Viewed At Home 2009

Young cast is a bit of a let down, but the grown ups make up for it. The plot takes leaps, has holes (and bears similarities to the Three Men and a Baby/Lady arc) and Pierce's singing is a bit dodgy. Plus its a bit long. But I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this film. Worth a look. But trim the music numbers and make them less obviously music video... Oh, and it needs a better Choreographer

BEYOND weird. Extremely strange film, but I found myself entertained for most of it. Mainly because of Jack Nance's performance though Allen Joseph was great too. Really not sure what to say about this one tbh...

Good old fashioned rubber practicle effects. Modern day cheesy B movie nonsense, and just as enjoyable as that sounds. Looks and feels like it was made in the late 80's and there's nothing wrong with that. More please.

Inconsistent charaters, dodgy special effects and bad acting. So an Anaconda movie then. And there's a B movie ending so the crapitude can continue. I love me some cheese, but this franchise can't even muster Easy Cheese

If Marvel keep putting out films of this calibre it's going to be a very good couple of years. This is basically the best Hulk film I could have hoped for, and the fact that it's the start of tying the universe together makes it even better. Can't wait to see what's next!

Didn't really do much for me, just felt kind of half assed

You can smell the Coen on this one. Great satire of the movie business wrapped in a good comedy war movie in the style of Three Amigos etc. Everyone brings A game stuff to this one, particularly Downey who is on form at the moment. Not that he's ever off...

Great stoner comedy wrap in the most messed up action movie you'll ever see. Fantastic stuff. More please.

Initially not as clever as the first one, but has its moments. No where near as good as Pineapple Express, but still above what you'd expect from a stoner comedy

Hilarious and great SFX by Weta. Feels like an 80's horror, or an early Peter Jackson. Brought to mind Bad Taste for me really. Definetly worth a look

Fantastic film about a slice of history I knew nothing about. A must watch for pretty much everyone, and the best film that Gus Van Sant has lensed since Good Will Hunting.

Apart from looking amazing, I'd believe it was rotoscoped, this is powerful look at some senseless war through personal stories. An animated documentary following a mans quest to regain some memories. Comparisons of what the Israelies did is in the film itself so I needn't reiterate. Reminds me of a nam film a lot of the time too. Harrowing, brilliant, essential and very important

Slightly disgusting tale of prison protests. While the middle reel is good, the discussion between Don and a priest, the film as a whole didn't do much for me. I had trouble feeling sympathy for the prisoners as they seemed to be protesting petty stuff from my stand point, and in the worst possible ways for themselves. Obviously the guards and cops were complete bastards but it takes more than that to give me proper empathy for their cause...

The cool dad from My Two Dads and a bunch of hot girls in a very dodgy B movie rip off designed to cash in on a big budget version of the same story? Nice!

Greg Evigan reminds me of Bruce Boxleitner in this, and he's the best thing about the movie. Dedee Pfieffer sounds like she's on speed or something, half the plot is a rip off of The Core and there's HUGE amounts of technobabble that means nothing. Add in some dodgy special effects, though I've seen worse, and you've got a modern B movie. But I was entertained so it's not all bad

I haven't read the source material but from what I've heard it's better than this. Which wouldn't be hard. Could have used some more set up, and should have been a tense character piece. The vampires were rediculously animalistic and their dialogue was atrocious. Just very meh. Has a few moments though

Damned fine film. Christina Ricci and Sam Jackson turn in A game performances of a couple of tortured characters trying who fix each other. To an extent. Even Timberlake turns in a good game in this one. And the music is fantastic.

Great stuff. Felt a lot like a 70's Jackie Chan Kung Fu comedy in tone, had some great action and good voice acting (that's my business so I know what I'm talking about). The animation was also very beautiful. Entertaining for all ages.

A good documentary about a pretty remarkable feat, but I never really felt invested in the tale. I couldn't get as excited as the players about a wire walk really. The guy has some charisma though, and its quite an achievement. Also their planning phase has some sinister connotations after what happened 27 years later, that might just be me though

essentially a twisted remake of The Incredible Journey story, with a deluded dog, a damamged cat and an insane hamster. Has plenty of laughs, the cat ISN'T just a bad guy for once and the transition for talking hamster to squeeks cracked me up. One for the family, though the kids might get a bit antsy 80 or so minutes in. I know it choked me up!

While it's nice to see a story set on the US's other border, this tale is pretty dull and packed with half assed performances. The lead is fine, everyone else isn't. Nothing special really

Great stuff. Covering the wonderfully and weird people, things and environment of our most mysterious continent. And the choral score is haunting and very fitting. Well worth a look, although it's kind of like Planet Earth's strange cousin.

a very tricky subject handles perhaps a little too delicately as I could have done with a bit less ambiguity. BUT does include some great sparing between Hoffman and Streep so is worth a look for at least that.

