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#391
September 12th, 2009, 05:10 PM
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"Planet B-Boy"
Amazing documentary on hip hop culture centered around the annual breakdancing battle in Germany. The moves are incredible, and the glimpse into the lives of teams such as the ones from Korea and Japan was really fascinating. Also interesting is the fact that the USA was represented by a team from Las Vegas instead of New York, the birthplace of breakdancing. Interesting, but hardly surprising, given the way NYC street and club culture has been virtually destroyed in the last 15 years. So sad. Anyway, the movie is great. 
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#392
September 14th, 2009, 10:49 AM
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Completely stupid, unrealistic and mind numbingly guy-oriented....
Buy still funny as all get out. Role Models. Check your brain at the door, there are many funny comments and quips in this one, but the whole plot leaves something to be desired. Like PLOT.
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#393
September 19th, 2009, 02:31 AM
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Saw "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" in 3-D tonight with a friend tonight.
It was pretty good. Had some dry spots but definitely better than expected.  Technology/animation is absolutely incredible these days! Wowza!They showed a preview before the show for Michael Jackson's "This Is It" documentary. I know it's aways from being in theaters (October 28 I think?) but is anyone planning on going to it? It looks i-n-c-r-e-d-i-b-l-e! http://thisisit-movie.com/
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#395
September 21st, 2009, 12:04 AM
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The Informant!
B-
Funny story. This film has flashes of brilliances, scattered throughout. Some terrific dialogue, too. What destroys this film is simply the horrible titles. This period piece was supposed to have happened in the early 1990s, but for whatever reason the director imposed some weird, distorted version of 1973 Super Fly fonts for the titles. Didn't work at all! Some awesome cameo appearances, but I won't spoil the fun by revealing them. Matt Damon's character was hilarious, but William H. Macy's character in Fargo was the better of the two. Ann Cusack... would like to see her in more films. I'm assuming Joan Cusack is her sister?
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#396
October 14th, 2009, 02:24 AM
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Paranormal Activity
Same low-budget delivery as The Blair Witch Project.
In this film, it works very well. I saw it at a theater in the East Village and it was well-attended by the college crowd - who seemed to love it. I thought it was good and built the suspense / scare factor very well. I don't want to give it away with too much info, but I would definitely recommend it to a friend - and it's a good eerie film for the Halloween holiday.
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#397
October 14th, 2009, 11:02 AM
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I was wondering about that. I just have not liked all the Paranormal shows that are coming out these days trying to cash in on people's fears (what is that TV show on Discovery? Paranormal Hunters?).
This looked similar. PS, you in the mood for some Grits there BR? 
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#398
October 14th, 2009, 10:08 PM
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I loved Flo.
Thanks for the info on Paranormal Activity. I was wondering about it.
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#399
October 18th, 2009, 02:38 PM
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I watched the new Blu-Ray of "The Wizard of OZ". It really is a stunning restoration.
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#400
November 3rd, 2009, 09:10 AM
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This is It
A
Extremely well done documentary of the concert that never was to be. A big, big surprise at how well this was put together. This will rank right up there with one of the best music documentaries, ever. Is not a fluff piece -- it shows the performer's good points and bad. The only objectionable item in the film is some "save the planet" nonsense. Other than that, this film is definitely worth seeing. Highly recommended.
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#401
November 7th, 2009, 10:10 PM
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Precious: Based on the Novel PUSH by Sapphire
Precious is raw & dark -- full of love and brimming over with anger.
At it's center is an amazing performance by first-timer Gabourey Sidibe in the title role. Plus Mo'Nique is extraordinary as the scariest movie mother since Piper Laurie found religion in Carrie.
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#402
November 9th, 2009, 12:04 AM
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I want to see Precious SO bad, as well as The Blind Side, starring Sandra Bullock.
I can already bet that both will be nominated for Oscars, and I've only seen the trailers for both movies.
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#403
November 9th, 2009, 01:54 AM
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Zombieland
The best mix of hilarity and gore (and I mean uber gory),
I've ever seen! Totally not what I was expecting- (I was ready to hate it but I couldn't)  Woody Harrelson was born for the role.
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#404
November 14th, 2009, 04:14 AM
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Moon
Directed by Duncan Jones. With Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey, Dominique McElligott.
In the future after earth had almost run out of energy, a new abundant source is found on the moon-helium-3 A large corporation- Lunar Industries, has set up a base and mines it to send back to earth. The operation is roboticly operated with the exception of one human-Astronaut Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell) his only companion a computer (voiced by Spacey- sort of like HAL from 2001SA). EXCELLENT/Fresh ***** The movie actually opens with a commercial advertising Helium -3 It is slow and deliberate- but not in a bad way, with a very interesting plot that keeps you guessing and wanting more. At one point Sam Rockwell plays 3 separate people interacting with each other at the same time- brilliantly/seamlessly put together I was amazed at what a good job they did with this! Being a British film with a relatively low budget (although you'd never know), I think this flik got the short end of the stick, and should have generated much more buzz than it's limited release allowed.
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#405
November 16th, 2009, 01:55 PM
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