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I've seen a bunch of movies lately, since I had nothing to do except wait for April 17th. I'll post the ones I remember:
Marathon Man (1976) -- Most 1970s action/suspense movies I've seen have been excruciatingly slow and uneventful. This one's not like that. A graduate history student is unwittingly caught in the middle of an international conspiracy involving stolen diamonds, an exiled Nazi war criminal, and a rogue government agent. The beginning is sarcastically funny, with a typical American Jew and a German Nazi, as older men, insulting each other in the street, though it turns bad. The rest of the movie is somewhat suspenseful and well made. 7.5/10
Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) -- As a psychological exploit of post war mentality, it's very good. If you're looking for a movie to just 'watch', look elsewhere. I found it very, very boring, with too long dialogues on nothing, and images that have little to do with what is being spoken. I didn't watch it to the end, though. 5/10
Æon Flux (2005) -- Gah, what a load of crap! The producers tried to make a hybrid between Matrix and The 5th Element, and came out with a big nothing. I remember the animated series were endless action and amazing shooting... if there's 5 shots in the whole movie, it would be a miracle. Also, the movie is so slow it's not even funny and they even 'gave more than a handful' to some characters... tehee. Thanfully, I saw it with a Rifftrax soundtrack, and that was very funny. 4/10 for the movie; 8.5/10 for the Rifftrax.
The Black Scorpion (1957) -- Volcanic activity frees giant scorpions from the earth who wreak havoc in the rural countryside and eventually threaten Mexico City... with massive Harryhausen effects. Other than that, the movie is paint-by-numbers of the 50s B-movies... this was a MST3K episode, really. 3/10 for the movie; 7/10 for the MST3K episode.
The Hottie and the Nottie (2008) -- If ever there was a case for barring someone from the film industry, this piece of trash is it. There have been some pretty dense actors through the years, but Hilton is by far the runaway winner of all time. Some people learn they don't have the skills to be in the business after the first flop, or at least after the second bomb. Hilton however is obviously too blinded by her bedazzled sunglasses and purse to be able to recognize she has been in FOUR of the worst movies of all time! -3/10
Marathon Man (1976) -- Most 1970s action/suspense movies I've seen have been excruciatingly slow and uneventful. This one's not like that. A graduate history student is unwittingly caught in the middle of an international conspiracy involving stolen diamonds, an exiled Nazi war criminal, and a rogue government agent. The beginning is sarcastically funny, with a typical American Jew and a German Nazi, as older men, insulting each other in the street, though it turns bad. The rest of the movie is somewhat suspenseful and well made. 7.5/10
Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) -- As a psychological exploit of post war mentality, it's very good. If you're looking for a movie to just 'watch', look elsewhere. I found it very, very boring, with too long dialogues on nothing, and images that have little to do with what is being spoken. I didn't watch it to the end, though. 5/10
Æon Flux (2005) -- Gah, what a load of crap! The producers tried to make a hybrid between Matrix and The 5th Element, and came out with a big nothing. I remember the animated series were endless action and amazing shooting... if there's 5 shots in the whole movie, it would be a miracle. Also, the movie is so slow it's not even funny and they even 'gave more than a handful' to some characters... tehee. Thanfully, I saw it with a Rifftrax soundtrack, and that was very funny. 4/10 for the movie; 8.5/10 for the Rifftrax.
The Black Scorpion (1957) -- Volcanic activity frees giant scorpions from the earth who wreak havoc in the rural countryside and eventually threaten Mexico City... with massive Harryhausen effects. Other than that, the movie is paint-by-numbers of the 50s B-movies... this was a MST3K episode, really. 3/10 for the movie; 7/10 for the MST3K episode.
The Hottie and the Nottie (2008) -- If ever there was a case for barring someone from the film industry, this piece of trash is it. There have been some pretty dense actors through the years, but Hilton is by far the runaway winner of all time. Some people learn they don't have the skills to be in the business after the first flop, or at least after the second bomb. Hilton however is obviously too blinded by her bedazzled sunglasses and purse to be able to recognize she has been in FOUR of the worst movies of all time! -3/10
I thought 3/10 was generous until I spotted the minus sign...
"B" from me.
) from Lovefilm.com as part of my free trial, and will watch it tonight probably - I have also got Bladerunner (Blu-ray 
) on the way, and I can keep them for as long as I want (not quite sure what stops you from keeping it forever, but I guess I will find out 
)
