Watched In Bruges last night. Not at all what I expected from the trailers that I'd seen, but I really enjoyed it. Colin Ferrell puts in a fantastic performance, even though his character is the kind that I generally hate in movies.
I watched Singing in the Rain last night, for the first time in years. It's still really good, and really funny. There is one extended dance number near the end which seems superfluous, and goes on a bit long, and I think the movie would be better without it. I love the whole number, but it doesn't fit the story. It fits the idea of the movie, that it's a movie about movies, and that they want a modern dance number to fill out the movie they are making in the movie, even if it doesn't fit, and they come up with a dance number that doesn't fit in either movies.
Anyway, it's a classic film and worth watching for many reasons.
I watched Singing in the Rain last night, for the first time in years. It's still really good, and really funny. There is one extended dance number near the end which seems superfluous, and goes on a bit long, and I think the movie would be better without it.
I recently watched Bedknobs and Broomsticks for the first time, and I felt the same way about the Portobello Road sequence in the middle of the film. Just way too long and didn't make much sense.
I watched X-Men First Class the other day and thought it was awesome. So I decided to watch X-Men 3 now. It wasn't nearly as awesome.
First Class's Magneto was a tad underpowered compared to what I'm used to, so to balance it out, I watched 3, where he is way overpowered. He moves the Golden Gate bride and puts it somewhere else. And he doesn't really have much of a reason to do so either.
Just rewatched "Up in the Air". The first time around I loved the first part of the movie and just followed the second part. Now, about one and a half years later I finally understood the full plot of the movie.
I liked the movie before and now it's definitely on my list of favorite movies.
Saw three films from Thursday to Friday, should have commented on.
Captain America: Fantastic film, had me completely pumped for The Avengers movies. I think all the actors did great, the action was great to watch, and there were true story changes and some real aspects to it. (Note, some soldiers ACTUALLY GOT SHOT) I saw it in 3D, which I didn't think was necessary like Thor, but some visuals were pretty during some scenes
Cedar Rapids: A small, quirky little comedy flick starring Ed Helms and a gaggle of character actors, which was consistency chuckle-worthy. It was a tad strange because of the Midwestern-isms, but it was really fun because of the actors, especially John C. Reilly and put me in a great mood.
Sucker Punch: It's just as terrible as everyone said it was. Silly, delusional Zack Snyder, you can't call this a geek feminist film, when none of it matters and men are still that dominant. Super inconsistent all the way through, and the dumbest plot. It's not one of the worst movies I've ever seen, because the first two action scenes are kind of fun, but otherwise it's really bad. And Snyder should never have any creative reign over a movie's score or soundtrack. Why would a movie set in the 1960s have the radio playing god damn, rap remixes of Queen songs and Dubstep.
Saw three films from Thursday to Friday, should have commented on.
Captain America: Fantastic film, had me completely pumped for The Avengers movies. I think all the actors did great, the action was great to watch, and there were true story changes and some real aspects to it. (Note, some soldiers ACTUALLY GOT SHOT) I saw it in 3D, which I didn't think was necessary like Thor, but some visuals were pretty during some scenes .
I also saw Captain America recently and enjoyed it a lot. My only complaints were mostly cosmetic, in that I wish they didn't give him the mask with the helmet I thought it looked out of place, but Chris Evans did a great job and I might stop hating him as an actor because of this.
Last night: The Men Who Stare at Goats. Pretty funny, but nothing as special as the cast listing might make you think. I'm impressed by how the characters aged throughout the movie. Normally this is done by prosthetics and makeup, but in this movie it is done by good acting. Refreshing.
Captain America was possibly the dullest superhero movie I have ever seen. There was no true challenge, no character development (of any character), wishy-washy dialogue, and seemingly endless action montages.
Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon should have been called either Transformers: LaserBeak is a Freaking Boss and is the Ultimate Bad-Ass or Transformers (SPOILARS): The One Where Spock Goes Crazy (/SPOILARS). It was definitely the best film in the series if you are looking for giant robots beating the ever loving crap out of each other, but there are some serious plot-holes if you actually pay attention to the story in a Michael Bay Transformers film.
Went to go see The Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Personally, I really enjoyed it. I haven't seen the other movies... But after seeing this, I plan to. From what ive heard, if you've seen the others, you'll really enjoy this one.
Went to go see The Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Personally, I really enjoyed it. I haven't seen the other movies... But after seeing this, I plan to. From what ive heard, if you've seen the others, you'll really enjoy this one.
