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Movies I’ve seen, and what I think

Archive for December, 2007

Stardust (2007)

December 27, 2007

I heard a comparison of this to The Princess Bride, which sounds pretty accurate to me; It has a lot of the same appeal.  If you’re in the mood for a good dramady, this is a great choice.
Rating: 4/5
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I Am Legend (2007)

December 27, 2007

A more appropriate title would be “I Am Boring”.  I can’t believe it was only 100 minutes; it seemed like it dragged on for like 200 minutes.  The plot was already done in The Omega Man, and this remake had a lot of potential(with the modern day effects and all), but I would rather reorganize [...]

Death Sentence (2007)

December 27, 2007

This is pretty much the same plot as The Brave One, ecept a LOT better.  Vigilante Kevin Bacon goes on a killing spree.  I’m not saying this is a good movie, but if you had any interest in seeing brave one, watch this instead.  I think it’s kinda worth watching just to see Kevin’s new [...]

Rush Hour 3 (2007)

December 27, 2007

I like most Jackie Chan movies, and Chris Tucker makes me laugh.  I enjoyed the previous two, and this one is just as entertaining.  It’s good for a laugh or three.
Rating: 3/5
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The Kingdom (2007)

December 27, 2007

This is about the touchy United States/Saudi Arabia alliance. It kept me interested the whole time: good acting with a good story. Jamie Foxx has impressed me lately(ignore the awful Miami Vice fiasco) with his performance in this and Jarhead.
Rating: 4/5
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The Brave One (2007)

December 27, 2007

Bleh, this movie sucked! I heard all this crap about how good Jodie Foster was, but I didn’t see anything special. It was boring(I fell asleep in the middle) and the ending was lame. If you want to see an entertaining vigilante movie, check out Death Sentence with Kevin Bacon. It’s [...]

The Mist (2007)

December 26, 2007

I should start off by saying I’m a pretty big fan of Stephen King movies(Thinner is my favorite.)  So, if you’re not a fan, you may not like this as much as I did.  It gets kinda slow in the middle, but I enjoyed Marcia Gay Harden’s charactar!  If you see/seen it, I’m curious to [...]

Eastern Promises (2007)

December 26, 2007

This got big critical acclaim(lots of award nominations), but I didn’t care for it.  Viggo Mortensen does a great acting job, but I found the plot boring and uninteresting.  It also lost some points for an excruciatingly long fight scene involving a naked Viggo in a bathhouse.  If you’re into eastern European movies, you may [...]

*The Salton Sea (2002)

December 26, 2007

I’d never heard of it, but caught it on HBO a while ago and really enjoyed it.  Val Kilmer does a phenomenal job as a junky on a mission.  I think about everyone will like this one.
Rating: 5/5
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No Country for Old Men (2007)

December 20, 2007

Let me start by saying I’m a huge Cohen brothers fan., but this one irked me a bit.  The acting was great, the story was good, but the ending…mass terrible.  It’s like the ran out of money, and just wrapped it up in like 2 minutes!  This isn’t one of their best, in my humble [...]