I remember your diatribe (quite rightly!) on those “Twilight” movies and the over-heated and over-aged floozies who get all hot and bothered by junior girlie-men. As a person who has long enjoyed Vampire movies, I really hate this franchise. Hollywood ruins all the so-called “spoofs” on horror movies. I hated ‘Scream” when it came out as it was everything I hated in a movie. “Halloween” is a great classic and I really loved the original “Fright Night” when it came out in the VHS era 80s.

Another Werner Herzog film! I love his movies and films and I have learned all about his silly politics HERE and to find out is so disappointing. The few article I have read about him portray him as not into girlie Americanized yoga and zen crap (hence, there could have been hope he was more manly and cool). but Germans always throw one for a loop, I reckon.

AND you are correct about WH prolly secretly being for the death penalty. It is well-known that Werner Herzog had such a strange and contentious relationship with Klaus Kinski, he actually had a plan to murder him and was stopped by the vigilance of Kinski’s dog. Hypocritical. And now he wants to make a movie to act as if he morally superior and tell those of us who do support the DP that we are bad.

(I’ve always been pro-death penalty…minus a small window when I took a law class in high school and we met a man who was on death row for a crime he did NOT commit. So the Liberal indoctrination worked just a bit then I went back to my support of it because I have always had an understanding that people can be evil…and I want them to pay for it.)

Skunky on November 18, 2011 at 7:00 pm

your miserable life is getting to your movie reviews,you never like anything if americans raed and trust your reviews non would go to see a movie unless it is about how wonderfull the jews and israel are,you are so full of hate not only to muslim but to anything that is not so jewey,therefore your reviews are waste of time,why dont you move to israel and wait for your turn to be deep fried.

kay on November 18, 2011 at 7:44 pm

Thanks for the reviews. I share your taste in movies so I trust them more than any other critics.

Kay, you’re a piece of —-. Your hate will eventually kill you, thankfully. Moms calling you for your sandwich. Now get your ass up those stairs.

samurai on November 18, 2011 at 7:56 pm

It takes the miss us & I nearly an hour to cursor thru rentals on cable. Most movies are meh. Thanks for the awesome reviews Debbie.

P. Aaron on November 18, 2011 at 8:08 pm

I can’t remember a movie ( other than kicking action or boxing) that DS recommended. Why are they bothering sending you the free tickets if you gonna hate them anyway? not good for business. kay, I don’t agree with 90% of the things DS writes here but I think you went little too far.

James on November 18, 2011 at 8:57 pm

James said,

“Why are they bothering sending you the free tickets if you if you gonna hate them anyway?”

Because dude, Debbie is a “movie-critic”, that’s why! If a film sucks, she tells it like it is, regardless whether you liked that film she criticized. And furthermore James, in the past, DS has reviewed films that she liked and gave a good/great rating, she doesn’t jusdt do the knee-jerk reason and give all films she reviewed a bad rating, that’ll be kinda irrational.

“A nation is defined by its borders, language & culture!”

Sean R. on November 18, 2011 at 9:32 pm

Umm Sandusky is a pedophile, who forcibly raped young prepubescent boys. Older woman being with “twentysomethings” and guys in their late teens isn’t pedophilic rape lol. Why is it so hard to get simple things like that through your thick head?!! Plus, isn’t the vampire guy about 100 years old in the movie? Schlussel fail!

SchlusselFail! on November 18, 2011 at 9:38 pm

Um, wise guy who posted at 9:38 pm this evening, nobody on this blog and thread is defending Jerry Sandusky, Debbie called him out over a week ago on what he did to underage minor kids. Now to one of your sentiments:

“Older woman being with “twentysometings” and guys in their late teens isn’t pedophilic rape lol.”

Um, where did Debbie write in this article that a older woman who’s into young guys is pedophilic rape? RIF, She never said anything like that, you need to improve on you’re reading comphrenshion techniques. Here’s what DS said in her sentiment in the article:

“And they are always the same audience: some screaming, fawning teen and tween girls and way too many middle-aged cougar women wanting to play Jerry Sandusky to the teen-and twenty-something guys in the movie.”

That’s what she said.

“A nation is defined by its borders, language & culture!”

