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Fawlty Towers (1975)
He's a little Shitsui! Oh my, my, what breed?
Without a doubt the funniest sitcom ever. After 30+ years they are still as fresh and funny as the day they were created. I can't imagine anything else creating so many funny and memorable lines as Fawlty Towers. Is there anything out there that you could watch dozens of times and still find it hilarious? The only tragedy with this series is that it ended prematurely. John Cleese is on record as saying they wanted to go out on top and didn't feel like they could top what they've done, but I couldn't disagree more. What if the "I Love Lucy" show only did a dozen shows? You wouldn't have the famous episodes like the candy assembly line, the wine stomp, vitavegimen, and dozens of other iconic episodes. Who knows what other even greater episodes would have come out if Fawlty Towers ran longer?
The Money Pit (1986)
Good, could have been great
Very cute movie, and actually one of my favorites. Like a few reviewers pointed out previously, the script got muddied up a bit with little side stories that didn't seem to fit with the movie. I especially felt that Anna (Long) would never in a million years have gotten together with a character like Max. That part of the story was very hard to watch and totally unbelievable. In fact the character of Max himself was pretty nauseating and the casting of Alexander Godunov to play him was a mistake. Surely they could have come up with someone with better acting capabilities. But if you take that and a few other side stories out of the picture, or at least rework them a little, you have an entertaining and fun movie to watch.
Unstoppable (2010)
Unwatchable is more like it
This would be a PERFECT movie for Mystery Science 3000. 30 seconds into the film I was squirming in my seat from the unrealistic dialog and scenarios. I've totally lost respect for Denzel Washington as an actor appearing in such a piece of trash.
From what I can remember of the hard to believe scenes of the film: 1) A young, female, African American is the head yard master. Sure, that's believable.
2) A small regional railroad has a yard master building jam packed with jumbo flat panel screens and elaborate hi-tech equipment. Was any research done on this film? 3) Only a passing mention of the "dead mans" device in the locomotive? A device that would bring the locomotive to a halt in seconds regardless of whether the loco had its air supply connected to the rest of the train.
4) The train making the turn at high speed and lifting off the side of one rail at a sever angle, then plopping right down on the track again. At this point I felt like I was watching an animation.
5) News helicopters at a 45 degree angle inches away from the train (on both sides!), going 70 miles an hour. Sure. Happens all the time.
6) What on earth did the fact that the daughters working at Hooters have to do with anything in the film? Maybe a little ad placement, eh? What amazes me the most about all of this is that so many people gave this relatively high ratings. I don't understand how anyone could watch this and not see the absurdity in it.
Under Suspicion (2000)
Under .....Whelmed
You've got two fantastic actors in this one, and they really do give outstanding performances. What seems to always kill it for me is the lack of believability. The story takes place in this VERY ornate police captain's office in Puerto Rico with flowing liquor, beautiful furniture, one way mirrors concealed in the wall, and an outside deck to die for. In Puerto Rico? You've gotta be kidding me? None of the major characters in this film are speaking Spanish and nobody is Puerto Rican. *IN* Puerto Rico! OK sure... I'll buy that.
The Hackman character is seen several times jogging around San Juan. Yet he's chain smoking like there's no tomorrow.
Aside from these realty-busters, the plot if you want to call it that is just non existent. A 1 hour, 50 minute movie. One hour and 35 minutes consist of a cop trying to break down the will of a lawyer to confess to a murder. At the end he does while simultaneously a deputy walks in and informs everyone that there's been another child murder and they caught the murderer in the act. End of story. Really, I literally could have started this move 80 minutes in and it would have made NO difference whatsoever.
That's 2 hours of my life I'm never getting back.
Mulholland Dr. (2001)
Masterpiece. Requires a little brainwork
I've never seen a movie listed on IMDb with so much opposition! Tons of 1-stars, and tons of 10 stars. Amazing.
I might have been in the 1-star crowd had I not looked into this movie further and got the "clues". Once you figure it out..... I know it's hard to believe......this movie makes PERFECT sense! It's unlikely you'll have a clue what's going on during the film, but after you think about it and read what others are talking about, you'll not only change your 1 star to a 10, but you'll want to see it again! It's an amazing film, and I am not a snob, and I don't see anything pretentious about a great film that makes you think about it for days... weeks after you saw it.
If you just simply refuse to put a little thought into what it is you just saw, maybe you're better off sticking with your mega-blockbusters like Spiderman where just sit there shoveling popcorn into your gullet.
Taken (2008)
Taken alright... title is accurate
You would think that if they were going to put out such a stinker that they would have at least changed the title of this movie.
I have no problem with the premise or the violence, but I thought for one the acting on everyone's part was horrible and so phony. It's certainly changed my opinion of Liam Neesom and I'm so confused why he chose to do this.
Almost from the moment the movie started I was uncomfortable with the dialog. It was forced and totally unrealistic.
When things really went south for me was when Liam was the bodyguard at the pop concert, and the barriers were broken down and all the fans starting rushing the star. Liam whisked her away, but... what's this? Someone.. already backstage is hiding in the curtains and jumps out and pulls a knife! What the? Where on earth did that come from? Niam slaps the guy around and boom that little plot line is toast. Totally unbelievable.
Trust me... this movie is pure garbage. Don't be fooled by the ratings here. Notice how there's almost no reviews with 5 or 6 stars? It's either 9 or 10 or 1 or 2. Trust the 1's and 2's!
Revolutionary Road (2008)
Must be missing something
I watched this with my wife after our local newspaper gave it their best rating. We knew from the storyline that it was not going to be a "feel good" movie. But I didn't realize it was going to be like watching paint dry.
