Reviews

I'm late to this because I didn't go to the theater to see it and I'm glad I didn't!

Others have given the premise to the story so I'll just dive in... even if we buy into the belief that a murderous band of cutthroats, killing everyone in the haberdashery but leaving Bruce Dern alone is beyond far fetched; he'd be dead too if were in real life... but he needed to live so fluke of all flukes, the man who killed his son (Samuel L Jackson) happens to arrive so he could goad Dern into a fight and killing him giving one of the gang time to poison the coffee... contrived much?

Then, Oswaldo (Tim Roth) , out of the blue, asks 'which one has a letter from Lincoln?'... how would he know that? That little tidbit was shared while on the stage and Jackson's character was a rider they just happened to pick up on the way.

When John Ruth (Russell) realized he was poisoned, instead of pulling his pistol and killing Daisy (Leigh), he starts beating her up... that makes zero sense.

Tarantino makes an over the top violent piece of crap that takes three hours to watch... only reason I gave it the time to watch was I was home sick and it filled in the time... I wish I had sat on my back porch and watch the birds instead... this movie is just plain awful!

Simply put, well acted, but poor editing. Fight scenes were WAY too long and they seemed to just go on and on and on and on... you get it now.

The film editor could have cut out most of the abusive scene with Dillinger's girlfriend getting slapped around by the fat Fed. Also, they could have completely left out the sequence where she lies to the fat Fed to make him chase his tail... completely unnecessary for the story.

The whole character of Giovanni Ribisi was unneeded and having them there took away from the movie and made it about 30 mins too long.

They set up the final killing scene in what seemed to be actual time... come on guys, you had superb talent and a decent script. This could have been an Oscar contender if edited correctly. As it is, it was the most boring shoot 'em up I've seen in many, many years! Wait for the DVD!

My wife and I didn't know if we were going to see this Pixar/Disney film because it just didn't look all that interesting to me in the movie trailer... I was wrong! The movie is darker than any other Pixar movie and it has a more adult theme... keep that in mind if you are planning on bringing your children! The villain is VERY bad and the way they ended his character in the movie was not appropriate for children under 10! In fact, my wife and I were wondering why they didn't portray his character having an epiphany and turning back to good.

All in all a very good movie, never drags and the story is quite sweet... but don't forget it is dark and mean at times and that could make it difficult for small children!

My wife wanted to see this movie and I came along quietly, but kicking and screaming on the inside. At first, I was very impressed with the animation and the three dimensional look of the characters... then, the story started to unfold and my fascination turned to boredom.

At one point my wife turned and asked if I was ready to leave. Since we had already given this movie an hour, I decided I would sit through the ending.

The story was too slow moving and dark for some children and it bordered on violent at the climatic part with the cat getting loose to wreak havoc on the rats.

My 5 out of 10 is for the animation and voice talents... wait for this movie when it hits the discount movie theaters, or just rent it out on DVD. Hoping for much more, but getting what I kind of expected... blah!

Being a history buff and reading about Valkyrie and the Colonel that was played by Tom Cruise so brilliantly, I was hoping for the best, but expecting much less... I was wrong!

Even from the start when Kenneth Branaugh's character tried to sneak in a bomb in the cognac bottle on Hitler's plane which actually happened, I knew the producers had done their homework.

Everything about Cruise's character was accurate down to the missing right hand and missing fingers. Eerily similar physically was Cruise to his character down to the hairstyle... very well played indeed! I don't know how movie goers will react to a psychological thriller set 64 years ago, but people should see this movie and see where the world was back then and how far we've come overall.

Those few men and women put it all on the line for their country and paid for it with their lives. In actuality, over 200 were executed for that assassination attempt!

Well made and well acted... I hope the Academy voters don't overlook this work; it would be a travesty if they did!

I read and waited and listened to friends I trusted to see this movie. I read just about every 'good' comment on the IMDb thread and I've always enjoyed Ben Stiller movies. So, when I finally was able to get the time to see the movie, it had made it to the $1.50 theater.

