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trdl23 posted...

Coming to America

Rating: 60/100

I'll admit that I'm not an Eddie Murphy guy. Too much of Coming to America feels like comedy sketches produced by Murphy linked together by a flimsy plot. So while the charm of individual scenes can be undeniable, altogether, the plot is pretty shallow.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

BetrayedTangy posted...

Snatch

Rating: 88/100

Brad Pitt is indecipherable and I love every second of it. Guy is often overlooked as a director, and I get it. He has his absolute stinkers on that IMDb page. But for every one of those, there is a little British crime piece that is hilarious and excellent. Snatch is probably the king of its subgenre.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Xeybozn posted...

Big Trouble in Little China

Rating: 60/100

Again, not a good movie. However, it's an entertaining movie. Absolutely fucking entertaining. But if you give it a single ounce of thought, it collapses in on itself. Again, Russell carries a movie with his sheer talent as an actor and his undeniable brusque, stupid charm.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

ertyu0078 posted...

Resident evil

Rating: 61/100

It's not a good movie, but it has its memorable moments. It also has Michelle Rodriguez, so that bumps it ten-points.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Snake5555555555 posted...

Uncut Gems

Rating: 83/100

Adam Sandler kills it in Uncut Gems, but my issues with the movie are actually with the "unscripted" feeling created by the script. The idea of having people talk over each other, loop back in conversations, repeat things... it's a great idea. But I think the execution always just feels a little jumbled. The rhythm of conversation is more realistic, but less musical. And I enjoy the movie slightly less because of it. But, in honesty, probably one of the best crime movies of the decade.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

TheCodeisBosco posted...

"Really, the antidote to the common Hangover." - A++.

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Rating: 98/100

A seminal teen classic, Ferris Bueller is the ideal. He's the paragon of teenage virtue we all wish we were at that age. And in that representation of perfection, we find a true hero, a man railing against a broken establishment, trying desperately to reach us and teach us that the fleeting nature of life means that we need to embrace the risks and dangers that are inherent in being a rebel so that we can find ourselves.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Aecioo posted...

All I remember is that film being referenced in another Denzel movie.

So...

The Negotiator

Rating: 62/100

Honestly, pretty freaking forgettable. The crime movie version of a bottle episode, it's serviceable. It's a good movie. But certainly not great.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

LinkMarioSamus posted...

Clueless

Rating: 65/100

Dissecting its era of release and the materialism of a oft-maligned social class that deserves every bit of merciless thrashing it gets, Clueless ends up suffering under the stupidity of its characters, running out of gas before the end. What starts as an enjoyable skewering ends up becoming just too long, too bloated. And the dialogue begins to wear out its welcome pretty quickly.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

ViolentAbacus posted...

Scott Pilgrim vs The World

Rating: 92/100

A collision of millennial spatial reasoning and social logic that refracts through the kaleidoscope technicolor comic book world of superheroics, creating a sharply-written, intimate exploration into twentysomething relationships, turning their iniquities palatable with comedic fantasy. In other words, it's a damn good ride. Almost every single side character feels like a burst of personality, and the cast is a murderer's row of comedic talent, turning the smallest of one-liners into brilliant moments. Really, the antidote to the common Hangover.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

ertyu0078 posted...

Batman and Robin

Rating: 28/100

It's a bad movie. What do you want from me? It lacks the qualities one would expect to find in good movies. I will defend Clooney's Bruce Wayne, which is criminally underrated, however.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Xeybozn posted...

Monty Python's Life of Brian

Rating: 65/100

In all honesty, I find myself all over the place with Monty Python comedies. Generally speaking, I prefer the tight variety hour style of their shorter sketches most of all, but there are a couple of exceptions. Life of Brian at times feels like it could be a much more biting subversion of the Christ story, but it becomes equal parts incoherent and obvious, and it kind of loses its momentum. The end is fantastic though.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

TheCodeisBosco posted...

