Door To Hell

Should have been posted before below post.

Scale (1-Disliked, 2-Liked, but wouldn't recommend, 3-Liked and recommend, 4- Really Liked, Highly Recommend)

Quite a few movies on this one.

Beowulf
- I knew this had CGI or whatever but I was really shocked by how much
it felt like a cartoon, a brutally violent cartoon at that.  I never
read Beowulf or really had any idea what it was about but the movie was
entertaining…and I guess that's the extent of my critique – It was
entertaining.  I can't really comment on any actor performances or
cinematography, because there was none.  But if you're just looking for
a good action flick in a cartoonish medium, then go for it.  My rating
is a 2.

Indiana Jones and the
Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Watching this again after many years and I believe it stands up well
through the test of time.  Probably my favourite Indiana Jones movie. 
In fact watching it now as an adult I think I caught on to more of the
archaelogical shit, which made it more interesting.  Whereas when I was
a kid I liked the action and the shitty humour.  My rating is a 3.

Paul Blart: Mall Cop
- The kids love this shit.  I hate this shit.  Seriously one of the
worst movies and humour I've seen in a long fucking time.  I'm not a
Kevin James fan but I at least thought the guy had some sense if so
many people liked him.  Not funny at all even if I delved deeply to try
and find my 8 year old self, I think he would agree.  My rating is a 1.

Friday the 13th (New 2008 or 2009 version)
- Again another horrible movie that I could barely finish because
somehow I got distracted.  If you can get distracted for even a moment
in a horror or suspense movie, then that is a problem.  Never a huge
fan of Friday the 13th in the first place, but I do like the occasional
schmaltzy horror movie, if for at least reminiscing when this stuff did
scare me.  The only reason to like this movie is for Tits from hot ass
girl campers, who's fate is destined at the hands of Jason.  My ratins
is once again a 1.

Willow
- Got this for the kids, and again a movie I am watching as an adult. 
I liked it better as a kid.  It's not that it's bad, it's pretty
decent.  I can see where it gets the comparison as a fantasy Star
Wars.  I think I would compare it more though to the new Star Wars,
especially with the Brownies characters (think Jar-Jar Binks).  Val
Kilmer probably should have passed and left this for Rutger Hauer or
something…would've probably been better for his career resume.  My
rating a 2.

Pineapple Express
- Chalky humour.  Lots of pot jokes and so on.  Is funny only if you're
a bottle of wine deep while watching (which I was).  I gotta admit, I
really like watching comedies a LOT more now than ever in my life.  I
like laughing at dumb shit, so this my taint my review.  But still I
think Pineapple Express, while it does have some moments, as a whole is
very mediocre.  Especially since I have higher expectations from that
team of writers and actors.  My rating a 2.

Overall a pretty
blase movie viewing experience this last week or two.  Hopefully I will
have something better to write about next time. 
Upcoming:

The Hunting Party – Joe recommendation
Speed Racer
Irreversible – Supposedly "SHOCKING" French
Film.

Usually like these to go out with bulk reviews but I am bored, so:

Have any of you seen "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"?

Well,
I have.  In fact I saw it last night, and it lasted ALL night, 2hr
49min to be exact.  I gotta say it gets a 2 on my scale (1-Disliked,
2-Liked, but wouldn't recommend, 3-Liked and recommend, 4- Really
Liked, Highly Recommend).

First, nothing was as good as it was
ramped up to be.  The cinemotography was good, everybody acclaims the
train robbery scene, but not all that.  In fact I'm more moved by the
"western scenes" that turn out to be filmed in Italy in old spaghetti
westerns than I am by these.  The plot is very slow moving, some will
say intentionally but I nodded off at one point, NOT GOOD.  This is one
of those movies that is OK but is latched onto by the critic zeitgeist
(aka Joe) and loved.  I didn't hate it but I've seen better.  To call
it the best Western since "Unforgiven" is unforgivable.

SCALE (1-Disliked, 2-Liked, but wouldn't recommend, 3-Liked and recommend, 4- Really Liked, Highly Recommend)

I saw Slumdog Millionaire and I give it a 2.  There was a lot hype
about this movie but I did enjoy it.  It reminded me a lot of "City of
God" which is a really good movie about the slums in Brazil and the
violence.  It's not knock you out of your seat good, but solid.

"The
Devils Rejects" gets a 4.  I really liked this movie, not sure what it
says about me because it's pretty fuckin twisted.  I loved the '70's
cinematography and soundtrack.  The soundtrack kicks ass in this
movie.  The character of Captain Spaulding is probably one of the
interesting characters in a movie I've seen in a while.  It also has
some funny moments, in a sick way though.  Mike, I definitely think you
would enjoy this movie, move it to the top of your queue.

SCALE (1-Disliked, 2-Liked, but wouldn't recommend, 3-Liked and recommend, 4- Really Liked, Highly Recommend)

Ok, I watched Joe's recommendation Idiocracy and Mike's recommendation Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.

Dewey
Cox had some really funny parts and wasn't as dumb as I though it would
be.  I don't think it's as funny as Mike made it out to be but overall
it was better than I thought.  Rating is a 2.

Idiocracy
was pretty funny.  Actually Mike, I think you would love this movie it
has  a lot of ass and whore jokes.  It was made by the Beavis and
Butthead guy so it has that type stupid but really funny humor.  Grades is a 3.