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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
An instant classic!
I saw "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" on a regular Saturday night, expecting that it would just be another popcorn-fluff run-of-the-mill half-cooked spy "thriller" that would be good for two hours of entertainment on a weekend night with friends but not for anything else.
Boy, was I wrong.
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang focuses mainly on Harry Lockhart (Robert Downey Jr.), a thief who, through a series of impossible but hilarious coincidences - I won't ruin exactly how - becomes an "actor". He relates to us his childhood in the small backwater town of Embrey, Indiana. I've never heard of it either. But he gives us some background on his childhood, which includes his childhood friendship with Harmony Faith Lane (Michelle Monaghan), the girl of his dreams who slept with everyone in Harry's high school - except him. Harmony's rough home circumstances and her obsession with the "Jonny Gossamer" novel series drives her to leave Embrey when she turns 18, bound for LA with dreams of becoming an actress. One caveat: she has to return someday to free her younger sister from their abusive father's clutches.
And so, Harmony, the struggling actress, meets Harry by chance at a birthday party socialite Harlan Dexter is throwing for his daughter, Veronica. A few seemingly irrelevant/innocuous details are given to us about Harlan and Veronica's recently reconciled relationship...
The agent that "discovered" Harry as an actor during that hilarious coincidence is at the party too, and introduces Harry to 'Gay Perry,' (Val Kilmer) a detective whose homosexuality is no secret. Oh, but he's not gay anymore, he claims. He just can't get rid of the nickname. Perry has been assigned to take Harry on "detective training" the next night to train him as to what a true detective does so he can act it better. Truth be told, Harry has no idea what he's doing at this point, he's just winging this entire situation. He was previously just a low-level thief, now he's attending parties with LA's socialite class.
Anyway, long story short, during Harry's "detective training" something goes terribly awry: a body turns up. And then another. And another. The pair discover three bodies in something like 4 hours. Then, of course, Harmony gets involved in some way, and off we go, a five-day odyssey of police chases, stakeouts, uncovered corpses, Russian roulette, decapitated fingers, and a whole lot of confusion and coincidence that would never happen in real life. Of course, the love story thread in this movie occurs between Harmony and Harry (duh), as Harry tries to kindle a relationship fifteen years after they last knew each other.
The action and plot in this story are dark. Very dark. There were points when I felt like this movie couldn't be classified as a thriller-comedy, merely a very intense and dark spy movie. But then the directors would reel us back in with some hilarious line or darkly humorous event that wouldn't offset the menacing atmosphere of the movie but still makes you laugh and become emotionally invested in these characters. Director/screenwriter Shane Black's biggest accomplishment with this movie was expertly balancing the sometimes-horrifying action plot with the very messy romance plot and a good dose of black humor (and sex) in between.
The story is great, too. Seemingly small coincidences and events at the beginning hold great sway for what happens at the end, so even if you feel as if the movie is slow to pick up (it is, it takes about 20 minutes), well, keep paying attention because things that happen in the beginning are very, very important to the story.
Overall, 10/10. I don't think I've ever laughed so hard and been so intrigued/terrified/grossed out watching the single same movie at once. An instant classic that almost defies genre, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is now a staple in my DVD library. You won't regret watching it.
