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Death Sentence (2007)
wut?
I knew this was going to be a "love it or hate it" movie even before I watched it.
The reasons I don't like it:
1.) Kevin Bacon just wasn't owning his character until he shaved his head. Then he began to shine. 2.) John Goodman? C'mon now. 3.) Plot - weak 4.) Does every shotgun blast produce a perfect 18" circle in things? 5.) Do we feel for the people involved? I didn't. 6.) etc etc etc
Reasons I liked it:
1.) I can't think of any. Can I change my vote?
Pretty Peaches (1978)
Only XXX movie I ever watched all the way through
Most XXX rated movies bore me or disgust me. Which is a shame, because one of the first ones I ever witnessed was Pretty Peaches I... this movie has it all. Granted, it's been over 10 years since I've seen it (though I'm downloading it right now... found it on Sharaza, hence my urge to look it up here), but it quickly became the standard all other XXX movies had to live up to, since (most don't hold my interest for more than ten minutes. Some would say that's long enough ;)).
The beginning was enough to hook me; I knew this wasn't going to be your typical hard-core movie (though the uncut version is very hard-core).
I remember the accident scene clearly... I watched it with my new wife (our first 'dirty movie' together) and we were both laughing our asses off at the absurdity of it all, but it was good laughter... suffice to say I believe our son was conceived that night.
Desiree Cousteau, wherever you are, I'm available now... MARRY ME!!!
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)
Reverse racism?
So this is what Hollywood thinks we need: a couple of drugged-up ethnic buddies in a movie, hold the humor, looking for a White Castle.
Bad white guys (in the orange Bronco is a monkey hanging by a noose from the rear-view mirror... how's that for imagery?), bad white girls (full of sh!t, apparently), bad white cops (evident by their stereotypical racism), bad white-ish cameos (by 2nd-rate actors); all idiots.
And the "Dude, where's my car" thing at the end? Lame.
This movie means nothing.
Other than: White Castle STILL sucks balls.
-2 out of 99
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Great, gory gobs of fun
I suppose I had great expectations when I first heard of this film. Usually that's a bad cue. Fortunately this is not the case.
This movie had me giggling from the get-go. The acting was spot-on, and though there were a few lags in the plot, I found myself really standing up and rooting for the main characters. The references to Monty Python were subtle, and the slapstick was wholly effective.
A bit predictable, but the fresh take on the genre made it worthwhile to watch. I found myself envying the filmmakers; I wish we could make films like this in the states nearly as well (Bottle Rocket being the exception that first comes to mind).
8/10