Shane

I can't remember anything about this movie at all, so I probably need to rewatch it.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

HanOfTheNekos posted...

Air Bud: Golden Receiver

Rating: 13/100

It fucking sucks.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

ViolentAbacus posted...

Hmm..

Tropic Thunder

Rating: 88/100

Absolutely brilliant. Yes, it's loud. Yes, it's broad. Yes, it's humor is at times insanely juvenile. Yet somehow, this biting satire really captures some interesting nuance in its discussions about how Hollywood characters to the bizarre eccentricities of the acting elite. RDJ in particular really strikes some chords with the Kirk Lazarus character, a character who I think can be endlessly dissected. And once again, Matty Mac knocks it out of the park as Tugg Speedman's agent.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

NFUN posted...

The Treasure of Sierra Madre

Rating: 69/100

I know everything that this film does right, but I also really just can't stand Bogart. I also think the pacing of the movie and its shot style is a little too antiquated for me. A classic that I would definitely give due deference to, but not something I am particularly interested in rewatching.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Aecioo posted...

Crimson Tide

Rating: 73/100

There are an absolute fuckton of submarine movies, which leads me to ask, how much more juice can we squeeze from this lemon? Submarines, in theory, seem like the least interesting aspect of military conquest. That said, the score is great, the performances are amazing, and Crimson Tide is a great little movie that I think is often overlooked by film fanatics.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

trdl23 posted...

Hey, better than I expected. Cool!

Hook

Rating: 64/100

Another excellent concept that was weighed down by some questionable decisions. Hoffman makes a very curious villain that some people apparently think is Captain Hook, but given the performance, I can't imagine Hoffman thought he was playing the character from Peter Pan. And Julia Roberts is there too. I'm not sure why, but she is. As for the star of the show, however, Robin Williams is every bit the charismatic lead that the movie needs, and I wish more time could have been spent in the process of watching him reclaim his childlike sense of wonderment.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

ViolentAbacus posted...

Bad Times at the El Royale

I've never seen it.

Xeybozn posted...

Lawrence of Arabia

Rating: 83/100

I respect anyone who hates the bloated length of this movie, but as a biopic, it's one of the best ones out there. I think, for me, you can't give a long period of someone's life short shrift. In all honesty, I'm more of a fan of exploring biographies in a self-contained American Crime Story/Feud style season of a show. Lawrence of Arabia is probably about as long as one of those, right? Whether it is or not, it does a great job at feeling like a fully told story of a really interesting person, one I have conflicting feelings about.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Hbthebattle posted...

The Incredibles

Rating: 68/100

I get it, I'm an asshole, but I just find the Incredibles to be a shallow version of what non-comics people think comics should be. Nothing about the movie is particularly original or unexplored from comics, and yet the movie seems to believe itself something intensely insightful. And, I'll admit, Bob Parr just is too loud and broad of a character for me.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

LinkMarioSamus posted...

The Wild Bunch

Something I'd honestly need to rewatch since it's been a while.

ertyu0078 posted...

Van Helsing

Rating: 56/100

Great concept, awful execution. And while you can chalk some of it up to subpar special effects, the real crime here is the dialogue. Between that, and some really questionable editing, the movie feels like the 21st century equivalent of a B-movie.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Raka_Putra posted...

Driving Miss Daisy

Rating: 71/100

For years, I was a huge defender of this movie until I realized that, as it turns out, old racist women are actually kind of boring, and Morgan Freeman was just masking the intensely dull interactions that form the framework of this film. I do like to hate Aykroyd's character in this movie, in any event.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

TheCodeisBosco posted...

Can't recommend High and Low enough.

Seeing The Martian suggested made me think of my favorite Matt Damon film, The Informant!. I'll suggest that one next.

Rating: 58/100

Soderbergh is one of my favorite directors, and Matt Damon is always a must-watch for me. That said, The Informant! just kind of... exists? I was left kind of cold by the film. I have to blame the writing, first and foremost. The subject matter is, I believe, tough to make exciting, but the script does itself no favors.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

trdl23 posted...

