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DrThunder88
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Maybe if movies had subtitles people would read more.
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Tzlk
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GOLDMEMBER----
Funny funny funny shit here. NO where as gross as i thought it was going to be...the opening scene is one of the funniest things i have EVER seen. Solid Movie throughout. Again- Not as disgusting as I thought...actually humor is quite clever! higly Reccomened movie
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Juliet
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I went to see Goldmember last night and I thought it was brilliant and funny. there where a lot of charaacter delvolpment in it so I'm not going to spoil for you guys.
Tzlk was right the open scene was really really cool. best gag got to be where Austin meets the twins
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DrThunder88
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Austin Powers in Goldmember {i]Blowfull...but not as blowfull as the second movie.[/i] At the end of the film, my friends and I were left wondering whether or not we were okay with the movie. It turns out we're not. The first Austin Powers movie was fantastic. It was a great parody of every spy movie ever made. The second film was a travesty of disgusting jokes and even more disgusting antics. Now in Goldmember we see the worst possible combination of the two. Four parts potty humor, one part clever jokes, two parts stupid jokes, and the curse of all sequels (reusing old jokes). I'll have to disagree with Juliet on most parts of her review. particularly the "character development" portion. The only real character development seen is Austin's argument with his dad, which is no more character-developing than any of the other monogamy monolouges in the first two films. Sure there's the Jerry Springer-style secret that's revealed near the end*, but I think most people could put two and two together long before that (except that idiot who kept yelling out the exceptionally obvious, "He's on Mini-Me's shoulders!" ). A few things I am sick of...double entendre names (Alotta Fagina, Fook Yu), Frau Farbissina behaving in an overtly sexual manner, and the chorus of evil laughter. Having to reuse jokes is the surest sign that you shouldn't have made a sequel. Furthering my disdain was Goldmember himself...and I thought Fat Bastard was bad (don't get me wrong, he's bad too). Although the ever-present bulge in his pants wasn't too hard to ignore, his voice and knack for eating large masses of his own dead dermis were over the line. Finally on my list of detractions, I saw Britney Spears in a Pepsi Twist commercial with Austin Powers a while ago, and I said to myself, "If she's in the movie I will hate it forever." Guess who made a cameo? Yeah, so what can I say? The whole three minutes she was on screen were pure torture. I kept hoping her head would explode**. I have to agree that the first couple minutes of the movie were pretty cool (up until the first time you hear "mojo" ). I won't ruin it by writing what happened, but suffice to say it was funny***. * The Autin-Dr Evil brotherhood. ** Then it did, so I was sort of happy. *** Austin keeps calling Spielberg "Sir Steven"...which isn't technically correct. Steven Spielgerg K.B.E. (Knight of the British Empire) is more correct.
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Juliet
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« Reply #371 on: 07-29-2002 17:41 »
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I think Goldmember is the funniest movie this year so far Funny scences: (1 Goldmember shows everybody what can he do while he skateing. (2 The Austin and Mini Me fight
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DrThunder88
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I didn't really think the skating part was that funny. The Austin/Mini-Me fight was pretty hilarious, but any fight between a bald midget who can only say "Eee!" and a British spy with horn rimmed glasses is going to be funny.
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Tzlk
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all i have to say is DANNY DiVito as MINIME!! THAT was the funniest thing ever
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DrThunder88
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« Reply #376 on: 07-30-2002 23:23 »
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Originally posted by Juliet:
what about the part where they were behind that screen? I thought that was very funny like they thought Austin was giving birth to Mini me Yeah, but that wasn't so much "funny ha ha" as it was "funny South Park" (i.e. "not" ).
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Drippy_taco
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« Reply #378 on: 08-01-2002 23:07 »
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Just saw Road to Perdition, it was nice, but its assumption was a tad off. Some of the characters didn't quite fit, or make much sense. Still though, great movie. At first I didn't think this role was good for Tom Hanks, but he did pretty well. The boy was alright, and I swear I've seen him somewhere else... hmmm. I don't usually like many young actors, but he was tolerable. Though his last few lines in the movie were kinda, eh, fairytale-ish, though that's not his fault, but the writer's faults.
It kind of ruined it, when someone was shot at a down-angle, but the blood spot appeared a good 10 inches above his head.
