Reviews

Ok lots of people have commented so I'm going to throw in my 2 cents. This movie was pretty boring. The creepy Satan was pretty cool. I have actually read 2 of the 4 (I think there was 4) versions of the Capture and crucifixion of Jesus in the New Testament, and the movie strayed from the text quite substantially. However I digress.

I always think that when something is based on a Book that the movie should be able to be viewed separately, this was a problem I had with the first 2 Harry potters, my coz who read the books loved the films but I found them pretty uneven and kind of unsatisfying - this ties into the film because you see Jesus getting bashed and snuffed and it doesn't really let you into his message. I liked the scene where Mary talked to Jesus about the Table he was making it was a sweet scene and played very nicely.

I'm not a religious guy I think there is something out there more great than we can possibly fathom, but until it's time to meet it face to face we should kick back and have some fun. If a person has faith I think it's great unless they're Zealots or only use the Bible to propagate hate and persecution.

Ok I'm a little off track but back to the movie - Pretty boring movie - If you'd like to see a good movie about Jesus find a Mini Series called "Jesus" released about 3 years ago (I think) A better use of the source text.



I'll end with what I think sums up the entire story of Jesus in one line as written by Douglas Adams in Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy. ...2000 thousand years after a man was nailed to tree for saying how great it would be if everybody was nice to each other.

Well, I would like to start my review by listing some stinker sequels that were released this year but then we'd be here for a while.

I've been watching horror movies since I was 7 Starting with The nightmare franchise, and one thing I've noticed with horror lately is that instead of making you anxious and creeped out to get the scares, most Horror movies go for the BOOO! Scare where the killer jumps out of the shadows or there is a period of inactivity followed by someone jumping in through a window or some crap like that. To be honest I find that to be a cheap scare when done alone. In "The Exorcist" there was an absence of the BOOO! Scare because they knew that the audience would be scared by what was happening on screen, the horror of the situation. This is what I believe this movie accomplishes an actual good mix of foreboding and the BOOO! Scare. The movie is set up so you think you know what's going to happen then it kind of tilts it on it's ear. Most of the deaths follow a system that worked for me... The Set-up - Foreboding - The Fake out - Relief - BOO! Or in some cases just plain old surprise. I enjoyed both this and the original because of the main plot in both of them, which was how can you defeat something that isn't there?

Well I am finally getting a little sick of people bitching non stop about this movie, Why do I feel half of you that rag about it are doing so because for some reason it's become very trendy to bad mouth this movie. Then of course are the sudo-intellectuals that believe that movie + profit Crap. I'm not standing on my soapbox and proclaiming that this is the greatest movie of all time, because it isn't. I don't need for you love this movie or even like it, because everyone has there own opinions (see battlefeild earth, I thought that was REALY bad) However this movie still has merit. One last thought for those of you that have said ad-nauseum "worst movie ever made" Lets see your movie then. Go and rent "Clue".

LimeSoda

"Those that can do. Those that can't critique." - Unknown

"I will perfect my own race of people. A race of atomic supermen which will conquer the world!" - Dr. Eric Vornoff

This is a movie for Generation-X. All the old boring fogeys/film critics were crying because old Phil Sivers wasn't in it and blah blah blah. Whatever. Bloody Baby-boomers. I watched this without the stigma of having seen (actually never having even heard of!) the T.V series and loved the film. This movie is funny from top to bottom and a sheer joy to watch. Steve Martin is hilarious. The script is strong. This movie is for the young, the young in the head and anyone who enjoys clever humour. 10/10.

O.K, the Blues Brothers is cool and has appeal to many generations. I thought this movie was fine. The addition of the black police chief as the lost Blues brother was excellent, even that little tyke had a few decent lines. Dan Ackroyd was fine ( but I hated his yellow tinted glasses in this movie - black baby!) - but John Goodman is NOT cool!!!! As a teenager who had heard of and seen the original Blues Brothers, I was expecting a cool movie. But as soon as I saw the poster in my theatre with John Goodman on it alongside Dan Ackroyd, I knew instinctively ( and sadly) that this movie wasn't going to be cool. Let's not beat around the bush - John Goodman is a fat man. What's so cool about seeing a middle aged fat man? NOTHING! I say without John Goodman this movie might have been a four star affair, but with John Goodman literally weighting down the entire picture I give it just two stars.

I saw this on leno and thought it was damn funny. It realy is the apitamy of everything us fanboys love about Kevin Smiths movies, It's all about the dialogue. Only kevin could take 2 guys in a car (Dante and randal from clerks) and turn it into a laugh out loud funny short film.

Short review for a short film

5 / 5

P.s I Can't wait for jersey girl

I think that pretty much sums up my opinion of this movie, it was boring and didn't seem to go any where. that could be the point the director was trying to make, kill people and your life could be as brooding and tedius as Henry.

There was a shot where Henry was driving in a car with his friend and it was just the one shot of behind the moving car for 3 minutes, 3 mins is alot of time looking at a bumper. it's the only thing in the movie i can realy remember that I was waiting for a cut for 3 of the longest minutes of my life. Count to 180 see how long it feels.

Butter dish? Yes, butter dish! But how can one eat parrot in a butter dish? Don't question me, I am the king of england! How good it is to see the king of england admiring a parrot in a butter dish. Fetch a cup and dig for metal. I have achived my goal and have a handfull of silver. Now make a butter dish. butter dish? yes, butter dish! etc etc etc etc....

(For those of you saying "What the hell?" that was what I was saying at the conclusion of this film.)

