What a crappy movie. Nothing like Troy was. This movie was about a guy who was kissing and sleeping with boys while being a little child all his life himself. And it was just going on and on around these themes for hours. Bad movie. (1)
It was a pretty good movie based on a real story. The plot itself wasn’t very original in general though, but it is always a pleasure to see Denzel Washington’s and Russell Crowe’s acting. (0)
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This movie was recommended to us by Ignat. I think it was definitely worth watching. Amores Perros tells stories of love and loss, and it makes you think about how ironic life is, and it makes you question your understanding of what drives love… And I think the acting was good too — genuine and very believable. (0)
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We watched Avatar in 3D at a local theater. I had pretty low expectations and after watching the movie nothing really changed. Yes, the CGI is great. But the plot is rather primitive and there were moments which ran on for too long. Characters lacked complexity and were rather cartoonish. I don’t regret seeing it once and I wasn’t bored all throughout, but I don’t have any desire to see it again. (4)

I agree on 3.5 stars. Visual effects can’t substitute a good story. Sorry, Mr. Cameron.

For me 3D was bad enough. It puts a lot of strain on the eyes. It’s possible that regular 2D would be preferable, as 3D might have been taking attention away from the movie itself.
Did you see it yourself?
One of the best Sci-Fi shows out there. Its “special effects” are showing their age, but this is one of the fews shows that you can see was written by a guy who knew what will happen in the first three seasons. The story line and the characters are just superb and it really peaks by the end of season 3. These three first seasons get nothing less than 5 stars.
Season 4 is a little bit weaker, even though it continues one of the unfinished story lines — 4 stars. That’s where the show feels like it has ended and it probably should have. Season 5 is noticeably weak, but worth watching for the characters. Either way, just for the first 3 seasons it’s a must see for any Sci-Fi fan. (1)
We watched the original Batman with Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson in preparation to the release of The Dark Knight. I have to say that the movie is showing its age. It’s often times naive and childish, nothing like the new one seems. It was still entertaining, but I would’ve liked it more if I’d be 15 years younger. (2)
We just finished watching the movie, again in preparation for the Dark Knight. I have seen it before on the plane and I guess I was half asleep. I never thought much of it, but after watching it again now I must say that it’s superb. The story, the acting, the plot, the action, the special effects — I’m impressed. (3)

Yeah, its a good one. I thought the first 1/2 was way better than the 2nd 1/2. Also the 4th 1/4 was weaker than the 1st-3rd 1/4. Still, cool movie. If you liked the awesome Gary Oldman, who played that policeguy that likes batman, see him in True Romance. You won’t believe it’s the same dude.

I’m pretty sure we saw it. I think he was really great in Leon: The Professional and Fifth Element.

And I was just thinking that not only special effects have improved, but the plot of the new batman is more sophisticated (less naive, transparent) than the plot of the older movie.
Started watching Battlestar Galactica over again and we spent most of the weekend glued to the TV. It really pulls you in and you can’t stop. Season 1 is exceptional. If you like SciFi and haven’t seen it yet, it’s a must. Hope the new seasons that we haven’t seen yet are as good. (1)

I really like this show. It is very different from Startrek and Firefly (and probably less interesting to watch again after the whole story is known), but I enjoy watching it a lot! Highly recommended for all SciFi fans out there.
Last night we watched the final episode of this saga. Despite my fears, I am not disappointed. Yes, the second half of the show takes a somewhat different direction than the first one and has more (melo)drama in it, but I don’t think it gets worse — it is just as magnetizing! I liked how the refrain “All this has happened before and all this will happen again” was played out.
Overall I think that BSG is one of the best SiFi shows that are out there. I am going to miss some of my favorite characters — Bill Adama, Kara Thrace, Gaius Baltar, Helo… (1)

Indeed, we feared that we’ll be disappointed by the new episodes, but we watched them with the same hunger as the first two seasons. Couldn’t really stop until it ended.
Now there is a weird movie if I’ve ever seen one. The Blair Witch Project meets Godzilla. The result is a mildly entertaining “documentary” with not much of a story, but a sequence of events with no beginning and no end. In addition to that it made me so dizzy that I’m barely able to sit. Good thing we skipped it in the movie theaters. Additional half a star for originality. (1)

