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The Terminal (2004)
Would Somebody Please Slap Spielberg?
The Terminal has 90 minutes of good film in it. Each and every scene is beautifully directed by Spielberg, the camera direction is pretty impressive!! The storyline is also good.. as are a lot of the scenes. However, as much as The Terminal has good things about it.. there are also bad things..
Spielberg should have got a decent producer, like Michael C. Gross to slap him or hit him in the face with an iron wrench for every minute that he goes over 90. Basically this movie contains a lot of un-necessary scenes, which draws it out far too much. I got extremely restless after an hour and a half and just when I thought the movie was about to end, it carried again and again. Maybe this is a Spielberg flaw.. the fact that he feels every character that Hanks meets should have his/her own storyline. Nobody cares about them!! And what was with Catherine Zeta Jones.. nobody could possibly believe in a romance between her and Hanks.. thats just bad casting. Now, MAYBE if it was an actress who nobody knows about who isn't that great looking, that would be a lot more viable. And a lot cheaper to pay too!
And what was with a female custom officer marrying a food trucker who she never even met before!! That was so ridiculous and un-necessary to the narrative of the movie. If The Terminal cut out all of these stupid scenes it would be a pleasurable 90 minutes which would please everyone.. So Mr Spielberg please bear that in mind for your next movie!
Conclusively.. The Terminal is good.. but so long that the quality of this movie is diluted severely. 6/10
Thirteen (2003)
Boring!
Teen girls blah blah. This movie was as dull as dish-water.. it needed.. REALLY need NARRATION! If only there was some narration it would be so much easier to digest in tiny bite-size piece chunks. Instead, I was greeted with what appeared to be a giant elephant film.. not properly broken up at all and bundled together like cheap collections of sticks at a Guy Fawkes convention . By golly.. i didnt like this film one bit.. so.. the girl's a dog. So what?? I mean.. this was just so bor-ing and the script seemed to have been written in a garage by a self-centered teen drama queen. Oh wait.. it WAS written (or at least co-written) by a self centered teen drama queen, hell-bent on parading around the screen in skin-tight jeans and appearing in almost every scene for seemingly no reason at all, just because she wants FAME. Well.. what do you expect? She wrote this goofy mess.
Gigli (2003)
MistressKela .. you make ME sick!
This movie was so bad I actually felt ripped off .. even though I had seen it for free. I was furious at the waste of my time .. the storyline COULD have been good .. but it's not. The premise of the plot is dumb, the presentation awful, the acting, everything. How Miss Kela can say we make her sick purely because we rate this "0" star movie a "1" is beyond me . Perhaps she could do something more useful with her time, like back-mask old Beatles records in an attempt to find satanic messages .. or better yet just shut up! Gigli .. 0 stars out of 10.
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000)
I could put on a better show with sock-puppets!
This movie is an absolute shambles. It totally crapped on everything that the first Blair Witch movie stood for. And who is responsible? Dick Beebe and Joe Berlinger are, for writing this goofy mess. As people have already commented, what made the first Blair Witch great is the way it was filmed, docu-style with two camcorders. The elements of mystery were what made the movie great and gave it its eerie mood. Blair Witch 2 follows the exploits of a group of weed-smoking teenage student cretins, who have flashbacks to past and present in which they are savagely attacked in the woods. This movie is unbelievable, it was shot like a normal movie with real cameras and Dolby stereo sound which completely detracted the creepyness of the first. I hated all the characters, they were pathetic and terrible actors. And the worst thing about this movie is the fact that they made out the first Blair Witch movie to be just that .. a movie. I couldn't believe it .. if you are going to make a sequel, you could at least assume that the prequel was real. By openly acknowledging the original was a movie, it crapped on it, as audiences can no longer believe that Burkitsville Woods housed the Blair Witch, therefore audiences can not believe that the students are threatened with any imminent danger. Rub my chin, this movie has absolutely nothing going for it. This sequel should never have happened
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Pretty good
I got this movie as a Christmas present in 2000. I watched it the next day, and at first I hated it. I really hated it. Maybe it was because I was watching it in broad daylight, and things didn't seem as scary as they would have at night. Also I hated the way it was filmed, I really hated it. But then as time went on I watched it again. And again. And it grew on me. I began to appreciate the innovative style in which the movie was filmed, and allowed myself to suspend disbelief which resulted in me enjoying the movie and finding it quite eerie and spooky. I understand why a lot of people might not like this movie, as after all I was one of them once. Also I understand why a lot of people will hate it because you don't see anything attacking the students or you don't see the Blair Witch. I guess this is the sort of movie that you either love, like or hate. I like it. But avoid at ALL COSTS the sequel - Blair Witch 2: Book of Shadows. Don't touch it with a 10 foot cattle-prod.
