Watch it again.

you bet! don't know when, but I will...

for a while, it's still in the same league of Miami Vice of films that I watched and were erased of my mind due to boredom.

WHAT IS THIS?!?!?!

Irish, where's your plot summary LONGER than the movie!??!?!

Why, you...you...are AN IMPOSTER!

People, he has a BOMB in his ribcage! Run!

I've got 2 more reviews coming since I have to finish the trilogy so just hang tight. End transmission.

We are DOOMED!

Pi ***
It is about a bunch of people interested in numbers. The main character is a gifted mathematician who is in search of fundamental patterns in nature. However he suffers from serious health and mental problems. This movie is shot entirely in black and white. You can see all the techniques used in Requiem for a Dream in this movie as well. Aronofsky establishes his unique style with rapid edits and an unstable camera. I have to point out the amazing use of sound to bring out the mental and physical pain. Almost like a noise. Though it is neither as influential as Requiem nor thematically as grand as Fountain, it announces the rise of a great talent.

I loved that movie Pi! Still can't figure out what the ants are all about, but a great movie. I liked how the filming got more and more grainy as things got crazier. Very good independant film.

HANZO THE RAZOR: THE SNARE 1/2
(First Viewing)

Well Hanzo the Rapist is back. At least this time he has a better and more interesting storyline, better fight sequences and better shots. The trilogy rebounded nicely from the first installment so we have to go to the final film for the rubber match.

There is a similar ant thing in the Korean movie 'oldboy' which is a masterpiece. Once they bring in drugs and hallucinations, anything is possible

Where's my SUMMARY?!?!?! Umm? I want my summary bigger than your review dammit! *Storms around the room!*

HOSTEL: PART II
(First Viewing)

3 beautiful college students are tricked into entering a hostel where the 'hosts' like to torture, rape and murder. Following a geographical tour of Slovakia, three women are lured into a hostel by a handsome young man who sells them to the twisted masters, who tie them up and bring upon an unthinkable world of pain.

A great sequel to follow up the original. A more in depth storyline that I thought was fascinating, since it focused more on how this business operates as opposed to focusing on another 3 American tourists who get captured, tortured, killed, etc. There was still some gore but probably not as much as the original. If you enjoyed HOSTEL, then I would endorse visiting your local theater to view HOSTEL: PART II.

I didn't enjoy the first one,so im not ganna like this...

Eli Roth can KISS my ass.
How about an internet-adored filmmaker that can actually slit the wrist in talent?

Psycho **
I don't know if this was the first, but this must have been one of the earliest movies on multiple personality disorder. Since then, Hollywood has taken this concept and beaten it to death. Though some scenes show the usual brilliance of Hitchcock, the movie as a whole is not gripping throughout. Somewhere along the line, I lost interest in the movie. I'll repeat my usual (yawn yawn) comment on his movies - excellent use of sound.

PSYCHO is my favorite Hitchcock movie ever

What is your preferred order of favorite Hitchcock movies?

From the ones I've seen:

1) PSYCHO
2) VERTIGO
3) NORTH BY NORTHWEST
4) ROPE
5) REAR WINDOW
6) THE BIRDS

How about yourself?

1)Vertigo ****
2)North by northwest ****
3)Rear Window ***
4)Psycho **
5)Strangers on a train **
6)Man who knew too much *

21 grams ***
A great movie from Alejandro Gonzales, the director of Babel. Naomi Watts gives one of the best performances by anyone I have ever seen. You must watch this movie at least for that. It is a shame she did not win an oscar. Bencio Del Toro acts very well too. But I must warn you of two things if they matter to you. The stories(There are several of them in parallel) are extremely tragic and may make you sad. Secondly the editing is non-linear in a crazy way. It takes a while to understand which time frame the scene is in. I enjoyed it thoroughly.