I had higher expectations for this movie. I was waiting for something meaningful to happen, so the credits really caught me off-guard.
This light romantic comedy, starring Juliette Binoche and Steve Carell, is fun to watch. It is one of those movies that helps you relax and brings a smile to you face. (1)

Yeah, sometimes you come from work so tired that a simple light romantic comedy is all you need to just relax.
A true story about a group of Jews surviving through the war in Belorussian forest. I can’t count the number of times that it almost brought me to tears — this doesn’t happen to me often. Liev Schreiber and Daniel Craig were great as actors. (1)

I have to say that is was not easy for me to watch this movie even though I think that the story must be heard. So much pain, so much suffering…
Started watching HBO’s Entourage and decided that it’s silly and not for us after the first couple of episodes. But fate had it so that we would end up watching a couple more, and are we glad we did. Once you start understanding the characters and start seeing brilliant performance by some cast members you will have a hard time letting go. This turned out to be my favorite type of show — a good drama with a lot of comedy. Favorite character? Ari Gold, without the slightest hesitation. (4)

That’s so funny…we JUST started watching it a couple weeks ago, too! I hated the first episode but by the end of the first season, we were both in love. We’re now on the first part of season 3 and really, really enjoying it. Ari is also our favorite character.
Just the type of comedy that I enjoy — funny enough with a real story that doesn’t get ridiculous. Good to watch on a weekday’s evening after a day of work and unwind a little. Mila Kunis was hot and I did not like her before. Character personality matters. (1)
Meh… Heroes becoming villains becoming heroes becoming villains becoming… It seems that the writers don’t know where they’re going and just keep coming up with this stuff episode by episode, not caring about the integrity of the characters. Not sure if I even want to watch the next season. (1)

You know that fast food is not good for you, yet you keep eating it. It’s just like this show, it’s entertaining, but you know it’s crap.
They are all over the place with zero consistency on anything. So you arrive to a point where you start mistaking actual plot twists for bad writing and just holes in the said plot.
I don’t regret watching it, but I wouldn’t add it to my collection.
I wasn’t expecting much and I’m not a fan of movies that are borderline horror, but I was pleasantly surprised. Will Smith is great and the movie is very suspenseful and fast moving. I think the ending was weaker then the first half of the movie, but if you haven’t seen it yet, you should. (0)
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Just finished watching — a great movie. Another light comedy with really good and clever writing. Love the characters, the actors (Jason Segel, Paul Rudd). Starting to become a real fan of this genre — comedies with realistic story. (2)

One of those movies that makes you feel happy for some time after watching. Laughed a lot, and was thinking about my friends in the process.
It’s hard to explain, but I found myself unexpectedly surprised by this movie, ended up enjoying it a lot. In most cases I would probably object to a lot of content and story, but somehow it all just worked for me here. We did figure out the “twist” of the movie with Alena way before it happened, just because we knew who the director was. Stars to Tarantino for having the balls to do what nobody did before, or at least I’ve never seen anyone do before. And Brad Pitt is always great, no matter what he does. (2)
I had fun watching this simple yet witty comedy, written by Jennifer Westfeld, who also played Abby, one of the lead characters. The movie is about love and trust, marriage and insecurity. It made me smile, it made me think. (1)

I actually liked it too, even though I didn’t think I would. Wonder what it made Alena think about.
We went to see Iron Man per Eldar’s recommendation last Saturday. I must say that I enjoy most of Marvel movies and this one wasn’t an exception. The plot, as we expected, was not complicated, but other than that the movie was done well and the acting was good. It wasn’t boring to watch at all and had its share of good humor. Worth seeing it on the big screen. (1)
I don’t even remember why we ordered this movie (director’s cut) on Netflix, but the truth is that both Danya and I were skeptical in the beginning, but ended up being impressed with the movie at the end. The story revolves around the 12th century Jerusalem and the fight for its “ownership”. I don’t want to say anything else, but one thing — I think it’s worth watching. (1)

