7/10 I wouldn't have given this movie such a high grade, if it wasn't for the little girl's performance. Holy shit she was brilliant. The twist near the end was pretty ridiculous, though. A very "WTF" moment.
Observe & Report -- 7/10 -- pretty dark, characters that are hard to love, some very funny moments but a few that feel too much like Bad Santa.
Mean Streets -- 9/10 -- from '73 to '76 De Niro was in Mean Streets, The Godfather, and Taxi Driver, demonstrating an acting range few will ever match. Mean Streets is rightly criticized for having no story arc and little rising action until the final few minutes, but the intensity of the performances is lasting. Not Scorsese's best film but his first great one.
Zombieland- 8/10. One of the better movies I've seen this year. Really funny and its got flavor. Sort of like an American Shaun of the dead but its a lot better than Shaun of the Dead IMO. I also think that the actors in it are good, fascinating, endearing supporting actors so it was a joy to see them get bigger roles in this movie. Go fuggin see it! Couples' Retreat- 7/10. Wasn't really that funny and was fairly predictable but I'm a sucker for John Favreau and Vince Vaughn. Poorly paced and not consistently that funny but it does have its moments. Decent movie but I get the feeling that I appreciated it more than most because I'm a huge fan of Swingers and I don't think most people get Favreau's awkward comedy at first.
Day of the Dead: The Need to Feed -- 2/10 -- a longstanding faux pas of the zombie movie genre is that if the film is serious, which Day of the Dead: The Need to Feed is, nobody should refer to the zombies as zombies. Nobody is supposed to know anything about zombies. They are typically called "things". This is quite different than vampire movies where vampires are quickly identified and past movies and books can be used to understand them. Well, about half way through The Need to Feed, Nick Cannon calls one a zombie and breaks the rules, condemning the film for strict fans of the genre. Otherwise it is an entirely generic zombie movie with no surprises and has nothing to do with the original DotD.
Yeah, you could've substituted every line he had in that movie with "I'm black!" and the story wouldn't be the least bit interrupted.
Zombieland -- 8/10 -- really fun movie. Not as good as Shaun of the Dead but certainly better than the vast majority of zombie movies made these days. Also it was courageously violent--perhaps more violent than Dawn of the Dead and other serious zombie movies--which was refreshing.
Paranormal Activity- 8/10. Pretty fucking scary. Was quite flawed as a movie but it was really intense and makes it very tough to get a good night's sleep after watching it! Go see it bitches!
I just rent a dvd and watched. I sure did love it! Cars from Pixar & Walt Disney is one great film I can recommend to all. At first I was hesitant to watch it coz it's kinda for an idea of all car cast movie but the story of it is just simply a one great lesson we all should learn. I rate it 9.5/10
Green Street Hooligans - I've seen it many times before, but I just saw it again this weekend. 8/10, lost a point for being about West Ham.
The Men Who Stare At Goats - 8/10, I loved the movie, had some absolutely hilarious moments in it. Paranormal Activity - 9/10, the best horror movie since 28 Days Later.
Men who stare at goats had its moments but was generally not very funny IMO. Entertaining but not really a good comedy. And, as mentioned above, Paranormal Activity is FUCKING SCARY. I'm just getting over it now but my bro wants to see The Fourth Kind which I hear is really good too.
I wasn't scared by Paranormal Activity, but can completely understand why some would find it terrifying. I've never heard a full theater shriek in terror at the same time, no less multiple times in one movie.
