Each his own of course.not seen Superbad, and don't intend too.

I thought it was hysterical, but as for the last ten years I'll still go with THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY (1998), as the funniest movie.

I'll tell you one thing about the Judd Apatow ensemble: Jonah Hill is the least talented of them all. Being fat, homely and obnoxious gets a little bit old after 2 or 3 films.

[quote=J Geoff]
I re-watched Kids (1995) tonight...

What a horrific, depraved, disgusting, disturbing, decadent, horrifying, and scary look at a "day in the life" of a group of Manhattan teens! Truly, horrifying and tragic, and depressing! Can I use any more adjectives? How about sad. That's how I feel if urban youth actually live like that!

It's one thing to "get pussy", yet another to make your goal to deflower young girls while you don't even know you have HIV. And it's presented in an almost pedophilic manner introducing the "next" generation (of like, 9 year olds) to this sex/drugs lifestyle.

If I was a parent, I'd probably consider this a HORROR movie. But I'm not, and don't. But as a former emotionally-disturbed-teen counselor, I find it disturbing to say the least.

I rated this 3/5 on NetFlix the last time I saw it, and do again. Maybe even 3-1/2 this time, cuz poignant adds another half-star...

IMDb: 6.6/10
NetFlix: 7/10
JGeoff: 7/10 as well


Kids is a great film,love it

THE SHINING (1980)
(Nth Viewing)

I think it's really hard for me to decide which Stanley Kubrick movie I like the most, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, or THE SHINING. He outdoes himself again with his directing in this film. I love the close shots of characters and then zooming back to show the rest of the background or when a character is walking around the hotel, how he centers the character in the middle of the frame so as to see all of the open space behind him/her.

However, just as Kubrick's directing was top notch, so was Jack Nicholson. He was born to play this part. I don't think anybody else could be this sick, twisted and demented yet still be able to make me laugh with this dialogues and mannerisms. My favorite scene in the film has to be when Jack Nicholson (Jack Torrance) is in the bathroom talking with Philip Stone (Delbert Grady) about him hacking up his family and being the previous caretaker. That scene is just so chilling and intense, I absolutely loved it. This is one of the few Stephen King novels I've read and I enjoyed Kubrick's movie more than King's book. The ending to this film was much more chilling than King's novel. This is one of the greatest horror movies of all-time!

A classic, no doubt, Irish. Although, I'm sure you know, it was not to King's liking.

What did you think of the television mini-series in 1997, starring Steven Weber? I thought it was great.

Yes, I heard King was not a fan of it. As for the TV mini-series, I haven't seen it yet but it's on the list. I'm now in the process of trying to watch all of the Stephen King short stories/novel based movies (I've got the total up to 52 right now). Next up is CREEPSHOW.

I think "Shawshank" was the best adaptation.

I've seen it before and yes it is great. I'm looking forward to a second showing

Followed by "The Green Mile".

Another good one, SC. But I'd have figured you to be a fan of STAND BY ME, strictly from a generational point of view.

Thats my third favorite of his. Wonderful story (especially the story within a story - the pie eating contest).

I love the movie. The sound of the kid cycling on two different surfaces and the whole maze in the garden in the final scene are absolutely brilliant.

Yes, I did love that too

In preparation for Order of the Phoenix (2007) coming out on DVD next week, I felt the need to rewatch Harry Potter 3 & 4... tonight was Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), which I thought was #3 but it's #4 -- and at first I thought it was weak, and then I thought it was a decent setting-up sequel... and just a set-up, so it doesn't rate that strongly compared to the others thus far. Haven't seen Order of the Phoenix yet, so after I rewatch #3 now, I'll pick it up.....

THE BROTHERS SOLOMON 1/2
(First Viewing)

So far director Bob Odenkirk still hasn't impressed me thus far with this film and LET'S GO TO PRISON. Both star Will Arnett and try to be funny but fail in both attempts. This films tries to play like a mix between DUMB & DUMBER and KNOCKED UP only not as funny. The brothers Will Arnett and Will Forte work very well togerther and compliment each other but again, the jokes just aren't that funny.

Irish, start watching good movies asap. I wouldn't want you to fry your brain.

Well, lately it's been pretty hit-or-miss with CARRIE, SALEM'S LOT and THE SHINING having been great. Tonight I'm going to watch HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX

Was is it with people and wizards, i don't know what the attraction is with Harry Potter, im probley the only person not to have seen any..

No, you're not alone DeNiro. I too, have never seen/read a Harry Potter. I don't know why, but I am not even tempted to.


TIS

I watched the first movie. It was OK, but I couldn't really get into it and have no urge to see any of the others.

your not the only one.

Im always seeing grown adults reading the books on the tram to work, theres probley more adults into it than children.

It must be tough living a century behind.

