| Posted by: Sad man at February 22, 2003, 4:08 am | | Topic: One Hour Photo(2002)-7/10 Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by urbanlegend23 This isn't a horror/thriller movie. It's a very depressing character study, it's more of a psychological thriller. It's much more a drama than anything else I thought... Yes u are right!...this movie is not horror at all...In fact itīs more a drama with some thriller twists...IMO. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Chick_Gurl at October 6, 2007, 9:17 pm | | Topic: Amusement Forum: DVD TV | | Quote: Originally Posted by skysoldier So this is a suspense thriller movie? Isn't it? horror/thriller movie. . . | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Chick_Gurl at September 25, 2007, 5:13 pm | | Topic: The Box Forum: DVD TV | | Quote: Originally Posted by erikko not really but more of a thriller i guess according to the synopsis yup,, horror/thriller. . . nwei,, what is Pandora's Box?! a movie?! | | Static Link |
| Posted by: urbanlegend23 at February 21, 2003, 11:43 pm | | Topic: One Hour Photo(2002)-7/10 Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Arathon I gotta see this movie! To be honest I'm really into Horror/thrillers, but this film sounds very good. This isn't a horror/thriller movie. It's a very depressing character study, it's more of a psychological thriller. It's much more a drama than anything else I thought... | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Morph at November 11, 2007, 8:48 pm | | Topic: Walled In Forum: DVD TV | | Quote: Originally Posted by skysoldier A horror or thriller movie or suspense. a Horror / Thriller flick buddy.. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: morningstar at January 17, 2008, 2:25 am | | Topic: What Lies Beneath Forum: DVD TV | Quote: Originally Posted by erikko this is a thriller movie i already watched it and it made me glue to my seat.
Now i know, why it has a tag line "The First Class Thriller!" | | Static Link |
| Posted by: auge_28 at April 12, 2008, 4:14 pm | | Topic: Help me find grind-house / exploitation horror DvDs . . . Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Dragula Cannibal Holocaust Cannibal Ferox Thriller: A Cruel Picture I Drink Your Blood Hookers Revenge I Spit On Your Grave It seems that Thriller - A Cruel Picture, also known as They Call Her One Eye, Hooker's Revenge, Thriller are all versions of the same film. So I added Thriller: A Cruel Picture (the unedited version) and I Drink Your Blood. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Deckard at October 2, 2001, 11:49 pm | | Topic: Video Capsule: Frantic (7/10) Forum: JoBlo | | FRANTIC (8.5/10) is a classy thriller that oozes Polanski trademarks. Aside from being one of Harrison Fords finest thespian moments this film is also well shot, exceptionally restrained and enthralling. The fish out of water angle is only one of many issues addressed in this inventive thriller. Taking it's time, building up subtle tension then before you know it-the viewer is FRANTIC. One of Polanski's best and a quality thriller that stands tall alongside some of the best in the genre. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: elisee_7 at September 25, 2007, 5:12 pm | | Topic: The Box Forum: DVD TV | | Quote: Originally Posted by erikko not really but more of a thriller i guess according to the synopsis Oh, Cameron and Sean William in a thriller? Well that is something new | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Santa Clause at December 31, 2002, 4:43 pm | | Topic: Reviews: Enough Forum: JoBlo | | Review: This movie is a great thriller. Jennifer Lopez did not act very well but that didn't stop me from liking it. It had lots of fighting and had a cool ending fight sequence is the house!!! It was a fun Pop Corn thriller which I enjoyed and recommend to most people I know. If you go to your local video store and they don't have a copy of Minority Report or something good like that, then give this one a chance. 8/10 | | Static Link |
