surf1944 Reviews

The Narrows (2008)

What a gritty surprise "The Narrows"

[7/10 · 3 November 2009]

Really good modern New York streetwise gangster movie. The Narrows has a wide range of good acting from the cast, but Titus Welliver as the local mob boss was so good he scared me. Vincent D'Onofrio was as good as he always is, as one of the local underlings & the father of the main character, Mike Manadoro played by Kevin Zegers. Kevin Zegers I had not seen before, but he held his own throughout the flick & I hope to see him again. The rest of the cast helped the movie for me come out as one of those huge surprises you come across when you search through a list of nameless movies to find a sleeper hit & "The Narrows" was just that. Also, Sophia Bush as Mike Manadoro's new upscale girlfriend, well she was just hot. If you have a chance to see this do, it will be well worth your time.

surferboy

A Perfect Getaway (2009)

A Perfect Getaway , not a prefect thriller

[7/10 · 26 October 2009]

A Perfect Getaway , was not a prefect thriller, but well worth the watch on DVD with friends. Reviewers on IMDb when reviewing movies you don't need to write a book with you thoughts on a movie, I only read them if they are a paragraph or two. When they are longer than that you are usually telling the storyline & just typing to later read what you posted.

Again "A Perfect Getaway" is well worth the watch, Olyphant, Zahn & Sanchez are great. Jovovich I have enjoyed her in past movies, but she was the weak link in the movie.

surferboy

Paranormal Activity (2007)

Could have been worst "not"

[1/10 · 25 October 2009]

I love IMDb & pour over it on a weekly basis, but have never taken time to setup an account to add comments on any movies. But PA made me change that pattern. PA has to be of one the worst movies I have ever actually forced myself to watch to the end, luckily I was watching it on a PC while using another computer to do something worthwhile. The only way anyone would give this hand-held camera crap a watchable review would be relatives or paid posters, it is that bad. IMDb will need to do a better job of checking their reviewers or readers will began to look elsewhere for the kind of information that "movie buffs" have come to IMDb for the past 10+ years.

surferboy