This movie is absolutely BRILLIANT! It's a MUST SEE for everyone.
I can't beleive it took me this long to see it.
STORY: 6.5/7 After Audrey (Halle Berry) loses her husband (David Duchovny) to a senseless murder, she invites her husbands best friend to live with her at the family home. Jerry (Benicio Del Toro) is a recoverring heroin addict and this lifestyle has always cause Audrey to hate him, however, in her time of need it seems that his presence is one of the few things holding her together.
ACTING: 6.5/7 Halle Berry and Benicio Del Toro are both SO DAMN BRILLIANT! There isn't even anything to say about how good they are. Special mentions are also going to have to go to Micah Berry and Alexis Llewellyn who played Audrey's children.
OVERALL: 6.5/7
You simply HAVE TO see this movie! Everybody does!
Interesting Trivia - - Harper goes to see "Sunset Blvd" at the cinema
STORY: 3.5/7 I was actually quite unimpressed with this movie. It was enjoyable to watch, but it didn't seem to have the intelligence of M Night Shyamalan's previous work.
ACTING: 4/7 Zooey Deschanel is totally brilliant. I love her! Marky Mark was pretty good in this role, but occasionally got extremely "cute" when trying to be frightened, which was just funny.
GORE RATING: 3/7 I know this isn't REALLY a horror but it did have some TINY amounts of gore in it.
STORY: 5.5/7 The story of the movie basically follows on from the television series. It takes some very predictable twists, but is still extremely enjoyable to watch.
ACTING: 6/7 These women have lived the lives of these characters for YEARS, so of course they are going to be brilliant as they step back into the stilettos. However, Jennifer Hudson was less than perfect as Louise, Carrie's new assistant.
SOUND / SCORE: 4.5/7 Fergie. 'Nuff said ? Ha ha ha In all honesty, the soundtrack for this movie was quite enjoyable.
STORY: 5.5/7 Anthony "Tick" Belrose AKA Mitzi Del Bra (Hugo Weaving) takes a roadtrip into the center of Australia to perform a drag show. He takes along friend Bernadette Bassenger (Terrence Stamp) and fellow performer Adam "Felicia" Whitely (Guy Pearce.)
ACTING: 5/7 Hugo Weaving is quite believable and makes himself a very deep and thoughtful character as does Terrence Stamp. Guy Pearce, on the other hand, plays an absolute stereotype of the flaming-homosexual-drag-queen.
SCORE / SOUND: 5.5/7 The soundtrack for this movie is totally great. It's uber-gay and fun fun fun. Of course, there is a bit of ABBA in it, which is gross, but it's just so cool.
STORY: 6.5/7 Honestly, this book (that the movie is based on) is PURE BRILLIANCE!! You really HAVE TO read it.
ACTING: 5/7 Mos Def is so much fun and Martin Freeman is cute and weird and funny as Arthur Dent. The one to watch though, is Zooey Deschanel. I freaking love her!
STORY: 3/7 - (but funny) Curt and Julie are in love. After an accident which leaves Julie dead, Curt takes her body to his fathers lab where he uses the re-animating gas from all the other "Living Dead" dead movies to bring her back.
ACTING: 3.5/7 Melinda Clarke is hilarious at the best of times.
GORE RATING: 4.5/7
Well, of course there's the obligatory limb ripping and flesh eating but the cake-taker in this movie is Julie's self mutilation as shown on the cover of the DVD.
STORY: 3.5/7 It wasn't a brilliant story, but i guess it wasn't really that bad. Sean has gone to stay with his uncle Trevor for 10 days, while his mother moves to Canada. While at Sean is at Trevor's house they go out on a scientific study which Sean's dad had done ten years before. They end up finding a way to the center of the earth, using the book by Jules Verne as a guide.
ACTING: 4/7 Brendan Fraser has never been the best actor in the world. In fact, I wouldn't even go as far as saying he was even a good actor. Anita Briem was quite entertaining to watch, but it was Josh Hutcherson who really carried this movie.
* Fraser, Hutcherson and Briem *
SCORE / SOUND: 3.5/7 The soundtrack for this movie was... ok.
