tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426155704925716724Thu, 29 Aug 2024 02:29:26 +0000Just talkin' movieshttp://filmfiendsreviews.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426155704925716724.post-4204948799013107444Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:42:00 +00002011-04-13T17:42:33.964-07:00 Young girl raised in the forest by a CIA agent meets the world for the first time. This one left me a little flat. It was entertaining enough but could've been more. Intriguingly, it was a movie about a girl seeking an identity, while the movie itself seemed to have the same problem. Some of this seemed intentional, and I give credit for that parallelism but am disappointed by the execution. http://filmfiendsreviews.blogspot.com/2011/04/hanna-brodie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426155704925716724.post-5491783655114220261Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:28:00 +00002010-08-22T17:48:37.896-07:00I am a huge fan of the comic book that this movie is based from. So i was going to be holding it to high standards. I kept saying to myself "this will not be as good as the comic." Like i said i am a huge fan of the comic.Are you ready? It was better then the comic! I loved it. The things they changed i was very happy with. The ending to the movie is better then the end of the comic. I http://filmfiendsreviews.blogspot.com/2010/08/scott-pilgrim-vs-world-charlie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Charlie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426155704925716724.post-3165996181938546848Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:06:00 +00002010-08-22T17:28:02.731-07:00If you are looking for a very smart film with Oscar worthy performances that will change your life then go see something else. If you are looking for a kick ass action movie with all the great action stars then this is the movie for you. It was like a throw back to the 80's. The cast is made up of Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren (no, we don't get a rematch between http://filmfiendsreviews.blogspot.com/2010/08/expendables-charlie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Charlie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426155704925716724.post-131988530390553050Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:51:00 +00002010-08-22T17:06:09.366-07:00I forgot to post about how awesome this movie is. I really could go on for hours. The cast was great. I will go see any movie with Ellen Page, Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ken Watanabe and Cillian Murphy. This was a damn good cast. Christopher Nolan you did it again. If you still have not seen it stop reading this and go see it now.http://filmfiendsreviews.blogspot.com/2010/08/inception-charlie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Charlie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426155704925716724.post-8506649799407656571Wed, 04 Aug 2010 06:57:00 +00002010-08-03T23:57:57.816-07:00Being that this is the most critically-acclaimed movie of all time according to Rotten Tomatoes' aggregate rating of 99%, it shouldn't be surprising that I loved this movie too. It's another great adventure filled with friendship and loyalty from Pixar's wonderful chest of characters and more of that surprising sincere sentimentality they so beautifully deliver. Why can't more kids' movies http://filmfiendsreviews.blogspot.com/2010/08/toy-story-3-brodie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426155704925716724.post-6691094631897963658Wed, 04 Aug 2010 06:13:00 +00002010-08-03T23:51:45.955-07:00I really enjoyed this movie, and it's because I liked the original Predator with Schwarzenegger. If you're a fan of the "get to the chopper" cheesey tough guy-ness of the first movie, you should like this one too. And the more familiar you are with the original--it's musical cues, it's characters (e.g., Billy)--the more you'll appreciate this one. It has some great throw backs and references. http://filmfiendsreviews.blogspot.com/2010/08/predators-brodie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426155704925716724.post-6414757229969499370Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:11:00 +00002010-07-23T16:11:14.463-07:00This movie is phenomenal.  A total mind trip.  Chris Nolan is my favorite director.  Memento and Inception are stellar examples of how Nolan is a master of cinema.  They're not just good movies, they're good for movies as an art form.  He reveals the uniqueness and value of the motion picture medium by creating stories that no other medium could http://filmfiendsreviews.blogspot.com/2010/07/inception-brodie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426155704925716724.post-7467462507414675269Fri, 11 Jun 2010 01:11:00 +00002010-06-22T18:12:51.696-07:00A sort of spoof of MacGyver and every other call-in-the-best-guy-we-got action flic.  It was stupid.  But if you saw the previews, you knew that.  Yes, I laughed, but it wasn't because of cleverness or creativity; it was mostly awkwardness or marveling at the stupidity.  I don't want to recommend that other people see this, but I can't say that I was not entertained.  I http://filmfiendsreviews.blogspot.com/2010/06/macgruber.