The Land That Time Forgot (2009) - 0/11 - STAY AWAY FROM ASYLUM MOVIES. Turned it off after twenty or so minutes.
Battlefield Earth - 0/11 - An entertainingly bad movie, like Plan 9 From Outer Space.
Twilight - 0/11 - This movie is a bland, boring piece o' shit. However, add Rifftrax commentary, and it becomes an instant classic! Which is what I did, as I only watched this movie to hear it made fun of.
MST3K: Pod People - 11/11
MST3K: Devil Fish - 11/11
The Great Race - 11/11 - Jack Lemmon's best role is this film's villain. Blake Edwards once again proves himself as a slapstick master, and this is honestly my favorite of his films.
Visit to A Small Planet - 4/11 - Jerry Lewis tries to rip off My Favorite Martian or sort of anyway, and while Jerry always makes me laugh, this movie on the whole is too bland for him to fix. It just kind of ends too, leaving you with an empty feeling, and making Earth and Earthlings look like evil assholes. The storylines the movie set out to do just get tossed out the window by the end, making the whole thing pointless.
The Scalphunters - 10/11 - Quite possibly the best Burt Lancaster westerns I've ever seen. He plays a racist cowboy who goes on a journey with a black man and gets taught a lesson about the equality of man. I won't spoil anymore, but this movie has one of the best, most satisfying endings I've seen in years.
The Great Race - 11/11 - Jack Lemmon's best role is this film's villain. Blake Edwards once again proves himself as a slapstick master, and this is honestly my favorite of his films.
YES. I caught the last 3/4 of the movie a couple months ago and have been dying to get my hands on it ever since. Finally, I managed to get it and haven't had a chance to watch it since. I had thought that Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis were brilliant together in Some Like it Hot, and The Great Race absolutely managed to surpass that. Easily one of my favorite movies now.
Just got this from Netflix for the hell of it, didn't really expect to enjoy it. It was genuinely funny and just plain awesome. Could've done without some parts (the celery distraction comes to mind) but it was great.
The Shining - Well, what do I think? IT'S AWFUL. IT'S BORING. NOTHING HAPPENS. Wendy is HORRID. She's a BUFFOON. WHY WAS TONY THERE? TO WARN THEM? IT'S NEVER EXPLAINED. HE'S THERE FOR NO REASON, BECAUSE EVEN IF HE WAS MEANT TO WARN THEM HE DOES SO A LITTLE TOO DAMN LATE. DICK IS THERE FOR NO REASON OTHER THAN TO DIE. EVERYTHING IS ANTICLIMACTIC. There are very few creepy moments, most of the film makes me laugh out loud hysterically (like the ONLY killing scene), few successful horror attempts (admittedly the lady in bathtub and what was on the book pages reveal got me), and I felt like every second of the film was Kubrick's attempt to troll me, even the ones that managed to be scary. Any time Wendy was on screen any semblance of terror was ruined by the fact that LOU COSTELLO IS SMARTER THAN HER. AT LEAST WHEN PEOPLE ARE ACTING WEIRD OR WANT TO KILL HIM HE GETS AS FAR AWAY AS POSSIBLE. It drags on far too long without giving any payoff to almost each scene until you realize that almost every scene that you're supposed to be tense during isn't going to go anywhere. Oh yeah, and when a movie resorts to making someone HANDING A PIECE OF A PAPER TO SOMEONE A JUMP MOMENT ITS A TROLL MOVIE. Congratulations, Kubrick. You have successfully trolled beyond the grave. I tip my hat to you.
I finally had a chance to watch the beginning of the film, and it was just as brilliant as what I'd already seen. Now that I've seen it in its entirety, I feel I can rate it. This film featured a sense of humor that the film industry is sorely missing today. No recent movie can compare. Practically every scene in the movie was both hilarious and memorable. And as Fawful said, this was absolutely one of Jack Lemmon's best roles.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, was my 4000th post.
