What was the last movie you've seen?

[Mod_Man_Extreme]

The Hangover

How was it?

[dsheinem]

The Hangover - Not as good as I had hoped, although the funniest parts were given away in the trailer(s) for the film. The premise is actually much funnier than the plot itself, and the casting could have been better (I thought only Galifianakis is memorable). Still, it's good for a few cheap laughs - worth spending $5 to see but not one I'd probably pay much to own later on, as I can't see it getting repeat viewings.
Grade: 2/5

Tropic Thunder - I finally got around to seeing this as it is on premium cable now, and I actually liked it better than I thought I would. The scene where the director takes them into the jungle (and the immediate aftermath) had me laughing hard, and the spoofing of 80s era 'Nam/combat films is spot on.
Grade: 2.5/5

Goldfinger - Somehow the pre-Pierce Brosnan Bond movies were something that I was never able to get into. I am aware that 60s era Bond is generally regarded as better than the 90s Bond films, but I only really knew enough about older 007 movies to get the references in the Austin Powers series. However, I started picking up the new Blu-Ray releases of the franchise and have finally started watching (and really appreciating) the Sean Connery films. For my money, Goldeneye is the best of the bunch (I've seen 3-4 earlier ones, too). It does a good job building suspense, has memorable characters, wit, and seems to combine all the necessary Bond elements into the perfect mix.
Grade: 4/5

Death Proof - I saw the whole Grindhouse feature a year or two ago, but recently re-wathced Tarantino's half of the flick and tried to assess it as a stand alone film. Even then, Death Proof is really two films in one, loosely tied together with the same antagonist in each half of the film. The visual and audio nods to the inspirational source material are terrific, and Tarantino still writes dialogue better than most. Unfortunately, dialogue and style is really all the movie has going for it in the first half - it is not until the second half (where it combines these elements with some visceral action) that the film really takes off. Not Tarantino's worst, but far from his best.
Grade: 3.5/5

Next Up: Review of the Underworld Trilogy, Up, Righteous Kill (maybe), and more!

Also, has anyone seen Drag Me to Hell? Is it any good?

[fast]

Rewatched King of Kong - Now I really want to play Donkey Kong

[MrPopo]

I've always felt that Goldfinger was the best Bond movie. You had a bit of action, a lot of inruige, and a genuinly enjoyable villian in Auric Goldfinger. I really liked Casino Royale since it felt like a shift back to the Connery-era style of Bond movies where the emphasis was on the spying and not the action. But then I was really let down by Quantum of Solace, since it felt very Brosnan.

[Bootaaay]

Mongol - an epic, but convoluted look at the life of Genghis Khan. Tadanobu Asano performs admirably as Temudjin, the man who will become Khan of all the peoples, but the fractured narrative is at times confusing as the action jumps from one point to another, skipping back and forth between various points in Temudjin's life. As such, there is little time for exposition which at times leaves the viewer thoroughly confused and ultimately fails to do justice to such an epic tale. Ideally this project would have been spread across 2, even 3 films - everything is there, a good cast, an epic story, beautiful scenery & cinematography, a healthy dose of violence etc, but it's all to waste as the director attempts to condense all these elements into a scant 2 hours.

2/5

[Ack]

Mongol - an epic, but convoluted look at the life of Genghis Khan. Tadanobu Asano performs admirably as Temudjin, the man who will become Khan of all the peoples, but the fractured narrative is at times confusing as the action jumps from one point to another, skipping back and forth between various points in Temudjin's life. As such, there is little time for exposition which at times leaves the viewer thoroughly confused and ultimately fails to do justice to such an epic tale. Ideally this project would have been spread across 2, even 3 films - everything is there, a good cast, an epic story, beautiful scenery & cinematography, a healthy dose of violence etc, but it's all to waste as the director attempts to condense all these elements into a scant 2 hours.

2/5

Is it better than The Conqueror?

[fast]

The Last Mimzy

Ok Dwight aside, it was an interesting movie. Slow in parts and lots of interesting ideas. I might have missed something but all the Hindu references probably mean alot more to the story than I realize/gave them credit.

[Bootaaay]

Is it better than The Conqueror?

The old John Wayne one? Yeah, I can safely say it's definetly the better film, I could never get past the preposterous casting of Wayne as Temujin - but, it's hard to compare the two and I know The Conquerer has it's fair share of fans, but in terms of cinematography, action, budget and direction Mongol has it beat hands down, if only by the virtues of modern technology - as I said, this would be a great film, if not for 2 hour runtime.

[REPO Man]

Friday the 13th remake (the "Killer Cut" edition) - good.

House of 1000 Corpses (again) - still awesome and freaky.

Next on my list: the original version of Hairspray (with Divine's final performance, which is WAY better than Travolta's version in the new film).

[Anayo]

"The Secret of Nimh"

Good grief this movie was amazing. It's like a Disney film with animated animal characters, but darker - very mysterious and intriguing. It's almost like a sci-fi version of Redwall or something. If you're remotely into Disney style animated films you'll love this one.