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Last week I was unsurprisingly on a horror kick (see "Zombie Flicks" thread for the rest) and rented a film I'd read a lot of buzz about Drag Me to Hell. It's Sam Raimi's return to the horror genre and offers what you'd expect from him: a mix of humor and thrills. It's a lot of fun and offers Raimi's B-movie sensibility in droves. Everything is played straight but the humorous intent is pretty obvious.
Basically, an old, creepy gypsy woman puts a curse on a loan officer who turns her down for an extended grace period on her mortgage. But before the curse is put on, the two have a hilarious no-holds-barred knock-down/drag-out in the parking garage! That and follo-up scenes between the two are the lure of the movie, IMO.
I could kick myself for not spotting the switcheroo that set up the ending, though. It was set up beautifully!
So if you're in the mood for a little light B-movie fare with some genuine thrills amid the comedy, I'd highly recommend Drag Me to Hell!
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From: The Underbelly of Society | Registered: Jul 2003
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quote:Originally posted by Ultra Jorge: Sounds pretty good cleome. Adding it to my Netflix list! thanks.
Let me know if you like it, Jorge. I always enjoy reading the reviews here. (There are two other parts to the "Vengeance Trilogy," but I haven't seen them yet. The stories have a common theme, but they aren't connected in any other way.)
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Saw Whip It the other day. It's kind of like Rocky with an aspiring roller derby queen in the lead role. The performances were good, even if the plot didn't offer any big surprises. I did like the relationship between Bliss aka "Babe Ruthless" and her ex-beauty queen Mom. Also the fact that they didn't demonize the "older" (a whopping 31-year-old!) champion who resented that the heroine was a natural at something that she herself had spent years mastering.
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From: Vanity, OR | Registered: Dec 2008
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My wife is out of town and a buddy of mine and I went on a movie watching spree.
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies. I liked it. I like them adapting a really good storyline and hope they continue to do so. Batman should've been knocked out a few times though. Didn't love the art.
Green Lantern: First Flight. Didn't care for the changes in the story but overall I did like the story. I've always been a Corps fan so I loved that they got serious screen time. Also didn't love the art.
When it comes to animation I'm a snob. After seeing some of those Japanese studious create something beautiful I'm a bit picky. I just think it appears to be low quality.
G.I. Joe. Horrible. Acting was terrible except for Sienna Miller ofcourse. The guy playing Duke talks like he's from the hood in every film he's in. I didn't care for the story. Did like the bad guys but I always have when it comes to Cobra.
Probably going to check Wolverine in the next few days.
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candle, i agree or they show all the action scenes or comedy scenes in the preview. Hate seeing a movie and all the best parts were in the preview.
I saw Wolverine. It was better than I thought (or heard). I did go in with low expectations. Some scenes were bad but for the most part I liked it. Schriber was an awesome Sabretooth.
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I bought the complete series of FARSCAPE and have started from the beginning, instead of skipping around and watching the dozen or so episodes I never caught.
I've listened to a couple of commentaries, too.
Do those of you who pick up DVDs with audio commentaries listen to them? They're either really fascinating or great insomnia cures.
Maybe there ought to be a thread for DVDs people've bought but haven't watched yet. I've got a good stack of those!
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Commentaries are really hit or miss. The ones I've heard on the new Battlestar Galactica series were good.
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quote:Originally posted by Candle: I can't say enough good about the show! Ray Romano and Scott Bakula and one of my favorite black actors, who's name I can never remember, darn it!
Andre Braugher, who more than a decade ago starred in Homicide: Life On the Street.
I agree: It's a funny and warm comedy about genuine relationships, not over the top as Everbody Loves Raymond could be.
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I watched Avatar over the weekend. I'm planning on posting a long and detailed review on my blog, but here's the short version:
The first three-quarters or so renewed my faith in the possibilities of cinema, but it comes undone at the end because a genre movie is only as good as its villains. I'd still recommend it, though.
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