krywolff

IMDb member since November 2004
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    19 years

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Flannel Pajamas
(2006)

Raw, annoying, and intruding
I hated the characters. I didn't take sides with either of them because they were both very easy to dislike. This made the movie strange to me. In other movies, sometimes I have came across feeling sympathetic for the bad guy, or even rooting for them, but in this movie I just wanted the two leads to quit being so annoying.

Then it hit me. The reason it was so annoying is because it reminded me of personal experiences and people I interact with everyday. The movie ended up being very realistic once I gave it a chance... and I'll admit, it took me over 1.5 hours before I gave it that chance.

Once it was over, I appreciated my life. It touches on subjects that we have all faced and most of all, it touched on feelings we have all had.

As much as I hated it, I also loved it. If you like to give movies a chance and you have 2 hours of time with lots of patience, I'd recommend giving it a try.

The Private Public
(2001)

Drinking orange juice after brushing your teeth
I would have given this movie a rating of 4 out of 10, but my ex-girlfriend's brother made it and well, she's hot.

If you are thinking about seeing it, let me tell you this: I think anyone who takes the chance to watch it will probably enjoy it, simply because you'll probably get what you expect from it. Someone watching this movie and getting mad after wards because they thought it sucked is the equivalent of someone entering the Daytona 500 with a Volvo, then blaming the car that they didn't win.

I will say this for the movie, even though the acting isn't of high quality, among other things, I have found myself quoting the movie more than once or telling a friend about parts of it, despite the fact that when I first saw it I rolled me eyes and said "oh please." This movie has an aftertaste similar to drinking orange juice after brushing your teeth.

The Marksman
(2005)

The Marksman misses the mark
I choose The Marksman while renting at the video store because I wanted a DVD that would be entertaining to watch and not a big risk. I figured that if Snipes signed onto the movie it couldn't be that bad. I wasn't expecting a great story, but at least some good action with the occasional action movie cliché.

I think this movie must have been made as a practical joke to Wesley Snipes. They probably showed it at his birthday party. Every member of the cast overacted every scene. It was like every speaking character had their own monologue.

The special effects were comical. During a jet fight scene they show an explosion that is supposed to be one of the jets blowing up. A few seconds later when another jet supposedly explodes, it appears to be the same explosion optically reversed, right down to the last piece of debris flying through the air.

I would expect a movie to be this bad that didn't have a famous actor in the lead. But I never thought a movie with Wesley Snipes could be of this poor quality. He needs to have his head examined.

Chocolat
(1988)

Just like South Park without the intelligence and bold statements
I am very open to foreign films and like to think that I grasp what they are trying to accomplish although some things are lost in translation. But the simplicity and "intelligence" of this film were boring. I've often thought how interesting it would be to make a movie that just shows a typical day or time period that really had no point. Now that I've seen a movie like that I will no longer be thinking along those lines. There's tones about society, racism, and some desire...but South Park has that. And when I watch South Park it actually moves me to feel an emotion. The closest thing I felt to an emotion during this movie was the yawn I experienced after the first five minutes. I rate the typical movie a seven or above because I love most every film. I gave this film a one.

Glass Trap
(2005)

1 out of 10 people prefer this movie to shock therapy
This movie was so terrible it was amusing. I understand it is just a low budget B movie but I swear there were so many indiscretions that could have been avoided that made it very frustrating to watch.

My favorite part was when someone BURNS A CD on $30 DVD player that they pretend is part of a computer. I know, I have the exact DVD model.

The characters aren't consistent with their personalities. I enjoy stupid movies, but this one was more than I could handle because it was simply bad. B movies have the excuse of having a low budget, but in this case, I think if they had 20 Million dollars and the same help and talent, they couldn't have done any better because they aren't capable.

On a final note, I'm not sure how, but movies from this DEJ company have been on high order at my local Blockbuster. There were a couple actual blockbuster mainstream movies recently, where they don't keep many in stock. Then these "C. Thomas" movies come out and they keep 20 of them in stock. So don't be fooled by the "War of the Worlds" in your movie store right now, it's a B movie, not Tom Cruise.

Brothers in Arms
(2005)

Oh Brother
Let me start out by saying that I am a white male. I thought it was a decent effort at what they were attempting to do with this movie, so I've rated it a 4. But overall, this movie sucked.

Every time the camera was on a different person it was like the show stopped and they were trying to make some big drama out of each character. In order for that to work, people have to care, and I didn't care at all. It was like a bunch of different ideas that they were trying to mold into one film, but they didn't complete any of those ideas and in my opinion they didn't even work together.

Now let me get to the part that is probably controversial. I watched the special features on the DVD to see what the maker of this film, Jean Claude, was thinking... because really, a black western? An urban western?? Hey I'm a fan of Moulin Rouge where they incorporated modern music through the whole movie and it was superb, so I am not against new ideas. But Moulin Rouge was as much of a comedy as it was a love story and musical. It was meant to be a fantasy world of dreamers.

Brothers in Arms was to be taken completely seriously. Jean Claude explained that he wants to be the person to show people that there can be black westerns, that there can be black sci-fi, and a "black race car movie", etc. I admire his intentions, but for the love of God, a black western?? I kept waiting for there to be some kind of narration in the beginning that spoke of blacks in the old west, historically speaking. If that were the case, if the movie were to be documenting the little known black addition to the old west, I would have been glued to the screen. But this movie's attempt to put blacks in a western is like someone making a remake to Roots featuring an all white cast.

Diary of a Mad Black Woman
(2005)

Diary of an Annoyed Honkey
Before seeing this movie, I had no idea who Tyler Perry was. Some of his parts were kinda funny. But I couldn't help but think that he was trying to be Eddie Murphy's retarded little brother wanna-be. Yeah it's really clever using bad makeup to make yourself look like someone else, but I feel the movie would have been better with a real woman playing the grandma, with real people playing the other roles as well. The less I saw of Tyler Perry towards the end of the movie, the better the movie was. The movie is definitely a "renter", meaning I am glad I didn't spend money to see it in the theater. Overall I just didn't get the mix of a guy dressed up as a woman, playing in what would otherwise be a serious drama/romance with a few funny parts.

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