Sean R. on November 18, 2011 at 10:20 pm

Kay, two words:

1. Capitalization

2. Periods

Louie Louie on November 18, 2011 at 10:21 pm

For the poster at 9:38 pm, what I meant to say was, “where did Debbie write in this article that an older woman who’s into young guys in their late teens and twenties is pedophilic rape?”. I meant to say that, so I don’t want to confuse the anti-DS troll and others here!

“A nation is defined by its borders, language & culture!”

Sean R. on November 18, 2011 at 10:23 pm

6 days until payday. No computer and commenting through an Android device. The first thing I’m going to do is get a decent video card for my sacred rig.

I don’t care about the “Twilight” franchise: since I am a guy, I don’t feel anything for an overlong H.I.M. video which more likely represents an overlong metaphor for tween girls over-exaggerated angst over construction. So, no thanks.

I never got into Warner Herzog’s body of work. I’m more familiar with the work of Warner Klemperer (Google it, kids). I don’t mind a debate on the death penalty as long as it were to be done by someone who would be more impartial. But this being reality, being impartial can be a risky and sometimes suicidal proposition, and Herzog already has a pre-existing bent. Plus, if you come from a country that once capital-punished anyone that clashed with the furniture, you’d be wary of the subject. That being said, that movie does not deserve to be made.

(To clarify, I am for the death penalty, as long as it’s made public. It’s barbaric, it borders on Sharia-Fascist, but look at any country with a tyrannical or authoritarian regime and ask yourself, “Do I feel safe walking the streets at night?”)

The Reverend Jacques on November 18, 2011 at 10:35 pm

I hate to say this, but I’d definitely wouldn’t mind going to see “Tower Heist”. Why? Eddie Murphy, that’s why.

But this weekend, it’s basic-cable tv, a couple of books and Angry Birds.

If you had my job, you’d be watching your wallet and debit card, too.

The Reverend Jacques on November 18, 2011 at 10:41 pm

LOL on Werner Klemperer, Rev. When they played his sound bites on Howard Stern I always loved them. (“Will you stop it! Are you out of your mind!”). Mindful of DS’ caveats, I highly recommend the doco by Herzog called “My Best Fiend” about his weird relationship with Kinski. It’s so very strange and is where he explains that he and Kinski, respectively, have plans to murder each other.

James, DS is a film critic. You are lucky I am not a film critic because I would hate virtually EVERYTHING. I have not been overly impressed with films since 1991. I also prefer foreign. I love America, but America makes very crappy mainstream movies. DS loved “Taken” and “Inglorious Basterds” and she was right about those. Her track record is very good IMHO.

Sean, I think “Kay” is an infamous DS stalker here. A known Moooooooslim. I am pretty sure I remember that and that DS has banned “her” many times. Maybe someone else remembers and can correct me if I am mistaken?

Skunky on November 18, 2011 at 11:18 pm

Well Kay is a “Twit-light” sheep from what I’ve read there. Look at the comments that he..she…or..it typed, with no periods, no grammar, and other things that an educated person uses.

Look pal, go entertain someone that still thinks you’re relevant. You are not welcomed on here, or the internet. You are irrelevant.

Squirrel3D on November 18, 2011 at 11:34 pm

Can’t anybody in Hollywood write a f*****’ movie anymore? Papillion, anyone? Boys from Brazil? Story, anybody? Characters that do more than look cool??

Not Ovenready on November 19, 2011 at 12:07 am

As for my first post, I meant to type menstruation, not construction.

I love my Android, but it’s auto-spell occasionally gives me hemarrhoids. Damn you, Google!

And to Not Ovenready: I think the reason why most modern movies have barely any story is due to people having a problem with immediate gratification.

Either that, or maybe the screewriters are actually too illiterate to conjure up anything creative.

Download a BitTorrent client. Download a good movie. Don’t give Hippie Hollywood your money.