STORY: 5/7 Not only are the dinosaurs still roaming around on the island we saw in "Jurassic Park" but there is actually another island coverred in dinosaurs that we never even knew about. Mr Hammond has sent a team in to study the dinosaurs living on "Site B" which includes Dr Ian Malcom from the first movie!
ACTING: 4.5 Jeff Goldblum was made for the character of Ian Malcolm. He mumbles and rants so well! The standout here would have to be Julianne Moore though. She's awesome.
CINE / VISUAL EFFETCS: 6/7 Best movie dinosaurs ever! Honestly, they just look so freaking good!
SCORE / SOUND: 6/7 Who doesn't know the Jurassic Park theme music? It's big and bold and exciting and lends itself perfectly to the granduer of giant dinosaurs.
I was honestly expecting this movie to be quite crap, but it was surprisingly funny.
STORY: 4.5/7 John (Will Arnett) and Dean (Will Forte) are brothers who are, let's say, creepily close. After their father falls into a coma, they decide that they need to have a child so that he can have a grandchild before he dies. Unfortunately, neither of them have ANY luck with women, so they decide to find a surrogate mother.
ACTING: 5/7 Will Arnett is so fantastic to watch when he plays a brainless weirdo (Arrested Development, Blades of Glory and basically everything else he's ever in.) I'm not all too familiar with Will Forte but he was so funny! A special mention has to go to Kristen Wiig who was HILARIOUS as Janine.
* Will Arnett *
One thing here before I give it it's overall score. The openning credits for this movie were written in COMIC SANS! what the heck is that about? MOVIES shouldn't use comic sans.
OVERALL: 6/7
This movie was so much better than I ever expected.
Interesting Facts - - Will Arnett is married to Amy Poehler - Amy Poehler made a movie about a surrogate mother - Bill Hader makes a guest appearance
Yes, that's right, it's a LOST BOYS (1987) sequel. Starring COREY FELDMAN in his role as Edgar Frog.
STORY: 4/7 Siblings Chris and Nicole have just moved to Luna Bay where they meet a whole group of new people. After Nicole goes out for a night with Shane, she comes home different. After going to find the local surfboard shaper Edgar Frog, Chris is told that Nicole is now a vampire. Frog and Chris must work together to destroy the vampires.
ACTING: 4/7 Well, for one, Corey Feldman is in it. He has never been the best actor in the history of time, but has always been opne of the most entertaining to watch! There is also another Sutherland in this movie. Angus Sutherland (walking in the footsteps of half-brother Keifer) is the bad guy Shane.
Edgar Frog: board shaper / vampire hunter
SCORE / SOUND: 4/7 It's an average straight-to-video horror movie soundtrack
GORE RATING: 3/7 To be honest, i don't remmeber anything all that gorey at all, which is sad, considerring it's a vampire movie and they're supposed to be somewhat blood-tastic.
* Angus Sutherland as Shane *
OVERALL: 4/7
Interesting Facts - - The Goonies appears in this film on DVD - Corey Feldman was "Mouth" in The Goonies
STORY: 4/7 Basically, it's the Wizard of Oz. Not even basically, it just IS the Wizard of Oz. The things is, it's set in New York with an all black cast.
ACTING: 3/7 It's a really entertaining movie, but the acting just didn't impress me.
* The cast *
SONGS: 6/7 Even though it was the first time i'd ever seen the movie, or heard the songs, i found myself totally singing along. Lots of fun upbeaty motowny style coolness.
STORY: 4/7 Peter is playing outside and he sees a bird, a duck and a cat. All of these animals (including peter) have their own musical themes. Peters grandfather comes out and takes peter back inside. A big wolf comes along and eats the duck. Peter and the bird form a plan to catch the wolf so that a group of hunters can take him away.
ACTING: 2/7 The only real acting in this is by Peter and the Grandfather. All of the other characters are puppets, or musicians playing their instruments. Peter is absolutely pitiful. You could include the dancers into this, which would raise the score, because they are so much fun to watch.
* Peter and the Wolf *
SCORE / SOUND: 6.5/7 This is the only reason you would ever buy this DVD, other than to see a puppet of Sting. Everyone in the world would recognise Prokofiev's music here, especially Peter's theme.
