Watched enough to confirm it was as bad as I thought it was going to be. Bounced through it a bit to see it NPH could at least make it a little worthwhile. He couldn’t.

Yet another vote for ’it’s so bad, you have to watch it.’ I would say it’s the worst movie I remember seeing in a long time, but I had the unfortunate experience of viewing Paul Blart: Mall Cop not too long ago. Unlike that film though, Showgirls does have that “It’s horrid but I can’t take my eyes off it” factor, and it’s not just the luke-warm porn thing it’s got going on. What truly made this movie fascinating was watching the super-mega-extreme acting display put on by many of the actors, particularly the lead, Elizabeth Berkley. I truly felt her pain…or maybe that was just genuinely my pain. I now remove my tongue from my cheek and sincerely recommend watching this if you’re into the funniest damn movies that weren’t trying to be funny. This one is hilarious. Oh, yeah…and there’s boobies…lots of boobies.

Brilliant performances by some of the greatest actors to appear on the big screen. O’Toole, Hepburn, and Hopkins put on a clinic. Breakneck, rapid fire delivery of a masterful screenplay. Gorgeous locations, beautiful costumes and scenery. What more can I say? This movie has it all and is a must see for anyone who considers themselves a movie person in the slightest.

Rarely do I turn a movie off before it’s over; I gave this one a half hour and just couldn’t take it anymore. I am simply amazed that this thing was nominated for a Best Foreign Picture Oscar, along with the a BAFTA and some other awards. Maybe the rest of this film was brilliant, but I just couldn’t bear the thought that the rest of it was as campy as the first thirty minutes.

…ok, maybe not my life, but certainly my future habits on All Consuming. Normally, for somewhat juvenile philosophic reasons, I mark just about every movie as ‘Worth Consuming’. I’ve tried to take the approach that there was something to be taken from every film, even if it was an example of something not to do when making a making a movie. I just felt that a strict ‘thumbs up’ or ‘thumbs down’ system was too restrictive.

Of course, it could just be that I didn’t want to admit to myself that I had just wasted 2 hours of my life.

Congratulations to the makers of “Paul Blart: Mall Cop”; you have forced me to be honest with myself. Today, thanks to your efforts, I can admit that I have just wasted 2 hours of my life on perhaps the worst movie I can recall seeing in many, many years. I have been so inspired by your failure, that I am seriously contemplating going back and making sure that all the movies I have marked as ‘Worth Consuming’ are worthy of that statement. One down…several thousand to go…

Two of the best films I have watched this year remind me a great deal of each other. One of them is this film, Waltz with Bashir, and the other is Persepolis. Both are animated, both are biographical, and both are about living through war time experiences that make me grateful to have been born and raised somewhere else.

I have always been interested in history, and the stories that these two films tell are very insightful and most definitely held me in rapt attention. What surprised me about both of these films, though, was how completely drawn in I was by them as movies. The animation in both was very well done, as was the editing and sound. Very good flicks and very relevant storytelling. I highly recommend them both.

Wow…extremely powerful movie. If you appreciate a well-crafted movie with brilliant acting and direction, I highly recomend this one. But I warn you, it contains some of the most uncomfortable moments I’ve ever felt while watching a flick.

I had some serious doubts when this movie was recommended to me, but after some persuasion, I decided to give it a shot. I was a little more willing once I saw the cast. There are some very solid actors in it with John Malkovich topping the list. Don’t think I’ve ever seen a movie with Mr. Malkovich that wasn’t good. This flick was no exception. Watch It for what it is, a full-on sci-fi action romp and you won’t be disappointed. Interesting story line and some nice visuals and action. Pretty solid sophomore effort for director Simon Hunter. I am looking forward to tracking down his first feature flick, The Lighthouse and giving it a go.

I found the seemingly purposeful and methodical slow pace of much of this movie to go far in heightening the sense of tension and suspense and it made the high action segments that much more effective in their contrast. Without spoiling anything, I will say that the scene in the Guggenheim is well worth the wait for some hard core action. This flick builds slowly, but consistently, and pays off big in the closing act.

2008 was a great year for fans of the cinema, as many critics have pointed out. Unfortunately, this meant that a lot of very worthy films were overshadowed when it came to awards season. JCVD is most definitely one of those films. It did recieve a good amount of support from the critics and had it been released in a less crowded year, it probably would have recieved more award attention. I must admit, despite the critical acclaim it did get, I was skeptical; of course, that only made it that much sweeter when it turned out to be an excellent flick.

If you pick this flick up looking for the Van Damme of Bloodsport or Kickboxer, you might be disappointed. The only real action of the type seen in Van Damme films of old comes in the opening minutes – a brilliant tracking shot by the way. After that, it is a wonderfully lit and shot movie involving a great deal of introspection with Van Damme’s character… uhm, Jean Claude Van Damme. With all the hype about Mickey Rourke’s comeback in The Wrestler, which was also brilliant, Jean Claude didn’t recieve nearly the appreciation he should have for the work he did in JCVD.