The Reverend Jacques on November 19, 2011 at 1:06 am

Now I’m beginning to doubt myself (or you). Where I didn’t hate “Martha, etc.,etc., Marlene” as you did, I cannot believe the two Reagans for the absolutely HORRIBLE “Take Shelter.” Now I like apocalyptic movies as much as the next guy, but this overly long, overly slow, overly boring flat-out steal of “The Last Wave” tests my end-of-the-world patience. This celluloid piece of ambien was funded in part, I believe, by the Screen Actors Guild, which goes to show you what money mixed with pretension buys you these days. It isn’t “Noah in Ohio in the 21st Century” because God is taken out of the equation. And where “The Last Wave” dealt with visions connecting to a universal myth, here the protagonist’s dreams and compulsions aren’t driven by anything at all – he just has them. God is not talking to him; the ancients are not talking to him. He isn’t trying to interpret his visions; he’s just driven to act of them . . . without really explaining to anyone, especially his wife, why he’s doing it.

Even some of his dreams are unrelated to anything: he dreams his dog attacks him, so he pens in, and then gets rid of, his dog. The dog has nothing to do with apocalyptic ending. He sees birds swarming. They have nothing to do with the ending.

The only smart thing about the movie was a beautifully played out scene where his wife, faced with the family’s financial ruination due to her husband’s inexplicable behavior (and again, it’s inexplicable BECAUSE HE DOESN’T TELL HER WHAT’S GOING ON IN HIS MIND), details a practical way to salvage the situation: part-time jobs, pay for insurance out of their pocket until the daughter’s surgery, etc. THAT was good. Leave it to women to be the ones to figure out how to make it to the end of the week while men are brooding (silently, of course) about world calamaties.

G: In reading your comment on “Take Shelter,” I have reconsidered and downgraded my rating of the movie to half a Reagan because you make good points. However, I hated “Martha Marcy May Marlene,” and I stand by my rating of that. DS

gmartinz on November 19, 2011 at 1:34 am

“if you come from a country that once capital-punished anyone that clashed with the furniture” – LOL 🙂 Rev J, thanks for the chuckle! Yours and Skunky’s posts are always a fun and informative read at movie review time.

I’ve wasted time and money because of reviewers that fawn over most anything Hollyweird puts out. Where’s the “critic” part in that? Instead of to wading through some self important critic’s crapola, I prefer DS’s straight and forward reviews . She explains why she dis/liked a movie which makes it easier for me to make up my own mind if I really want to see it or (usually) not.

BTW, wasn’t the whole Noah’s Ark theme (Take Shelter) just used in Evan Almighty?

theShadow on November 19, 2011 at 8:44 pm

Debbie Mazal Tov on the Lions bounceback win today. Their season may not be Mosciach worthy but the win was important for playoff consideration. I don’t know if you reviewed it or not but I just saw “Red State”. It was watchable but the plot with a right wing church secretly killing gays and then protesting at their funerals was a bit much. G-d forbid any non-white, Christian group conspired against anyone. The scenes where the local Republicans drank the blood of minority children and poisoned the wells was my favorite. To add insult to injury there was no nudity and you’d think Jews didn’t exist. Debbie I am shopping for your Hanukkah present so pls let me know which candle night I can deliver it in person.

A1 on November 20, 2011 at 4:37 pm

DS,

Great reviews. As I have said in the past I WILL NOT support any movie coming out of Hollywood today. Your reviews confirm my decision not to support these horrible movies. I watched a movie on Turner Classic Movies the other day and enjoyed it with good dialog, no dumb sex thrown in, great story, good actors that you can understand each word they say, no hate America and it left me with a good feeling when it ended.

They cannot make good movies any more. They have lost the great talent Hollywood once had. I say enjoy the movies of the 20’s, 30’s, 40’s and 50’s. We have gone downhill since then.

Fred on November 20, 2011 at 5:29 pm

I refuse to see most Hollywood movies as the money earned goes to Arabs who financed the picture, or to the Democratic Party, which is almost as bad as the first cause.

Jonathan E. Grant on November 20, 2011 at 5:33 pm

Sorry, gonna watch “Thor” again.

Tanstaafl on November 21, 2011 at 2:43 pm

Where’s Christopher Lee when you need him? I’ve had enough of these fruitscake.

Patrick on November 21, 2011 at 4:06 pm

“Ick. Ick, ick, ick. I hate these ‘Twilight’ movies”–what happened, since you gave the original “Twilight” three Reagans?

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