Hudson Movie Reviews

I don't care what the rest says, this is the best frickin' movie I EVER saw!
(Just wished someone could ship it to the Netherlands.. but I guess PAL/NTSC-compatibility gives a problem with that..)

I saw this movie years ago on HBO or Showtime, Thought... Ehhh.. Nothing big. The more times I saw this film the more I realized the amount of detail and elbow grease was put into it. You have to watch this and pay attention to the details, from reading the back of the ambulance to hearing Igg and Ook Mention their names while dying. The cast of this movie was priceless.

I know this movie gets bad press but it's an ingenious masterpiece. Putting the robberies to music and the fact that his "high tech" gadgets include skateboards, softballs, and olive oil in such an unexpected and brilliant move that the amazing cast, hilarious lines, and uproaring sequences (my favorite being the "purary dart" sequance)just help put it even farther ahead of its time to the point that we still haven't caught up. The only comedies that walk beside it are "UHF" and "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie". so when you buy this also buy those cause they add that same humor.

'nuff said

I'm not a fan of Bullock but I don't dislike her either. I did enjoy this film, she brings a lot to it. Just the part of her fighting for the crown is worth watching the movie.

I own this movie already. This is a great movie, if I didn't have it, I'd buy it! Even if you are not a Sandra Bullock fan, it is definitely worth watching. I don't particularly favor one actor/tress over another, but I have seen this movie at least 50 times, an I laugh every time! 2 Thumbs up!

THIS IS THE BEST MOVIE SANDRA BULLOCK HAS EVER DONE! IT IS SO FUNNY! IF YOU HAVENT SEEN IT SEE IT! IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT GET IT!

I'm not a fan of Bullock but I don't dislike her either. I did enjoy this film, she brings a lot to it. Just the part of her fighting for the crown is worth watching the movie.

I own this movie already. This is a great movie, if I didn't have it, I'd buy it! Even if you are not a Sandra Bullock fan, it is definitely worth watching. I don't particularly favor one actor/tress over another, but I have seen this movie at least 50 times, an I laugh every time! 2 Thumbs up!

THIS IS THE BEST MOVIE SANDRA BULLOCK HAS EVER DONE! IT IS SO FUNNY! IF YOU HAVENT SEEN IT SEE IT! IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT GET IT!

Okay film. [...]Anyway, back to the movie...I was harsh on George Clooney when he had an ill performance in Batman and Robin. Since He made Out of Sight, Perfect Storm, From Dawn to Dusk, and Ocean's Eleven, George Clooney did what Will Smith could never do, the transformation of a tv star into a movie star. I hope he will choose more roles to help him to reach his potential, since I believe he will hit it big with the right roles. Other than that, Jennifer Lopez, as usual, is resplendent but wears off quickly since she only has the beauty of a face and body. If the audience was more than be fascinated about the chemistry between the two couple, the movie is basically flat. A gap here and there comes up. For example, [...] involve Michael Keaton in the movie since his role had absolutely nothing to do with the story, somewhat yeah contributes to the story but basically in a pointless way. Almost an all star cast here. Soderbergh's reason why he won the best picture for Traffic is because his style improved every film he did. From Sex, Lies, and Videotapes to Out of Sight to The Limey to Traffic, you can see how he experimented the style, what works and what doesn't work. This is an absolutely remarkable observation, granting the fact that he is a perfectionist. I absolutely love Soderberg's style in the film, but it seemed very young of maturity. [...]That is why I have this film a 6 because it looked great with a flat story. Samuel Jackson's cameo elevated the movie. Without that, there is no good ending for this one.

If you

-like an original movie (taken from an Elmore Leonard novel),

-aren't bothered to follow a storyline slightly more complicated than a roadrunner chase,

-enjoyed Ocean's Eleven, its story and cool music,

-aren't paralyzed by ridiculous stereotypes (like "tv actors are bad" or "latin singers can't act"),

-like a romantic comedy that isn't sappy, but intriguing, funny, and has an unusual ending,

this might be the movie for you.

