Reviews

I will start off my review like everyone else who thinks they are special because they are familiar with the works of a particular director. You know the types, those that like to mention the director just because they are famous. Those who badmouth them because they are well known. "James Cameron is a good friend of mine cuz I saw four of his movies, so I have so much important insight that I must share with you. I saw Aliens before most of you people ever did, I saw it back in 1990. That was before James Carmeron was famous so I'm kind of a long-time fan of his I guess, because you know, I really liked Aliens way back in 1990 before he or the movie was popular. He's not as good a director as he used to be sez me the world's biggest J. Cameron fan. That's right, I call him J. Cameron cuz we're close friends and all. Now onto my review which is really important for you to read because I'm an American from America. Burke is evil, he is upsettingly evil. End Spoiler. I will continue this review by pretending that I am writing this while being trapped in a 24 foot deep well in my backyard. This is the last message I will ever have for my family and friends as I have been trapped in this well for three days now and am surprisingly dying of dehydration because this well was empty, oh just my luck to fall into a dry well. Anyways, from what I can remember of the James Cameron film Aliens, I remember enjoying it greatly, oh so thirsty. I hope this package of skittles can tide me over until help arrives. Aliens is truly a Cameron tour de force, oooh I like the lime ones, delicious, back in 1990 when I saw this film I thought this Cameron character is really going places, who the hell has a well in their backyard now a days, I mean come on. The suspense of this movie puts my senses in maximum overdrive, which reminds me of the movie Roadhouse which I am not familiar with. Don't wells usually contain mushrooms, bats, or roaches, there's nothing in this well but pea gravel, this sucks. And that's why the ending to Aliens was so surprising. Lance Henriksen steals the show. feel dizzy, power loader battle sequence felt tacked on...., mouth ,so dry, James Cameron save me.......tell my family about Lance henriksen.ek,.qegu;////////////

This movie was so disappointing. I was expecting at least another half hour of Kong enjoying other people's antics for his amusement, but boy was I let down. Then I expected to see some more back-story about Jimmy. Like who were his parents, where did he go to school, what made him decide to become a sailor, and how has his relationship with Hayes evolved over the years. I also don't feel like I know enough about the ship itself. I can only imagine how many remarkable voyages it has been on. Now to the point. This movie is easily 45 minutes too long. I don't care about Hayes and Jimmy, OK. They are unessential elements of the story. I get it, the writers feel the need for deep, rich, and meaningful characters, but at no point in this film does that pay off. When Hayes died I wasn't balling my eyes out, even though I guess I was supposed to be. The Jimmy and Hayes relationship was forced and awkward, and caused the movie to drag along slowly. This movie would have benefited more from delving deeper into Adrien Brody and Jack Black's characters because they are more important. This movie also lacks a real sense of adventure which in its essence is what it's supposed to be, an old fashioned adventure movie. Just because we are on a strange island with fancy CG creatures doesn't mean we have instant adventure. That is where it fails because we all know adventure movies should be equal parts thrilling and compelling, but this movie favors a slower pace too often. Now I appreciate a slow pace, but only if it's to serve a meaningful purpose that reaches some sort of climax and pay off. This movie of course is no standard, mindless action film, which is much to it's credit. It does try to go beyond the trappings of being just an ordinary, big budget mess, and for that I commend it. You can't blame filmmakers for trying to create complex popcorn flicks. At least an hour and a half of the film is solid entertainment, but the other half is just pure boredom, well-made boredom, but boredom none the less. I never found the whole King Kong story to be that interesting in the first place, and this movie did little to change that in my mind.

Whatever happened to Billy Zane? I mean that guy was going to be huge, Macaulay Culkin huge. Well anyways, Tombstone is the classic western tale of the Earp brothers seeking an early retirement in the SouthWest I think, and upon finding it decide to clip on their badges one last time in the name of justice. The evil Curly Bill (that doesn't sound so evil) and his red rag gang run amok in the Earp's newly found retirement heaven. Soon things get out of control, a few deaths are involved, and vengeance is sought, then found, then forgotten just in time for retirement #2, which costars Dana Delany. Crazy run-on sentences abound and commas come flyin' from out of nowhere. The movie itself is very solid and tells a cromulent story that is sure to embiggen the hearts of all who witness it. The acting is darn good especially Russell and Kilmer who definitely steal the show. Billy Zane however is still missing. If you have any information on his whereabouts please contact the Unwanted Actors Outreach Center, Gary Busey will be standing by to take your phone calls, and yes he will try and talk to you for a long time because he has been forgotten by the general public and needs your attention. Tragic isn't it.

First of all I am a John Carpenter fan. I think John Carpenter does a terrific job directing this picture, but let's be honest here, a murderous automobile isn't the best premise for a horror movie, and in my opinion the thought of being chased down by a renegade Ford Fiesta with a taste for blood doesn't exactly shoot terror pains throughout my body. Given this ridiculous concept though, Carpenter makes the best of it. As the movie progresses our main character Arnie goes through some major personality changes thanks to Christine The Love Car. This is charted nicely by Carpenter with the help of some overacting by Keith Gordon. The rest of the thirty something's portraying Arnie's high school friends do a decent acting job given the subject matter. Overall I think this is as good as car killer movies can get, which is saying a lot. Oh and by the way, if you ever find yourself being chased by a driverless demon car, don't run in the middle of the street, go where cars can't follow, like the other 95% of the planet that aren't streets.