Wed, 17 May 2006
Quick DVD Roundup 5/17
Some quick DVD "reviews". I'm introducing a new ranking- the dreaded NR. In a way it's worse than a 0. It's like that hell place for unbaptized babies that you gentiles have set up.
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou - NRWow, I didn't even finish the DVD. Le yawn. Jarhead - *
A for effort and one star for Peter Saaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrsgaaaarrrrrd. National Treasure - *
The secular DaVinci Code. Stupid movie with a stupid plot but still- you *know* what you're getting into when you watch this. Goofy music too. I sort of want to give this a 0 star rating, but in a way, I wanted to watch a cheesy "adventure" and got what I was after. Barely one star - just barely (mostly for Diane Kruger) Layer Cake - **
I watched it again and decided to raise it's rating a bit. Alien vs Predator - 0
I like Lance Henriksen a lot, but even that couldn't save this flick. Pee-eww. Blade:Trinity - 0
Uggh- and I was hoping that this would be good too. :( The Village - ***
Yeah yeah- we all knew what was going on. Yeah yeah- we knew what the twist would be. But you know what? I still liked it. I thought the performances were good and I liked the story. Sure it's not perfect, but I really think that Shyamalan's movies are throwbacks. That's the only way I can describe it- maybe throwbacks isn't the right word though. But even his less-meaty movies like this one are like well rounded and fleshed-out (but just barely) Twilight Zone episodes. Adrien Brody should've rented What's Eating Gilbert Grape for his prepwork though. It would've helped him. Sideways - **
I finally watched this. Two words: Over Rated. Or is that one word?
Two stars for the acting though. Stander - **
I have a weird love/hate relationship with Deborah Kara Unger. Sometimes I get creeped out by her, and I don't know why. Sometimes, I'm shamed to admit- I hunger the Unger. Sometimes she's a character in a movie I watch and I really shouldn't write anything about her but I should write about the actual movie. Sometimes I do that, sometimes I don't. This is one of those times. Interesting flick.
stander wp article I'll leave you with this:
17 May 16:52 | /movies | 4 comment(s)
Marc Say's wrote:
Kenny...OK So what's the "NR" stand for and SORRY if it's obvious. I'll blame that on this mornings weak ass java. I like the new rating scale though and in your honor I will adopt it.
BTW...sideways was funny ass. Get over only liking low budget flicks that know one knows and hence 55% of why you like them.
05/18/2006 10:13:39
Anonymous wrote:
You add at the LOW end of the scale? Shouldn't you add a 5 and 6 * rating for if/when you actually watch a GOOD movie? C'mon, two stars for layer cake AND Sideways? What alternate universe are you in? And no, Colm Meaney doesn't rate a star on his own.
I'm with you on DKU... watch Crash (the real one, not the acadamy award winning one...) and anyone can understand... she's hawt all bruised up and bushy...
05/18/2006 10:58:18
kenny wrote:
NR
Marc: NR = No Rating = Robert Downy Jr. = "Less Than Zero"
05/18/2006 11:26:46
angie wrote:
normally i can get behind your taste in movies but i must say that i find myself in disagreement on the blade review. C'MON! hot ass ryan reynolds (aka mr. alanis morrissette) all beefed up and cute as pie! a single star just for that. the rest of it did pretty much suck though. but he was so hot. didn't you read *my* review of it a while back?!
i agree with zissou. i was so incredibly disappointed. oh wes, you let me down. once. don't let it happen again.
and i TOTALLY agree on sideways and the village.
so i guess i really don't disagree with you unless you don't find men as hot as i do. and i think i cannot fault you for that.
and don't listen to the siddens boys. they only watch movies that were mass-marketed. and most of those suck.
05/18/2006 14:55:01
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