The basic problem was that there was too much "look how poorly these animals are treated" and not enough "101 ways apes can outsmart James Franco." If you can get over the caretaker stupid enough to attack an ape who has a fire hose with a cattle prod, then it's plenty fun.
Cattle prods don't only work on cattle. Cattle prods work on anything that can feel pain.It's just simple electricity, it's not some sort of bovine magic.
Just finished watching Titan A.E. I vaguely remember this movie so it feels like it was the first time I ever watched it.
The premise was great, but in all honesty this would have been better off, like many other movies, to be put into a series. It has so much potential of better character and plot development as well as the creation/exploration of the universe that would have been very fascinating to watch.
I was amused at seeing that Joss Whedon being one of the people who worked on the screenplay because throughout the movie I thought about how it reminded me a bit of Firefly. I also kept thinking about Battlestar Galactica as well.
I watched that because I had never seen it and it was on the Netflix.
What premise are you talking about that is great?
All I saw in that movie was plot hole after plot hole, pretty poor animation (which doesn't bother me if something makes up for it), and the rockin' tunes of the 90s.
Perhaps my issue was that there wasn't actual character development. Instead, we got M. Night Shyamalan "What a Twist!" and little else. The twist was just a plot device to keep the story moving, and it actually didn't make any sense in the context of the earlier story. Ugh. Maybe as a series, it wouldn't have been so forced; maybe it would have time to develop a sensible story with characters that evolve more.
Earth is destroyed, humans almost lost all hope except that there is a chance from a chosen person with a special power who was raised alone. That makes for a pretty good story if it was a tv series.
Earth is destroyed, humans almost lost all hope except that there is a chance from a chosen person with a special power who was raised alone. That makes for a pretty good story if it was a tv series.
It has sooo much promise! It just failed to deliver on said promise. If I remember the character designs were pretty cool. The aliens were funky looking (in a cool funky way, not like "oh man my shoes smell FUNKY!")
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Anyway, it's a classic film and worth watching for many reasons.
I just watched the new hurry purder and it was really good.
Captain AMERICA FUCK YEAH!
I am still trying to locate my long lost copy of Mulholland Dr.
First Class's Magneto was a tad underpowered compared to what I'm used to, so to balance it out, I watched 3, where he is way overpowered. He moves the Golden Gate bride and puts it somewhere else. And he doesn't really have much of a reason to do so either.
I liked the movie before and now it's definitely on my list of favorite movies.
Captain America: Fantastic film, had me completely pumped for The Avengers movies. I think all the actors did great, the action was great to watch, and there were true story changes and some real aspects to it. (Note, some soldiers ACTUALLY GOT SHOT) I saw it in 3D, which I didn't think was necessary like Thor, but some visuals were pretty during some scenes
Cedar Rapids: A small, quirky little comedy flick starring Ed Helms and a gaggle of character actors, which was consistency chuckle-worthy. It was a tad strange because of the Midwestern-isms, but it was really fun because of the actors, especially John C. Reilly and put me in a great mood.
Sucker Punch: It's just as terrible as everyone said it was. Silly, delusional Zack Snyder, you can't call this a geek feminist film, when none of it matters and men are still that dominant. Super inconsistent all the way through, and the dumbest plot. It's not one of the worst movies I've ever seen, because the first two action scenes are kind of fun, but otherwise it's really bad. And Snyder should never have any creative reign over a movie's score or soundtrack. Why would a movie set in the 1960s have the radio playing god damn, rap remixes of Queen songs and Dubstep.
The premise was great, but in all honesty this would have been better off, like many other movies, to be put into a series. It has so much potential of better character and plot development as well as the creation/exploration of the universe that would have been very fascinating to watch.
I was amused at seeing that Joss Whedon being one of the people who worked on the screenplay because throughout the movie I thought about how it reminded me a bit of Firefly. I also kept thinking about Battlestar Galactica as well.
What premise are you talking about that is great?
All I saw in that movie was plot hole after plot hole, pretty poor animation (which doesn't bother me if something makes up for it), and the rockin' tunes of the 90s.
Perhaps my issue was that there wasn't actual character development. Instead, we got M. Night Shyamalan "What a Twist!" and little else. The twist was just a plot device to keep the story moving, and it actually didn't make any sense in the context of the earlier story. Ugh. Maybe as a series, it wouldn't have been so forced; maybe it would have time to develop a sensible story with characters that evolve more.