I thought INCEPTION was all right, although confusing at times.
Medved did like THE KING'S SPEECH very much...
Most new movies these days really suck and are not worth the money or effort to go and see them.
Only on rare occasions will I spend the money or make an effort to go and see a movie and then it is only because of what I like to call the “curiosity” factor.
Inception is thought-provoking. I probably spent an hour or two after the movie just going over the script and where it took you. I admit, it lays out a very confusing path at times, but the last ten minutes make the movie worth watching.
I’m just home from a friend’s NewYear party and his wife selected INCEPTION for this evening’s viewing.
Wholly Crap!!
It’s difficult to take Medved seriously when he ignores his own rating system. His is a 1 to 5 but he never rates below 2 or above 3. I wonder if everything tastes like cardboard to him!
I was a little surprised at Michael’s review of the movie that was a semi-fictional account of the Valerie Plame fiasco. (Darn, I forget the title! I think Sean Penn was in it...) Michael didn’t trash the movie, as I thought he would, but instead kind of damned it with faint praise. Anyway, that thing sure came and went awfully fast. I doubt it will even do much on the DVD market.
The King’s Speech was the best movie I’ve seen in a long time. Fabulous acting, very interesting story, great cinematography.
Just watched Secretariat tonight and .. I was impressed!
No sex scenes .. At ALL!
That right there made it an Excellent movie!
It’s not often that you can sit down with the whole family and enjoy a movie that doesn’t include: murder, homosexuality, raw sex or foul language!
Sure, liberties .. as far as the ‘facts’ are concerned were taken but all in all .. A Great Movie!
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When Medved gave Borat a 3.5 out of 4, I quit paying attention to his reviews. I do think the “cultural crusader” got a lot of flack for that review.
Before that, we used to use his reviews to choose movies, but not anymore.
I thought that The Wolfman was pretty cool-—good period horror flick with a creepy atmosphere, intensified by Danny Elfman’s score.
I have little patience with talented actors and actresses having their strings yanked around by adolescent minded writers and producers.
I thought “Inception” stank.
He’s exactly right about Dinner for Schmucks and Toy Story 3.
It's the kind of movie Disney USE to make.....absolutely charming.
King’s Speech was outstanding in every single regard. City Island was quirky, but highly entertaining. I never quite saw the appeal of the Meet the Parents franchise, and thought that its appeal was solely for the reality show obsessed portly folks who eat at McDonalds five times a week.
——Robin Hood——
I watched this movie with reservations. It wasn’t Robinhood at all.
I took Will Durant off the shelf to check it out and guess what..... the movie is dead on depiction of the events. It is not muddled like Ivanhoe or most other Robin Hood tales.
I will watch it again this time with a positive view because it is historically correct..... an unusual situation for Hollywood fare.
These are two movies I probably never would have seen if not for listening to Medved. Now both list in my top 10 best foreign movies of all time, and in my top 100 overall.
Life Is Beautiful 1998
trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64ZoO7oiN0s
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (Done miss this one)
trailer
Tangled
Toy Story 3
Despicable Me
Now I haven’t seen True Grit yet. How a remake of a timeless classic can make his top list, I don't know. I'm just going to have to find out.
I thought “The fighter” was good. Reminded me of a lot of brain dead Lowell folks I knew in college.