I'm glad I couldn't find the time until then because this was the worst piece of junk I've seen in years! Holy moly... what movie was everyone else seeing? Tom Cruise, who was unrecognizable, only cursed and generally made an ass out of himself. Matthew, I'm the most annoying movie start ever, McConnehay just was himself... annoying! Robert Downer Jr was the only remotely entertaining part in the movie. Ben Stiller really let me down with the first 'real' scene when the director gets blown up and Stiller puts his head on the end of his rifle barrel.

I never laughed, only an occasional chuckle, and it'll be a long time before I trust this board or any of my friend's recommendations for movies again!

Well, well, well... I waited almost 20 years, as most of you have, to see the fourth, and hopefully last, installment of this once proud and great movie experience! I knew something must have been up when Sean Connery wouldn't even sign on to do a one day cameo and Steven Spielberg offered to fly to his home to do the shoot... Mr. Connery had enough sense to stay out after his one turn as Indy's father!

This was a weak, and strange way to have Indy go... I'll not bore you with all of the details, but suffice it to say that Spielberg just can't let go of his alien thing and I just can't figure out why!

Harrison Ford is great and Cate Blanchett is unrecognizable as the femme fatal. Karen Allen returning was a cool full circle moment and only a blind man from the Swiss Alps couldn't see the way Spielberg was going with the Shia LeBouf character being Indy's long lost son... Henry Jones III... I have a feeling Mr. Spielberg might be planning on the series going on with Shia as the new lead.

The movie never drags, but the story is weird and just not worth seeing at full price. Wait and see it once it comes out on DVD... you'll be glad you did!

Alright, so, I waited until AFTER the Oscars to see this movie. I am a fan of every actor in this movie from previous work excluding the psycho killer played by Javier Bardem. I've just never heard of him before this. I'll never forget him now!

The actors deliver in spades and the creepiness of Bardem's maniacal killer is impressive. We rented this movie out for a dollar and I was pleased it was available. Especially since I only wasted a buck!

The killer gets started early with the strangling of a deputy sheriff which is a scene we've all seen on the previews. At this moment, I lost my wife, she got up and left to play on the computer!

The movie was strange and scary throughout the first half. Josh Brolin is smart and wily as the poor man that happened on a scene where he found 2 million dollars. His character knew he was in trouble from the start he proved his smarts by out thinking everyone following him. That's what made his demise so strange... his character seemed to have known what was going to happen next until that moment. Not consistent at all.

Anyhow, Tommy Lee Jones, Barry Corbin, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson and Javier Bardem put in good minimalist performances but the ending of the movie is weak. I needed to watch the bonus sections of the DVD to somewhat understand the sheriff and his motivation.

I'm losing faith in Hollywood's ability to really make a good movie... the writers seem to have decided that they want endings where the movie goer can infer his own... that is not why I spend my money, I'm looking for escapism and some fulfillment. Don't expect that with this movie!

So, maybe I'm too obtuse to fully grasp what in the heck the Coen brothers were trying to say here... with Hollywood's propensity to copy what works (again, in their eyes), then expect more unfilled endings to movies in the immediate future!

With ticket prices down, you'd think Hollywood would get the message and start catering to the masses and not their pretentious and narcissistic ways! Completely disappointed here... the cinematography and acting highs was overshadowed by such a weak ending... I wish I could give this movie a "0"!

I've been looking forward to seeing The Kingdom since the first trailer I saw months back. I've been very disappointed in the past with Hollywood trying to tell me what to think about the Middle East issue... this movie did not do that!

The movie starts out with terrorist act on an American compound in Saudia Arabia. The team that is headed by Jamie Foxx is eventually allowed in the country and with certain bits of arm twisting, allowed to look for clues who actually did the despicable act.

Here's where it gets interesting, the action begins in earnest once one of the team is kidnapped. There was no stopping the FBI team with Saudi police helping along the way.

This movie made the terrorists the bad guys and made you see that not all Middle Easterners are bad and some actually want us there.

I'm just not sure how a group of such liberal actors and director with his producer, made such an anti-terrorist movie and made Americans as good guys and not make a single apology to the terrorists and the scum they are for us being there in the first place! A very well made movie!!

