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The Full Monty (1997)
Yep, It's a movie
Indiscriminately selecting videos from the video shop has its ups and downs. Sometimes you come across an unexpected gem. On other occasions leaving an open tin of paint stripper in the living room would have been a better option for the evening's entertainment. But then sometimes, as the Nobel Duke of York will verify, you find a movie that is neither up nor down. For me, The Full Monty fits into that final category.
For a comedy it's not very funny. For a drama it's not very dramatic. But the characters a good. They're all likeable. They're all good guys down on their luck trying a final desperate measure to save their lives from mediocrity. Altogether this makes an incredibly nice film. Nice people doing nice things to make other people feel nice. Fellas, this is a chick flick - be warned. However it's not nearly as bad as some and you may find entertainment from it.
I wouldn't be surprised if the marketing gurus behind this movie called it "The feel good movie of 1997", because it probably is - 5/10
Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948)
This is Tarzan?
I'd never seen a Tarzan movie before so when I saw it on the tele I thought I'd give it a shot. Unfortunately I have to say I was disappointed. Tarzan was over 40 years old and somewhat overweight. Not how I'd imagined Tarzan would look. And, unless I missed it while making myself a cup of tea, Tarzan never gave his traditional warbling yell. Also missing was Tarzan swinging through the trees - leaping from vine to vine.
Oh well, so much for expectations. Anyway, Jane was there - The monkey Cheeta was there. There was some guy with a guitar there. There were villains and good guys and a romance... all very harmless and predictable. Nothing bad, you understand, but equally nothing good.
Probably not the best movie to introduce Tarzan: 4/10
Serendipity (2001)
Pap
Call me a man, but I've never in my life enjoyed a romantic comedy. OK, actually that's not entirely true. As Good As It Gets, Groundhog Day and LA Story are all very good, and funny movies. The difference with Serendipity is that it's not. Occasionally it is amusing - but never funny. It concentrates more on the romance which, like Titanic, made me want to be violently ill.
The plot is predictably predictable. A total no brainer in a fantasy world without even any aliens or explosions. On the plus side it's well enough made, and well enough acted. But I say 'so what?'.
I saw this movie with a new girlfriend. I thought it would be a good idea to see something 'feelgood' and 'warm'. I thought it would be good to compromise my personal taste in movies for the greater good of the relationship. Wrong. I never forgave her for dragging me to this tripe. We broke up 2 weeks later.
Not for the jaded male. 2/10
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
A great story
Based on a Pulitzer Prize winning novel of the same name, To Kill A Mockingbird deals with the serious issues of racism and tolerance. Told from the perspective of a 6 year old girl the story is told with innocence, without bias and without obvious moralising which can easily plague a film dealing with such sensitive issues. It is simply a good story well told.
Peck's performance is solid. As is that of the supporting cast, including that of the children who, although extroverted, never seem overly precocious or annoying.
The movie starts slowly but, after the introductions and scene setting, it picks up nicely and should keep most all movie fans entertained.
A satisfying movie experience. 9/10
Nirvana Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! (1994)
Essential Nirvana
An absolute must see for fans of Nirvana and the grunge music scene of the early 90's. This is an extremely well made video documentary and as such has value outside this fan base.
Most of the footage is edited from live performances, studio chat shows and MTV type interviews at around the time their smash hit 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' captured a new generation and stormed to the top of the US Billboard Singles chart, ousting Michael Jackson from #1.
The video is cut in such a way as to emphasise the glossy commercialism associated with their success and the irony the band felt as an 'alternative' rock group promoted to a 'mainstream' audience. The title captures this irony perfectly.
Grunge - a small slice of life, the essence of which is captured here on video. Should not be forgotten. 10/10
Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying (1999)
Better than the first one.
