Lights...Camera...ACTION!

Rating: 8/10

First let me just say that this is not a movie for anyone who's seen the stage version. You'll be thoroughly dissapointed. This is also not a movie for people who don't like musicals, as there's minimal dialouge; most of the movie is song.

Moving on, I thought that the movie had some really strong points (the music and set is phenomenal) and some weak ones (obvious mouthing, and the Phantom).

The music is wonderful, if this is the type of music you like. I really enjoyed listening to it. However, there were times when the main character, Christina Daae, was obviously mouthing to a recording of her own singing. Her lips just plain didn't match up.

Also, the Phantom lacked that aura that a Phantom would need. I can't even explain it, but he seemed like any old guy who just so happened to have a scarred face and lived in a sewer. He didn't appear to be this mysterious force that people feared.

Overall, the movie was sufficiently good, and I'd recommend it to most people. Just not any musical haters; you'll despise it and want to bang your head against a wall.

A very quick review, my parents want me offline in a few minutes so I can't type a long review.

I had wanted to see Saved! from the moment I first heard about it, which seems like it was forEVER ago. I never got around to seeing it until about November.

Now, this is not a movie if you can't take religious humor. Seriously. So if you're like my old alias Faith, who was super Christian, don't watch it unless you can take a bit of ribbing at the youth culture. ;)

Other than that, it was a very good movie, and the cast flowed together well. It's predictable at points (I could see the ending coming from a mile away) but overall one of the best movies of the year!


♥, Valerie (the other co-founder)

I would post more, but I've seen like NO movies since school started :'(

Man, my life is empty.

I have no interest in watching this movie, but I find the whole sequel-from-crap thing FASCINATING /endsarcasm

Someone in Hollywood must of been high...

Superbabies: Baby Geniuses
A superbaby with mysterious powers comes to the aid of a new set of brilliant toddlers in this high-adventure sequel to the smash hit "Baby Geniuses"

Okay, fine, so what point am I trying to make?

According to the lovely people over at IMDB.com, Baby Geniuses made a STUNNING $27,141,959 in USA dollars. AND the original is #30 in IMDB's Bottom 100 of all time. Ooo, Hollywood, look, it's From Justin to Kelly 2!

Count me out of this one, I might say.

Dare me to go, and I just might.

Bowling For Columbine (2002)
9/10

I borrowed this one from the office at my complex...I originally thought it'd be totally dull, being a documentary on guns in America. I should have remembered this is by the same guy who just made Fahrenheit 9/11. VERY fast-paced, I wasn't even TEMPTED to turn the thing off, unlike with most movies based on fact.

50 First Dates (2004)
8/10

I had read mixed reviews of this, but I ADORED it...it DOES not mock mental illness, and this is coming from someone who IS mentally ill. Anyway, very much a chick flick...avoid it if you don't want sappy romance/walrus vomit (ewwwww)/or an ongoing joke about male walrus parts.

Airplane! (1980)
9/10

I originally saw the majority of this movie on a babysitting job. I never got to finish it, so I rented it. HILARIOUS doesn't even begin to describe it. This movie paved the way for the Scary Movies and Not Another Teen Movies of the future. (As all of them are parody films)

Airplane II (1982)
5/10

By far not as funny as the original. Still got a good plot, and a happy ending. Very Hollywood. Watch the original first, or you will have NO idea what is going on.

Scary Movie (2000)
4/10

Parody genre, where have you gone? Oh yeah, to the Wayans Brothers. That's right...overly sexed-up, fairly plotless, and I didn't laugh at ALL. Waste of my mother's money.

Scary Movie 2 (2001)
3/10

They should have kept the no sequel promise that they made in the taglines for Scary Movie. This bland ripoff...geez, how can they call it a MOVIE? It's more like one car wreck after another...so horrible you can't take your eyes off it.

Scary Movie 3 (2003)
7/10

The best of the trilogy. I actually enjoyed it pretty much, unlike the first two. Maybe because I had actually SEEN one of the movies parodied in it? (The Ring) *shrug* The world will never know. Please, Lord, spare us a Scary Movie 4!

Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
5/10

The problem with parody flicks is the plots seem VERY recycled. With this movie, I wasn't sure whether to laugh or cry, both at the poor acting and the very horrible (and very cheesy) storyline. There's a reason they're all labeled on the DVD case...and it's not because we're stupid.

Amelie
9/10

SUBTITLE ALERT!!!!!!!

This movie is in French with English subtitles. I don't know, taking three years of French, I almost didn't need the subtitles, but they were nice to fall back on. Very good story, I was moved by it!

Schindler's List (1993)
9/10

This movie would have gotten a 10/10 from me except it has a VERY slow beginning. I didn't really get into the movie for a while, and I was trying really hard. But, once you DO get in, you don't want to leave, and you'll be changed by it...I'm almost positive. Not for the Neo-Nazis.

Bad Boys
0.5/10

My brothers forced me to watch this with them...my stomach turned over so many times, and the acting was SO cheesy, that I had to bury my face in the blanket many times. Will Smith should stick to comedy. Or rap. But not being one of the stars of Bad Boys.

Hidalgo (2004)
4/10

Horse race across a desert. Does that tell you ANYTHING? The only reason this film made so much money is it starred Viggo from LoTR (which I am proud to say I have not seen any of)...I was dragged to this movie by two LoTR freaks that I fondly call my best friends. The cinemetography is great, I can pass on the rest of the movie. And so can you. When the majority of a color movie focuses on ONE color...not good. *cringe*

Spiderman 2 (2004)
7/10

Yes, the special effects are impressive. Yes, this is a good escapism movie. No, it is not one of the best movies of 2004. I usually cringe at the thought of sequels, and this is a reason why. Okay, I've never seen the original...

Catwoman (2004)
8/10

I found this movie to be better than Spiderman, even though it got worse reviews. Then again, I disagreed with the critics on Mouse Hunt. Weird...CATwoman and MOUSE Hunt. Anyway, if you look past Halle Berry in leather with a whip, it actually has a very good plot to it. If you hate cats, don't watch it. Enough said.

Two Weeks Notice
4/10

Valerie loves romantic comedies. Valerie loves Sandra Bullock. But Valerie does not love this piece of trash. It droned on and on about nothing, and seemed to be more preachy than story telling. =\