There's no hiding that I have been eagerly anticipating this film for a long time and followed its production every step of the way, being a big kevin smith fan and a big horror fan as well. I know the public conception of smith (and for the most part from smith himself) is that he is more of a writer and not really a director, but I had always thought he had some good directorial skills and a decent visual style, mainly evident in dogma and to a lesser extent zack and miri and clerks 2, and so while red state was proclaimed to be by many a huge step forward as a director, it didn't come as that much of a shock to me, and the look and tone is certainly the strong point of red state, smith does a good job of creating a claustrophobic and creepy atmosphere in the church and it has a very rough/raw look, which helps in creating several suspenseful scenes, also the climatic scene gave me goosebumps with how grand and apocalyptic it is, the weakness of red state however, is what usually is the strong point of smith's films: the writing, i think the story had great potential, but it feels too rushed, and he tries to fit too much into a 90 min film, many characters hardly feel developed cuz theyre only on screen sometimes for just a few moments before dying, i didnt have a problem...[more]...

good to see mel back in action again, high production values on hand here, with location shooting which i always like, the tone is very melancholic, and mel is very good here, along with the rest of the cast, especially ray winstone, whos brilliant here, huston is solid as always, the overall plot was pretty interesting, i did hav some quibbles tho, i wish they did more with rays character, theres some things i think the boston pd wouldve thought to do, but they didnt, and a few plot points were a bit confusing, overall a very solid film and i hope to see more mel in the future

enjoyable comedy, due mainly in part to the two leads, i almost say i like phil and claire foster more than michael scott and liz lemon (who can get a bit annoying at times) they have great chemistry here and are fun to watch, the supporting players are good too, especially franco and kunis, common actually has more than 3 lines in this film, olivia munn is pretty much wasted tho, as is ray liotta, fichther at least gave up all dignity in his role, maybe not a lot of big laughs, but a big amount of littler laughs, still a good time tho

better than youd initially think it to be, but not as funny as the reviews have made it out to be, theres a few funny parts, mainly from corddry and crispin glovers subplot, but still not a whole lotta laughs, i admit tho i do like the premise as a whole, and i couldnt help but enjoy the whole patheticness of the characters and just the absurdity of it all

some funny parts to be sure, but nowhere as good as forgetting sarah marshall, its funny to see p diddy just act crazy, but the story kinda just meanders, feels like it was cut quite a bit, and the film's many "messages" if you will, seem muddled and appear to contradict themselves

The only film I looked forward to with more anticipation was The Dark Knight and that was able to meet my expectations. Did it happen again here? Yes and how. I haven't read the graphic novel and was glad I didn't. I was able to appreciate the film for what it was and not know what was going to happen next. I was engrossed throughout, it was a very original captivating story. All the acting was very good, especially Haley and Morgan. It was also wonderful just to watch, the cinematography and visual effects were amazing. The music and songs were (mostly) good fits. I know the ending was changed, but I was very content with how this ended. An experience without a doubt. So which is better Dark Knight or this? Hard to say, so different...

I slept through like half of this, the plot half that is. So I had no clue really what was going on, but I managed to stay awake through the action scenes, which are kick ass. Its amazing to watch Tony jaa do all the stunts by himself w/o cgi. If youre into martial arts action and like tony jaa films, you won't be disappointed

Pleasant enjoyable comedy with very likable cast. Rudd is likable, Segel is hilarious, Favreau and pressly have funny banter, rashida jones is absolutely adorable and warm hearted, i hope she becomes a leading lady. It manages to be funny without being mean. I also love the lou ferrigno stuff.

I was really looking forward to this going in, and for the first half or so it delivered. It had 3 interesting characters and a dark suspenseful tone. It managed to create scares without showing anything but radio voices. However once the explanation is revealed it becomes ridiculous, its full of holes and characters start doing questionable actions. Became just downright frustrating by the end. Had so much potential...