| Posted by: elisee_7 at October 18, 2007, 5:07 pm | | Topic: Southland Tales Forum: DVD TV | | Quote: Originally Posted by erikko comedy, musical, thriller and suspense Accdg to wiki its drama/sci fi thriller | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Bourne101 at July 19, 2007, 4:16 pm | | Topic: What film/s did everyone watch today?? Redux Forum: JoBlo | | Captivity - 7/10 Did I see the same version as everyone else? Because this movie was one hell of a good time! It's not great by any means, but it delivers exactly what I wanted it to, entertainment. I can see why people wouldn't like it, but I just don't see why SO many people don't like it. And lets get one thing straight, this is a kidnap thriller, not torture porn. There are really only two scenes of bloody torture, one in which it doesn't even involve wounding the victim, and the other is just a pulled tooth. The rest of the action is stabbings, gunshot wounds, some claustrophobic traps and a blown up dog (nice!). It is simply a kidnap thriller, nothing more, nothing less. The acting is pretty solid, and there were no performances that upset me in any way. The directing was OK, but after all the editing this movie had to go through, I can see why it wasn't as good as it could have been. Overall, a fun, intense, suspensful, well acted and entertaining thriller that although is not in the same genre catego... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Backstabba at January 25, 2004, 7:39 pm | | Topic: Reviews: The Butterfly Effect Forum: JoBlo | | When I saw the trailer for this, I thought " Time machine ripp-off!" because It prety much had the same feeling, but I went and saw the movie because I could have either seen that, or Cheaper By the dozen, so i saw it, and I loved it. I think the critics should shove their reviews up their asses, this is a great movie. Its not ridiculious, its not funny, its not stupid, its a thriller, a GREAT thriller, I was shaking, I had some small tears (????????) and I just loved it. Is ashtons Star falling? It hasn't even started to shine!! .....9/10! | | Static Link |
| Posted by: SpongeMike182 at December 31, 2002, 8:24 pm | | Topic: Reviews: Antitrust Forum: JoBlo | | Antitrust 7/10 Antitrust is a thriller aimed at the teenage audience. I found it to be quite entertaining. The movie hooked me in to its story and characters. It made you also think. Ryan Phillipe may be a pretty boy but he sure convinced me he could act. Rachel Leigh Cook was hot in this movie. Tim Robbins looks like Bill Gates. I'm not sure if this character was supposed to be a spoof of Bill Gates. Antitrust is a good thriller that will hook you in. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Sad man at February 18, 2003, 9:44 pm | | Topic: Reviews: Trapped Forum: JoBlo | | TRAPPED RATING: 7/10 Director: Luis Mandoki Starring: Kevin Bacon, Courtney Love and Charlize Theron Genre: Thriller Year: 2002 This movie was a huge surprise for me.When I saw the poster and the trailer I said to myself: This is going to be the same old thriller with some known actors in it. But this movie was very enterteining, had some very decent acting and I did care for Charlize and her daughter.The "bad guys", Courtney Lover(Hehe) and Kevin Bacon were both great.Mr. Bacon and eggs is always enjoyable and Courtney looks pretty here.The rest of the cast(Townsend, Fanning, etc.) was also good. This movie had some really cool tense moments, and a killer airplane on the highway scene, I loved that part.It has ir flaws, but what else do you want from this movie?.It has action, good thrills, great acting and itīs very enterteining. Trapped was a good movie.I had fun watching it.A really good thriller. Sad Man(2003) | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Jerk Shapiro at December 6, 2002, 5:40 pm | | Topic: Reviews: Insomnia Forum: JoBlo | | Another one of those "only one thumb up in the icon", dilemnas. Damn. This is a good movie. Great direction (Nolan), and really great performances. Hell, this movie is PACINO. That's what it's all about, Al. Al fuels this great, taut, exciting, and provacitive thriller. He's chasing ol' Robin Williams around. Williams also does a great job as the bad-guy. Christopher Nolan continues the streak. Although this movie is a taaaaaaaaad slow for a thriller, it still packs a thrilling punch. MANIAC: 8/10 | | Static Link |
