crazydave234
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19 years
Reviews
Happy Feet (2006)
GAAK - False Advertising in the EXTREME
What an AWFUL MOVIE. The only thing "extreme" about this movie was the marketing and misdirection to get people to see it.
Any movie that requires a full page to explain why it's 'so good,' isn't. I really think those reviewers are shills for the studio, or other propagandists. What a shame.
I was talked into taking my nieces and nephews to this "fun" movie. What a HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT for them and for me.
I didn't have high hopes, I'd heard it wasn't all fun and happy, but I wasn't ready for the sexual innuendo that had the three oldest giggling. Give me a break. But they were bored pretty quickly after the "fun" parts had already passed.
Yeah, it was "beautiful animation," but that was only beauty of the movie. No one wants to be preached at about how bad we are as humans, especially not for $8.00 a head...
Geez. Don't waste your time and $$.
Any movie that requires a full page to explain why it's 'so good,' isn't. I really think those reviewers are shills for the studio, or other propagandists. What a shame.
I was talked into taking my nieces and nephews to this "fun" movie. What a HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT for them and for me.
I didn't have high hopes, I'd heard it wasn't all fun and happy, but I wasn't ready for the sexual innuendo that had the three oldest giggling. Give me a break. But they were bored pretty quickly after the "fun" parts had already passed.
Yeah, it was "beautiful animation," but that was only beauty of the movie. No one wants to be preached at about how bad we are as humans, especially not for $8.00 a head...
Geez. Don't waste your time and $$.
Night at the Museum (2006)
GREAT FUN, family or otherwise. Well worth your time and money.
Excellent fun flick... and best movie Dinosaur in a long time ;-)
I promised my 8th grade nephew I'd take him to a movie this Christmas break - without his younger brothers and sisters. He originally wanted to see that dragon movie, but he found out it sucked, so I suggested this one.
With teens, there's the fine balance between too "kid" oriented and too dark, but he was laughing along the rest of the theater, and lost himself in the fun with the rest of us.
He wants to see it again, *I* want to see it again, and I recommend it for anyone with a sense of fun. It's also the first Ben Stiller movie in a while I can say that about. I hope you all reward the studio for putting out a true "family movie" for the holidays, so we'll see more in the future.
It was good to see Dick Van Dyke, Andy Rooney and Bill Cobbs in light, comic roles, and Robin Williams in a solid supporting role. They all lend the movie more "credibility."
GREAT FUN, easily worth 2 hours and $10.00, more than once over.
I promised my 8th grade nephew I'd take him to a movie this Christmas break - without his younger brothers and sisters. He originally wanted to see that dragon movie, but he found out it sucked, so I suggested this one.
With teens, there's the fine balance between too "kid" oriented and too dark, but he was laughing along the rest of the theater, and lost himself in the fun with the rest of us.
He wants to see it again, *I* want to see it again, and I recommend it for anyone with a sense of fun. It's also the first Ben Stiller movie in a while I can say that about. I hope you all reward the studio for putting out a true "family movie" for the holidays, so we'll see more in the future.
It was good to see Dick Van Dyke, Andy Rooney and Bill Cobbs in light, comic roles, and Robin Williams in a solid supporting role. They all lend the movie more "credibility."
GREAT FUN, easily worth 2 hours and $10.00, more than once over.
Snakes on a Plane (2006)
Innovative ... marketing campaign. Nothing more, nothing less.
Look past the adolescent rave reviews and the internet hype - Snakes on a Plane is NOT a classic B-movie, nor will it become one.
If you know the title and saw the trailer, you've seen it all.
Snakes on a Plane (soap) is nothing more than a MARKETING CAMPAIGN.
Did you get the phone call from Samuel L. Jackson? Me too. And I laughed my ass off afterwards, couldn't wait to send it to all my friends.
A couple of us said that, "yeah, that makes me want to see this movie." Well duh. That's the point of marketing right? So...
Was this worth the wait? Nope. It was TOTAL waste of time.
The laughs are there - sometimes. It's as predictable as you expect, and there's even some flesh to enjoy.
BUT...
There are a LOT of other better B-classics out there - I'm kind of partial to the whole Trancers series myself, but that's just because it's so hard not to like a hero named "Jack Deth." Maybe Hollywood isn't into strong male names anymore, but I could never take a "Neville Flynn" seriously as any kind of @ss kicking hero. Puh-leeze.
