role models

hi5larious is what this movie is. the black kid is absolutely priceless and seann william scott is a lot better than in the last movie i saw him in - the promotion - which was totally anus. role models is great. watch this right now.

the battle scene at the end was probs a bit too long but the humour was consistent and gold. wizard in tree.

kiss kiss bang bang

this is a great movie. the way the story evolves is really unorthodox, with the intentional recognition of the film itself being made, eg. narrator talks about scene placement. robert downy jr. plays a fantastic role and is well cast as the narrator.

pretty high paced and downy jr. talks in a fucking quick neurotic way so sometimes its a strain to keep up. heaps of funny bits however. awesome movie.

sleuth

michael caine is an amazing human. i want to be him. such a great voice and such a great actor. he plays the reverse role in the original 1972 version but i think he is far better suited to the role he plays in this 2007 remake.

not a mad fan of jude law but he works well in this.
great movie.

mr brooks

this is a great movie. watch it right now.

its pretty dark and there are a few gruesome scenes but overall it has a good plot and is well acted.

in bruges

this is a great film. i haven't seen a dark comedy for ages that has been any good, so i was very impressed with this.

colin farrell acts very well but ralph fiennes really takes the cake. he is absolutely hilarious and sinister at the same time. the plot is a little predictable but this is mostly overshadowed by the consistent humour.

the strangers

sweet mother of god.

this movie is fucking scary. absolutely motherfucking scary.
i love a good thriller/horror so i thought this movie was great. the suspense definitely outweighed the shock and fright which i find a positive in scary films.

what made the suspense worse was that this movie had very little audio/soundtrack. scary moments were rarely preceded by an orchestral buildup then accompanied with high frequency violin rape. the only music that does play is some freaky joanna newsom song on loop. most of it is just silence.... then more silence... then shit your pants... then BAM.. then where did they go?

watch this in a dark room in a quiet place, with a bucket.

21

a lot of these vegas card game movies are the same, but i don't give a shit. i still like them.

this is a great movie. well acted and actually has a decent plot to it. i personally really liked the ending although the soundtrack is a little too mainstream and feels repetitive.

laurence fishburne plays a fantastic role as a badass security chief, which contrasts well with his small and manipulative nemesis, kevin spacey. watch this movie.

wall-e

this movie is awesome.

its nice to see robots that don't blow the fuck out of everything for a change. i was very impressed with how these robots bring about such an emotional response from the audience. even though their combined lexicon seems to be limited to about 5 words, you cannot resist their endearing expressions and actions.

it is actually a very decent story and this is easily one of the best animated films i have seen and i would absolutely recommend watching it.

the pursuit of happyness

this movie is exceedingly depressing. the story follows a man and his son struggling to make ends meet in world which just won't give them a break.

for nearly the entire length of the film you are just hoping to god that life will improve for the two and after endless trials and hardships, you are nearly in tears when some light appears at the end of the tunnel.

its a sad movie, but a great movie. will smith acting is most impressive with his son in the film acted by his real son. definitely worth the watch.

gran torino

clint eastwood is one badass motherfucker.

this is a great movie which is definitely worth the watch. eastwood plays his role exceedingly well; a defensive, angry korean war vet who lives for principle. after his neighbour attempts to steal his prized possession - his 1972 gran torino - walt (eastwood) becomes determined to reform the teenager and protect him from his ganster cousins.

a fantastic part is when eastwood scares off some douche bags by pulling out his hand in the shape of a gun from his coat. so badass/ludicrous.

the film is very well made, and you feel like you are slowly getting closer to walt throughout the movie, right up until the very end. great movie.

defiance

i thought this was a great movie.

the story follows two jewish brothers who flee into the forrest and build up a hidden village to protect themselves, and other escapees who later join, from the nazis.

a very interesting movie and craig did pretty will with the accent.

definitely worth seeing.

a clockwork orange

now this is one fucked up story.

the main gist of it is that this kid called alex and his droogies go around bashing the shit out of people, raping some and stealing shit from store owners to old women. alex is finally arrested, taken to jail, then transferred to a new therapy aimed at brainwashing prisoners into feeling ill when confronted with criminal behaviour. i had read the book by burgess before i saw the movie so i knew what i was getting myself into: a fucking brutal analysis of morality and freewill.

the movie was relatively accurate to the book, as much as it could be i guess. most of what goes down in the book surely would be illegal to put in a film. it was also good to note that kubrick kept some of the russian pseudo-slang to maintain authenticity.

the movie is great but i would recommend reading the book.

slumdog millionaire

this film is glorious. absolutely fantastic.

a young indian boy makes it all the way to the final question on india's 'who wants a millionaire,' on the brink of winning 20,000,000 rps. the film follows his progression to the final question with accompanying flashbacks to his childhood memories, in which the answers lie. whilst he is actually drawing on knowledge from his intense childhood to answer the questions, the producers of the show feel he is cheating to scam himself the money.

the cinematography and photography is outstanding and the use of child actors from real mumbai slums adds to the overall authenticity. extremely well made.

go and see this right now.