| Posted by: ilovemovies at April 28, 2007, 2:23 am | | Topic: Deja Vu (spoilers) Forum: JoBlo | | I liked this movie a lot. It's very cool with a lot of neat little twists and is just a slick and entertaining ride with yet another rock solid performance from the always reliable Denzel Washington and solid support from Paula Patton and Jim Caviezel. It has a lot in common with the just released sci-fi thriller Next, but Deja Vu is a much more satisfying and overall much better movie. And I'm SO glad that Tony Scott has WISELY chosen to dial down his "stylistic" antics. If this was anything like Man on Fire, it probably would have ruined an otherwise very cool thriller. 7/10 | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Puck Bond at November 16, 2001, 10:49 pm | | Topic: Reviews: Angel Eyes Forum: JoBlo | | Angel Eyes 4/10... Angel Eyes is a horrible thriller/romance that should have stayed a thriller. It had a lot of potential with Jennifer Lopez who I have liked in the past(The Cell, Out of Sight) and Jim Caviesel who was very good in Frequency. What starts out a s a cool premise and an interesting thriller turns into a sappy and unbelievable romance story. They both seemed out of place and there was no chemistry. Most of the second part of the film is them arguing with each other, and J.Lo's character having issues with her family. It was just boring unentertaining and by that time I lost interest. One of the worst I've seen this year. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Chick_Gurl at November 7, 2007, 9:12 am | | Topic: Insanitarium Forum: DVD TV | | Quote: Originally Posted by Morph hmmm i guess it's a Horror/Thriller/Suspence film.. a horror/thriller mate. . | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Dragula at February 25, 2008, 7:22 pm | | Topic: Thriller - Which version should I get? Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by m_burlock and is called "Thriller - A Cruel Picture". I had wish they used the tamed down name for the actual name. Thriller - They call her one eye! | | Static Link |
| Posted by: sloopyfan at November 30, 2001, 4:57 pm | | Topic: Reviews: The Others Forum: JoBlo | The Others
10/10 It is good to see a thriller that doesn't have to use a high budget, or grotesque scenes, or cliche's to scare you. The Others was brilliant. This is a very Hitchcokian thriller that creates suspense by using the audiences mind, rather than having tings pop out at you. Every thing about this movie is great it is almost minimalist, in it's presentation, less is more in this case. Nicole Kidman is quickly establishing herself as a top leading lady with two outstanding performances, first in Moulin Rouge and now in the Others. Her performance was outstanding, but so was the performances of the little kids. This movie is about as perfect as you can get and it cost very little to make. Hollywood should start taking notes. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Magnus, Robot Fighter. at October 29, 2005, 4:03 pm | | Topic: why does zombie movies have to be about zombies taking over? Forum: groupsrv | | On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 20:48:41 GMT, "Tony Whitaker" wrote: Quote:"Brigid Nelson" <irjapear@comcast.net> wrote in message news:7o47m1d00cosbs5i0c3amcjd5kjl9gb9t8@4ax.com... This isn't a movie, but the episode of Thriller with Russel Johnson and William Shatner " The Hungry Glass" is the downright scariest ghost story I've seen. Nothing's coming up on IMDB for "The Hungry Glass". Is there an alternate name for it? It's an episode of Boris Karloff's Thriller Another scary movie I forgot to list in the other thread was The Other | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Digifruitella at September 21, 2007, 11:35 pm | | Topic: What film/s did everyone watch today?? Redux Forum: JoBlo | | an average thriller, and actually predictable. I knew - on the basis of the setting of the film and my own experience living in eastern europe - who were the "bad guys" unfortunately it's common to find idiots like "them" - but hey, this movie is sort of like a social commentary on exactly this topic. (im not revealing a lot here, so it's okay for those who haven't seen this to go "wtf is he talking about") 5/10 - apart from some tense scenes, this was just average thriller to me. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: yorrick brown at February 15, 2008, 6:14 pm | | Topic: death defying acts Forum: JoBlo | | it looks like they are setting up for HH death in the water tank,must be the ending.i`m sure in real life he died doing that trick?(runs off to check wikipedia.) looks good,plays like a thriller or thriller-ish at the start of the trailer.Plus guy is awesome and cath looks and sounds great. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: ilovemovies at May 19, 2003, 2:37 am | | Topic: Magic Forum: JoBlo | | Magic (1978) * * * (out of * * * * ) 7 out of 10 Grade: B Anthony Hopkins plays a ventriloquist with a split personality. When his agent gets him a tv offer but doesn't want to have to go through a medical exam he runs off and stays at a closed hotel but gets in because he offers a lot of money and knew the owner played by Anne Margret who is a girl he knew in High School and had a crush on. A solid, absorbing thriller. Not for the impatient though. The movie moves at a slow deliberate pace. Doesn't have much of a payoff either. But Hopkins is excellent, as usual and the movie is a mostly effective little drama/thriller. Has anyone else seen this? | | Static Link |
| Posted by: XCoRyX at September 18, 2001, 5:05 pm | | Topic: Hollow Man Forum: JoBlo | | alright thriller with good cast that really shows the thriller type side of them,we all should know bacon is a great actor espicially in this genre after his groundbreaking performance in Stir of Echoes and he along with brolin and shut kinda carry the films boring and lame last 10 minutes...ending let me down 4/10 | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Heavenley at May 15, 2003, 10:41 am | | Topic: Reviews: Insomnia Forum: JoBlo | | A decent mystery thriller starring Al Pacino and Robin Williams. The best thing about this movie is the setting, set in a small town in Alaska where for many months it doesn't get dark. Very interesting IMO. An intelligent thriller with the madman and the detective playing a cat and mouse game. A few tense scenes, especially the chilling fog scene. Robin Williams is extremely creepy ( A great actor IMO) glad to see him expanding his acting talents beyond comedy........perfect in this role. 7/10 | | Static Link |
| Posted by: elpachio at December 8, 2001, 9:49 am | | Topic: Reviews: Fatal Attraction Forum: JoBlo | For a 1987 movie, this thriller is "cutting-edge" - still fresh today........
And the lead actors are superb. I am not a huge fan of Glenn Close but she is perfect as the scorned woman. She is very very foxy and oozes sex appeal in this film (unlike her other roles since) - she is fabulous and by far the star of the film. I have to say I consider those sex scenes as the most erotic in movie history - I still find them compelling, and find myself totally allured by Close. The ending is the only drawback in what was otherwise a great film. A limp and cliched ending................. but still a real shock horror thriller. Phew!! | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Kavan at March 18, 2002, 10:56 am | | Topic: Dead Again (8/10) Forum: JoBlo | | This is a terrific, underrated thriller. Branagh who often courts Shakespearan material channels Hitchcock in this moody, involving thriller. Emma Thompson plays a woman experiencing emotional distress. Branagh tries to help her. Before they know what is happening they are caught up in a complicated dilema of past and present lives, guilt and remorse. Dead Again is a complicated, well written thriller. It gets its effects not just through the scare you moments but via the way the script so aptly defines both the people and the situation. Thompson is good but Branagh gives the film's best performance as two very different characters. Andy Garcia and Robin Williams give terrific supporting roles. 8/10 | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Foolardi at November 14, 2001, 8:06 pm | | Topic: THE THIRD MAN (10/10) **** out of **** Forum: JoBlo | | A brilliant and very stylish european thriller.Without question one of Orson Welles best films,and that's saying a lot.Ingenious plot is chock full of suspense and intrigue with great locale shooting and authentic acting.The music is handled by a particular instrument that has its own sound.It adds a kind of greek and slavic gypsy feel to the going's on.The use of shadow's and back alley lightening is nothing short of superb.This movie gets better with age and is timeless in my estimation.Not for all tastes,being that it has certain feel-- very european and cloak and dagger.Shot in Vienna,and beautifully done at that it represents the best in film suspense and plot unravelling,bar none.This is a truly one of a kind movie,that develops and increases in intensity and character development throughout.The way a good spy thriller should.This is THE most UNpretentious of all spy thrillers.Not a fake frame in it's entirety.But,the storyline is based on chicanery and deception.It's one thing to look and act false,qu... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: ilovemovies at August 15, 2001, 1:53 am | | Topic: Bless the Child (3/10) Forum: JoBlo | I really liked this supernatural thriller. I thought Kim Basinger did a decent job and I especailly thought Jimmy Smits did good work here. The story is a good one. And it was just an exciting and satisfying good vs. evil thriller. grade: B
