A group of archaeological students become trapped in the past when they go there to retrieve their professor. The group must survive in 14th century France long enough to be rescued.
Quote from here IMDB and not too bad at all, so a good watch.
Billy Connolly played the part well, if quietly The other actors did well.
For Billy then 8/10
You don't watch good movies on cable. Everything is cut and and censored to the point that it's unwatchable. Compare watching Aliens on cable to the director's cut - they cut out all the best parts!
Bladerunner has a whole bunch of cuts, some are horrible (the original theatrical version with the voice-over because studio execs thought audiences wouldn't understand it), and I think the best one is the "director's cut", or was it the "final cut"? Reading the book it was loosely based on, "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" helps add a whole bunch of background info that was only faintly suggested in the movie, like the significance of all the replicant animals. However, the plot between book and movie are very different.
Also, Han Solo meets Admiral Adama... how can it not be awesome?
A lawyer becomes a target by a corrupt politician and his NSA goons when he accidentally receives key evidence to a serious politically motivated crime
Quite a simple story really, dealing with mental illness, but tinged with a little mystery and paranoia. Very good acting, especially by Shannon. Well worth watching.
Moneyball
8/10
Good little biopic and even though I don't give a fuck about Baseball, I enjoyed it a lot.
Feels refreshing to actually watch 2 decent movies in a row.
oog. that movie was utter shit. the book was pretty good though.
Like I mentioned Billy Connolly earned my points.
@ Memphis. Was it really Smith's first serious role? I will look into that
Just got back from Tailor Tinker Solder Spy
I did think a bit disjointed initially but then realized it was actually adding to the suspense, and that helped.
Love the sub plots and relationship connections between the people.
The Whisperer in Darkness - 7/10
Ultra low-budget, faithful HP Lovecraft adaption that succeeds where others have failed. Never really builds up any suspense, let alone the levels you'd expect (but never get) from a Lovecraft movie - but you can feel the enthusiasm of the cast/crew pouring out of the screen. If you're a Lovecraft fan then it's one to watch, if you're not then it's probably one of the better adaptions to have to sit through.
The Three Musketeers - 2/10
Paul Anderson just gets worse. The action scenes are mostly incoherent, which is a shame because most of the movie is action. The familiar elements of the story are all there, but the characters are all paper thin and you could write a better script by firing fridge magnets from a leaf blower.
4days wrote:The familiar elements of the story are all there, but the characters are all paper thin and you could write a better script by firing fridge magnets from a leaf blower.
I generally dislike found footage films, but this one was really well done. An unexplained MacGuffin, supernatural powers with a dollop of teenage angst. Relatively small budget and mostly unknown actors, who actually did a great a job. Not bad at all.
final destination is the most enduring and likeable franchise to have come out of that early 2000s mainstream horror revival (struggling to think of another one tbh). the only thing they could do to stop it being perfect popcorn material is to somehow kill one of the characters with popcorn. the 5th one falters a little by including a couple of unnecessary scenes with tony todd as some sort of oracle character with mystical knowledge - i preferred the way they explained the villain to viewers in the previous movies by having the main characters work it out for themselves. the soundtrack is also a little overpowering and messes up the fast-paced action scenes by being far too pompous and dramatic.
that said, the 3d is hilarious and a big improvement on part 4. unlike a lot of other folks in hollywood who just make movies in 3d to make them harder to pirate or because they've been drinking the kool-aid TV manufacturers are handing out, the final destination folks understand that it's a gimmick to be abused. there's simple and subtle separation for the most part, but then it's interrupted by lashings of gore and sharp objects flying out of the screen from every angle.
if you've bought a 3d tv because it was 3d, you're a fucking idiot - but if you're visiting someone's who got one and don't want to watch bloody avatar (again, fucking idiot) then grab this from the supermarket on your way over there.
the rum diary - 5/10
felt like there was a character missing, disappointed.
Sam (Sam Rockwell) is two weeks from the end of his 3 year contract as the sole operator of a moon based energy harvesting facility. His only company is an emoticon-faced AI "GERTY" (Kevin Spacey). Though excited to be returning home to his wife and daughter, the emotional toll of 3 years of isolation causes Sam to start hallucinating, seeing other people, and causes an accident that sets off a series of unforeseen events and consequences. Sam finds that he is either going crazy or maybe he hasn't been as alone as he had thought. His difficulties are compounded by corporate greed and GERTY restricting his actions.
The "twist" isn't meant to be much of one as it reveals itself pretty early in the movie. The brilliance of this movie comes with Sam contrasting between being emotionally defiant and reaching the fragile breaking point. He struggles to keep himself sane, and to find a way back home requires personal sacrifice and bravery.
I dunno. Maybe it was over hyped for me. Maybe if I had seen it 30 years ago, it would have been a 9 or 10. But I just didn't think it was that impressive. And I really wanted it to be. But I did like the aesthetic appeal. Loved the colors and lighting. Just fell a bit flat for me...
played the part well, if quietly 
The other actors did well.