One of the top ten movies of all time, Out Of Sight starts out with George Clooney coming out a his job interview that went bad which you don't find out actually until the middle of the film because of flash backs. Anyway on we go Jack Foley (George Clooney) then walks across the street and with no plan, no gun, no nothing but his quick mouth and mind robs a bank or at least almost does until he gets to his car and it won't start. So once busted by the cops only seems right that he is thrown in jail but not not for long because Foley again is a quick talker and thinker and finds two people who are breaking out and sets up his own plan to get out which is seperate from there's. This plan of his now is actually quite genius. So he tells a security guard that he knows who's busting out and to meet him in the chapel before lock down which is when he busts out and meets Jennifer Lopez who deliveres the best performance of her whole acting career and should of been nominated for a golden globe or something. Now J.Lo is known as Karen Sisco a Federal Marshal in this film and is known to like the cowboy cop type who cheats on his wife as her dad (Dennis Leary) likes to say who is also a cop. Now this is just where all the fun begins, Jack is breaking out and he fools all of the security guards but not Karen who is there checking out a case concerning one of the prisoners. So not being fooled doesn't make a difference for Jack already thought of this before because he has a car waiting for him with Ving Rhames playing his best friend Buddy and throws her in the back of trunk with Jack who starts trying to pull pick up line after pick up line on her while in the trunk with her which doesn't work out at first but slowly and surely after a while Karen breaks down and starts laughing with him. Although still planning on busting him by the time she gets out of the trunk that doesn't work out.
Well that's a summary of the beginning and it would be way to complex to explain being almost exactly like Pulp Fiction in the way the story weaves in and out. So I am just going to say that I love this film and it also had great performances by Don Cheadle (Swordfish), Steve Zahn (National Security) and Albert Brooks (The In Laws) later in the movie. Also may I add 'Out of Sight' was critically acclaimed by every critics everywhere from New York to L.A.!

Okay film. [...]Anyway, back to the movie...I was harsh on George Clooney when he had an ill performance in Batman and Robin. Since He made Out of Sight, Perfect Storm, From Dawn to Dusk, and Ocean's Eleven, George Clooney did what Will Smith could never do, the transformation of a tv star into a movie star. I hope he will choose more roles to help him to reach his potential, since I believe he will hit it big with the right roles. Other than that, Jennifer Lopez, as usual, is resplendent but wears off quickly since she only has the beauty of a face and body. If the audience was more than be fascinated about the chemistry between the two couple, the movie is basically flat. A gap here and there comes up. For example, [...] involve Michael Keaton in the movie since his role had absolutely nothing to do with the story, somewhat yeah contributes to the story but basically in a pointless way. Almost an all star cast here. Soderbergh's reason why he won the best picture for Traffic is because his style improved every film he did. From Sex, Lies, and Videotapes to Out of Sight to The Limey to Traffic, you can see how he experimented the style, what works and what doesn't work. This is an absolutely remarkable observation, granting the fact that he is a perfectionist. I absolutely love Soderberg's style in the film, but it seemed very young of maturity. [...]That is why I have this film a 6 because it looked great with a flat story. Samuel Jackson's cameo elevated the movie. Without that, there is no good ending for this one.

If you

-like an original movie (taken from an Elmore Leonard novel),

-aren't bothered to follow a storyline slightly more complicated than a roadrunner chase,

-enjoyed Ocean's Eleven, its story and cool music,

-aren't paralyzed by ridiculous stereotypes (like "tv actors are bad" or "latin singers can't act"),

-like a romantic comedy that isn't sappy, but intriguing, funny, and has an unusual ending,

this might be the movie for you.

