Pandorum

Easily one of the best sci-fi movies I've seen in a long time. Well-directed, epic, and edge-of-your-seat suspenseful the whole way through. A little bit predictable, but not enough to seriously hurt the film.

9/10

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Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

I feel that I must preface this review with the fact that I only saw this movie because I was being social with my new housemates and their guests. I did not choose this movie, nor would I ever endorse any Matthew McConaughey movie to anybody, ever.

That being said, it wasn't quite as horrible as I expected. A chick flick? Yes. A Matthew McConaughey movie? Indubitably. As terrible as I expected? No. It even had one or two moments when I laughed.

2/10

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Agony & Ecstasy

I am going to start putting a new label on certain films. It's the Agony & Ecstasy label. This label means,

WARNING: THE FILM YOU ARE ABOUT TO WATCH IS A VERY HIGH QUALITY FILM. THE ACTING IS IMPECCABLE, YOU WILL BE SUCKED RIGHT INTO IT AS A GOOD MOVIE SHOULD DO. THIS FILM, HOWEVER, IS NOT BASED ON A HAPPY THEME, AND THERE MAY NOT BE A HAPPY ENDING. YOU MAY END UP DEPRESSED AFTER WATCHING THIS FILM, EVEN THOUGH IT IS SO EXCELLENT.

I even bothered to slightly modify and doubtlessly infringe on a copyright to make a nice little symbol for these movies. After all, at Movie Posts Only, we know you are trusting us to give you the reviews straight-up, hardcore, the way things really are. So from now on, when you see this warning on a review, you'll know what's up.

The United States of Leland

To call this a movie about a kid who kills a retarded kid would be a disservice. There is so much more to this movie. The Jeremy Enigk (of Sunny Day Real Estate fame) soundtrack seems to add an aura of sadness. You simply must watch this movie.

9.5/10

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Observe and Report

This is not the goofy, cuddly, giggly, lovable Seth Rogen from all those other roles. This is the comedic equivalent of combining "Psycho" with "Rain Man." It is DARK. This mall cop has serious issues. He is so sincere that every step of the way you root for him, while wincing at all he says and does, and then you stop and think about whether unleashing this man on the world is really a great idea.

This film is overall a comedy, but it really fluctuates (intentionally) in the amount of humor it includes. It goes for a very distinct type of laughter that isn't easily defined. The closest I can come to is to say that there's a correlation in how much you laugh to the degree of goodness and morality you have in your soul.

Thus, based on my amount of laughter and the dark, sociopathic joy this film gave me it was a solid B+