Smokin' Aces (2006)
AMAZING movie
This movie delivers on every promise that the trailer made, and more. The basic setup is that FBI agents Carruthers (Ray Liotta) and Messner (Ryan Reynolds) get wind of a plot by ancient mob boss Primo Sparazza (Joseph Ruskin) to kill his longtime rival Buddy 'Aces' Israel (Jeremy Piven). The payoff for the job is so huge that all the best hired guns in the business want in on the job, and they will kill each other and compete to the max to get it -- all while the FBI is trying to stop them. The assassins include Georgia Sykes (Alicia Keys) and her friend Sharice Watters (Taraji Henson), the Tremor brothers, (Kevin Durand, Maury Sterling and Chris Pine), and Lazlo Soot (Tommy Flanagan). This huge setup culminates in one of the most violent gun battle scenes in years, all taking place at the Nomad Hotel in Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
What an amazing movie. The setup is perfect, the climax scene is amazing, and I really cared about some of the characters. There were times when I was rooting for certain people (even assassins) to make it out of the whole situation alive, and for certain other people to kick the bucket in a violent and/or disgusting fashion. If/when you see the movie, it'll be pretty obvious which characters you want to survive and which you want to see gunned down, which makes the movie even more fun. When I was rooting for these guys to go one way or another, I realized that this is an emotion that I don't really get when watching movies nowadays: I cared. Alicia Keys is spot on, as are Tommy Flanagan, Ray Liotta, and Jeremy Piven as the depraved, drugged-up and sexed-up target of all the assassins. But what I really want to talk about is Ryan Reynolds.
I lost a lot of respect for Reynolds after I saw Waiting... . I could just see Reynolds beginning to morph into that Adam Sandler/Ben Stiller/Will Ferrell kind of comedy guy that never does serious movies and can't exactly act, but can just be funny. But here, wow...Reynolds demonstrates that he can carry and even steal the show as the conflicted and tormented Agent Messner who has to lose his partner in the shootout and has some serious psychological issues in the fallout. I won't say anymore here, but suffice to say the massive twist and dramatic ending of the movie as a lot to do with Reynolds' character and his ability to pull off such an emotional scene. If you saw Waiting... too and were sort of put off by Reynolds' role, this movie will restore your faith.
Simply amazing movie, with great setup, exemplary special effects, likable (and hateable) characters, and an amazing twist at the end that will leave you thinking, "Is this movie real, or just an awesome dream?" It's that good.
Scoop (2006)
Simply amazing
"SCOOP" is the kind of movie that, after you've watched it, you'll be walking down the street or sitting in class, and one of the funnier lines or situations will pop up in your head and you'll start laughing like a maniac. It's the kind of the movie that you always want to share the best quotations with your friends, or other people you know. It's the kind of movie that gives you a weightless feeling in your stomach when you realize that the movies only a quarter over, you already ache from laughing so much, and you can't wait to see what happens next.
Scarlet Johanssen and Woody Allen are both hilarious and the chemistry between them is palpable. Their sort of bickering relationship is what mobilizes the movie and gives rise to a lot of the laughs. Hugh Jackman turns in an admirable performance as well, and his "fake upset" act at the end when he calls the police had me rolling on the floor. The movie really only has those three as the actual stars (it revolves around them and their interactions with each other) but that is one of the movie's strong points rather than one of its weaknesses. The amazing and perfect-fit music makes up for the somewhat lackluster special effects, and even though this movie doesn't quite succeed as a murder mystery (there's not enough focus on the evidence, clues, leads, etc) it goes 1,000% as a comedy.
Rent it, or get it on demand. You won't regret it.
Heroes: Chapter Twelve 'Godsend' (2007)
first heroes episode of 2007!
WOW. This is amazing. I cannot believe how well the show picks back up after the huge cliffhanger ending in 'Fallout,' back in 2006. It all seems so long ago now...
I was fortunate enough to pick up this episode the week before it aired using some special redemption coupon my boss gave me (no, I don't know where she got them). Needless to say, I jumped at the chance to see the newest episode of Heroes before it aired, and I can honestly say, it did not disappoint.
There were several cliffhanger endings at the end of Fallout: 1) Eden killed herself in order to prevent Sylar from getting her powers. 2) The Haitian appears in Claire's home, seemingly to make her forget about her powers, but instead explains that he has a secret to divulge. 3) Isaac painted Hiro fighting a dinosaur with what looks like a samurai sword, and Ando says plainly, "You're gonna die!" 4) After attacking DL and injuring Micah, Niki realizes that she can't be trusted if Jessica can still take over her body, so she turns herself in to the police. 5) Possibly most pressingly, Peter has a premonition in which he wakes up to a completely empty New York - empty of everyone except the heroes. Once he reawakens from the dream, he realizes that HE is the cause of the bomb...
