Filed under: Cameron Diaz

Very Bad Things, True Believer, Clueless

Verybadthings

I've heard good things about Very Bad Things but it's mostly just a group of men yelling at each other for almost 2 hours. Not really my cup of tea. 2.5/5

 

True_believer

True Believer is a pretty standard court room thriller but the real star is James Woods crazy pony tail and Robert Downey Jr.'s Harry Potter outfit. 3/5

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I'm really surprised at how well Clueless holds up. I still really enjoy it. 4/5

The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, Scream 4, Bad Teacher

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I like Morgan Spurlock and was quite looking forward to this. The film is quite fun the final message is lacking. When it's all over, it's pretty easy to dismiss. 3.25/5

 

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I liked Scream 4 overall. The problem is it tries to hard to be clever and meta that it forgets to be a horror film. 3.25/5

 

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Bad Teacher is the funniest film I've seen this year. If you like black comedies, this is very much worth a watch. I really expected to not like it. 3.5/5

Iron Man 2, Knight and Day, Superman/Batman: Apocalypse

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I enjoyed Iron Man 2 much more the second time. I have new problems with the film now but I can over look it. 3.5/5

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Knight and Day wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. I found it to be a lot of fun. It's shallow and stupid but really fun. 3.5/5

 

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I've never been a fan of Micheal Turner and using his art as the basis of Superman/Batman Apocalypse kills the characters a bit. It's still worth watching and the final showdown is kick ass. 3.5/5

The Sweetest Thing, Sick Girl, Predator

Thesweetestthing

The Sweetest Thing isn't a great movie but it doesn't aspire to be anything more than it is. It succeeds in that. It's a fun galmance (the female version of a bromance movie) with a rom-com thrown in as a secondary plot device. 3.75/5


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Sick Girl is the kind of indy films I hate. It hopes the gore is enough to cover the fact that it has no story. 0.5/5


Predator

Predator is classic 80's greatness. I wish Hollywood would produce more genre bending films. The mix of soldier action with sci-fi and horror is brilliant. I love this film. 4/5

Destricted, Rampo Noir, Vanilla Sky

  

Destricted

How do you make porn pretentious and boring, let a bunch of artistic director's do a series of short films. Some of the short in Destricted are brilliant, while other shorts just dull or annoying. 3/5

 

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Interesting collection of short films. If you like anthology films, Rampo Noir is a good pick. 3.5/5

 

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Vanilla Sky isn't a bad film. You realize that it could just be better if done by a director that knew how to handle the material. If Cronenburg or Lynch had done this instead of Cameron, it would have been amazing instead of just ok. 3/5

Crazies, Life Less Ordinary, Body 19, Peacock

  

Crazies

The Crazies is really good. I didn't expect to enjoy this so much. 4/5

 

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I can understand why people didn't love A Life Less Ordinary. It's uneven and bizarre but Cameron Diaz never looked better. Enjoyed it. 3.75/5

 

Body19

Body 19 isn't anything special. It's a slightly above level j-horror. 3/5

 

Peacock

Didn't know what to expect from Peacock. It's very different and quite good. I'm surprised it didn't play the arthouse theaters. Well worth a rental. 3.75/5

Weekend Viewing

Knifeedge

The director of Waxworks returns with a new film, Knife Edge. It's a shame he didn't stay away longer. Weak story isn't helped by some of the worst dialog ever put to film. 1/5

 

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It's labeled a giallo. I'm guessing since The Devil has Seven Faces is from the early 70's and Italian, it got lumped into that group. It has nothing in common with the giallo genre and it's quite boring. 2/5

 

Realityprohibited

Russian sci-fi film. If you liked Daywatch, you'll probably enjoy Reality Prohibited. It's not great but it does have some nice moment. 3/5

 

Atomikcircus

Atomik Circus is bizarre French film about white trash that gets invaded by aliens. It's crazy frenetic pace reminded me of early Peter Jackson. Well worth checking out. 3.5/5

 

Holy-mountain

When they say, "They don't make them like this anymore." They meant The Holy Mountain. It has the odd configuration of random images ever put to screen. You never know what you'll get from one scene to the next. 4/5

 

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Shrek is still really enjoyable. The animation is starting to look dated but the script is fun and clever. 4/5