That's funny, both you and Irishman have mentioned Casey Affleck recently. I'm glad to see others like his acting. I think he is a much more interesting person to watch and listen to on screen than his brother Ben. I've always liked him but haven't seem very many of his movies. One of my favorite characters he played was in the, in my opinion, very underrated comedy Drowning Mona.

EDIT: I just reread what I wrote and realized I said "that's funny" to start the paragraph. I am always annoyed by people who say "that's funny" instead of "what a coincidence" or "that reminds me" because usually when they say "that's funny" it never is funny. So, for some reason I felt the need to point that out. I'm annoying myself.

BOSS (2008) 1/2
(First viewing)

I liked this a lot as it was very good.

MY MICK FRIEND (2008) 1/2
(First viewing)

A really good short from the same director of BOSS, though I didn't like the beginning and it was boring in bits. A bit more nudity would have been nice.

51850 AND COUNTING (2008)
(First viewing)

Joe Barker breaks out of prison and has to make a run for it as the warden and others chase after him. 51850 refers to the number of days he has been alive. He is an old man.

I really enjoyed this. It had just the right amount of nudity, and the dialogue proved to me that the scriptwriter can not do anything wrong in my eyes. Another classic for sure. I'll be buying it on DVD twice because I like it that much.

51850 AND COUNTING (2008)
(Second viewing)

I didn't like this as much the second time round but it was still excellent. It had somehow changed this time round, it seemed to drag in places and I wasn't in the mood for drag.

IGGY NORED ME (2008) 1/2
(First viewing)

Derek wonders why his lover Iggy isn't returning his calls.

I liked this but it was too slow and I didn't like the flashbacks that showed the two making love. I had to close my eyes and mute the TV. Actually, I didn't watch the film.

TWO AND A HALF STAR MAYHEM (2008)
(First viewing)

Again I didn't really watch this but am rating it by its trailer alone, which didn't really scare me as much as other trailers but was actually pretty funny and I like things that make me laugh lots.

TRAILER TRASH (2008) 1/2
(First viewing)

Possibly the worst film I have ever seen. The voice-over in the trailers had led me to believe I would be seeing some nudity but the film was about death, misanthropy and the tragic limits of the finite body, the mortality of human flesh.

I sense sarcasem in these reviews but i don't know who its aimed at..

oh man, leave Irish alone.

School of Rock ***
Jack Black plays the role of a failed guitarist faking as a school teacher, who manages to create a rock band entirely with the school kids. Very entertaining, even if there is nothing surprising for its genre. The concert song at the end of the movie is really good. Fans of Rock music will like it.

Irishman, have you seen the original Universal Frankenstein yet? Or The Bride Of Frankenstein?

Those are two classics that are a must for any Universal Classic horror movie fan.

C'mon, Mick - play nice

Wasn't sure whether or not to post this here or in TCM, but:

Has anyone on here (Geoff, SC, DC, Turnbull?) seen Fritz Lang's The Woman in the Window (1944)? Made in the same year as Double Indemnity and with Edward G. Robinson, too. I saw it on the big screen this past Friday and was terribly disappointed by its end, and found its perspective transition half-way through unwarranted and awkard. Worth seeing for Lang's visual composition and disciplined camera movement, though; I loved the long, extended sequence early on when Robinson gets rid of the corpse - it's echoed in Plein Soleil, a 60s French noir based on The Talented Mr. Ripley with the impeccable Alain Delon.

Haven't seen it Mick.

Haven't seen it either. But why'd you lump me in with those really old members?

Yeah I've seen and own the original FRANKENSTEIN but I haven't seen THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN. I'm thinking about getting those Universal Lecay series of these 6 franchises because I know they have a couple of different sequels as well as the originals.

Because you're our don (even if you wear short pants).

I saw it MANY years ago, Mick. I don't remember the details but I DO remember it was a pretty suspenseful flick.

I also remember (I think) it:

It could also be because you own about 400 movies.

GOJIRA
(Second Viewing)

Some decent FX for the year it was made but also a lot of the models stood out pretty badly. I would say at least a pretty tame monster movie for an American or modern audience (take your pick). I understand the message they were trying to send and while it worked, I would say this was a let down for Japan's answer to KING KONG.

And what year was that?

TITLE (YEAR) *stars*

Standard.

Who says its Irish? For all you know, Capo could be mocking my schezephrenic tendencies.

Made in 1954, just a scant nine years after the Japanese themselves were victims of nuclear weapons, the movie wasn't filmed with American audiences in mind. Since it was great film for its time, and since American audiences were eating up monster films then, extra scenes were filmed and added later of an American journalist (Raymond Burr) in the midst of Tokyo during Godzilla's visit.

Sure, the effects are cheesy - especially the monster itself (some guy prodding around in a rubber suit) but its still a wonderful film for its time.

Some people simply lack context.

OMEN III: THE FINAL CONFLICT
(First Viewing)

A decent sequel at best. I wasn't able to get my hands on OMEN II so unfortunately I had to skip ahead.

Kind of a silly, Holier than thou ending (no pun intended).

OMEN IV: THE AWAKENING
(First Viewing)

A bumbling retelling of the classic horror film just some 15 years later. But instead of the son of Satan it's the daughter of Satan. What a turn of events

I just saw "They Live" 1988.John Carpenter directs a nice corny B Grade film.I loved it.I found it hilarious,but also got upset when the dvd almost stopped working as i wanted to see what was going to happen.

Nothing gets me angrier than when a brand new dvd skips or freezes.