And now, Heroes resumes...
I have to say, they really get right back into things in this episode. I'm not going to give away anything here (I marked spoiler warning just in case), but 2007's new tagline, "Are you on the list?" now has as much relevance as "Save the cheerleader, save the world," did in the fall. It's going to be an amazing season from here on out. Buckle up, and you won't be disappointed.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Built to Kill: Part 2 (2006)
re: the comment from the person who was disappointed....
if you read the episode summary on the cbs website, the "built to kill: pt. 2" summary explains that the image pasted on the back of the tiny photo 'leaves Grissom with no answers, only a deepening mystery to be solved.' so !of course! they're going to continue the mystery, but it'll take them a little while to get rolling. If you watched the episode "Burn Out" this week (11/2/06) and saw the scenes from next episode, you'll know that another one of the creepy miniatures turns up in next week's episode (11/9/06). So the mystery is far from over yet...and I'd bet a lot of money that the miniatures will have something to do with someone from the other episodes that just seem unrelated...the writers of CSI are tricky like that. I'm glad that this 2-part story didn't have a quick-and-dirty ending. I like that the plot takes a lot longer to be resolved.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: The Finger (2002)
Wow!
This is definitely one of the best episodes of CSI I've ever seen, and that's saying something, as I've seen almost all of them before. It's clever, engaging, interesting, and a bit scary, too. In other words, it's perfect.
The basic premise: Catherine is at a bar when she meets a man who has found the finger of his wife in his home. They talk, and the man gets a phone call from a mystery person who tells them that they're being watched. He also says for them both to leave the café and drive to a certain location, or else face dire consequences.
But Catherine, being the quick thinker that she is, realizes something: Sara's on a date in the very same bar! So Catherine grabs the finger, puts it in a glass of ice water, and plunks it down on Sara's table as she walks out with the man. And now Sara and the rest of the CSI's have to figure out what's happening just from the one finger before it's too late for Catherine and the other man.
Overall, a very suspenseful, well-written, and awesome CSI episode. A definite must-see.
Vanished (2006)
It was really good
Wow. Tough crowd here. I think y'all need to lay off the caffeine or lower the blood pressure, or something.
Now I don't see why the show was so bashed around here, I saw the pilot last night and I was hooked. Even from the pilot episode it was clear that this show is a sort of hybrid of CSI, 24, and Without a Trace, with bits of The Da Vinci Code mixed in for good measure. The basic premise is this: at a political gathering for a Georgia senator, Jeffrey Collins, his wife, Sara, mysteriously disappears. The FBI is called in, and soon it's clear that nothing is how it seems - the disappeared woman might not even be the person she says she was.
This is the type of show that if you miss an episode...you're out. You've totally lost the stream of events, and it's nearly impossible to pick the whole thing back up. And that can be both a blessing and a curse - while it's sure to keep viewers coming back for more, anyone who misses out will just stop watching the show.
So a quick breakdown of the pros and cons of this show: PROS 1) Great directing for the pilot episode. Mimi Leder brings chops to this project, and her background in movie director really helps develop this one out over the course of an hour. 2) Good headlining cast. Gale Harold wasn't exactly what I had in mind for the lead FBI investigator, but he fills the role fairly well. Ming-Na is hilarious and likable at the same time as the petite secondary on the case. The rest of the cast, lead and supporting, also bring a sort of depth to their roles, that make you feel as if they're hiding something (or at least not half-assing the job). 3) The pilot hinted at a larger force or story at work, above the issue of Sara Collins disappearing. This seems like the kind of mystery that will have to be slowly teased out over the whole season, giving us a reason to keep watching. 4) Really, really great cinematography. The folks at FOX have found a way to make their transitions original, their high tension scenes actually tense, and making things move along at a fast clip.
