Went to see this together with my wife, Mike, Hal, and Cassi at the 2 dollar theatre. Loved it and its my favorite movie so far this year with Breach being a close second. Keep in mind before you criticize me that I wait for movies to come out on DVD before I watch them. Going to the theatre when movies first come out can become way to expensive, even though its very tempting. I’m still waiting to see 300, Zodiac, Fracture, The Lookout, Amazing Grace, Spiderman 3, Oceans 13, Pirates 3, Ratatouille, Transformers, Hott Fuzz, The Hoax, 1408, Evan Almighty, and the Lives of Others. Yeah I know, I still got a lot of catching up to do. But so far Disturbia gets my vote. Shia Lebouf is a new Tom Cruise. Watch what I am telling you. Very talented. 8 out of 10.
I can see how people thought it was very slow paced but I like slow paced movies sometimes. I loved how it was based on a true story and that nothing was taken out from its originality. The acting was superb, especially Chris Cooper. I have not seen anybody play a creepier guy since Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal or Robin Williams in One Hour Photo. Loved this movie. 2nd best of the year for me so far. 8 out of 10.
I wasn’t going to watch this at first but a lot of people told me it was good. I like Tony Scott and Denzel Washington together. Afterall they made A Man On Fire together, which is one of my favs. There is something about Tony Scott and the way he does his camera work that fascinates me. He uses 4-6 cameras in each scene and sometimes more then 6. He gets all the angles on film and then he cuts and edits them so that it looks like you are on drugs watching his movies. I really like it. The movie was very good. It can’t compare to Donny Darko when it comes to time traveling movies but regrdless it was an entertaining film. Gets a 7 out of 10 from me.
Good action, thriller, gangster movie. I’m not a big fan of Josh Hartnett so I was very sceptical. To tell you the truth I wanted to see this movie because of Morgan Freeman and Ben Kingsley. They are both some of the best in the game, especially Ben Kingsley. He could very well be in my top 5 actors of all time, for sure top 10. Anywayd Hartnett ended up being pretty good and Bruce Willis was a very convincing, calm killer. Freeman and Kingsley did brilliant as I expected. I didn’t like the message of the movie or the way every building and place a scene was shot in, looked like it was filmed inside of the Taj Mahal. For the screenplay, maybe forgivness instead of cold blooded revenge would have been better. Still a decent flick. 7 out of 10.
My classic for the week and wow what a show it was. Robert DeNiro’s best acting performance I have seen. A beautiful masterpiece. Scorsese is a genius behind the cameras. To do this kind of work in the 80’s and then again with the Departed in 06′, amazing. I can see why people have said that this was the best movie of the 80’s. The downfall of a man who could have been the greatest fighter of all-time. What was great about this movie is that Scorsese didn’t end the movie with La Motta’s final loss. He showed us how a monster of a man, when stripped away from the only thing that made him alive, ended up in total demise. I still liked Rocky better. Something about rooting for a good guy has always been better then rooting for a bad one. 8 out of 10.
How have I missed out on a movie like this. Ben Kingsley at his finest in a story that will move anybody who watches it. It is such a heavy film that doesn’t really kick in full mode until its finale. It has you captivated and committed to it no matter the outcome. If you are a person who gets to emotional and can’t handle watching difficult or painful stuff then do not watch this movie. But I will tell you that you are missing out on a near masterpiece. 9 out of 10.
Entertaining!!! In a film world where action movies aren’t good anymore, this is a pebble in the mix of a bunch of filthy rocks. Not the best action movie I have seen, not even close, but very entertaining regardless. Mark Wahlberg is becoming better with each movie. This is worth a watch if you’re into action flicks. PS: Nowhere near Casino Royale of last year. 7 out of 10.
Next on the list to watch: Zodiac, Renaissance (Daniel Craig movie, shot like Sin City), Hot Fuzz, 300, The Devil Wears Prada, The Painted Veil, and Rear Window for the classic.