Essentially a mid life crisis/immigrant character piece with not so subtle political commentary. Nothing special, but not bad either

Very good action movie, but not quite great. A bit too over produced, particularly the final big action sequence which could have been up there with The Matrix and The Crow. Also, it's a bit too similar to Spider-man in structure. But a sequel to this could be a truly epic action movie if handled properly

A very quick witted, but very dark film. The laughs are fast in coming, but so are the serious and sad moments. Great performances by all, the Farrell appears to be playing Dougal from Father Dead a lot of the time. First time I've liked Fiennes in ages though. Well worth a look

A great character piece, with a stunning performance by Anne Hathaway. Not easy stuff at times, but very real. You'll both love and hate half the characters

Harsh, brutal and not an easy watch. Very well acted though. Probably a more honest film about life in the 50's than most, though on the bad side of that. Tough stuff

Great character piece with some brilliant performances. I wonder what some of the Wrestlers I used to watch are up to now...

Brilliantly structered and well acted through out, with a thumping soundtrack. Great, harsh story intercut with the game show works very well. Deserves all the acclaim it's been getting

Very powerful performances by Langella and Sheen. I never thought I'd feel sympathy for Nixon! Strong supporting cast as well. Has made me want to hunt out the original interviews (won't take much hunting as they're on DVD). Brilliant stuff

Robin Hood set in world war II. Except it's a true story. However, I'm willing to bet that both myths also have some glossing in common. I expected to not like this, not a big Craig fan generally, but it's was very good. Glad to see Alexa Davalos in something too as she's a very good actress who doesn't get enough work.

I love the cliche and predictable comments. It's a true bloody story! That said I had the same complaints about Pursuit of Happyness...

Pretty good movie that never fully sucked me in really. Surprised that the LAPD have been a cess pool for so long, not sure the current situation but they're not exactly short of controversy in modern times. Worth a look, but like I said didn't wow me.

Better than a movie made up of extra footage and a cut plot should be, but no where near as funny as the original. It does have its moments though, but could have used more Brick.

well acted recreation of a very small slice of the war on terror. Much respect for Marianne not giving in to the bastards

Extremely stylised movie, contained no real surprises whatsoever and its so bright I need a retina transplant. But damn it entertained the hell out of me. Never seen the original cartoon, but it was a hell of a two hours. Go Speed Racer, Go!

Well I should have seen this a long time ago, but I've finally seen the original Blockbuster. This Spielberg kid might go far, he's pretty good at shooting movies. Also, I want to be Quint when I grow up. Y'all know me. Know how I earn a livin. Sharkin!

Dodgy 80's sci-fi B-movie, but you do get to see Ivanova from B5 wearing not much so its not all bad. Ending is a pile of arse. Nothing brilliant, but there's worse from the same era

Interesting take on the superhero genre, and they stay consistent to their own rules. Odd riffs on the themes of classic hero movies, and shots from them (Superman and Spider-Man are there is you listen as well as watch) are a nice touch. Will Smith knows how to do a good popcorn movie

Like many modern comedies, this one was one draft short. Has some great moments, but the rediculously gay guy, some of the toilet humour and a few un-needed scenes kill this. And the ending could be written on a napkin, in 10 minutes, and probably was. Could have been a return to form for Murphy, but ended up being the usual recent dissapointment

B-movie crap fest. Never really finds its feet plot or script wise, but has some decent action sequences. Smells like a late Arny flick that was reworked when he became governator...

I wanted to believe, but they should have come up with something actually truly weird for this instead of some messed up science experiments from 40 years ago (read Elephants on Acid) and a tacked on psychic priest. not terrible, but not great.

I live in the UK, so after watching this I feel very lucky. I don't have a dentist, but even private doesn't cost THAT much. It's dispicable that US Doctors take the hypocratic oath and still takke part in such a messed up system. He's hoping Obama fixes this mess

Better than I expected but rips off too many elements of the original and doesn't have enough vamps for a truly great final act. Stick around about 30 seconds in to the credits though as I'd love this to become a trilogy

I still prefer it's 70's counterpart, Dazed and Confused, but American Graffiti is a great character piece. Bit of a slow burn to start with but the second hour picks it up. Dreyfuss really shines in this, with Paul Le Mat a close second

Surprisingly smart script (though sometimes not as smart as it thinks) and good performances. There's a big dead spot between about 10 and 30 minutes, and a couple of dud scenes, but besides that I really enjoyed this. Best performance I've seen out of Englund in a while and it really doesn't take itself seriously.

