227. The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
Other Means
For all the bad reviews that this movie had I was expecting it to suck really bad, and it does suck but it’s not as bad as I thought it would be. I’m mostly just offended that the first movie to join these giants of Chinese cinema Jet Li and Jackie Chan has a fucking cracker as the main character!!! WHY!! Woo-ping Yuen does the action scenes so at least it has that going for it, but a lot of the dialogue here is really forgettable also, a good rule of thumb is that if the white devil main character is on screen fast forward if you have the capability.
228. All Through the Night (1941)
Off DVR, Shown on Turner Classic Movies
This is a pretty standard Humphrey Bogart movie but Peter Lorre is here to help out also and he’s always a treat to watch. Bogart infiltrates a secret organization of Nazi’s in New York trying to take over the government. If you have to see all the Bogart movie then add this to the list, but there isn’t really anything done here that wasn’t done better in his other better known films.
08/15/2008
226. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Off Hulu.com (widescreen, uncut)
Since the remake of this is coming out in the next year or so I decided I couldn’t really pass up a free viewing in widescreen. Now the movie is a classic and I can only imagine how they will update this for the better or worse. But I really want to call attention to Hulu.com because when I watched this all I had to do was watch the Tropic Thunder extended trailer and then I got to see the rest of the movie uninterrupted which is pretty great (usually there are small commercials breaks a few times through the movie). This was uncut and tons of cursing throughout so the movie would have suffered viewing it on cable. Basically I can only high recommendations to Hulu if you see a movie that you wanted to catch on their site. (Hulu.com is official, free and not a pirate site)
Highly Recommended Watch
08/14/2008
225. The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)
Off DVR, Shown on Turner Classic Movies (widescreen, uncut)
Jack Lemmon goes again over the man in a mid-life crisis field and has the writing of Neil Simon here to back him up. While this movie is good, I get really tired of hearing old married couples bicker back and forth and this movie has this in ample amount.
08/13/2008
224. Sleuth (1972)
Off DVR, Shown on Turner Classic Movies (widescreen, uncut)
While the acting throughout this piece can never be faulted this is basically just a filmed stage play so it is rather dull to watch two people talk back and forth for over two hours. A must watch for all movie buffs to get to see Olivier and Caine go at each other.
08/12/2008
223. Tropic Thunder (2008)
In Theaters
This is by far the best movie that Ben Stiller has ever directed and even the eager Ben Stiller haters will be enjoy this one. Robert Downey Jr. though steals the show, and the part by Danny McBride further extends his track record of great parts, I think we be seeing a lot of him over the next year and a half. Go see this one with an audience also because a lively audience is the best way to see this one.
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