The first Turbulence movie really reeked (ie. it stunk out the whole cabin), mostly because there were large portions of the movie where nothing much exciting happened. They fixed this problem for Turbulence 2 with wall-to-wall non-stop heart-pounding action. OK, the action isn't heart-pounding but it's certainly wall-to-wall. There's always somebody fighting, running away, chasing, blowing something up, shooting, dying, trying to escape or, of course, flying the plane in turbulent conditions. Oh yeah, and falling...
The wall-to-wall action is flanked closely on both sides with wall-to-wall stupidity, but to its credit the movie does not take itself too seriously. How could it? A fear of flying group takes a ride in a plane with a bunch of terrorists with a bomb on board which then heads towards a storm. Ha ha, yeah right. Now, it's up to the fear of flying passengers & crew to save the day which they do with varying degrees of success. When ANOTHER crew member gets shot attempting to overthrow the bad guy the bad guy says something along the lines of "Aargh! what's wrong with you people?". It's delivered beautifully.
Actually, the acting in general is really very, err, well capable. I was going to say good, but in the context of this movie it wouldn't quite fit. I'm only giving this movie 4/10, but it's a fun 4/10. Chill that beer, microwave that popcorn, hand over your $2 to the video shop, switch off brain, press play, enjoy.
Fight Club (1999)
Best Movie of All Time
Woah! Wait a sec, what was that? OK, I don't want to get too excited and overstate anything so let's try again... Fight Club is the Best Movie of All Time. Holy cow, so why?
This is a story about an ordinary guy. You can relate to this guy. He could be the guy you sit next to on the bus. He could be the guy you work with. He could be your closest friend. He could be you, or me. An ordinary guy, a guy you know. A guy you can relate to and feel involved with. Now what possibly could happen to an ordinary guy that's so interesting that some anonymous person on the Internet says it's the best movie of all time...
Well, many things I guess. There are lots of movies about ordinary guys that have interesting stuff happen to them. So why is this one so good?
It's cool. Ed Norton is cool. Brad Pitt is cool. Helena Bonna Carter is cool. Hey, I never thought I'd say this but even Meat Loaf is cool. If they were your friends, you'd be the coolest kid in school. No question. You feel cool just watching this movie. The story is a little out there, but hey, that's all part of the fun.
The Dust Brothers are the pulse behind the action that sets the momentum for the film. From the opening credits we are into the action and from there it doesn't stop. It doesn't slow down; it just takes you on a ride, which if you let it, will take you to a place worth visiting over and over again.
Although a great movie, it is not for everyone. So don't kid yourself. If you don't like violence in movies you won't like this movie. If you don't like being confronted you won't like this movie. Some seemingly misunderstand the message behind the film, or take it too literally. If you're not sure, and you're going to view this movie I urge you to keep an open mind.
Ed Norton & Brad Pitt both give their best performances to date. They are cast so well and are believable in their rolls. But you know the best thing about this movie? Well, I cannot tell you. Can I suggest you stop reading the user comments now or some idiot will spoil it for you. Just see it. Take the ride. 10/10
El imperio de la fortuna (1986)
Long, Dull, Predictable
The worst thing about this film is its length. It just doesn't end. It goes on and on.... and on. Many movies that exceed 2hrs don't feel too long, but this one really does. You see, the trouble is that the events in El Imperio de la fortuna unfold very slowly. And when they do happen it isn't exciting. Not even a little bit because it is exactly what you would have predicted to happen 20mins earlier. It has all the imagination of a paper weight, in the shape of a paper weight. The entire movie plot could be written on the side of a folded napkin.
All the characters are so dumb you feel no sympathy for any of them. "Can't you see what's going to happen to you if you continue along this path!!", I hollered at the TV screen on more than one occasion. Also hollered was: "Why are you doing that?", "What's that got to do with the movie?!" & "Get on with it!!".
Never before has such frustration been felt whilst watching a film. If there wern't subtitles to keep my eyes open I would surely have fallen asleep on the couch. I couldn't more highly unrecommend this movie 1/10.