CONS 1) As I mentioned before, if you miss an episode, you're out. Plus, this show is only signed on for 13 episodes, before 24 comes in and takes over. 2) Even in the pilot, it feels like there's a lot to be keeping up with. So many questions. Who was Sara talking to on the phone? Why did she meet Jeffrey's ex-wife? Why is Max in secret contact with his mother? Why did that dead woman turn up holding a prayer card of St. Nathan? And why did the "concierge" die so fast? (In case you haven't noticed, there are about 15 different story lines here. It's like watching a very extended version of 'Syriana.') 3) The premise feels a bit tired. I mean, there have been a lot of cop/forensic/justice/whatever shows coming out over the past few years, the media is saturated with them. It's America's new obsession. FOX will have to do some clever innovating to set this one apart from the pack.
But even with all that said, 'Vanished' is definitely worth an hour of your time on a weeknight. If you DID miss the pilot, you're in luck. Just google 'Vanished,' it'll take you to the FOX website for the show, and you can stream the pilot episode straight to your computer. Give it a shot!
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Exactly what I wanted to see
Being realistic isn't one of the "Pirates" franchise's strong points, so going into this movie, I wasn't expecting a cohesive storyline, and I totally enjoyed the movie. Everything about it was enjoyable, from the music to the settings to the dialogue to the action scenes. I loved it.
The first time I saw it, there were times when I thought, "This is too ludicrous. This is getting stupid," (I don't need to actually cite the situations, they'll be pretty clear when you see the movie) but at the end of the movie, I looked back and thought, Wow, that was an awesome movie. And the ending? Bizarre, but it perfectly sets up the third movie. (Oh, and stick around after the credits, too. There's an amusing little cutscene after they've all run. Not too many people know about it.)
I was really surprised and pleased at the return of Governor Swann, Norrington and Gibbs, and at the relative largeness of their roles. I had thought that these smaller characters from the first movie would be phased out to make more room for Jack, Will and Elizabeth, but they actually contributed to the story and were welcome returners. (I was also really glad that Ragetti and Pintel returned) In all, the movie had amusing and amazing action scenes, romance, great music, great returning and new characters, an actual story, and even a little character development. What more could you want?
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)
In the end, it was really good
Having read the book and possessing a firm image of all the characters in my mind, I was ready to be totally disappointed by the movie version of 'Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.' Throughout the movie, I was thinking, "Gosh, I guess I was right. This is disappointing." But in the end I realized that even though the movie didn't line up with the book a lot, it still was very good.
I thought the directing was amazing. Clint Eastwood...geez. This is one of his better movies, definitely. Every detail contributes to the story in some way, and that means kudos for both Eastwood and screenwriter John Lee Hancock.
John Cusack was perfect as John Kelso. He just fit the image perfectly, and his acting was near perfect. I'm still not exactly sure about Kevin Spacey as Jim Williams, Spacey is more laconic and withdrawn that I imagined Williams to be. Paul Hipp and Jude Law also make solid supporting appearances. I was especially pleased with Alison Eastwood as Mandy Nichols, they gave her a much bigger part in the movie than in the book and I think it fit perfectly.
Of course, The Lady Chablis was flawless as herself. She was hilarious. To a degree she was a distraction from the trial, but she was always comic relief, especially in the hospital sequences. Irma P. Hall also made a successful performance as Minerva.
Everyone in the movie, from Sonny Seiler to the man walking the imaginary dog to Serena Dawes to Luther Driggers and all the way around (no matter how big or small their part was) seemed to have a personal stake in the story and we got to know the characters to the maximum extent with the minimum amount of screen time. To me, that's extremely powerful, and that ensemble feeling makes this movie more than worthwhile for me. Heck, it's definitely worth the four bucks rental and a few hours on a slow Saturday afternoon.
