tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927067590706304792.comments2023-09-29T15:10:27.852-07:00Terry's Movie ReviewsTerry Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690649007588400600noreply@blogger.comBlogger996125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927067590706304792.post-11741675585746175932023-09-29T15:10:27.852-07:002023-09-29T15:10:27.852-07:00And Terry...I really really hope you don't get...And Terry...I really really hope you don't get old....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927067590706304792.post-7539575519511215352023-09-29T15:08:25.012-07:002023-09-29T15:08:25.012-07:00This movie is hysterical and after all..it is a mo...This movie is hysterical and after all..it is a movie...all you people seriously take life and movies "to serious "...lighten up for an hour and since life these days are hard enough let yourself laugh...its a pretty freakin funny movie!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927067590706304792.post-48894646227741604512020-02-19T12:51:17.314-08:002020-02-19T12:51:17.314-08:00And also, at Luke's graduation party, they pla...And also, at Luke's graduation party, they played music from WAY before his time! (I'm guessing Luke was about 22 or 23 in the movie). They played songs such as "Wouldn't It Be Nice" by the Beach Boys,(mid-60's?)"You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" by Leo Sayer(1977), "Benny & the Jets" by Elton John, and Good Thing"by Fine Young Cannibals. All of these songs came out before Luke was born. Or maybe the kid likes oldies ? Very unrealistic.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14856466327561993924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927067590706304792.post-25275480915483656882012-08-22T16:29:53.172-07:002012-08-22T16:29:53.172-07:00Great review Terry. This film had me from start to...Great review Terry. This film had me from start to finish and never let me go. It was the near-perfect thrill-ride I needed from this last part of the trilogy to be and only Christopher Nolan could deliver on that. I'm going to miss him directing another Batman film, but at least he can now go off and do some other crazy, original flicks.Dan O.http://www.dtmmr.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927067590706304792.post-84925180319683273432012-02-15T21:18:37.716-08:002012-02-15T21:18:37.716-08:00"50 / 50" is my 3rd favorite film of 201..."50 / 50" is my 3rd favorite film of 2011. I'd be outraged that it didn't get any Oscar nominations, but my favorite film of 2011 didn't either ("The Debt")<br />Lily is correct in how well the dramatic moments blend into the comedic ones and they pull it off perfectly.Terry Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690649007588400600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927067590706304792.post-6281481893271936232012-02-11T02:04:43.212-08:002012-02-11T02:04:43.212-08:00I loved it. I'm glad the humor and the drama w...I loved it. I'm glad the humor and the drama was mixed together well - the scene where Gordon-Levitt's character breaks down in the car was awful, but then they show Rogen watching through the window and it cracked me up). I usually cry during movies like this, but this was the first time that I was distracted by all the funny stuff.Lilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927067590706304792.post-8155174918819447442012-02-09T03:50:47.692-08:002012-02-09T03:50:47.692-08:00I also thought Williams would have a problem playi...I also thought Williams would have a problem playing Monroe - Monroe is so iconic and I thought Williams wouldn't be able to pull it off.<br /><br />But after watching the movie, I have to admit Williams did a fantastic job. The problem is more due to a lousy script: like you said, it's more like Colin Clark wrote his fantasy "week with Marilyn" as opposed to what actually happened.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927067590706304792.post-40773379225067753492012-01-22T18:38:24.867-08:002012-01-22T18:38:24.867-08:00I would have thought that a big Yankees fan like y...I would have thought that a big Yankees fan like yourself would enjoy the 'insider info' "Moneyball" offered to the exciting pasttime of baseball... Yes, I call it a pasttime because it is NOT a sport. <br />They're pushing Brad Pitt for Best Actor for this snoozer - Anyone think that's deserved?<br />One publication even suggested Jonah Hill for Best Supporting Actor! I have always found it odd that the best 'sports' films are boxing stories & I haven't been a fan of boxing since Ali retired while my favorite sport - football doesn't work very well in the film world; The original "Longest Yard" is about it, unless you want to count 'M*A*S*H' because of the hilarious football game that ends the movie; "That bastard '88' called me a coon." "He called you a what?" "A coon!" "Well, why don't you do the same thing to him?" "What, call him a coon?"...<br />Probably get complaints for using a racist remark, but that was a funny exchange & sometimes I think we need to be reminded to lighten up just a little - funny is funny as long as it isn't hateful. That's my philosophy anyway.Terry Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927067590706304792.post-89830772077032510422012-01-18T14:49:52.491-08:002012-01-18T14:49:52.491-08:00Warning: I watched "Moneyball" on a fli...Warning: I watched "Moneyball" on a flight.