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runfromfire: Filmography

16 May 12
Alien: Resurrection

After re-watching all four Alien flicks I need to reassess my opinion of Resurrection. Of course it pales in comparison to Alien & Aliens. But now, years after the fact, I find myself liking Resurrection much much more than Alien 3. Resurrection might be weird (Jeunet's weird visual sensibilities + Whedon's storytelling) but it had direction and the xenomorphs were much more Giger-esque than the dog beast in Alien 3.

Alien: Resurrection
12 May 12
Alien³

A watchable flick to be sure but it pales in comparison to the first two. Whereas Alien was a horror film and Aliens was an action flick, Alien 3 doesn't seem to know what the hell it is. That and the 1992 animated xenomorph hasn't held anywhere near as well as it's 1979 man-in-a-suit sibling.

Alien³

Cameo-fueled brilliance.

Fight for Your Right Revisited
30 Apr 12
Thor

It feels like an afterthought. As if they started to film Thor's backstory for The Avengers and it got out of hand. There's very little character development and aside from the big random ice monster fight at the start nothing of consequence happens for the first hour or so.

Thor
29 Apr 12
50/50

I am continually impressed with Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

50/50
26 Apr 12
Factotum

It captures Bukowski's tone as well as can be expected. Matt Dillon embodies Chinaski without being over-the-top about it and Kristin Asbjørnsen's soundtrack is stellar.

Factotum
25 Apr 12
Dirty Harry

Still awesome after 40 years. Andy Robinson should've won an Oscar for best sound effects just for his cries of anguish when he was stabbed.

Dirty Harry
17 Apr 12
Rango

I don't usually dig kid's movies. I mostly slog through them for the sake of my daughters but I genuinely liked this one. The for-mom-and-dad Fear & Loathing and Eastwood references were a nice touch. My only complaint? An entire movie full of Mexican accents and no Danny Trejo. For shame.

Rango
15 Apr 12
Black Swan

I love Aronofsky. A great film and definitely worthy of the praise it's received but sweet jesus it is relentlessly dark.

Black Swan
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An all-around decent action flick but the Red Skull must've been one of the most one-dimensional villains in recent memory. A waste of a perfectly good Hugo Weaving.

Captain America: The First Avenger
13 Apr 12
Quick Change

One of Bill Murray's best pre-Wes Anderson flicks.

Quick Change
12 Apr 12
Fletch

"Don't talk to me like that assface. I don't work for you yet." Without a doubt Chevy Chase's best movie.

Fletch
11 Apr 12
Total Recall

This movie has not aged well. Sure, it's still fun to watch but it's a sort of fun that's verging on MST3K territory.

Total Recall
10 Apr 12
This Is Spinal Tap

"Such a fine line between stupid and clever." Still brilliant. Still hilarious. No matter how many times I see the broken pod scene or the amp scene I still laugh. Harry Shearer's mustache alone should've been nominated for an Oscar.

This Is Spinal Tap
10 Apr 12
Harry Brown

Great all around. The story was interesting and the pace and tone were perfect. Caine was (as always) great but supporting players David Bradley & Sean Harris were brilliant as well.

Harry Brown

Awful. Just... awful. Which is a shame given that I genuinely like Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Ian McShane & Stephen Graham.

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
12 Feb 12
Hopscotch

Proof that you don't need $100 million dollars worth of explosions and gun fights to make a taut cat-and-mouse flick. Well-paced and tense to the last.

Hopscotch
03 Feb 12
Jan Švankmajer

Anyone who says Claymation is only for children's films should be forced to sit down and watch Jan Švankmajer's entire filmography.

Cast Member Still
22 Jan 12
Winter's Bone

I can't remember the last time that a film managed to depress me with scenery alone. Top notch cast, direction and cinematography. I'm not surprised that it was nominated for Best Picture.

Winter's Bone
30 Dec 11
Rejected

Endlessly (and inappropriately) quotable.

Rejected
Con-Bot 2.0 and lucystvns like this

I appreciate the lack of whitewashing. It was funny, sure but they didn't shy away from showing Conan getting annoyed/angry with the rigors of touring and the demands therein. It wasn't perfect, sure but what documentary really is? It was a good chronicle of some of what goes into entertaining the masses and how much some entertainers can get attached to that.

Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
28 Dec 11
Fright Night

Vampire flicks are one of three things: campy fun, adolescent gutter tripe or actual horror movie. This one falls very specifically into the campy fun category. Colin Farrell's inclusion would normally have turned me off to this but Anton Yelchin & David Tennant's involvement more than made up for it.

Fright Night
28 Dec 11
Network

Everybody remembers Peter Finch's "I'm mad as hell" speech but for my money Ned Beatty's corporate demigod vitriol monologue packs so much more punch. And the cold sterility of the ending is perfect. An amazing flick all around.

Network
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    Charles Deckert

    31Dec11

    Both are the most direct scenes in the film in my opinion...funny how Beatty's character gets all expressionistic on Finch in order to "get through" to him.

23 Dec 11
The Expendables

Brainless, yes but definitely not the worst action schlock ever filmed. Four word review? "Not enough Terry Crews."

The Expendables
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I had low expectations for this one but it was actually a pretty good flick all things considered.

I Love You Phillip Morris
22 Aug 11
White Noise 2

Five stars! The funniest thing I've watched in ages... Wait. What? It was serious? That was an actual horror movie? No... Really? Are you sure? Oh well how sad. Can I give it negative stars? No? One star then.

White Noise 2
22 Aug 11
Avatar

It was a good flick, don't get me wrong but I'm not sure it was worthy of all the hype (and money) that was lobbed at it.

Avatar

More watchable than Die Hard 2 and much, much more watchable than Die Hard 4. Is that a compliment? Maybe in a very roundabout sort of way but it's still a bad bad movie.

Die Hard: With a Vengeance
20 Aug 11
Roland Emmerich

Terrible. Just... terrible. Is it possible to be an 'anti-fan' of someone?

Cast Member Still
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20 Aug 11
The Patriot

I haven't seen The Patriot in nearly a decade and feel that I am no worse off for it. Only Jason Isaac's villainous antagonist kept this from being entirely unwatchable. Way too long, way too self-important and way too many Mel-Gibson-is-angry close-ups.

The Patriot