Date Movie (2006)
Oh, come on
Some of the people on this site logged on, saw the horrible user reviews of "Date Movie" and decided to jump on the bandwagon. So they wrote scathing, sarcastic and meant-to-be-funny reviews just so they could email everyone they know and say, "Hey! Look what I wrote about Date Movie!"
Okay, so it wasn't the greatest movie of all time. That movie was definitely "The Shining," and no movie, comedy, horror, action, drama, whatever, will ever beat "The Shining" in my mind. But that's not the point. The point is that there were some very immature but funny jokes in the movie. There were also a lot of smaller, hidden movie references embedded in the larger ones, for example "The Seven Year Itch" where Julia is trying to seduce the firemen, "Rear Window" when Julia and Grant are in Jell-o's office, and "Mean Girls" where Julia grabs Andy's hair and throws her down the stairs. I really enjoyed the Kill Bill sequence, and the singing at the rehearsal dinner was also really funny. Everything (EXCEPT the hair sequence, really gross!) at Fonckyerdoder Isle was funny, especially because Jennifer Coolidge looks so much like Barbra Streisand here. One big problem: the trailer is pretty much the first four minutes of the movie, and it is pretty much the funniest part.
But also I really liked the Mr Jones/Julia exchanges, they were pretty interesting and held the movie together (loosely). Rating: ***/*****
When a Stranger Calls (2006)
Ugh.....
Yes, folks, I'd have to say this movie beats out King Kong for my all-time WORST movie that I've ever seen. Actually, to be completely fair, I saw "When a Stranger Calls" in the middle of the day, then went out to dinner and to a dance, and then came home and saw "Crash" on Pay-per-view, and seeing such a good movie as that made me realize just how bad "WASC" was. Here's how the movie failed: 1) None of the "suspects" (or very few of them) were actually ever introduced to us, for example Todd the son, and Rosa got about 10 seconds of air time. When we find out who the stranger is, it's just some random dude who no one knows - he's never been introduced. Kind of a ripoff. 2) This movie was too formulaic. Basically it consisted of Jill going into a room, getting creeped out by a cat or the sprinkler system or something, and then going into the next room, etc. And it stays that way for the whole film...SO boring. 3) Really, the only character in the whole movie was Jill. There was a little backstory with her best friend, another friend, and her ex, but none of those characters had any real bearing on the story, so they just took up screen time. Only the best friend had any sort of role, coming up to the house and getting killed. (Only the scene where she drops her keys and can't start the car is so clichéd). 4) The movie reveals its one big shocker in the trailer: the police calling and saying, "We traced the call...It's coming from inside the house!". That would have been the only time I would have gotten minorly scared. And what was up with the cat eating the canaries...? 5) Chester, the cat, annoyed me. We were supposed to be scared when he jumped out, and yet, most people in the theater just laughed.
But since I've already pointed out all the bad things about the movie, what about the few good things? Here they are: 1) When she finds Rosa. That was a good shocker. It would have been nicer though if she had actually got to know Rosa and have maybe 10 minutes with her, then we'd be more surprised. 2) The very initial scene at the carnival. After seeing that, I had pretty high expectations for this movie...but of course THAT didn't turn out too well. Although the carnival angle is a little overplayed, it was still very well done.
And now, the weirdest thing of all: The end. She's in the hospital, and she has a dream where the hospital is empty and the guy calls and then she starts spazzing and wakes up. What a strange and unsatisfying way to end an overall poor film. Anyway, don't waste your $8 or whatever it is they charge now on such a film. Go see "The Chronicles of Narnia" or "Brokeback Mountain" instead.
Fantastic Four (2005)
Disappointing
What a sad, sad waste of a fairly talented cast this is. I walked into the movie theater, expecting to see a movie with great special effects, a strong storyline and some interesting characters. Instead, I got slammed with 2 hours of jumbled nonsense. "Fantastic Four" is not "fantastic" as all the ad campaigns and media hype have made it seem.
