eanmoss Reviews

Skyline (2010)

At least you can't guess the ending right?

[3/10 · 13 November 2010]

I left the theater scratching my head and wondering if Skyline were a good movie or not, suddenly the guys behind me tipped the scales for me:

"Was that movie lame?"

"That's the lamest movie I've ever seen."

While I totally disagree that this was the lamest movie ever (Star Quest: The Odyssey runs away with that award), I didn't leave the movie theater with the thought that I'd been to an "event" like I should have with the fantastic special effects.

On the surface, the script seemed solid, but then I realized that I thought the acting was terrible. Hold on. I've seen several of those actors in other projects and like them all from their previous work. Was it terrible directing, a weak story, a bad script after all? I really couldn't tell you. I remember saying to myself "this should be a good movie, but something is missing."

This is a movie meant to wow you with special effects, but it seems that they cut corners on story development. There was not one character that I was rooting for. I can not recall that ever happening before for a movie with a budget this big ($20 million is not a small budget film folks).

I guess it was the script. This script should have been rewritten several times before they started filming. With some of the action scenes, people in the theater should have been yelling and jumping, but no one seemed to move.

Bad score design? I just don't know.

This movie reminded me of the following: Cloverfield (premise), Independence Day (design), Star Quest: the Odyssey (quality of the story).

Star Quest: The Odyssey (2009)

Terrible

[1/10 · 8 November 2009]

This is the second straight movie where I've thought "so bad it's good." However, this one was just bad.

What was the plot? They left this movie in a cliffhanger as if anyone will force themselves to watch the sequel.

The music didn't match the movie at all. The chemistry of the cast was not there. There was no final battle to speak of.

The CGI was about what you'd expect from a TV show made in the 1990's.

The thing that kills me about this is that Blockbuster called it a "Hot new release." Please.

With "plot" this bad, you need clever writing and chemistry between the cast members to make up for it. No such luck in this one.

Bad Guys (2008)

I needed the laugh

[8/10 · 7 November 2009]

There was definitely some bad acting at times in this movie, but I laughed hard through out the whole thing. I rented it with the understanding that there was a definite possibility that it would be another terrible 'B' movie, and it was story-wise, but whoever wrote this was clever and witty.

The word play kept me rolling.

If you're looking for a deep story line with a whole lot of action, steer WAY clear of this movie. If you are as easily amused as I am, you'll get a hardy laugh out of this flick.

I loved the chemistry of the cast in this one. The lead actress Kate del Castillo was a little over the top at times and possibly the worst actor outside of Quinton "Rampage" Jackson. She pulled the role off wonderfully in the end without a doubt.

I can only hope I look as good at 50 years old as Sherman Augustus, whose on screen arrogance was brilliant. He had a particularly good report with Danny Strong.

Not really a great movie, but I had a great time watching it and that's what it's all about in my opinion. I literally laughed from the first minute of the film until the credits started rolling.

I was going to say something like "so bad it was good," but I believe it was just good. Contrary to the other ratings I've seen so far.

Friday the 13th (2009)

If you didn't like this one, you should have rented 'You've Got Mail' instead

[9/10 · 4 March 2009]

You have to take this movie for what it is. It is a thriller/slasher type film that modernizes the Jason character. Someone searching for that deeper meaning is completely wasting their time.

Yes, you know what is going to happen. Yes, this movie bears a striking resemblance to movie Hatchet. No, there is no moral to the story.

If you want to see young punks get theirs, then this is the movie for you. There were plenty of thrills and laughs in this one!

Truthfully, this movie may have lacked the same grittiness of the original, but that is because of the multimillion dollar budget. What it didn't lack, however, is action, perfect location, idiots to get sliced up, or laughs.

I also love how the movie didn't get in its own way. When I go watch a psychological thriller, I may want to get caught off guard with a clever plot twist. Not so with this one. When I go watch Jason, just give me want I want. A chump getting sliced up.

Echelon Conspiracy (2009)

Eagle Eye, War Games, Whatever...

[2/10 · 4 March 2009]

This was a B movie that had no business being released in theaters.

The acting combined with the terrible casting was not at all believable. Ving Rhames as an FBI agent with the boss Martin Sheen yelling at everyone at the top of his lungs??? No.

The anti-climatic ending was just terrible. Terrible. It was like the movie was a muddled mess and they hurried to get it over with at the end.

The bad thing about this movie is it started out great and then devolved as the Eagle-Eye like plot was revealed.

All that said, I was highly entertained by the first part of this movie and totally disappointed from just before the mid-point on.