Movies - both new and old

Both of those are great.

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective- Jim Carrey is one of the greatest physical comedians of all time. Just his facial expressions and use of his body is hilarious in this film, let alone some of the quotes.

Just saw Hanna. It was fairly decent. What I loved most though was the sound effects/soundtrack, which were well tied into the movie and really drew your attention to particular things at the right moment. The film effects were good as well, and for the same reason. I give it a 3/5.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - This is one of my favorites. A fantastic tale of a humble man who fills a vacant Senate seat and goes against a Political Machine that has its grip on Congress. I give it an A.

The Gold Rush- One of Chaplin’s greatest movies. It’s extremely funny, and you grow such an attachment to The Little Tramp and feel so sorry for him and its futile attempts to find love and Gold in Alaska. I give it an A-.

Today I watched The Incredible Hulk, definitely one of my favorite films of 2008, and from Marvel Pictures

Winnie the Pooh- A
I loved this! It was pretty short, but very sweet and enjoyable. Reminded me of all the Pooh stuff I watched when I was little. :smiley:

Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension- A
I recently became a Phineas and Ferb nut, so of course I had to see this. :laughing: Anyway, I found it to be really entertaining and funny. And it had great music, too. Overall it was really great.

I saw both The Muppets and Hugo last week and enjoyed both, but I ended up immensely enjoying the latter. I went as far as to write a lengthy review about it on my blog. I really want to read the book now, which I barely remember hearing about before the movie was announced.

The Muppets: I can’t remember laughing so much in a movie theatre! I loved it.

Strike Me Pink: Very funny movie, how can you not like Eddie Cantor?

The Muppets Movie: I love the songs in this movie, but I perfer the newer muppet movie. I really like the celebrity apperances.

A Night at the Opera: Being a Marx Brothers movie, it’s hilarious. Not my favorite of their work, but a classic.

Booked tickets for Hugo on Friday, yay! :smiley:
I read the book a long time ago but I’ve heard great things.
And Puss In Boots is out next week :mrgreen:

Insidious: Just average. It’s not that scary as it focuses more on heart then anything. With the exception of that and a shaky finale, it’s kind of a fun little haunted house adventure. C

My Updated Movies List of 2011

  1. Rango
  2. Winnie the Pooh
  3. Puss in Boots
  4. Rio
  5. Cars 2
  6. Insidious
  7. The Green Hornet
    8 I Am Number Four

I watched Star Wars V Empire Strikes Back last Sunday, what can I say, a complete classic, love it

A

^That’s my favorite Star Wars film. :-D)

Larry Crowne: Fairly good movie. It was hilariously funny, and the character traits were very well defined. Also being directed by and starring Tom Hanks, it was a winner for me from the start. :mrgreen: I give it a B.

I’m No Angel- Decent movie. I loved Mae West’s wardrobe in this movie! Super jealous.

The Artist What a charming movie! I wish silent films would make a comeback. This movie was funny and sweet. If I wasn’t laughing I was usually smiling. I saw it this past Tuesday and I loved it so much I went to see it again on Wednesday. The music was great even if it was a little repetative after a while. But it really set the different moods throughout the movie. I loved the music so much that when I got home after watching it the first time I bought the soundtrack. This movie has dethroned Drive as my favorite movie released this year.

^I’m really looking forward to that!
50/50: Wow! What a moving, laugh out loud and yet sombre film! This really bought a tear to my eye on more than one occasion, and somehow I felt really uplifted when I came out of the cinema. Joseph Gordon Levitt really is a testament to himself, as his performance was almost stunningly understated. It gets a bit too disjointed and don’t shoot Oscar-baity at times, but despite this, I’m so glad I went to see this film. I give it 8/10 :slight_smile:

Top Ten Update:

  1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
  2. The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
  3. 50/50
  4. Super 8
  5. The Help
  6. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
  7. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
  8. Horrible Bosses
  9. Paul
  10. Chico and Rita

Call Her Savage- It’s different to see silent star Clara Bow in this talkie. She was very pretty, and I liked the story. But I was confused in a few parts. I give it a B-.

PS. Apperently, this 1932 film is the first to depict a gay bar.

I’m going to try to see it when I return to Chicago for winter break. The perks of living in a city! (Assuming smaller towns don’t show this film.)

^My local cinema is pretty terrible for that. They show like 6 films, usually a film of the week, and then the leftovers of the previous film of the week. And as you can imagine, half of the schedule is for the new Twilight film. If you want to see something thats a bit more independent I have to go into the city instead, which kinda sucks :neutral_face:

My friend and I love silent films, so we’re really excited to see The Artist.

Me too, but I doubt it will ever be released in my country, so I’ll have to wait for the Blu ray.

The Artist looks genuinely interesting, so I’m curious to check it out!