One of the top ten movies of all time, Out Of Sight starts out with George Clooney coming out a his job interview that went bad which you don't find out actually until the middle of the film because of flash backs. Anyway on we go Jack Foley (George Clooney) then walks across the street and with no plan, no gun, no nothing but his quick mouth and mind robs a bank or at least almost does until he gets to his car and it won't start. So once busted by the cops only seems right that he is thrown in jail but not not for long because Foley again is a quick talker and thinker and finds two people who are breaking out and sets up his own plan to get out which is seperate from there's. This plan of his now is actually quite genius. So he tells a security guard that he knows who's busting out and to meet him in the chapel before lock down which is when he busts out and meets Jennifer Lopez who deliveres the best performance of her whole acting career and should of been nominated for a golden globe or something. Now J.Lo is known as Karen Sisco a Federal Marshal in this film and is known to like the cowboy cop type who cheats on his wife as her dad (Dennis Leary) likes to say who is also a cop. Now this is just where all the fun begins, Jack is breaking out and he fools all of the security guards but not Karen who is there checking out a case concerning one of the prisoners. So not being fooled doesn't make a difference for Jack already thought of this before because he has a car waiting for him with Ving Rhames playing his best friend Buddy and throws her in the back of trunk with Jack who starts trying to pull pick up line after pick up line on her while in the trunk with her which doesn't work out at first but slowly and surely after a while Karen breaks down and starts laughing with him. Although still planning on busting him by the time she gets out of the trunk that doesn't work out.
Well that's a summary of the beginning and it would be way to complex to explain being almost exactly like Pulp Fiction in the way the story weaves in and out. So I am just going to say that I love this film and it also had great performances by Don Cheadle (Swordfish), Steve Zahn (National Security) and Albert Brooks (The In Laws) later in the movie. Also may I add 'Out of Sight' was critically acclaimed by every critics everywhere from New York to L.A.!

What - a movie about a lawyer really being a devil? Why we never would have suspected it - how original. What really drives this film is Keanu Reaves relationship with his wife and how it falls apart due to temptations and pressures at work. Despite the ridiculousness of the actual plot, these are emotions many men can relate to.

I thought Pacino made things look too easy as the Devil, so much of the plot had an absurd, forced aspect to it. Over all, his performance is energetic, and that overcomes some of the predictability of the plot.

The whole thing unravels a bit at the end. Dialog not quite what it should be, and it felt as if the director wanted to get to the other storyline quickly, so he wrapped it up too soon.

I'm a devout christian. I don't normally do movies with the Devil in it. It's just a spirt I don't want in my home. The Devil's Advocate is one of the freakiest movies I've ever seen.

The Devils Advocate is a story about a hot shot florida lawyer(Reeves) and his beautiful wife(Theron). He's never lost a case and he gets a job offer at a fancy firm in New York. One of the largest and most powerful firms in the world. He gets consumed in his work and his new job. His wife just wants him to start and family but work is becoming his obsession. As he's at the firm he starts realize his boss may have an alterior motive and might not be who he says he is.

Al Pacino is scary. He plays the devil to well. It's easily one of the best roles he's ever done. He plays Satan almost as well as he does Michael Corleone. It looked to me like he had way to much fun doing this movie. He just evil and vial. He really steals the movie.

Charlie Theron is fantastic. She is such a beautiful woman. She has looks that could stop traffic. It's amazing to see the change she takes place in the movie. I can't believe she'd make herself look that ugly. She is so believabel and is a great actress.

Keanu Reeves does a great job. I think it's one of the better films he has ever done in his carear. I love his fake southern accent. He looks like a lawyer and carries the swagger of a lawyer in the movie. He doesn't do all that great in some of the emotional love scenes, but I like him a lot in the movie.

The Devils Advocate is a scary movie. It's a not a nightmare movie, but more of an eye opening movie. Are we really that vain and blind to what goes on around us. It's not a movie for a young audience. I don't think I'd buy it, but it's worth a peak on tv or a rental.

This is a great movie. Who else better to play the devil than al pacino. I'm confused on one thing though. No one seems to know this, but a few years ago I watched this movie on tv with my roomate for the first time, and there was this REALLY freaky scene. It freaked me out, which is a rare thing for me. Keanu Reeves is like standing in the apartment and he has a hallucination. It's disgusting. His stomach is sliced open and he falls to the floor and looks up, and everything's ok. Does anyone recall that scene cuz it's gone! I rented this movie recently and there was no such scene at all. Did they cut it out? After watching that scene, i was like THIS IS A SCARY MOVIE! It bugged me. I know it was the Devil's Advocate. I'm not confusing the movie with something else. There was that psycho scene in it years ago. If anyone knows let me know by writing a review on here. Thanks.

