Bullet ReviewFollow

They have this thing called Rotten Tomatoes on the internets now ;)

Bounce, starring Owen Wilson and Morgan Freeman.

The Happening, starring Mark Wahlberg.

Edited, Nov 26th 2008 10:47am by Thumbelyna

Saw it, it's pretty entertaining at least.

The visitor.

Cool, I have had it in my netflicks queue since the xbox update, I'll have to watch it.

Sweet Christ.

I added:
Super High Me
The Big Bounce (you had the name wrong and I almost wound up watching some Affleck/Paltrow flick)
Southland Tales
The Visitor

...

And Sex & the City. But I made that one fifth. So there.

Super High Me is available as an Instant "Watch It Now" flick so I might knock that out tonight or tomorrow. City of Ember is not yet on video.

Edited, Nov 26th 2008 1:15pm by Jophiel

Could you screen a few Paul Newman movies? My wife won't watch anything I suggest because people die horribly and she gets depressed. If you could assure us that Paul doesn't die in Hombre or Hud, that would be great!

Here, I can do a bullet of Iron Man:

Good dumb action. RDJr. plays it well.

To Joph - "In Bruges" please!

Keep meaning to acquire it (partly because I love Bruges, and partly because what I've heard intrigues me).


This was very low on my priorities to watch, but with a few train journeys planned last week, I downloaded it for my iPod.

Robert Downey and the tone of the movie match perfectly - somehow it works on two levels. Firstly, it's a CGI action flick about a Superhero. My usual problem with this genre is the suspension of disbelief, but the plot held my attention and I was kept from questioning the silliness of the technology. The pace is managed cleverly, with a balance of white-knuckle action, cliff-hanging 'How can he get out of this?' moments, and contemplative spells that counterpoint the action.

Secondly, the movie has a fair stab at a message. It isn't overly laboured, nor is it the usual saccharine Hollywood old testament crap about good and evil. Avoiding partisan left vs right politics, it does have quite a refreshingly cynical take on military power and corruption. And it's thread that holds the plot together comfortably.

But most of all, it sets out to entertain, and delivers well. Downey's character is at once charming, cool, and a teensy bit mental, Jeff Bridges is a good (if a bit onedimensional) baddy, and Gwyneth Paltrow dances neatly between aloof and alluring.

Matthew Libatique's cinematography is 1st class - more dark and moody than the usual comic-hero movie, but easier on the eye than the Batman series. Nice balance.

All in all, very watchable, some deft screenwriting, and Downey's performance is the ace up the sleeve. I expect a significant franchise to follow, and if the producers don't mess up the sequel, it could endure like Indiana Jones or Star Wars.

8/10

Yeah, I wanted to see that too and forgot...good call.

Nexa

The bottom of my Que that never seems to make it to the top is:

Princess Moanoke
Apocalypto
The Illusionist
Atonement

We should start a movie watching and review club. It could be like a book club, but for lazy ********.

I realize that the reviews could never be as in depth and beautiful as those that Smash and I wrote for "Roadhouse 2", but we could try.

Nexa

no no, I mean where we all agree to watch a movie over a weekend and then review it Monday morning. I hate Monday mornings anyway.

Nexa