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The Godfather Part II (1974)
Incredible doesn't even BEGIN to describe it
The first sequel to win the Best Picture Oscar, and deservingly so, words cannot begin to describe how amazing this film is. Unlike the first (I'll admit, I'm not the biggest fan of the first film) which had several slow spots, GFII had me riveted from beginning to end. Pacino and Cazale turn in the performance of their careers, while Francis Ford Coppola, who co- wrote this with Mario Puzo, directs with such precision. This film is truly a gift of cinema by all the talent involved. Everybody, even the smallest supporting actor, give terrific performances. The pace is fantastic. The writing is brilliant. The last scene at the lake...chills! Watch this masterpiece NOW!
4/4
W. (2008)
Incredible! One of the greatest biopics ever made!
Oliver Stone's W. is an incredible viewing experience, and one of the greatest biographical dramas ever made. Josh Brolin is absolutely amazing in the title role (he should have been nominated for an Oscar). James Cromwell, Elizabeth Banks, Jeffrey Wright, and especially Toby Jones, also give great performances.
The film follows Bush throughout his life-troublemaker young adult and alcoholic, his decision to give up alcohol, his wanting to move out of his father's shadow, his decision to run for governor of Texas, and finally, his run for the presidency and decision to invade Iraq.
The acting is good (even Thandie Newton, granted she overdoes it but her acting is still good), the script is incredible, and the film itself is a masterpiece. Watch this film! You will NOT be disappointed.
4 out of 4
The Majestic (2001)
A great film about a dark time in US history (political witch hunts)
Okay, yes, this film was predictable at times. But that doesn't change the fact that film is pretty much a masterpiece, and by far Jim Carrey's best performance.
Peter Appleton (Jim Carrey) is a Hollywood screenwriter who is accused of being a communist by the HUAC because of a club he attended in college as a "horny young man" to impress a chick. He is put on the blacklist and loses his job at the studio. He decides to go for a drive, but gets in an accident and ends up in the small town of Lawson, California, where he is mistaken for a long-lost war hero. During this ordeal, he eventually learns what it means to protect our freedoms as an American, and how you need to enjoy life every step of the way. Carrey proves in this film that he REALLY CAN act, and Martin Landau and Laurie Holden are great too. A great film you will love for its message, even if it does get a tad predictable at times.
3.5/4
Everything Must Go (2010)
Well, what do you know, Will Ferrell CAN act
Will Ferrell plays Nick Halsey in Everything Must Go, a mostly dramatic tale of a man who loses everything in one day. Writer/director Dan Rush has made a fascinating film that is too good to pass up.
Nick Halsey (Will Ferrell) is fired from his job of 16 years. He goes back home, only to discover that his wife has left him. Devastated, he takes up drinking again, even though he is a recovered alcoholic. He decides to sell his belongings, and move on in his life. Michael Pena, Christopher Wallace, Jr. (son of the Notorious B.I.G.), Stephen Root, Laura Dern, Chris Howerton, and Rebecca Hall are all fantastic. The second best film of 2011, and one of the best of this decade (so far).
Commando (1985)
One of the worst pieces of shite I have ever seen
Commando (1985) was directed by Mark Lester and produced by Joel Silver. Boy is this film just awful! The acting is horrible (especially Schwarzenegger), the writing is just bad. The action scenes were cheesy and the plot was lame. If he doesn't kill a South American dictator in a small amount of time, they'll kill his daughter. Please? All this for a god damn assassination? At least make the plot believable. Doesn't have to be realistic, but DOES have to be believable. How Arnold Schwarzenegger got into acting, is beyond me. Steven E. de Souza is not usually a bad writer (Die Hard's script was fine in my opinion), but the script here sucks, and it sucks badly.
1/4
Pulp Fiction (1994)
One of the greatest films ever!
