Rate the last movie you watched.

[Nutcase]

Originally Posted by Belmit

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Odd film. Brendan Fraser is a scientist whose brother was a Vernian (someone who believes Jules Verne's stories were based on fact) but went missing ten years ago, seemingly searching for the portal to the centre of the Earth. The seismic probes he left around the world have been gradually failing one by one, and Fraser has been watching them for a decade, dismally keeping his brother's legacy alive (though he doesn't know the exact purpose of why his brother left until later).

The premise sounds good, but this is a Hollywood B-movie through and through. It's a paint by numbers adventure and the first half-hour is just one giant sluice to get Fraser, his estranged 13-year-old nephew and a hot Icelandic girl (the wonderful Anita Briem who is too good for this movie and will no doubt go on to great things) to the portal in Iceland.

It's all almost plausible right up until the minecart bit, then you know we're slap bang in the middle of CGI cheese (yum!) and contrived action. I think the film was released in 3D at the cinemas and I can see how it would fare much better in that medium.

Good premise, but poorly thought out and about 70% CGI. The only thing that elevates this above a made for TV film is the acting of the three leads, which just about makes it bearable to sit through. Shame it couldn't have been better.

3/10

Funnily enough watched this at the weekend too. Can't add or argue with anything you say. The groan I let out at the sight of the mine train CGI could probably be heard next door

[Del Lardo]

Fast and the Furious 2009

If you liked the original then you'll like this one, Vin Diesel and Paul Walker are back which is why Mrs DL wanted to watch it and there was enough totty to keep me amused. There was a story line but I didn't bother to pay any attention incase it dislodged something more important from my brain like what Jordan said about Peter in The Sun on Friday.

Overall it's mindless pap with flashing lights but not a bad way to spend 90 minutes if you set your expectations appropriately.

6/10

[Del Lardo]

Lesbian Vampire Killers
Them off Gavin & Stacy have a bash at doing a Shaun of the Dead but choose Vampires rather than Zombies.

You need to set your expectations appropriately going into this film, it's never going to be a classic with a title like Lesbian Vampire Killers but can it be a fun way to spend 90 minutes? Answer is yes and that not just the in me talking. There are a lot of pretty ladies, a bit of girl on girl kissing and a few gratuitous nipple shots but it's not OTT and Mrs DL didn't mind. The plot is basic, the jokes often predictable but somehow it works and I found myself chortling a couple of times.

Probably not one to buy but certainly a good rental if you're in a silly mood.

6.5/10

[Belmit]

Kung-Fu Panda

Perfect family film. Great story, great characters with beautifully captured personalities, and loads of brilliant high-speed action bits full of comedy as well as violence! This would have made a great regular martial arts movie if they'd removed some of the more slapstick elements, the story is that good.

Only loses marks for over-labouring the point that the panda is fat and clumsy. We get it. I don't need to see him catching his breath yet again or running into another wall.

9/10

[Garp]

16 blocks

Bruce Willis plays a tired, depressed & alcoholic cop, and Mos Def someone from the streets charged with various crimes (like gun possession) who happened to see some dirty detectives in the business of extortion or some such. Mos is due to appear as a witness in a case against those cops, and Bruce is given the task of transporting him from the police office the 16 blocks to the district court.
Of course certain dirty detectives (a number of them) don't want him to testify and so set out to kill him en route.

What starts out as such a simple task suddenly becomes extremely complex, pitting him against the rest of his precinct's cops who are being fed lies by the dirty detectives.

It's a very, very good film. This is the first time I've seen Bruce actually act, playing a cop tortured by something in his past, slowly piecing everything together and determined to do at least one thing right.

Mos Def continues to impress me. His character is unbelievable in this film, and has a very specific kind of rambling speech manner that seems so completely natural. Lana was wondering if it was his normal way of speaking until I reminded her of the guest role he had in House. I'm reaching the stage where I figure it's probably worth watching almost any film he's in.

The pacing is perfect from a slow sleepy start, to a the end. Never rushes you along too fast apart from occasional sequences when there are short gun battles. Towards the end of the film my heart was beating very hard from the suspense which is something that rarely happens to me with films.

9/10 - It's not a perfect film, but it comes pretty close.

[Kitten]

Wanted

One of the worst films I've ever seen. Originally given a 1/10 purely because Angie looked hot in some of the scenes but in hindsight, even that's generous. Morgan Freeman & AJ are utterly wasted in this, and none of the characters are even vaguely likeable.

Please, if you haven't seen this awful nonsense, don't waste your time.

0/10

[Matblack]

Originally Posted by Kitten

Wanted

One of the worst films I've ever seen. Originally given a 1/10 purely because Angie looked hot in some of the scenes but in hindsight, even that's generous. Morgan Freeman & AJ are utterly wasted in this, and none of the characters are even vaguely likeable.

Please, if you haven't seen this awful nonsense, don't waste your time.

0/10

I have seen it and would give it a 3 in then read the graphic novel that it was reputedly based on and retrospectively give it a 2, its not a good film, its entertaining in a sub LXG way so if you can turn your brain off it might be worth the download.

MB

[Treefrog]

Transformers II

Nothing special. The little Decepticon that steps on the mousetraps is funny though

5/10

[Haly]

Originally Posted by Matblack

Knowing

Starts poorly, gets better then SMACK! an ending of pure fail

Mostly 6/10 diving to a 1/10 and that's generous

MB

I agree. It wasn't bad considering I had very low expectations......and then the end came along. Oh dear

[Pumpkinstew]

27 Dresses

A PA has been a bridesmaid 27 times and is in love with her boss. The reporter who writes the wedding section in the Journal wants to write a piece on her, but he has become cynical of the wedding industry. Her sister shows up and embarks on a whirlwind romance with the boss which leads to a propoal. But will it be bridesmaid dress number 28?
27 Dresses plays as a succession of themes and scenes stolen from other movies liberally scattered with romcom cliches that you've seen dozens of times before. The result is an unfocused and flimsy script. Katherine Heigl is very watchable in the lead role, the supporting cast do OK with the lackluster script and simple character archetypes that they're left with.
3/10