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The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
Interesting...?
After a day of contemplating it i still don't really know if I liked it or not... I was definitely disturbed, and surprisingly a little sympathetic, a trait that rarely accompanies a horror movie, but I still don't know if i really liked it.
The beginning to me didn't actually seem like the beginning of a horror movie... It kinda seemed like a comedy or a drama, where a stereotypical family gets stranded in the dessert and is forced to work together under comical circumstances to survive.
It kinda had trouble deciding which route to take for the basic plot, they had so many options I can't blame them. I think the directors and writers decided to go everywhere when it came to that. Family dog dies, father is burned alive while the family watches, teenage daughter is raped and no one saves her, mother and wife is raped and murdered, the mother of the family dies, and the baby is taken.
WHAT MORE CAN POSSIBLY HAPPEN??? This scene shocked me, disgusted me, make me sympathetic, angry, and even a little teary eyed. But unfortunately in comparison the rest of the movie didn't quite stack up to the intensity of that one scene.
I'm slightly torn, I liked the general idea of the movie, but it seemed like some of it was lost in the translation. It's slightly jumpy and I assumed the mutants had a REASON to kill them, unfortunately I was mistaken and there was no real reason for anything.
Overall I think I liked it, and if you are a gore fan, and not too interested in the overall plot, I would recommend this movie for you. I also give this movie the award for the first ever horror movie to completely confuse the hell out of me.
The Seven Year Itch (1955)
An itch you HAVE to scratch!
As I watched the beginning of the movie I found myself waiting for Marilyn to appear on the screen, as the scenes without her were so horribly dull and uneventful. The beginning of the movie started out in an interesting way, but when Tom Ewell graced the screen I felt like drinking bleach.
Throughout this entire movie Tom Ewell drove me CRAZY! His long and painful monologues were sooo annoying! He keeps mentioning how gorgeous he is and how hot and admirable her was when I was ready to kill him. This movie would be TONS better if Marilyn had more screen time and Tom Ewell just died or something.
Also, it has bothered me for a while now that everyone knows Marilyn for her white dress blowing up above the subway grate, when most of these people haven't even SEEN her in her dress. But anyway.
What happened to the end of the movie? It just stopped... why? He decides to go back to his wife and leave Marilyn in his apartment? Don't you think your wife would notice her there when she got home? And maybe even notice that he knocked out that guy she sent to get the paddle? He's guilty and should probably be put into a mental hospital and imagines his wife killing him in the end. But he's bringing it upon himself! Marilyn is hard to resist, but don't annoy your audience for the majority of the movie because you're feeling guilty about something you can easily change.
Overall this movie was pretty funny, but pretty much only when Marilyn was there. Tom Ewell is annoying and needs acting lessons, but his character was pretty well developed. The story wasn't that bad also. I liked it for the most part. Cheers!
My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)
What a horrible movie!
I have to admit when I went to see this movie, I didn't really have high expectations. But even with my low expectations I was totally and utterly disappointed...
Basically Luke Wilson is a hot shot who tends to go out with slightly crazy girlfriends. There's slight mention of a girl stalking him but that's pretty much it for that character. Which i don't quite mind cause it would probably be just as underdeveloped as the rest of the movie.
So while on a subway Rainn Wilson (who i actually liked before this movie) convinces him to talk to a "hot" girl, Uma Thurman. This is strange to say the least, as everyone can clearly see that Uma Thurman does not belong under the category of "hot".
Rainn Wilson's performance is also far from "hot". Normally I'm all for his acting, but even he couldn't salvage this movie. His character was jumpy, unrealistic and rather annoying. You could never tell if the writers were trying to make him the comical token closet gay guy, or just desperate. It was almost painful.
But anyway, someone steals her purse as she goes to leave the subway, and Luke Wilson being the charming savior he is runs after the robber. Now we all know that Uma Thurman is the superhero, or "G-Girl" as they like to call her in the movie. It still baffles me as to what the "G" stands for, but we'll leave that for the message boards to debate.
The sex scenes I assume are supposed to be funny, but I find myself asking who has sex like that? They nearly throw the bed through the wall because of Uma Thurman's "passion" let's say. It makes my head hurt, but not in the "I'm thinking really hard to understand this" way.
When Uma insults Anna Faris, calling her a "whore" I had no debate with that. Apart from the fact that she can't choose movies properly, she can't act and relies souly on the fact that she's blonde and typical.
Overall I would've walked out of the theater if i hadn't paid $8.75 to see it. The characters are typical and have absolutely no chemistry, especially Uma Thurman. Someone should let her know that just because you move your head a lot doesn't mean you're acting.
Also, the script and storyline could've used either a lot of work or a match and some lighter fluid. I actually started to feel embarrassed for the actors, and their dying careers. Overall, if you value your money, and your self respect do NOT waste your time with this pathetic attempt at a movie.