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Alice in Wonderland (2010)
This could have been something special...
When I heared Tim Burton was doing a Alice in Wonderland film I was super excited. I read all the news about it and followed along as the film was made. When I saw the trailer I was even more excited as the trailer made the film seem epic and great. After I walked out of the theater last night I was less then impressed.
I love Tim Burton movies, edward scissorhands, sleepy hollow, etc are some of my favourite movies and Tim Burton creates incredible worlds and visuals. Alice had the incredible world and visuals but the story and some of the acting just fell short.
The writing in this film was sub par IMO. I thought the pacing was a bit too fast and never really got the viewer into the story. I never really cared about Alice or the other characters. This movie seemed to be all about the visuals, and while they are great that doesn't make a movie great. Avatar had amazing visuals and a not so original story but at least the story was told in a way that you care about the man character and there was somewhat of a story to support the visuals.
I wasn't even that impressed with Johnny Depp in this movie, it seemed like a paycheck movie for him. The actress who played Alice was good but she never seemed curious about any of the creatures and her attitude that this was just a dream got really old, but i guess thats Burton's fault not Mia's.
I think this could have been a really special movie, I think Burton should have thrown aside the whole 3d, cgi deal and made a dark, beautiful smaller budget movie with incredible actors(still have Depp as the hatter) and made something he could be proud of and not just a 3D spectacle riding on Avatar's insanely huge coat tails. I hope this is not the kind of movies we will see from Burton in the future. I hope he finds his roots somehow.
Donnie Darko (2001)
Incredible
I had to watch this movie twice cause the first time i watched it i
was pretty confused but now i get it, this movie was pretty damn
good, i like it alot, i only have 1 complaint, supposdly this movie
was set in the 80's but the clothes and everythign seemed really
modern to me not 80's but oh well thats ok the movie was still
good, excellent movie
The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
What Do You See?
The Mothman Prophecies made me extremely uneasy after I saw it. Maybe it was the fact that it was based on true events or I don't know, it just made me feel very weird which is a good thing, the movie did its job, it wasn't a cheesy horror flick, it was just a chilling movie that made me feel extremely weird and uneasy. I loved it and am going go see it again.
Go see this now, even Richard Gere was extremely great, Only complaint is that I think Debra Messing should have got more screen time,I watch Will and Grace all the time and she's killer
10/10
Newsies (1992)
I'm The King Of New York
This movie is amazing, I just bought the new dvd that came out
today(1/15/02). I dont like disney movies much for some reason
but this movie is great. Christen Bale is amazing in this movie, that
guy is a great actor, Ive seen this movie more abour 150 times and
im not kidding, this is by far one of my favourite movies if not my
favourite movie of all time 10/10
Abre los ojos (1997)
Simply Brilliant
I just watched this, it just finished about 3 minutes ago. I am blown
away, it was amazing, I saw Vanilla sky when it came out and was
blown away by that so I wanted to see Abre los ojos to see what
the differences were, I was so blown away by this film, everything
about it was incredible, I can't say its better or worse than Vanilla
Sky because both films are incredible in there own right. I give this
movie a 10/10. Brilliant Brilliant Film
Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
A fun movie
Ya know ive said this in my other reviews about comedies or
cheesy action movies, why do they have to be the greatest film ever
made. They dont, they just have to be funny and entertaining there
is not one person who wrote a review here that didnt laugh at at
least one part in this movie. this movie was funny it had stupid
jokes. everyone is missing the point of movies like this, there not
out to win oscars or be on top 10 lists(which by the way i think are
stupid, cause its rewarding a small group of people out of a large
lgroup that all do the same thing, everyone puts tonnes of work
and heart into these films )there out there to entertain WHICH IS
WHAT MOVIES ARE SUPPOSED TO DO, ENTERTAIN PEOPLE
Return to Oz (1985)
Quite Possibly My Favourite Movie Of All Time
