movies

[Jocephus]

yeah i saw IM2 last night...entertaining film...downey is good/fun...rourke is a badass, like usual, though he didn't seem in it that much really...i thought sam rockwell was hilarious in a dumbass/douche way...i dont really see scarlett as black widow, but on the other hand, i didn't really mind

it'll be interesting to see what becomes of an avenger movie...are people staying until after the credits on IM2? theres a little teaser for those who don't know

[heyzeus]

I saw Exit Through the Gift Shop last night. It's a really interesting/funny/surprisingly caustic satire for what initially appears to be a documentary about the street art movement of Banksy/Shepard Fairey/et al. If you're interested in that sort of thing, or clever docs where you're not really sure what to believe, go see it.

[ghostrunner]

Keep in mind, I understand this is a comic book movie we're talking about. But I find it hard to buy 26 year old actresses (Scarlett) as experienced Russian spies. And she's not even that good of an actress. Attractive, yes, but I can't see her selling it. Haven't seen the movie yet, though.


Also, this is kind of funny:

[SHOW]

[Bo Hart]

Iron Man 2 is pretty good, but not worth driving an hour to watch on Imax. I have to say, the Avengers stuff in the middle is basically a 45-minute detour in what was already a pretty slow part of the movie, and I'm pretty skeptical of the longterm payoff. The Hulk already disappointed by any standard except in comparison to Ang Lee's version, I give Thor roughly zero chance of working as a movie, and Captain America is a ridiculous character for this time and this medium. If the movie gets made, it's going to be entirely due to Downey and Favreau, and I hope they are appropriately compensated for both foregoing the chance to make a third Iron Man while the iron is hot and for turning this movie into a big advertisement for it.

I enjoyed both Iron Man movies and The Hulk, but I share your skepticism on Captain America and Thor.

You're right, though -- they're setting the bar awfully high for The Avengers with all of these plugs they're giving it; it's going to take one hell of a movie to match the hype. I'm intrigued.

[TimeForGuinness]

I saw Exit Through the Gift Shop last night. It's a really interesting/funny/surprisingly caustic satire for what initially appears to be a documentary about the street art movement of Banksy/Shepard Fairey/et al. If you're interested in that sort of thing, or clever docs where you're not really sure what to believe, go see it.

nice, I was pumped for this

[MrSaigon]

Keep in mind, I understand this is a comic book movie we're talking about. But I find it hard to buy 26 year old actresses (Scarlett) as experienced Russian spies. And she's not even that good of an actress. Attractive, yes, but I can't see her selling it. Haven't seen the movie yet, though.


Also, this is kind of funny:

[SHOW]

I thought Johannsen was awful. There were some great action sequences in that movie (the Monte Carlo scene was a classic), but hers was stupid. Rockwell did fine, but that character was too much for me, even in a comic book movie. The SamJack, Avengers stuff was a bit thick and also a turnoff IMO. In all this movie was on the low end of okay for me, but not nearly as good or smart as the first one.

[cardsfansince82]

I have a bunch of movies to review that I'll get around to soon, but for now I'd like to recommend North Face(Nordwand). It's a mostly true account about the push to climb the north face of Eiger, a mountain in the Alps, prior to the Berlin olympics in 1936. The movie is well written, well acted and intense with a surprising (in a good way) ending. I'm sure that a lot of the movie had to be done with a green screen and CGI, but it's so well done that it is completely believable. 8/10

[jeffbgoofy]

Got to see Iron Man 2. Was a good action movie. Mickey Rourke was believable as an evil russian. As I was warned, there were a lot of characters. This usually happens in the 2nd movie in a series. I am not sure I am impressed I saw Thor's hammer or not...

[Leroy]

I have a bunch of movies to review that I'll get around to soon, but for now I'd like to recommend North Face(Nordwand). It's a mostly true account about the push to climb the north face of Eiger, a mountain in the Alps, prior to the Berlin olympics in 1936. The movie is well written, well acted and intense with a surprising (in a good way) ending. I'm sure that a lot of the movie had to be done with a green screen and CGI, but it's so well done that it is completely believable. 8/10

I seen that. I was sad when they ate the goalie.

[JL21]

I watched "Cheeky!" over the weekend, the second one I've seen from Tinto Brass (the other being 'All Ladies Do It'):

Italian director Tinto Brass has often been compared to American auteur Russ Meyer for his artfully erotic sex romps, but unlike Meyer, who's obsessed with breasts, Brass focuses his attention on another part of the female anatomy -- the derriere. When the lovely (and scantily clad) Carla (Yuliya Mayarchuk) arrives in London to look for a flat to share with her Venetian boyfriend, men and women alike fall for her considerable charms.

Tinto Brass is like the Billy Wilder of Italian butt porn.