OK, I'm a huge, extremely huge western movie fan. I try and see every western to give my support to the genre which is the only way to tell Hollywood to make more, but for friggin' sake, if you guys make one, at least make it interesting!

This movie took forever to make a simple statement in the beginning that Robert Ford is creepy and Jesse is dangerous. The opening train robbery introducing the characters should have taken 5 minutes and it took 20!

The acting is wooden with Casey Affleck just saying his lines while looking like a lost puppy walking around pit bulls. Pitt did a fair job, but he seemed to take himself too seriously in the role. Sam Shepard looked old enough to be Pitt's father and not his older brother Frank. He also had no rhythm with his character and just said his lines without much feeling. He and Pitt were not believable in the least as brothers. I didn't buy it for one minute.

Too many characters that were there for absolutely no reason and weird long setups trying to tell a story that should have been much more simply told! Strange forshadowing mixed with telling the story from a backstory way... really slow and boring.

If you want to see a really good psychological movie in the western genre, go and see 3:10 to Yuma, you'll enjoy it much more! Wait and rent this one... it's not worth the time spent sitting in the theater!

OK... so... I really like Kris Kristofferson and his usual easy going delivery of lines in his movies. Age has helped him with his soft spoken low energy style and he will steal a scene effortlessly. But, Disappearance is his misstep. Holy Moly, this was a bad movie!

I must give kudos to the cinematography and and the actors, including Kris, for trying their darndest to make sense from this goofy, confusing story! None of it made sense and Kris probably didn't understand it either and he was just going through the motions hoping someone would come up to him and tell him what it was all about!

I don't care that everyone on this movie was doing out of love for the project, or some such nonsense... I've seen low budget movies that had a plot for goodness sake! This had none, zilcho, nada, zippo, empty of reason... a complete waste of good talent, scenery and celluloid!

I rented this piece of garbage for a buck, and I want my money back! I want my 2 hours back I invested on this Grade F waste of my time! Don't watch this movie, or waste 1 minute of your valuable time while passing through a room where it's playing or even open up the case that is holding the DVD! Believe me, you'll thank me for the advice!

Well, growing up enjoying every type of movie that involved guns, horses and guns, I was really looking forward to this remake of a Glenn Ford 1957 classic... I was not let down one bit! I was invited to see a sneak preview with a group of print writers from several papers. I could see them scribbling away while I was soaking in the post Civil War look that was being shown up on the big screen... I was 6 years old again and seeing a true American Western... yippee!!!

This movie was extremely well written and equally well acted. Russell Crowe and Christian Bale give Oscar worthy performances and Ben Forster, as Crowe's number one henchmen Charlie Prince, gives the finest supporting acting performance I've seen in years! He'll probably be overlooked at Oscar time, but he commanded the screen when his character in a maniacal greatness, shot man after man in a cold blooded ease.

This has a Clint Eastwood revisionist feel to it with the good guys and bad guys living in a gray line blur. Peter Fonda plays a mercenary Pinkerton man that admits that he's only read the Bible and no other books, but kills Apache with disregard. Ben Wade (Crowe) calls him on the apparent hypocrisy of his actions.

I'll not spoil the ending here, but I'll tell you that for all of Ben Wade's rotten nature, he proves that "even bad guys love their mothers!"

You'll enjoy this movie if you like guns, horses and guns... like me!!!

This was a well written and well acted movie that kept me guessing throughout the whole story! Anthony Hopkins character is, well, likable and you can understand his reasons why he did it (no spoilers, that 'act' happens in the first 5 minutes of the movie!) and Ryan Gosling's character is a highly ambitious prosecuting attorney taking a last case before he leaves for the private sector.

My only 'fault' with this movie is the relationship with Gosling's character and with his soon to be boss Rosamund Pike's character. It serves little purpose to move the story along and there is a bit of choppiness with their meeting and hopping in the sack! I thought it was a thrown in part for the movie that serves no purpose. They could have left it out altogether and got to the end and said what they were wanting to say! Overall, I really enjoyed this mystery and my true barometer is my wife... if she goes to sleep during a movie (this happens often) then it is usually a so-so flick; not this time, she was glued and awake throughout!