This piece of music is just so much fun, and it's educational at the same time. Children can learn about the different types of instruments as they see the story unfold.
OVERALL: 5/7
Interesting Facts - - also includes other pieces by Prokofiev
People keep talking about how this movie ruined the phantom of the opera. I totally disagree. I think this movie is quite brilliant and a lot of correct choices were made.
STORY: 5/7 Christine is a dancer at the famous Opera Populaire, and is being trained to sing by a mysterious teacher known as the "angel of music." When the opera's owner leaves town, and sells it to a pair of inexperienced men, the "angel of music" decides to take complete control and make his student the star of the show.
ACTING: 5/7 Everyone talks about how Gerard Butler destroyed this movie.. I personally think he did quite well for a singer with no previous experience. Patrick Wilson is also pretty cool as Raoul.
* Emmy Rossum and Gerard Butler *
CINE / VISUAL EFFECTS: 5.5/7 The opening sequence is enough for me to give this a 5. When the chandelier is pulled back up to the roof and the room bursts into life and colour it is just BRILLIANT!! Then of course there's the masquerade sequence with big awesome dancing and fans and glittery awesomeness.
* Masquerade *
SONGS: 6.5/7 I freaking love this musical. Heck, i love ALL musicals, so it doesn't take that much.
OVERALL: 5.5/7
Interesting facts - - Minnie Driver is the only actor who didn't sing - There were 3 chandeliers made - The chandelier weighed 2.2 tonnes
I got this movie really thinking it would have the song "Eep Op Ork Ah Ah" but it doesn't, so i was really dissapointed.
STORY: 3/7 George Jetson is offered a promotion (Vice President of Spacely's Sprockets) as long as he goes to the new factory that's far away in space. When George gets there, he finds out that the factory is having a LOT of problems, which it turns out are being caused by cute little fluffy things. Meanwhile, daughter: Judy is having some trouble of her own, when they moved she was forced to leave behind her boyfriend and she is really lonely. Luckily, there's a strange blue boy in the mall.
ACTING: NONE None of that in this movie, sorry.
SCORE / SOUND: 3/7 The soundtrack is full of crappy songs by Tiffany who is voicing Judy.
Douglas Adams is an ABSOLUTE GENIUS! The Hitch Hikers book series is undoubtedly one o fthe best things i've EVER read.
STORY: 7/7 Arthur Dent is a regular guy, trying to stop the local council from knocking down his house to build a by-pass. Luckily for him, his best friend Ford Prefect shows up and takes him away before the entire PLANET is destroyed for the creation of an inter-stellar by-pass. Ford, of course, isn't actually from earth, he is from a small planet somewhere in the vicinity of Betelgeuse.
Lots of stuff happens, you really have to read it / see it.
ACTING: 3/7 The acting on this BBC mini-series is actually quite dissapointing. It's the majority of the original cast of the radio show, but they simply aren't very good on screen.
I'm not exactly sure what else there is to be said. It's just a totally brilliant story.
Fun, Fun, Fun! That's what this is! I love Doc Seuss, Cause he's the Shiz!
I've been a Dr Seuss fan forever, so seeing the classic stories told through film is pretty great!
STORY: 6/7 The Who's are celebrating Christmas in Whoville, it's gotta be their most favourite time of year. The Grinch however, HATES Christmas, and he wants to destroy it. It all comes down to Cindy-Lou Who to teach the grinch the meaning of christmas.
ACTING: 5.5/7 Jim Carrey is so great at this kind of thing. He's eeeeevil! the whole cast plays this so well, including Taylor Momsen (Paranoid Park) as Cindy-Lou Who. Jeffrey Tambor and Christine Baranski also make WONDERFUL appearances.
* Baranski, Carrey and Tambor *
CINE / VISUAL EFFECTS: 4.5/7 Crazy colours and funny shapes. Bright lights!! Wow wow wow!
SCORE / SOUND: 4/7 your average kids movie score i guess.
SONGS: 6/7 Mr Griiiiinch! There's basically just the one song that i TOTALLY LOVE in this movie.
ANGUS T. JONES! Yes, the cute little funny kid from "Two And A Half Men" ! ! And Julie Benz is in it too!