Quick Change (1990)
Clever
This is a decent movie, in fact I loved it. I thought the bank robbery plot premise was very clever, so clever I wouldn't be suprised if it has been attempted and duplicated in real life. I thought this was funny and enthralling, although I'm a little biased because I only watched this movie because I'm a big Bill Murray fan. In short, if you're not a Bill Murray fan you might possibly get a little bored of this, but if you're a fan of dumb comedy like I am then you will love this. It is worth a tryout.
Ghostbusters II (1989)
They're Back!
Ghostbusters II is one of my favourite movies of all time, my favourite being the original Ghostbusters. A lot of people say that GB2 is not even half as good as the original. I disagree...I think GB2 is on par with the original...but just slightly falls short because it was the sequel to the greatest movie ever made. I think what makes this film work so well is it's brilliant soundtrack. Run-DMC's Ghostbusters rap is every bit as good as Ray Parker Jr's version, Bobby Brown's 'On Our Own' is just a masterpiece and Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew's theme 'Fresh Spirit' draws the movie to a close on a high note. I absolutely LOVE this movie, I just wish Ghostbusters 3 had been made a few years ago...it would have brought back the phenomenom which was so dominant in the 80's and early 90's. Ghostbusters II is a well made, enjoyable and excellent comedy. Do yourself a favour this weekend and rent it...if not for you, do it for me. Thanks kids!
Scrubs (2001)
Mindblowing
I absolutely LOVE this program, it's my favourite show. I haven't missed a single episode. This is the funniest comedy I have ever seen. Whilst being comedic and outrageous, it can also be touching and deal with sensitive issues. Zach Braff is a genius, that guy is a brilliant actor. The writers are amazing. And John McKinley who plays Dr. Cox is AWESOME! I LOVE that guy!! However, if i had one problem with this show, I wish they would make Dr. Cox a bad guy and have him being a total asshole to everyone, like at the start of the series. Oh well, never mind. Scrubs is OFF the CHART!!!
Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
Not as bad as people say it is
Alright I saw Halloween Resurrection yesterday, the day of release in the UK. To be honest, after reading the verbal slammings it got from other IMDb users, I wasn't expecting too much. But in the opening 15 minutes I was pleasantly suprised. The dark corridors in the Sanitarium gave an eerie and suspenseful feel, the same suspense which made the original Halloween movie such a success. When watching a Halloween movie, you must NOT perceive it as being realistic. You have to realise that Michael Myers isn't really human, and no matter what you do, you cannot get rid of the guy. Move onto the new segment with the students. To tell you the truth, although I don't think the whole 'webcam internet show' idea worked as it was intended, I applaud the originality of it. How many other horror movies have done this? None. It is inevitable that people will say the Blair Witch Project did this, but the only similarity is that both movies used cameras. With Halloween Resurrection it was live instead of recorded. I congratulate the writers with the originality of this concept. Unfortunately I found the whole 'internet geek rescues online-girlfriend' plot stupid. The scenes inside the Myer's house were good, with lots of nice dark shots, but frequent cut-shots back to a teenager in a tuxedo in a living room surrounded by student cretins distracted from the narrative of the movie. In fact, the movie would have done better had Sara NOT had the assistance of her geeky sidekick. Never mind. Busta Rhymes was awful, the guy can't act at all. Also I believe he set a record for using the 'MF' word most times in an hour period. Busta, stick to scratching and rapping, at least that sort of thing doesn't require much talent. At least the end of the movie ended on a high note, which of course I won't tell you what it is...but it definetly was a VERY good ending. I have seen ALL of the Halloween movies (including the bloody awful Halloween 3), and I believe that this is the 4th best. I'd say Halloween 1, 5 and 6 out-perform Halloween 8. Percentage score? I'd give Halloween Resurrection an 80%.
