The "What Film(s) Did You Watch Today" Thread

[Guest T®ITEC]

Phone Booth - 8.5/10

Just so fucking awesome. Probably my favourite Kiefer Sutherland movie, as it doesn't get much better than listening to him being all crazy and villainous. I simply adore the ending, after Stu is drugged. Wonderful imagery to leave the audience with.

 

The comedic value of this movie shouldn't go unmentioned, either. The Caller had such a sense of humour.

[Guest thebigjig]

Forrest Gump 10/10

[Youth N Asia 0]

Panic Room

 

5 out of 10

 

Worth my time, but nothing great or that I'll watch again any time soon.

[DangerousDamon 0]

Tears of the Sun

 

7 out of 10

[Guest OctoberBlood]

Just watched my DVD of AB again;

 

American Beauty (1999) (9.3/10)

[Insane Bump Machine 0]

Basic - **

too many plot twists, and the story still manages to be boring as well. Travolta and Jackson are wasted.

 

Changing Lanes - ***1/2

now this is more like it. Great script and fine acting, even by Affleck. It drags a bit, though.

 

Haute Tension (aka Switchblade Romance in the US) - ****

Wow, sick stuff here. A definite recommendation for all horror and gore fans. Loved the nods to the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre. I'm not sure if I like the plot twist yet, I guess I'll watch it again soon.

[Guest OctoberBlood]

The Ladykillers (2004) (7.9/10)

 

Wow, I was pleasantly surprised. I love the Coen brothers, and this movie falls right in place as yet another great comedy. Tom Hanks was wonderful, and Irmall Hall and JK Simmons was very funny. Laughs all throughout the movie, and the ending was hilarious. Best Coen Brothers film? No, not even close .. but a damn good one.

[Guest NaturalBornThriller4:20]

Walking Tall - (7.5/10)

 

I didn't find many problems with the movie except for it's running time, and I thought Neal McDonough could've been given a bit more to do. The Rock is turning into one fine actor, I enjoyed him here. Johnny Knoxville comes through with the comedy/humor and does a decent job with what he was given.

 

The actress who played Deni... what else has she done ? I only remember her playing Colin Farrell's girlfriend in S.W.A.T.

[Guest OctoberBlood]

The actress who played Deni... what else has she done ? I only remember her playing Colin Farrell's girlfriend in S.W.A.T.

Yeah, I was wondering that as well. She's pretty hot. According to IMDB, she hasn't done anything major, besides appearences in SWAT, A.I., and was casted in two tv shows..

[BlackFlagg 0]

The Fugitive - 9/10

[BlackFlagg 0]

Demolition Man - 7/10

Jason X - 7/10

Red Dragon - 8.5/10

Identity - 8/10

[starvenger 0]

Comic Book: The Movie - 7/10

 

Fun stuff, really just a whole mark out disc for comic/animation fans (all the princiapl actors are voiceover artists). Plus cameos by Kevin Smith, Bruce Campbell, Stan Lee, and Hef.

[Insane Bump Machine 0]

Batman Returns - ***

Better than Schumacher's crap, but not as good as the first. Mask of the Phantasm and Return of the Joker remain my favorite bat movies.

[BlackFlagg 0]

Blade 2 - 8/10

BASEketball - 8.5/10

[Si82 0]

Over the last few days I have watched:

Welcome to the Jungle (The Rundown) (8/10)

A great action/adventure film with pleanty of great fights and comedy. The Rock is really becoming a start, Sean William Scott manages to be inoffencesive for most of the film and Christopher Walkens hams it up as the bad guy.

 

A Time to Kill (8/10)

A bit long and the score is a bit OTT at times but this is still a good drama with a bunch of great performances from a good cast.

 

Face (7/10)

A good little, gritty British crime drama with a quality cast of British actors.

[starvenger 0]

The actress who played Deni... what else has she done ? I only remember her playing Colin Farrell's girlfriend in S.W.A.T.

Yeah, I was wondering that as well. She's pretty hot. According to IMDB, she hasn't done anything major, besides appearences in SWAT, A.I., and was casted in two tv shows..

That's pretty much it. Ashley Scott was in the second season of "Dark Angel" and played Huntress in "Birds of Prey"

[Guest OctoberBlood]

Jersey Girl (2004) - [7.5/10]

 

Smith successfully ventures away from the mindless fun to a touching family-istic comedy. Afflect is actually real good, and Raquel Castro puts on a great debut, especially for an 7 year old. Solid film, too bad it basicly bombed at the box office.

[Aero 0]

Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) (5/10)

Wayne's World 2 (10/10)

 

Yeah, 10/10 for Wayne's World 2. It's just one of my personal favorites. It's one of the movies that I pretty much know line for line.

[Insane Bump Machine 0]

The Mummy (1999) - ***1/2

[Guest OctoberBlood]

Hellboy (2004) - [8.5/10]

 

Wow. I loved this.

[Youth N Asia 0]

Nightmare on Elm Street Part 3: The Dream Warriors

6.5 out of 10

 

Worlds better than part 2. But it's aged very badly.

 

The Hunted

7 out of 10

 

Decient movie. I like Tommy Lee Jones, but he was just a little old for the role.

[Guest NaturalBornThriller4:20]

Smith successfully ventures away from the mindless fun to a touching family-istic comedy. Afflect is actually real good, and Raquel Castro puts on a great debut, especially for an 7 year old. Solid film, too bad it basicly bombed at the box office.

Well not really, it wasn't expected to be a "Big Hit" in the first place, I say it's doing okay for what it is.

 

Anyway...

 

Pulp Fiction - (10/10)

 

What can you possibly say about Pulp Fiction that hasn't already been said...

[Hank Kingsley 0]

The Rundown - 8/10

 

Just a really fun movie. I went in not expecting much, and had a great time watching it. The Rock is awesome and Scott was perfectly acceptable.

[Insane Bump Machine 0]

The Storm Riders - **1/2

This could have been good as an anime, but these CG effects look really stupid in a real movie. The story was predictable. It has Sonny Chiba and some cool fights and scenarios though.

[Guest Choken One]

Lost in Translation

 

10/10

 

still fucking great.

[Guest OctoberBlood]

Smith successfully ventures away from the mindless fun to a touching family-istic comedy. Afflect is actually real good, and Raquel Castro puts on a great debut, especially for an 7 year old. Solid film, too bad it basicly bombed at the box office.

Well not really, it wasn't expected to be a "Big Hit" in the first place, I say it's doing okay for what it is.

 

Anyway...

 

Pulp Fiction - (10/10)

 

What can you possibly say about Pulp Fiction that hasn't already been said...

Rather it was expecting it or not (and I know, I know, his films never made much money) but by todays standards, it had pretty fair amount of media coverage, it bombed. Kevin seems happy with it, so I guess thats all that matters.

[DMann2003 0]

I bought Matrix Revolutions, so I decided to watch the trilogy tonight, see how it all flows together.

[ArkhamGlobe 0]

Last night I watched The Testament of Dr Mabuse, which was excellent.

[Guest NaturalBornThriller4:20]

Rather it was expecting it or not (and I know, I know, his films never made much money) but by todays standards, it had pretty fair amount of media coverage, it bombed. Kevin seems happy with it, so I guess thats all that matters.

Media coverage that was of course, bad. That can't help things, can it ? The media can't seem to get over Gigli or Bennifer, everybody else has. Then again, the media is the same folks who hyped them up.

[Hank Kingsley 0]

School of Rock - 8/10

 

Another movie I went into cold, and came out really enjoying it.