Mini-Review: A few genuinely hilarious moments save this from being a total piece of shit. Most of the funny parts were either played to death in previews or felt staged and it took away much of the appeal that came with Borat. Feels tedious at times and I would only really recommend it to people who really like Borat or Da Ali G Show.
Mini-Review: A very hard movie for me to rate. I really liked the premise and idea of the story, I loved both Rockwell and Clement in their roles and I liked the charm Angarano brought to his character. Unfortunately all the great things about this film are dragged down by some simply awful things: vomit/crap jokes, Hector Jimenez's character as a whole, way too much stuff that doesn't fit the movie that is just odd for the sake of being odd. I think it's Hess's best, but that's not really saying much.
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2012 - Mar 12, 2010 |
Mini-Review: So many bad parts about this movie. The way that John Cusak and his family survived were based on the luckiest set of circumstantial events that it is one of the most unbelievable storylines in the history of film. Add to that the cliches and over-dramatic dialogue and you have yourself a stinker. It's only real saving grace (besides Woody Harrelson) is that it looks really good. And even though you put a pretty bow on the turd, it's still a turd. A stinky, stinky turd.
Mini-Review: Remember when Conan O'Brien would randomly pick scenes from this movie and play them during his show? That's the only good thing that's ever come of this damnable laughing-stock of the cinematic world.
Mini-Review: A potentially great film that was hindered by some over-indulgence. The premise itself is amazing and I loved the way he both became a vampire and the inner turmoil a priest would have if he became a vampire. In fact, when these were the main themes of the movie it was borderline brilliant cinema. Unfortunately, the focus shifted to a "love" story that I felt wasn't as interesting as the first themes we are introduced too. Still a really good movie despite it's flaws and the ending is masterful.
Mini-Review: I understand the point of the humans at first, since the Predator and Aliens fight on Earth. So when I didn't care about the humans at all I assumed it was just because they would all either be used as baby alien makers or predator fodder early and then the predators and aliens would fight for an hour. Boy was I wrong. I never really expected it to be good, but I hoped it would be fun. It failed.
Mini-Review: A Predalien? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Mini-Review: Alan Rickman, the Cheshire Cat, Helena Bonham Carter, the Tea Party scene as a whole, the fact they tried having a strong feminine lead and make her an actual heroine: These are all the good things this movie has or tries to have. All were dragged down by a few lacking performances, an over-reliance on CGI, and just an awful script. The plot often felt dull and the final "battle" was rather uninspired, characters would randomly speak gibberish, and then there was the break dancing....sigh.
Mini-Review: I like soccer, and I like Leeds United so this film did interest me outright. Even if you didn't really care for either I think you could appreciate the great character study (it's more about the manager Brian Clough than the actual squads anyway) and the wonderful acting by Michael Sheen and the rest.
Mini-Review: Same old same old. I managed to laugh a few times, but it was too few times for me to actually say this movie was "good." This movie could have been a lot better but they go for uninspired laughs and a total cop out of an ending. Hollywood plays it safe again.