I have no interest in the RE movies but I must say that it's refreshing to see the hero's weapon(s) of choice is the Gurkha knife. :D

its called a Kukri, traditional Nepalese weapon. Longer versions are used to behead Water Buffalo in a single stroke.

The little 16 inchers can lop an arm off without even thinking about it. Nasty knife/axe thingies.

Well, forgot to say HOW you win her heart. In order to win the game you have to make her dream about you as she dies from the fumes of the lighters she is selling and the cold of the winter freezing her

Yep, you got me there, pal! They indeed are called Kukri's. The Gurkha were the people who used them. Thanks for the correction.:D

So then this movie was yet another modern day remake of a classic story.

My wife hates the Matchstick girl story. (It gives her the creeps.)

Monty :-/

you are correct, in fact, they are standard issue for the "Gurkhas" which are a British Special forces group made up entirely of ethnic Gurkhas. Very cool, very tough.

Inspector Gadget

The Matthew Broderick one, and it's just not as good as the cartoon, besides some good parts. The opening titles was the only thing I liked in the movie.

I prefer the second movie (with French Stewart), since it was more true to the cartoon.

"Final Fantasy: The Spirit Within" - Boy was I let down by this when I went to see it in theaters when it first came out. I recently watched it again on SPACE and remembered how much of a dropped ball it was. Advent Children, as unnecessary as it was, is leagues ahead of FF:SW and much closer to the Final Fantasy style.

I watched the unrated & extended "Knocked Up". That movie can only get better as time goes on. I almost peed myself laughing watching it again.

I think you just perfectly summed up my feelings on both Final Fantasy movies 100%.

Wild at Heart

One of David Lynch's lesser movies, but a very good watch nonetheless. I'd never realised that Mr. Lynch had such a Wizard of Oz fixation - you've really gotta love that ending. 8D

Yep! I couldn't help feeling that Advent Children was such a cash in that I was expecting the characters to be wearing Nike shoes and always have a can of brand name soda in their hands. 8D

Meet The Robinsons

...Again XD Actually, it was the fifteenth time. But I wanted my mom to see it too. So, yeah. It's a frikkin' good movie! What else can I say? I'm obsessed with it. I know every line by heart and and and... *rambles on*

:gooblab:

^ Is that on DVD? I've never seen comercials for the DVD.
I watched the Terminator sequels yesterday. T2 is such a great movie.

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

The "true-life" story of Chuck Barris, creator of such game shows as the Dating Game, The Newlywed Game and the Gong Show, who later claimed to have been working as a secret assassin for the CIA (whether or not his story is actually true is a moot point). It makes for a fantastic dark comedy: witty, disarming and beneath the surface very poignant - no less than you'd expect from champion screenwriter Charlie Kaufman. Kaufman himself apparently wasn't wild about George Clooney's direction, but I guess that's his loss because as far as I'm concerned Clooney does an amazing job - he clearly has a sharp eye for detail, and the transitions from one scene to the next are frequently very clever and bewitching. There are some cracking cameo appearances too...I particularly love the very brief, but very hilarious, role played by Brad Pitt and Matt Damon. 8D

Alvin and the Chipmunks and the Wolfman

I didn't exactly finish it but I liked what I saw so much I really wanted to express it here. I grew up with the Chipmunks but never was a die hard fan or loved it like some do. However, I have to say this is the most fluent and beautiful animated version of them I've seen in years.

The animation looked flawless and all of their voices, actions, and movements just seemed so perfectly well drawn. Not to mention the music wasn't half bad. I don't recall any of their songs (sans the Christmas stuff they did). I was impressed with the quality of the movie's animation and fresh up to date looks.

I watched Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in High-Def. My LORD, you could practically TASTE those delicious Wonka bars!!:grin:

Alright, enough of my smugging.::)

Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a plane

Okay, I want to go on record saying I almost always despise crappy, direct-to-DVD low budget monster movies. I constantly scoff at them at Blockbuster and my local video stores, and feel a groan coming to my stomach every time I see one of these god awful movies at the store.

However, after a few commercials and some slightly above average reviews, I check this movie out and I have to say I'm pleased with its results. It was campy, cheap, and the story was ridiculous (although I don't consider that a strike anymore since 90% of the time no horror movie's plot is at all logical).

