It's a Disaster is the first great movie I've seen from 2013. However, for me it came with genuine surprise since I didn't expect it to be this good. Now I am here to confirm that the film is indeed very good. It's smart, it's clever with the premise, well acted and while only occasionally hysterical, I was engaged with all the characters pretty much every step of the way.
I've never heard of actor Jason Clarke, but he makes a huge impact right up front. As Dan, Clarke personifies the US Government's stance on torture, which changes greatly over the film's 12-year span. He's one of the main guys, good at this type of work though he works extra hard to keep his humanity in check. Similar to Jeremy Renner's character in Hurt Locker, Dan's job is so reckless it's fractured him as a functioning person. He's arguably the best performance in a movie full of great performances.
The raid is everything I hoped for. Everything I knew Bigelow was capable of delivering. Stripped of American revenge jingoism and full of respect for the men doing their job. The camera put you right into the mission, maintaining tension on multiple fronts. My stomach was in knots the entire time. The best piece of sustained cinematic bravura I've seen all year. Worthy of a 2nd Oscar.
You should double check your sources. Some titles, like Vertigo and Pan's Labyrinth, only contain clips. Not the entire movie. Chinatown I didn't find at all.
Between crap like this and the sheer volume of titles you can't even find, I want to punch anyone who supported the addition of Amos Vogel's Film as a Subversive Art.
1. What do you use iCheckMovies for? I look at my unchecked movies, ordered by # of official toplists. This is an excellent resource of what films I should be watching. Buried treasures. Sometimes I've never even heard of the film, and often I end up watching the best films this way.
2. What parts of the website should be improved, and why? If you also have a suggestion on how we should improve it, please let us know!
I love that you added more lists. I would keep doing that. The more official top lists that aren't personal checklists of director/actor filmographys the better.
3. What parts of the website don't you care for, and why? Are there features you'd go so far as to actually rather see them removed from the website?
My top complaint is that there is any television included. iCheckMovies should be exclusively devoted to checking movies. The long pages of numerous television episodes are just clutter.
Horror fans may appreciate the little things, but sacrificing scare moments for this meta-plot will disappoint them. Plus Fran Kranz is horrible as the stoner kid. His inept acting makes the kids story feel completely fake. As a fan of the filmmakers I am incredibly disappointed.
I see Leon, but even more I see Man on Fire. Only this is more focused and much more exciting. Instead of Denzel you have more of a Jason Bourne type. While it didn't bring anything new, that doesn't make it any less of a great film. Excellent script, direction, cinematography and editing.
In itself completely banal, the shot derives its power from the fact that shows us living people filmed in a real setting over a hundred years ago. It is also historically important for being part of the original Lumiere Brothers film programme shown on December 28, 1895
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It's a Disaster is the first great movie I've seen from 2013. However, for me it came with genuine surprise since I didn't expect it to be this good. Now I am here to confirm that the film is indeed very good. It's smart, it's clever with the premise, well acted and while only occasionally hysterical, I was engaged with all the characters pretty much every step of the way.Movie comment on CM101MMXI Fundamentals
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It seems like every time there's an update, this loses it's #1 Ranking in one genre and picks up a #1 ranking in another.Movie comment on Firecreek
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Terrible film. Makes all the wrong decision and wastes the few talented members of the cast. Avoid!Movie comment on Zero Dark Thirty
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I've never heard of actor Jason Clarke, but he makes a huge impact right up front. As Dan, Clarke personifies the US Government's stance on torture, which changes greatly over the film's 12-year span. He's one of the main guys, good at this type of work though he works extra hard to keep his humanity in check. Similar to Jeremy Renner's character in Hurt Locker, Dan's job is so reckless it's fractured him as a functioning person. He's arguably the best performance in a movie full of great performances.The raid is everything I hoped for. Everything I knew Bigelow was capable of delivering. Stripped of American revenge jingoism and full of respect for the men doing their job. The camera put you right into the mission, maintaining tension on multiple fronts. My stomach was in knots the entire time. The best piece of sustained cinematic bravura I've seen all year. Worthy of a 2nd Oscar.
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It's on Hulu Plus now.Movie comment on Viy
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Fun with a splash of creepy, like Hausu or Evil Dead II. The last 10 minutes is pretty great.Movie comment on Looking for Mr. Goodbar
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My favorite lead actress performance of all time.Movie comment on It's Love I'm After
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Hilarious. The greatest screwball comedy you've never heard of. Just as good (possibly better) than Twentieth Century.Toplist comment on 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die On Hulu Plus
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I only found 115 Black Swan - only the trailerToplist comment on 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die On Hulu Plus
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You should double check your sources. Some titles, like Vertigo and Pan's Labyrinth, only contain clips. Not the entire movie. Chinatown I didn't find at all.Movie comment on Process Red
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So glad I took my seizure meds before watching that one.Movie comment on Pan 2
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That was time well spent. (Oy!)Movie comment on Dr. Dre Feat. Eminem & Skylar Grey: I Need a Doctor
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Between crap like this and the sheer volume of titles you can't even find, I want to punch anyone who supported the addition of Amos Vogel's Film as a Subversive Art.Blog comment on Home Improvement
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1. What do you use iCheckMovies for? I look at my unchecked movies, ordered by # of official toplists. This is an excellent resource of what films I should be watching. Buried treasures. Sometimes I've never even heard of the film, and often I end up watching the best films this way.2. What parts of the website should be improved, and why? If you also have a suggestion on how we should improve it, please let us know!
I love that you added more lists. I would keep doing that. The more official top lists that aren't personal checklists of director/actor filmographys the better.
3. What parts of the website don't you care for, and why? Are there features you'd go so far as to actually rather see them removed from the website?
My top complaint is that there is any television included. iCheckMovies should be exclusively devoted to checking movies. The long pages of numerous television episodes are just clutter.
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I don't have a problem with the activity tab, but I wouldn't make it the Home Page. Would much prefer my Dashboard Profile to be my main page.Movie comment on The Cabin in the Woods
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Horror fans may appreciate the little things, but sacrificing scare moments for this meta-plot will disappoint them. Plus Fran Kranz is horrible as the stoner kid. His inept acting makes the kids story feel completely fake. As a fan of the filmmakers I am incredibly disappointed.Movie comment on Hail the Conquering Hero
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An entertaining exercise in forward momentum.Movie comment on Spiste horisonter
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No more so than every other film on this list.Movie comment on Ajeossi
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I see Leon, but even more I see Man on Fire. Only this is more focused and much more exciting. Instead of Denzel you have more of a Jason Bourne type. While it didn't bring anything new, that doesn't make it any less of a great film. Excellent script, direction, cinematography and editing.Movie comment on Castro Street
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Sobchak, I see we suffer from the same addiction.Movie comment on Repas de bébé
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In itself completely banal, the shot derives its power from the fact that shows us living people filmed in a real setting over a hundred years ago. It is also historically important for being part of the original Lumiere Brothers film programme shown on December 28, 1895Movie comment on Incontinence: A Diarrhetic Flow of Mismatches
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I can't begin to tell you how much I hope I never get a chance to see this.Movie comment on Castro Street
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Crap. The worst kind of crap, of which there is way too much of when looking at acclaimed short films.Showing items 26 – 50 of 67