One interesting thing is that shot glass didn't actually produce the hit I was expecting; instead it hit the writer's offhand remark about a "shot of acquitted felons streaming out of the courthouse". But it worked, so hey.
It's Lazydude's fault he's hard to find, though. He wore the bathrobe to distinguish himself - he should have included that tag somewhere in his video descriptions.

In reply to this comment by MarineGunrock:
Haha. That's damn near the same string of keywords that I used! I just didn't scroll all the way down! Thanks!

In reply to this comment by ReverendTed:
I Googled movie reviews bathrobe shot glass and the last link on the first page was your answer: Lazydork.

Haha. That's damn near the same string of keywords that I used! I just didn't scroll all the way down! Thanks!

In reply to this comment by ReverendTed:
I Googled movie reviews bathrobe shot glass and the last link on the first page was your answer: Lazydork.

I Googled movie reviews bathrobe shot glass and the last link on the first page was your answer: Lazydork.

Found this piece of geekish awesomeness via IGN, but here's youdiejoe's BBC Talking Movies review sift:
http://www.videosift.com/video/Raiders-of-the-Lost-Ark-The-Adaptation-BBC-Review

Found this via IGN, but here's youdiejoe's BBC Talking Movies' review sift: http://www.videosift.com/video/Raiders-of-the-Lost-Ark-The-Adaptation-BBC-Review

So... what did it take for you to see it the first time? Was it a consequence of some kind of advanced drug-cocktail or a going-to-the-movies-date with a supermodel that made you do it?

In reply to this comment by kulpims:
the only way to make me watch Twilight one more time would be to staple my eyelids to my forehead while Chuck Norris and Steven Seagal hold my hands tight. that, or if at the end of the movie, they get all the cast members to perform a bukkake on miss Stewart

I'm surprised this got sifted as I was more than happy to let it rest peacefully in my PQ.

Actually, the "overacting or in-character" is one of those trick questions: the overacting is in character. I'm stepping on my movie reviewer soapbox for just a moment (hey, some guys know sports inside & out. I know movies.)

In the film, Glover's character, Layne, is your basic teenage slacker who goes to great lengths to help his "friend" John after he learns that John kills a fellow student. Layne's concern, while well-intended, is disingenuous and ultimately wasted. Keanu Reeves' character, Matt, points this out to Layne with "I know you don't really care this much." and that "you don't think things through."

And when Ione Skye's character mentions "Mission Impossible" Matt immediately starts humming the familiar theme. These kids have been raised to believe that if they act concerned and helpful the way they do on TV, then they may actually be concerned and helpful.

Credit goes less to Glover and more to the director, Tim Hunter, for crafting the performance of a kid whose motivation is to, basically, overact. Hunter's directing talents were last used on the AMC's Mad Men, another gem!

There's a good parallel story involving Matt's younger brother, Tim (played by Joshua Miller...now there's bad acting). Tim keeps picking on their younger sister by "killing" her favorite doll. In fact, the opening scene of the film shows him tossing the doll into the river (foreshadow alert) and in the background during this opening scene, we hear John shouting in jubilation at the river's edge, celebrating his own evil deed. Later, Tim destroys the doll's grave marker erected by the toddler, who protests to Keanu Reeves, teary-eyed, "He's killing her again!"

In a brash abandonment of symbolism, Dennis Hopper's pot-dealing character is named "Feck" for goodness sake, playing the only character who really cared about the girl he killed years ago. So basically, he's the only one not feckless. I always thought that was neat.

As you can imagine, I recommend this film as an excellent exception to the cinematic crap that the 80's produced.

Outland (another Sean Connery one)
The Wraith
Freejack
The Lawnmower Man (there’s a sequel, but I haven’t seen it)
Cube, Cube 2, or Cube Zero
Mission to Mars
Fantastic Voyage (classic!)

And if you want to see the most ridiculed, according to Insultingly Stupid Movie Physics (click "Movie Reviews" on the left), watch The Core.
You can probably find some other sci-fi titles there to enjoy also.

p.s. another vote for Time After Time, also a growing-up favorite of mine. When I see/hear Jack the Ripper I always think David Warner.

