Friday, February 20, 2009

Frozen River

Current IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
My Rating: 8.9/10

I loved this movie. Normally the cheap indie films are not worth much of your time, but the acting in this movie tops nearly anything I've seen before. It reminded me of watching The Silence of the Lambs for the first time. The tension, the emotion, the sadness - it was all real and it was all powerful.

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

REPO: The Genetic Opera



Current IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
My Rating: 6.3/10

I love the idea of this movie, I absolutely love it! The movie itself - eh. I found my attention wandering and the moment it did I found the best way to watch this movie - by not watching it. To make up what's happening in your own mind is a lot better than what's happening on the screen. But, I love the soundtrack.

Friday, February 13, 2009

Shock Corridor


Current IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
My Rating: 8.5/10

This is one of those movies that I watch and think absolutely nothing will come of it, but something does. This movie kept me thinking long after it was finished. I loved how it seemed like one of those slow and quiet old movies, and the longer it went, the crazier it got - literally. I loved how the movie visually showed this downward spiral in the main character's mind. It was different from anything I'd seen before.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

The House Bunny


Current IMDB Rating: 5.6/10
My Rating: 6.8/10

I think this movie would have been a lot better had they spent more time figuring out which scenes would work well on screen and which wouldn't. There were a few times in the movie where it didn't look like a lot of thought went into the scenes. Other than that, the movie was very funny and I loved Anna Faris as the house bunny.

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Dead Birds


Current IMDB Rating: 5.7/10
My Rating: 6.1/10

I can't say this was the worst horror movie I've ever seen, but it didn't even really come across as much of a horror movie. There were some scary parts, but the whole thing dragged in more than one spot. Plus, the setting was kind of boring for a scary movie.