my 2 cents worth:
After stringing hit after hit with aliens, Will Smith finally does a movie without kicking some E.T.'s butt.  And this show is gonna make him a big star too consdering the fact that I can't seem to remember the last time a Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheilmer film ever NOT make money. (Their previous hits includes "bad boys", "Armageddon" and "Top Gun")

BUT....be a little prepared not to take too much drinks and popcorn inside the theatre.  This movie actually lasts almost 2 and a half hours long and unlike "Saving Private Ryan", it shows that the movie is really stretching it a bit too long.  The movie kind of moves round and round but refuses to go any further.

The director also uses too much of the MTV-ish style to show how sattelitte pictures track down Will Smith.  I almost forgotten Gene Hackman even stars in the movie until he appears late into the film.  Even though Will is the main draw of the show, I would say that Gene deserves more scenes than the final version.

However, the worst bit of the movie is that the anti-climax of the movies ending which must have resulted from a John Woo overdose.  Don't get me wrong, Enemy of the state is exciting but I'd rather get the old smart alecky Will Smith to do some alien butt kicking anytime.

Rating:
$5.50 outta $7

Fav Quote:
"You are THE only woman in my life... you and Janet Jackson."

my 2 cents worth:
The last time a movie started off the show with the song "Misirlou", it went on to become the highest earning indie flick of all time taking in over 200 million dollars.  That show was called Pulp Fiction.  So naturally I was very pumped up to see this movie and moreover it was associated with Luc Besson (whom directed the cult classics "Nikita", "The Professional" which introduced Natalie Portman to the world and the latest and disappointing "5th element"

If you actually enjoyed the lousy Jackie Chan flick "Thunderbolt" aka "Pi li huo" which has nothing but car crashes, this movie is really gonna blow you away.  Featuring tonnes of motor vehicle stunts that you cannot even conceive of, it makes the Jackie movie look like a joyride.

It also helps too that the movie has 2 hot babes in it, and one of them is none other than the former supermodel Emma Sjoberg wearing a blouse that looks ready to burst and a skirt that is ....whoa!

Lots of funny moments but a lack of a story line, this movie is gonna rock you off your seat and have you begging for more.  In fact, you'll bound to hesitate to ask the taxi driver to go faster if you are late.

Rating:
$6 outta $7

Fav Quote:
"Since no one around here makes love anymore, so we decided to make buscuits."

my 2 cents worth:
Isn't it always a danger to attempt to remake a flick of  THE master of suspense?  Its either glory of career suicide.  Well, this flick belongs to the latter.

Even though the casting of Douglas and his tropy wife played by waifish Paltrow is a very good choice, the movie isn't as suspensful as I'd have liked it to be.  Firstly, the "murder" part is over pretty much early in the film, and the second half of the film didn't even really hold my attention, and the climax?.. urgh...lousy.

Michael Douglas is really ideal for this type of roles which he seems to be doing other flick, but even he fails to really shine in this movie.  Rising star Gwyneth Paltrow seems to be having some form of streak with having extramarital affairs with artists... (anyone remember Great Expectations?) The only thing that impresses me from her in this movie is her new short hair do.

Hopefully the next Hitchcock re-make "Psycho" is gonna be a scream.  (The trailer is very MTV-ish and really got me excited)

rating:
$4 outta $7

Fav quote:
"I said tax-free. I never said free..."

movie info:
Story of a teenage girl coping with her "nomadic" family meanwhile handling the problems which comes with her huge boobs as well as becoming a woman.

my 2 cents worth:
Before the show started, I have already sterotyped the movie as one of those "Wonder Years" type of film.  To a certain extent, it is one of those kind of films, but the film does also touch on topics which Kevin Arnold never did experienced.  Fortunately, the director uses comedy to tell the story, for I didn't think I would have endured those lengthy dramas.

