johnlink ranks THE MALTESE FALCON (1941)

•September 14, 2009 • 1 Comment

I’ve long considered Bogart to be one of my favorite actors. His delivery, his attitude, his anti-pretty boy demeanor all represent a long gone era of black-and-white noir. Of course, he has CASABLANCA, which is a sort of half-noir, half-romance, mixed with thriller. I love CASABLANCA. Some days I would put it above THE MALTESE FALCON, other days I put the latter first. But it had been a few years since I saw the movie which is widely considered to have launched the noir genre, so I sat down to it last night.

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johnlink ranks WAKKO’S WISH (1999)

•September 1, 2009 • Leave a Comment

So, a day after making a declaration that I would watch the classics, I found an Animaniacs movie on HBO. So… yeah. I watched it.

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johnlink ranks ROPE (1948)

•September 1, 2009 • Leave a Comment

I decided that October will be horror month. It’s Halloween. Plenty of excuses to watch good (and bad) horror flicks. My average movie will go down in quality during that month, I expect. Plus, I noticed that I have watched tragically few classics this year. So, September will be classic month. Not everything will be a classic, I am sure, but I will make an honest attempt to get to a half-dozen(ish) older flicks.

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johnlink ranks THE HAPPENING (2008)

•August 31, 2009 • 2 Comments

Sometimes you hear such bad things about a movie, that you can’t possibly imagine it is as bad as everyone says. Then there is THE HAPPENING. All the bad things said could not come close to approximating the actual terribleness of this film.

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johnlink ranks MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III (2006)

•August 26, 2009 • 2 Comments

The three MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE movies break down like this. The first is a movie which fits well as one of the better 90s summer blockbusters. It is big and loud, but has a stronger story then one might expect. The second film is a perfect example of early 21st century summer movie excess. Too much brawn, not enough soul. The third, the one reviewed below, shows that a series can get back on track when put in able hands.

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johnlink ranks DISTURBING BEHAVIOR (1998)

•August 19, 2009 • Leave a Comment

I was up for a short horror flick. I got one. I was expecting a movie which would give me a small number. I got one. But I was also surprised to see that the movie still had some relevance for today’s world.

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johnlink ranks MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE II (2000)

•August 18, 2009 • 2 Comments

There are some movies you remember not liking, and then upon seeing them later, you discover you were wrong. Then, there are those which you see in your youth, remember fondly, and then see later and wonder what you were thinking. MISSION IMPOSSIBLE II falls into the latter category.

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johnlink ranks DISTRICT 9 (2009)

•August 14, 2009 • 1 Comment

I highly recommend seeing this movie with as little knowledge about it possible. The trailers don’t give much away, and much of their content does not appear in the movie. Go see it without knowing much about it, and you will be rewarded with one of the most original science fiction films in years. If you haven’t seen it, don’t make the jump below. HERE THERE BE SPOILERS!

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johnlink ranks THE STRANGERS (2008)

•August 11, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Still not entirely sure how I feel about THE STRANGERS. I can say that it offers more than your standard torture porn title (which it is not), but I also feel like it left a bad taste in my mouth. Maybe it was supposed to. In fact, I’m sure it was supposed to. Be warned, the following contains heavy SPOILERS…

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johnlink ranks THE INCREDIBLE HULK (2008)

•August 6, 2009 • Leave a Comment

This was another I intended to see in theaters when it came out last summer. I like Ed Norton a ton, and though I did think it was a little early to reboot the Hulk already, I suspected if anyone would do it well, it was him. That, and the teased IRON MAN tie in to set up the upcoming AVENGERS movie, caught my interest. The Hulk was never a favorite of mine when I did read comics (back in middle school), but I thought the movie might be entertaining enough to warrant a viewing.

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