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[DamnCoffee]

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Killers
Highly enjoyable, but nothing special. It was nice to see a fun movie, for once and not some really gritty serious one. LOVE Catherine O'Hara. It was nice to see her again, loved her in Home Alone. As for the rest of it, it was forgettable. I could spot the end twist a mile off. But like I said, very enjoyable.




Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
I'm not really keen on movies based on video games. THIS, is no exception. This film is awful. It started off average, and just got worse as it progressed. The action sequences were enjoyable, but it still doesn't make up for the lazy direction, and character development.

If you think about it, it's just a stupid plot. "Oh no, my father is dead. I didn't kill him. But they think I did, even though I have no reason to. Oh look, a dagger." Saying that though, I did found the idea of the dagger really interesting, albeit very poorly executed.

Plus, I really want to punch Gemma Arterton. She cannot act in this to save her life. Loved her in Quantum, but her performance is cringe worthy here. Jake Gyllenhaal isn't much better either. I didn't have a clue what the hell was going on. Very weak music track as well. Sounds like a cheap rip off of The Mummy.






Movies Seen:


Brilliant -
Shutter Island

Thoroughly Enjoyed -
Sherlock Holmes
Edge of Darkness
Kick-A**
Robin Hood
The Wolfman


Average/Enjoyed to an Extent -
Avatar: 3D
Alice In Wonderland
Iron Man 2
Remember Me
Killers

Nothing Special -
From Paris With Love
A Nightmare On Elm Street
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Poor -
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Cop Out


Looking forward to seeing:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I
Toy Story 3
Knight and Day
Saw VII
Greenzone
Inception
Resident Evil: Afterlife
The Expendables
The Last Exorcism
Nowhere Boy
Predators
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Red

[bondrules]

My gash. I was going through this list, and I see so much more garbage than usual by this time of the year.

Shutter Island is the only good film on this list. Shrek 4 I ain´t seen yet, but I'm sure it's as good as the previous installments. Beyond that, all manure.

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[Harmsway]

THE GHOST WRITER - B+
TOY STORY 3 - B
SHUTTER ISLAND - B
IRON MAN 2 - B-
THE WOLFMAN - C
CLASH OF THE TITANS - C


Looking forward to:

FAUST
THE GRAND MASTER
I AM LOVE
INCEPTION
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
THE TEMPEST
THE TREE OF LIFE
TRUE GRIT

[DamnCoffee]

I'm very excited to see Toy Story 3, Harms! Only 3 and a half weeks to go!

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The Crazies
Nothing that I haven't seen before. It's enjoyable, but not something that I'd watch again out of choice. The film could've done with a few more scare moments, I only really jumped at the Keyhole scene. Overall, an average movie with some decent performances. It was alright, but nothing new.





Green Zone
I was actually surprised at how flat I felt after watching this. I'm not a fan of this one, I'm afraid. It's nothing compared to the brilliance of THE BOURNE TRILOGY. You would think it would be on par, considering it has the same main star and director. I enjoyed some of it - The action scenes for one, were fantastic. I loved the camera work, but the story just felt a bit depressing really. I couldn't get into it at all. I don't really care that much about the characters, plus, Damon is rather wooden.I'll give it another watch when I have time, but at the moment, I'm not that impressed.




The A-Team
Now, before I start, I have to say that this film looked awful. My friend managed to get this tonight, (I know, naughty.), so I was dragged over to see this, and I loved it. Surprisingly.

I think It's because I haven't seen the original TV Show, so I haven't really got anything to go on. I'm so happy I checked this out because I really enjoyed it. It was nice to see a laid back, fun action film, that doesn't take itself too seriously. It's a refreshing change considering this last decade has been about gritty and serious reboots.

Movies Seen...


