixon
Fun Size
Funny People

G
G-Force
G. I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Gamer
Gentlemen Broncos
Get Low
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
The Ghost Writer
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Girl Model
The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
The Girl who Played with Fire
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
Going the Distance
The Golden Compass
Gone Baby Gone
A Good Day to Die Hard
Good Deeds
Good Hair
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
The Good Shepherd
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
Goon
The Graduate
Gran Torino
The Great Buck Howard
The Green Hornet
Green Lantern
Green Lantern: First Flight
The Grey
Grown Ups
Grown Ups 2
Gummo
Gunnin’ For That #1 Spot

H
Half Nelson
Hall Pass
Halloween (1978)
Halloween (2007)
The Hangover
The Hangover Part II
The Hangover Part III
Hanna
Hannah Montana: The Movie
Hannibal Rising
Happy Birthday to Me
Happy Feet Two
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
Harry Brown
The Haunting in Connecticut
Haywire
Hellboy
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
The Help
Hereafter
Hercules in New York
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
The Hills Run Red
The Hip Hop Project
Hitchcock
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Hobo with a Shotgun
Holy Rollers
Hope Springs
Horrible Bosses
Hot Tub Time Machine
Hotel for Dogs
Hotel Transylvania
The House of the Devil
House on Bare Mountain
How to be a Serial Killer
How to Survive a Plague
How to Train Your Dragon
Hugo
The Human Tornado
The Hunger Games
The Hurt Locker

I
I Love You, Beth Cooper
I Love You, Man
I Married a Monster from Outer Space
I Saw the Devil
I Spit on Your Grave (1978)
I Spit on Your Grave (2010)
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Ice Castles (2010)
Identity Thief
The Ides of March
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Imagine That
Imitation of Life (1959)
Immortals
The Imposter
In Bruges
In the Heat of the Night
In the Loop
Inception
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
The Informant!
The Inglorious Bastards
Inglourious Basterds
Inherit the Wind
Ink
The Innkeepers
Insidious
The International
The Intouchables
The Invention of Lying
Invictus
The Invisible War
Ip Man
Ip Man 2
The Iron Lady
Iron Man
Iron Man 2
Iron Man 3
It's Alive (2008)
It's Complicated

J
J. Edgar
Jack & Diane
Jack Reacher
The Janky Promoters
JCVD
Jeff, Who Lives at Home
Jennifer’s Body
Jiro Dreams of Sushi
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
John Carter
Jonah Hex
Journey 2 the Mysterious Island
Joyful Noise
Judge Dredd (1995)
Julie & Julia
Juno
Just Go with It
Just Wright

K
The Karate Kid (2010)
Kaw
The Kentucky Fried Movie
Kick-Ass
The Kids Are All Right
Kill List
Killer Joe
Killers
The Killing
Killing Them Softly
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
The King's Speech
Kingdom of the Spiders
Kinyarwanda
Knight and Day
Knowing
Kung Fu Panda 2

L
Lady Cocoa
Lakeview Terrace
Land of the Lost
Larry Crowne
The Last Airbender
The Last American Virgin
The Last Exorcism
The Last House on the Left (1972)
The Last House on the Left (2009)
Last Ounce of Courage
The Last Stand
A Late Quartet
Law Abiding Citizen
Lawless
Lee Daniels' The Butler
Legion
Let Me In
Let the Right One In
Life of Pi
Limitless
Lincoln
The Lincoln Lawyer
Little Fockers
Lockout
Looper
The Losers
Lottery Ticket
Love and Other Drugs
The Lovely Bones
Lovely Molly


M
M
Macgruber
Machete
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Madea's Big Happy Family
Magic Mike
Mama
Man of Tai Chi
Man on a Ledge
Man on Wire
The Man with the Iron Fists
Margin Call
Marley & Me
Mars Needs Moms
Martha Marcy May Marlene
Mary and Max
The Master
Max Payne
The Mechanic (2011)
Megamind
Melancholia
Men in Black 3
The Men Who Stare at Goats
The Messenger
Metropolis
Michael Jackson's This is It
Midnight Cowboy
Midnight in Paris
The Midnight Meat Train
Milk
The Miracle at St. Anna
Mirror Mirror
Miss March
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Miyazaki's Spirited Away
Molly
Moneyball
The Monster Squad
Monsters vs. Aliens
Monte Carlo
Moon
Moonrise Kingdom
More Than a Game
Mother
The Mother
Mother's Day
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mr. Popper's Penguins
Mud
My Bloody Valentine (1981)
My Bloody Valentine 3D (2009)
My Sister's Keeper
My Soul to Take
My Week with Marilyn
My Year Without Sex
Mysterious Skin