Topics such as being a single and lonely parent among and living off a sibling are among the sub plots to the film.  Unfortunately, the story seems to be rather incomplete to me as it never fully explains why the family ended up in such a state. (The family behaves like nomads by moving house every thrree months)

The controversial Oscar winner Marisa Tomei finally produced a performance to justify the award while Alan Arkin's performance as the single parent who is constantly living off his father is nothing short of remarkable.  However the one who stole the film has got to be Natasha Lyonne.  Natasha is a joy to watch as "Vivian" the frustrated teenager on the brink of womanhood.
This girl has a bright future waiting for her I think.

Look out for not one but TWO scenes involving a vibrator.  It'll most definitely crack you up!

Rating:
$6 outta $7

fav quote:
*trying to teach Vivian how to turn off the vibrator*
"turn the head! turn the head!"

my 2 cents worth:
Hmm..seems that there's always a vampire flick almost every year.  There's Interview with the vampire, From Dusk till Dawn, Blade (see earlier review) and on tv there's the yummy Buffy the vampire slayer.  And now its John Carpenter's turn.

The problem with this movie is that it has way too much macho crap in it.  James Woods talents is definitely wasted acting as the class A jerk, Sheryl Lee (Laura Palmer of Twin Peaks fame) really looks horrible nowadays,  and of all the Baldwins in the family, they decided to hire Daniel?*sigh* What's this? a budget constraint?  Bad acting through and through.

The story-line or rather the lack of a story-line doesn't really help anything as it just simply made it look as if it is a Grade B movie.  All John Carpenter thought of was just gore, gore, gore! which coincentally rhymes with what I feel, which is "Bore, bore bore!"*yawn*

The music didn't appeal to me too as it kinda reminds me those spagetti westerns *bleah*.

The props? Oh man... first time I see those canine teeth, it reminds me of those 80's Hong Kong flicks. Thumbs down.

If you wanna get something interesting on vampires, go rent "Interview with the vampire", at least even the crappy "From Dusk till Dawn" has Salma Hayek and her snake dance routine to save the day.  And "Blade" and "Buffy" has millions of cooler moves to slay vampires than Mr Woods here.

In short, "Vampires" suck. (puns intended)

Rating:
$1 outta $7  (saved by the short lived naked hookers in the show)

Fav Quote: only damn thing I can remember actually...
"hey Father, when you killed the vampires just now, did you get wood?"

P.S.  2 of my friends actually liked this picture, go figure.

Foreword:
For me, almost every single animation movie is a must-watch because if you actually consider the hard work behind the scenes to make the picture, its really worth every cent of your money.  Nowadays the new trend is computer animation stuff which brings in all the cool stuff to your eyes, and the realism they can produce is simply amazing.  Naturally when I learnt that there's 2 computer animation movies coming out this year (the other being "A Bug's life") I couldn't help but jump for joy!  And now back to the review...

my 2 centz worth:
Okay, to be frank with you,I didn't really expect too much from this movie as I've already decided to catch the show no matter it sucked or not. (see Foreword)  I am really glad that the show really turned out to be good!

First of all, the unlikely casting of Woody Allen as the lead character is really a very smart move.  Woody is once again playing his typical self-questioning type of roles and he really made Z (his character) come alive, pathetic one second, humourous the next, this dude is really a scream!

The rest of the cast is equally fantastic too, I can't remember being so entertained by something Stallone starred in, and throw in Gene Hackman into the mix as well, how can you ever go wrong?  This is probably the first fully computer generated movie since "Toy Story" a few years back, and by Golly how the graphics have improved!  Check out the "skins" of the characters and you'll get my point.

Story wise, the movie started off brilliantly with Z's therapy session, unfortunately the story seems to zoom off pretty quick somewhere in the middle and instead of concentrating fully on discovering "Insectopia", the story decided to turn towards stopping the villian's plans to take over the colony.  I'd have preferred the former, not that the current story sucked or anything mind you.  But still...

Anyway, the one catch about animation is that the shows are always a bit short and this is probably my one real complain about the show. Oh yeah, before I forgot, the show has lots of funny diaglogue which adults would find funny which is always a plus for me.  This show will get you shouting "YOUCH!" and your kids to beg you to get the toys for them, so get your wallets ready and screw the Teletubbies!

rating:
$6.50 outta $7

Fav Quote:
"call me crazy, but i have a problem drinking from the anus from another creature."