rating: ***
7/10 | | Static Link |
| Posted by: phatfreddy at June 19, 2003, 3:42 am | | Topic: Reviews: Identity Forum: JoBlo | | When I saw the preview to this movie, I already wanted to watch it. I knew that this wasn't gonna be your typical slasher flick. Don't get me wrong, there was enough gore to satisfy this schmoe, but not too much where it just gets ridiculous. After viewing this movie, I categorized it. Not in the thriller or horror category, but in the mind-fuck category. This movie was brilliant. The development of each character and how each one ended up in that flea bag motel was well done. You get to know their past, not too much, but enough to get a sense and feeling of that character. The setting of the movie was also perfect. Where better then in the middle of the desert in the middle of a huge thunderstorm completely cut off from civilization. It certainly set the mood for a creepy, dark, thriller. I'm also a big fan of John (the underrated actor) Cusack, and Ray (Go see Narc) Liotta. Who both performed their roles in this movie very well. This is one of those movies where I don't wanna talk too much about it because... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: moviePig at April 4, 2008, 5:46 am | | Topic: RENDITION (no spoilers) Forum: groupsrv | | RENDITION, a ripped-from-the-headlines tale of the politics of terrorism, wants to be (in no particular order) a thriller, an expose, a sermon, and a thought-provoking inquiry. Thus, a shallow moviegoer like me, wanting mainly the entertaining thriller, will understandably feel stretched thin ...and, e.g., may resent when Plot seems bent by Principle. Still, this is a nice production, to be sure. Meryl Streep's wicked witch is convincing (duh)... and even if the remaining (and illustrious) American leads go slightly cardboard, the foreign leads make up for it. Meanwhile, it's worth noting that the thriller that *is* here does embody a quite clever metaphor, good for later appreciation. RENDITION's a mixed result by my - and by what I'm guessing are its own - standards ...but it's still watchable. Recommended. -- - - - - - - - - YOUR taste at work... http://www.moviepig.com | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Heavenley at June 29, 2004, 9:24 pm | | Topic: Reviews: The Stepford Wives Forum: JoBlo | | I'll start by saying that I love the original Stepford Wives film which was a sort of a thriller, which is why I was pretty much disappointed with this current remake. I knew going in that it had some dark comedy in it, but most of the film WAS dark comedy. I think the film would have been so much more effective and interesting if they had made it a horror/thriller type. Nicole Kidman was fine, but I just don't like her in any comedy roles. Loved Bette Midler, she's just great, and Mathew Broderick's performance was mediocre. I'm not a fan of dark comedies, so I definitely wasn't impressed. It's an ok summer movie. 6.5/10 | | Static Link |
| Posted by: regina at October 27, 2007, 10:25 pm | | Topic: 88 Minutes Forum: DVD TV | | Quote: Originally Posted by Chick_Gurl A thriller about a college professor who, while moonlighting as a forensic psychiatrist for the FBI, receives a death threat telling him that he has only 88 minutes to live. In narrowing down possible suspects, he frantically seeks to communicate with a problem student, an ex-girlfriend, and a serial killer on death row. That's an interesting plot. Who are the other stars in this suspense thriller? | | Static Link |
