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Bollox! Thats like saying that Blakes 7 is better than Bladerunner FFS....


And Daniel Craig does look 'ard. You sure you saw the same film as the rest of the world?

Smash:

I too saw Gone Baby Gone. I went to it with very low expectations as it was Ben Affleck's directorial debut. Given the fact that it made sense & had decent cinematography, coupled with Ben Affleck being atleast partly responsible for those things, made it much better than I had thought it would be.

Movies I saw over the Holidays:

No Country For Old Men: Loved every second of it. People I was with? Not so much. Why? The ending, mostly. Guess some people need "happy" endings. Said people will not like anything by and/or based on Cormac McCarthy's works. Also, it's a lot funnier than the book, believe it or not.

I Am Legend: It was ok, but after finishing Cormack McCarthy's The Road I've decided that all post apacolypse movies should not have "happy" endings. "Hope" is too overused as a plot device.

AvP 2: It was better than AvP, as it was rated R as opposed to PG-13. That and the hot girl getting shanked to a wall were about the only redeeming qualities in this flick.

The Predalien was a much better idea than was it's implementation.

Fido: Who wouldn't want Billy Connoly as their pet Zombie?

Fast Food Nation: I read the book years ago and caught the movie on HBO. It's a fictional tale based on the facts presented in the book. It was a good movie, even though Avril Lavigne was in it.

Superbad: Awesome. The DVD extras were great too (More ***** pictures!) and besides HST' commentary from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, it's the only other movie I've watched with the commentary on and was entertained by it.

QFT The whole dancing with the feathered fan had me stitches. Then I caught Raging Bull on cable and couldn't reconcile the two images.

Well, just to chip in. I did see Sweeny Todd last week. It was pure awesomeness, if you're good with massive amounts of blood shedding in the midst of a musical number sung by two completely amoral characters (ok. One's just got a grudge, and the other's an amoral opportunist, but close enough). It's amusing, twisted, and appealed to my sense of evil balance.


Um... And for those who haven't figured it out. Despite Johny Depp being in it, and despite Tim Burton directing, and the somewhat whimsical commercials out there, this is NOT a film to take small children to. The R rating should have been the first hint, but when I saw it (at a late show no less!), there were at least two parents who snatched their kids up and dragged them out of the theater about 25 minutes or so into the film (about when it became abundantly obvious that the price of a lifetime of therapy for the child wasn't worth the price of the ticket). Apparently, they somehow thought that this was a Disney "demon barber of Fleet Street" or something...


Heck. It was worth the price of admission just for that I guess! ;)

The first Resident Evil movie was surprisingly good, and I had low expectations, which made it that much better. The sequels were just terrible, and I had higher expectations, haha, so they really sucked.

Nexa

And this is why we should hang out more and do naughty things.


I am threatened. I am flying into a jealous rage. Ok, I'm over it.

If you're into mushy movies/inspirational movies, I really, really recommend August Rush. Fanfuckingtastic movie. Very, very well done. Robin Williams almost steals the show from the kids, just because you really, really hate him.

I thought it was visually stunning.

The wolf and the boy, the Spartans and their shields, Xerxes beauty, Leonidas nekkid buns, and one of the final 'crotch shots' of Leonidas in battle (got me all hot and bothered). Oh, and I liked the narration.

It's certainly not a compelling or intriquing storyline, not much in the way of character development (except perhaps Gorgo) but more of just a banquet for the eyes.

I think they did a good job recreating a comic.

Did you see it at a theatre?

I liked 300. A lot.

But not for the same reasons as Elinda....Tho' I am a big fan of Frank Millers stories.
And I saw it at home, but i've got a big screen and sound wich makes all the difference with that type o' movie.

I guess we all see movies for different reasons.

And GWB on the front line?? About as likely as Prince Charles I should think.

(When did our glorious leaders stop being glorious??)

By the way, I'm not suggesting that Bush (or any other head of state) should be out on the front line. Just that Leonidas going on about freedom and brave men standing up against tyranny and all that would have rung a bit hollow if he concluded with "So you 300 guard this pass and die glorious deaths. I'll be back in Sparta trying to pass some tax cuts and abstinence education funding. Die bravely... ta-ta!"

I blame Laura.

I own them already. I was pretty happy because I was able to find a special edition of Cemetary Man on dvd.

Well seriously, how much of their CG manly goodness would they be able to show behind them giant shields.

Funny I didn't notice that particular inconsistancy.