"If you're not willing to give up everything, you've already lost." Swift shot: How many times have you run into people claiming to be SEALs? Odds are, they were lying. With rare exceptions, the silent operators of the deep will emerge from the frosty surf long enough to do their duty and then sink back to the darkest depths. That is why I was shocked to hear … [Read more...] about Act of Valor
Archives for February 2012
The Rum Diary
I'm afraid more rum was needed. The H-Bomb: I must confess off the bat that I’ve never read anything by Hunter S. Thompson, and my only real exposure to him was from Terry Gilliam’s bat shit crazy adaptation of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, which I do kind of like, but ultimately just got too obnoxiously bonkers for me to really, fully embrace. That’s why the … [Read more...] about The Rum Diary
Star Wars Episode I – The Phantom Menace
"Something elusive" Click here to jump to the Swift's Notes (AKA Cliff's Notes) Review! Swift shot: In 1977, I was three years old, so there is no way I could have possibly seen Star Wars in theaters . . . but, I did. I was probably four when my dad took me in his yellow MG convertible, the kind you had to snap shut, and (perish the thought) I sat in the front … [Read more...] about Star Wars Episode I – The Phantom Menace
The Human Centipede II – (Full Sequence)
The “Meta” sequel to Rick Swift’s 'favorite' film of 2010! The H-Bomb: Wow. Fine readers of iRATEFilms, I have seen some Baaad movies in my life. Be it Princess Coppola’s recent pretentious non-movie, Somewhere, or the all time crud sucker, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 4, I have plummeted to the deepest depths of cinematic depravity, and I have managed to … [Read more...] about The Human Centipede II – (Full Sequence)
Thin Ice
Review by Alyn Darnay Directed by: Jill Sprecher Written by: Jill Sprecher and Karen Sprecher Cast: Greg Kinnear, Billy Crudup, Alan Arkin, James Detmar, David Harbour, Lea Thompson So I started watching this film and I said to myself, “self, what’s this all about?” It seemed dull, dull, and dullier. “What was Greg Kinnear thinking when he took on this role?” Then … [Read more...] about Thin Ice