I liked it. Wasn’t bored. I guess it is somewhat based on a real story, which probably makes it more interesting, although it’s definitely over-dramatized.
This movie tells the life story of Edith Piaf, world-famous French singer. Her path wasn’t easy, and her personality wasn’t at all what I expected. I was especially impressed with the performance of the lead actress, Marion Cotillard. I checked some videos of Edith Piaf on YouTube, and Marion is extremely believable. (2)

Да, а у меня потом целый день песня “Non, je ne regrette rien” в голове играла.
We finally watched the long awaited movie made by one of the best Russian directors. We didn’t expect much, but I must say that we enjoyed the movie. It can rival best epics of Hollywood, and that doesn’t happen often with Russian made movies. The whole story, epic battles, soundtracks fits together perfectly. (3)

I also liked watching the movie in Mongolian language — it really added authenticity to the experience.
I was reading an interview with Bodrov, and was surprised to find out that before producing the movie he went to Mongolian shaman and got his blessing. It’s cool that he decided to go “traditional” in this way.
A very touching movie based on a true story. It offers an insight to the life of Richard Pimentel — a person, who helped to create Americans with Disabilities Act, which was passed by Congress in 1990. I think that acting was genuine and moving. (1)

Not a bad movie. Like Alena said most characters were portrayed very well — Art was my favorite.
It’s not something that I would want to watch for a 2nd time though.
I have heard the name of this movie many times before, but somehow I have never seen it until yesterday. Great comedy. Joe Pesci and Marisa Tomei were just great. The writing was great as well. If you haven’t seen this one, do. (1)
I watched a wonderful movie today — Paris, Je T’aime. It’s a collection of short stories about love. My favorite ones are about the blind man who fell in love with the actress, about a mother who can’t be with her own child because she babysits another, about the black girl who worked in an ambulance, and the last one — about American tourist who fell in love with Paris. (4)
What can I say? The series pictured many beautiful and unique scenes, and David Attenborough’s comments were often very helpful. But somehow I was expecting more from this very praised BBC series. I felt that more information could have been provided instead of somewhat emotional comments. I also think that in some places the movie was unnecessary extended by the repetition of the same (epic) shots.
The series are still definitely worth your while, even if you’re not a big fan of nature documentaries. (3)

I guess I’m “not a big fan of nature documentaries” type. And at times it was interesting to watch and at times I was bored and would leave.
I have the same complainants as Alena — often you would feel that they left the commentary unfinished and incomplete.
Last week we finished watching this TV series. “Rome” took us on a road to history (which to my shame I know very little about), and it was a joyful ride!
From what I understand, a lot of historical events are reflected quite accurately, although there is a great deal of fiction involved as well. I liked the characters, the story, the costumes, the setting — all of this combined made me feel like an eye witness to past grandeur. (2)

Titus Pullo is an exact replica of Lenchik. The likeness of character is astonishing.
I liked the first season more, with Julius Caesar. Octavian seemed to be much more clever there as well, even though he did come out on top after all.
I found this movie to be pretty much what I expected it to be — not something that would get on my favorite movies list, but something entertaining enough to watch. The plot was somewhat more linear than could be expected from a Sherlock Holmes movie. Even though there is a mystery there are no unexpected twists.
Robert Downey Jr. was pretty good. I liked the parts where he would plan ahead several of his moves during the hand to hand combat, explaining what purpose each move would serve. Otherwise I think the image from a good old Russian made movie is etched into our minds too well to make anything else as believable. (1)

It was OK, but I was actually expecting more from this one. It was somewhat disappointing to me that the story itself was not based on one of Sir Doyle’s creations — I mean, what’s wrong with using original script? Dr. Watson seemed just a bit too smart for my taste (I think there should be substantial difference in intellectual power between Sherlock and Watson, and it did not seem to be the case here). Otherwise — it was interesting to see another version of good old Holmes (and as Danya said, the Russian version is still my favorite).
July 28, 2008 @ 20:12
To quote from Colin Farrel describing a typical battle…
“So finally, after pounding away for hours and hours, a raging torrent of Greek sea men would erupt into the Persian rear.”
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