First of all the movie has NO PLOT whatsoever. Nothing happens except shouting back and forth. The acting seemed very good. But as someone that doesn't know anything about the actor profession, I'd take a guess that this kind of acting... 2 hours of rage... would probably be the easiest. Just yelling and screaming as hard as you can, staring out the window, and tearing up. That's it! Aside from that, a few things happen in the movie that have no point whatsoever. What was the point of the office affair? Why spend 20 minutes on that and not have it go anywhere or mean anything? What about their friend's husband who professed love? What did it mean? Why? What was that point? What about the mentally challenged guy? Where did that come from, and how does that have anything to do with anything? I don't doubt that so many people enjoyed this movie. Everyone is different. But it leaves me confused on what it is that people saw so interesting in it. I feel like it was a 2 disc set and we forgot to play disc 2.
Friends with Money (2006)
I want my 90 minutes back!
I know everybody is different. Some people love jazz and hate rock, others love rock and hate hip hop. I understand it and I make no judgments. But a movie like this? I just don't see how ANYONE could give this more than a few stars. It's not entertaining, there's no comedy, no drama, no story, and it all goes nowhere. It's not even arty it's just mundane. More than halfway in, I told my wife I wanted out, and she said "lets just give it a little more". Well, nothing else happened. At the end you're left scratching your head.
This movie was highly recommended to us by a friend. She loaned us her DVD to watch it (she actually bought it). After seeing it, I think my wife and I are going to be looking at our friend in a whole new way. What did she see in this thing? If you have it, save it for a rainy day when you have no other DVD's to watch, the TV is out, and there are no books or board games. Even then....
Young @ Heart (2007)
Nothing like it anywhere...
I didn't know what to expect when I read the label. Some elderly people singing the songs of Coldplay and Jimi Hendrix. OK, sounds like a fun movie. It was without a doubt the most moving movie I've seen as far as I could remember! And I was not at all prepared for that.
It makes you stop and really think about life, and what you're doing with it and where it's heading for you.
It's uplifting and sad at the same time. The prison scene did it for me. But if anyone reads these comments and are scared away by the words "sad" or "depressing", TRUST ME... you will not regret watching this.
I also loved the "music videos". They really helped make this movie enjoyable to watch.
My only negative reactions (with the reality, not the film)... and this is definitely a spoiler, was Bob's ego. Especially when playing in front of a live audience. I felt that he should have been either offstage or at least off to the side. I couldn't believe he had a mike and was singing in the front. He just didn't belong there out in front.
Collateral (2004)
C'mon people....raise your standards
We watched this movie and half way in I said to my girlfriend "Are you buying any of this?". When the movie was over, I said "Lets go on IMDb and see what other people think". I was expecting maybe a 5.5 or so. But when I saw a 7.7, I was shocked! OK... so this hit man hijacks a taxi giving the driver multiple chances to simply walk away... but he doesn't. Then suddenly the cab driver, which up until this point was freaked out beyond belief, talks calmly to cops and drug lords with hired hands pointing guns at them. Yeah...right.
We see lots of LA scenes. In one scene the freeways have ZERO cars on them. In others the freeways are packed. We see city streets empty, we see city streets packed. We see people getting blown away left and right, windows being smashed left and right, cars speeding down city streets and oddly enough not a cop to be seen anywhere.
I just can't believe anyone would fall for such a lame movie.
Rosetta (1999)
Impossible to write a spoiler in this one...
My insomnia kicked in last night at 4AM and when I turned on the tube, Rosetta was about 20 minutes in. Thankfully I have a TiVo and was able to rewind it to the beginning.
The film is dreary alright, but not at all unwatchable. And I definitely did notice the hand-held camera, but I guess watching it on TV is less dizzying than on the big screen as it didn't bother me that much. But the effect of following SO CLOSE to Rosetta with the hand-held made it seem more like a suspense film at first... I kept thinking someone was going to jump up behind her or something.
The film would have been far more intersesting if there were a little more meat (changing shoes in real time like 5 times?). But I guess the part that made me feel like I just wasted 2 hours was the ending... or lack thereof. I could not believe the credits started rolling at that point! No I wasn't expecting a neat and nifty Hollywood ending, but just *something* would have helped. Can you spoil nothing?
Kiss the Girls (1997)
Fire the casting director
This was an OK movie that could have been great. Morgan Freeman was fine as usual, but some of the other characters were poorly cast. I thought Ashley Judd was completely unbelievable as a surgeon/boxer/detective (sheesh!). By the way, how many delicately handed brain surgeons do you know that are also kick boxers? The whole movie had moments of disbelief and improbability. Why in the early scenes did the surgeon/kick boxer have a fish tank at the very foot of her staircase (which she subsequently crashed into after being chased by Casanova?). And how did the busy surgeon suddenly find time to tag along a police investigation? At the end, when Alex fires the shot, how come none of the cops outside the house come rushing in (or even before when all the commotion was going on)?
The Italian Job (2003)
Slightly entertaining....
Since this movie got a relatively good rating, I guess that these types of movies are just not for me. Although I love a good heist movie, I found this one way too Hollywood-ized. The dialogue was not at all believable to me. The stunts and effects were very unrealistic too. Some of them reminded me of the movie "The Quick and the Dead" where when someone got shot, you could see daylight through the bullet hole in the body.
But what really turned me off completely were the Spiderman "Easter Egg's" which were clearly visible in a couple of crowd scenes. I wanted to eject the DVD at that point, but my girlfriend wanted to see how it ended. My rating: 4.0