Ghostbusters (1984)
The Greatest Movie There Ever Was!
What can I say about this masterpiece which already hasn't been said? I would have commented on this movie a long time ago, had my attention not been occupied by the ridiculous movies that deserved my verbal bashing, such as Scary Movie 2. Usually I only write reviews in order to pour scorn on the sad brainless authors, directors and actors, but in this case I make an exception. Quite simply, Ghostbusters is the best movie ever made. It is funny and entertaining. The music score is off the chart, the acting brilliant, the visual effects (for 1984) brilliant (even more so considering that at the time the most common notion of 'digital' was the wristwatch) and the outcome amazing. I'd say most people have seen this movie, but if you haven't i absolutely URGE you to watch this. Quite simply breathtaking. Murray is at his best here, he is my favourite actor and it's mainly because of his role in this film. Danny Aykroyd also super, Ramis also...EVERYONE! Believe it or not I have seen Ghostbusters over 300 times, and i still laugh at bits I never laughed at before. My favourite movie of ALL TIME! WATCH IT!!!
The Exorcist (1973)
I've seen scarier cartoons
Alright maybe I haven't but please, come on. This movie is NOT scary at all you pussies! I saw this in March 2001 on my own, in the living room at 11:30pm with a bottle of beer, expecting to be scared out of my wits. There I sat for the whole movie, waiting to be 'scared out of my wits'. It never came. In fact, when the movie ended I thought to myself "Is that it!?!" I couldn't believe how overrated and overhyped this is. In fact, I found it more funny than scary. In FACT, this out to be classed as a comedy, because I sure as heck laughed more times in this than I have in any other so called 'Horror' movies. I almost laughed as much as I did when I came to this page, seeing the countless comments saying "This movie scared me. It's terrifying! I can't sleep anymore! Help!!!" Gee guys, get a grip. Look at it as it is. It's not real. It's a movie. It's funny. It's not scary. All this bull about the "curse" of the Exorcist, i.e. the production problems they ran into is preposterous. Of course, they shot it and made it for over a year. During that time it's very possible someone is going to get sick, someone is going to fall down in the shower and someone is going to die of natural causes. That's NOT a curse morons!! Oh man, the bottom line is that The Exorcist is NOT as scary as people make out. The Exorcist is pretty darn COMICAL if you have a view on life as I do. Thanks kids.
The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)
Masterpiece!!
I absolutely LOVE this movie!! Murray is at his best here. I am a huge fan of Bill Murray and I try to watch as many of his movies as I can. I recorded this a few months ago when it was on TV, and I keep watching it over and over. It may not be the funniest movie in the world, but what amused me was Murray's character not knowing he was participating in a real-life crisis. That is what I liked most. This is the most original movie he has done (apart from Groundhog Day) and it is refreshing to see a movie of this quality shot in the beautiful city of London. Yes, I know I am biased, but more movies should be shot here. It's just a shame that most of the scenes were at night. Never mind. Oh, I fear I may not have put across just how much I liked 'The Man Who Knew Too Little'. I have two words for you. WATCH IT!
The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979)
I could put on a better show with sock-puppets!
I have seen some BAD movies in my time, but this takes the taco. It's dreadful. Considering I saw this in 1998, it's so BAD that it's stayed in my head all this time. In fact, I have a bordering 'obsession' with it. This is so stupid and unbelievable that you'll wish you'd opted for a trip to Grandma's for tea instead of staying in to watch this preposterous film. The parts I recall are when the Concorde gets ripped up and loses pressure. Some guy's chair falls into a hole and other passengers manage to rescue him by remaining sitting in their chairs! Oh man, some day I'm gonna watch this again and it'll all come flooding back to me. To all those people on here who claim Airport 79 isnt a bad movie, I suggest you get yourselves back to the hospital. The day Airport 79 gets a vote higher than 3 out of 10, is the day I go out to buy some salt to sprinkle on all the places Hell just froze over.
