Movie mini reviews

Post by **Dog Pants** » October 2nd, 2008, 9:22

From Dusk 'Til Dawn was Rodriguez, not Tarantino. Tarantino had a hand in the screenplay I think, and obviously appeared in the film, but it wasn't a Tarantino film.

On that subject though, I liked Reservoir Dogs at the time, but so much of Tarantino's stuff is just sweary gangsters and style over content that I've lost interest.

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » October 2nd, 2008, 9:46

Dog Pants wrote:On that subject though, I liked Reservoir Dogs at the time, but so much of Tarantino's stuff is just sweary gangsters and style over content that I've lost interest.

He is somewhat of a one trick pony. But I'll watch his films and his early efforts are important cinema.

Mr. Johnson · Post by **Mr. Johnson** » October 2nd, 2008, 10:44

Dog Pants wrote:From Dusk 'Til Dawn was Rodriguez, not Tarantino. Tarantino had a hand in the screenplay I think, and obviously appeared in the film, but it wasn't a Tarantino film.

On that subject though, I liked Reservoir Dogs at the time, but so much of Tarantino's stuff is just sweary gangsters and style over content that I've lost interest.

Post by **Dog Pants** » October 2nd, 2008, 11:22

spoodie wrote: He is somewhat of a one trick pony. But I'll watch his films and his early efforts are important cinema.

I'll admit he seems to have opened the way to more indie film makers and unknown directors, and I agree that his films have an undeniably cool feel to them, but I just can't bring myself to find anything recent interesting. That said, going back even further than Reservoir Dogs, True Romance was a brilliant film. Wasn't Natural Born Killers one of his too? I really should watch that.

MORDETH LESTOK · Post by **MORDETH LESTOK** » October 2nd, 2008, 13:25

From Dusk till Dawn was great all the way up to they turned into vampires...then it was just <strike>silly</strike> stupid...Clooney was at his best and I would have loved a prequel with his Seth character. And of course, more Selma Hayek snake dancing...
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvCTkBKRggc[/media]
Wasn't Natural Born Killers an Oliver Stone flick? (too hungover to look any more stuff up)

Shada · Post by **Shada** » October 2nd, 2008, 13:28

MORDETH LESTOK wrote:From Dusk till Dawn was great all the way up to they turned into vampires...then it was just <strike>silly</strike> stupid...

that was... the entire point of the movie

Post by **Roman Totale** » October 2nd, 2008, 13:36

Dog Pants wrote:True Romance was a brilliant film.

I was just flicking through the TV menu thing, and I noticed that True Romance had just started. "Awesome" I thought, the fact that it was the Nigerian Movies channel not deterring me.

Turned out to be some Nigerian tv soap on the big screen affair. I wasn't impressed.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » October 2nd, 2008, 13:37

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » October 2nd, 2008, 15:50

MORDETH LESTOK wrote:Wasn't Natural Born Killers an Oliver Stone flick? (too hungover to look any more stuff up)

Yes, but written (story, not screenplay) by QT. As was True Romance.

I was fortunately unaware that Dusk Till Dawn had vampires in it so when it all changed half way through it was a great surprise. I loved it. Not a great film, but enjoyable.

MORDETH LESTOK · Post by **MORDETH LESTOK** » October 2nd, 2008, 15:51

Shada wrote:that was... the entire point of the movie

which I don't get...cuz everything upto the vampires was quite seriously twisted and intense...then it went to shit

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » October 2nd, 2008, 15:59

MORDETH LESTOK wrote:which I don't get...cuz everything upto the vampires was quite seriously twisted and intense...then it went to shit

You're getting "shit" and "awesome" mixed up.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » October 2nd, 2008, 16:16

Mr. Johnson wrote:The Forsaken (2001)

I rather enjoyed that, better than it's 5/10 IMDB rating.

Also, random boobs, which are always a good thing.

Post by **Dog Pants** » October 2nd, 2008, 16:20

spoodie wrote:I was fortunately unaware that Dusk Till Dawn had vampires in it so when it all changed half way through it was a great surprise. I loved it. Not a great film, but enjoyable.

This ^

I'd heard vague mention of vampires somewhere, but when there was no sign of them after almost half the movie I'd assumed that I'd been misinformed.

Post by **HereComesPete** » October 2nd, 2008, 16:27

That.

A lot of films with tarantino's name on them are screenplays he wrote as a bored shift worker at a video rental store.

I really enjoyed clooney in dusk till dawn, I generally can't stand the man.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » October 2nd, 2008, 18:11

Just watched Dusk till dawn again, not seen it in a few years.

Most entertaining, Tarantino can't act for shit, but he doesn't hurt the movie too bad with it.

MORDETH LESTOK · Post by **MORDETH LESTOK** » October 2nd, 2008, 18:30

spoodie wrote:You're getting "shit" and "awesome" mixed up.

LoL...I guess you prefer the comedy side of the movie...

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » October 13th, 2008, 14:03

HereComesPete wrote:Doomsday - Scottish mad max/28 days later/other films knock off. Rhona Mitra (that bird who was the stand around doing nowt model for Lara Croft a while back) has an eye that she can take out her head. It has tits, and guns, and gimps and cars and medieval fighting and bob hoskins and spikes and cannibalism and ugly suppurating pustules from an unstoppable virus.

It's thoroughly shit, but excellent too. Well worth a sweep.

6/10

If Christopher Walken had been involved and if he'd been sporting a frankly insane hair do it would have scored eleven, it's that close to being a classic.

Just watched this, most pleasing.

I'm surprised how much they managed to clean Glasgow up for the filming there.

oh, and I'd suggest DVD or higher quality for this, it's quite pretty.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » October 31st, 2008, 14:28

Halloween (2007)

Rob Zombie's rehash of Halloween, the first half of it is actually pretty good, the second half is same shit, different movie.

Liked the music choices though.

Oh, and Malcolm McDowell (Linderman) as Loomis is casting perfection.

6/10

mrbobbins · Post by **mrbobbins** » October 31st, 2008, 15:12

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:(Linderman)

I think that's a tad unnecessary!

/is dressing up as Alex DeLarge tomorrow

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » December 13th, 2008, 11:15

I know you've all seen this:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pXfHLUlZf4[/media]

but I didn't know that those people also made this:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mrc3D84o-xA[/media]

Which is worth a watch. I got plenty of laughs out of it. Bear in mind that the trailer doesn't really do it justice, not that I'm saying it's cinematic brilliance. I'd put it on par with Dodgeball for stupid laughs and with a small pinch of Napoleon Dynamite for quirkiness.