You may be wondering: what made this movie so disappointing? A number of things, really. I wasn't thrilled at all when I heard that director Tim Story (Taxi, Barbershop) would be handling this project. I could pretty much tell by then: this movie is a flop. Story brings nothing interesting or valuable to the table as a director, in fact, many of his projects have come out with the flat, hollow tone of this one.
The story is as follows: a formerly wealthy scientist, Reed Richards (Ioan Gruffudd) and his business partner/bodyguard Ben Grimm (Michael Chiklis) approach ultra-rich old friend Victor Von Doom (Julian McMahon) about funding a project in space that would examine human DNA and possibly reveal the secrets of ending many diseases. (Reed's logic to this project is just as confusing as the rest of the film.) Von Doom agrees, and he, Richards and Grimm go up into space along with Von Doom's coworker/Richards' ex-girlfriend, Sue Storm (Jessica Alba) and Sue's hotheaded NASA-dropout brother, Johnny Storm (Chris Evans). The scientists are up in space when they are hit by an enormous space storm and are exposed to copious amounts of radiation. When they get back on Earth, after recovering from their injuries, they slowly realize that their DNA has been altered, giving them superpowers. Richards' limbs have become elastic/stretchy. Sue can turn invisible and fire force fields. Johnny has become a "human torch" who can light fire to himself and fly. And Ben, who was exposed to the most radiation, becomes "The Thing", a solid rocklike creature who was superstrength. They must use their powers to go up against Victor, who has turned into Dr. Doom, with steel skin and lightning coming out of his fingers and randomly kills people.
Major Problem 1: continuity issues. After the five scientists are hit by radiation, the ship blows up. How the heck do they get back down to Earth? You basically get a cut from them flying through the air to them down in Victor's medical center, and they're all fine. You can't exactly breath air in space, and even if you could, the fall down to earth would kill you, or you would float around in space forever. It just doesn't make sense. Also, why is Victor so intent on killing the Fantastic Four? Obviously, the failed mission is one of the reasons why his business plummeted, but it wasn't the Fantastic Four's fault. It was a freak of nature: the storm arrived 9 hours early.
Major Problem 2: social issues. This is a comic book movie. We want to see action. 90% of the movie was the "Fantastic" Four getting their social problems sorted out. Examples: the scene with Ben and his wife after Ben has become The Thing. At best, it's laughable. Director Tim obviously included this scene to add emotional depth to the movie, but all this scene does is give us another reason to knock another star off this movie's rating. The exchanges between Johnny and Sue about Johnny's behavior are poorly scripted and, frankly, are time wasters. Reed is trying to sort out his feelings for Sue, who never exactly "broke up" with Victor, and a lot of their scenes are awkward and unnecessary, too. The only slightly funny and interesting arguments in this movie are the exchanges between Ben and Johnny - they act like a pair of five-year-olds, bringing some laughs. At several points, I thought, "Yes, finally the action begins," but it never happened until the end. And even the end action scene wasn't all that long or impressive. What the director, script writers and editors didn't get was: we don't care about the Fantastic Four's social problems. This is a comic book movie, for crying out loud, and we want to see action...so give us action! In the movie business, the whole idea is "give people what they want." The trailers included basically all the action that you're going to see in the movie, so don't prepare yourself for a "Spiderman"-esque show.
Rating: ***** out of 10.
The Nanny (1993)
absolutely hilarious
I was randomly surfing on my grandma's TV one day and lo and behold, the Nanny appears on 'Lifetime.' I watched one episode and I was hooked. I love the little nasty exchanges between Niles and C.C. - but also, 'The Nanny' is a refresher from sitcoms of today because (with the exception of 'Friends' and 'Will and Grace') sitcoms now are usually a volley of vicious insults for 30 min. a week. Please. The nanny is funny, but doesn't rely totally on one type of comedy. The kids are OK, but the true stars of the show are Fran, Sylvia, Niles, and C.C. Maxwell is OK, but he just doesn't make me laugh as much as the others. All in all, it's a hilarious show:-) Watch it - it's on every day in the morning on Lifetime.