Scary Movie 2 (2001)
Death Defying Action!
Scary Movie 2 was described by the Producers as being full of Death Defying Action. Oh really! Well I'll say this. The only "Death Defying Action" which you'll experience during watching Scary Movie 2 is managing not to die of boredom! As many people have already said on the comments page here, I was a big fan of the first Scary Movie. It was very funny. Unfortunetly, this sequel is neither funny, nor interesting. It has no real plot and although it starts brightly, it quickly runs out of steam. Personally, if I were a main actor in this movie, I think I would lose a lot of credibility. Of course, Scary Movie 2 is not supposed to be taken seriously, which is why it doesn't appeal to many people. To get the jokes, u have to have seen quite a few horror movies to 'get' the jokes. Jokes? Hmmmm. Indeed, I spent 2 hours laughing so much at Scary Movie 2's hilarious gags and zany knockabout comedy that I: a) Split my sides laughing and am now carrying 25 stitches in my midriff b) Dislocated my jaw during the riotous masterpiece that was the "clown under the bed routine" c) Was suffering from oxygen starvation due to protracted laughing. Uhh...no. Not really. In fact, this movie is FAR from funny. I'd rather set my new sofa on fire than watch this pile of junk again, so take my advice. DONT WATCH IT!!!!
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
This movie totally hacks it! (no pun intended)
In the hot summer of 1973 a movie was created. It was a movie which set the trend of horror movies for years to come. It was movie which shocked the world with it's depiction of 5 teenagers falling victim to a chainsaw welding maniac known as 'Leatherface'. However, the movie was not full of blood or gore as you might expect from low budget movies. The movie is known as 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'. Superbly directed by Tobe Hooper, this horror flick will send chills down your spine. Starring Gunnar Hansen as the maniac human cannibal, you will find yourself enthralled in the movie which was banned in over 5 countries and was only recently awarded a certificate in the UK. When I bought 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' on DVD I felt it was money well spent. You feel like you're in the movie, being chased through the woods with a maniac in a mask chasing. This may sound riciculous but the concept is not entirely proposterous. Toobe Hooper was originally shooting for...get this...a PG rating!!! Yes, good enjoyable wholesome entertainment for the whole family. Granny watching Leathface cut teenagers into pieces with a chainsaw in between knitting you a new jumper. Yes, what a lovely film for all generations. Brr...woof! No, somehow I don't think this would pass as a PG, eventually it was given an R rating in the US and 18 in the UK (after it was banned). You get the feeling like this sort of thing could happen, and indeed it has. The movie is based on the exploits of Ed Gein who cut up his victims and ate them. The DVD itself is very cool. Excellent extras including commentry by Toobe Hooper and Gunnar Hansen, this is a movie which you will keep coming back to again and again. Buy! Buy you fools!
The Razor's Edge (1984)
Don't listen to these people!!!
From reading the comments posted by other IMDB and Amazon users, one would get the impression that The Razor's Edge is a "beautiful and unique" movie. Whatever! I am a huge Bill Murray fan, and I got up at 3:05 a.m. to watch this movie on TV the other day. I was expecting a lot from this movie, but what I got was 2 hours of painful viewing which made me want to go back to sleep.
Just from the opening 15 minutes I found myself dreading the next 105. It was a challenge to stay awake, because The Razor's Edge is so damn BORING!!! Forget all this rubbish about beautiful scenes and insightful techniques, thats trash. The movie is about as easy to understand as the pilot controls of a very large Boeing 767 aircraft. In other words, its not even worth your effort trying to understand it, unless you have read the book. It's monotonous, slow and dull and the only time I smiled was right at the end when Larry walked up those steps...which meant the movie was over! Thank god for that, it is quite possibly one of the worst movies I have ever seen, and it saddens me to say this because I love Bill Murray. The average movie fan does not want 2 hours of insights into the meaning of life and stupid old fashioned...wait. Sorry but I'm not even going to waste my time talking about this. Take my advice, unless you ENJOY monotonous, slow, dull, boring movies...then watch it. If not, don't even touch The Razor's Edge with a 40 foot cattle prod!!!