There are obvious similarities to endless other biographical movies, especially for musicians. Take for example setting up his childhood with a depressing death, his addiction to drugs, infidelity, but by the end coming to terms with these demons and going clean. Then, the movie ends nearly disregarding the next three decades of musical influence. Doesn't it sound like last year's Oscar bait Ray? I think it sure does! Jamie Foxx was the only reason to see that movie, but this time around Walk the Line is a better movie, and Phoenix is not too shabby as the man himself, Mr. Johnny Cash...[more]...

I respect Steven Spielberg for a few things. He's made some of the best movies in history, and although I feel he's been lackluster these last 15 years or so (I hated Saving Private Ryan - GASP!), I respect that he's managed to make a movie or more a year, and he doesn't seem to stray from his typical formula, so most filmgoers will enjoy what he does, and get what's expected from it. It's probably the same thing with War of the Worlds...[more]...

It would be very hard to make a sequel that was as good as the first Wayne's World, but it's even more unlikely that a sequel could even be watchable. Wayne's World 2 is not that bad of a movie, but it isn't as good as the first. There are still a lot of funny moments... and it's got The Walken! That's always cool! This is even before people loved him after that Fatboy Slim video, and all of a sudden everyone that is college age started loving him! They were way ahead of the curve on this one, and that's just plain wonderful...[more]...

Finally, a movie based off of a popular SNL skit that WORKS! This is not a very common scenario, so one should accept this movie with open arms and a big sigh of relief. There are endless quips and quotes from this movie that everyone knows about, and it has rightly become a classic in its' own right. I would say that after more than ten years, the comedy still holds well thanks to the great performance by Meyers and the numerous moments of clever antics, but the pacing leaves something to be desired. Not much really happens during this movie, but that's not what's truly important. It's more about just being funny, that's what the focus is on. Looking at it now, it seems to amble in several parts, but I never get bored. Many people may find it kind of slow these days...[more]...

Egoyan tries to bring us a noir-ish tale of sex, mystery and intrigue. He's got the sex part, but those last two are debatable. Yes, there are naked women, but the frank use of sex doesn't help propel the movie into a direction that would have worked any differently WITHOUT the nudity. I'm not one to complain about naked ladies, but I do have to complain this time around, simply because it wasn't all that necessary. I could say that this is one of those movies that seems to objectify women, but that can be arged because most of the nudity takes place from the perspective of the story as told by the two show hosts Lanny and Vince, and they aren't the nicest guys in the world...[more]...

One must NOT compare this to the 1971 version of Roald Dahl's book. Oh, no! Violent reactions from the fans will ensue. This movie is to be a much more 'loyal adaptation' to the original novel. It's darker, and more disturbing than the cheery, cheeky 1971 film that strayed from the meaner tone of the book. Do NOT mistaken this as Gene Wilder's version of Willy Wonka, and this is NOTHING LIKE the original version. Believe me, if you try to compare them, fans will pummel you to a pulp and shit on your corpse. I've been there. It's not a pretty sight...[more]...

This is one of my all-time favorite movies when I was a kid, and even now it holds a kind of magic that few movies can match. Gene Wilder is a perfect choice to play the eccentric and closed-off Mr. Wonka, while all the children perform wonderfully for their given roles. Many complain (including Mr. Dahl himself) that this movie isn't like the book enough, but having never read the book, I can appreciate this in its' own special way. Granted, the Oompa-Loompas are annoying as fuck, but that's what the fastforward button is for on my remote. Outside of these little nuisances, there's little else that I would change in this movie...[more]...

There are great things about this movie, and other things that don't quite work so well...[more]...

This is 'based on a true story'. OK, fine, go ahead and say that, but the truth of the matter is that yes, the DeFeo family was brutally murdered, and yes, the Lutz family lived there for 28 days before leaving for good. The rest of this movie is almost completely a horror movie concoction, and that's completely alright with me. Did it entertain? That's what's important...[more]...

Steve Carell is a really funny guy, and I was hoping that he'd get to star in his own movie some day. Having said that, I'll seemingly negate this statement by saying that no, I don't think the fumbling vocal anchorman scene in Bruce Almighty was funny for one second, and his random quips and beyond retarded stupidity in Anchorman was not my bag of beans. But he still came across as a guy with heavy potential, topped with... The Daily Show baby, yeah...[more]...

My hopes going into this one was "Please, God, have this movie be better than TIMELINE!!" Richard Donner is an awesome director, making some of my all time favorite movies. Timeline, on the other hand, makes me think that he must've been seriously fucked up while making it...[more]...

I was expecting a much more frightening and gory film. That’s not to say it wasn’t an awesome time! I avoided reviews, and tried not to know much about this movie until I saw it, because I didn’t want to be spoiled. I was a little disappointed, but mostly because it wasn't quite what I expected. But it's better than being told too much about it beforehand...[more]...

I decided to see Robots today because I felt like seeing a movie. I wasn't really interested in seeing it based on the trailers. I was thoroughly unimpressed. But since there wasn't anything else of interest to see at the moment, I figured what the hell? I thought Ice Age was 'ok...[more]...

Hey, it's not often that you get a quiet little ghost story for a change. It's not really that gory, nor is it very scary. Hell, it's not even that great of a movie. What it's got going for itself is a moderately paced, quaint little tale that would be a great thing to watch with your significant other - on Halloween night! It's one of those movies that can be added to a pile of 5 other movies for a movie watching night, and make this one number two on the list to watch. That way, your memory of the more uneventful parts of the movie can be forgotten after the four other movies right after it, and you will probably dwell on the better elements of Riding the Bullet...[more]...