Metal Reviews

40 year old virgin was awesome D:

bags of sand lolol

gonna watch In Bruges now before works

I really liked In Bruges, actually. Except, I thought the final scene was slightly contrived.

I thought it was a great ending, I love how they used it more as a literary device than as a technically realistic ending.

dramatic irony ftw

i enjoyed it a lot, my only complaint would be that accidentally shooting a kid is something of a heavy-handed dramatic thing, and i actually laughed when he read the "1. being moody 2. being bad at math..." card (maybe that was the point?). the fact that it was a crime movie, the accents, and the mix of violence/humour/action reminded me of Fargo/Coen brothers' movies. 9/10

I watched No Country For Old Men last night. I have no idea how or why that movie ever won any Academy Awards. I understand that premise and the overtones but the actual design and delivery of the story left me pissed off. A huge waste of 2 hours.

I went out this morning to see The Mummy:Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. I would describe it as a fun film to kill 2 hours with. The introduction of the son was pointless. He adds nothing and ultimately is more of a distraction than anything else. Visually the Yeti's are cool but the rest is just rehashed from the first two Mummy films. If someone was a newcomer to the franchise and saw this one first it wouldn't be a bad lead into first two films which are infinitely better.

Yeah, I think that was the point. There were several parts that were funny as hell..."Oh, a bottle!"

I forgot to mention that I took my father out to see Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. I was a little skeptical to see if Harrison Ford could pull of Indy one more time and I thought that he did brilliantly. The introduction of Mutt not only was great addition but ultimately finding out that he's Indy's son was cool. It only took 26 years for them to bring Karen Allen back as Marion Ravenwood. She provided a spark of that original magic not seen between Indy and his female costars since the first adventure. I know the film had the standard IJ trappings but they're what we've come to expect from Dr. Jones. The explanation of the Mayan's and how they came to receive their technological expertise was a cool twist.

I felt it was a fantastic addition to the Indiana Jones catalog.

you have the wrong opinion, it's an amazing movie and by far the best of 2007 (except maybe There Will Be Blood, but besides those two not much comes close as far as srs movies go)

How could an opinion be wrong?

because the movie is perfect yo

If that movie represents theatrical perfection then God help the movie industry.

what's wrong with it? i can't think of anything, except maybe that it's a little vague what the chracters are doing in a few parts

The Cohen brothers have a very love-it-or-hate-it style. I think it kicks ass, personally. No Country For Old Men was one of their best.

And the thing the movie industry needs help with are prequels, sequels, threequels, superhero movies, and nostalgia cash-ins. No Country For Old Men was a huge releif from the absolute cinematic dreck that clogs the arteries of the movie industry today.

I agree. I think it's near flawless, and it's my favourite film by the Cohen brothers. But I prefer There Will Be Blood, I just love that film.

I'm sorry that I don't share your collective feelings on NCFOM. It just really left me feeling cold. I am in no way a fan of that style of recent story-telling. I found the story itself to be very shallow and unimaginative. I have a real problem when your protagonist never comes face to face with the antagonist.

On a side note, if I ever found that much money in a bag that was related to a horrific murder scene as the movie depicts, I would put the money in a new bag and find the most discrete way for me to disappear into the Alaskan wild for about 10 years. How dumb could that guy have been? Where is Samuel L. Jackson when you need him?

well, the main point of the story is that Sheriff Bell comes to the realization that he can't face up to someone as evil/ruthless as Chirgurh, so if they had confronted each other it wouldn't have made any sense. if you look at the story just as "good guy steals money, gets chased by super-evil guy" then i guess it's unimaginative, but the movie is more/also about the Sheriff who is observing the chase

as for Llewyn, i think he was planning to gtfo and the main dumb thing he did was going back to the scene to bring the guy water (showing compassion etc). they cut out a bunch of stuff about his character compared to the book (kind of ironic since most people assume he's the main character), but i still think it has this general idea: at first he's a good/compassionate person who's not willing to kill (he has a chance to shoot Chigurh but instead just gets him to drop his gun), but then his character changes (in the movie, when Chigurh threatens his wife) and he tries to attempt to confront Chigurh, but fails because he lacks Chigurh's complete ruthlessness

also just from a technical standpoint it's got amazing cinematography/sound/performances (Tommy Lee Jones is by far better than anything else i've seen him in, his monologue at the end gives me chills)

I agree that Tommy Lee Jones' narratives are really fantastic. TLJ is a superior actor who always gives a great performance. Like I said previously, I do understand the premise of the movie and the symbolism involved. I just didn't like how the story was presented and I definitely don't feel it justly deserves the accolades that it has garnered.

Yes. There Will Be Blood sits very high on my list of all time favorites. As does No Country.

There Will Be Blood

Hoooooooooooly shit.

On No Country For Old Men, the movie's pretty much mainly about Tommy Lee Jones's character. Chirgurh represents the new sort of crime that came in with the drug cartels. Tommy Lee Jones threw in the towel when he realized he couldn't deal with it, it's not the crime he's used to, thus "no country for old men." It explains it pretty well in the special features.

DRAAAAAAAAAAAAINAAAGE