Enjoy a laugh, or a sigh, with this list of ridiculously shameless Hollywood rip-offs. I wonder how the crew behind Snakes on a Train felt about themselves when they completed their masterpiece. Did they throw a wrap party to celebrate their shamelessness? Or did they just go home and drink themselves to sleep, alone and with a hollow pit in their hearts?
By popular demand, we’ve now extended the Ignore functionality to include forums. So, ignoring users will remove them from:
1) Your PSI Calculation
2) The list of mini-reviews and ratings for a film
3) Your TCIs
4) The forum — you won’t see any of their posts.
We’d encourage use of this function when someone is really annoying you in the forums — as opposed to writing a flaming response.
Still in work is functionality which will allow you to choose the specific areas in which you want to ignore users… so you could remove them from PSI calculation, for example, while still seeing their mini-reviews and forum posts.
Uwe Boll, you mad genius! Far Cry is your swan song. Your Citizen Kane. Don’t let the derision of the Criticker community get you down! That hilariously low average tier is merely a reflection of popular ignorance. You know as well as I that a film based on a videogame, starring Til Schweiger and featuring genetically modified soldiers is good by default. Screw ‘em all.
Angels & Demons – Average Tier 4.56 Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon works to solve a murder and prevent a terrorist act against the Vatican. Angels & Demons @ Amazon
Funny People – Average Tier 5.87 When comedian George Simmons learns of his terminal health condition, his desire to form a genuine friendship cause him to take a green performer under his wing as his opening act. Funny People @ Amazon
Gomorra – Average Tier 5.86 An inside look at Italy’s modern-day crime families. Based on a book by Roberto Saviano. Gomorra @ Amazon
Far Cry – Average Tier 1.70 Jack Carver, a former member of the Special Forces takes the journalist Valerie Cardinal to an Island to visit her uncle Max who is working in a Military complex on the Island. As they arrive Valerie gets captured by the minions of Doctor Krüger. Jack does not care about her until his boat explodes. After the destruction of his boat Jack finds out about the true purpose of the Facilities on the Island, which is the creation of genetically modified soldiers. (Wikipedia) Far Cry @ Amazon
User Hopscotch recently started a really interesting topic in the Criticker Forums, asking others what their earliest memory of cinema is.
Welcome to cinema, child
Bambi, King Kong, Dunstin Checks In all pop up, as does The Never Ending Story. There are some funny memories being shared, such as 3-year old LordofDance having to be escorted out of the theater when King Kong fell from the skyscraper.
I’ve done some thinking about this, although I have a terrible memory when it comes to such things. The first movie I remember clearly was The Last Unicorn, which was surprisingly scary for a kid’s flick, and had a great ending.
Hey Woody! We recognize you there underneath Larry David’s skin. And Criticker users weren’t too impressed by your return to NYC in Whatever Works. In fact, none of this week’s new releases amanaged to win everyone over, though Il Divo came close. It’s the story of former Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti. (Personally, I don’t plan on letting the bad reviews prevent me from seeing Orphan.)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs – Average Tier 5.31 The sub zero heroes are back. Scrat is still trying to nab the ever elusive nut, while maybe finding true love. Manny and Ellie await the birth of their mini-mammoth. Diego the saber toothed tiger wonders if he’s growing too soft and Sid gets into trouble when he creates his own makeshift family by hijacking some dinosaur eggs. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs @ Amazon
Orphan – Average Tier 4.74 A husband and wife who recently lost their baby adopt a 9-year-old girl who is not nearly as innocent as she claims to be Orphan @ Amazon
Whatever Works – Average Tier 5.60 An eccentric man (Larry David) is taken into a series of adventures and encounters with his friends from Greenwich, a young woman from the South (Evan Rachel Wood), and her parents. Whatever Works @ Amazon
Divo, Il – Average Tier 6.84 The story of Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti, who has been elected to Parliament seven times since is was established in 1946. Il Divo @ Amazon
An exceptionally strong week of new films on DVD. I’m pretty sure this is the first time that we’ve ever been able to designate 3 new movies as Criticker Picks. All five films featured this week earned better-than-average reviews, and Earth, Sin Nombre and Sugar were particularly impressive.
This week, you’re all going to click on those Amazon links with your credit cards in hand. Right?
State of Play – Average Tier 6.04 Based on the BBC mini-series of the same title, a team of investigative reporters work alongside a police detective to try to solve the murder of a congressman’s mistress. State of Play @ Amazon
Criticker Pick!Earth – Average Tier 7.87 Feature-length version of the documentary TV series, “Planet Earth.” Earth @ Amazon
Criticker Pick!Sugar – Average Tier 7.28 Dominican baseball star Miguel “Sugar” Santos is recruited to play in the U.S. minor-leagues Sugar @ Amazon
Good Dick – Average Tier 5.61 A look at the relationship between a lonely introverted girl and a young video store clerk vying for her attention. Good Dick @ Amazon
Criticker Pick!Sin Nombre – Average Tier 7.35 Honduran teenager Sayra (Gaitan) reunites with her father, an opportunity for her to potentially realize her dream of a life in the U.S. Moving to Mexico is the first step in a feateful journey of unexpected events. Sin Nombre @ Amazon
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