A lot different than I thought it would be, being just as much a drama as a comedy, maybe even more so. It worked better for me as a drama, as I didn't really laugh a lot except for Bill Hader, but was really caught up in the main character's troubles. Give credit to Eisenberg who gives another fine performance after Squid and Whale. Reynolds gives a surprisingly darker performance and Starr's character had more depth than I thought. Stewart is good too. Very good

Doesn't go for slow gradual mounting suspense, rather in your face shock gross scares, and in that it succeeds. I was jumping in my seat many a time. Lohan and Long are very convincing in the leads, I was rooting for her to make it out alive. At times, the dialogue was a bit simplistic, a recurring theme in films Raimi writes. Still a fun film

Don't see films like this everyday. Breaks about almost every rule that comedies should follow, taking no prisoners. Its outrageous and over the top. While I didnt laugh a whole lot, I had to admire that it didnt play it safe and admire the audacity of it all

Best Iraq war film I've seen, due in part because it focuses on the 3 main characters and what they do, rather than military strategy. It was interesting and entertaining watching all the the things the bomb guys have to go through. Got pretty suspenseful at times too. The 3 leads are really good and Pearce and Fiennes give memorable cameos. Moves fast despite kinda long runtime

I know a lot of people were hating on this, and I can see why, but I've always been kinder to horror films. I liked this one cuz I liked how they developed the characters and the cancer subplot. Madsen and Koteas are especially good. The scares are all in the shock variety, but it created an overall sense of dread near the end. Didn't really like the ending but if its a true story what are ya gonna do. wish they wouldve done more with the aunt? or whatever the other girl was

I know a lot of people were hating on this, and I can see why, but I've always been kinder to horror films. I liked this one cuz I liked how they developed the characters and the cancer subplot. Madsen and Koteas are especially good. The scares are all in the shock variety, but it created an overall sense of dread near the end. Didn't really like the ending but if its a true story what are ya gonna do. wish they wouldve done more with the aunt? or whatever the other girl was

Had high expectations going in and they were met. Mind you I never watched any of the old films or the TV series, but I liked the direction this film was taking ie less camp more serious, younger cast. the cast was great, everyone was really good, kirk, spock, old spock, uhuru, sulu, bones, except that lil shit anton yelchin annoyed the hell out of me. I cant stand him. Bana was good as the villain. Lots people complained about plot holes about time travel but they werent blatant and thus didnt bother me. since this was the first in the series, I didnt get as many crew interactions as i wouldve liked, thats why im ready for a sequel.

I like the overall premise of setting it in the future and not in the present. Bale is probably the best choice for the role of Connor and he does a good job, but the real surprise is Worthington, he's great as Marcus, he was a really strong character and the audience in the theater seemed to like him. Yelchin didnt suck that bad as Reese, not as bad as Star Trek. And whats with this trend of just having Common stand there not saying anything, give him some damn lines already, and more than just one at a time grrrrr
Pretty good action, though it tool precedence over story, still better than t3

Hilarious comedy that succeeds not only in having a huge amount of laughs, but having a pretty involving story, I wanted to know what would happen. Galifinakis is the star of this and deserves all the praise hes been getting. Hes so funny. I did think Helms' character got a bit annoying with all the sarcastic pessimism. I didn't mind Cooper in the lead, thought he did all right. Love the pics at the end

enjoyable film, with an excellent performance by wood, shes sucj a nice likable pretty person in this, i would say its oscar worthy, never loses the accent either. David is good too, Im glad he was picked and not woody himself, woody couldnt pull off mean the way LD does, the line readings dont sound false either. The 2 have great chemistry together and provide some great laughs. wish mckean had more to do tho

A letdown to be sure, that's not to say it's all bad. Some sequences are well executed, both action and non action. I liked the attention to detail and the music and it's fast moving and entertaining. Depp is a great actor and engaging to watch. However, we don't get to know any of the supporting characters really, especially dillingers gang, hence i couldnt follow who was who and what was going on. also i couldnt hear what was sed half the time, either the sound was bad or the actors were mumbling. i liked stephen langs character and wish he had a bigger role. i get the feeling several cuts were made to this. also the shakicam gets annoting. still a respectable effort