The gore was good and the zombies had excellent make up designs, not to mention some decent actors, in fact the ones in here were better then half the actors in horror movies that are IN theaters. Plus, the good thing about direct2DVD horror movies is that zombie ones are hard to make crappy.

Zombies are practically diseased moaning, groaning people who bite others and its a hell of a lot easier to make a good DVD zombie movie then making a good DVD vampire, werewolf, mummy, or alien monster B movie.

Grease

Such a classic. Fun music. Fun dancing. And I've always loved Olivia Newton John's singing. I first saw it in high school and one of my first memories of it was it was so "short". I think I didn't really see the songs as part of the movie. In that case, yeah, just the action parts made for a short movie. One of my friends said it seemed short because it was based on a stage play. Huh? How does that make it seem shorter than it is? I've never understood what she meant by that. :gooblab:

Tetsuo: The Iron Man

This movie is pure deranged fun in the weirdest way possible. It is probably one of the most surreal experiences I've ever had. I have no idea what was going on, I'm still not all too clear of what actually happened, and it was exhausting. And I loved every freakin' minute of it.

The Ant Bully. I love this movie-- it has a beautiful opening theme, great voice cast, fantastic story line. I very highly recommend it.

Tetsuo is a fantastic movie. Of course, I love surrealism and abstraction to begin with, but still....
(By the by, avoid Tetsuo 2: Body Hammer, which was a "remake" he made to make the film more accessible. It's a much more accessible film, but it's nowhere near the work of art the first one was.)

The last film I saw was the old 1950s "House on Haunted Hill", starring Vincent Price. Mmmm, Vincent Price; you were a king among B-actors, my friend. May your name never leave the American subconscious.

Cats Don't Dance

This is in my honest opinion the greatest non Disney toon movie I have ever laid my eyes upon. I absolutely loved this movie and I cannot stop loving it. The characters are great, the songs are even greater and the animation is amazing.

Most toon movies that are not Disney related usually don't do too well outside of Don Bluth's work. But still, this movie is beyond kick ass, I HIGHLY recommend it. Funny fact also, Fosters writer Lauren Faust is one of the head animators for the main female toon lead in this movie, Sawyer Cat.

Titanic -the 1953 version

I've seen it before many, many years ago. Having an avid interest in all things Edwardian (roughly the post-Victorian era of 1901 to the start of WWI in 1914*), I've studied all aspects of life in said era for no other reason but that I'm fascinated by it and enjoy it immensely, and find myself to be quite the critic of movies set during those times. I find it fun being a critic of historical accuracy, and especially fashion. ;) Given that many survivors were still alive when the movie was made, there was surprisingly a lot of accuracy. But I don't think they did as much research on it as was done in the latest film (1997 w/ Leo and Kate). I'll probably always like the latest movie best, unless by chance a better and even more accurate one is done in the future.

*King Edward actually died in 1911, but many historians consider the following few years "late-Edwardian", so even though the H.M.S. Titanic sank in 1912, it's still considered to be the "Edwardian" era.

Kim Possible: So The Drama

I needed a break from Foster's (hey, it happens, sue me) but I wanted to spend it with animated characters that I like, and I really wasn't in the mood for a Scooby-Doo movie. So The Drama is a classic. Kim and Ron are two very likable, believable characters, the plot is well written, the dialog is sharp and witty without being irritating, and Dr. Drakken is still the funniest, most over-the-top lunatic villain in Disney history. Best $14.99 I ever spent on an animated DVD; it's worth at least ten times that in entertainment value. :)

"Among Us" was on Space yesterday and I gave it a watch. It had some great laugh out loud moments and "Bigfoot stole my six pack" is a great little song!:D

Mirrormask

Horrors of Spider Island

The latter was done through a Mystery Science Theater 3000 viewing. I always liked Mirrormask, for a fantasty wonderland style movie I was shocked that no one else really picked up on what a simple, sweet, and exotic movie this is.

Spider island though was hilarious. It was fun to watch MST3K comments aside and it sure had a lot of interesting "visuals" for a movie of this age 8D.

Cheesy monster flicks are a blast in a half! Have you ever seen "8 Legged Freaks", Mr.M? It's a great little spider movie.:D
I'm actually looking forward to some classic horror and monster movies (I can't believe I just said that8D) that will no doubt be aired to celebrate Halloween. One that I'd really like to see is "Nosferatu". After reading the original novel of Dracula, I have really grown a desire to see old films that star the Dark Prince.