N
The Nanny Diaries
Network
Never Back Down
Never Let Me Go
Next Day Air
The Next Three Days
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
Ninja Assassin
North by Northwest
North Dallas Forty
Not Easily Broken
Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of OZploitation!
Notorious (2009)

O
Observe and Report
Obsessed
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Once Upon a Time in the West
Ong-Bak
Open Water
Opposite Day
Orphan
The Orphanage
The Other Guys
Our Family Wedding
Our Idiot Brother
Oz the Great and Powerful

P
Pacific Rim
Pan's Labyrinth
The Paperboy
Paper Heart
Paranormal Activity
Paranormal Activity 2
Paranormal Activity 3
Paranormal Activity 4
Parental Guidance
Parker
Paths of Glory
Paul
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Peeples
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Pick-Up
Pieces
Piranha (1978)
Piranha 3D (2010)
Piranha 3DD
Pirate Radio
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pitch Perfect
The Place Beyond the Pines
Planet 51
Poetry
The Possession
Powder Blue
Precious Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Predators
Premium Rush
Priest
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
The Princess and the Frog
Princess Mononoke
Project X
Prom Night (1980)
Prom Night (2008)
The Proposal
The Proposition
Psycho (1960)
Public Enemies
Punisher: War Zone
Push
Puss in Boots

Q
Quantum of Solace
Quarantine
The Queen of Versailles

R
Race to Witch Mountain
Rachel Getting Married
The Raid: Redemption
Rango
Raw Force AKA Kung Fu Cannibals
The Reader
Real Steel
Rear Window
Red
Red Dawn
Red Hook Summer
Red Riding Hood
Red Tails
Repo! The Genetic Opera
Repo Men
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Revolutionary Road
Rio
Rise of the Guardians
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
The Road
Roadie
Robin Hood (2010)
Robot & Frank
Rock of Ages
RocknRolla
Role Models
The Roommate
Rosemary's Baby
Rudo y Cursi
The Rum Diary
Run Fatboy Run
The Runaways
Rust and Bone

S
Safe
Safe House
Safety Not Guaranteed
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Salt
The Sandlot
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
Santa’s Slay
Savages
Saw VI
Saw: The Final Chapter
Scarlet Street
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Scream 4
Scream Blacula Scream
Searching for Sugar Man
The Secret in Their Eyes
Secretariat
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
A Serious Man
The Sessions
Seven Pounds
Seven Psychopaths
Sex Drive
Shame
Shaun of the Dead
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Shooter
Shrek Forever After
Shrink
Shutter Island
Side Effects
Silent Hill
Silent House
Silver Linings Playbook
Sin Nombre
A Single Man
Sinners and Saints
Sinister
The Sitter
The Skin I Live In
Skyfall
Slumber Massacre Party III
Slumdog Millionaire
The Smurfs
The Smurfs 2
Snitch
Snow White and the Huntsman
The Social Network
The Soloist
Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap
Sorority Row
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Soul Men
Soul Surfer
Source Code
Sparkle (1976)
Sparkle (2012)
Speed Racer
The Spirit
Splice
Splinterheads
Spring Breakers
The Spy Next Door
Star Trek (2009)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek Into Darkness
State of Play
Step Up 3D
Step Up Revolution
The Stepfather
Steppin’: The Movie
Sticks and Stones
Stomp the Yard: Homecoming
Strange Circus
The Strangers
Street Kings
Strike of the Tortured Angels
Sucker Punch
Sugar
Sunshine
Sunshine Cleaning
Super
Super 8
Supergirl
Superman: The Movie
Superman II
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Surrogates
Swamp Thing
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
The Switch
Synecdoche, New York