<br /><br />Pretty dull film. I could not leave the airplane to see another film, so I suffered through it. <br /><br />How this movie is not mostly about baseball I have no idea.Alan Smitheenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927067590706304792.post-46079377945304956892012-01-16T01:45:32.496-08:002012-01-16T01:45:32.496-08:00You shock me, Mr. Smithee, for I would have bet mo...You shock me, Mr. Smithee, for I would have bet moeny that you would find this sequel to be quite lame. <br />I understood that Rachel McAdams character was probably killed - but it was only implied as you said by the dour soundtrack. I really expected her to show up in some torture device in Moriarty's lair. MY confusion was over WHY she would set up her supposed lover to be killed - THAT was never explained. Or if it was, I was in that 'When is this thing going to be over?' phase...<br /><br />I liked Jared Harris as Moriarty - I probably didn't state that in my review because I wasn't too thrilled with the film. <br /><br />And you appreciated the super slo-mo stop action speed up slo-mo technique? I hated it.<br />Are you as a faux director of hundreds of films telling me that you really needed the scene in which Dr. Watson is shot in the side to take 5 minutes to show instead of the 5 seconds it should have taken? Well, no wonder your movies always go direct to video.<br /><br />Looking forward to agreeing with you again someday, Mr. Smithee!Terry Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927067590706304792.post-78764351166238012092012-01-15T15:50:04.175-08:002012-01-15T15:50:04.175-08:00Just got back from "A Game of Shadows." ...Just got back from "A Game of Shadows." Liked it more than I liked the first Robert Downey/Jude Law version. <br /><br />I am a fan of the 14 Basil Rathbone/Nigel Bruce films, so the physicality/martial arts in SH 1 and SH 2 jar me a bit. [I realize that Conan Doyle's Holmes was an adept boxer and familiar with multiple martial arts.] I also realize the action is needed to draw teenagers. Still, that does little for me.<br /><br />I agree that Downey & Law make a diverting team. I appreciated the few moments of cerebral detective work and crime-foiling. <br /><br />Rachel McAdams' brief presence and long absence were explained, first by the soundtrack, then by Moriarty. I have no views on Guy Ritchie's direction, but you err when you say that the screenplay did not explain her actions and her taking her leave.<br /><br />I enjoyed Noomi Rapace. She always interests me with just her presence. She was not as compelling as in the Stieg Larsen "The Girl Who ..." films out of Sweden, wherein she was the heroine.<br /><br />I enjoyed Stephen Fry [Mycroft] more than you did. I thought the partial nudity was droll. I always liked Fry on TV's "Bones," but I was glad not to see his bone.<br /><br />Jared Harris's Moriarty worked for me at least as well as the fellows who played Moriarty opposite Basil Rathbone. I thought the screen-writers gave Harris a politically interesting speech toward the end.<br /><br />Reichenbach Falls was an omen to those familiar with Doyle's short stories or "The Final Problem." Still, the film handled the levels of familiarity with the literary Holmes well, I thought. <br /><br />Can't agree with you on the slow-motion and stop-action, each of which facilitated showing precisely what was going on.<br /><br /><br />All told, herself and I enjoyed the latest of this franchise as an entertaining flick.Alan Smitheenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927067590706304792.post-11133567479924055532011-12-30T22:19:10.453-08:002011-12-30T22:19:10.453-08:00You just had to spoil the one highlight I took awa...You just had to spoil the one highlight I took away from this piece of junk... <br />But I did see Mila's face connected to the body with the butt - or was the butt double also a Kunis double? <br />Never mind, I'm probably better off not knowing.<br />Boy, talk about a spoiler alert!<br />It's not even her butt, guys!<br />I guess, that's the difference between males & females because I thought this film sucked big time...Terry Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927067590706304792.post-32309137811046204052011-12-30T05:17:22.471-08:002011-12-30T05:17:22.471-08:00I'm almost worried I'll be ruining the one...I'm almost worried I'll be ruining the one part that you were disappointed about, but Mila Kunis isn't naked at all. The one quick scene where you think you see her naked is just a butt double.<br /><br />It was a rom-com, so I didn't hate it. I did think the ending sort of sizzled out and died, but I enjoyed Mila's performance in the beginning.Lilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927067590706304792.post-74786970550209401022011-12-29T19:02:33.717-08:002011-12-29T19:02:33.717-08:00I couldn't even sit through the first fifteen ...I couldn't even sit through the first fifteen minutes of the movie. A friend and I left and went to see Real Steel instead...which wasn't the best movie, but at least it wasn't that SLOW.