This movie is amazing, i saw this as a child but couldnt watch alot of it cause the wheelers scared the crap out of me. i did however get to see it once all the way through when i was about 7 or 8. Then when i was about 16 I was heading off to film camp and watched this before I left, it had been almost ten years since I had last seen it and I loved every single minute of it. This movie is a classic, I love the wizard of oz but to me this is much more haunting and beautiful. I love this movie and will forever
Vanilla Sky (2001)
Not typical Crowe Or Cruise
I just saw this film about 2 hours ago. I was amazing, I loved it. I
am a huge Crowe fan and cruise is awesome. Its so differnt from
anything either of them have done. It was so captivating, i keep
reading reviews from people on here and critics says oh it was
such mess of film. ya know why the say that CAUSE THEY DIDNT
UNDERSTAND IT. i dont get critics, they think they know so much
about movies, they always say complicated films like this and
others like magnolia are messes of films because they have no
idea what is going on so they slam it. Just because they dont
understand it doesnt mean its bad. I think this movie was
amazing, I hope this AMAZING movie gets the credit it is due. 10/10
Out Cold (2001)
I have to admit it, i liked it
This movie was funny funny stuff. I laughed through the entire movie, i wasnt expecting an oscar winner i hate going to every movie and people come out of the theater and say "well that was no american beauty" no s***, not every movie is gonna have tonnes of drama and such, this was just a funny ass movie, very entertaining which if people dont know by now thats what movies are supposed to be entertainment and this one pulled it off. 8.7 out of 10
American Pie 2 (2001)
Amazing
I hate sequels, i hate them, i think they ruin the impact of the first
movie, and just drag on, but American Pie 2 was a huge exception.
I have never seen a sequel equal or even surpass the original. I
never stopped laughing. this movie was incredible, defintly a
winner. the only cast that wasnt back was blink 182(they were the
band in the first one with the monkey) i was glad to hear there
song start the film but kinda dissapointed they werent in it, other
then that it was amazing, i give it 10/10
The St. Francisville Experiment (2000)
my home video of my first birthday was better then this
im watching this movie right now so im gonna give you all a play by play as me and my friend watch the movie, we are about at the part where the chair flew across the attic, the funniest thing was the cat jumping out of the closet that was cheese and no one can act man, the psychic chick is more annoying then heather from blair witch which was actually good, maybe if that blonde chick takes off her gear and gets down it will get better, if that chick says one more thing about white light ima smoke her, uh oh the light in the attic went off sooo they leave wimps, oh man theres a cockroach in that chicks sandwhich and guess what she doesnt know, pthhh where did it go now? oop she found it hahahaahahahahahahah funny ok thats it i quit this movie sucks i know the ending i read the other review this movie sucks this is worse then the patriot, i hope these people work at mcdonalds for the rest of their life, THIS MOVIE SUCKS ITS NO BLAIR WITCH AND NONE OF IT IS REAL
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
What The Hell Were You Expecting?
I waited for a long time to see this movie, I'm a fan of the video games and an even bigger fan of Angelina Jolie. I went into the movie expecting a fun,cheesy action movie, What were all u people who didnt like this movie expecting?..Obvously this is no Amercian Beauty but it was still a fun movie to watch. I dont understand why everything has to be so amazing these days. Movies are supposed to be fun to watch and this one sure was. Sure the writing and some of the acting wasnt that great but who cares. its fun and thats the bottom line. And plus if you play the video games you would know that most of the stuff in the games is far fetched like the movie,it doesnt matter if it was far fetched ITS A MOVIE.
Antitrust (2001)
Damn Surprised
I rented this movie 2 days ago and was thinking this is gonna suck another damn hollywood teen thriller deal. Then I watched it. I was so sucked into the story I had no idea what was going on in the real world. I loved the story,the acting, the directing, everything, there were a few flaws but hell no one's perfect. I went and bought the dvd yesterday I liked this movie so much, i give it a 8/10
Dazed and Confused (1993)
Let's Go Smoke A Joint Man, On The 50-F**kin Yard Line!
