Stranger Than Fiction

Release Date: November 10, 2006
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy/Fantasy
Director: Marc Forster
Cast: Will Ferrell, Dustin Hoffman, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Emma Thompson
Official Website and Synopsis

My Rating:

This was a nice surprise. I liked this one a lot because it was unique. It's not like any other movie out there right now. When we picked this up at Blockbuster we thought it would be a full out comedy, obviously because of Will Ferrell, but it was really sweet and...different. I don't exactly how to describe it, but go rent it the next time your at the video store. It might seem a little slow at first, but it ends up pretty good.

Grindhouse

Release Date: April 6, 2007
Rating: R
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Rose McGowan, Stacy Ferguson, Kurt Russel, Bruce Willis etc.
Official Website and Synopsis

My Rating:


Useless entertainment I guess. Maybe I'll get Jo's input on this one...have him write his review on it. There's just nothing for me to say about this one. If anyone were to ask me, actually I'd say it was stupid. It actually reminds me of old school Filipino action movies. Probably good to watch stoned, you'd probably laugh your head off. LOL.

The Reaping

Release Date: April 5, 2007
Rating: R
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Cast: Hilary Swank, David Morrisey, Idris Elba, Anna Sophia Robb
Official Website and Synopsis

My Rating:


This doesn't even deserve a star. It was shit, not worth spending $12. We were so bored on Sunday, that we just decided to watch it. The previews seemed ok, looked like it was really intense. I'm surprised it was even classified as a 'horror' film. Anyway, don't bother with this one. Two thumbs down for me.

300

Release Date: March 9, 2007
Rating: R
Genre: Action/Drama/War
Director: Zack Snyder
Cast: Gerard Butler, Lena Heady, Dominic West, David Wenham, Rodrigo Santoro
Official Website and Synopsis

My Rating:

I admit, I only heard about this movie through a friend of mine, she told me how she was dying to see it. I asked her what it was about and she said it was about 300 spartans going to war against an army of thousands. I thought to myself, 'Ok, another war movie...sure'.
But then I saw the previews. Let me just say, this movie surpassed any expectations I had of it. It is brilliant, the cinematography was amazing. There was only one part that I didn't like about it, ok maybe 2, but I can't really say, don't want to spoil it for whomever hasn't seen it. I only wished I saw it in IMAX. Unfortunately, by the time we got to the theatre, it had been sold out. Bummer. But, it's a must see in the theatres, watch it while it's still out, it definitely won't be the same on your tube, unless of course, you have your own home theatre...