<br /><br />I felt bad about leaving only because people kept saying that: "It's not just about baseball." I was going to force myself to sit through the whole thing until I read your review. Now I know I won't be going back.Lilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927067590706304792.post-32379481044633998222011-12-27T20:40:07.160-08:002011-12-27T20:40:07.160-08:00I don't think "Let Me In" garnered a...I don't think "Let Me In" garnered any awards or even nominations - but I agree with you on the vampire fact - that word is never used - they made it seem more like she had a 'disease' than the fact that she turned into a demon if she didn't get her fix of blood.<br />You say it 'gave you the creeps', but I'm sticking with 'it's disturbing'. Good flick, but disturbing.Terry Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927067590706304792.post-81168984182126839492011-12-27T06:56:22.540-08:002011-12-27T06:56:22.540-08:00Haven't seen "Never Let Me Go," but ...Haven't seen "Never Let Me Go," but "Let Me In" really gave me the creeps. I don't keep up with award shows so I don't know who got what, but I'm hoping Moretz got some kind of shout out for her role in this. I'm proud of the writers, too. I'm glad they didn't glamorize the vampire aspect of the film.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927067590706304792.post-13786755774726284222011-12-20T00:15:22.274-08:002011-12-20T00:15:22.274-08:00Al DaviS, of course (Speaking of typos!)
So the ne...Al DaviS, of course (Speaking of typos!)<br />So the new Raider motto is 'Just Choke, Baby!" ?Terry Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927067590706304792.post-81940112590488779572011-12-20T00:12:54.988-08:002011-12-20T00:12:54.988-08:00I think we all know that Alan Smithee has bigger f...I think we all know that Alan Smithee has bigger fish to fry than to worry about typos... By the way, Al - nice choke job by your Raiders last weekend - Al David is gagging in his grave over that bungled mess.Terry Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927067590706304792.post-41264025394322591022011-12-15T20:48:52.168-08:002011-12-15T20:48:52.168-08:00Alan Smithee liked the movie well enough and is no...Alan Smithee liked the movie well enough and is not concerned about typos.Alan Smitheenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927067590706304792.post-55678096803118548642011-10-31T01:35:26.088-07:002011-10-31T01:35:26.088-07:00We don't worry about typo's on this blog.....We don't worry about typo's on this blog... Unless Alan Smithee wants to make fun of us.<br />Yeah, I guess George Is the bastard! But he still made a pretty good movie.Terry Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927067590706304792.post-3026715252165897582011-10-31T01:12:06.261-07:002011-10-31T01:12:06.261-07:00I guess those of us that don't live our lives ...I guess those of us that don't live our lives in fear aren't the target audience for 'Contagion'.<br /><br />I thought it odd that Paltrow's character comes home from Hong Kong & dies, and we feel bad for her husband. Then they reveal that she was cheating on him, so now we don't like her and realise her death wasn't that big of a deal since they were probably headed for a divorce anyway.<br /><br />I wonder though, if they had concentrated on just a few stories (Damons, Laws & Cotillards) would it still have been boring simply because of the subject matter?Terry Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06690649007588400600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927067590706304792.post-91135629401317984122011-10-28T00:14:41.331-07:002011-10-28T00:14:41.331-07:00directed...it's late :(directed...it's late :(No Bad Movieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06953359754737036858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927067590706304792.post-16207799801026446372011-10-28T00:14:07.239-07:002011-10-28T00:14:07.239-07:00So Clooney's the bastard ? he dsirected and co...So Clooney's the bastard ? he dsirected and co-wrote the screenplay...No Bad Movieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06953359754737036858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927067590706304792.post-5202544230186831032011-10-14T19:47:17.920-07:002011-10-14T19:47:17.920-07:00I thought there were just way too many characters ...I thought there were just way too many characters to keep track of. That's why Cotillard's character never got any sort of resolution. And it's probably why I didn't care so much when some people died. There just wasn't enough back-story for me to care about these characters.<br /><br />I'm not a germophobe, so I thought it was pretty boring. As for the origin of the disease, I couldn't care less.Lilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927067590706304792.post-89150534853487336832011-10-10T21:55:17.141-07:002011-10-10T21:55:17.141-07:00Just rented Adjustment Bureau & thought it to ...Just rented Adjustment Bureau & thought it to be boring; especially the last half hour when Damon & Blount do nothing but run thru doors & she wears a perpetual look of confusion & keeps asking, "What's going on?" - I felt the same way - except I didn't care as much as her character seemed to...<br />I too enjoyed 'Source Code' more.<br />We just saw 'Ides Of March' today - tomorrow I go into the hospital for a week & will need a few months recovery time from hip replacement surgery so I don't know what or when I'll be posting my next review.<br />Thankd for your input, KB.Terry Rnoreply@blogger.com