:-# With the low marks for BeautyShop and Are we there yet, I am wondering whether we have a racial problem here. :-#

[-X Can someone call Jessie Jackson. [-X

:wink: And before people point out Hitch, Like Michael Jackson, Will Smith hasn't been black for years. :wink:

Duuuuuude. That was such a cheap shot.

Are We There Yet? and Beauty Shop would've been unmitigated disasters even if they had both starred white people.

Sorry but Will Smith doesn't deserve any respect.

Beauty Shop would have been worse if it had an all white cast.

=D>

Damn straight.

A
Crash


A-
Batman Begins
Heights
Cinderella Man
Coach Carter

B+

Sin City (production: A)
The Upside of Anger
Mr. and Mrs. Smith


B
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
The Interpreter
Hitch
Robots

B-

Kingdom of Heaven (NEW)
House of Wax (NEW)


C+
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

C
The Amityville Horror
Monster-in-Law

C-
The Ring 2

D+

D

I just came back from Heights.
It was one of those rare times when I really don't know anything about the film but I read some good clips from reviews at rottentomatoes. I knew it was one of those character pieces and that it starred Glen Close.

I came out utterly impressed. I can't believe I saw 2 incredibly amazing pictures in one day. The mystery involving the photographer/artist Benjamin was interesting to follow but the final or not final, most pivotal scene towards the end was great. It's so refreshing to see a film that ignores or makes invisible society's and often Hollywood's barriers for sexuality and just paints a great portrait of people. And this movie wasn't perfect, but I really enjoyed it; it was very captivating how everything fit in the end.

How would you compare it to Closer? (Connections have been made between the two by a few reviewers.)

A

A-
Star Wars - Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith

B+

B
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy

B-
Hitch
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Assault On Precinct 13
The Interpreter
Kingdom Of Heaven

C+
Coach Carter
The Upside Of Anger
Layer Cake
The Amityville Horror
Hostage
Robots

C
Sahara

C-
White Noise
Guess Who
XXX: State Of The Union

D+
Constantine

D

D-

F
The Ring Two

Next 5 I'll Probably See:
Batman Begins \:D/
Madagascar
War Of The Worlds \:D/
The Longest Yard \:D/
Fantastic Four :???:

Same with Are We There Yet? Y'know, I think I found the movie tolerable only because it at least made the joke about a black guy in Oregon, that had the whole theater laughing.

1. Kung-Fu Hustle A+ (Seen three times)
2. Batman Begins A (Seen twice)
3. Crash A
4. Sin City A
5. Unleashed A-
6. Sahara A-
7. Kingdom of Heaven A- (Seen twice)
8. Coach Carter A-
9. Hostage A- (Seen twice)
10. Cinderella Man A-
11. Ong Bak A- (Seen three times)

12. The Amityville Horror B+
13. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith B+ (Seen three times)
14. Blue Sky B+
15. Constantine B+ (Seen three times)
16. The Longest Yard B+
17. Lords of Dogtown B+
18. Be Cool B
19. Hitch B
20. Mr. and Mrs. Smith B
21. The Interpreter B
22. Assault on Precinct 13 B-
23. Layer Cake B-
24. The Ring Two B-
25. Boogeyman B-

26. The Upside of Anger C+
27. Are We There Yet? C+
28. xXx: State of the Union C
29. Imaginary Heroes C
30. Hide and Seek C-

31. Robots D
32. White Noise D-

33. Elektra F
34. Alone in the Dark F (Seen twice)

Best film of 2005 so far.......Mr and Mrs Smith - A+

It fucking rocked. Brad Pitt is the true meister!


(Bearing in mind i haven't seen Sin City or War of the Worlds or Batman Begins yet)

Again for the record, some of the films may be 2004 for you, but where released in Spain 2005... I have also insluede movies I saw in 2004 but had beenr eleased in the US in 2005 (and haven´t been released here yet). Pretty confusing, I know :wink:

Closer ****1/2
Mysterious skin ****1/2
Napoleon Dynamite ****
Crash ****
D.E.B.S. ****
The aviator ***1/2
Palindromes ***1/2
Wild side ***1/2
Kinsey***1/2
20 centímetros ***1/2
American splendor ***1/2
House of wax ***
Saving face ***
Ladies in lavender ***
Sideways ***
Transamerica ***
Kingdom of heaven **1/2
The hitchjikers guide to the galaxy **1/2
The interpreter **1/2
In good company **1/2
High tension **1/2
Meet the fockers **1/2
Million dolar baby **
Facing windows **
Monster in-law **
Constantine **
Spanglish **
Alexander **
Simon **
Reinas**
Star wars: revenge of the Sith *1/2
The ring two *1/2
Hide and seek *1/2

You know there really isn't almost any type of story relation to CLOSER. They may have something with the fact that some, actually very few, and maybe only 1, of these characters does things on purpose to inflict hate. But the more I think about it he does not at all.
I'm sorry, I see no connection yet between the two other than they are both character pieces about people in relationships. The ones in here are complicated and not so tightly bound as the ones in CLOSER.