The first movie was self-aware, made jokes at it's own expense and stuff like that... This one, takes it to a whole new level... even to the point of "Me new George. Studio too cheap to pay Brendan Fraser" which makes me smile!!
STORY: 2/7 Unhappy with George and Ursula's happiness, Ursula's mother Beatrice decide's to coax Ursula and Junior back to the city. Then there's Lyle and a hypnotist and a group of angry women and a gambling problem.
ACTING: 4/7 Angus T. Jones! Nuff said? Christopher Showerman is pretty good at the whole "Me so dumb" gag and he's pretty buff too. (i know that isn't acting, but it's part of the character) Julie Benz (who i love) is actually a little bit annoying at Ursula. Thomas Haden Church is probably the stand out again as Lyle.
Why oh why had i never seen this movie before ? ? ?
This movie has EVERYTHING! you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll sing and dance most of all, i think you'll just want to give Bjork a great big hug. This is the third film in Von Trier's series of "Golden Heart" films, in which the female lead character is naive and selfless to the very end.
STORY: 6/7 - "In a musical, nothing dreadful ever happens" Selma (Bjork) is a Czech immigrant to the USA working in a bedpan factory. Her eyes are quickly failing her and she will soon be blind. She knows that her son will share her fate unless she can get him an operation which she saves every cent she has for. To escape from the reality of her depressing life, Selma imagines herself into musicals.
ACTING: 5.5/7 - "I just wanted to hold a little baby" For a completely untrained actor, Bjork was FANTASTIC! She was absolutely brilliant. David Morse and Peter Stormare are also worth mention as Selma's landlord Bill and would be boyfriend Jeff, respectively. There is also a cameo by Joel Grey as on old czech movie star.
* Bjork singing *
CINE / VISUAL EFFECTS: 5/7 All of the camera work for this movie is handheld and kinda shaky, which is a totally good thing, because it manages to get the viewer right INTO the action. You don't feel so much like an observer, but you feel like you are actually a part of the conversations taking place. Of course, as we fall into the fantasy world of the musical numbers, the whole film style changes. We have moved out of the dreary real world and into a land full of colour and style.
SCORE / SOUND: 4.5/7 This is really odd, but i gave it 4.5 because there ISN'T any incidental musical. I can't think of any other films with no score. This is, of course, used to be a stark contrast with Selma's imagined musical segments.
SONGS: 6/7 - "I just did what i had to do" It takes a while before we even hear the first song in this movie, and it was well worth waiting. The first song in the movie "Cvalda" is a nice big celebration of what a musical should be. As the movie goes on, and the fate of the characters becomes more apparent, you can definitely feel it in the music.
I'm gonna add an extra note in here - Bjork did write and perform the musical numbers. It can't be denied that Bjork has a very distinctive sound and style, so it's probably best to have some appreciation of her work to really appreciate this movie's songs.
* Selma listening for music *
OVERALL: 6/7
You simply HAVE TO see this movie!
They say it's the last song. They don't know us, you see. It's only the last song if we let it be
* TRAILER *
Interesting Facts - - Bjork told Lars Von Trier that she hated him on a daily basis - Bjork went missing during the filming - Apparently Lars Von Trier isn't happy with the film
I always overlook this movie as a bit of childish supidity, however, when we watched it again the other day (yesterday) I was reminded of just how much fun this movie is. It does do the whole dumb kids movie thing, but then there's the intelligence of a narrator who can actually interact with the movie (done the GOOD way, not like Perfect Opposites) and John Cleese as "Ape."
STORY: 4/7 George has been raised by the animals of the jungle (tarzan anyone?) and has never met another person. Enter Ursula and Lyle. When they are attacked by a lion, Lyle shows himself for the coward that he is and Ursula is rescued by George. They then get to another better and maybe even fall in love. As things go on, Ursula is forced to take George back to the city which leads top some crazy fun.
ACTING: 5/7 It's always a bit hard to judge someone's acting when they're just being really stupid. That being said, i'm gonna say Brendan Fraser did really well as George. Thomas Haden Church was probably my favourite acting though, as Lyle Van De Groot.
* John Cleese as Ape the ape *
SCORE / SOUND: 4/7 who DOESN'T know the song... "George George George of the Jungle..." most of the score is more of that.