Pulp Fiction is a classic and a masterpiece. I feel like it is a privilege to have been born one month after this wonderful film's release. I think the style of non-linear storytelling is genius, it just wouldn't be the same film if the stuff was in order. The story is awesome. Vincent Vega (John Travolta) and Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) are hit men who work for mobster Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames), who arrive at an apartment to pick up a briefcase that was stolen from their boss. They execute them and take one of the men named Marvin (Phil LaMarr) with them. As their driving down the road, they accidentally hit a bump, causing the gun to go off, and Vincent accidentally blows Marvin's head off. The two go to Jules' friend Jimmie's (Quentin Tarantino) house, who warns them to hurry up and clean, because his wife will return from work in 90 minutes. Winston Wolfe (Harvey Keitel) helps them clean out the car, and the take the car to a junkyard to be disposed of. Jules and Vincent then decide to have breakfast, when the diner they are in is being robbed by Pumpkin (Tim Roth) and Honey Bunny (Amanda Plummer). Jules foils the robbery, and he and Vincent leave to return Marsellus' briefcase to him.
That night, Vincent takes out Marsellus' wife Mia (Uma Thurman) for a good time, and they eat dinner at Jack rabbit Slim's, a restaurant. Later that night, she overdoses and Vincent takes her to the house of his drugdealer Lance (Eric Stoltz) where they give her an adrenaline shot and save her. They agree to keep this secret from Marsellus.
Butch Coolidge (Bruce Willis) has been paid by Marsellus to lose his next fight, but he wins anyway, and now Marsellus is looking for him. He and his girlfriend hide in a hotel room, but Butch decides to go back to his apartment, knowing very well the gangsters could be there, to get his watch. He kills Vincent while there, and encounters Marsellus. The two end up fighting in a pawn shop, where Marsellus ends up getting raped, and Butch saves him. Marsellus agrees to let Butch go free, and Butch and his girlfriend leave Los Angeles.
The script is amazing, some of the best writing I have ever heard in a film, the acting is great, the story is cool, and, most of all, the film is entertaining.
One of the best films I have ever seen, and my 6th favorite film.
4/4
This Is the End (2013)
Surprisingly funny comedy!
I don't normally like comedy films (especially the ones of today, so stupid) but I am a Seth Rogen fan, so I decided to buy this on DVD. This was WORTH the $20. The plot is simple, Seth Rogen and Jay Baruchel go to James Franco's housewarming party, and while there, the world ends and all these actors find themselves trapped. It was pretty freakin' hilarious. I don't laugh during movies, but I did during this one. I keep reading reviews saying "I got sick of all the dick jokes, too many dick jokes...etc." and I just have to say there were not that many "dick jokes" in the film. Granted, there were a few, but people take it like every other joke was a "dick joke", which is frickin' ridiculous. This is actually a pretty smart comedy. Plus it has a good message, sometimes friends are the only people you have in your life, so you should enjoy them while you have them.
This might shock you, but I found this to be the best film of 2013. Surprisingly hilarious and a must-see! 4/4
Malcolm X (1992)
An entertaining biopic
Spike Lee's Malcom X is entertaining, well-written, well-acted and well-directed, engaging cinema, but it's no masterpiece. Say what you want, but the last ten or so minutes (the eulogy, the kids in the classroom saying "I AM MALCOLM X!", and Nelson Mandela's speech) were not really necessary. In fact, I would have given the film a full ten stars if not for that last ten minutes. But, that is not the case. Still, the rest of the film is masterful and Denzel Washington does a fantastic job in the title role (you forget that that is Denzel Washington on screen, you believe that he's Malcom X).
A masterfully crafted film, but no masterpiece.
3.5/4
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector (2006)
One of the worst films I have ever seen, maybe THE worst
First of all, let me just say that this film is just awful. Granted, I wasn't expecting an Oscar winner, but this film was just awful. Before I get into that, let's discuss the plot shall we? Larry (Larry th Cable Guy) is a health inspector, who's boss (Tom Wilson) hates him and assigns him a partner (Iris Bahr) to work with him. Larry and Butlin (Larry's partner) investigate the poisoning of four-star restaurants.
