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I saw Scary Movie 4 gonk crying (less said about that the better!) and Silent Hill.

I really liked Silent Hill but it has had some really poor reviews. I think it will mainly appeal to people familiar with the games, I've heard mixed reviews from non-fans and fans alike though. I don't have much SH knowledge, but I love the style and feel of what I'd seen of the games. I think they captured it very well in that respect. People might have been expecting to jump out of their seats every 5 minutes, but I think it's more of a psychological horror. Sean Bean's character was a bit superfluous and tagged on. (I believe he actually was due to the original script having no major male characters!) and some of the dialogue was a little iffy.

Here in the UK it had a 15 certificate. I'm not sure how they managed that because it's pretty gorey and graphic!

I saw Crash last night, finally. It was pretty good. There were some moments that were really heart wrenching and powerful. Then there were times where I was like meh. I did cry though. The emotion was so intense in certain scenes you just couldn't help it.

Now as far as it winning best picture, I don't know. To me, Brokeback Mountain was the better movie, and my drama teacher said that Capote was better than both. So who knows.

I suppose, because it was a disappointment on finally seeing the film properly when it was re-released in the UK after Kubrick's death. He had withdrawn it from distribution in the UK after copycat violence when it was first released, and I had seen it a couple of times on grainy, bootleg videos, on which it had looked fascinating and made me want to see the film as it was meant to be seen. In the intervening (long) period, I read the book, which I think is fantastic, and for me, the power of the book didn't come across in the film (sorry - the well-worn book vs. film debate rears its head again...) - although, admittedly, it would be well-nigh impossible to film that exactly! The film achieved a cult status, partly due to its unavailability, and for me, it didn't live up to expectations once it was finally released.

I knew she was gonna lose because she got the most negative opinions, but I'm SOOO SAD Leeann is not in the top three!! cry

BRICK SUCKED!

The Squid and The Whale was pretty good. Laura Linney was great as usual.

Really? I loved it. Owen Kline heart

Alright saw the whole thing. One of the best movies I've seen this year. The cinematography was really pretty. I think I might buy it. The score, though there wasn't much to it, was really good, so I'll probably be purchasing that as well.