movies

[cpebbles]

Prince of Persia will make you want to join Al Qaeda. In fact, that should be the official tagline.

[Maclowery]

Caught up on my Avengers tie ins. Captain America was fun, with some stupid parts as to be expected. Solid popcorn flick. Thor wasn't as good, but I still liked it more than I thought I would. A tough sell; they either make it lame by copping out on the mythical stuff, or its too all-out fantasy and corny. So I guess they did as well as thhey coudlve 2ith it. Gotta give props to the massive tie-in thing going on. Its like Pokemon - "gotta see em all!" with all the "see X Superhero again in the avengers!!!" messages and post-credits teases.

On a side note, seeing both main stars shirtless and absurdly cut, and the resident babes fawning over them really made me self_conscious of being a skinny bastard. I look more like the skinny version of Chris whatshisface than the real one. So I credit Thor with my dropping 200 tonmorrow on a gym membership.

[Freed Roger]

I was hesitant to re-watch "To Kill a Mockingbird", for I had watched it in high school and recalled being thouroughly disappointed by it. Can't quite recall my logic from decades ago, but mainly the book was so rich in story, place, and characters that the movie was undoubtedly a let down. A studio lot production and actors that didn't match the imagery in my head. Even favorite parts of the book left out.

Anyway, time has past -and it has been quite a while since I read the book - and now I find the movie is a classic. Peck as Atticus -just great. And children in major roles was typically a negative in old movies, with kid actors entirely unlike any kid I ever knew - but that was not the case here. I thought the Scout, Jem, and Dill were well-played.

Yeah, I could criticize some aspects - the courtroom drama eclipsed too much of the rest of the story, and the studio lot feel is all too present. The attempt to display the racial tension fell just a bit short. The protaganist - Ewell was conveniently drunk and carrying around a bottle of moonshine. I can overlook that for the constraints of the time factor and era.

All in all, it is great storytelling. I will probably watch again with my kid one of these days. Makes me question my former self for not liking it.

[cpebbles]

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo has been moved up one day, to a week from today. Initial reviews seem pretty positive. As poorly-written as the book was, I'm excited to see what Fincher does with the good story buried underneath.

[Cole Burns]

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo has been moved up one day, to a week from today. Initial reviews seem pretty positive. As poorly-written as the book was, I'm excited to see what Fincher does with the good story buried underneath.

The original movie was so good, I'm not expecting the new one to be much better if at all.

[go birds]

Super 8 - liked it. It brought out the nostalgic feeling of being an adventurous kid. The ending sucked, however. I was really let down. It was almost as if they didn't really know how to wrap things up, in true jj Abrams fashion. Jj Abrams is prolly one of the most overrated figures in Hollywood.

30 minutes or less - loved it. I thought it was hilarious. Great cast. It's has everyone in it that I enjoy...mcbride, swardson, anzir, and eisenberg. I recommend it if you're looking for a good 'dark' comedy.

[cpebbles]

Bronson: I just don't get it. There isn't a real story, the character isn't particularly interesting, and Tom Hardy's performance is pretty inscrutable. He was all over the place, which is clearly a conscious decision based on the real Bronson, but how much acting talent does it really take to alternate between screaming at someone and smiling quietly to yourself?

Still was better than Warrior, an absolutely ridiculous piece of junk cinema that somehow became a critical favorite.

[Maclowery]

Had the night off, no plans, so decided to go see a movie. Jesus Christ, New York City is expensive. 21 dollars for MI:4 in IMAX.

Batman trailer was pretty awesome, but not stupendous. Kind of a let-down, as it was a big reason I went to the movie in the first place. It didn't kick my ass utterly like the Dark Knight trailers did a few years ago.

MI4 had some great action setpieces, but I thought the overall story was pretty dull. I am surprised it's getting such good reviews. I liked the third one a lot more. Not like I really care about the series at all - they're all pretty disposable. So, whereas the third one had Philip Seymour Hoffman as a pretty awesome bad guy, this one had a completely generic Russian blah blah blah. The IMAX experience was super overrated in my opinion. Hooray, the theater was bigger. Zippity. The best thing I can say for it was that it had a whole lot more humor than the first three.

Bring on Tintin already!

[Numbers]

The Great Santini, I know I've said this multiple times but Duvall is a national treasure

[lukethedrifter]

When did Robert DeNiro become such a hack? What was the last good movie he was in?