Okay time for my actual favorite movie, though I dont expect it to score well

North by Northwest

Rating: 86/100

One of my favorite Hitchcock films, but hell, you can't beat Cary Grant. The guy is the era's best, and Hitchcock is right up there with him.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Great_Paul posted...

12 Angry Men

Rating: 100/100

One of my all-time favorite films. I expect most people either think it's intensely boring or just flat-out intense. The crafting of the plot is perfection; there's a visual progression through the film that you can anticipate coming, and yet you desperately want to know how the jurors will be swayed. Especially the final few. It's suspense in a really, really unique way.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Xeybozn posted...

Ace in the Hole

Never seen it.

ViolentAbacus posted...

You can ignore my Fantastic Mr. fox one.

Instead,

Coraline - there isn't enough animated things in here!

Rating: 82/100

Beautiful, horrifying. I don't have any particularly interesting insights about Coraline other than the strange way it manipulates my emotions being sort-of a very Neil Gaiman thing to do. Gaiman has always married his brand of fairy tale to a flavor of storytelling wholly his own. When you look at his best works, they all feel like Gaiman stories. There's a certain timelessness to them, like the stories would hold up five years from now or five hundred.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Hbthebattle posted...

Kung Fury

Rating: 90/100

Fuck it, I don't care. Kung Fury is all sorts of stupid awesome, and I could watch it all day. Give me retro-80s edgy karate masters and dinosaurs fighting Nazis all day.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Mega Mana posted...

Speed

Rating: 53/100

An interesting concept that honestly breaks down really quickly if you give it any thought, Speed is a mess of 90s action - loud, poorly edited, full of cliched dialogue, and anchored by a goofy, ridiculous villain who needs to exist because of reasons. Likely, Keanu Reeves is always Keanu Reeves, and that makes this an average movie.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Johnbobb posted...

A Serbian Film

Not only have I not watched it, I won't. Straight up.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

cyan1001 posted...

Kung fu hustle

Rating: 89/100

God, I love this movie. It's action sequences are inventive, brilliant, rhythmic in nature. They are one part comedy and two parts technically impressive. Honestly, everything about the world of Kung Fu Hustle just yearns to be explored further and further. There's a magic in every aspect of the story, and I felt spellbound just watching it.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Cybat posted...

Birds of Prey

I need to give this a rewatch before I rate it.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

ViolentAbacus posted...

That hurt my soul, but I can understand it! The Departed and No Country for Old Men are two of my favorite movies. Always fun seeing what other people think!

The Fantastic Mr. Fox

Somehow missed this one.

Rating: 84/100

Wes Anderson makes a Wes Anderson movie about Ocean's Eleven and sets it in the farm next door to Chicken Run.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

ertyu0078 posted...

Ghostbusters

Rating: 81/100

Hilarious without being funny. Does that make sense? There aren't really 'jokes' in Ghostbusters, and yet, as a comedy, it's one of the better ones of the 80s. The style of the film walks the line of multiple genres, and the result is a charming, self-aware story that never lingers too long on the process. It's just along for the ride, relying on an all-star cast to propel the insanity forward.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Jesse_Custer posted...

Superman II

Rating: 78/100

My favorite of the original Superman films, I've admittedly lost a little of my love for this movie over the years. I think, to some extent, Geoff Johns has done a better job making Zod and his cronies engaging characters in the mid-00s, and Lex Luthor, while hilarious in this film, comes across as largely toothless. But it's an enchanting little story, reminiscent of a fairy tale more than a superhero story.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

changmas posted...

Airplane!

Rating: 74/100

The further removed I get from Airplane, the more I feel as if it hasn't aged well. It's starting to feel like a relic, archaic. A historical example of how the word "funny" used to be defined, rather than actually funny. The broad style of the Leslie Nielsen parody comedy asks us to throw every type of joke at the wall and see what sticks, and, ultimately, it's a good strategy when you have a talented cast piloting a script that is unyielding in its one-liners.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Great_Paul posted...

