JeffreyVC @Filmaster

JeffreyVC wrote a review of The Last Airbender

Wow. I know remaking movies is popular, but did Star Wars Episode I need to be "re-imagined" so soon? With The Last Airbender, M. Night Shyamalan finally proves that he is more oblivious to his own failings Read the article

JeffreyVC commented KNIGHT AND DAY is insane fun; Cruise is back (JeffreyVC)

Long absence, I know. Wish there was a way I could automatically post stuff over via RSS or something. Either way, gonna do my best to return to commission here. Hopefully all is well. Any updates to the site I should check out?

JeffreyVC wrote a review of Knight and Day

In an earlier article, I compared Knight and Day to Killers. I'm glad I bet on Cruise. Except for a slight slip involving a couch, he seems to have a lock on his career. He knows his strengths and Read the article

JeffreyVC wrote a review of Sherlock Holmes

And so is Watson. This dynamic duo is a lot closer than we thought. While they used to solve mysteries together and share witty lines of dialogue in Arthur Conan Doyle's stories, Holmes and Watson now Read the article

JeffreyVC commented Shock and awe: separating the beauty from the hype in AVATAR (ChrisKnipp)

Nice review. Your scores don't seem like they match your words though, not that scores mean too much. Still, you did give it a 10 on innovativeness and bashed it for being, well, uninovative. I completely agree with some of your assessments. Here's a link to my review. I should get it into the Filmaster system. I don't think I fell victim to hype at all. I just thoroughly enjoyed it. http://www.cinemasoldier.com/articles/2009/12/20/avatar-is-a-truly-visceral-experience-go-see-it.html

JeffreyVC commented El laberinto del fauno (emilio_m)

Hey, great article. I hadn't thought of the wipes and camera that way. What do you think about the violence in the film? It is one of the most brutal films I have seen.

JeffreyVC wrote a review of Precious: Based on a Novel by Sapphire

There's a lot of hype about Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire. It was a huge winner at the Cannes and Sundance film festivals in January/February and the buzz has only grown louder since. Read the article

JeffreyVC wrote a review of The Box

Never push the big red button. It's never a good idea. Things blow up, people die, civilizations end, bad guys laugh. Still, it's always too tempting to resist. The big red button is a problem for Read the article

JeffreyVC wrote a review of Amelia

"Amelia" isn't going to break any box office awards this weekend. When I saw it Thursday at midnight, my friend and I were the absolute only two people in the theater. Everyone else was seeing "Saw VI" Read the article

JeffreyVC wrote a review of Zombieland

Imagine the insanely hot girl across the hall knocking on your door, begging you to hold her. You’ve dreamed of this day for months between World of Warcraft raids and Mountain Dew: Code Reds. It’s too Read the article

JeffreyVC commented The Good Shepherd (rrees)

That's a shame. I had heard good things about this one.

JeffreyVC wrote a review of Pandorum

Pandorum might be the best videogame movie adaptation I’ve ever seen. Unfortunately, it’s not based on a videogame, and many of the ridiculous plot points we commonly dismiss in survival horror games are Read the article

JeffreyVC wrote a review of Jennifer's Body

If you are in high school and an insanely hot girl comes on to you out of nowhere, don’t get excited. She may want to eat your organs and drink your blood. Or at least, I think she wants to eat your organs Read the article

JeffreyVC wrote a review of Extract

Mike Judge’s Extract (R, 91 min.) is hard to dislike. It’s full of entertaining and funny characters. Unfortunately, none have any depth. Like the food extract assembly line in the movie, each character Read the article

JeffreyVC commented Taking Woodstock finds magic behind the spectacle (JeffreyVC)

That's great. We tried to bring Woodstock back in the 90s, but it always turned violent. Glad you guys could make it work. Yeah, I just enjoyed this movie, much like I enjoyed Adventureland (though this isn't a romantic movie). It's subtle and just pulls you in slowly. I have patience.

JeffreyVC commented The Beautiful Days of Summer (Billy_Costigan)

I agree with your review. I think the reason its so much better than a typical romantic comedy (some reviewer may have said this) is that in this movie, you know from the beginning that this relationship isn't going to work out, but Tom has no idea. So we have to battle with our own desires for them to get together as well as watch Tom slowly realize its over himself. In a typical rom com, you have two leads, a series of linear situations, and they declare love at the end (after a fight). This

JeffreyVC commented Adventureland 2009 (mattdavey)

Really? See everyone gets down on this movie, but I really liked it. No, it wasn't another Superbad, liked they marketed it as, but it was one of the most honest movies I've seen in a while. I really enjoyed it.

JeffreyVC wrote a review of The Final Destination

Death must have a sense of humor. If it has a “design,” why does it let kids keep breaking the rules? And when they do, why doesn’t it just kill them quick? Maybe a brain hemorrhage or a heart attack? Read the article

JeffreyVC wrote a review of Taking Woodstock

Taking Woodstock will probably bore some people. It has its share of oddities, doesn’t stick to a genre, and shows very little of the Woodstock stage or music. However, for me, it provides the first real Read the article

JeffreyVC commented Shocking, Controversial, A Must-See: Tarantinto's 'Inglourious Basterds' (ChrisKnipp)

For sure. It's a slick flick either way.