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Pitch Black (2000)
Best Sci-fi Horror in Years
This is definately better than all the other sci-fi horror BS hollywood has been churning out the past years. That's probably because it isn't technically a hollywood film. Vin Deisel's performance is really what made this film, he played his character beautifully (if someone can play a convicted murdered 'beautifully'). The movie was made on a fairly small budget but since there aren't any really big name actors in the cast, they were able to spend more of the fx, and generally they did a good job. The eclipse scene is really beautiful. Also, I'd like to compliment the design staff of the film on creating a monster that wasn't generic. I'd go rent this movie as soon as I had the chance if I were you. I gave it an 8/10.
Supernova (2000)
Good cast gone to waste
This film probably had one of the best all around casts I've seen for a science fiction thriller in the past years with the exception of one or two actors. But sadly, the films fails to utilize this strength and ends up being an uninspired, typically stupid sci-fi thriller like we've seen recently. I saw this in theaters and regretted it. I also rented the DVD to see if the 20 minutes of film they cut out would have made it any better. It would have. If they would have left much of the footage in and kept the alternate ending in this film wouldn't have been nearly bad as it was. Although it still wouldn't have been anything special. If you're curious about this film, I'd advise renting the DVD.
Alien Resurrection (1997)
Gross, but cool.
This was very much a Jeunet movie. I watched Delicatessen when I was a kid and didn't have an appreciation for it. (Growing up on Jeunet, Lynch and Cronenberg movies I'm lucky I didn't grow up to be a psycho) I have a strong appreciation for Jeunet now and this movie was no exception. It was the worst of the series, but considering how good the other 3 were, that's not surprising. This was a good film but not great. People who were unfamiliar with Jeunet were unable to truly appreciate this film, those who are familiar, loved this movie. Sure it's gross at times but very cool still. Also, anyone who thinks Perlman is a mediocore actor is a jackass.
Alien³ (1992)
Great debut for one of the best directors today
David Fincher is a genius. He creates an environment unparalleled to any other director today, with the possible exception of Tim Burton. Many people didn't like this film because it focused more on the people than the action, but I felt that by bringing us in to the characters better it made us feel more for them. It even made the movie a little bit scarier. The Alien series has featured great directors from the beginning. Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Blade Runner), James Cameron (Titanic, Terminator) and Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Delicatessen, City of Lost Children) are all brilliant directors. David Fincher can hold his own against them, maybe even surpass them. Alien3 was not the best of the series but it's without a doubt worthy of the Alien title. Anyone who says otherwise doesn't know what they're talking about.
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
Worst movie ever made
Hey! I got an idea, let's make a movie with no plot, mediocore fight scenes, horrible acting and crappy special effects! Oh wait... someone already did it. It's called Mortal Kombat Annihilation. A bunch of random fight scenes strung together with an invisible plot, or was it even there at all? Special FX weren't THAT bad for most of the movie but the end fight scene graphics were the worst I've seen in a while. Fight scenes were crappy. The only good one was when Raiden was fighting all the Reptiles, that was actually pretty cool. Thanks to the Martial Arts genius of Ray Park. He is a god. This movie was crap. Don't even waste your time watching it on network television. I made the mistake of seeing this movie in a theater. *Shudder*
Any Given Sunday (1999)
Truly a great football film, if not the only great one.
I am not a huge fan of football, although I do watch it on occasion. I have watched a lot of sports movies and never thought any of them to be very impressive, but when I saw the preview for 'Any Given Sunday' the first time I knew this movie would be different. I truly loved this film, all 3 hours of it. I was even impressed by Jamie Foxxs' performance. Hell, even LL Cool J did a good job. Even if someone is not a fan of sports movies, this movie will definately be the exception for them. It was for me.
Screamers (1995)
Truly an under-rated file
Obviously most people didn't think this movie to be much anything special, although I tend to disagree. I thought this movie was probably one of the best sci-fi films in years that I've seen. Peter Weller (best known as RoboCop) is also a very under-rated actor who deserves some good roles these days. The only problem with this movie was the very poorly done special fx. I'm sure if this movie would have been given a bigger budget it would have done better in theaters.
The Game (1997)
This is what I call a surprise ending!
Even though this entire movie was great, the ending had to be the best part. It comes totally out of the blue and knocks you on the side of your head. David Fincher is one of my favorite director and constantly produces great films, this one is no exception. Go see it. Now.
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Great but not without it's flaws
First of all let me say that I'm a huge Tim Burton fan. Every movie of his that I've seen, I've loved. Sleepy Hollow is no exception. His directing gave this movie a great spooky feel. The only real problem I had with this movie were one or two flaws in the plot. For example, the romance between Ichabod and Katrina came far too quickly. There are other flaws I found but I can't give away any of the plot so you'll have to go see it for yourself. All in all I still gave this movie of score of 8/10.
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
Far better then the live action films
This movie greatly exceeded the live action movies (especially the Schumacher ones) in every way. It had a better plot, acting, atmosphere then any of the movies. Personally, I felt more people should have gone to see this movie, it passed through theaters fairly quick and went un-noticed by most. I happened to see it in a cheapo theater and wished I would have seen it in a quality theater. I bought it nearly right after it came to video and have watched it almost as many times as I have Akira. If you haven't seen this, it's a must.
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997)
I don't see what so many peoples problem with this movie was.
I was sifting through the other reader reviews of this film and frankly, I don't see what so many hated about this film. I happened to catch it on Starz and found it rather amusing. No, this movie isn't top-quality film making but it wasn't bad. I laughed pretty hard throughout most of the movie. I was rather surprised to see that it only got an average score of 2.8, I would have thought it could have gotten at least a 6 out of 10, which is what I scored it as.
The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)
HBO never ceases to impress me.
HBO is by far the best at making original movies and shows. Tuskeegee Airmen is no exception, in fact it's my favorite movie from HBO pictures to date. Stunning acting and a fantastic script. My praise goes out to all involved in this film and I definately hope HBO continues it's long trend of fantastic films and series.
Spawn (1997)
Even the special FX were lacking
I am and have always been a fan of the Spawn comic book series and the animated series. When I first heard they were making a movie of my favorite comic I was excited beyond belief. When it came out, though, I was extremely disappointed. The story was miles away from the plot line in the comic books. Instead of the total bad ass Chapel, they had Agent Priest. That was the biggest and dumbest change, I thought, out of about a million bad changes. I also thought they made the clown a little too much of a comic sideshow. In the comics and animated series he is disgusting and perverted with extremely disgusting humor. But did he do dumb little cheerleader dances and corney, tame, jokes like in the movie? No.
Even the special FX dissapointed me. The only things that seemed really well done to me were The Violator and Spawn's cape. While hell was well designed I didn't think it was very well animated. I felt like they could have done a better job, although I'm sure they had a lot of budget restraints.
Fallen (1998)
One of very few films that had an ending that actually surprised me!
Fallen happens to be one of my top 10 favorite films, along with such great movies as Shawshank Redemption and Braveheart. Now this film has been criticized by many so you may be asking yourself, "Why would he compare THIS to such films as Shawshank and Braveheart?". Here's why. Most movies nowadays have a poor plot, and an extremely predictable ending. Now this movie had an ending that not only surprised me, but it was combined with an outstanding cast and script. It does have a lot of religious content and me being an atheist, I normally wouldn't go for that. Even with the religion, I just couldn't help but to like, no, love this film.