Brilliant


Shutter Island
Kick-A**
Sherlock Holmes

Thoroughly Enjoyed


Robin Hood
The Wolfman
Iron Man 2
The A-Team


Average/Enjoyed to an Extent


Avatar: 3D
Alice In Wonderland
Remember Me
Killers
Edge of Darkness
The Crazies
Green Zone


Nothing Special


From Paris With Love
A Nightmare On Elm Street
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time


Poor


Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Cop Out


Looking forward to seeing:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I
Toy Story 3
Knight and Day
Saw VII
Inception
Resident Evil: Afterlife
The Expendables
The Last Exorcism
Nowhere Boy
Predators
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Red

[Quincy]

Since I haven't seen that much I am going to do a combination of 2008, 2009, and 2010. I will rank them in order within the categories as well. If you see a film on top of another it means I thought it was better. I will use "bold" for the films that came out this year.

Brilliant


The Dark Knight
Inglorious Basterds
Watchmen: The Directors Cut

Thoroughly Enjoyed


Star Trek
District 9
Valkyrie
Notorious
Black Dynamite
Iron Man
Quantum of Solace
Kung Fu Panda
Avatar
Taken
Brooklyns Finest
Iron Man 2
Gran Torino
The Blind Side
Invictus
Blood and Bone
Law Abiding Citizen


Average/Enjoyed to an Extent


Kick-
Terminator Salvation
Hancock
Wanted
Cloverfield
Tropic Thunder
The Hangover
Toy Story/Toy Story 2 (3D)
The Strangers



Nothing Special


The Incredible Hulk
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
A Nightmare On Elm Street
The Book of Eli
Sherlock Holmes
Friday the 13th
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
W.



Poor


X-Men Origins: Wolverine
The Spirit
Ninja Assassin
2012


Looking forward to seeing this year(in order):

Inception
Toy Story 3
Predators
Tron Legacy
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Knight and Day


There are a few movies I still have to view from last year such as The Hurt Locker, Brothers, Monsters Vs. Aliens, Public Enemies, etc. but for the most part I'm good. Just have to get to see these new 2010 ones I haven't yet viewed.

Edited by Quincy, 01 July 2010 - 06:09 PM.

[DamnCoffee]

Interesting list. II thought WANTED was cracking good fun though, as well as HOLMES!

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Hot Tub Time Machine

A pretty decent movie, and very funny in places. I wish MGM would distribute some blockbuster movies, no wonder they're going bankrupt. I mean, they haven't exactly helped themselves have they. I think their problem is that they've always relied on Bond as their safety blanket.

Anyway, back on to HOT TUB. I enjoyed it, it could've been a lot better, but it was alright for 90minutes of sheer fun.






Sex and the City 2
Took my girlfriend along to see this one. I secretly enjoyed the first movie, so I didn't have any problem going to see the sequel. I enjoyed it quite a bit, it's not the type of movie that I usually watch, but it was a good way of wasting a few hours.






Date Night
Highly enjoyable actually. Some great and fun performances all round. Quite a lot of laugh-out-loud comedy, that worked very well. Plus, Steve Carrel and Tina Fey have great chemistry together. Nothing ground breaking, but if you want to waste an hour or so, it's a great way to do so.






Movies Seen...

Shutter Island
Kick-A**
Sherlock Holmes




Robin Hood
The Wolfman
Iron Man 2
The A-Team
Date Night





Avatar: 3D
Alice In Wonderland
Remember Me
Killers
Edge of Darkness
The Crazies
Green Zone
Hot Tub Time Machine
Sex and the City 2





From Paris With Love
A Nightmare On Elm Street
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time





Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Cop Out

Looking forward to seeing:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I
Toy Story 3
Knight and Day
Saw VII
Inception
Resident Evil: Afterlife
The Expendables
The Last Exorcism
Nowhere Boy
Predators
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Red

[tdalton]

Updated...

Movies Seen

• Knight and Day: :*::*:
• Edge of Darkness: :*:
• The House of the Devil: :*:
• Shutter Island: :*:
• Iron Man 2:
• Avatar:
• The Crazies:
• Old Dogs

Want to See

• The Runaways
• A Nightmare on Elm Street
• Toy Story 3
• Predators
• Salt
• Red
• The Last Exorcism
• The American
• The Town
• The Social Network
• Tron Legacy
• On the Road

[Quincy]

Interesting list. II thought WANTED was cracking good fun though, as well as HOLMES!

