Candyman 5/10
Haven't watched this movie since it came out in 92. It is Based on a Clive Barker book so you get plenty of weird and creepyness but not much gore and not as scary as I remembered. A grad student is doing research on urban legends and hears about the Candyman and ends up summoning him.
Street Fighter: Legend of Chun Li - (3/10) Bad story, bad acting, terribly choreographed fight scenes, bad special effects. The only redeeming quality was some attractive girls.
Centurion 3/10
Watched it on Netflix last night. The first few minutes were promising, then it went downhill pretty quickly.
The Girl Who Played With Fire - 4/5 - pretty good following of the book. i had just finished reading the books, so the material was fresh in my mind. i don't see how the american remakes can possibly be as good tho. there is just too much restriction on content here.
The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets Nest - 4/5 - see above.
I liked it better than 3/10. I'd give it 6/10. It was decent enough.
You can watch it again soon enough as "The Eagle"
I think I may have ranked it even higher than that; I thought it was pretty fun. Also it had Fassbender in it, so that's worth a point on its own. :awe:
KT
Bubba Ho-Tep - 7.5/10: Bruce Campbell is Elvis, in a retirement home, with a sore on his pecker and evil is afoot as an Egyptian Mummy is on the loose and stealing souls. This was surprisingly pretty awesome. Bruce Campbell was really quite perfect as Elvis; he had the voice and mannerisms down pat and was actually really funny in a lot of parts (there is an awesome scene where he is struggling down a river bank with his walker; the facial expressions are hilarious). Yeah, it's a bit odd that there is a dark comedy mixed with some odd horror elements, but it pretty much all worked for me and I think that is mainly because of Campbell's Elvis, who was a character I really liked and sympathized with. Lot's of fun.
KT
Campbell was awesome in that as was Ossie Davis as JFK. Great corny movie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7Qo74_L3vo
trailer for the curious
I never watch commentaries, but I've heard that this is great, as it is Bruce doing the "real" Elvis, while watching the movie.Bubba Ho-Tep - 7.5/10: Bruce Campbell is Elvis, in a retirement home, with a sore on his pecker and evil is afoot as an Egyptian Mummy is on the loose and stealing souls. This was surprisingly pretty awesome. Bruce Campbell was really quite perfect as Elvis; he had the voice and mannerisms down pat and was actually really funny in a lot of parts (there is an awesome scene where he is struggling down a river bank with his walker; the facial expressions are hilarious). Yeah, it's a bit odd that there is a dark comedy mixed with some odd horror elements, but it pretty much all worked for me and I think that is mainly because of Campbell's Elvis, who was a character I really liked and sympathized with. Lot's of fun.
KT
I never watch commentaries, but I've heard that this is great, as it is Bruce doing the "real" Elvis, while watching the movie.
"Who the hell's is that? He s'pose to be me?"
I saw "The Mechanic" recently. Meh, not bad as a different "Transporter" - type film, although imo the stunts > the story.
You saw the new one then, not the old Charles Bronson one?
Correct. Until I checked Wikipedia, I wasn't aware there was an old version.
I never watch commentaries, but I've heard that this is great, as it is Bruce doing the "real" Elvis, while watching the movie.
"Who the hell's is that? He s'pose to be me?"