I'll be watching Predator or Jaws. The only horror movies I like. Though I consider both action movies but everyone else calls them horror so oh well.

Heh actually I own it ;).

Amelie

What a fantabulous film. I couldn't pull my eyes away from the screen. Audrey Tatou gives a marvelous performance as the absolutely adorable Amelie. This feel good yarn set in an idyllic version of Paris in the 90s was definitely worth the watch. It was also very heartwarming. I do believe that Jean-Pierre Jeunet is currently my favorite French filmmaker. If only he had done a better job on Alien: Resurrection. If only.

In the Mouth of Madness

A movie everyone seemingly forgot or never knew existed, it's certainly one of the most and twisted horror movies I've ever seen. I mean this is real DARK stuff, twisted monsters and themes it's depressing and scary at the same time.

Watching it now, I miss seeing Sam Niel and John Carpenter in movies lately. Carpenter was in my opinion the best horror director out there of the big old legends (Wes Craven, Toby Hooper, George Romero etc). A very cool film overall.

I'd put George Romero above John Carpenter, but no one can deny Carpenter is a master of his craft, especially with The Thing and Prince of Darkness. I've never seen In the Mouth of Madness, but now I'm certainly hoping to, as anything with a Lovecraft reference immediately enthralls me.

The last film I saw was Across the Universe. I had been really looking forward to it, and upon seeing it, I have to admit....I'm not certain what I thought of it. Don't get me wrong; it was a VERY well done movie, as it was well performed and the set design and choreography was beautiful. However, there were several issues I had with the film otherwise, and, despite acknowledging it as a good film, I wouldn't necessarily be able to say I LIKED it.

Corpse Bride

Simply watching it again because my mom hadn't seen it. I love the song Emily sings and the last final breath of relief at the end... such a beautiful movie <3 I hope Tim Burton's working on another stop-motion film like this one and Nightmare Before Christmas. They're such eye candy! :D

Ed Wood

In my opinion, this is the best thing that Tim Burton - and Johnny Depp, for that matter - has ever done. Given how much ridicule Ed Wood and his repertoire have been subjected to over the years, I admire how deeply sympathetic this film is toward him. Mr. Wood may have formulated movies so mind-blowingly bad that they're works of art within themselves, but Mr. Burton never lets you doubt for a second that he had a real honest passion for what he was doing. Charming, funny and in parts very sad, it's even better once you've seen Plan 9 from Outer Space for yourself. Heck, knowing the background details gives Plan 9 a tragic, even noble edge. Edward D. Wood Jr forever! ;D

Rock-A-Doodle

I ordered it from Amazon, one of the childhood toon movies I grew up on. I have to say, despite the story being pretty blah and unoriginal it's hard not to like a Don Bluth film because that man truly knew how to animate a good movie.

Even if the story sucked, that style of animation he used was absolutely incredible and it made the characters even better looking and more detailed then I imagined. Mad props to this movie's BAD ASS villain, The Grand Duke of Owls.

Now THERE was a great villain :scaryberry: I almost forgotten how much fun he was in the movie.

+1

:'(

The Ant Bully.

It's a really good movie staring Nicholas Cage and Julia Roberts, produced by Tom Hanks. It's about a little boy who is bullied in his neighborhood and takes it all out on the ants in his front yard. Finally the ants get sick it and they shrink him to their size.

It's very sweet. Good acting, good music, good storyline... A under-appreciated classic.

Oh man, Rock-a-Doodle and The Ant Bully

I remember that when Rock-a-Doodle was released it was considered TOO SCARY for children or something, and parents were advised to go with their kids. I guess it was because of the owl. But, that's the deal with a lot of Don Bluth movies, like The Secret of NIMH. I still klove them all of course <3

And funny thing about Ant Bully, it's Keith Alcorn who worked on it, the guy who worked on Jimmy Neutron (which I am a BIG fan of) =D needless to say, he did an awesome job! Oh, and he's currently working on a Jimmy Neutron spin-off episode

Bad Boys. Actually, I'm watching it now.
I hope Bay does a third one, maybe after he does Transformers 2.