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426155704925716724.post-2514182199952599811Fri, 21 May 2010 01:03:00 +00002010-06-22T18:12:28.992-07:00I don't recommend this one.  The story of the last Hawaiian Princess was one worth telling and should be more widely known.  However, this version did the tale little justice--I'm a little hurt that the star was not Hawaiian or even Polynesian.  The acting was flat.  The characters lacked consistency, relateable motivations, and the concocted love story http://filmfiendsreviews.blogspot.com/2010/06/princess-kaiulani.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426155704925716724.post-4874796414119643768Mon, 10 May 2010 02:37:00 +00002010-05-09T19:51:29.336-07:00Yes! Finally!I have been looking forward to a lot of movies this year and most of them have been a let down. NOT this movie!Iron Man 2 takes place about a year after the last movie. That's all i am going to tell you about the story! So go see it tonight! Sam Rockwell and Mickey Rourke join the cast as Iron Man's new villains. They kind of steal the show. Don Cheadle takes over the roll http://filmfiendsreviews.blogspot.com/2010/05/iron-man-2-charlie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Charlie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426155704925716724.post-7609030198874606237Sat, 08 May 2010 20:29:00 +00002010-05-08T13:42:51.975-07:00I went to this movie because i was suppose to hang out with some friends and they bailed on me. I went to the movie theater and it was the only one playing close to when i was there.I loved this movie. I think it is the best thing i have seen this year. Matt Damon plays a Marine? I think. Anyway he is a part of a team that is trying to find the weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.(i am not http://filmfiendsreviews.blogspot.com/2010/05/green-zone-charlie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Charlie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426155704925716724.post-2582310523016388118Sat, 08 May 2010 19:54:00 +00002010-05-08T13:29:06.693-07:00When i saw the trailer for this movie i got so pumped i almost attacked some guy on the street. I love Greek Mythology and a remake of a classic film. Add in Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes. This should be the greatest movie ever made. I hated this movie. I was hoping it would wash out the bad taste of Percy Jackson. I think it was the biggest let down since the third Pirates http://filmfiendsreviews.blogspot.com/2010/05/clash-of-titans-charlie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Charlie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426155704925716724.post-6115881037963180197Fri, 07 May 2010 12:43:00 +00002010-05-07T06:20:06.152-07:00I am slacking on my reviews. I went to see this movie with a person who has read the whole Percy Jackson series. I recommend doing this. About three quarters into the movie i leaned over and said "We need to have a long talk when this movie is over." What i was told after the movie is that this movie is nothing like the books. They also seemed to think that the people that made this movie http://filmfiendsreviews.blogspot.com/2010/05/percy-jackson-olympians-lightning-thief.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Charlie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426155704925716724.post-6124541438429431445Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:11:00 +00002010-04-26T12:24:28.483-07:00(Quick synopsis: A couple feeling their marriage was in a bit of a rut find more adventure than they bargained for when they try to spice up their date night.) Let me preface THIS review by saying, I laugh when Tina Fey breathes; therefore, it should be no surprise that I loved this movie.  I was laughing consistently throughout.  I think Carell and Fey are great together.  http://filmfiendsreviews.blogspot.com/2010/04/date-night-brodie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426155704925716724.post-6925717858346578174Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:57:00 +00002010-04-26T12:23:10.003-07:00First, I've gotta say that I thought this was a superhero movie meant for teens, so I was kind of horrified by the amount of violence, even moreso after I realized that it WAS a movie meant for teens--three of the four main characters were all under 18.  (I'll leave my Brodie Buzzkill diatribe about our society's ills for another blog.) It was entertaining; definitely had me laughing. &http://filmfiendsreviews.blogspot.com/2010/04/kick-ass-brodie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426155704925716724.post-48674291227600722Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:35:00 +00002010-04-26T12:15:11.987-07:00(I actually saw this movie on March 5, and just forgot to post about it until now... Oops.) A psychological suspense thriller about a detective investigating the disappearance of a patient at a high-security mental institution. I liked it.  It was engaging and suspenseful.  