Repo man:
10/10
It's about some kid working as a car repo man. It's very funny and has subleties like items in the grocery store are packaged in plain boxes with "MEAT" or "ALCOHOL" on them
The last movie I saw was A Cry in the Dark (also known as Evil Angels), a docudrama about the disappearance of the Chamberlain baby in outback Australia and the ensuing media trial of the parents. We watched it with the sound off and mostly just laughed at the early 80s fashions. I rate Meryl Streep's bowl cut 1/10, and Sam Neill's short shorts 6/10.
I thought that The Thirteenth Warrior was a pretty good adaptation of Eaters of the Dead.
I wasn't aware of that one... let me rephrase to "Crichton movie adaptations are often (but not always) disappointing". Same as any other author really.
I wasn't aware of that one... let me rephrase to "Crichton movie adaptations are often (but not always) disappointing". Same as any other author really.
Well, to be honest, it's not a very well known film. Good, though. Made me feel like a Viking.
I think I've been told the King rule was that movie adapted from his novels tend to be bad while movies adapted from his short stories tend to be good.
Honestly, I could see that with most adaptations. Books are a much more dense media, movies aren't that long, I could see how a short story would convert well into a movie, but a full-length novel would work better as, say a TV series.
No Country for Old Men - It's good, but is it four Oscars good? I give it 8/10. Maybe would've gave it a point more if i'd been paying attention to Tommy Lee Jones at the end and not fiddling with the alarm on my phone
I think I've been told the King rule was that movie adapted from his novels tend to be bad while movies adapted from his short stories tend to be good.
IT is horrible, with the only redeeming quality being Tim Curry, who is just there to be hilarious. I'll be glad to have a word with IT though. Maybe I'll make it cry.
Speaking of Tim Curry, how about The Rocky Horror Picture Show? The soundtrack is brilliant, it's full of wonderful weird ideas and the end is touching but the film has its meh moments as well. 8-9/10?
IT is horrible, with the only redeeming quality being Tim Curry, who is just there to be hilarious. I'll be glad to have a word with IT though. Maybe I'll make it cry.
Ooh, me too! I wanna call it unpleasant things!
Really though, the book is so damn good that I can't even stand to watch the movie.
The soundtrack to the Rocky Horror Picture Show is more addicting to listen to than it should be, and with Tim Curry in it as well, how could you go wrong?
I think I've been told the King rule was that movie adapted from his novels tend to be bad while movies adapted from his short stories tend to be good.
Children of the corn is an exception, and that spawned 6 sequels somehow.
I think I've been told the King rule was that movie adapted from his novels tend to be bad while movies adapted from his short stories tend to be good.
Honestly, I could see that with most adaptations. Books are a much more dense media, movies aren't that long, I could see how a short story would convert well into a movie, but a full-length novel would work better as, say a TV series.
The Shining is great. As far as TV series I still think the vampire at the end of the original Salem's Lot is one of the creepiest ever put on film.
I think the rule is any movie based off King after the late 80's is a flop. Carrie, Cujo, Christine, Stand by me & Dead zone are all good movies IMO. With a few flops in between like Firestarter.
I'll misuse grammar to my liking and you'll STFU when I do it, you Cowboy Bebop-hating paddy.
I don't hate it, I just haven't watched it yet, too busy cutting turf and cleaning pig shite off my tractor. I MAY just stream it this weekend though, I was thinking about it
Anyway, being a paddy isn't too bad, we're 'the niggers of Europe' yo!
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Pretty epic! 10/11
I remember, I was totally gonna shout at you for this, but I was too lazy to post at the time. Anyways, what the hell man? Shit sucked!
I'll still have to play watch that. It's sitting on my shelf... staring at me.
I only have one thing to say to you, Mr. I Don't Watch Cowboy Bebop The Coolest Show Ever.
Anyway. On to what I have seen.
The Land That Time Forgot (2009) - 0/11 - STAY AWAY FROM ASYLUM MOVIES. Turned it off after twenty or so minutes.
Battlefield Earth - 0/11 - An entertainingly bad movie, like Plan 9 From Outer Space.
Twilight - 0/11 - This movie is a bland, boring piece o' shit. However, add Rifftrax commentary, and it becomes an instant classic! Which is what I did, as I only watched this movie to hear it made fun of.
