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Consuming "Vitamin Water Revive"

nobody@allconsuming.net (ohohohjamiescryin) — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 01:16:02 GMT

Vitamin Water Revive

by Glaceau

A review of "Eight Below (Widescreen Edition)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (ohohohjamiescryin) — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 06:31:49 GMT

Eight Below (Widescreen Edition)

by Frank Marshall

This movie made me cry. I like movies that make me cry.

Also, it’s one of those movies that makes me wonder how anyone can dislike dogs. They’re beautiful, amazing animals.

I feel like this movie was misrepresented when it was in theaters (rated 2 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (ohohohjamiescryin) — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:47:57 GMT

Junebug

by Phil Morrison (II)

I expected a lighthearted comedy, and instead I got a slow-moving story that was actually pretty depressing. And I’m actually hesitant to call it a story - there didn’t seem to be any discernable plot. It was just a bunch of little stuff that didn’t build up to much of anything. Amy Adams was, as always, fantastic, but I feel like Benjamin McKenzie was wasted on this film - his role didn’t nearly do him justice as an actor.

All in all, I found myself mostly bored and ultimately disappointed.

weird, but worth watching (rated 3 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (ohohohjamiescryin) — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:43:51 GMT

I Heart Huckabees

by David O. Russell

If you make sure to appreciate the strangeness for what it is, you’ll enjoy this much more than if you expect it to be a laugh-outright comedy. And I agree with the other person who said Mark Wahlberg’s character is hilarious.

A review of "Sense and Sensibility" (rated 3 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (ohohohjamiescryin) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 02:37:39 GMT

Sense and Sensibility

by Ang Lee

I’ve seen several Austen adaptations now, and I was surprised that this one actually disappointed me a little. The brilliant Kate Winslet was underused, as was the equally brilliant Alan Rickman. Emma Thompson was far too old at the time to be playing the young Elinor (I know she’s supposed to be a “spinster”, but still). I just didn’t see as much of the witty intelligence for which Austen’s heroines are known.

I tried once to watch this several years ago (rated 2 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (ohohohjamiescryin) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:02:08 GMT

Swingers (Miramax Collector's Series)

by Nicholas Goodman

and pushed rewind after about 15 minutes. This time I forced myself to sit through the whole thing, but it was tough. Jon Favreau’s character just tries too hard, Vince Vaughn was was so gaunt and emaciated-looking when this was made and it’s hard not to want to feed him a sandwich, plus how many times can you listen to Guy A call Guy B or Action C “so money”?

This is a guy movie in the way that chick flicks are chick flicks. Men see nothing wrong with going out to a bar, picking up a pair of girls and not really caring who ends up hooking up with who, as long as some hooking up happens. And in the meantime these guys are so caught up in what they think the girls WANT to hear that I spent most of the money just wanting to tell them we’re much more impressed by who you are than who you’re not.

This would’ve been one star, but I like Vince Vaughn and Ron Livingston to give it an additional pity star.

A story about "Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Widescreen Edition)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (ohohohjamiescryin) — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 05:51:31 GMT

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Widescreen Edition)

by Doug Liman

If you’re looking for eye candy, you’d be better off buying a poster than watching this. Poor performances from actors who are usually much better than that, and the plot is generic and uninteresting.

I'm not much of a Beatles fan (rated 4 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (ohohohjamiescryin) — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:36:04 GMT

A Hard Day's Night

by Richard Lester

and watched this out of boredom, but I ended up enjoying it. I had no idea John Lennon was a funny guy. But Ringo Starr… what a tool.

A story about "The Brothers Grimm"

nobody@allconsuming.net (ohohohjamiescryin) — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:54:13 GMT

The Brothers Grimm

What a phenomenally awful movie. There were all these things that really seemed to have nothing to do with the plot, and so by the time it finally started moving along… it was over.

A review of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Full Screen Edition) (Harry Potter 4)" (rated 3 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (ohohohjamiescryin) — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:43:17 GMT

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Full Screen Edition) (Harry Potter 4)

by Mike Newell

So far not my favorite of the four HP movies I’ve watched, although I didn’t hate it. My one real complaint? New. Dumbledore. Sucks.

The title says it all. (rated 1 star)

nobody@allconsuming.net (ohohohjamiescryin) — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 04:19:43 GMT

Superbad (Unrated Widescreen Edition)

It really is super BAD. That’s one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen in my life. I like Michael Cera, I like Seth Rogen, but even they couldn’t disguise the stench of this pile of crap. Jonah Hill’s character (in most things and especially this one) is repulsive in every way, and the only funny parts were when he got hurt. I so wish I hadn’t paid to rent that. Ugh.

