I've been watching quite a lot of movies on Netflix stream. I wasn't going to really do reviews on them but I think i'll do little mini reviews for each! Not as detailed as my DVD reviews though :D
(my rating system isn't really that legit...so you'll probably see A LOT of 4 hearts because I really really like a lot of movies! Even if they are really cheesy.)
Beetlejuice:Classic movie from the 80's. Watching this again, at this age and perspective, Michael Keaton is AWESOME. This is some epic acting from him. Can you believe he's one of the best Batman performers ever?! Alec Baldwin looks SUPER young and handsome in this film too!
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Office Space:HAHAHA Office Space is a great movie! If you haven't seen this, you must watch it! Everyone, and I mean i'm pretty sure everyone can relate to what these guys go through! I definitely do. I've always wanted to re-enact one of the most epic scenes of this movie. It's the part where they grab a printer and drive out into a remote field with gangster music playing and proceed to beat the SHIT out of it. Oh how I have always wanted to do that..and Milton..poor poor Milton. I've been in his situation too where my desk gets moved over and over and over again! Kudos to him for burning the place down! Ron Livingston has such a monotone way of acting. It's perfect for this role, and this is definitely one of my favorite Janniston flicks!
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Heathers:Que Sera Sera~ starts this wonderful 80's movie..This is definitely a dark/comedy/classic/cult film!
The one liners in this movie are the most ridiculous things you'll ever here randomly placed in movies. "Fuck me gently with a chainsaw" "What is your damage Heather?" "Corn-nuts!" (last words from a dying Heather) "I love my dead gay son!" "Lick it up baby, Lick. It. Up."
I mean really?! It's a pretty great movie, and by the way..Christian Slater looks HAWT in this movie! Like...really really good. I always have a crush on him when I watch this movie. :D
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Hackers:Oh HACKERS! This is one of my favorite movies of all time. I know I know..it's a cheesy nineties movie but I love it!
The beginning of the movie starts off in Seattle so already, it's a great movie. And the music..oh the music! The very very beginning starts off with Orbital's Halcyon and On and On. This is when I first fell in love with the song. Moving on, ♥Eddie Vedder♥ is mentioned in this film! :D The clothing they all where, the rollerblades, the not so real hacking techniques...this movie made me WANT to be a hacker even though they pretty much depicted it falsely. The cast is amazing, young spunky Angelina Jolie, Jonny Lee Miller, Matthew Lillard! With names like Serial Killer, Lord Nikon, Zero Cool? It can't get any better. Soundtrack is filled with great songs.
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No Strings Attached:Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher...'nuff said?
Typical romantic comedy, two people doing the whole friends with benefits thing, one person ALWAYS gets attached, the other person can't handle it, the other person misses the friend, and in the end gets attached as well, and they live happily ever after! That pretty much sums it up..it was an okay movie. Something mindless to watch when you're bored. One of those cutsey chick flicks!
♥♥½ Don't hate it, but don't particularly cared for it either!
Bunraku:Don't really know how I came across this movie, I saw a preview of it a while ago and it immediately spiked my interest just because of the way it looks and the fact that Gackt is in it HAHAHA! I can't miss an American Film that has Gackt in it!
This movie was AWESOME!! It had a weird cartoonish feel to it and some great fighting scenes. Josh Hartnett, Woody Harrelson and Gackt were the three main characters. I don't know..people may be too hesitant to watch it but I suggest you do! It's entertaining at best. It was visually very pleasing. I would watch this movie again and again :)
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Morning Glory:I was in the mood to watch something stupid, so I decided to watch Morning Glory. Rachel McAdams, Harrison Frakkin' Ford? and Diane Keaton. Diane Keaton has usually done a lot of these weird..girly movies so that's not surprising but Harrison Ford?
It was awkward! It was a cute movie but Rachel McAdams character was extremely extremely annoying. If you have the opportunity to watch this movie, don't. It's really now worth your time. The only good thing about this movie was Patrick Wilson well yanno, cause he's cute! :D
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Take Me Home Tonight:This movie takes place in the late eighties. OMG what was pretty interesting to see was Suncoast! Do you remember Suncoast the move store? I don't even think they're around anymore..Topher Grace's character graduated from college (super smart guy) but works at a dead-end job at Suncoast. Re-unites with the girl of his high school dreams, who by the way, look just like Kristen Stewart, but can actually act! *gasp*.
He'll pretty much do anything to get in this girls pants. It was actually a pretty funny and enjoyable movie. Pleasantly entertaining to watch.
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Hot Tub Time Machine:I really did't want to watch this movie..but I heard a couple of good things about it, and frankly, I was bored and there was nothing else to watch so I watched it! Actually decently good! Not too overly stupid and a good amount of humor in it! The fact that Darrel from The Office is in it was pretty awesome too. I've only seen him as Darrel. John Cusack is generally kind of a dork but I love him! And he was charming in this movie as well. I wouldn't mind recommending this to people if they have a couple of hours they can spare just to chill and watch a movie. The title pretty much says it all, it's literally a Hot Tub Time Machine and they go back into the 80's I believe and they have to try and not to mess with the time continuum.
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Tucker & Dale vs. Evil:I wanted to watch this movie because it genuinely looked pretty funny! Red Necks being proceeded as vicious killers! When in fact, the kids are all just killing themselves! (not a spoiler, in the trailer). Anyways, it wasn't a bad movie, but all of the funny parts were depicted in the trailer..I think they pretty much showed almost all of the killings in the trailer. So this is one of those movies that would have been better if you hadn't watched a preview.
♥♥½
Skyline:Alien Invasion movie!! I love these movies!!
I love them even more when they have an actual story/plot to the movie! Which this one didn't have. It was just visually awesome to watch. It could have been great if they delved into the alien story some more. Like..Did the satellites see this coming? Big machines can't just no appear on the radar..The concept of the movie was really great but it just needed a backstory. And the ending leaves you hanging. It's like..why are the aliens doing this? Why do they need to feed?
Mreh. It was good, but not great! Definitely had potential though!
♥♥½
Ceremony:The main reason why I wanted to watch this is because I love Lee Pace. But he wasn't really the main character in this film. Umm..I don't really have a lot to say about this movie..it was kind of just..'on' to watch. It had a slight Indie feel to the film and I really enjoyed certain characters from this movie but it didn't really spark anything in me. A women is having trouble choosing between two men. The way she perceives things is really 'shelfish' in my eyes. I say it was an o.k. movie.
♥♥½
The Piano Teacher:I don't watch foreign movies too often, but I like to do it when I do!
The Piano Teacher is something I haven't wanted to watch for a loooong time. I get intrigued by the weirdest movies..
This was a disturbing, haunting, different film. A lot of it is revolved around loneliness and acceptance. This Piano Teacher is so uptight, I don't think she realizes how to portray her self when prompted with feelings of love. She does things you would never expect someone like her to do, and it's surprising. She inflicts pain on herself, and believes the only way she can be with someone, is if she's being abused/tortured. She lives with an extremely controlling mother who i'm assuming she had to deal with her whole entire life. Hence her being so closed off and uptight. Isabelle Huppert's performance was pretty brilliant. To have to endure those feelings and act the was the professor was acting takes a lot out of someone.
The actor Benoit Magimel was also splendid in this movie. Any actor who can stand playing such an uncomfortable role is dedicated. It is a somewhat disturbing movie, so if you can't handle anything disturbing, I suggest you know what it. I thought it was a great film. So much emotion moving through the Professor.
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