There brand new

Sansho the Bailiff ***
My first Mizoguchi film. This is a tragic story of human suffering and faith in goodness in spite of it. It unfolds like a folk tale (which it is), where fate plays a big role in the final destinies of characters, even if it means unbelievable coincidences spanning decades in time. The film did not affect me on any personal level, though I liked it.

HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX 1/2
(Second Viewing)

A better adaptation of the book than GOBLET OF FIRE. Unfortunately, it seems Warner Bros. is going to continue to handcuff the franchise but putting a ceiling on how long the films can be. I'd settle for extended versions a la THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy, but haven't heard anything about that. The darkest film of the series thus far and I'm glad. Harry's growing up and things are becoming more serious. I think the first 2 films could get away with being warm, fuzzy and family friendly, but as the ratings for GOBLET and now PHOENIX show, things are getting more intense with a bump in the ratings from PG to PG-13. Hopefully THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE can continue the momentum, not to mention it's my favorite book of the series thus far.

So which is it... you got a copy early from BB, or a bootleg?

Tonight was, again in preparation of an upcoming DVD release, my second viewing of The Bourne Identity (2002) -- still ***. Next will be The Bourne Supremacy (2004) (***) again, and then I'll be ready for the never-seen new release of The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

...these concurrent with catching up with Potter...

YEAR OF THE DRAGON (1985) - ***1/2

Twenty years ago, Mickey Rourke was being cited as the next Marlon Brando for his masculine presence and pure acting charisma that he exhibited on the big screen. Unfortunately, he did end up as the next Brando, at least in the knack for picking terrible scripts and working for the easy paycheck.

Like Brando in ON THE WATERFRONT, he could have been an acting contender, but he blew it.

But before the downfall, Rourke teamed up with disgraced Oscar-winning filmmaker Michael Cimino in the adaptation of Robert Daley's crime boiler YEAR OF THE DRAGON. Ironically, Rourke was playing a character that is as old as Rourke is now and ignoring the boxing scars on his face, its eerie in how they both display the look of bitter vinegar disapointment with the lousy cards they've been dealt in life.

Rourke convincingly portrays a middle-aged man in spite of the fact that his make-up isn't convincing, yet it doesn't matter.

Playing a burned-out Vietnam veteran-turned NYPD cop of a Polish-American, Rourke is a man very cynical of the "system," and his days fighting the NVA in the jungles have left him with a angry hostile prejudice against all Orientals. He's fought a losing war before, but he's determined to win this new war at all costs against Chinese Triad leader John Lone. He's practically "Charlie" in Rourke's eyes.

Lone is excellent as the villain that's equally unwilling to backdown, and damn he's a great actor that deserved a better Hollywood career. With a great grasp on the English tongue, he takes a one-note villain part and turned it into a memorable performance.

He conveys such great presence of intelligence in contrast to Rourke's masculine aura. Maybe the best scene in the film is when he's being openly mocked by his fellow Triad mobsters, and he has to quietly take it. Yet without dialogue, his eyes tell us that he will strike back at his new enemy....

I think its a shame that writer/director Michael Cimino has been permanently blackballed by Hollywood over the HEAVEN'S GATE fiasco. I mean it's pretty much his fault for GATE's infamous overspending, but like John Carpenter and John Milius, I just hate seeing good talent not being utilized today. They're too good to be wasted, and yet they are.

Cimino shoots a compelling melodrama about a cop that will wage an uncompromising dirty street war and will suffer harshly for it, with an emotional toll that exausts the viewer. He has some stuff in his script that I don't care, from the DIRTY HARRY simpleton portrayal of the news media to a random shot of an American flag.

Is this cheap emotional pull this side of Spider-Man or some misplaced patriotic righteousness of the hero? Maybe its both. Nevermind that the female lead is nice tits without any acting talent, such pretty dead space. She's a breathing prop for Rourke.

Alot of people dismissed YEAR OF THE DRAGON, saying that its a very racist movie against Chinese-Americans and they just totally missed the whole point. There is a difference being racist, and simply have the gall to have a flawed racist hero this side of John Wayne in THE SEARCHERS.

Cimino and Rourke teamed up to create a good little tale about a soldier who fights an enemy so much, he ends up falling in love with one of them.

Geoff,

Don't you just love the Bourne movies? I don't purchase many movies, but I have the first two of Bourne and will be getting the third. Anyway, one of my favorites.

TIS

I still havn't seen these films..

OUT OF SIGHT (1998) ****

Steven Soderbergh adaptation of the Elmore Leonard novel starring George Clooney as bank robber Jack Foley and Jennifer Lopez as Karen Sisco, the federal marshall assigned to bring him down, after he briefly kidnaps her during his escape. Don Cheadle, in a rare turn as a very bad guy, and Ving Rhames as Clooney's partner-in-crime were both memorable. And an unrecognizable Albert Brooks, as the millionaire they're all plotting to rip-off, was just great. Look for BB favorite Dennis Farina as Karen's dad.

My favorite film of 1998. Highly recommended.