I just rented We Don't Live Here Anymore 2 days ago. Now that movie is almost the exact same plot as CLOSER, except set in suburbia. I actually did not enjoy WDLHA. It was a bit too slow, just too many random and unmeaningful scenes. Maybe not so much non meaningful as they-reall-could-have-done-better. None of the characters were really likeable, which is a direct connection with CLOSER, but in CLOSER you seem to invest some part of yourself, in that short time the movie runs, in the characters. In WDLHA you don't really care about the characters because they are so dumb whereas the ones in CLOSER are conniving.

As far as quality and grading goes. I gave both CLOSER and heights an A- in different years, and I really think they are about equal in my book. Closer could get high marks for really having a strong affect on you and for such a focused and good script. Then again, I love how Heights spirals through its plots, resulting in what we have left. [Minor Spoilers Ahead]Some people might complain that Heights has that happy ending in which everyone got what they wanted. But I'm not in that group. The way I see it is this: Yes, in the very end they all seem to be somehwat happy with how things turned out, but the movie was about the journey there and the hurtful process they all went through. These are still some messed up people and I think the ending signifies the start of trying to get their lives quickly back into motion instead of sittign around, moping, and letting thir failures consume them.[/end spoiler]

I really loved Geln Close's character and I wish they had done a little more with her, or what I mean is, showed more of her character and where she goes at the end, but her purpose in the movie is really the mother as the focus of the film is on the engaged couple.

I think Glen Close is one of the hardest and best working actresses in the industry today. She is doing her best work both on TV and in movies lately and for some reason she isn't getting as much attention for it as she used to. I think she is one of today's most underrated actresses. Yes, she's known but she turned her career from a potentially fading one to a more engaging one as she got older. Bravo!

Are we there yet was completely disaster.. F, 0 out of whatever

A+
1.Sin City
2. Batman Begins

A
3. Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith
4. Constantine
5. Unleashed

A-
6. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
7. Hitch
8. Mr. and Mrs. Smith
9. Hostage

B+
10. Sahara
11. War of the Worlds

B
12. Be Cool
13. Madagascar
14. Kicking and Screaming

B-
15. Gunner Palace
16. The Pacifier

C+
17. xXx2: State of the Union

A
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Sin City

B+
Batman Begins
Howl's Moving Castle
Kung Fu Hustle

B
Hitch
The Ring Two
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

B-
Constantine
Monster-In-Law

C
Elektra

1. Sin City: ****
2. Batman Begins: ***1/2
3. Star Wars Episode III: ***1/2
4. Hitchhiker's Guide: ***
5. The Longest Yard: ***

A+
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith


A
Sin City
Monster-in-Law

A-
Crash
Fever Pitch

B+

B
The Interpreter
Batman Begins

B-

C+

C
Elektra

C-

D+

D
Constantine

D-

Mav... I am fine with Batman as a grade B, seeing as how that really isn't that bad a grade. I could maybe understand and tolerate that A+ for Star Wars knowing you're a fan. Not to mention I am actually fond of your grade for Crash. But one thing I just can NOT, can NOT understand is your review or grading of Monster-in-Law, easily one of the biggest trash films of the year thus far.

Now, I'm not posting to start an argument and I don't even really want any justification. It just bothered the hell out of me so much since you saw the film that I just had to post it. So there you go, my rant is finished.

Well, Raffi, I think Monster-in-Law is better than Return of the King. That doesn't bother you, does it?

A+
1. Batman Begins
2. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
3. Cinderella Man
4. Sin City
5. The Upside of Anger

A
6. Fever Pitch
7. Crash
8. Mr. & Mrs. Smith
9. Sahara
10. Robots

A-
11. Unleashed
12. Coach Carter
13. Melinda and Melinda
14. Assault on Precinct 13
15. Hostage

B+
16. The Interpreter
17. The Longest Yard
18. Guess Who
19. Be Cool

B
20. Hitch
21. Man of the House

B-
22. Kicking & Screaming
23. Are We There Yet?

C+
24. The Pacifier
25. Elektra
26. Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous

C
27. D.E.B.S
28. White Noise
29. Beauty Shop

C-
30. xXx: State of the Union
31. Son of the Mask

D+
32. A Lot Like Love

D
33. Monster-In-Law
34. The Wedding Date

D-
35. Boogeyman
36. Submerged

F
37. Alone in the Dark

I can only remember my top 3, the only one's worth mentioning to be honest:

1. Mr & Mrs Smith - A+
2. Sin City - A
3. Hitch - A-

#1 and #3 made me feel brilliant, so funny and enjoyable. #2 was pure hardcore voilence film in a comic book style, for once, unlike poor attempts (punisher 1989, hulk and daredevil).

A-
Batman Begins

B+
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Mr. and Mrs. Smith

B
Sahara
The Longest Yard

B-
Robots
The Pacifier

C
Be Cool

Aah my first film of 2005 I didn't like. I wanted to watch only the ones I thought were good.

A+
Batman Begins

A
Aliens of the Deep
Cinderella Man
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

A-
Mr and Mrs. Smith

B+

B
Be Cool

B-
Sin City

C+

C

C-
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Crash
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Kingdom of Heaven

D+
Madagascar

D
Robots

D-
The Ring II

F+
XXXXXX

F
Elektra
Herbie: Fully Loaded

F-

Z
Monster-In-Law