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[Palooza]

JK Simmons is sweet. 1st time I saw him was in the HBO show Oz and I always thoguht of him as a badass but then everything post Oz, he was in a comedic role and was funny as hell.

Vern Schillinger was a scary fucking dude on Oz.

 

[Palooza]

Palooza Presents...
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THE HURT LOCKER

Trailer:
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Directed by:
Kathryn Bigelow
Written by:
Mark Boal
Based off of:
n/a
Starring:
Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty; Evangeline Lilly, Guy Pearce, David Morse and Ralph Fiennes
Rated:
R
Seen:
Online​

Easily the best movie I've seen all year. The acting is spot-on and the one element of the film that I enjoyed the most was how it took the big name actors and placed them in the most minor of roles and even...

 

killed them off without any hesitation or removed them from the movie completely, even after a single 30 second scene with them in it.

What makes the movie is how realistic and gritty it feels. There is a sniper scene halfway through the movie where you will understand what I am talking about. There is no true plot, it is just about their experiences. While I am very much someone who likes to see a story unfold, I found that Kathryn Bigelow chose the best way to tell these men's story.

The movie is also unique in the way that it doesn't follow a traditional unit, it follows a group of explosive experts (Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie and Brian Geraghty) whose job is to handle any situation where a bomb is found. The movie is VERY suspenseful, well acted and well directed. This is by far the best war movie based in Iraq that I've ever seen. I almost choked up at the end, but if you see the movie, you will understand where Kathryn Bigelow was coming from.

I don't want to give anything away, so I am keeping this short. If you only see one movie this year, this should be it. I truly found no flaws in this movie and it is one of the first movies I have ever understood the hype for.

Last word: Go fucking see this movie.

Rating : 10/10

 

[Palooza]

Next movie to watch: An Education

Next review: The Messenger

New 2009 Top 10 list coming soon...

 

[Palooza]

The Hurt Locker is available on torrent if it's not playing at a theater near you.

It will also be out on DVD on January 12

 

[Palooza]

I just want to say that that flickchart.com link you posted in Dell's thread had haunted me for the past few days, probably spent like 5 hours trying to get my list right. It's a really cool idea but it eats up your time.

same shit happened to me. Whenever I'm bored (90% of my life) I sit on there and just rank movies.

 

[mgoblue2290]

This flickchart site is fucking awesome.

 

[Palooza]

For the half of a person who is eagerly anticipating a new post --- I got a little caught up the past few days. Tomorrow I am pretty busy, but after that you're likely to see reviews of (500) Days of Summer, Inglourious Basterds, The Messenger and An Education.

 

[Sandy Eggo]

I'll go to Crossgates with you and we can go see Avatar

 

[I LastWish I]

500 days of summer was BOMB

 

[MVP1991]

Damn looks like I'm going to have to watch 500 Days of Summer. Heard too many good things.

 

[Palooza]

I'll go to Crossgates with you and we can go see Avatar

I prefer Colonie mall, but whatever works.

 

[Palooza]

After you watch Moon and The Informant! you might have a new top 10.

I'm hoping so. I'm not at all impressed with my top 10.

 

[Buzzman]

11 days without a review. Somebody needs to step up there game.

 

[DJ Rhude]

You like horror flicks Stone?

Good reads btw

 

[Tailback U]

Good shit palooz. I will be keeping up with this.

I agree with your top 10 of 09 with the exception of Sunshine Cleaning. Though a good movie, I did not enjoy it as it was obviously depressing, and it really wasn't top 10 good, in my opinion.

Felt a lot like Sunshine too, and not just because of the name.

 

[Palooza]

11 days without a review. Somebody needs to step up there game.

Piss off. I do what I want.

On topic - I shall be posting up reviews for Inglourious Basterds, (500) Days of Summer, Adventureland, Road to Perdition and the Messenger before the end of the night. I need to sleep off this hangover.

 

[Palooza]

You like horror flicks Stone?

Good reads btw

Not especially. I don't go out of my way to see a lot of them, especially obscure ones. I see 90% of the mainstream movies that come out during the year, so there's bound to be some horror movies in there.

 

[Palooza]

Good shit palooz. I will be keeping up with this.

I agree with your top 10 of 09 with the exception of Sunshine Cleaning. Though a good movie, I did not enjoy it as it was obviously depressing, and it really wasn't top 10 good, in my opinion.

Felt a lot like Sunshine too, and not just because of the name.

I have an odd obsession with Amy Adams, which obviously clouds my judgement.

 

[Palooza]

Palooza Presents...
Reviews
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS

Trailer: (don't mind the lame intro, couldn't find a good version to embed)
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Directed by:
Quintin Tarantino
Written by:
Quintin Tarantino
Based off of:
n/a
Starring:
Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Melanie Laurent, Diane Kruger, Til Schweiger, Eli Roth, BJ Novak, Michael Fassbender, Daniel Bruhl
Genre:
War
Rating:
R
Seen:
in the movies/on DVD​

Positives:
Everything. The acting is spot on, the storytelling is some of the best I've seen. I love the realistic nature of the actors actually speaking the languages they're supposed to, unlike some other WWII movies (cough Valkyrie cough). The addition of such a realistic element in such a false story just shows how important certain details are to Quentin Tarantino.

Back to the acting, Christoph Waltz was born to play Colonel Hans Landa. Actually, it seems as though everyone's character was meant for them. Everyone in this film became their character and the fact that Brad Pitt was the only recognizable face added to the film. Melanie Laurent as Shosanna NEEDS to get some Oscar love, even though Diane Kruger is taking all the credit for this movie in the awards field (who was great in the role as well, but Shosanna's character just blew me away).

The suspense in this movie is what made it for me. If you do not know what I'm talking about, then you missed the first 15 minutes of the film and took a shit during the bar scene. Both of those scenes were some of the best in the film and after close to watching it 10 times, I still get nervous when shit hits the fan in the bar.

This movie has everything you'd expect from a Tarantino movie and more. It's clever, witty, violent, and bold. But there's more. There is an emotion that none of his other movies have shown. An emotion I can't explain. An emotion you need to experience for yourself. It's no question that this is my favorite Tarantino film and it might just be his best.

Negatives:
This movie is nearly flawless. Some people would complain about the length of the film or the over use of subtitles, but not me. My ONLY problem with this movie was the lack of development for the Basterds. This movie is already 2.5 hours long, but I'd watch 2.5 more if it involved the Basterds adventures. I wish we got some more of SPOILER - Hugo Stiglitz before he died. Besides Shosanna, he was my favorite character. Also I wish Hitler truly died like that instead of being a fucking pussy.

Random Roles: QT regulars Samuel L. Jackson and Harvey Keitel can be seen in voice over roles. Jackson as the narrator of both Hugo Stiglitz' back story and when giving information about nitrate film. Harvey Keitel is the Basterd's commanding officer, only heard over the radio at the end.


Last word: Bonjourno.

Movie Rating : 9.5/10
Palooza Rating : 10/10

 

[Palooza]

Will post up reviews for (500) Days of Summer, Road to Perdition, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, Adventureland and The Messenger tomorrow. Now it's time to get super duper hiiiiiiiigh.