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The Dark Knight (2008)
Can I Get My Money Back?
Oh, well, here we go again.....the mob mentality, the cult figure who dies from a drug overdose and automatically catapults a mediocre movie into instant cult status.
I can't remember one memorable line from the first half of this movie, and to be honest, there is very little worth remembering.
In my opinion,it appeared as if everyone was sleepwalking their way through their performances, and Heath Ledger's wasn't really a stretch or any more significant that any other Joker.
Let's hope they make one last Batman film and this time they have the formula to get it right.
I should have spent my money to see the X-Files movie....and so it goes.
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
I See All The People Who Worked On The Film Are Giving It High Marks!!!
Once again, all the people who worked on the film, had money invested or some other financial or career-oriented axe to grind, have come over and stuffed the ballot box on this one.
That's one of the things I hate about IMDb, where you can no longer get a really objective review. First you have all the people associated with the film giving it high marks. Then you have all the twits who have absolutely no life and think that celluloid is the reason for their existence and think that Grindhouse is a work of art......BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Between these two sets of lackwits, how can a normal film fan hope to get an honest review. I wouldn't watch anything with Hoffman in it anyway, as he's basically a flaccid fartknocker and those are a dime a dozen in Hollyweird.
Fallen (2006)
I've Fallen And I Can't Get Up says Old Scratch
Yes, he's back and up to his usual tricks, hoodwinking mortals and angels alike.This is 4 1/2 hours that would have been better spent having my back waxed.
You can't really point to any one thing where this movie fails,but the sum of its failures is greater than the individual faults. The characters were unbelievable, the special effects were atrocious.I thought the flaming sword thing was the most pitiful aspect of it all.
This aired on the "family channel" but has language I would not want any of my kids exposed to. I have noticed that a lot about this channel when they aired the original version of Hairspray and the high school girls are talking about Hair-do girl being a "whore."
Really great family entertainment,ABC. Keep up the good work. I just blocked this channel on my youngest daughters satellite receiver.
Nuff said.
Frankenstein's Bloody Nightmare (2006)
Schedule A Root Canal Instead You'll Be Glad You Did!!!!!!
This conglomeration fails so miserably on every level that it is difficult to decide what to say. It doesn't merit one line, much less ten, but to adhere to the rules of IMDb, here goes and I probably won't succeed the first time around and have to type some more to make up for this submission to be accepted. LOL
If I had seen this schlock during the '70s while I was going through my mushroom phase,I would have still considered it unimaginative and shallow. The most exciting shot for me was the long shot when the elevator door opened and closed.I was on the edge of my seat.
One person on here wrote that he had met the creator of this mess, as if that were a red letter day in his life. One can only pray that something far more exciting occurs in that posters life.Get a grip, amigo.
Reno 911!: Miami (2007)
Absolutely Awful!! Waste Of Time!!!!!!!
After struggling through the first half of the movie, there was no need and definitely no desire to see the remainder. The characters were boring and two dimensional, and perpetuate the stereotypes of all the people that we dislike in everyday life.
I don't know who the people who are rating this a 6 are, but they definitely need to get a life and watch some real comedy. The plot was pathetic and absolutely without merit.
There is absolutely ZERO to recommend this movie to anyone who still has two brain cells to bump together and if I could have rated it a zero, I would have done so.
Stay as far away from this one as possible.
Grindhouse (2007)
Another Flaccid Failure From Wannabe Tarantino
It's always a pleasure to log on and check out all of the Tarantino sackswingers who try to justify the drek he doles out in every film he's involved with. To think that there are actually people sitting around discussing this as if it were a real film is the most entertaining part of the entire experience.
Just more self indulgent crapola spooned out for the still wet behind the ears crowd who don't have a life, couldn't get a date and are probably misunderstood by all those around them. LMFAO
This movie has absolutely nothing going for it and seeing it is a waste of time.
Anyone with an IQ above room temperature will walk out after 15 minutes.
Every Girl Should Be Married (1948)
Abysmal
I'm among millions who consider themselves Cary Grant fans, but I can't think of a single reason to recommend this movie.I don't understand the casting of Betsy Drake and it appears no one else did,if we're to judge from the small number of films in which she played afterwards.
Most fans will agree that Katharine Hepburn was superb at chasing and catching Cary Grant in Bringing Up Baby.Here the director or writers try to rehash the idea,but it fails miserably.I've read comments about how "creepy" Drake was,but I thought that was far too mild a description. Franchot Tone walked through this one as if he were hungover.A casting disaster is one thing.This film is a total disaster.
This one doesn't deserve 10 lines of comments and I don't know why that's a requirement.Too bad this one was preserved when so many worthwhile films lie rotting in vaults.
Unless you want to torture someone,give this one a wide berth.
The Prisoner (1967)
Redundant Hogwash That Ends With A Fizzle
After watching this at the urging of a friend,I found the first two or three episodes compelling,and the premise sound.After a half a dozen,I was hoping they would break some new ground.The potential was there,but the remaining episodes became more and more predictable.The last two episodes in particular were pathetic,but they must have been rushed to put a lid on it.Perfectly understandable and justified,in my opinion.
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
Shall I Compare Thee To A Banquet Pot Pie?
I enjoyed the Matrix,and the characters in that film seemed to have a spark that was sorely missing in this one. In fact, I found nothing to motivate me to rent this, much less buy it when it is released.I found little that was surprising or thought provoking.Just another action flick and not a very good one at that. The phrase "beating a dead horse" comes to mind.I think it might be optimistic to hope that the last one will be any different.I hope I am wrong.