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I found the parasitic ivy an intriguing way to kill off the kids and/or drive them over the edge... and it was a bit reminiscent of Evil Dead and the attack of the tree branches (just a hair less subtle here).
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| Details: "The Ruins" by maroon5gurl88 - posted Reviews and: - Rating: |
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The kicker is, I enjoye Wes Anderson's work, but didn't like "Darjeeling." Give me "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou" anyway... but I guess they can't all be gold, right?
Rating: 5
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Details: "The Darjeeling Limited" by maroon5gurl88 - posted Reviews and: - Rating:  5.00 |
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I'm so very much a part of maroon5gurl88's camp on this one I could be elected Scoutmaster. I was a bit lost if they were setting out to only parody musical biopic films, or bad films altogether, but whatever the intention, they seemed to have become a really unpleasant version of both those things.
The really talented cast seemed all but wasted. And I've seen these folks in numerous other things on the big and little screen, and know they can deliver funny material and make it work... which leads me to believe they were sent to a gunfight without any bullets. Great and all for the other guy, but throwing the gun is a one-opportunity weapon (and each of the characters probably got one chuckle out of me... well, except for Jonah Hill as the ghostly brother; he seemed too cruel a la his "Superbad" role, and didn't bother to change his game face for this film).
With a glut of films out to make it in time for Oscar nomination consideration, spare yourself the $10, 90 minutes lost, and countless time checks to see how close you are to the credits.
Rating: 3
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| Details: "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" by maroon5gurl88 - posted Reviews and: - Rating: 3.00 |
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I just got a chance to watch the 1957 [original] "3:10 to Yuma" after the nice folks at Netflix delivered it to my mail box. I was pretty impressed that the storyline was kept very much intact -- not always something you find in remakes -- though the level of shooting and blood was tempered a bit more for 50s audiences.
Both versions are enjoyable, though for different reasons. In the 50s, we had a more traditional Hollywood ending, though in terms of plausibility, I think the remake is more true to life... but in the era when we didn't want to show a woman without her pearls on or having to go to work, it's to be expected.
The dynamics between Crowe and Bale were very much on-key with those of the original Ben and Dan, so a kudos to the casting folks as well.
Rating: 8
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| Details: "3:10 To Yuma" by Jay - posted Reviews and: - Rating: 8.00 |
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Again, needs a "Maybe" recommendation option. If you liked the first Hostel, you'll be pleased -- presuming you're looking for the gore effect. The plot itself isn't groundbreaking -- take the "Hostel" plot, and swap out the male characters in the first film with females in this one, but turn the two backpackers into three train-travelers.
I will agree the ending did introduce a new element, which I'll let you find elsewhere, but that was about where the paths of "Hostel" and "Hostel: Part II" split... and that was 10 minutes from the end.
Rating: 5
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| Details: "Hostel: Part II" by maroon5gurl88 - posted Reviews and: - Rating: 5.00 |
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Waitress is fraught with cuteness all around. The quirks of Jenna (Keri Russell) and how she copes with the variety of people and problems is reasonably entertaining. The ending wasn't as strong as I had hoped for, in the sense it felt rushed to wrap up all the loose ends in the last 15 minutes or so (the baby's born, Jenna deals with her abusive husband, and we then manage to fast-forward several years to when the baby is a little girl). All in all well worth the time and money, and Keri Russell is delightful as always.
Rating: 8
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| Details: "Waitress" by maroon5gurl88 - posted Reviews and: - Rating: 8.00 |
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I was looking forward to Knocked Up, but was pleasantly surprised even beyond my expectations to what it delivered. The script had all the earmarks of being a male writer, which worked on several levels, as it nicely captured how uncouth guys can be.
I'd second the notion that it's not for the 'tween and teen set. The humor is definitely adult, as is the language, and the baby's birth (just spoiling it for some, sorry) has a few rather graphic illustrations of where babies come from.
Thoroughly enjoyed it, and one of the few in recent months that is on the list to pick up on DVD.
Rating: 9
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| Details: "Knocked Up" by maroon5gurl88 - posted Reviews and: - Rating: 9.00 |
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I smirked a few times, possibly giggled once, but all in all was probably expecting far more than what actually flashed across the screen. True story, or so it goes in the book and narratives, but it's sufficiently outrageous that you are struck feeling Hollywood had its hand in his upbringing, if no other reason than to bring it to film.
Rating: 4
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| Details: "Running With Scissors" by Cassady - posted Reviews and: - Rating: 4.00 |
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Better ways to spend $10 and 90 minutes are plentiful and in abundant supply at several other screens at the multiplex. The story is about as predictable as anything a budding junior-high author could crank out, and about as deep.
Jim Carrey didn't do "it" for me as the lead; half expecting a silly face or him to leap out in a green mask and yell, "Smokin!" for most of the film (or when I wasn't checking the time my watch).
3 strikes and 2 balls, and you're out. Because 32, backwards, is 23 y'know -- and if you didn't, they remind you about 23 times in the film.
Rating: 4
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| Details: "The Number 23" by Cassady - posted Reviews and: - Rating: 4.00 |
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I'm always duly impressed when a film manages to follow the storyline of a book, but does so without putting you to sleep in the process. The film's length (2 hours 40 minutes or so) shows they weren't too focused on cutting out any more than they could avoid, and the end result shows.
Despite it being a serial killer film, the bulk of the graphic killings are over relatively early on in the film, and it's nothing nearly as gruesome or bloody as the latest slasher film. Enough blood to get the point across of a murder occurring, but not so much that you're being hit over the head with that fact.
In short, enjoyed it, would recommend it, and ready for the DVD to tuck into the library next to the book written by the real Robert Graysmith.
Rating: 8
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| Details: "Zodiac" by maroon5gurl88 - posted Reviews and: - Rating: 8.00 |
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