T
Take This Waltz
Taken
Taken 2
Takers
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1973)
The Tale of Despereaux
A Tale of Two Sisters
Talk to Me
Tangled
Taking Woodstock
Tattoo Connection
The Teacher
Teen Wolf
Teen Wolf Too
Teeth
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
Terminator Salvation
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Texas Chainsaw 3D
That’s My Boy
There Will Be Blood
The Thing
Think Like a Man
Thirst
This is 40
This is the End
This Means War
Thor
The Three Stooges
Thunderstruck
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tony Manero
Tooth Fairy
Total Recall (1990)
Total Recall (2012)
The Tourist
The Tournament
Tower Heist
The Town
Toy Story 3
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Transporter 3
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
The Tree of Life
Trick 'r Treat
Trip with the Teacher
Troll Hunter
Tromeo and Juliet
Tron
Tron Legacy
Trouble with the Curve
True Grit (1969)
True Grit (2010)
True Romance
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil
Turbo
Twilight
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself
Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail
Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection
Tyrannosaur
Tyson

U V
The Unborn
Undefeated
Underworld: Awakening
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
The Uninvited
Unknown
Unstoppable
Up
Up in the Air
V/H/S
Valkyrie
Videodrome
The Virgin Spring
The Visitor

W
W.
Waiting for Guffman
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Wall Street
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Wall-E
Waltz with Bashir
Wanderlust
War Goddess
War Horse
Warm Bodies
Warrior
The Watch
Watchmen
The Way of the Dragon
Way of the Gun
We Need to Talk About Kevin
What Doesn't Kill You
What to Expect When You're Expecting
Whatever Works
Where the Wild Things Are
Whip It
The White Ribbon
The Wicker Man (1973)
The Wicker Man (2006)
Win Win
Winter's Bone
Why Did I Get Married Too?
The Wolf Man (1941)
The Wolfman (2010)
The Wolverine
The Woman in Black
The Women (2008)
The Words
World’s Greatest Dad
World War Z
Wrath of the Titans
Wreck-it Ralph
The Wrestler

X Y Z
X-Men: First Class
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Year One
Yes Man
Yo Yo Girl Cop
Yogi Bear
You Again
Young Adult
Young Frankenstein
Youth in Revolt
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Zero Dark Thirty
Zombie Strippers!
Zombieland
Zookeeper
 
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Quarantine
2008. Rated R, 89 minutes.
Director: John Eric Dowdle. Starring Jennifer Carpenter, Steve Harris, Jay Hernandez, Columbus Short.


Plot: While following around the firefighters at a local station, young reporter Angela (Carpenter) and her cameraman Scott (Harris) find themselves trapped in an apartment building where some of the tenants seem to have contracted a disease that literally transforms them into homicidal maniacs.

The Good: It gives its intended audience what they came for. We get lots of gore, screaming and running. The one twist on this works out nicely. That twist is the last 10 or so minutes of the movie being shown via the camera's night vision setting. This heightens any tension the movie has because we realize the good guys can't see what's in the dark room with them.

The Bad: What if Cloverfield were a zombie movie instead of a giant monster movie? The answer to that question is Quarantine. It follows that exact template. The entire thing is filmed through a handheld camera. The holder of the camera is heard much more often than seen. We start with 10 or so minutes of idiotic banter that’s supposed to pass for character development. No one seems to know what's going on. None of the characters are particularly likeable. And, it wants to set you up for a sequel. In fact, if you've seen the trailer, you've seen the ending. To be fair, it's actually a remake of a Spanish horror movie entitled [Rec] (as in the "REC" button on your cam-corder) which was never released in the US. In any event, it felt like I had just watched almost the exact same movie just with a different bunch of people I couldn't care less for.

The Ugly: A zombie trying to walk on a broken leg.

Recommendation: I'll just say again, it's almost exactly like Cloverfield just with zombies in a small apartment building instead of a giant monster in the city of New York. Fans of Cloverfield will either really love it or really hate it. For the rest of us, it'll be just a middle-of-the-road horror flick.

The Opposite View: Prairie Miller, News Blaze

What the Internet Says: 6.2/10 on imdb.com (3/19/09), 59% on rottentomatoes.com, 53/100 on metacritic.com

MY SCORE: 5/10
 
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2008. Rated PG-13, 129 minutes.
Director: Oliver Stone. Starring Josh Brolin, Richard Dreyfuss, Elizabeth Banks, James Cromwell.