Thanks. Wanted was okay. Perhaps I should put it in the average section but Holmes stays. Neither are terrible, but Holmes is far to cliched to be anything called brilliant. Downey Jr. and Jude Law are fine but the rest is meh. Wanted was okay so I'll move it up.

[DamnCoffee]

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How To Train Your Dragon

Urgh. Awful film, to tell you the truth. An utter bore the entire way through. Nothing much to say except that. No redeeming qualities I can think of at the moment.







Movies Seen...

Shutter Island
Kick-A**
Sherlock Holmes




Robin Hood
The Wolfman
Iron Man 2
The A-Team
Date Night





Avatar: 3D
Alice In Wonderland
Remember Me
Killers
Edge of Darkness
The Crazies
Green Zone
Hot Tub Time Machine
Sex and the City 2





From Paris With Love
A Nightmare On Elm Street
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time






Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Cop Out
How To Train Your Dragon

Looking forward to seeing:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I
Toy Story 3
Knight and Day
Saw VII
Inception
Shrek: Forever After
The Book of Eli
Resident Evil: Afterlife
The Expendables
The Last Exorcism
Nowhere Boy
Predators
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Red
Paranormal Activity 2
Tangled

[DamnCoffee]

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Predators

Hmm. Where to begin...

I haven't really seen any of the original movies, so you could say that I'm quite new to the series. When the film started, I found it quite average, there's some beautiful cinematography, but that's about it. However, when we were introduced to the characters, and the first major action scene began, the film started to pick up. When the scene ended though, the whole film slowly began to go downhill again.

There's some really good scenes in this, don't get me wrong. I loved Isabelle's comparison to the humans of earth being Predators to their own race, I thought that was a rather nice touch. The rest of the film though, is, to put politely, awful. It's littered with bad acting, and the actual Predators are laughable, who sound like wookies, to be honest.

As well as being clichéd, we're also treated to 106 minutes of REALLY cheesy dialogue:

"What the are you?"
"...I'm alive!"


"Who are you?"
"... *mumble mumble* I'm... the last man standing."


"We shouldn't split up. We should stick together."
"Then you'd better follow me..."


Also, am I the only person who is getting really sick of profanity in films? It's just pointless, and wreaks of lazy writing and lack of imagination. There must have been countless uses of the F-word in there.

The soundtrack is awful as well, so out of place and generic. When the credits rolled, I got up and looked up at the screen, and read "Music by John Debney" I just thought to myself "Duh. Sounds about right.". Something else what was really stupid, was the amount of really annoying and unconvincing characters. For example, there's a convict in the group, which is fine, but the humour is so out of place, it's unreal.

There's a rather disturbing line, in which he says..

Spoiler

"Man.. if I get home, I'm gonna do a f*** load of cocaine. and rape a load of chicks. I mean, I don't have a watch, but i'll know what time it is, it'll be chick raping time."

Now, I know this reflects the guys state of mind, but is there any need? Really? The whole cinema laughed loudly, and I was sitting there like

I will give the movie one thing though, I didn't work out the end twist, it's just a shame I didn't care enough about it to be surprised.

Predators, really isn't a film that I would want to see again. I'd rather spend my money on something remotely entertaining.




Movies Seen...

Shutter Island
Kick-A**
Sherlock Holmes




Robin Hood
The Wolfman
Iron Man 2
The A-Team
Date Night





Avatar: 3D
Alice In Wonderland
Remember Me
Killers
Edge of Darkness
The Crazies
Green Zone
Hot Tub Time Machine
Sex and the City 2





From Paris With Love
A Nightmare On Elm Street
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Predators






Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Cop Out
How To Train Your Dragon

Looking forward to seeing:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I
Toy Story 3
Knight and Day
Saw VII
Inception
Shrek: Forever After
The Book of Eli
Resident Evil: Afterlife
The Expendables
The Last Exorcism
Nowhere Boy
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Red
Paranormal Activity 2
Tangled

[Quincy]

Brilliant


The Dark Knight
Inglorious Basterds
Watchmen: The Directors Cut

Thoroughly Enjoyed


Star Trek
District 9
Valkyrie
Notorious
Black Dynamite
Iron Man
Quantum of Solace
Kung Fu Panda
Avatar
Taken
Brooklyns Finest
Iron Man 2
Gran Torino
The Blind Side
Invictus
Blood and Bone
Law Abiding Citizen


Average/Enjoyed to an Extent


Kick-
Terminator Salvation
Hancock
Predators
Wanted
Cloverfield
Tropic Thunder
The Hangover
Toy Story/Toy Story 2 (3D)
The Strangers



Nothing Special


The Incredible Hulk
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
A Nightmare On Elm Street
The Book of Eli
Sherlock Holmes
Friday the 13th
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
W.



Poor


X-Men Origins: Wolverine
The Spirit
Ninja Assassin
2012


Looking forward to seeing this year(in order):

Inception
Toy Story 3
Tron Legacy
Salt
The Expendables
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Knight and Day

Posted my review for Predators in the specified thread.

Edited by Quincy, 10 July 2010 - 02:43 AM.

[DamnCoffee]

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Inception

Wow. Words cannot describe how jaw-droopingly BRILLIANT this film is. Everything about this movie is perfect. The depth, the running time, the soundtrack. Just, WOW.

This film is a modern masterpiece, no doubt. Christopher Nolan has done it again, and delivered a truly epic movie! Twice in a row. Clearly inspired by the Bond series, this IS Nolans Bond film. I really do hope he directs Bond 23 as well, because after tonight, this man can pull anything off.

Leonardo DiCaprio is fantastic! I've developed quite a liking for this guy lately. He's evolved from the cutey in Titanic to a fully established actor, who can do anything, take on so many different roles and be totally convincing in anything he does.

The action scenes are spot on as well. Not only can Nolan direct in such a brilliant fashion, he can also find the perfect mix between drama and action. Which is fantastic.

This movie deserves full marks. It's enjoyable, entertaining and so intriguing. A perfect mix between drama, suspense and action. Well done Mr Nolan.




Movies Seen...


Shutter Island
Kick-A**
Sherlock Holmes
Inception


Robin Hood
The Wolfman
Iron Man 2
The A-Team
Date Night


Avatar: 3D
Alice In Wonderland
Remember Me
Killers
Edge of Darkness
The Crazies
Green Zone
Hot Tub Time Machine
Sex and the City 2


From Paris With Love
A Nightmare On Elm Street
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Predators



Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Cop Out
How To Train Your Dragon



Looking forward to seeing:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I
Toy Story 3
Knight and Day
Saw 3D
Shrek: Forever After
The Book of Eli
Resident Evil: Afterlife
The Expendables
The Last Exorcism
Nowhere Boy
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Red
Paranormal Activity 2
Tangled

[Harmsway]

I AM LOVE - A
THE GHOST WRITER - B+
INCEPTION - B+
TOY STORY 3 - B
SHUTTER ISLAND - B
IRON MAN 2 - C+
THE WOLFMAN - C
CLASH OF THE TITANS - C-


Looking forward to:

FAUST
THE GRAND MASTER
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
THE TEMPEST
THE TREE OF LIFE
TRUE GRIT

[tdalton]

Updated...

Movies Seen

• KNIGHT AND DAY: A
• THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL: A
• EDGE OF DARKNESS: B
• SHUTTER ISLAND: C-
• IRON MAN 2 C-
• THE BOOK OF ELI: C-
• AVATAR: D-
• SHERLOCK HOLMES: D-
• THE CRAZIES: D-
• OLD DOGS: F-

Want to See

• THE RUNAWAYS
• A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET
• TOY STORY 3
• PREDATORS
• SALT
• RED
• THE LAST EXORCISM
• THE AMERICAN
• THE TOWN
• THE SOCIAL NETWORK
• TRON LEGACY
• THE KILLER ELITE
• ON THE ROAD

[Safari Suit]

I believe these moving-type pictures that I have seen all found themselves inside UK cinemas for the first time in the year of 2010:

4-star:
Edge of Darkness
Shrek Forever After

3-Star:
Kick-Censored
The Lovely Bones
Prince of Persia

2-Star:
Iron Man 2
Book of Eli
Get Him to the Greek
Princess and the Frog (I have excuses, just not good ones)

1-Star:
Clash of the Titans
Alice in Wonderland

So in summary the films I liked most were a last-gasp entry in an increasingly unfashionable series of cartoons, and a not as good remake of a mini-series starring someone who'll never work again. A banner year.

[ACE]

The A Team was a really good fun, stoopid (but clever), summer movie. Thoroughly enjoyed it and it was a perfect and respectful cinema version of a TV show I loved as a kid. Shame it has tanked.

[DamnCoffee]

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CherryBomb
Ever since I saw the trailer for this, I always thought it looked interesting. I've always liked Rupert Grint as an actor, and for me, he is the only positive factor in this mess of a film.

CHERRYBOMB is littered with annoying performances, and pointless characters, who sit around with no purpose. They have virtually no motivation at all, which sadly doesn't allow you to become emotionally connected to any of the characters. I couldn't care less about what happens to any of them. It's basically just a film full of smoking. Robert Sheehan is REALLY annoying. I don't know what it is about him, but his performance in this was really irritating. I won't spoil the film for those who haven't seen it, but it's meant to build up to something big. It's such a shame there's no build up at all. It's just loads of pointless scenes thrown together serving no purpose at all. At least Grint makes this film watchable, however awful it is itself. The only I actually really liked in this film, was the drunken montage near the end of the movie. I thought that was really well done. The ending I felt was well filmed as well, but like I said, I really don't care enough to be bothered by it.


Plus, the female character is just a whore.








Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
This film is SADISTIC. I’m not even joking. First of all we have a Nanny who bangs a large stick, forcing children to harm themselves, break ornaments and burn their fathers letters from the war. Secondly, we have a bunch of rather weird looking women, who wish to remove a characters kidneys, and then STUFF HIM. Thirdly, we have a mother who lets her children go near and unexploded bomb, THEN disarm it. Not too mention a character who makes children believe they've lost their father in the war. I mean, what the hell!? BUT. I bloody loved it. It was a jolly good laugh. Nothing at all special, and nothing award worthy, but it was a fun watch. Emma Thompson was a riot. It’s basically the same as the first, but very different at the same time. Nice twist as well, with Maggie Smith being the little girl from the first film!






Movies Seen...


Shutter Island
Kick-A**
Sherlock Holmes
Inception


Robin Hood
The Wolfman
Iron Man 2
The A-Team
Date Night


Avatar: 3D
Alice In Wonderland
Remember Me
Killers
Edge of Darkness
The Crazies
Green Zone
Hot Tub Time Machine
Sex and the City 2
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang


From Paris With Love
A Nightmare On Elm Street
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Predators
CherryBomb


Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Cop Out
How To Train Your Dragon



Looking forward to seeing:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I
Toy Story 3
Knight and Day
Saw 3D
Shrek: Forever After
The Book of Eli
Resident Evil: Afterlife
The Expendables
The Last Exorcism
Nowhere Boy
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Red
Paranormal Activity 2
Tangled

[Tybre]

Finally updating this old thing

Sweet
Creation
12
Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Up in the Air
The Ghost Writer

Good
Edge of Darkness
Alice in Wonderland
Iron Man 2
Eclipse
Inception

Meh
The Last Airbender

Crap

On my list to see: The Book of Eli, The Wolfman, Hot Tub Time Machine, Clash of the Titans, Kick-, Robin Hood, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Toy Story 3, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt 1, The Social Network, The Kids Are All Right, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Easy A (I know, not the sort of film I would usually even consider, but I have to say I actually enjoyed the script), and possibly True Grit (still waffling with myself over this one)

[DamnCoffee]

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Toy Story 3
I grew up with the TOY STORY series, and I've always been looking forward to this one, ever since 1999. I've always has such a great fondness for the characters, and I'm happy to say that this is no exception. As soon as the movie started, all of my childhood memories came flooding back to me. My fondness of the series never really disappeared, but I do admit that I haven't really revisited the first two movies that much. I've been looking forward to the third installment for ages, but it was only until recently that my true love for the series returned, which was due mainly to anticipation. I'm sure that during TOY STORY 3, the smile never really left my face. It was so magical to see these characters back on the big screen again. As I was watching, all I could think about was how much I've missed these characters over the past 11 years. I feel so connected to this series, which was why I was fighting back tears on several occasions. I'm so glad I didn't cry, because I wouldn't have stopped. I'm proud of myself for keeping it together.

The TOY STORY series has been there ever since I was 5 years old, and I've grown up with it. This film has seriously tugged at my heart strings. I found myself filling up at both sorrow, and happiness. I can't actually describe how brilliant the feeling was during watching this. To put is plainly, this film is absolutely beautiful. I adored everything about it.

No word of a lie, this film is a perfect ending to one of the best trilogies of all time. I'm in two minds about the idea of a sequel. I would love to see the characters again, but on the other hand, the ending fits perfectly. I think it's best to leave it there. I'm just full of praise for this, it's near perfect.

I only have one minor gripe about TOY STORY 3, and it's really minor. I wish Timothy Dalton was used more. That's it. The rest of the film is fantastic. I'm so happy that Pixar haven't messed this up. They've delivered a truly beautiful film.




Movies Seen...


Shutter Island
Kick-A**
Sherlock Holmes
Inception
Toy Story 3


Robin Hood
The Wolfman
Iron Man 2
The A-Team
Date Night


Avatar: 3D
Alice In Wonderland
Remember Me
Killers
Edge of Darkness
The Crazies
Green Zone
Hot Tub Time Machine
Sex and the City 2
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang


From Paris With Love
A Nightmare On Elm Street
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Predators
CherryBomb


Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Cop Out
How To Train Your Dragon



Looking forward to seeing:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I
Knight and Day
Saw 3D
Shrek: Forever After
The Book of Eli
Resident Evil: Afterlife
The Expendables
The Last Exorcism
Nowhere Boy
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Red
Paranormal Activity 2
Tangled

[tdalton]

Updated...

Movies Seen

• KNIGHT AND DAY: A
• THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL: A
• THE RUNAWAYS: B
• EDGE OF DARKNESS: B
• SHUTTER ISLAND: C-
• IRON MAN 2 C-
• THE BOOK OF ELI: C-
• AVATAR: D-
• SHERLOCK HOLMES: D-
• THE CRAZIES: D-
• GREEN ZONE: D-
• OLD DOGS: F-

Want to See
(in order of release)

• A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET
• TOY STORY 3
• SALT
• THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ALICE CREED
• THE LAST EXORCISM
• I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE
• THE AMERICAN
• MACHETE
• THE ROMANTICS
• THE TOWN
• THE SOCIAL NETWORK
• LET ME IN
• RED
• PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2
• SAW VII
• FAIR GAME
• WELCOME TO THE RILEYS
• BURLESQUE
• MOTHER'S DAY
• TRON LEGACY
• LITTLE FOCKERS
• THE KILLER ELITE

[DamnCoffee]

Updated...

Knight and Day

This is no where near a masterpiece, and I didn't expect it to be. This is a film that doesn't take itself seriously, and... it's great. I know this won't win any awards, and it doesn't deserve to. At the end of the day though, it's a movie that's supposed to entertain and it delivers. KNIGHT AND DAY is utterly hilarious, as well as having the perfect blend of action and comedy. I would give this one 5 stars, but there's two things that really bug me. The first 15 minutes really drag on, and when I say really, I mean REALLY. Once Cruise gets on that plane, the movie really picks up. The last 15 minutes are awful, and I absolutely HATED the dialogue reversal thing they did. Sure, a quote or two would be nice, referencing Roy and Junes time together, but an epic speech? No thanks. Overall though, this was bloody good fun. Cruise and Diaz make an unlikely couple, and Cruise himself makes this hilarious to watch. Oh, and I didn't understand the title. I get the Knight part, but who the hell is day?


I loved it. Highly recommended.

Movies Seen...


Shutter Island / Kick-A** / Sherlock Holmes / Inception / Toy Story 3


Robin Hood / The Wolfman / Iron Man 2 / A-Team / Date Night / Knight and Day


Alice In Wonderland / Remember Me / Killers / Edge of Darkness / The Crazies / Green Zone / Hot Tub Time Machine
Sex and the City 2 / Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang


Avatar / From Paris With Love / A Nightmare On Elm Street / Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time / Predators / CherryBomb


Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief / Cop Out / How To Train Your Dragon

Looking forward to seeing:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I
Saw 3D
Shrek: Forever After
The Book of Eli
Resident Evil: Afterlife
The Expendables
The Last Exorcism
Nowhere Boy
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Red
Paranormal Activity 2
Tangled

[Quincy]

Brilliant


The Dark Knight
Inglorious Basterds
Watchmen: The Directors Cut

Thoroughly Enjoyed


Inception
Star Trek
District 9
Valkyrie
Notorious
Black Dynamite
Iron Man
Quantum of Solace
Kung Fu Panda
Avatar
Taken
Brooklyns Finest
Iron Man 2
Gran Torino
Toy Story 3
The Blind Side
Invictus
Blood and Bone
Law Abiding Citizen


Average/Enjoyed to an Extent


Kick-<!-- censored -->
Terminator Salvation
Hancock
Wanted
Cloverfield
Tropic Thunder
The Hangover
Toy Story/Toy Story 2 (3D)
The Strangers



Nothing Special


The Incredible Hulk
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
A Nightmare On Elm Street
The Book of Eli
Sherlock Holmes
Friday the 13th
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
W.



Poor


X-Men Origins: Wolverine
The Spirit
Ninja Assassin
Salt
2012


Looking forward to seeing this year(in order):

Takers
Tron Legacy
Knight and Day

Saw Inception, Salt, and Toy Story 3. To keep things short; Inception is the best movie so far this year. Salt is the worst. Toy Story 3 was cool but overrated. Nowhere near as great or emotionally touching as people are making it out to be. The first two installments were clearly superior.

Edited by Quincy, 08 August 2010 - 07:49 PM.

[DamnCoffee]

Updated...

Salt
A decent enough movie. It didn't strike me as anything special though. The action was great, as was Jolie, but overall it was quite uneventful.

I wasn't expecting much from this at all anyway, so it's not like I'm let down or anything, In fact, It was a lot better than I expected it to be. The trailers for this put me off big time. It looked godawful. Fortunately, this wasn't the case. It could've been a lot better, and the first half was definitely the strongest. It started off great, but I really did feel that it lost it's footing half way through.

Nothing awful, but nothing fantastic either. I'll go and see the sequel though. This was a fun enough ride.




Titanic 2

Surprisingly, NOT as bad as I thought it would be. It's absolutely awful, but It was actually... alright. It's no where near a masterpiece, and I was actually quite impressed with the soundtrack. The most worrying thing is though, is that the CGI is better in some places than Die Another Day...

Movies Seen...