Escape From New York

Rating: 72/100

This is not a good movie. Let me be entirely clear about that. But this is, in fact, a fun movie. Action in the 80s tends to trend to mindless entertainment, and at the top of that mindless mound of 80s action sits Escape from New York, a king among its kind. This largely rides off of a simple but interesting concept and a tongue-in-cheek performance from Kurt Russell which tells us he's in on the jokes and at the same time fully embracing the nature of the character. That's a tough needle to thread, but he does it.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

TheCodeisBosco posted...

Yeah, Holly Hunter wasn't the best casting choice for Raising Arizona. Her performance and John Goodman's extended yelling scenes are the weak points of the film imo. I have a soft spot for it overall, though, because the wild-yet-wistful feel is totally up my alley.

High and Low

Never heard of it.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

trdl23 posted...

Caddyshack

Rating: 61/100
Actually, in the scheme of great 80s SNL movies, this one of the ones I can't get on-board with. The cast is largely unlikable, and I even find Bill Murray's character a bit of a whiff in comparison to most of his other roles. 80s comedy rarely leaves me feeling numb - either it's great or it's terrible. Caddyshack is a rare "eh" film for me. Maybe I just don't like golf enough.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Zigzagoon posted...

Isle of Dogs

Rating: 84/100

It's a Wes Anderson film. As such, it has all of the flaws of every Wes Anderson film and all of the eccentric charm of a Wes Anderson film. Also, the exact same cast as a Wes Anderson film. Ultimately, I think it's probably #3 on my Wes Anderson film list, behind two other Wes Anderson movies, both of which feature Wes Anderson ideas about Wes Anderson concepts.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Xeybozn posted...

The Third Man

Rating: 81/100

I'm a huge proponent of postwar spy style films, and combined with a phenomenal character in Harry Lime, you have something really special here. Special mention needs to be made with regards to the filming and lighting; it keeps you off-kilter the entire film. When you're a little dizzy, when it's a little hard to get your bearings, a plot with twists and turns becomes so much more engaging, and The Third Man excels at keeping you off-balance.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

NFUN posted...

The Martian

Rating: 77/100

Castaway has never been so good. The latest, greatest rewrite of a Swiss Family Robinson style of adaptation to a hostile environment, The Martian is well-treated by its star, Matt Damon, who certainly has the down-to-Earth charisma necessary to make the film work well. I have no real complaints about it at all. It's not Earth-shattering filmmaking, but it's a great little adventure that never feels any less than urgent.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

ertyu0078 posted...

Who framed roger rabbit

Rating: 80/100

A great, madcap story that has every bit of the Looney Tunes flavor mixed with a Dick Tracy noir sensibility. The fish-out-of-water concept is well-displayed, and despite its Disney origins, this movie feels like anything but Disney. Not only is it an enchanting and off-putting tale, but its really a remarkable achievement in filmmaking. Before the era of CGI, the animation is so seamlessly integrated into the live-action. It really creates a fantastic world that you don't want to leave.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

HanOfTheNekos posted...

Reservoir Dogs

Rating: 84/100

While not my favorite Tarantino film, Reservoir Dogs is a brilliantly constructed heist film that eschews the complex nature of a robbery in favor of an unflinchingly brutal portrayal of criminals and crime. In fact, the film becomes almost too uncomfortable to watch at times when it dives into the realm of torture, and that's really where I lose some of my interest. Ultimately, however, I think the dialogue is very strongly written, and the characters carry a fast-paced plot to that top echelon of movie storytelling.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

ViolentAbacus posted...

No Country for Old Men

Rating: 98/100

Another one of my favorite crime films, No Country is actually a pretty boring book that somehow became an intensely suspenseful film. The sparse use of dialogue really makes every moment count. The entire film is always on a simmer, ready to boil. Naturally, a lot of that feeling of danger comes from the character of Anton Chigurh, whose eyes are like empty voids, pulling you in and repelling you at the same time. I can't rave enough about Javier Bardem in this film, honestly. The entire movie revolves around him, and I wouldn't want it any other way.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

BetrayedTangy posted...

