misterkraig

Now looking at the average scorings, it appear that there is a lot of people who hate this movie. Enjoy it for what it is.....stupid, violent, gory and cheaply well made (I really like the editing) Asylum continue to churn out enjoyable time wasters..keep it going guys!!!

Wrestler Raven comes from the Hulk Hogan school of acting, ie turn up look menacing and beat people up.....The Insane Clown Posse are clearly enjoying themselves playing themselves in this twisted version of the future.

Oh yes, love the ICP's ice cream truck and the best deaths by hatchet's since Mr Voorhees' heyday.

I had high hopes for this latest Bond flick. The World is not Enough had its moments, but overall was average at best. This one had a great cast and a director skilled at action and drama. Boy, was I wrong!! The movie starts with the familar gun sight and suddenly the bullet from Bond's gun shoots toward you - good start. The pre credits sequence was pretty good but no way as good as Brosnan's previous three. Then the credits sequence starts - Oh my god what have they done, the story continues during Danny Kleinmann's fantastic visuals. Would Maurice Binder let them do this? I don't think so!! To be fair, the more I think about it, the more I think it is cleverly done (considering how it helps the plot) but please EON don't do it again!!

At this point I was not impressed. Please god, I said to myself let it improve. It did, on occasions but more on that later.

Firstly, let's talk about the performances. Brosnan, I feel is now comfortable in his role and looks the parts extremly well. He feels out a tux brillaintly and generally looks dangerous. My gripe is I feel he doesn't stamp HIS version of Bond enough. Connery and Moore did it, Dalton and Lazenby didn't get the chance. It seems to me apart from occasion such as the 'M' scenes in particular Brosnan is doing a 'greatest hits' performance not making the role totally his own. You may think I am criticising Brosnan the actor. I think he is a superb actor with great presence, but I feel his best performance is in The Thomas Crown Affair. Hally Berry, a beautiful and talented actress, we know this. Her role in Die Another Day is pointless and pure eye candy. Sure, she looks good carrying a gun and I hope someone picks her up for her own action role, but her role is so woefully written. Toby Stephens on the other hand I think is the best villain since michael Lonsdale's Drax in Moonraker. This guy is cool, sinister and more then a match for Mr Bond, both mentally and physically. The supporting cast are generally very good with some good performances from Rosamund Pike and Rick Yune. Judi Dench is great and this time John Cleese is not Basil Fawlty as I feel he was in The World is Not Enough. I hope he will provide a geat replacement as the new Q. At the moment it seems he will do just great.

Lets briefly move on the action sequences, as always totally brilliant. Vic Armstrong is a genius at his job and EON must never let him not do a Bond film. His stunt sequences were brillaint if occasionally ruined by bad CGI. Part of the fun of previous Bond films was the sometimes poor back projection work. I would rather see Roger hang out a helicopter in For Your Eyes Only then the awful CGI work on Brosnan going down the ice with the parachute. David Arnold's music is Very John Barry again, which is no bad thing. We know from his other scores Mr Arnold is a superb composer. he knows however what you want in a Bond score and he produces the goods every time. Madonna's theme song is different and originally I didn't like it but it has grown on me.

You may be reading this and thinking hang on a moment, all I have read is praise. Let me go on to what I didn't like and believe me there is a lot.

Firstly, no matter what you say about the '21st Century' and new eras, etc. Bond does not need help saving the world. He does it on his own, period. Sure, he has had help in the past but mainly it is him and him alone who does the business. Nobody does it better said Carly Simon and MGM myust remind themselves Bond has no equal. Man or woman can help Bond, but in the end HE saves the day on his own. Not together or jointly - ON HIS OWN!!

Secondly, the dreadful editing. I though i was watching The Fast and the Furious or MTV. This style of editing works in certain films. In Bond you

don't mess with a traditional formula for making this kind of film. Sure tweak it here and there, but don't make crass pop video images.

Finally on the negative side. It didnt seem like a Bond. Tomorrow Never Dies was bad enough but this seemed to lose all it's 'Bond-ness' and the unique feel a Bond film has. Now I am a big fan fan of all movies from all countries. I am sorry to say Bond has gone American and apart from the Bond-esque touches such as Q, M, some great double entendres and the wonderful in-jokes to previous films I thought I was watching a buddy thriller. And what on earth was somebody thinking with the fantasy Moneypenny/Bond sequence, I was offended. It was pointless, crude and an insult to fans of the series.