I love this movie, I had seen it a long time ago and thought it was hilarious so I rented again and laughed my butt off. I bought the dvd and have watched it everday. It is the most accurate portrait of teen life. The music rocked, the cars rocked, the whole movie rocked. I give this one a 9.9/10
Performance: King Lear (1998)
Over Acting Extravaganza!
I watched this in grade 12 english after we read the play and i'd have to say it was pretty crappy. At the beginning edmund was using a pencil to write the fake letter from edgar about he plan to kill his father they didnt have pencils back then. most of the clothes were modern i swear all the sisters sweaters in one scene were from the gap!, the hair styles were very modern. The acting was the worst, so much over acting. the woman who played cordelia was awful i havent seen acting that bad in a long time. most of the actors over acted and it was too fake and sucked. im sorry but this was an awful awful awful version of king lear.
Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
Ok lets ride
I loved this film, i hate Jerry Bruckheimer movies but for some reason this one really got to me, i loved it, nick cage was great and angelina jolie was amazing, and very hot. The only thing i really didnt like about this movie was the shot at the end when nick cage and eleanor jumped over the cars, the green screen was awful, it looked like s**t. but other than that it kicked butt, love the cars
The Patriot (2000)
Roland Emmerich fails again
I saw this movie over the summer while I was in a film camp. I saw it with about 15 other film students and the feeling was basically the same with everyone. THIS WAS A TERRIBLE MOVIE. So full of cliche's and rip off's. I hope emmerich makes mcdonalds commercials for the rest of his career cause his movies are about as bad for you as mcdonalds burgers.
The Virgin Suicides (1999)
Another Talent In The Coppola Family
I was roped into watching this movie by a few female friends. At first at I thought it was gonna be a chick flick. Was I wrong or what. Sofia Coppola's amazing writing and directing makes this movie a 10. The story was very original and well planned. The cinematography was incredibly beautiful and moving. I loved the acting and Giovoni Ribisi's Narration was excellent.Looks like directing runs in the Coppola family.
American History X (1998)
Left Me Breathless
This is by far one of my favourite movies, edward norton gives an amazing performance as does edward furlong. The story was incredibly unique and well written. But the thing that struck me the most was the end. Im a filmmaker and I personally think that you can have an amazing movie and still ruin it with a s****y ending, not this one, this had an incredible ending, its up their with seven,magnolia and fight club which have some of my favourite and original endings. Excellent film I give this a 10/10
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
The Final Haunting Masterpiece From Stanley Kubrick
I loved it and Im not just saying that because Im a huge kubrick fan but because it was so fresh and a great story. Everything about it was great, the cinematography was brilliant and the acting was the best for all the actors career's(minus Tom Cruise's AMAZING performance in Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia). This film was great and Im glad to add it to my now complete kubrick collection. Thanx for all the great films kubrick. What a film to end it all! 10/10
Final Destination (2000)
A Typical Teen Horror Movie But.....
This was a typical teen movie, teens running from some sort of killer supernatural or not but this movie had something else. The story was unique and well planned out. But what really stood out to me was the acting. Devon Sawa was brilliant as Alex but to me Kerr Smith stole the show. I watch Dawson's Creek and to see him escape his Gay character persona was amazing. I've never even heared him say "fuck" before and for him to play the tough jerk type guy was incredible. I give this movie a 9 out of 10
Magnolia (1999)
Great Movie. You Can't deny it
I read all these reviews saying this movie was crap and the plots didn't intersect and the ending (spoilers coming) was stupid. The point of the frogs was that stuff happened by chance and that weird and unusual things happen. One review said the acting was bad. I know everyone has their own opinion but come on the acting was great Tom cruise was incredible Julianne Moore shows her talent once again as she acts beautifully and the rest of the cast was great. Maybe all you people should watch the movie again and think about it this time. I loved it. It was my favourite movie of the year. P.T. Anderson makes another amazing film. Yeah