Reviews

This movie was overall very good. The only issue I have is the fact that it takes 45 minutes to build the characters Kale and Ashley, and to a lesser extent, Ronnie. I came in expecting to be jump right into the thriller it was being advertised as fairly soon into the movie. It did not do that. I also feel that it is ridiculous that so many largely quality films have to have a romantic conflict/interest in them. This movie would have lost nothing if it had removed the Kale-Ashley soap opera. However, the last 45 minutes or so was very good. Not so much scary, but definitely keeps you on the edge of your seat and your heart pounding.

I saw V a few nights ago. It has instantly moved to my Top 5 list. I do not have a single bad thing to say about this movie. I found every aspect fascinating. I have been drowned by the litany of over done premises, predictable plot, and boring acting. This movie is truly one of a kind. I will definitely buy it.

The idea of a locked down city ruled with an iron fist is truly 1984-esque. I found myself wondering if that was a significant influence on the writers. Also the idea of giving out all of the masks was genius. I also loved the idea of a slighted citizen wreaking havoc in a strict society. Also, I found myself with a dumb smile after each awesome knife fighting scene. Natalie Portman was simply fantastic. Hugo Weaving pulled off another dominating behind-the-mask performance.

Simply put, I LOVED IT!

I had heard good things from a couple of people about this movie. My girlfriend was also hounding me to see it. We rented it yesterday. I thought this was not even remotely scary. The scares relied more on surprise than on quality of picture. We all know the classic idea of the Boogeyman. This Boogeyman looked like a skeleton with grey skin pulled over his frame. Some movies, like Sixth Sense, The Ring, have a child with random eerie comments. I think this what they were going for in Boogeyman and failed miserably. The girl sounded like she was reading her dialogue. Barry Watson's girlfriend was also poorly acted. Also, I think that closets were intended to be some sort of teleport, which I thought was juvenile and confusing. Furthermore, the idea that the past 15 yrs of this man's life has been ruled by a horrifying hallucination derived from a play doll and his father's departure I thought was poor as well.

And, his childhood friend was way better looking than his steady girlfriend. And nicer and more understanding etc.

The movie was at best average. The entire movie in my opinion was entirely too disorganized. I was disappointed because King's movies are generally mildly entertaining. I would suggest against seeing this. Nothing in this was remotely scary in my opinion. I thought it was more of a comedy than a horror. The person I think that is intended to portray Death looks like you would find his costume at a local Halloween store. I wouldn't suggest seeing it. Also the entire movie is based off the main character's deep seated fear of a pathetic roller coaster, named the Bullet. David Arquette is a joke in any movie he plays in. I should of known not to see it since he was in it. Anyways, his character was also pathetic and more annoying than scary. Jonathan Jackson's character randomly has flashbacks that are supposed to give insight I think but were more confusing than anything else.