Showing posts with label Quickies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Quickies. Show all posts
Jan 13, 2009
49 Reviews!
I just need one more review to hit the magic number. By the end of the week I'll be making my application to the Online Film Critics Society! Keep your fingers crossed!
Jan 10, 2009
Eden Lake Mini-Review
I didn't even finish this movie so I won't give it a proper review. I stopped it when the main character did something so stupid that my interest in the movie was permanently revoked.
When trouble is visited upon you, that is one thing, but when trouble appears and we go looking for it, we get what we deserve. Such a movie is Eden Lake.
Two lovers make their way to a soon to be developed flooded rock quarry and look to spend a romantic weekend away. They are interrupted by a gang of 12 year old hoodlums who insist on playing loud stereos and being little pricks. The gang moves along and when the lovers head back to their car someone has placed a glass bottle behind their rear tire. It of course pops and they have to use the spare.
Now, rather than go to the cops, or even just go home. Our heroes had back into town and find our hooligans hanging out at their home. So the man just goes on in the house, apparently to have a show down with these kids.
This is so remarkably stupid that whatever happened to him or her was really not interesting to me. I just turned the movie off. I'm going to watch something else instead.
When trouble is visited upon you, that is one thing, but when trouble appears and we go looking for it, we get what we deserve. Such a movie is Eden Lake.
Two lovers make their way to a soon to be developed flooded rock quarry and look to spend a romantic weekend away. They are interrupted by a gang of 12 year old hoodlums who insist on playing loud stereos and being little pricks. The gang moves along and when the lovers head back to their car someone has placed a glass bottle behind their rear tire. It of course pops and they have to use the spare.
Now, rather than go to the cops, or even just go home. Our heroes had back into town and find our hooligans hanging out at their home. So the man just goes on in the house, apparently to have a show down with these kids.
This is so remarkably stupid that whatever happened to him or her was really not interesting to me. I just turned the movie off. I'm going to watch something else instead.
Jan 2, 2009
One Minute Roundup!
I've not been able to get full reviews up since I've been messing with this damned search engine (that finally works, thank you). So here's some briefs as I write the full reviews.
Zombie Diaries - 1/2 Star - It's like someone duct-taped a DV cam to a paint shaker and turned off all the light except one little flashlight. Horrible.
Eagle Eye - 2 Stars - A competently made thriller with handsome LaBeouf and Michelle Monahagn that features an enemy and means that are not possible. PERIOD.
Michael Clayton - 4 Stars - This is a good one from last year, a solid thriller in the vein of The Verdict, stars George Clooney in a great dramatic role and Tilda Swinton as his nemesis (one of my favorite actors).
Zombie Diaries - 1/2 Star - It's like someone duct-taped a DV cam to a paint shaker and turned off all the light except one little flashlight. Horrible.
Eagle Eye - 2 Stars - A competently made thriller with handsome LaBeouf and Michelle Monahagn that features an enemy and means that are not possible. PERIOD.
Michael Clayton - 4 Stars - This is a good one from last year, a solid thriller in the vein of The Verdict, stars George Clooney in a great dramatic role and Tilda Swinton as his nemesis (one of my favorite actors).
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