A review of "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Two-Disc Special Edition) (Harry Potter 2)" (rated 4 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (ohohohjamiescryin) — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:58:43 GMT

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Two-Disc Special Edition) (Harry Potter 2)

by Chris Columbus

MUCH better than the first movie, which was okay but not that exciting due to way too much backstory and not enough plot. I actually found myself enjoying this one, which is amazing since I’ve spent the past several years resenting Harry Potter and all the hype surrounding it. And having enjoyed this one so much, I’ve just gone out and rented the third and fourth movies.

A review of "I Am Legend" (rated 3 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (ohohohjamiescryin) — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:47:23 GMT

I Am Legend

by Francis Lawrence (II)

Decent performance by Will Smith, the action sequences were exciting. That’s the good stuff. However, there were a lot of slow spots and the ending was disappointing. Not to mention that most of the “rage virus” stuff was a total rip-off of 28 Days Later. Still, it was entertaining.

I'm glad I tried again

nobody@allconsuming.net (ohohohjamiescryin) — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 02:28:46 GMT

Hedwig and the Angry Inch (New Line Platinum Series)

I had originally rented this movie a few years back, and at the time I got about midway through the first scene before I stopped it and returned it to the video store. It just seemed like it was trying to hard to be edgy and bizarre, and I lost interest right away.

I wish I’d given it more of a chance then, because upon having watched it in full tonight, I’ve discovered that it’s actually a really, really good movie. John Cameron Mitchell’s performance is great—equal parts feisty strength and plaintive sadness. Here is a person who’s always sat in the middle of two worlds and never fully fit into either, and you can feel Hedwig’s pain as each person she loves eventually betrays her in some way.

I thought it was really clever the way the songs told the parts of the story that weren’t shown, and the concept behind “The Origin of Love” is right on.

All in all, this is a very well-done movie. It’s too bad the always-amazing Michael Pitt was shamefully underused.

A review of "White Noise (Widescreen Edition)" (rated 2 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (ohohohjamiescryin) — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 02:50:01 GMT

White Noise (Widescreen Edition)

by Geoffrey Sax

too slow for a “thriller”, and the ending made absolutely no sense. who WERE those guys? way to slap together an ending, you fools.

A review of "50 First Dates (Full Screen Special Edition)" (rated 4 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (ohohohjamiescryin) — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 02:42:47 GMT

50 First Dates (Full Screen Special Edition)

by Peter Segal

Not exactly Oscar material, but cute. Funnier than I’d anticipated.

A story about "Heathers"

nobody@allconsuming.net (ohohohjamiescryin) — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 02:54:15 GMT

Heathers

by Michael Lehmann

The way I’ve always heard people talk about this movie, you’d think it was the second coming.

It’s not. I understand why it’s supposed to be funny, but still I don’t find it to be. At all.

Better than I thought it'd be (rated 3 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (ohohohjamiescryin) — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 04:15:35 GMT

Secretary

It certainly was engaging, given the subject matter. But then, I love a movie that shows that there are all kinds of love.

A review of "My Own Private Idaho - Criterion Collection" (rated 2 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (ohohohjamiescryin) — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 02:20:34 GMT

My Own Private Idaho - Criterion Collection

I Tivo’d this off the LOGO channel. I don’t know why I bother ever watching movies on LOGO—the sound quality sucks so much you can’t make out half of what anyone is saying and they don’t close caption anything. Not to mention that it cut this movie off at exactly the 2-hour mark so I have no idea how it ended.

You know what? It doesn’t matter. Because even two hours into it I still had no idea what it was even about. Frickin’ weird movie, and not in an especially interesting way.

Why I gave up consuming "Bitch: In Praise of Difficult Women"

nobody@allconsuming.net (ohohohjamiescryin) — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 01:35:06 GMT

Bitch: In Praise of Difficult Women

by Elizabeth Wurtzel

I give up!

The publisher’s description of this book is misleading. What you’re expecting is something a little more essayish, and instead what you get is some seriously theory-laden gobbledegook doublespeak tripe. Ms. Wurtzel is simply regurgitating old ideas and the whole thing has a very “boo-hoo” feel to it.

It’s not about difficult women at all. It’s about history’s PERCEPTION of what difficult means. Good luck finding anything substantial amidst all this fluff and fodder. As for me, I’m bored out of my skull with trying.

not just bad (rated 2 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (ohohohjamiescryin) — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 04:12:43 GMT

Minority Report (Widescreen Edition)

by Steven Spielberg

Laughably bad. Which would be okay if they’d done it on purpose, but… no. Seriously—Spielberg? You’d think he’d know better.