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Hulk (2003)
What Went Wrong?
Ok, let's look at the advantages of the movie (that's possibly the wrong word):
--Ang Lee directing
--A great lineup of actors like Jennifer Connely and Nick Nolte
--Cutting Edge CGI
--Music from my favorite composer, Danny Elfman
--A Stan Lee cameo as well as Lou Ferrigno
Added on to all of the above, I'm also a huge fanboy. Ever since I saw it last night, I've been contemplating why I didn't like this film. Though I'm still not quite sure, I think it might have had a little bit to do with those constant split screen techniques constantly going on. Sure, maybe it worked for two seconds, but then it just got annoying. If I wanted multiple angles, I would have gone and rented Timecode. I also think it might have been due to the graphic violence. This sounds really wierd because it all seems just as bad as something like any of the other comic films. I think especially when {{SPOILER}} he sucker punched that dog in its unmentionables. Actually I'd say that whole scene was too much. {{END OF SPOILER}} I guess the last possible way to contemplate it is that it was just plain BORING. The Hulk comic is a pretty basic concept. A guy gets mad and turns into a green goliath. But in the movie they made it more complicated than it had to be. Ang Lee attempted to make the movie more like an actual comic, but the problem is I don't think he's actually read too many comics in his life. Incidentally, he didn't catch the mood too well. Overall, I'd just suggest this as a rental.
3/10
Bad ma ra khahad bord (1999)
One of the Most Boring Films Ever
I could barely sit through this whole thing on a slow Friday rental night. In fact, I didn't. I got up and made a CD mix. When I came back, my dad had gone to bed because he was falling asleep, and my mom was reading a magazine while the movie was going. This movie never goes anywhere. I understood absolutely nothing. The dialogue was so unstrung and pointless that it makes you want to string it back together and hang yourself with it. I'm a big fan of foreign films, but I suppose there always has to be a rotten egg in the batch. Gumnaam was better than this.
1/10
Airheads (1994)
A good chuckle
Well, it's no "Airplane!" but it does the trick for a late night laugh craving. I don't know if this movie was at all trying to make fun of "Dog Day Afternoon," but the two movies seemed really similar. Anyway, Michael Richards, as always, did a stupendous comic job as the clueless exec, or something like that. I really didn't know what he was. Brendan Fraser played a good dumb headbanger. I think in all of his movies he ends up playing some stupid guy who doesn't belong in the scene. Those were the two most noticeable performances, but Steve Buscemi is not to be overlooked either. Oh well, just watch it. Either you'll love it or you'll hate it.
Gumnaam (1965)
One of the most entertaining bits I've seen...
Hailing from Bollywood, Gumnaam is a true classic. No, my friends, not because of grand acting or good lighting, but how utterly horrible it is makes me laugh so hard. I watched this last Thanksgiving with most of my family, and some of us were rolling on the ground in laughter. It's like the "Plan 9" of India. Beware, fellow film buffs, and witness the most entertaining cinema piece to come out of India EVER!
Tonari no Totoro (1988)
Totoro: The Perfect Fantasy
This is what kid's movies should be like. A movie without a villain, a movie realistic enough to believe the story could be real, a movie surreal enough to let kid's imagination compell them long after the movie is over. This movies was made for the good of the world, and it remids us that we can have a wonderful experiance at the movies without drugs, sex, and violence. 10 stars! "No Totoro" about it!
Showtime (2002)
Murphy and De Niro at their worst
Oh man. I groaned everytime a joke was made in this movie. I don't understand how Robert De Niro, in such great movies as Raging Bull and Godfather, can get caught in such bland and humorless films like this and 15 Minutes. Eddie Murphy, like most post SNL actors, usually gets caught in the pit of movies like this and can't escape. *sigh*
Darkman II: The Return of Durant (1995)
Oh...dear...God...
What kind of loser came up with the grand idea of creating a sequel to a sublime film without Sam Raimi OR Liam Neeson? I mean, that was the greatness of the first film. The ONLY reason anyone probably saw this movie was in order to see Larry Drake, made famous on L.A. Law. The idea that his character is even alive is one of the stupidest villain rebirths I've ever heard of. If they couldn't get Sam Raimi to work on it again, they shouldn't of even attempted to make it at all.
The Evil Dead (1981)
Well, hmm...
My first experience with the Evil Dead Trilogy was when my uncle
showed me Army of Darkness. I enjoyed it thouroughly and went
on to see Evil Dead 2. These two films were very much apart but
still together at the same time. Wishing to finish my viewings of the
trilogy with the beginning film, some friends and I went out and
rented it. This movie, we all thought, was so different from the
other films. It was a heck of a lot more frightening and more
graphic. Still I enjoyed the movie and give it a 9.
Kull the Conqueror (1997)
This movie rules!
I don't understand all the bad reviews for this movie. So it's not an oscar winner. BIG DEAL. It's just a fun action movie. I thought the mixture of fantasy and rock music made the movie seem more fun. Also, who couldn't enjoy a movie with Litefoot? This guy is totally awesome! I bought it recently after I saw it in theaters. Man, I could watch it for 24 hours straight and not be bored!
Timecode (2000)
Very Interesting
I found that this film captured me and bored me at the same time. The idea of four continuous shots all going at the same time sounds head spinning, but I found that it wasn't all that bad.
The fact that it is one continuous shot, however, makes the film seem like hours rather than a mere hour and a half. The most entertaining part about it, I thought, was the struggling director who only has a limited time to find a part for the main character of his erotic film. His utter frustration was enough to make me chuckle.
All in all, Timecode is a swell movie. I think it's a good rent for a lazy Saturday afternoon.
Crimewave (1985)
Stupendous!
This is a film that is horrendously underrated. It should be up with great comedies like Airplane and Blazing Saddles. I seriously recommend this title. Its absolute absurdity is the best part about it. I couldn't stop laughing.