Better than the second one, but it's like a bad two parter of a not great sci-fi show. This universe is a rich playground, but you have to play right. If they make a fourth a hope its a bunch of Mech action as that could kick ass. Better script, more tounge in cheek, and some better supporting cast and they'll do fine.

a fitting ending. Although its not an ending cause the show is coming back. And I'm glad of that

extermely well crafted action movie, with a very good performance by Stallone

Great stuff. I have half remembered fond memories of the series so was looking forward to this. Max should probably have been a bit more incompetent but no major complaints. Hoping in a sequel there'll be more of Pat Warburton's robo agent, and maybe some more Bill Murray

Crazy assed action film where they seem to have said "what can be done with some guns?" then did it. Very creative action wise, but some of the dialogue is rediculous. Worth a look for a laugh

I'd heard bad things, and having read the comic I was willing to believe them but this is a very enjoyable movie. Doesn't take itself too seriously and Bruce does his usual great job. Might just be one for the fans, and Ted Raimi's rediculously stereotyped characters are a bit much, but if you love a bit of chin and a bit of Troma you should love this

Sarts off as a kind of steam punky world war I movie (someone has to make one of those now as that was rather awesome) then becomes a kind of sci fi fantasy overblown epic. Decent stuff, but not great and kinda drags. Liked, didn't love

For some reason Nic Cage looks like he's in a Bill Hicks bio pic, and the last act is lifted from a Seagal movie (bar the end). But Bangkok looks beautiful, and the deaf girl is lovely. The film has a strong middle, but Cage hams it up at the start and its too stylized towards the end. Worth a look though and might have been better with a different lead

This is about 70% embroidery so I probably shouldn't like it, and if it was made in the west I no doubt wouldn't. But this is a quirky, crazy comedy film about an odd couple friendship. And needlework. But that's fine.

If your in the biz you'll totally get this. I'm an actor but I've AD'd before, and didn't have to deal with anything near this bad. Those French producers should be shot as they were extra cooks. And I live 10 miles from a nato range. Jets have ruined more voice recording sessions than I can count. This would have been a brilliant movie and I really feel sorry for Jean in the end as he probably feels guilty for something that he couldn't control. Could luck with the next try Terry!

They just keep making these huh? Horrendous CGI, porn level acting and impossible to understand accents. Best watched if you riff in your head. Or not watched. Both would probably work.

In this prequal to The Queen, Tony Blair is a slave werewo......wait. Never mind. This film is let down by Bill Nighy's mugging, Rhona Mitra's pouting and some dodgy werewolf effects. That said the wolf bit ARE pretty damned good, its a shame the Vampire's let it down...

Many people might be surprised at JC's acting chops. I'm not as I've recognised his skill as an actor before. Nice to see a relatively quiet role, but some damned good action too

Make no mistake, this isn't a movie it's a game. You don't hold any controls, but it's just a frikkin game. Hyper real, overly sylised at times and completely insane from start to finish. And Statham's calm demeanor throughout adds that extra bit of insanity. Great stuff

Take your invisible man and get off my planet you scary bastards. People can believe whatever the hell they want, as long as one of those beliefs is that others can believe whatever the hell they want. That may sound intolerant but I won't kill you if you disagree. I will cross the street very quickly if I see your armed though.

Picks up towards the end, but the build up is soooo disjointed and leaves dangling threads. The songs are badly written and repetitive for the most part. this COULD have been good, a good idea in smart hands is under this mess, but it never got there. Ironically it also tries too hard to be cool. And the actors playing the sons should probably never work again. At least until they've taken some lessons in acting

Title's accurate, this movie is a disaster. I think I laughed as much at the credit out takes as I did through the whole movie. The plus points = Enchanted Princess is occasionally funny, the Chipmunks are pretty funny and the "I'm dating Matt Damon" thing started good. Apart from that this is dreck

I expected this to suck but like Chicken Little it suprised the hell out of me. As always Patrick Warburton proves to be a mark or quality. First half isn't so good, but the second improves on it. Couple of good geeky refrences in there and it's just fun really. Oh and it finishes with a Barenaked Ladies track which is nice

Not as good as Very Bad Things, but still a good "what the fuck happened" comedy. Takes a while to get going but once its the morning after it hits its stride

Lion Jesus to the rescue! These films would probably be better if the kids weren't bloody annoying. Not terrible, the actions pretty damned good, but not great. And the Susan/Caspian love story is just weird. He LOOKS a LOT older than she is and it's a 7 year age gap. Yeah she was 20 when the film came out but she looks about 12 to me...

This is not a love story, its a relationship story. Realistic, bit painful to watch if you've been in the right position, and full of characters I'd like to hang out with in places I'd like to hang out. Good stuff

Scary, scary tedium. How 73 minutes could feel so long I don't know. The only reason the score on this isn't LOWER is that its so short. Characters I could care less about, far from scary, just arse

Going by the run time here I may have seen a chopped TV version. That's a bonus frankly

Charmant. well constructed intertwining of the two stories. Amy Adams is adorable, and Meryl Streep captures what I assume is an accurate portrail of the very expressive Julia Childs. Bon Apetite!

A nice look at a part of war that is seldom, if ever, shown and the toll it takes on the men who have that duty. Personally I would have like the films last 40 or so minutes to be moved up earlier and expanded a bit as the first hour is a bit draggy, and the ending needs a tweek but not a bad film

Just fantastic. Essentially a character piece war movie. Not that that's a new thing. In equal parts funny, moving and tense. If you liked Jeremy Renner in The Unusuals he's the army dude version of that character here, and everyone is great. The "Full Metal Jacket" vibe is strong with this one