Plot: The life and times of George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States.

The Good: It aptly conveys the arrogance and bull-headedness often associated with the Bush Administration. The cast is mostly outstanding. Of course, this includes Brolin in the lead. He has the former President's mannerisms, voice and speech patterns down cold. The debating between Vice-President Cheney (Dreyfuss) and Gen. Colin Powell (Jeffrey Wright) provides some of the best scenes in the movie, gives us a foundation for the director's opinion on Bush's term and ably showcases the two actors involved. Lastly, the closing scene is a brilliant metaphor.

The Bad: As expected, it's a one-sided representation of Pres. Bush. What wasn't expected is that it's a bit gunshy and falls short of really skewering him. It's content to let you think he's just not that bright and is angry with his father without delving into potentially darker issues like the 2000 Presidential election, what he did or didn't do immediately following the attacks of 9/11, the disaster of Hurricane Katrina or how he amassed his personal fortune. Therefore, at times it feels like an extended Saturday Night Live skit playfully tickling Pres. Bush's feet with a feather instead of really putting them to the fire. It's not that I'm particularly for or against Bush but the movie seems to want to go down that road but can't quite bring itself to. Also, as I said most of the acting is excellent but there is one jarring exception: Thandie Newton as Condoleeza Rice. Newton is a talented actress who usually does good work but she really dropped the ball, here.

The Ugly: Watching the prez manhandle a sandwich.

Recommendation: It's a decent watch. Even though the movie is not on Pres. Bush's side, it does show a measure of sympathy towards him. This is definitely one people into political movies should take a look at and form their own opinions. However, since the movie was released before he even left office I think it might be too soon for a film about George W. Bush, whether biased or not.

The Opposite View: Matt Brunson, Creative Loafing

What the Internet Says: 6.7/10 on imdb.com (3/15/09), 59% on rottentomatoes.com, 56/100 on metacritic.com

MY SCORE: 6/10
 
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If you made "the essence of dell", it'd be track after track of great movie reviews and other random lists. Dude is a pro at what he does.
 
Bout time!

I enjoyed Quarantine, but its was in no way special or original. Especially given it was a remake of a Spanish flick.
 
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Lakeview Terrace
2008. Rated PG-13, 110 minutes.
Director: Neil LaBute. Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Wilson, Kerry Washington, Ron Glass.


Plot: A young couple (Wilson and Washington) move into a pleasant upper-middle class neighborhood only to find out their next door neighbor Abel (Jackson) is a police officer who not only disapproves of their interracial relationship but is determined to make their lives hell because of it.

The Good: The cast all give superb efforts. Aside from the line deliveries, the looks on their faces between their lines really gives insight to the emotions of these people. Of course, Samuel L. Jackson just does what he does. That is, even when he's being an all-out jerk he's the coolest dude ever. Barney Miller fans will get a kick out of seeing Ron Glass. The overall pace of the movie is great. It doesn't rush, but doesn't drag, either. It builds momentum nicely until it brings us to a breaking point.

The Bad: The whole thing feels like White male angst run amok. It seems like its trying to validate the fear that Blacks are out to get them, especially if they (White males) try to identify with Black culture. This makes it particularly impactful that our hero is into rap music (even if it is dated rap) and even moreso given the fate of the thuggish White guy, ahem...3% Cherokee he tells us, that really tries to "act Black." Even our hero's wife resorts to an underhanded strategy to get her way with him. And I haven't even mentioned how the father-in-law (Glass) deals with this situation when asked for help or how the Black family is left. Aside from all that, LT never rises above run-of-the-mill thriller cliches. It threatens to by introducing California wildfires to possibly be a metaphor or aid in creating a metaphor but alas, it merely uses them to provide a dangerous backdrop for our big action finale.

The Ugly: This whole movie might have been avoided if Abel devoted just half as much energy into getting laid. True story.

Recommendation: Samuel L. Jackson makes a believable and despicable villain which is enough to make it a decent watch. I don't necessarily hate it, it functions pretty well as a thriller. I just couldn't get with all the underlying themes.