Ghostbusters 2 is not the best of sequels. Sure the money was there, but it didn't seem all that funny. Sometimes this movie down right took on a dark tone. The Painting was truely a scary ghost, and in some ways may have been one of the biggest problems with this movie. As for the actor's, it seemed like the jokes just didn't work. Probably if your looking for a true movie comedy, go with the first Ghostbusters. This movie wasn't very funny, and was semi-scary drama. Let me now review this dvd in detail: Movie charctors: I could see that Bill didn't really have a feel for this movie. Most actor's in this movie do decently, but not as well as the first movie. The support cast also wasn't very good this time round. One of the biggest problems with the movie charctors was the lack of humor. . . . . .80% Movie Plot: The plot basicly was put around the Slime and the painting. Basicly The slime now has feelings and is effected by how people in New York feel, and theres a ton of it in the sewers. The Painting is a self-portrait of a known Murder that died in a very bad way. Anyways The painting's ghost needs a host to walking again in human form. And of coarse Dana and Peter's baby he wants. Go figure. You think this ghost would have known better. lol anyway. . . .85% Movie effects: The effects where very interesting. The Art department sure gave the movie some very interesting ghosts. However Some things didn't quite work. The Statue of Liberty was way off the size of the real one. One more thing about the movie was how it seemed like from one screen to the next, the suits changed from Brown to Purple so quickly. . . . .90%Dvd features: This Movie didn't really get any at all.. . . . .50%If you like this movie I suggest: Ghostbusters, Candyshack, Evolution, SNL in the 70's - early 80's.

People don't give Ghostbusters II the credit it deserves, but I will. I give it 4 stars only because nothing can measure up to the original. But nonetheless, GBII is funny, has great special effects, and has a feel-good vibe to it. I hope that Ghostbusters 3 gets made.

I have no idea why they think that 1989's "Ghostbusters II" failed to live up to the first one. The first one from 1984 was excellent in it's own way but parts of it showed signs of being dated. From my perspective though, the second Ghostbusters movie takes what was great about the first one and built upon the greatness of that one and took on a far less comedic tone in favor of a much darker and more dramatic twist to the story line. To me, this was a wise movie in my part as it showed the growth of the movie series and showcased the producers taking new risks with new creativity.

It all begins years after the spectacular events that brought the first Ghostbusters movie to an epic yet humorous ending. The Ghostbusters team have gone bankrupt due to numerous lawsuits brought against them by bureaucrats after the property damage done during the Marshmallow Man incident years back (According to the movie timeline) and have gone their own separate ways. However, New York City is now in a state of danger when a mysterious painting of a 16th century Carpathian who lived during the 14th Century named Vigo begins resides at the Art Museum. Vigo, residing in the painting, causes weird things to happen. Also a massive river of ectoplasm (Red Slimy substance coursing through the city's sewer system) materializes from the negative emotions/bad vibes in the cities' citizens and feeds evil and hate into its citizens it comes into contact with. During an incident that occurs with a sample of the red slime, they discover that the ectoplasm if allowed too much negative emotions will explode with a cataclysmic amount of explosive force and wipe civilization off the face of the earth. Now the Ghostbusters have to team up again and lift the spirits of the New York population to fight the rising evil of Vigo's spirit and prevent disaster. However, the Ghostbusters team is viewed as psychologically disturbed by authorities and is in danger of being imprisoned at mental institutions. Not even Dana Barrett is out of the woods either. Worse yet, Vigo in his spirit form, is after Dana Barrett's infant son Oscar so he can transfer his spirit and life force into the body of Oscar so he can live again. With all of these massive obstacles, it's a dark yet fun adventure for the Ghostbusters team as they duke it out to save the future of NYC and possibly the world from total annihilation.