HANZO THE RAZOR: WHO'S GOT THE GOLD?
(First Viewing)

Not a bad trilogy but definitely nothing I'd yern to see in the near future. Pretty disappointing that there wasn't more fighting and the main character was a rapist. The few fight scenes were Ok but even still, they weren't the best choreographed fight scenes I've ever seen. If you're into any type of samurai movies like I am, stick with THE LONE WOLF AND CUB or ZATOICHI series.

This is what I love most about the film because you really have to pay attention and put the pieces together as the film develops. I also agree that Naomi and Benicio were enjoyable (Benicio was probably my favorite role of the film).

OCEAN'S THIRTEEN 1/2
(First Viewing)

Danny Ocean rounds up the boys for a third heist, after casino owner Willy Bank double-crosses one of the original eleven, Reuben Tishkoff.

The best OCEAN movie is saved for last. I didn't know or even think they could surpass the original buy they sure did. This will at least dispell that unpleasant taste left in your mouth after watching OCEAN'S TWELVE. Al Pacino definitely stole the show for me. I haven't seem him play a villain in a good movie in such a long time (truly an a$$hole in this picture). Ellen Barkin worked really well as Al's personal assistant. Don Cheadle and Bernie Mac were kind of buried in this film, although Bernie did have a bigger part than Don (which I was happy to see). Finally, Casey Affleck and Scott Caan had great chemistry together always bickering and breaking each others balls. My expectations for this film weren't much, but I walked out of it completely satisfied.

DREAMGIRLS
(Second Viewing)

Based on the 1981 Broadway musical comes Dreamgirls, a story of greed, tough hate, and romance. Three young women - Deena Jones, Effie White, and Lorrell Robinson - desire to become pop stars and get their wish when they're picked to be backup singers for the legendary James "Thunder" Early. Then they're set free for leads, but Curtis Taylor and Effie's brother C.C. decide for Deena to be lead which upsets Effie.

The casting of this film was great. Eddie Murphy, Jaime Foxx, and Beyoncé Knowles all fit into their roles perfectly. Also, Anika Noni Rose and Sharon Leal worked well as the backup singers to Beyoncé. Really my only beef with the film was Jennifer Hudson. It wasn't that she did a bad job but I just didn't really care about her or her character. I was really disappointed that this film didn't even get a Best Picture nomination. It would have lost out to THE DEPARTED but a nomination would have been nice. I don't understand why CHICAGO won Best Picture just 5 years ago and this film, which is superior, can't even get a nomination?

I haven't seen Dreamgirls, but IMHO chicago was completely crap, no redeeming features at all.

I agree. I watched half of CHICAGO and turned it off, I just couldn't take it. A pretty weak year in terms of the nominees. They were CHICAGO, GANGS OF NEW YORK, THE HOURS, THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS, and THE PIANIST. I was pulling for GANGS OF NEW YORK (not Marty's best work but it's Marty)

BREACH 1/2
(First Viewing)

Based on the true story, FBI upstart Eric O'Neill enters into a power game with his boss, Robert Hanssen, an agent who was ultimately convicted of selling secrets to the Soviet Union.

Not as much espionage as I thought their might be. As a result it wasn't very suspensful which I thought I was going to be in store for. Chris Cooper I feel gets overlooked sometimes for his work. He was enjoyable in this as was Laura Linney and even Ryan Phillippe. Kind of a let down.

FYI, here's a picture of the real Robert Hanssen

Cannibal Holocaust *
This cult movie is banned in most countries. For a good reason. This is the goriest, most repulsive and sickening movie I have ever seen. It features cannibalism and (real) animal killings. No director would make a movie like this today. As horrible it is to watch it, credit must be given to the director for making a bold movie, completely ignoring the timid morality and hypocrisy of film-making ethics. A kind review of this film can be found here

Going by your description of the movie, I think this will be one I skip. Seriously, real animal killings? When was this movie made?

I had an ex boyfriend who watched that movie and couldn't sleep for a week. And he wouldn't let me watch it, said it'd scar me or something.

I think its Rob Zombie's favorite film.

I'd see it.