The Opposite View: Charlotte O'Sullivan, This is London

What the Internet Says: 6.4/10 on imdb.com (3/14/09), 48% on rottentomatoes.com, 47/100 on metacritic.com

MY SCORE: 5.5/10



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The Graduate
1967. Rated PG, 105 minutes.
Director: Mike Nichols. Starring Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katherine Ross, Murray Hamilton.

Just home from college, Benjamin (Hoffman) is seduced by one of his mom's friend, Mrs. Robinson (Bancroft). The movie works for two reasons. First, Hoffman is ridiculously good. He consistently gives off the right vibe at the right moment. Every one of his reactions to the situations he finds himself in ring true. Second, particularly early in the movie, the camera is manipulated in a manner that makes Anne Bancroft more attractive than she actually is. This gives us an appreciation for how Benjamin feels about her and why he acts the way he does when he takes out her daughter Elaine (Ross). Honestly, there are are other reasons it works, funny dialogue chief among them, but those two jump off the screen. For me, this is another of those movies I had only seen in bits and pieces over the years and I'm glad I finally got to enjoy in its entirety. A couple of sidenotes: The iconic scenes are the ones featuring just small parts of Mrs. Robinson with Benjamin in the background. For my money, it's Benjamin's late scene with the very angry Mr. Robinson (Hamilton) and Benjamin's initial date with Elaine that are the best the film has to offer. Second, I found Benjamin's mom (Elizabeth Wilson) much more of MILF than Mrs. Robinson. Sorry if it sounds like I'm bashing Bancroft but I don't really mean to. She obviously got the role because her demeanor, attitude and even her voice were nothing short of perfect. MY SCORE: 9/10
 
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haha Ebert gave Lakeview Terrace four stars. No offense, but what a terrible choice. Kind of like him giving Knowing four stars just recently. i KNOW it wont be THAT good.

I like Ebert but sometimes he's a bit too lenient.

Then again, I might be a bit too harsh...

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High School Musical 3: Senior Year
2008. Rated G, 112 minutes.
Director: Kenny Ortega. Starring Zac Effron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu.

High school sweethearts, Troy (Effron) and Gabriela (Hudgens), as well as their classmates, have to deal with separation anxiety as graduation looms. Singing and dancing ensues. It does exactly what it wants to do. It gives it's target audience a romanticized, asexual, insulated from the real world version of high school in which every problem can be dealt with by an inoffensive pop tune complete with 1980s music-video styl group dance numbers. By the way, saying these kids have "problems" is overstating it quite a bit. They have inconveniences that slightly detract from the perfection of their lives. Adults in this world exist merely so we know they actually exist. The exception to this is the great and powerful drama teacher. Seriously. The whole thing is a rather innocuous affair that my pre-pubescent daughters both love. Honestly though, all that cheese just upsets my stomach. :poop: There, all better. MY SCORE: 3/10


And for something from the complete opposite end of the spectrum...


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Mysterious Skin
2005. Rated R, 99 minutes.
Director: Greg Araki. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brady Corbet, Michelle Trachtenberg, Jeffrey Licon.

Neil (Gordon-Levitt) and Brian (Corbet) each have traumatic experiences when they are eight years old. A decade later, they both journey into manhood with the weight of these experiences still adversely affecting their emotional growth. The two stories are written parallelly at first but connect in a way that's both plausible and disturbing. Neil obviously prefers to go it alone and deal with his problems by himself. Conversely, Brian is always looking for help. Strangely, the dialogue of the characters each boy is surrounded with is filled with constant warnings as if these people collectively make up the conscience of the movie. Of course, we note pretty consistently that Neil, in particular, should heed some of these warnings. Speaking of Neil, he makes the movie tick. He is at once troubled and troubling to watch because he is hell-bent on trying to recreate an experience he should never have had in the first place. Finally, as the movie ends it has given us a solution to one problem but intriguingly leaves us with another and plenty of possibilities to ponder. This is definitely not your typical "bucke of popcorn, family movie night" flick. Its more something to put on when you're in the mood for something dark and thought provoking. Homophobes beware: Neil nor the movie is shy about his sexuality or sexual escapades. MY SCORE: 9/10
 
If you're gonna claim he looks like Heath Ledger, at least give us a pic of Heath Ledger.

Since I'm only here to help...

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meh...I wouldn't say "a striking resemblance"...a passing resemblance maybe.
 
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