The plot is stupid. The acting is awful (it's pretty sad when Larry the Cable Guy can act better than Arian Ash, the woman who plays the Lingerie Store Manager), the writing is atrocious, the directing is horrible. There is not one funny scene. Now, I was laughing throughout, but not because it was funny, but because it was so awful, I couldn't help but laugh. Now Tommy Boy was a stupid film, but at least it was ACTUALLY funny and you cared about the characters. You don't care about any of the pricks in this, you just want them to all get shot. There is nothing good I can say about this movie really. I used to think that Dragon Wars (2007) was the worst film I've seen, but this may actually beat that awful excuse for a movie. Avoid this at all costs. If I had to choose between being forced to watch this at gunpoint, or being shot in the head, I would choose being shot in the head. Awful. Anyone involved in this piece of s***t should be embarrassed and hide their heads in shame. They should be executed for crimes against humanity. That's all.
The Dark Knight (2008)
One of the greatest films of all-time
Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight" is a masterpiece. That's all there is to it.
The Joker (Heath Ledger) is a rising criminal mastermind who believes it is his duty to plunge Gotham into chaos, death, and destruction. Bruce Wayne, (Christian Bale) AKA Batman, is forced to deal with this madness, while at the same time support Gotham DA Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) and not break his one rule: KILL! The struggle of good vs. evil is entertaining, breathtaking, and great. While there may be a few small problems (The Joker getting away with doing the things he does such as planting bombs around Gotham, Batman surviving a 30 story fall, Dogs penetrate bullet-proof suits, etc.) that doesn't change the fact that this film is, and always will be, a masterpiece, and one of the greatest films in cinematic history.
4/4
The Kid (1921)
One of the greatest films of all-time
The Kid (1921) is an indisputable cinematic masterpiece, and one of the greatest films of all-time. The late, great Charlie Chaplin (star, writer, director, producer, editor, and composer of The Kid) reprises his role as The Tramp, who is on a morning stroll when he finds an abandoned baby. After several attempts to get rid of the child, the Tramp names him John and decides to keep him. Five years later, life is magnificent for the two, but an unfortunate series of events results in the Tramp having to fight off the authorities to save his kid. You will laugh one minute, then cry the next, I know I did, and I have never shed a tear during a film before. 10 out of 10 stars. This film is perfect, no other words to describe it.
4/4
Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
Fahrenheit 9/11
A masterpiece in filmmaking. Michael Moore made such a moving and wonderful film with Fahrenheit 9/11. Let's put politics aside. Fahrenheit 9/11 is not a masterpiece for its politics, it is a masterpiece for it's presentation. The film really opens your eyes to Michael Moore's filmmaking art. Moore seriously felt that there was something fishy going on, and honestly said what he felt: Bush is a failure, and a war criminal, and that the Iraq War would've happened regardless of 9/11. Plus, it was number one on its opening weekend despite being in only 800 theaters. Impressive! I applaud Moore for this masterpiece, and I hope that he can make more masterpieces like this in the future.
4/4
The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (2002)
The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course
Okay, so this is definitely no masterpiece. But, it's fun. It's simple fun. The late Steve Irwin stars as himself in 'The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course', which was marketed as his 'first big-screen adventure' (really, that would've been Dr. Dolittle 2, but, whatever).
Anyway, a US satellite explodes, and a beacon from the satellite lands in Australia. But a croc swallows the beacon! So the CIA sends two agents to retrieve the beacon because apparently in the wrong hands, it will change the world's axis of power (whatever the hell that means). Meanwhile, Steve is filming a documentary with his wife, and things go awry when she and Steve mistake the agents as poachers who they think want to make "boots, bags, and belts!" out of the poor croc.
It's not rocket science, it's not genius, but you need to appreciate it for what it is, a fun movie. Plus, I like the Crocodile Hunter.
3/4.