I give it a 7.5 (out of 10)
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FishyJoe
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Road to PerditionCampy comic book fun! But yeah, I thought it was really good. I had no idea what it was about when I saw it, which is good because expectations only exist to have things fall below them. I enjoyed it about as much as American Beauty, but Perdition won't win any awards because the Academy is fickle. Speaking of, I haven't seen American Beauty since it first came out to theaters, but I'm pretty sure Road to Perdition had the exact same musical score. What's the deal with that? Lousy director can't even find different music. Some idiot semi-ruined the ending for me. I heard Tom Hanks got shot at the end, but I assumed they were just kidding, by confusing it with American Beauty. Then at the end, Tom Hanks actually does get shot, and I thought "what the hell". And while I'm talking about spoilers, let me just say that Jude Law is sexy, even when being . Too bad Superman Vs. Batman is a crappy idea for a crappy movie. The biggest disappointment is that they didn't spend very much time on the road to Perdition. They were only on it for like a minute, and then they left and decided to rob banks instead. Sure, they may have finally gone to Perdition at the end, but even then they didn't focus on the actual "road" part. Overall, I give the movie five or six thumbs out of seven. I can't wait for the sequel.
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Guy
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MIB2
MIB still has too much plot, the best aspect of the film being the absolute hilarity of the first three quarters, and the aliens. Agent K still treated Agent J like a total Rookie, when Agent J had been doing the job for 5 or 6 years. That really annoyed me. Will Smith is absolutely brilliant. Made every line a laugh. Tommy Lee Jones is good, but is still extrmely arrogant, despite having worked in a post office for 5 years. The nightcrawlers and the alien in a dog suit are really funny, but the film still didn't fix MIB's main problems. The predictability, the plot overdose, it could have had more funny alien jokes, and I feel that the film would have been really funny with loads of sci-fi spoofs. All in all, the film is still very funny and a definite must see. However if you didn't like the original or you hate Will Smith, you'll hate this.
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Zed 85
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Gosford Park. Some great acting from the various famous faces that in some cases seemingly crawl out of the woodwork. Good storyline, clever script, but all ended so soon at the end with one excuse seemingly covering all the several plot lines. A couple of characters raised "Who exactly was he and what was his perpose?" Otherwise tremendous film and well made. A- Watched "A Knight's Tale" last night. Slightly forboding beggining, but turns out a great film. Not for everyone, but a good laugh just the same and general fun to be had. But still solid enough plot and clever script (the writer that tags along is supposed to go on and write The Canterbury Tales and there are several non too obvious or corny links here). A- A Fistful of Dollars I had the pleasure of watching this the other day for the first time. I'm sure you're all familiar with the idea of Clint Eastwood as The Man With No Name and this is where it all started. Well made film that has largely stood the aging process. A For A Few Dollars More. Currently one of my favourite movies ever made. Eastwood returns as TMWNN. An interesting point is that the "Good" guy(s) here go around killing people for a living - they are Bounty Killers. Gian Marie Volonte returns from the original film as a different character, Indio, one that I feel is a rare character at his time, not like Gian's previous character, who was just a bad person, here's he really is close to psycotic levels, and bad guys as psycopaths was not half as common as it is nowadays. Clint is joined by a rival Bounty Hunter after Indio's blood, a Colonel by the name of Douglas Mortimer, played by Lee Van Cleff. I won't go into the plot much more otherwise I'd reveal too much, but put simply, the music by Ennio Morricone, the direction and storyline by Sergio Leone and the acting is top notch. While Clint largely remains The Man With No Name, ergo no past, the other two show interesting character development, and in the blood thirsty world of Bounty Hunting, the Colonel's motives for the simple killing of Indio and leaving all the reward for Eastwood is quite touching. He's doing it for his dead sister...
A+
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MuscaDomestica
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Signs was great, I think that I now have a new favorite director. Signs was one of the best directed movies I had seen. Technically it is incredible, the sound and lighting were amazing should get the Oscar for sound and cinematography. I just have to say that the movie made guys in rubber suits look scarier then almost all CGI monsters I have seen
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Melllvar
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Originally posted by Speli: I agree, and that brazilian home video looked so genuine...I just went and saw XXX. Good movie, good story, bad visual effects. From the trailer it looks like the movie features a performance by Rammstein (playing Feuer Frei - which is on the soundtrack). Are they in the movie, and if so, for how long? Movie looks really cool, looking forward to seeing it. Vin Diesel can do no wrong.
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Melllvar
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Originally posted by Speli: Their in there in the beginning, for about 5-8 minutes...good band... Cool. R+ rock! Saw them back in May. Can't wait for the movie.
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ZombieJesus
Lost Belgian
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I saw the sixth sense yesterday. I knew from the moment the guy was shot that but it was entertaining, sometimes scary. Unbreakable was a bit better , IMO. Is Signs the new movie from M. Night Shyamalan? I watched LOTR: the Fellowship of the ring last week, and I liked it. A lot. I can't wait for the second one.
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ZombieJesus
Lost Belgian
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Yeah, it took me half a day to download. And I don't got to the cinema a lot. So.
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ZombieJesus
Lost Belgian
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I just finished watching Shrek. Before that, I couldn't even remember the last time Eddy Murphy was really funny.
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