I thought it dragged in the way that it took a while to learn anything new, but I suppose that gets explained. Ihttp://filmfiendsreviews.blogspot.com/2010/04/shutter-island-brodie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426155704925716724.post-7631356283459720350Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:47:00 +00002010-02-16T18:57:35.963-08:00It was a little disappointing. Now I did say a little. Through the whole movie I felt like I missed something. Almost like I walked into it late and missed some beginning scene. I am looking forward to seeing if they come out with some Director's Cut DVD with 45 minutes of deleted scenes. Then it might be a really good movie.http://filmfiendsreviews.blogspot.com/2010/02/wolfman-charlie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Charlie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426155704925716724.post-135455859508202890Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:20:00 +00002010-01-25T09:26:08.709-08:00It was the cast that drove me to see this movie. I think Gary Oldman is the best actor in Hollywood. I also really like both Denzel Washington and Mila Kunis. The three of them did a great job with the script they were handed. As for this rest of this movie it is terrible. DO NOT PAY MONEY TO SEE IT!!!! Down load it off the internet or sneak in and see it for free. If you still think you http://filmfiendsreviews.blogspot.com/2010/01/book-of-eli-charlie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Charlie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426155704925716724.post-2289653036017294082Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:45:00 +00002010-01-17T14:02:34.955-08:00Really liked it.  Ok, so it did have some overly sentimental parts, and the obligatory look-how-good-things-are-going-now montage.  But it was a great story with lovable characters.  I was also surprised and pleased by the lack of football in a movie about the beginnings of an NFL star.  It was less cheesy than Remember the Titans and Radio (which I compared it to inhttp://filmfiendsreviews.blogspot.com/2010/01/blind-side-brodie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426155704925716724.post-2190090696003644247Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:09:00 +00002010-01-17T11:10:33.985-08:00Loved it.  I'll start by saying, I've never read a Holmes book.  But the movie... Witty, quick dialogue, great fights, and interesting glimpses into how his mind works.  Had all the components I need to love a movie.  I look forward to the next one.  (I'm really liking Robert Downey, Jr. as the super smart arrogant hero--liked the Iron Man 2 preview too.)http://filmfiendsreviews.blogspot.com/2010/01/sherlock-holmes-brodie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426155704925716724.post-7729010787151799273Sat, 09 Jan 2010 00:32:00 +00002010-01-08T17:02:53.376-08:00Saw it and also loved it. I was worried about all the hype and that it would not be as good as everyone was saying. Well it went above and beyond. If you have not seen this movie yet make sure to see it on the big screen and in 3D.I enjoyed the cast and their Avatar look a likes. One of my favorites is a Native American actor Wes Studi (Last of the Mohicans, Heat) and as soon as his CG http://filmfiendsreviews.blogspot.com/2010/01/avatar-charlie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Charlie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426155704925716724.post-3947219704811877021Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:57:00 +00002009-12-23T08:57:44.364-08:00I saw it in 3D.  Loved it.  The last time I remember seeing a 3D movie, I was in high school at EPCOT Center.  This was the perfect movie to welcome me back.  The main character, Marine Jake Sully is stationed on a new planet, Pandora… in a new body, an avatar… interacting with (and as) a new people, the Na’vi.  The 3D helped me feel as though I was going through the http://filmfiendsreviews.blogspot.com/2009/12/avatar-brodie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426155704925716724.post-7380980120001083231Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:55:00 +00002009-12-23T08:56:30.909-08:00Hooray for quick, witty dialogue and dynamic characters!!  Fast-paced and interesting story made for a very entertaining movie.  Not surprising that I loved it--Wes Anderson doesn’t disappoint me.  http://filmfiendsreviews.blogspot.com/2009/12/fantastic-mr-fox.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426155704925716724.post-3994767092918824561Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:55:00 +00002009-12-23T08:55:18.376-08:00It was ok.  The music, creatures, and land were engaging and original.  The movie succeeded in making me crave parental wisdom and learned lessons; yet, unfortunately, never delivered. http://filmfiendsreviews.blogspot.com/2009/12/where-wild-things-are-brodie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6426155704925716724.post-7327070727995471602Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:54:00 +00002009-12-23T08:54:39.145-08:00Really enjoyed it.  Fantastic to see the elements that go into performances by one of the best showmen of all time.  He seemed a humble, patient perfectionist and visionary.  He knows exactly what he wants and is gentle as he explains it to others.  And of course, his music (Billy Jean, Smooth Criminal, Thriller) is the best part.  And I’ve gotta confess that there were http://filmfiendsreviews.blogspot.com/2009/12/this-is-it-brodie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0