| Posted by: RickySlade at August 9, 2003, 8:22 pm | | Topic: FREQUENCY (Dennis Quaid) Forum: JoBlo | | The best if not one of the best movies of 2000. Frequency is like Porche put a movie about What If.....Dennis Quaid and Jim Caviziel gave great performances. Throughout the whole movie it comes up with new sub-plots and so on to make this movie not just a What if.....kind of movie, but a thriller as well. **** out of **** | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Cronos at July 19, 2007, 4:27 pm | | Topic: What film/s did everyone watch today?? Redux Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Bourne101 Captivity - 7/10 Did I see the same version as everyone else? Because this movie was one hell of a good time! It's not great by any means, but it delivers exactly what I wanted it to, entertainment. I can see why people wouldn't like it, but I just don't see why SO many people don't like it. And lets get one thing straight, this is a kidnap thriller, not torture porn. There are really only two scenes of bloody torture, one in which it doesn't even involve wounding the victim, and the other is just a pulled tooth. The rest of the action is stabbings, gunshot wounds, some claustrophobic traps and a blown up dog (nice!). It is simply a kidnap thriller, nothing more, nothing less. The acting is pretty solid, and there were no performances that upset me in any way. The directing was OK, but after all the editing this movie had to go through, I can see why it wasn't as good as it could have been. Overall, a fun, intense, suspensful, well acted and entertaining thriller that al... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Bourne101 at March 2, 2008, 8:56 am | | Topic: Michael Clayton Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Tuukka I watched about 50 minutes of this, and then I just stopped. It just wasn't that engaging... The acting is damn good, the cinematography is cool, the music is excellent... But the story really came off to me as a generic thriller-drama. And the director seems to think that it's some slow burning, complex art film. I guess it's an interesting idea in itself, to execute a film like this as an arthouse film. But I thought it didn't really seem to have that much substance, and the slow-burning, very artsy approach killed any thriller tension this might have had. Maybe it got a lot better on the 2nd half, but I lost my patience. Maybe some day I will finish it, but I don't feel the need for that. No grade, as I didn't watch it all the way. How exactly is this generic thriller-drama? It's anything but generic. And you haven't seen shit until you've seen the second half of Michael Clayton. Probably the best second half of any film of 2007. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: redleaf at April 18, 2003, 7:47 pm | | Topic: The Ring (2002) Forum: JoBlo | | Hardly the scariest movie ever. If there were only two horror movies made and one was the RING it wouldnt stand a chance of being the scariest movie. Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein would be scarier. Was Ring a bad movie? No. Was it scary? No. Anyone who has seen TCM, the Exorcist, Halloween know that the Ring does not compare. It is a thriller that acts like a horror. Its not. Perhaps people who see Buffy, 7th heaven and Maid in Manhattan went and saw the RING and thought it was scary. But these are people who dont know much about horror. What is to be scared of? A little girl who is in the movie for 3 minutes? Or a videotape? Oooh, I'm chilled. It was a good thriller. Good thinker of a movie even but, Scary? Not for a minute. Unless you count the "shock" stuff like the jump out scenes, or the loud ringing phone. Wow, those are things that get panned in every slasher film as being cheap, manipulative, cliche scares. But you put them in the RING and people act like it is a classic. Every horr... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: quoth_the_raven at March 30, 2003, 2:32 pm | | Topic: Reviews: The Recruit Forum: JoBlo | | in mind, the Recruit was a brilliant way to spend a Friday night. it was an interesting (if not mind blowing) little movie. the general concept was fun, especially the training sequences. and i did think the twists and turns in the plot were good fun. pacino put in another good performance, and the power of the boy Farrell keeps on growing. i am really warming to the guy. its not too long and the twists arent total mind bogglers. its a good little thriller that kept me rooted to the screen for 2 hours and which gave me a smile on my face as i left. its a nice little thriller, great fun, well acted and with a pretty decent plot. 7/10 | | Static Link |
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