Bill Murray steals the spotlight as the loveable yet eccentric Peter Venkman whose highly humorous personality has nonetheless been in conflict with the various spirits and ghosts that have haunted the city and his life following the events of the first movie years before then. Rick Moranis' character Lewis Talbot is just funny, seeing him going from just a mere babysitter and job assistant to actually becoming an actual Ghostbuster towards the ending. Sigourney Weaver brings on an excellent and more dramatic role playing Dana Barrett. The rest bring on solid roles as well. The movie also is benefited from an excellent script and great and original plot. The special effects and the ghosts and such in the first movie while have scared the daylights me back when I was just a toddler when it was relatively new, look quite dated today but on here, they are a lot more improved and still are pretty scary, in an entertaining way. I gotta admit, I still love watching the ectoplasm and what it does. The seemingly opposite tone of the second Ghostbuster movie perfectly compliments the previous one so well. This movie in a way sends out a great message too of how the negativity of society has gotten out of hand recently (both around GB 2's release and today) and what the fallout could turn out to be. It's something to really think about.

I still to this day am baffled at the significantly lower amount of box office revenue that this movie generated when released back in 1989. While it may have in part due to the surprisingly darker tones that might have driven away those who were looking for more humorous story, it still is unbelievable that they considered this movie to be a 'flop'. This is far from a flop, in any stretch of the imagination. It mustered up 100 Million at the box office, far from a flop even though it wasn't as financially successful as the first one. Perhaps I might be sounding a bit over reactive due to the fact that I've been a fan of this incredible movie since I was around 7 years old when this came out but I think that the so called 'failure' of this film is one of the greatest injustices in the history of movies. It's a pity that they decided to not continue after this one. Then again, it's probably a good idea that they didn't, not because they would wreck the franchise with a third sequel that would've been weaker than the previous two but that at least they ended the movie series on a high note. "Ghostbusters II" in many ways avoids the so-called sequel slump that ruins many movies over time. It was a wise move to give the short-lived franchise a much more dramatic undertone and giving the "Ghostbusters" movie a new and original twist in storyline. It's a sign that they were branching out into new territory and it's a pity that the audience seemingly was not embracing this new change in tone. In fact, by simply making this one almost like a rehash of the first one would've turned out disastrous. Instead, "Ghostbusters II" Turned out to be a masterpiece and one of the greatest movie sequels of all time and I highly recommend that you buy this DVD today! Buy both of them. They are both worth owning!

This movie, It was kind of funny because the jokes were there, and some women (notice I'm saying some not ALL) would do what Kate Hudson did, and I feel sorry for the charactor of
Matthew M. who had to put up with it. Like I said before It had some okay jokes, but it was way to predictable, and I think hollywood could have done better. A whole lot better.

North east, it sounds like you took USA's biting review personally. You are certainly allowed to like this movie as much as you want. I saw it with USA (I'm his wife) and I thought it was okay. Yes, he is an opinionated snob. But he watches the ocasional date movie with me just to be nice--which he CAN be.
Then he vents by writing a review. I've warned him about being so over the top sarcastic in these reviews but he won't listen. In his defence though, he did say "We" throughout the review. He doesn't feel any less of a slave than anyone else so rest assured.

There was no chemistry between these two. The plot was tired, and there were no twists. You could see everything coming a mile away. I had high hopes. But it was boring.

This movie, It was kind of funny because the jokes were there, and some women (notice I'm saying some not ALL) would do what Kate Hudson did, and I feel sorry for the charactor of
Matthew M. who had to put up with it. Like I said before It had some okay jokes, but it was way to predictable, and I think hollywood could have done better. A whole lot better.

North east, it sounds like you took USA's biting review personally. You are certainly allowed to like this movie as much as you want. I saw it with USA (I'm his wife) and I thought it was okay. Yes, he is an opinionated snob. But he watches the ocasional date movie with me just to be nice--which he CAN be.
Then he vents by writing a review. I've warned him about being so over the top sarcastic in these reviews but he won't listen. In his defence though, he did say "We" throughout the review. He doesn't feel any less of a slave than anyone else so rest assured.

There was no chemistry between these two. The plot was tired, and there were no twists. You could see everything coming a mile away. I had high hopes. But it was boring.

