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Don't Eat While You Watch

Posted : 6 months, 1 week ago on 30 January 2008 06:35 (A review of The Man Whose Arms Exploded)

For anyone who is contemplating using steroids I think you should watch this. Not that it's jam packed with information but it has enough to show you just what could happen and it definitely drums it in. It's basically about this body builder who used steroids to a point where he ended up getting infections and basically his bicep "exploded". Includes a really gross clip of him performing surgery on himself (as you do when you're a moron). It also includes interviews with other body builders so even though the story's main focus is the exploding guy he isn't the only numb nut on there.
Now if you're like me and the whole body building industry makes you a tad sick well either you don't want to watch this or if you do, watch it with caution. Chances are it's going to make you nice and queasy.

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Spider-Man 3 review

Posted : 6 months, 1 week ago on 29 January 2008 12:00 (A review of Spider-Man 3)

Try as hard as I might I couldn't get into this movie. It was pretty average. Sure the way Sandman and Venom was done was cool but that's about the only thing that stood out for me. I didn't like either Toby Maguire's or Kirsten Dunst's performance and I definitely didn't buy Kirsten Dunst singing. I should have realised that I wasn't going to enjoy this right from the beginning. The opening credits part made me feel ill and went on far too long. The action scenes had far too much action (if that's possible) that was all over the place so much so it gave me a headache and I had trouble seeing what was going on. If there is a number 4 I won't care to see it, after seeing this movie I am done with this franchise.

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The Bourne Ultimatum review

Posted : 6 months, 1 week ago on 28 January 2008 11:55 (A review of The Bourne Ultimatum)

I don't have anything really bad to say about this movie, not really, it was action packed right from the word go and I think Matt Damon was made for this role, there was only one problem. The camera work. In this day and age you'd think people would understand the benefits of holding a camera steady! It was ridiculous. They can't seriously think it's making it more realistic. More like it's causing severe bouts of motion sickness. I found it very hard to concentrate on what was going on at times and other times I had to concentrate extra hard just so I could keep track especially in fight scenes. People really need to learn how to use a camera. Other then that it was a good movie which I really enjoyed.

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Mao's Last Dancer review

Posted : 6 months, 1 week ago on 28 January 2008 11:50 (A review of Mao's Last Dancer)

It took awhile for me to get into this book but once I did I could not put it down. Even when I tried really hard to (had to sleep some time). It doesn't happen often but this one brought tears to my eyes. I have a feeling a lot of people would find this story an inspiration.

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Tideland review

Posted : 6 months, 1 week ago on 27 January 2008 05:31 (A review of Tideland)

In the first 5 minutes or so you get to find out why this kid is playing with dolls heads. It's understandable, if I had parents like that I'd play with dolls heads too.
This movie is pretty out there and yet it's also heartbreaking as you can see just how lonely this kid is. Basically not one of those movies that you remember for being bad or good, but for how different it is I think or possibly intense and heartbreaking. You'll have to watch it yourself to decide whether it was good or bad.

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Not Another Teen Movie review

Posted : 6 months, 1 week ago on 27 January 2008 05:29 (A review of Not Another Teen Movie)

Oh look, it's a spoof and what easier genre to pay out then teen movies? If this hadn't of been on tv I never would have watched this movie but it was and I did. It got some chuckles out of me but that was about it. No laughing until it hurt. No memorable comedic moments for me to mention at some point in time in the future. Not another teen movie really is just another teen movie.

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Soul Survivors

Posted : 6 months, 2 weeks ago on 26 January 2008 04:28 (A review of Soul Survivors)

For a mediocre predictable movie full of substandard acting and with a lame ending I actually enjoyed this. Whether it was because how the main character ran (Melissa Sagemiller) was amusing or because it was good for late night trash I don't know, I just enjoyed it.

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Metropolis

Posted : 6 months, 2 weeks ago on 23 January 2008 06:33 (A review of Metropolis)

If you're into film not just for the entertainment value but for the art of it then you might like watching this. Although if you want to watch it and sit through the whole thing might be best to watch it if you're in the mood for it and like black and white silent films. I must admit, even though I don't mind this type of film I was yawning a fair bit by the end of it but I was pretty tired so I blame it on that. I'm glad I've watched it and I did enjoy it to an extent especially the part with Hel the Machine Man and some of the imagery.

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An American Tail

Posted : 6 months, 2 weeks ago on 23 January 2008 06:19 (A review of An American Tail)

I loved this movie when I was a kid and still like it now. For starters it's cute. It's also short and sweet with lots of moral lessons in it which is perfect for young audiences with short attention spans.
The only real hang up I have is that the Russian mice don't always sound Russian, well that's the adults anyway and the young mice don't sound Russian at all, but I'm sure kids aren't going to notice that.

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Atomik Circus

Posted : 6 months, 2 weeks ago on 21 January 2008 06:15 (A review of The Return of James Battle)

This movie was silly. Not the stupid type of silly but just plain ole silly. I missed the beginning of it but it was pretty easy to follow without seeing where it started. I also had no idea what the movie was about so when I started watching it it seemed like a comedic drama and then a comedic drama/horror with the introduction of these flying aliens that had tentacle like appendages and would attack and decapitate people. That was done really well I think. With all the fake blood and gore that is.
Then there was the dog which was silly and possibly a little amusing because it wasn't real.
Even though it was silly it wasn't bad to watch although I didn't like the ending. The ending was just stupid.

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