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booksyouburn
Flick Fan
# Film Ratings: 33
Member Since: 23 Jun 2008
Location: Bryan, TX, USA
Bio: I am an independent screenwriter and director, and am completely obsessed with film.

Recent Ratings

85 65%
12 Monkeys (1995) - Rated 24 Jun 2008
Great performances and a great overall film; a little bit of story taken from The Terminator and other such films, but it also paved the way to themes presented in films like The Matrix. One of Brad Pitt's more memorable roles.
75 53%
Miller's Crossing (1990) - Rated 23 Jun 2008
This is proof that the Coens worst is comparable to the best of other filmmakers. Miller's Crossing is near the bottom of their barrel (not counting The Ladykillers; but we all forgive them for that), but when that barrel has Fargo, Big Lebowski, No Country For Old Men, and Raising Arizona; being the worst isn't that bad.
90 77%
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) - Rated 23 Jun 2008
It is hard to believe that this was eighteen years ago, and the visual effects still look better than CGI gophers in Indy 4 (and the story is better too).
0 4%
Epic Movie (2007) - Rated 23 Jun 2008
How dare the first word in the synopsis be "satire"! This is anything but a satire. Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Airplane!, Not Another Teen Movie, Shaun Of The Dead, Hot Fuzz; those are satires. This is shit.
20 27%
Smokin' Aces (2007) - Rated 23 Jun 2008
Grossly misrepresented by advertisements, and actually fairly boring up until the grand finale, I was really let down by this film. Ryan Reynolds keeps it afloat by performing the best of the bunch.
0 4%
Date Movie (2006) - Rated 23 Jun 2008
I almost had to move this score up a few points after Friedberg/Seltzer only got worse (Epic Movie) and worse again (Meet The Spartans) from here, but in the end, a one is just too high a score.
95 92%
Psycho (1960) - Rated 23 Jun 2008
A truly terrifying performance by Anthony Perkins that has absolutely stood the test of time, nay, defined standing the test of time. I remember my sibling of a young age watching Psycho and being more frightened than she had with any modern horror film.
95 92%
There Will Be Blood (2007) - Rated 23 Jun 2008
A bit long? This is proof that if the screenplay, the acting, the characters, and the direction are all incredible; a film could go on forever. I could've easily gone the length of the Lord Of The Rings extended trilogy with Daniel Plainview, and I really cannot find a flaw with this film. At all. None.
80 57%
Hostel (2005) - Rated 23 Jun 2008
This is the best type of satire, one that is so clever that the majority of the audience doesn't even think it is one. Subtle messages about degradation of women around the world and the lack of multiculturalism to be found in a typical American young adult, all while remaining tense and a bit suspenseful.
2 10%
The Grudge (2004) - Rated 23 Jun 2008
Nowhere near as scary as the Japanese original (which is truly a frightening and unforgettable experience). Come to think of it, I don't remember a moment that I would call remotely scary or disturbing. Sadly, this film led to a trend with many American adaptations that never live up to the originals (except for, possibly, Pulse).