Ha, and I like his Transformer's review: http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/34-nostalgia-critic/52-transformers-the-movie-review

loved the movie. upvote for amazing fingerstyle by Andy Mckee (at least I think it's his - can anyone confirm this?)
edit: found this extremely negative critique of August Rush. But seems to me that you're nothing more than a rational idiot if you go and watch this looking for holes in the plot of what is basicaly a fantasy movie

I can see where you're coming from, totally. I suppose the one saving grace of the movie for me was that John Doe was in custody when the ending played out. At least I had a small sense of justice in that. And Morgan Freeman's character understood how deeply everyone had been played. The bad guy was fucking evil incarnate, but at least he got caught. I can see how that might not be enough for some. I guess I'm easy that way

In reply to this comment by dag:
I just found that the whole se7ven movie's purpose was to make you feel like shit by the time you see his wife's head in the box. I walked out of that movie utterly depressed. Sure the whole deadly sins thing was clever, but so contrived and just a means to an end that was utterly horrible.



In reply to this comment by smibbo:
(last comment, I swear) The thing is, the Kevin Spacey character in Se7en was hideously and evil and scary et al but at least he had a point to make. The killer in NCFOM? He has no point. None. He's just a scary, evil motherfucker. That's it. And that's not enough for me.

In reply to this comment by dag:
Your review makes me not want to see this movie. I dislike movies that are technically wonderful, (great perfomances, great story) but depress the hell out of me.

If I'm looking to get bummed out, there are cheaper methods than that. Red wine works for me.

I think the number 1 movie that was technically good but depressed me- would have to be "7" with Brad Pitt. Hate that movie.

and Wim Wenders!!

In reply to this comment by jonny:
Smibbo, if you want a non-funny, Coen brothers like movie, I recommend Jim Jarmusch.

Actually, I love Blood Simple and Fargo. Miller's Crossing - not so much.

I ADORE Jim Jarmusch!! The difference? His movies may not have "meaning" either, but they do not set up intense emotional interplay that makes me NEED "meaning". His movies are thematic and I am fine with that, because he doesn't pretend otherwise and doesn't lead me to believe otherwise. And he's funny no matter what. I think he does "subtle" humor better than Coen Bros do. When they TRY to be funny they are hilarious. When they try to be subtle, it usually ticks me off. Go figure.

In reply to this comment by jonny:
Smibbo, if you want a non-funny, Coen brothers like movie, I recommend Jim Jarmusch.

and actually, NCFOM held me and Soupskin's attention the entire time. Believe me, we were RIVETTED by it. So much so that the credits had been rolling a while before we fully took in that it was over.

What I did miss, and I think this is bad direction/production is that Moss was dead. The camera showed it for all of a second (maybe) and I was supposed to deduce that fact from his clothes, being as he was one more body lying on the floor covered in blood?
I'm not stupid by any means, I'm not inattentive - especially during that movie - but I am nearsighted slightly and I COMPLETELY missed that Moss was dead. Thus perhaps the ending missed the mark for me a bit. I didn't know Carla Jean was a widow when she made her statment. She mentioned her mother dying and that was it. That's some crappy acting/direction right there. I "get" subtlty. I'm probably the only person in the whole bible belt who "got" "Jacob's Ladder" and rolled my eyes at how overdone the ending was (still in my top five of movies) so it's not that I "missed" the meaning. I just feel that the ending was not meaningful (as was the whole movie) it was thematic

In reply to this comment by dystopianfuturetoday:
-------Spoilers-------

NCFOM does have quite a bit of humor in it and isn't nearly as dark or gloomy as se7en. It plays as a tight little thriller for 2/3rds and then turns very real, which is a nice twist you don't see coming.

If you like Coen films like Blood Simple or Fargo, then this one shouldn't be a problem.

The meaning of the film is in the title, and this revelation is tossed at you very softly minutes before the abrupt end of the film, so don't blink or go to the bathroom.

------MAJOR SPOILER-------

The scary dude DOES get called on his pseudo masculine fatalist bullshit by the wife just before she is killed. She tells him that he is the one who makes the decision to murder, not coins or games. His mojo is thrown off, which results in a nasty car accident. I personally assume that the character recovers to kill again, but with out the glee and games of the past. In keeping with the title, I believe he becomes an old man in that scene, just like TLJ in the last hotel scene.

There is plenty of meaning in the film if you want to find it.

IMO, this is one of the best films of the year. It held my complete attention up until the very last scene, which I missed because I went to the bathroom.

>> ^dag:
I think the number 1 movie that was technically good but depressed me- would have to be "7" with Brad Pitt. Hate that movie.

I guess you've never watched A Clockwork Orange or 1984 or Dr. Strangelove.

Se7en? bleeeach. Good acting? oh my lord. Spacey did some good stuff, but the direction and editing in that movie destroyed any other potentially good performances beyond recognition.

On the other hand, one of my closest friends, a serious movie buff, considers it one of the greatest movies ever. I don't get it. Just strikes me as self-indulgent bloodletting.