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Reign of Fire (2002)
would be amazing if not for one VERY large flaw
Okay, when I saw the trailer for Reign Of Fire, I really wanted to see it (I have a soft spot for dragon movies). So I finally saw this movie tonight, and my friend and I discussed it, and here's what I came up with:
The film itself was beautiful. It was a pleasure to watch, the colors used are awesome greys and blues and really give you the drab post-apocalyptic feel, the cinematography is superb... it was just really easy on the eyes, I think the Rob Bowman did a superior job (WITH WHAT HE WAS GIVEN).
The special effects were flawless, although I would have liked to seen the dragons a little bit more in detail a la Jurassic Park, it seems they are always far away, but still great special effects.
The music fits perfectly, really a treat to listen to all the way through.
The acting was pretty good, McConaughey is really good as badass Van Zan, and Bale provides a dead on British accent as Quinn. Scorupco didn't have much depth, but aside from her the cast did well (WITH WHAT THEY WERE GIVEN).
Now as to what they were given, there was not a whole lot. In my opinion, anything conatined in the script for this movie was garbage. The dialogue was absurd at many times, with lines like, "We can do this two ways: the easy way, or the very easy way," which make you want to stand up and say, "What the hell was that supposed to mean?" Aside from the dialogue, the plot has more holes than the clothing in this film. Soooooooo many things happen where you wonder where the hell things came from, just like Waterworld. Apparently when 3 million dragons take over the entire planet and burn everything in existence to a crisp, people still have computers, electricity, fuel, fire extinguishers, and satellites.
I thought visually this movie was a real treat to watch, but there is one flaw, the script. Reign Of Fire had real potential... it could have been a 10 for me had the script been halfway decent, but it isn't, so i gave it a 5 based on the visual alone.
Ernest Scared Stupid (1991)
pure ernest
Okay, I'll be the first to admit that the Ernest films aren't exactly Oscar-caliber movies... okay, they aren't even good movies by most peoples standards. BUT, the Ernest P. Worrell movies sure are fun, something that you can just let go and laugh at.
Ernest Scared Stupid is my favorite of these movies. It may be just because I used to watch it all the time when I was like 12 years old, but either way, I still like it. Right from the credits you can tell it is going to be hilarious. The troll makeup and costumes are very well done for an Ernest movie, and it keeps you entertained all the way through. I'm 20 years old and I can still watch this one until the very end. The real question is, when is somebody going to get off of their ass and put the late, great Jim Varney's entire Ernest collection out on DVD?
We're waiting... I know I'm not alone here... right?
Best of the Best (1989)
long-standing favorite
I've read all of the comments for this movie and an overwhelming number are incredibly positive, and I'm going to add one more. I first saw this movie when it came out when was 10, and I thought it was awesome. I am usually not a big fan of action movies, but this one does it for me every time. One of the only movies that has ever made me cry... the occasional bad dialogue aside, I give it a 9.