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
i'll see it again (voluntarily)
I saw "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" a few weeks after it came out...today, as a matter of fact. The trailers weren't exactly what would have convinced me to see this movie, instead my friends did. Well, I went, and I'm glad I did, because it's one of the must-see movies of the summer.
Since you'll read tens of thousands of plot reviews from other comments and fandango and so forth, let's skip that crap and get to the good stuff.
I thought that the only movie I've ever seen that was funnier than this was "Scary Movie 3". My personal favorite was the scene when both the Smiths have discovered that their spouse is a secret agent/spy working for a rival agency. They start shooting at each other, but Mrs. Smith (Angelina Jolie) has a bigger gun (it looks almost like a rocket launcher...) so Mr. Smith (Brad Pitt) runs into the kitchen. When she starts firing at him, he throws the refrigerator door open behind him and she launches a few rounds into the inside of the refrigerator, exploding cans of soda, cartons of milk, etc, etc, and they show it in slowmo...lol...my friends and i were practically in the aisles...
Overall, I thought that the stellar performance in "Smith" didn't come from Brad Pitt or Angelina Jolie...instead, I think that Adam Brody stole the show. Yes, he only had a supporting role, but his great performance boosted my rating of "Smith" by a few stars. What was best about his performance was a subtle, deeper kind of thing -- his character, "The Tank," actually acts like Brody's other well-known role, Seth in "The O.C.". He had a few of those 'Seth'-y sarcastic moments, i.e. The Weather Channel sequence, "More desert," etc.
Another great/hilarious fight scene comes at the end...when that one guard/agent has a rocket launcher and he keeps trying to shoot the Smiths with it.
A few of the best scenes (you'll only get these if you've seen the movie, they're not spoilers): the "accidental stabbing" part, the highway scene, and the neighbors..."I like the carpeting" lol!
I think the worst part of this whole movie was the music. Some music choices in certain points, I think, were questionable...ah well, it was still a great movie and i'll definitely see it again.
Scary Movie 3 (2003)
One of the funniest movies ever created!
Spoilers herein.
In this hilarious third installment of the "scary movie" series, Anna Faris is back as Cindy Campbell, who has now graduated from college and is a reporter. Along with her friend Brenda Meeks (regina hall) Cindy finds out about a mysterious video tape that kills whoever watches it 7 days later (spoofing "The Ring") while doing a story about a mysterious crop circle that has appeared in Tom Logan's (Charlie Sheen) yard. Then, with the help of George (Simon Rex) Cindy has to stop an alien invasion.
I thought this movie was absolutely hilarious. I've heard a lot of people say negative things about the plot, jokes, etc. why? because those people think too much! This movie is supposed to be totally mindless - and it is, and that's what makes it funny! I mean, why complain about "Scary Movie 3" when there's crap out there like "Scary Movie 2"???
Top 10 funniest Quotes/scenes
10) BRENDA: Cindy...the TV's leaking!
9) PRESIDENT HARRIS: These men and woman have died fighting for their country. Send flowers to their bitches and ho's.
8) Cody is drawing Tabitha (aka Samara) and he made a flipbook of her doing a little dance. it's hilarious (you have to see it to get it)
7) GEORGE: (in the rap battle) I'm a white boy but my neck is red I put miracle whip on my wonder bread
6) SHERIFF: Watch...what happens...to the taco!
5) George is at a rap battle full of African Americans and he puts his hood on...and over his hat, it looks like a cone, like a KKK person
BLACK GUY: Au $hit!
4) CINDY: Oh, cody! Are you having one of your visions?
CODY: I see a little girl. With black hair. She wants to kill you. Your period starts in three...two...one...