I hope Mr Brosnan stays on for one more and next time gets it right (in my opinion). I hope they keep Lee Tamomori as director because I feel he has a great eye. However if the editing ideas was his, say goodbye and get Martin Campbell back, Goldeneye was amazing and Brosnan's best. I also rate the writers Neal Purvis and Robert Wade. They seem to know where they are going but seem a little misguided especially with the creation of the pointless Jinx character. I would like to see a bit more of Cleese's Q next time around as well.

You may think to yourself, my god he really does hate the movie. I don't hate it. I could never hate Bond, but it was such an opportunity that badly misfired. All I hope is Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli sit back and really think the next one through. Get back to basics, make another Goldeneye. Or if you want Bond at his best, From Russia With Love. Go back and consult previous Bonds, talk to fans and most importantly don't sell out to the Hollywood action movie. If thats the case with the next one, Bond is gone forver as far as I am concerned and for someone who has been a fan since he was eight, that's a real shame.

This is just my opinion, I may watch the movie again and like it. I hope I do. At the moment however, things don't look good.

I bought this movie sorely on the strength of the two main leads. Not a classic by any means, but some nice performances especially Gellar who is definately not Buffy in this movie and a good hokey plot.

Ii's a great little flick and well worth a couple of hours of anyone's time. It went straight to video in the UK with no fanfare at all, which is a little strange considering Gellar's fame.

It's only a movie and when it's harmless as this, why not give it a go. No swearing, no explicit sex, no violence, to be honest it's quite romantic. I have watched it a couple of times and did tell a couple of friends to see it and they enjoyed it.

If George Lucas is reading this reading this review, please pay attention.

I saw this film back in it's original cinema run and loved it. Throughout the years I have seen it on TV in it's uncut version with the rude bits put back in and own it on video. And I still love it, it's funny to my warped sense of humour and features great effects especially the Dark Overlord and some great set design for Duck World.

Jeffrey Jones and Tim Robbins turn in great comic performances and am I the only one who thought Howard worked great.

If you are reading this review and think what is this guy on, is he mad? No I am not I do generally love this film. I don't know why, it clicked when I was a kid and now I am 30 I still enjoy it. I just wish Lucasfilm would put it out on DVD and remaster it. Please George if you don't want to do it, why? You did Willow and Howard is 100 times better!!!

I must admit I had heard bad things about this movie. Straight to video, no Christian Bale, no involvement from the original film's creators and most importantly it's not based on any of Bret Easton Ellis' other works. Give it a chance I said to myself and my god, was I surprised.

First of all the movie starts with Patrick Bateman (face unseen) doing what he does best but is then finished off by a little girl. Years later that little girl is at college studying serial killers.

At this point, I was worried, signs were showing it was going to be a Urban Legends/Scream rip off. College scenes, dudes hanging out etc. All the usual cliches, but I was wrong.

The cast features the great William Shatner playing a serial killer expert in the way only William Shatner knows how. Geraint Wyn Davies plays a confused shrink and the real find is Mila Kunis who plays Rachael, the new American Psycho.

Kunis is not only enjoying her role with relish, but manages to be incredibly sexy as well. So the part's not Shakespeare, but she chomps up the dialogue and spits it out like a seasoned pro. She is definately a young actress to watch. The scene where is confronts Shaner is already in my opinion a real classic. Funny in a kind of twisted way and that dress she's wearing - WOW!!

If there is a downside, it's not quite as violent as the original as most of the killings are seen off screen and also it's quite short at only 85 minutes. However, it's an enjoyable 85 minutes and I look forward to a part 3. ******SPOILER ALERT****** The ending leaves it right open for a sequel.

All in all, give it a go. I bought it and don't regret it at all.

Don't listen to the critics. This is one great film.

It's funny, sad and a great uplifting ending. Martin Short is fantastic. Kirsten Dunst is stunning.

See it!!!

A great little movie with some sparkling performances especially from Parminder Nagra (a real find!!) and a classic turn from Juliet Stevenson.

Its got a simple script, but it is put together with such love and warmth, you can't not like it.

I recommend anyone to see it, especially if you love East is East.