MST3K: Pod People - 11/11
MST3K: Devil Fish - 11/11
The Great Race - 11/11 - Jack Lemmon's best role is this film's villain. Blake Edwards once again proves himself as a slapstick master, and this is honestly my favorite of his films.
Visit to A Small Planet - 4/11 - Jerry Lewis tries to rip off My Favorite Martian or sort of anyway, and while Jerry always makes me laugh, this movie on the whole is too bland for him to fix. It just kind of ends too, leaving you with an empty feeling, and making Earth and Earthlings look like evil assholes. The storylines the movie set out to do just get tossed out the window by the end, making the whole thing pointless.
The Scalphunters - 10/11 - Quite possibly the best Burt Lancaster westerns I've ever seen. He plays a racist cowboy who goes on a journey with a black man and gets taught a lesson about the equality of man. I won't spoil anymore, but this movie has one of the best, most satisfying endings I've seen in years.
YES. I caught the last 3/4 of the movie a couple months ago and have been dying to get my hands on it ever since. Finally, I managed to get it and haven't had a chance to watch it since. I had thought that Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis were brilliant together in Some Like it Hot, and The Great Race absolutely managed to surpass that. Easily one of my favorite movies now.
Just got this from Netflix for the hell of it, didn't really expect to enjoy it. It was genuinely funny and just plain awesome. Could've done without some parts (the celery distraction comes to mind) but it was great.
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Five frozen Jacks-
out of Eleven.
I finally had a chance to watch the beginning of the film, and it was just as brilliant as what I'd already seen. Now that I've seen it in its entirety, I feel I can rate it. This film featured a sense of humor that the film industry is sorely missing today. No recent movie can compare. Practically every scene in the movie was both hilarious and memorable. And as Fawful said, this was absolutely one of Jack Lemmon's best roles.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, was my 4000th post.
With a handful of exceptions, o' course. Misery, for example, was fantastic.
10/10
It's about some kid working as a car repo man. It's very funny and has subleties like items in the grocery store are packaged in plain boxes with "MEAT" or "ALCOHOL" on them
Ditto Michael Crichton, with the exception of Jurassic Park.
Have we all forgotten Shawshank Redemption folks?
I hope that The Dark Tower films & TV series will join that list.
I thought that The Thirteenth Warrior was a pretty good adaptation of Eaters of the Dead.
I wasn't aware of that one... let me rephrase to "Crichton movie adaptations are often (but not always) disappointing". Same as any other author really.
Well, to be honest, it's not a very well known film. Good, though. Made me feel like a Viking.
YOU DO NOT CUT OUT THE MAIN CHARACTER OF THE BOOK FROM THE MOVIE.
Honestly, I could see that with most adaptations. Books are a much more dense media, movies aren't that long, I could see how a short story would convert well into a movie, but a full-length novel would work better as, say a TV series.
It and Mysery would like to have a word with you.
IT is horrible, with the only redeeming quality being Tim Curry, who is just there to be hilarious. I'll be glad to have a word with IT though. Maybe I'll make it cry.
Ooh, me too! I wanna call it unpleasant things!
Really though, the book is so damn good that I can't even stand to watch the movie.
Btw i'm always confused by these two names. Do you adore Tim Curry or Jim Carrey or both of them?
I am sorry, but this has been bugging me for months. Is that really proper grammar?
Also I hate how the word grammar and grammer are rife for a grammer error of their own.
hurr hurr
I'll misuse grammar to my liking and you'll STFU when I do it, you Cowboy Bebop-hating paddy.
Children of the corn is an exception, and that spawned 6 sequels somehow.
I think the rule is any movie based off King after the late 80's is a flop. Carrie, Cujo, Christine, Stand by me & Dead zone are all good movies IMO. With a few flops in between like Firestarter.
I don't hate it, I just haven't watched it yet, too busy cutting turf and cleaning pig shite off my tractor. I MAY just stream it this weekend though, I was thinking about it
Anyway, being a paddy isn't too bad, we're 'the niggers of Europe' yo!