I think we are in the very few minority. I liked it also. it was a good action flick. I wasn't expecting some oscar worthy acting from this.

No definately not, not to mention that this was the best Terminator movie yet (acting wise). The storyline was also very much revived from the near-death experience it faced in the wake of Terminator 3.

exactly with the storyline.....I don't get how people bash the plot...I'm like huh wtf? did we just watch the same movie?

I just finished watching this movie...and I have spent the last ten minutes bawling my eyes out. I'm just so horrified at the ending. I can't go through a movie so emotionally battering again for a while, or I'll blimmin' top myself, because this world is too depressing.

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The Wrestler - ***/12

I used to be a huge wrestling fan, and it's insane the amount of pain these guys will put their bodies through for the sake of entertainment. Rourke is fantastic and I think he should have won the Oscar instead of Penn, but that's politics for ya. One of the best films of last year hands down, it's sad, it's inspiring, but it's never phony. It's a hard hitting film. Should have been nominated for best picture.

Tomei was also really good, hmm, I wonder if those nipple rings were real. I need to do some research.

Gran Torino - ***1/2

Great movie, if somewhat predictable. Eastwood is fantastic as a grumpy old bigot who can't let go of the past, this may be his most heartbreaking role since Unforgiven. I do think some of the supporting cast was a bit week, the stuff with the priest wasn't really necessary, and Thao was played by a non-professional actor and it really shows during the more dramatic moments.

Still, I think Eastwood was robbed of a well deserved Oscar nod for best actor.

Persuit of Happiness - ***

I thought this was gonna be a cornfest but I was pleasantly surprised, it's a typical rags to riches story but it's very well made and it never feels artificial, Will Smith is excellent.

I think Thandie Newton is an awful actress though, no woman is that f*cking bitchy.

Curious Case of Benjamin Button - **1/2

People call this a love it or hate it movie, well I didn't love it but I didn't hate it either. It's a very ambitious film, it's extremely well made, great score and cinematography. Pitt is really good in the lead. But you never really get inside the characters head, and even at 2 and a half hours, it goes through everything so fast, it's hard to have an emotional investment in anything, Blanchett is an undeniably great actress but I felt the chemistry between her and Pitt just wasn't what it should have been. And it seems all the supporting characters served only one purpose, teach a valuable life lession and then die.

A decent film, but it could have been much much more.

Nipple rings. MMMMM. I really do want to see The wrestler and nearly bought it yesterday but I am waiting for the price to drop but that's exciting me even more lol.

Tomei is so goddamn sexy in that movie, holy sh*t.

Sums it up perfectly.

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Watched it because Jackhammer said it was good and i agree, ain't no Pulp Fiction though. All the characters are adorable in their own way which keeps the stories away from being bland. Joe Strummer is a sexy bastard in it too.

I love that movie. Have you ever seen Night On Earth? It's another movie by Jarmusch that you'd probably like if you liked Mystery Train because it's set up similarly in the sense that it tells five different stories. In the case of Night On Earth? they don't interconnect though, but they do share the theme of all taking place inside of taxis in various cities in the US and Europe. It's one of my favorite movies and definitely worth your while if you've never seen it.

True Romance, for the first time.

It was most enjoyable.