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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
I am sad to report that my initial snap judgment was right - people like uninteresting shit. If you're over the age of 12 and you're a Pottermaniac, I'm sorry to report that you're mildly retarded.

For the record I also watched 30 mins of the second movie. I really gave this a chance. But no. This is lowest-common-denominator fantasy at its middling best. Come the fok on people.

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The Station Agent This is from 2003 I believe. A poor midget inherits a depot by a railtrack. He likes trains. Some brash New Yorker douche sells street meat right by the depot for some reason, and a cougar who also lives close has deep emotional issues. The end. This is an unpretentious movie that suddenly becomes very pretentious once you learn it has won a bunch of awards that are represented with palm leaves on the box's cover.

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:bashing:
 
Also, Harry P is not a little boy, he's a girl. J.K. Rowling created a heavily effeminate character and what is essentially girl-friendly fantasy. Women and girl characters are made to look wholly unattractive.

Fok that shit two times. I wish I'd kept my Potter virginity.
 
Usual Suspects (1995)

Ah, back when Baldwin brothers not named Alec were still relevant. Been about 10 years since I'd seen this one; I remember liking it more. Benicio Del Toro's character provides the laughs. Just a hilarious character. However, the film tries to be too complex for its own good, to the point that it's just annoying. Great performances from Del Toro (albeit in a minor role) and Spacey (who always plays a great villain) save it, but a pretty mediocre film in all. Bonus points for a young Gus from Breaking Bad. Almost unrecognizable with both sides of his face still in tact. 5.6 Matty Rains


Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)

Similar to Training Day, and Nicholas Cage surprisingly plays as good of a twisted fuck cop as Denzel. Apprehend a man and woman as they're exiting a club. Confiscate their drugs. Proceed to fuck the girl, forcing the boyfriend to watch. All in a day's work. The investigation into the murder of a family of five serves as a mere distraction to Cage's need to do whatever necessary to support his increasing drug problem. And it's almost always entertaining. 7.9 Matty Rains
 
"Usual Suspects (1995)

Ah, back when Baldwin brothers not named Alec were still relevant. Been about 10 years since I'd seen this one; I remember liking it more. Benicio Del Toro's character provides the laughs. Just a hilarious character. However, the film tries to be too complex for its own good, to the point that it's just annoying. Great performances from Del Toro (albeit in a minor role) and Spacey (who always plays a great villain) save it, but a pretty mediocre film in all. Bonus points for a young Gus from Breaking Bad. Almost unrecognizable with both sides of his face still in tact. 5.6 Matty Rains"

I have this at a 9.5 and one of the ten best movies of all time.
 
Overall I love the Harry Potter Movies. I have most of them rated around 7 - except part 1 of the Deathly Hallows which I have on the the thumbs down side of 5. I'm still waiting for the final installment.

Sorceror's Stone, I have at 7.



Only movie I have seen recently was Michael Clayton. It is a very good movie but I lowered my rating from 9 down to 8. Anyone that knows me knows that 8 is a very high rating - so I do recommend it - but on second viewing I decided that 9 was just getting carried away.
 
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