correct! The Abyss is basically a movie about technology in deep sea exploration with some e.t. elements, J.C. himself admitted at that time he was fascinated with the technologies.

In fact it was his exploration to the bottom of atlantic ocean that sparked his interest in making a little movie call The Ship Will Never Sink

Just watched Gone Baby Gone and it's a movie and a half. Can't review much without spilling the twist ending but damn, this movie is thought provoking.

The last 3 movies i watched on Wednesday and yesterday...

Hitman: 7/10

Another same old story, i thought i watched Dark Angel male version... Not much to say, American always win against Russian..


Love Lies Bleeding: 8.5/10

I like this kind of story.. If the ending was different, i would give this movie 9 out of 10.


A Mighty Heart: 9/10

Never heard about Daniel Pearl b4, but now i knew. Story about journalist being captured in Pakistan, great to see Angelina Jolie in differnt role..

The Island - Probably the smartest material Bay has ever touched. Of course, he does what is expected of him, choosing to not answer the difficult questions the material poses and turns it into an all out actioner. Also, the setting comes across as pretty THX-1138 like although its accused of lifting heavily from Parts: The Clonus Horror (a movie I have not seen). THat said, the action is good, and it looks good, like all Bay movies do.

**/****

This post has been edited by BurgaFlippinMan: Jan 25 2008, 11:47 AM

2 more mocies that i just watched...

Tropa De Elite : 9/10

A good Brazilian movie... Kinda slow at the beginning but that's the important part in this movie...


Accross the Universe : 9/10

Another musical movie, i prefer this one compare to 'Once'. The musics are great, better than Juno OST (coz suit my taste ) Would love to get the the OST.

Layer Cake...

i love Brits Gangster/drug movies....

RAMBO!!!violent movie of the year!

The Great Debaters, directed by Denzel Washington and it was good. I know "inspiring" movies like this are a tad too familiar but the ending scene was really powerful, I was an inch close to stand up and applaud it

This post has been edited by Makakeke: Feb 17 2008, 08:21 PM

John Rambo

The show rawks

Wow, this thread is finally revived

Agree about the part where it's the smartest material that Bay has touched. Micheal Bay's movies were always pretty much eye candy but brainless, the best example being the not-so-long-ago Transformers. Sure, it looked pretty but the plot was quite non existent and boring.

The Island gave us much moral conflicts to think about, especially when the technology of cloning is gradually advancing. The entire movie had virtually no boring parts which slowed down the story telling, while the boom bang action wasn't as overdone as other Bay movies. Armaggedon was pretty good though, but of course the plot was hilariously illogical.

Acting wise, Ian McGregor and Scarlett Johansson were pretty good in portraying innocent and pure mortals who didn't know anything except for their programmed life. And of course, the appearance of the charismatic Steve Buscemi and Michael Clarke Duncan were much welcomed.

My complaints about this show were the stupid ending (there's no way to end the story anyway) and the constant merchandising of products

just finish watching Salo The 120 Days of Sodom , haha, nice movie thou!!!

I watched "Ichi the killer Uncut Version"

Also due to "No Country For Old Men", I watched Fargo.

Both highly recommended

michael clayton. recommended.

Lars And The Real Girl, a heart warming story about Lars Lindstrom (Ryan Gosling) who brings home the girl of his dreams. The only problem is that she's not real - she's a sex doll Lars ordered off the Internet. The movie moves on with the people around him labelling him a maniac/psychopath but they slowly transformed into a community who loved and cared about the sex doll.

Good movie I have to say, very under-rated and another good performance by Gosling.

Jumper.......

paladins try to kill jumpers...
jumpers keep on jumping....yea rite

6/10

finished watching caligula and pink flamingo!

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.

a mouthful of a title to type out, but the movie was excellent. Beautiful cinematography, a beautiful, hypnotic score by nick cave, and some damn fine acting by everyone. Be warned though, the movie is very slow and lasts two and a half hours. The pace is poetically slow, but its the only way way to pan out the plot so that we get to delve into the lives of the characters while setting the eerie, haunting atmosphere.

Brad Pitt and sam rockwell along with the entire cast give thoroughly brilliant performances, but its casey affleck who steals the show as Robert Ford. He looks to be a stellar actor playing weird, insecure characters like this. (I thought he was awful in Gone Baby Gone, he just cant cut an authoritative figure, and his slurred speech........)

the soundtrack is great to fall asleep to. just utterly hypnotic.

9/10

This post has been edited by QuickFire: Feb 22 2008, 07:54 PM

CLOVERFIELD

shitty movies.

Paris, je t'aime, which means "Paris, I love you", currently showing in GSC midvalley and I liked it. It's a fantastic film with 15-20 short stories directed and written by some of the greatest names in the film industry, the Coen brothers are one of them. It also stars Natalie Portman, Steve Buscemi, and Elijah "Frodo" Wood, just one of the few hundreds who acted in this movie.

Very interesting approach to a film and ingenious. The first hour, it felt weird watching a movie of this genre but as the minute passed, I wanted more, and more short stories. Very beautifully written and the last story really summed up a beautiful movie, making me to fall in love with Paris.

4/5