What was the last movie you saw at the theaters?
To go along with the trend... Iron Man, twas suprisingly good
And I didn't know to stay after the credits, what happened?
And I didn't know to stay after the credits, what happened?
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Iron Man. I liked it better than any other film based on a comic book because it had the possibility of being real. I mean, he wasn't a superhero or anything. Great effects, fairly intelligent dialogue and very entertaining.
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Forgetting Sarah Marshall
and then...
IRON MAN.
and then...
IRON MAN.
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The last movie that I saw in a theatre was.....you all guessed it...
West Side Story, at a venue in a neighboring state, the Albany (NY) Palace Theatre. I never get tired of seeing this great golden oldie-but-goodie classic film. Imo, the MGM quote "Unlike other classics, West Side Story grows younger" rings true.
West Side Story, at a venue in a neighboring state, the Albany (NY) Palace Theatre. I never get tired of seeing this great golden oldie-but-goodie classic film. Imo, the MGM quote "Unlike other classics, West Side Story grows younger" rings true.
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Speed Racer
Possibly fun for kids who like having chunks of CGI vomited at them
What was good?
Some of the wry retro 60s feel was well handled in a day-glo way.
The strange marriage of flappy-mouthed old-school anime and salt-on-eggs americana became a bit cloying at times tho. And what the kids made of the strive-against-capitalist-b*stards plot is anyone's guess. (They mainly seemed to like the shouty 'john belushi' kid and his ape sidekick).
Why it was bad?
On the whole, this was a well-intentioned revamp/homage to a daft cartoon - but one that didn't need to be made. Coz it doesn't work. This stuff needs to be episodic, like the original, or it just swamps the young minds it's supposed to appeal to. The races are the key example. In line-drawn form the rapidly interspersed 'narrative' of racing carnage still works - coz your brain is engaged in interpreting the relatively sparse visuals. With the CGI incarnation you get a lump of preformed blur that is mercilessly proceeded by the next before any part of your mind can get much of a handle on what's going on. It just becomes an unremitting succession of 'who cares' chaos.
Perhaps the Wachowski's should stick to what they've been good at (creating adult carnage and wearing half a dress). Ach well.
Killer fact: 'Racer X' looked like Ben Affleck in DareDevil. This film will fail.
Possibly fun for kids who like having chunks of CGI vomited at them
What was good?
Some of the wry retro 60s feel was well handled in a day-glo way.
The strange marriage of flappy-mouthed old-school anime and salt-on-eggs americana became a bit cloying at times tho. And what the kids made of the strive-against-capitalist-b*stards plot is anyone's guess. (They mainly seemed to like the shouty 'john belushi' kid and his ape sidekick).
Why it was bad?
On the whole, this was a well-intentioned revamp/homage to a daft cartoon - but one that didn't need to be made. Coz it doesn't work. This stuff needs to be episodic, like the original, or it just swamps the young minds it's supposed to appeal to. The races are the key example. In line-drawn form the rapidly interspersed 'narrative' of racing carnage still works - coz your brain is engaged in interpreting the relatively sparse visuals. With the CGI incarnation you get a lump of preformed blur that is mercilessly proceeded by the next before any part of your mind can get much of a handle on what's going on. It just becomes an unremitting succession of 'who cares' chaos.
Perhaps the Wachowski's should stick to what they've been good at (creating adult carnage and wearing half a dress). Ach well.
Killer fact: 'Racer X' looked like Ben Affleck in DareDevil. This film will fail.
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IRON MAN. Loved it. All kinds of fun, and the comeback of Robert Downey, Jr. What's not to love?
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Zodiac, A Scanner Darkly, Wonder Boys...
I thought he was great in all of the above. I think he has been back for a while now, eh?
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Come back? Was he gone?
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Zodiac, A Scanner Darkly, Wonder Boys...
I thought he was great in all of the above. I think he has been back for a while now, eh?
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Zodiac, A Scanner Darkly, Wonder Boys...
I thought he was great in all of the above. I think he has been back for a while now, eh?
Now, he's a bankable, reliable, insurable (is that a word??) genius!
I have seen the movie THE GOLDEN COMPASS.In this movie daniel craig has done an outstanding job and the role of nicole kidman was beautifully fabricated.
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Last Film seen at the cinema-Meet The Spartans
Last DVD watched-Scary Movie 3
Last DVD Bought-Scary Movie 3
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[The Golden Compass] looks crap, no [offense]
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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian,
If you've never sniffed the pages of the books or seen LOTR then you may enjoy this flick, there is a scene towards the end that is such a total and completely ridiculous LOTR ripoff I almost yelled at the screen. Oh well, just killing time until Indy 4 next week anyway.
If you've never sniffed the pages of the books or seen LOTR then you may enjoy this flick, there is a scene towards the end that is such a total and completely ridiculous LOTR ripoff I almost yelled at the screen. Oh well, just killing time until Indy 4 next week anyway.
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