If you have NOTHING ELSE TO DO, go see Snakes on a Plane, otherwise, you're better off doing your laundry or spending the money on a nice (nicer?) meal with a friend.
If you know the title and saw the trailer, you've seen it all.
Snakes on a Plane (soap) is nothing more than a MARKETING CAMPAIGN.
Did you get the phone call from Samuel L. Jackson? Me too. And I laughed my ass off afterwards, couldn't wait to send it to all my friends.
A couple of us said that, "yeah, that makes me want to see this movie." Well duh. That's the point of marketing right? So...
Was this worth the wait? Nope. It was TOTAL waste of time.
The laughs are there - sometimes. It's as predictable as you expect, and there's even some flesh to enjoy.
BUT...
There are a LOT of other better B-classics out there - I'm kind of partial to the whole Trancers series myself, but that's just because it's so hard not to like a hero named "Jack Deth." Maybe Hollywood isn't into strong male names anymore, but I could never take a "Neville Flynn" seriously as any kind of @ss kicking hero. Puh-leeze.
If you have NOTHING ELSE TO DO, go see Snakes on a Plane, otherwise, you're better off doing your laundry or spending the money on a nice (nicer?) meal with a friend.
End of the Spear (2005)
Choices, Consequences, and Changed Lives not "Mere Christianity"
I just got back from seeing this movie (on a Wednesday night) and there weren't many in the theater, but that's okay. I enjoyed it.
The critics don't like it, but so what? I rarely like what the critics like anyway.
My wife enjoyed.
Our friends enjoyed it.
Honestly, would you rather see a good story told poorly (and this one is not told poorly), or a hollow, soulless picture well-produced?? For as much as they had to work with (this IS based on a true story), I think they did a good job with their 1:40.
There are a few moments that felt contrived to me, but I don't need to spoil anyone else's enjoyment by commenting on them (I'm a lawyer so that's a hard habit to break!). However, knowing the true story of "Mincayani" and the 5 he helped kill, I think this was a pretty good movie-length telling of that story.
BTW - whatever "Christian" message there was was pretty restrained. This was about people, the choices they made (plus a "bit" of their motivation), the consequences of those choices and the lives affected - good and/or bad.
ALSO, best to sit through the credits, you can see and hear the real people, and get more insight into the Wodani way of looking at the world.
As for what others think, I'm no bible thumper (I'm a lawyer, remember), and I agree that many Christians are a bit too "forgiving" about movies they perceive as having some redemptive value (I tend to lean the other way). But I'm not going to toss ad hominem attacks at someone who rates this movie higher than I think it deserves.
Let the small-minded flame away, I say this movie EARNS it's 6.5 to 7 rating - from those who saw it. Anyone who doesn't agree with that, can take it up with everyone else who voted - that's the beauty of the "democracy" of the internet.
Besides, walking the narrow road usually means going against populism anyway...
The critics don't like it, but so what? I rarely like what the critics like anyway.
My wife enjoyed.
Our friends enjoyed it.
Honestly, would you rather see a good story told poorly (and this one is not told poorly), or a hollow, soulless picture well-produced?? For as much as they had to work with (this IS based on a true story), I think they did a good job with their 1:40.
There are a few moments that felt contrived to me, but I don't need to spoil anyone else's enjoyment by commenting on them (I'm a lawyer so that's a hard habit to break!). However, knowing the true story of "Mincayani" and the 5 he helped kill, I think this was a pretty good movie-length telling of that story.
BTW - whatever "Christian" message there was was pretty restrained. This was about people, the choices they made (plus a "bit" of their motivation), the consequences of those choices and the lives affected - good and/or bad.
ALSO, best to sit through the credits, you can see and hear the real people, and get more insight into the Wodani way of looking at the world.
As for what others think, I'm no bible thumper (I'm a lawyer, remember), and I agree that many Christians are a bit too "forgiving" about movies they perceive as having some redemptive value (I tend to lean the other way). But I'm not going to toss ad hominem attacks at someone who rates this movie higher than I think it deserves.
Let the small-minded flame away, I say this movie EARNS it's 6.5 to 7 rating - from those who saw it. Anyone who doesn't agree with that, can take it up with everyone else who voted - that's the beauty of the "democracy" of the internet.
Besides, walking the narrow road usually means going against populism anyway...