The Departed

Rating: 99/100

Definitely one of the most gripping crime films in history, I absolutely adore the entire film. Even on rewatches, I find myself on the edge of my seat. The ease at which the characters play one another in this strange modern Shakespearean story of two men who are the same and yet entirely different is just fantastic. In another world, Damon and DiCaprio's characters could be living each other's lives. Also, a massive shout-out to the supporting cast who really make this movie. Martin Sheen, Alec Baldwin, and of course Mark Wahlberg turn this movie into something phenomenal. Especially Wahlberg, who gives a performance way above his caliber as an actor.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

trdl23 posted...

I love the movie but still completely agree with you.

Us

Honestly, I need to give this a rewatch before I rate it. So I'm throwing it on my list!
Jesse_Custer posted...

Brazil

The same is true of Brazil, which I don't remember too well. I haven't seen it since college.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Xeybozn posted...

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Rating: 100/100

One of my all-time favorite movies, Jimmy Stewart absolutely symbolizes the hope I wish I could have in man overcoming the mire of corruption in Washington. Admittedly a purely populist story, I think that, as a piece of history, Mr. Smith represents the always-enduring desire to roll up one's sleeves and make right the wrongs in the world. The film also gives a very nuanced, interesting portrayal of the villainy of corporate politics. One of the rare movies that gets me a little choked up by the end.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

TheCodeisBosco posted...

Raising Arizona

Rating: 73/100

Ultimately, Raising Arizona was the R-Rated Baby Boom, and as such, it was enjoyable but ultimately forgettable for me. Carried by an awesome Nic Cage performance, and weighed down by Holly Hunter continuing to exist, Arizona has never felt like a Coen Brothers film to me. Instead, I remember being gripped by a surprisingly sorrowful story masquerading behind a white trash comedy that had a lot of charm. Except the charmless Holly Hunter.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

trdl23 posted...

Repo: the Genetic Opera

Rating: 42/100

While I respect the desire to paint a picture that's wholly original in a genre that's been mired by the same-same formula pushed for decades, I ultimately have landed on not enjoying Repo. Its sounds are unpleasant, its plot is lost, and to some extent, Repo just seems to me to be an outcry to the edgy innovation of Rocky Horror without the attention to musicality and storytelling there. Conceptually interesting, but lacking a mind for filmmaking at its helm. Just not enough nuance, not enough polish. Rough and unappealing, although sprinkled with a dash of potential.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

Jesse_Custer posted...

Interstellar

Rating: 79/100

Probably my least favorite Chris Nolan movie, all things being equal. I greatly respect the vision Nolan presents, and as always, the concepts are so thoroughly and decisively designed, down to the smallest intricacy, that you almost have to believe that Nolan is more scientist than filmmaker. His ideas just naturally click. The score is amazing, and Matty Mac lands his role. But I found the plot tended to meander and it felt less urgent than the story suggested. That could entirely be chalked up to the nature of the expansive timeline of the story, and I admit that movies that cover decades tend to lose my interest often. Ultimately, I wasn't gripped by the story or the characters in a way that Chris Nolan usually pulls me in. Interstellar just feels a little esoteric for my tastes.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful

ViolentAbacus posted...

Robinhood: Men in Tights

Rating: 71/100

As a child, I absolutely loved Men in Tights. The comedy landed so well for me, broad and obvious, like high beams aimed at a deer. But since then, the film has lost some of its luster. Mel Brooks' brand of humor can at times be a drag in its absolute loudness, so his films have started to become a sort-of "have to be in the right mood" style of movie. Cary Elwes fits naturally in the title role, and he proves to be the glue that holds a lot of snapshot disparate scenes in the Robin Hood story together. Add in a pretty memorable Prince John and you have a decent little movie.

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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful