Movie Review thread.

[nurman]

Bruce Lee, The Fist of Fury (1972)

A Hong Kong Martial arts classic.

It's a great action movie with a basic storyline. Can't really say more about it.

I give it 4/5 stars. Its a simple movie and it works.

[BRKO]

Lincoln (2012)

Almost felt asleep yawning. Visuals and Day-Lewis awesome but thats it.

[Lazer LXXVII]

Pain and Gain (2013)
Rating: 9/10
Fun: 11/10

A personal trainer wants to become rich and respected, so he hires two fellow members at the gym and they kidnap one of the trainer's wealthy clients and attempt to extort him for everything he owns.

I really wasn't expecting to enjoy the movie this much, its definitely one of those movies that take you on a roller coaster ride. The movie is two hours long, but extremely fast paced. It really feels like the movie starts off full speed by just throwing out character introductions and jumping straight into the plot. Granted that the plot isn't really award winning, but its definitely entertaining, especially because its true (you wonder how much of it REALLY is true, but they even gave captions after some twisted parts of the movie saying "THIS IS STILL A TRUE STORY"). I loved the style of the movie, it was basically a crime thriller, but loaded with action and comedy throughout. As their own category, it wasn't an amazing crime thriller, action movie, or comedy, however the mashup of the three was incredible. It takes you from feeling sad for a character, to being grossed out, to laughing, and to being shocked at what is happening in a matter of a few minutes. The acting was excellent, but similar to the plot, the roles didn't really require any intricate acting skills or anything. Basically most of the characters had to be stupid or douchebags, or both. Also, I know Michael Bay gets a bad reputation as an actor, but I will always stand by my statement, his movies are almost always entertaining. There were several really cool story telling techniques and little effects that made the movie more light hearted. I had a blast with this movie, and I would love to see it again in theaters. I would recommend it to everyone, but I have a strong feeling a lot of people would get offended by this movie. Plus, since it is based on a true story, I can foresee some controversy (if there isn't any already, I don't know) about glorifying some really awful crimes. It basically takes a lot of offensive content and makes it seem alright.

[Leopold Stotch]

I think i'm going to see Iron Man 3 tomorrow with my good friend Cheeto. Should be fun. ^^

[jmervyn]

I think i'm going to see Iron Man 3 tomorrow with my good friend Cheeto. Should be fun. ^^

I'm going to have to give it a miss, since I'm taking boy to a Scout Camporee. However, it sounds pretty damn good (Kurt Loder).

[Ash Housewares]

I saw Django Unchained this weekend, not by choice, everyone else wanted to see it

At first it was less bad than I expected, but by the final third of the movie it was just as bad as I figured it would be. Poor pacing, disjointed/non-existant storyline, manufactured conflict to produce tacked on action sequences, it was a textbook bad movie. I knew I wouldn't like it, I didn't like Basterds, and I have learned that if Tarantino makes a movie based on a genre I like, I will hate his interpretation - kind of like seeing a Rob Zombie movie, maybe if I had never seen a decent horror movie in my life I wouldn't hate the Rob Zombie version - but I have seen westerns and I have seen ****ty westerns, and now I've seen one more ****ty western. Aside from it being a poor member of the genre it was a poor member of any genre, any movie that would hope to indulge the audience and pay them back for the emotional investment they make - there is no pay off, no catharsis, the movie had no heart and no soul. I am inclined to believe the well has gone dry for Tarantino, I mean, I compared him to freakin Rob Zombie, how much lower can you get?

[Leopold Stotch]

I like Rob Zombie movies. :(

[wolfofbenjamin]

There's Something About Mary (1998)
Rating: 7/10
Enjoyment Factor: 9/10