CINDY: Oww...Cody, what else can you see?
CODY: I see a little boy and a grown woman, but no father...
CINDY: Oh, Cody...
CODY: I see you kneeling in dog $hit...
3) Tabitha is leaking water from the well all over Brenda's floor.
BRENDA: Cindy, this b*tch is messin' up my floor!!!
2) CINDY: I just feel like I want something more than just good sex...
BRENDA: Yeah, I know. you want commitment.
CINDY: No, I want GREAT sex!
BRENDA: Girl, I know what you talking' about! You want a guy that goes wham wham wham!
(a little preschooler stares at Brenda)
BRENDA: DID I SAY STOP DRAWING???
1) GEORGE: Okay, then. Fresh. I'll see you guys uh, tomorrow night!
(he turns around and takes his niece out the door)
(someone throws a huge container of crayons at the door)
BRENDA: Now who the f*ck did that???!!!
Also, I've heard a number of complaints about how Cody keeps getting hit by cars, basketballs, and thrown out of windows, etc. I mean, it's not like he got hurt while filming it!!
The only reason this movie didn't get a ten was the michael jackson scene. I thought that was totally disgusting/gross.
The opening scene with pamela anderson was one of the funniest things I've ever seen....(i.e. "Are you okay...?" "I'm coming for you, precious...")
I totally recommend it!
The Ring (2002)
Possibly one of the scariet movies ever made!
Wow. It's been more than a year since I saw "The Ring," and yet it still sticks in my mind as the scariest movie that has ever been created. The musical score is not only intense and horrifying, but the sequence of images that are flashed at you seriously freak you out. I watched this at a sleepover with three other guys (in the pitch black) and we couldn't sleep all night.
There were two scenes in particular that stood (and still stand) out in my mind:
1) When Noah is in that workshop place and his 7 days are up, that has got to be the scariest sequence in the whole movie. What happens:
first, Noah is reading a newspaper and puts his cup of coffee down on the paper. When he picks it up again, a "ring" of coffee has leaked through and forms a ring on his newspaper. A sign of things to come.
next, the TV in the workshop flickers on to complete static. noah pales and stands up, staring at the TV. he's the only one in the workshop. he walks over to the remote which is sitting on a table, and flicks the TV off.
third, the TV turns back on. Noah seriously freaks now and pulls the plug from the TV. he's satisfied that everything'll be OK, but the TV goes back on (to a screen of static, of course)
next, the static goes away and is replaced by the infamous well, bathed in gray-blue. and who should climb out of the well but...samara. noah watches in horror as she crawls out of the well and towards the TV screen.
eventually, she reaches the TV screen and crawls out...with her gory skin and tattered clothes and black hair, samara is the devil. literally. then she goes for noah.
noah tries to get away, but of course, you cannot get away from samara. he runs, but samara employs her "evil ghost child" powers and teleports to right in front of noah. noah keeps running, samara keeps teleporting. there's one shot where she's right up near the camera and you can literally HEAR her.
then, samara is standing over noah (he's tripped over something and can't get away) ... and the screen goes blank.
cut to rachel, who is running up the stairs to the workshop place, runs in, and you get a flash of noah's totally ripped up face. very scary.
2) when rachel is on the island at night, she breaks into samara's dad's house (remember, samara's dad is a horse-obsessed psycho) and rachel is searching for clues in the guy's house at night. Of course, he hears her - and jumps out from behind with a hook. EXTREMELY freaky, because this is day 6 and rachel isn't supposed to die because of some crazy other guy, she's supposed to be murdered by samara. Anyway. the guy, who is obviously having some sort of mental malfunction, goes for rachel with the hook. rachel starts yelling at him and screaming - then something in his brain clicks. his mind basically stops working, and ...he jumps into the bathtub and electrocutes himself with a really weird contraption. scary sequence with freaky shots and intense music.
NEVER watch this movie in the dark alone!!