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Patience is a virtue

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THERE IS NO CURE FOR THE PURE

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Joey's DVD's

Anyway, onto Cloverfield. I'll make it all black so people who are still yet to see it don't read what happens............

Okay, SO.... it started off good, when they were at the party and stuff. I already thought the acting was pretty shitty but it was still going good. When the lights went out and the statues head came crashing down, that was awesome.

But it all went quickly downhill when they were hiding in the shop and Rob just took it upon himself to venture out and suddenly become the hero of the movie.

From there, there was just so much bad dialogue and unnatural behaviours (as in, people just wouldn't do that if it were anything other than a movie) that I just couldn't stay into it. I kept trying and it still had it's moments but it was quite average all up.

And all the shitty techniques to make it look like it was filmed on a handycam... pffft!! I won't go into that shit but it was distracting to me as well.

Oh, and IS IF a skyscraper would fall onto another skyscraper with such minimal damage. And AS IF the three passengers but neither pilot would survive a helicopter crash like that.

It's good to see Brendan is the expert on what would really happen if a monster invaded New York City, how do you know what people would do.. for 1 its pretty unlikely that a giant monster would invade a city or anything for that matter, hense it is only a movie. This coming from mr horror movie man, as if zombies are really going to take over the world.. but we just watch it and appreciate the movie. as for the acting i think it was supose to be crappy, i mean i wasnt expecing any Bruce Willis trying to save the day, it was supose to be like it was you and me out to survive.. And you saying Rob took over as the leader and what not, wasnt Rob the guy that just wanted to find the girl he loved.. fuck if i was trapped in a city with all those monster and what not id bloody well try and find Hayley before leaving the city..

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Bee Movie: 2.5 Beans
Crash: 5 Beans
Halloween: 1 Bean
Pans Labyrinth: 4.5 Beans
I am Legend: 4 Beans
1408: 3 Beans

so there you go.

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I need to know who put my calculator in jello or I'm gonna lose my friggin mind!!

So I have pretty mixed emotions about it, and agree at both sides of the discussion here..

I totally agree with Zoid in the fact that (yes, obviously it's a movie) but it's pretty unbelievable.. In the way that the buidling was leaning against the other one with no structual damage, and how the chick was still alive almost falling out of the buidling, and once they retrieve the chick she's right as rain to run around n shit. And because how the camera seemed to be that ugly dude's priority - if that was me I'd be fuckin running as fast as I can, no way I'd turn back for no shitty camera.

Another thing which annoyed me, was the whole 'Department of Defence' and classified stuff all over the tape, as if it were the only footage of the monster thing? Like it was on TV and all the networks were showing footage of it n shit. I dunno.

on the OTHER hand, it was a great story. I'm glad it wasn't great acting cos then it would have seemed more like a movie and not some dude's surprise party. I really loved the bit with the statue of liberty's head came crashing down.

Comes down to pros & cons for me really. As most things, there was good aspects and shit aspects of it.

Cloverfield 3/5 beans

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And after reading up on a few things today, the movie release date will stand...

The journo asked what he thought about it, and he replied "How did it happen?".

"Drugs."

"I told him so."

Hahah, WHAT?? T-Bag said that Jack warned him not to take on the part because it's so demanding. But even if he DID tell him so... what a bizarre reaction. So the Joker killed Heath Ledger??? What a scandal!

1408: 4 beans
I Am Legend: 4.5 beans – Talk about edge of your seat!
Ratatoullie: 4 beans (Pretty good seeing as we thought we were watching Raider 3 HAHAHA!

On Video:

The Condemned: 4 beans (Great movie, got Steve Austin in it)

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What's a doona? BWAHAHA!!

vanilla_ki***: my brother suggested i get rugged up and go for a walk to the milk bar to buy some lollies
sooperprince: what?
vanilla_ki***: *sigh*
vanilla_ki***: put on my "sweater" to go to the "general store" to get some "candy"

It took what nicholson said out of context. He wasn't talking about the Joker role. As if he'd warn him not to take the role. One that would probably have set him up for life.
He said he'd warned him about taking those particular tablets, the anti-anxiety ones or some shit. Because he used to take them and it messed him up to the point where he blacked out while driving once.

Anyway, me and Caity just got back from seeing Juno.
I'd heard big wraps on this film and being a fan of Michael Cera, i was keen as mustard to see it.
Even with my high expectations i was still amazed at how good it was.
It's just so damn refreshing to see a movie that's different like that. Not different like for the sake of being different but a really clever type of different.
It was so funny too. The lead, Ellen Page was great, it's not that often you see a female so naturally funny in those sort of movies.
Had a quirky as soundtrack too.
I'm really struggling to think of any faults here.
Bravo i say.

4.8/5 beans

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I thought Juno sounded pretty interesting, til I saw the trailer and it looked shithouse. But I've still heard good things so maybe I'll look into it at some point.

I saw Sweeney Todd on Sunday night, and that was really good. At first, I was worried that the frequency of songs would drag it down, but it didn't. They were great songs and once I was used to hearing the script being sung, I got right into it. Great work, 4 beans.

Then last night, I watched a movie I had seen YEARS (like, in the 90s) ago and remembered being really good. It was The Crush, and it was not as good as I remembered. It was still okay, but it was like watching a telemovie, not a film. 2.5 beans.

And that new Batman thing blows, Joker one was heaps better.

Being a big fan of old English and American musicals I really did enjoy this one, the story line was really good and the acting top notch all the way thru. At times some of the songs were a bit slow and boring but most of the time they were really entertaining. I guess the thing about Musicals is that you know the songs so well and seeing a new one for the first time you dont, but im sure next time i will be singing along with Brenny. Best lyric would have to be "There's a hole in the world like a great black pit and it's filled with people who are filled with shit! And the vermin of the world inhabit it!" So yeah definatly go and see it and keep your mind open the entire time, it is something different and you will either love it or hate it.. It did start to drag a little bit at just under 2 hours but a great ending and the cameo from Sasha Baron Conan is fantastic.