Mel actually playing an Australian. This would have been fine if it hadn’t been duplicated (and therefore diluted) by so many ripoff movies.
Lucas
I really liked this movie. I dunno, it was “cute”. I haven’t seen it in years though, so I don’t know what I’d think of it today.
He Loves Me… He Loves Me Not
Girl is insanely in-love with an older married man… or is she just plan insane??? An interesting presentation, though I thought they could have been a little more clever – I sort of figured it out before the secret was “revealed”. Strange, this was subtitled in French, but I was just thinking that I don’t really remember reading any subtitles. Is that good or bad? Good, I think.
Loverboy
Cheesy teen in over his head flick. Of course, it has to do with sex. Ya know, I’ve seen a lot worse movies of this genre.
The Lost World (Jurassic Park II)
More dinosaurs and Jeff Goldblum. Ho hum. You know, they should make a movie with lots of special effects, no plot and just have dinosaurs go on a rampage… oh, wait… I guess that was THIS movie. Nevermind.
Lost Souls
It’s about this guy who is slated to be the re-incarnation of the devil… although he doesn’t know it. Winona Ryder is in this, for once she did a decent job (she wasn’t the ‘same character she usually is’). I don’t know, it’d be a stretch to say this was a good movie, but I suppose it was worth a buck fifty at the cheap theater. Don’t go out of your way to see it, but it won’t harm you.
Lost in Translation
Ever been at a party at 2am, and you want to go home, but you’ve agreed to drive your friends home, and they’re engaged in some inane conversation and don’t want to leave? That’s what this movie was like for me… I just wasn’t having a good time. This got a bunch of good reviews, but for me… something was, um, lost in translation.
Lost in Space
This movie was given such horrible reviews that I felt kind of embarrassed even renting it. It really wasn’t that bad though. Sure, the whole ‘time travel’ thing made almost no sense, the writing wasn’t special, the acting wasn’t super, and some of the special effects were marginal, but these are all things which made the original TV show so great! (except the writing in the original was better). Lost in Space (the TV show) was on at 10-11AM every morning in the summer when I was a kid. I think I saw every episode twice. Back in the late 70s/early 80s, there simply weren’t any sci-fi shows. Lost in Space had to do. I thought this movie had enough ‘new stuff’ to make it viable, while still being true to the original. They even managed to make Dr. Smith a somewhat respectable character (still very evil, but at least not pathetic). I think my favorite line in the movie was Dr. Smith saying “the pain”, his catch phrase from the original show. Ah, the memories. (on it’s own though, this was a pretty dumb movie)
Lost in La Mancha
Kind of like being a peeping Tom… There’s something entertaining about actually seeing Terry Gilliam do regular stuff. Too bad it was such a tragic disaster – would’ve been a great movie. One other thing – there are derogitory comments in this movie about “Baron Munchausen”, which I thought was an amazing movie. Who cares if it lost money! It was a great frickin’ movie!
Lost Highway
Just bizarre… but bizarre for bizzarness’s sake, which isn’t good. A movie has to be more than “weird” to be appealing. I did like the scene where the bad driver gets a gun in his face though – have you ever wanted to do that?
The Lost City
A seemingly honest look at the events around the Cuban revolution, from the point of view of fictional characters involved in various aspects of it. I did like how the romance worked-out – very unconventional result. Anyway, it was just a whole sad series of events. I wish everyone would just get over it though – the people who lost their property in the revolution need to face reality – it’s gone. You’re not getting it back. Your side lost. The world is not fair. Get over it & move on.
The Lost Boys
Mediocre vampire flick. Why do “they” keep making these movies? Find a new monster dammit.
Lost and Found
I can’t believe I even watched this.
The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
The only thing that sucks about this movie is that it’s over. I can’t look forward to another one, it’ll never be “new” for me again. Everything about this movie (and the other two) was glorious.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Not as mind-blowing as the first one simply because we’ve seen the first one. Still, it was pretty darn entertaining… I do wish they’d not added the elves in helm’s deep & the warg riders scene & had given more time to the Ents. But, even with those changes/omissions, I was slaphappily satisfied. 2hrs & 59minutes never passed so quickly.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Frankly amazing. Where was this movie when I was 13? Oh well, it was good at 31. I think this was the best of the trilogy… everything was fresh, and they didn’t have to rely on so much computerized battle scenes to fill time.
The Longest Yard – 1974
You know… football is a frickin’ game! Hello!
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
It wasn’t the greatest Albert Brooks movie – seemed a little rushed in construction. It seemed that he thinks it’s funny to “not be funny” a lot. Sometimes that works, but I think he overdoes it here. The movie could have used a bit more script editing, re-writing, etc. There were some good bits, but a lot of throw-away stuff too.
The Lonely Guy
Aren’t there any lonely girls out there? Why is it so damn difficult for those two “entities” to meet?
Lolita
Another disturbing movie. A man falls in love (or at least in lust) with a 14-year-old girl… who happens to be his stepdaughter (after he marries her mom in order to stay close to the family). The girl is totally wacko (and not at all innocent), and he is an obsessed pervert. What a couple! I suppose that’s simplifying it a bit too much… The plot shows how each of them becomes who they are. So, we’re not just presented with a couple of screwed up people, we’re presented with a couple of somewhat normal people who slip or get pushed over the edge. As you can probably guess, they don’t go on living happily ever after. The whole thing is pretty tragic. I was a little annoyed by the sound in the movie… the dialogue was really quiet, while the background noises were really loud. I had to crank up the volume to hear people talk, and then BOOM! a car would drive by. Maybe I just had a crummy tape though. The direction of the movie was pretty good – there were a lot of well filmed scenes. If you don’t mind seeing a movie of such subject matter, go see it. But, if you do mind you will likely be repulsed.
The Lives of Others
Absolutely fantastic in every regard. Do yourself a favor, and see this. What happens when a spy realizes he’s on the wrong side of history?
The Little Mermaid
Disney promoting dictatorships again… or well, “Monarchies”, but whatever. What are we teaching our kids? Hey Ariel – who died and made YOU princess?
Little Big Man
Great black comedy about the American Indian wars, or should we say “slaughter”. It has you laughing, then you realize it’s really sickening… What’s amazing about this movie is that you realize how perverted the actions and attitudes of the US government (and US people) are. It’s easy to dismiss or laugh at the whole Indian question – which is what this movie has you doing for much of its length. Then, just when you’re thinking it’s all cute and funny, bam – reality hits.
The Lion King
Did you ever wonder why Disney makes so many movies that promote dictatorships? Simba? Who voted for THAT asshole? No wonder the other lions had a revolution – Power to the Pride!
Liar Liar
One of the few palatable Jim Carrey movies. It’s a funny concept, and he pulls it off. Is it possible to lie your way through life? No. or yes, or whatever, sure maybe?