Ok, so at age 24 I'm a bit out of the intended audience for this show, but I still found myself greatly enjoying it. The plot doesn't hold up very well, but it's simply a very fun and fast paced movie (which, if I'm thinking correctly, is what most films are supposed to be.)

The soundtrack is a bit grating, but overall, just enjoy this one. But don't think too hard about it.

i love this film & i hope they do more like these . i actually wanted to see this film in the theaters, but i never got around too it i wish i would've it really would've been fun since i'm a don bluth fan . the guy that created dragons lair , space ace , braid dead 13 , an american tail , secret of nimh,land before time gives you titan A/E what a cool concept for a film the casting is absoultely perfect matt damon , drew barrymore , nathan lane , bill pullman & few others, a delightful ride of pure excitement so strap yourself in for the ride of your life.

I do hope that fox makes more films like with don bluth at the healm what a genius he is . stay healthy don take care & to the team that helped in making of titan coming life, thanks you guys you did an awsome job what trip to watch & the sound is just wonderful . the dts audio track will blow you away & picture will too. if you like star wars & just all around sci-fi than this for you . i'd recommend this for safe fun family viewing .

Highly Recommended , What a Winner!

It calmly came and went in theaters a couple years ago, and maybe that's why Titan A.E. is so appealing: it doesn't try to outdo itself or copy others work, and is both eye candy and classic characters in one simply wonderful package.

Titan A.E. follows the tale of an ambitious young space rogue named Cale Tucker, and is set in the 31st century. After the earth is destroyed by alien Drej, Cale is embedded by his father as the savior of all earthlings in the universe, a savior to construct a second earth for all the earthlings; earthlings now living on drifter colonies space ships scattered through the galaxy. However, this is not an easy task: the Drej scum want Cale killed before he can establish a new humanoid planet, and this turns Cale into a human McGuffin. This movie basically follows Cale on his adrenaline rush search through the Galaxy to find the means to rebuild this Titan 'After Earth,' and the plot is rather structurally simple: get from point A to point B before the badguys do first.

This does not, however, diminish from the fun. It never appears to be simplistic on the surface; indeed, it would just be annoying to analyze every plot twist to fit to the basic plot structure. This movie is designed to distract you away from that increasingly annoying display of average movie range.

One of the ways these distractions may happen is the simply beautiful background design, based off of photos courtesy of the Hubble Space Telescope. I couldn't help but utter "cool..." at some scenes, especially the ending sequences. I'm telling you, this movie is sheer eye candy.

The character interaction between the key players in the movie is well done, and there is also a little touch of a love story in the movie as well. The crew on board the ship, the one Cale uses to travel about in, ranges from sour to creepy to just plain cool in the characteristic aspect, and layers of medium-toned character development are present from beginning to end. A definite strong point of Titan A.E.'s storytelling is the ability to have more than adequate storytelling right off the bat. For example, in the movie Cale has an old alien friend that watches after him. All it takes is 30 seconds for you to begin liking that rather 'incidental' character. This is one of the things that have levitated this movie to it's popularity: when this friend of Cale's is put in potential danger five minutes into the movie, you fear that certain friend is going to be hurt.

This movie could be said to be based off 'Treasure Island,' because of definite same plot twist proportions. For instance, Cale has a map that everybody's vying for, resembling Jim Hawkins won map, and another character called Korso could be said to based off of Long John Silver. Completely coincidental or not, it works without a doubt and provides clever fun comparing the movie with the famous book.

This movie isn't really violent. There was a scene at the beginning were our hero Cale is clipped by wild blaster fire, and there is a gash in his arm, but the whole movie isn't like this. Mostly the heroic characters are blasting Drej, and Drej are blue and shiny and break similarly to the way a crystal would if dropped. So this movie isn't really violent or offensive. There is a scene of brief, coy nudity, but besides that not much is not suitable for the whole given family.

All these reasons add up to a great movie that shouldn't be passed up if you find it. It isn't worth renting, because even in the unlikely event you find yourself consistently hating the plot, characters and animation, the special effects and sound effects, mixed with the catchy music and background modeling make this movie a piece of animation worth having.