Shutter Island / Kick-A** / Sherlock Holmes / Inception / Toy Story 3


Robin Hood / The Wolfman / Iron Man 2 / A-Team / Date Night / Knight and Day


Alice In Wonderland / Remember Me / Killers / Edge of Darkness / The Crazies / Green Zone / Hot Tub Time Machine
Sex and the City 2 / Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang/ Salt


Avatar / From Paris With Love / A Nightmare On Elm Street / Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time / Predators / CherryBomb / Titanic 2


Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief / Cop Out / How To Train Your Dragon

Looking forward to seeing:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I
Saw 3D
Shrek: Forever After
The Book of Eli
Resident Evil: Afterlife
The Expendables
The Last Exorcism
Nowhere Boy
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Red
Paranormal Activity 2
Tangled

[Harmsway]

I AM LOVE - A
THE GHOST WRITER - B+
SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD - B+
INCEPTION - B+
TOY STORY 3 - B
SHUTTER ISLAND - B
IRON MAN 2 - C+
THE WOLFMAN - C
CLASH OF THE TITANS - C-


Looking forward to:

FAUST
THE GRAND MASTER
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
THE TEMPEST
TRUE GRIT

[Loomis]

I've seen practically nothing at the cinema this year, but to borrow Harms' rating system:

AVATAR - B- (on the big screen in 3D but A- on Blu-ray in 2D)

THE GHOST - A-

GREEN ZONE - C-

SHUTTER ISLAND - C

Looking forward to:

THE EXPENDABLES

I AM LOVE (although I doubt I'll catch it at the cinema)

INCEPTION

[Tarl_Cabot]

2010 the year we make contact...with mediocredy:

The Book of Eli B-
The Green Zone C
Clash of The Titans B-
Avatar D
Iron Man 2 C
The A-Team C
Predators C+
Inception B-
The Other Guys A
The Expendables B+

[DamnCoffee]

Updated...

The Expendables

This is without a doubt one of the cheesiest action films ever made. But my god, I love it. Stallone is brilliant, even though he can't act, but I don't care. I went to see this merely to be entertained. I didn't want a deep and meaningfully story line, nor did I want to be emotionally involved with any of the characters. If anyone wanted to be, then they would've been gravely disappointed. This is a perfect summer popcorn movie, and I wouldn't have wanted anything else from it, really. I loved the Arnie joke as well...

Stallone: What the is his problem?
Willis: He wants to be President.

I thought the playful tension between Stallone and Arnies characters was a nice touch, also. Considering they were basically rivals in the 80's, made this a very amusing scene to watch.

The action was great, the acting was terrible, but I really feel that this was a nice throwback to the 80's. Nothing like a good action film. Overall, THE EXPENDABLES, I found to be, highly entertaining, CGI-lite and just bloody good fun.

Movies Seen...


Shutter Island / Kick-A** / Sherlock Holmes / Inception / Toy Story 3


Robin Hood / The Wolfman / Iron Man 2 / A-Team / Date Night / Knight and Day / The Expendables


Alice In Wonderland / Remember Me / Killers / Edge of Darkness / The Crazies / Green Zone / Hot Tub Time Machine
Sex and the City 2 / Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang/ Salt


Avatar / From Paris With Love / A Nightmare On Elm Street / Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time / Predators / CherryBomb / Titanic 2


Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief / Cop Out / How To Train Your Dragon

Looking forward to seeing:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I
Saw 3D
Shrek: Forever After
The Book of Eli
Resident Evil: Afterlife
The Last Exorcism
Red
Paranormal Activity 2
Tangled
Skyline
The Adjustment Bureau

[Harmsway]

I AM LOVE - A
THE GHOST WRITER - B+
SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD - B
INCEPTION - B
TOY STORY 3 - B
SHUTTER ISLAND - B
A WOMAN, A GUN, AND A NOODLE SHOP - B-
IRON MAN 2 - C
THE WOLFMAN - C
THE EXPENDABLES - D
CLASH OF THE TITANS - D


Looking forward to:

FAUST
FILM SOC IALISM
THE GRAND MASTER
THE ILLUSIONIST
NORWEGIAN WOOD
THE SOCIAL NETWORK
THE TEMPEST
TRUE GRIT

[Loomis]

THE EXPENDABLES - D

[Harmsway]

THE EXPENDABLES - D

Surely the appearance of NORWEGIAN WOOD on my "Looking forward to" list is enough to compensate for your sorrow.