The Camera work the acting not to mention the direction. I have to hold my heart in my hand when I watch this unbelievable cinematic achivement. Give these people the oscars!

Sarcasm is a cruel mistress

P.s Big brother Australia Rocked!

This is the late night program that showed all the T&A and sex talk that went on in the house that couldn't be shown on the 7:00pm show. So basicly it all the stuff you REALLY want to see. Grettle does a good job hosting throwing in more sexual innuendo than you can poke a dancing doona at. I realy enjoyed the show when Cindy Tann (I think that is how you spell her name) comes on and trys to get the underlying messages behind their sexual banter. Good clean dirty fun.

I traded a copy of "Mist" to a friend for his copy of "FF8." I played the game to the end of disk one, put it in a draw and I haven't touched it since, and that was back in January. Why did I dislike this game? FF7 were big shoes to fill no questions asked, I liked the graphics a bit better and the music was terrific, but the magic system (which when you get down to it, is what moves the game along) sucked big time. Sorry, mabie one day i'll be bored and pull it out and play it, but I'll have to be realy bored.

This hasn't soured my opinion of square in fact I'm saveing up to buy FF9 I hope I like it better.

I suck at gratuitous Boob references, so i'm just going to write a plainly flat (no pun intended) review. I love Elvira, not in a "I'm-going-to-shoot-the-pres-just-to-impress-jodi-foster-fanatical" way, But suffice to say I think she rocks. The movie is played like a 50's horror film only alot more fun, look for the "Leasurely stroking of the ankle" reference to know what I mean. what relay shines through in the movie is Elvira's (or should that be cassandras) absolute charm. i first saw this movie at the tender age of 8, and have seen it contless times since.. I realy should get around to buying a copy, the videostore version is looking a little worse for the wear. If any other fans of the movie want to e-mail me about it feel free.

p.s another great performance from Edie McClurg (chastedy pariah) an actress who never gets the attention she deserves.

Don't you notice how cute it is when some one writes the word love as "luv". That's the best way to describe this movie it may not be altogether right (love) But it is just too appealing to dislike (luv).

Just a note before I give my review: To all those people bad mouthing it saying the effects sucked or it was really stupid. Go find a photo of yourself from 1986... now let me read your mind. "Man, did I look stupid, and that shirt really sucks."

But at the time brown and white striped with huge green collars was really hot. You'll see how this experiment ties in, in a sec.

I saw "Howard" When I was 5 in 1987 and I loved it. I saw Howard a second time in 1989 at the age of 7 and i loved it. Between 1989 and 1990 i think i rented it from the video store at least 50 times. Then I saw it again in 1999 at the age of 17. (Reverting back to the picture) and not only did I enjoy the movie I was able to laugh at the cheesy effects and ludicrous story.... and who could forget the theme song apparently not the 100 napster users who have it on their hard drive (101 now).

Don't compare it to films made today, and don't compare it to "citizen Cain" Just look at it as a fun 80's romp about a talking duck, and maybe if George Lucas could remove his head from his own butt for and hour and a half he'd see he removed his name from the only decent thing he ever made.

9/10

P.s Lea Thompson was HOT (and sweet) in this movie; I think she is still the only woman who could turn me on.

Well I'm not really a hard-core wrestling fan, but my brother is. That is why I spent the most aggravating hour and a half of my life watching this one-sided, self-glorifying documentary.

By the end I was waiting for a nice pan-shot of Bret on his crucifix with violins over the top.

Bret hart is what we call down-under (and a turn of phrase that has caught on through out the world) a W****R! I know I'm going to get flamed but I don't care.

When Bret got the title some poor slob has to job* to him and then he flat out refused to job* for Shawn Michaels.

1/10

* Jobbing is where you lose the match.

P.S my brother 100% disagrees with me.

P.P.S Me and my brother no longer see each other.

You knew it line for line, so did your parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters and any one that came to spend any longer than 2 hours at your house. Well this was one of those movies for me. If I had never seen it before and watched for the first time today, I would more than likely not be overly impressed, but since this movie is one of the things that incaptulates my childhood I can't say any thing bad about it.

One line summery: I can't remember doing up my shoes for the first time but I remember this movie... and my copy still works!

So that could be in part why this movie scared me wit-less, and the "Seeing through someone-elses eyes" feeling was cool. I did re-watch the film while str8 a few days ago and it did scare me again... well the end did. So to cut a long story short you don't have to be high to like this movie, if only the same could be said for Battlefeild Earth.

Awful, bad, terrible, dreadful, appalling, shocking, ghastly, horrendous, dire etc. not to mention, Boring, stuipd, error filled, hidiously acted.

*imdb Comments rules. no 1 word reviews.

I was coming out to myself.. I had this warped image of being gay that I had to develop a lisp and become high camp just to conform with being gay (I repeat I was 13 and living in the sticks.) I saw an ad for this movie TSOU and I just had to see it. With alot of precautions I caught a train for 2 hours to a movie theater that was far enough away so no one that I knew would see me going to a "gay" Film. Any way Sitting in the theater I was presented with an image of a gay man that didn't fall into the stereotypes I had been so used to, I guess the film taught me I could be gay with out being faggy. To simply label this as a gay movie is to miss the entire point its a Romance movie, both father and son looking for a partner of same/different gender. To make a tired point I love this movie Russell Crowe and Jack Thompson are brilliant.. I wish I had a dad like Henry.... or a boyfriend like Jeff :)