Topic: Movies in the Theater (Read 106664 times)

Mongrel · « **Reply #160 on:** December 14, 2008, 07:52:59 PM »

Well, certain papers will print anything a certain type of person says, regardless of the content.

Thad · « **Reply #161 on:** December 14, 2008, 07:59:20 PM »

I think the British tabloids spent a week on Davies referring to Prince Charles as "a swine" for not agreeing to appear on Doctor Who, when in context he clearly meant it as a joke.

Brentai · « **Reply #162 on:** December 14, 2008, 08:00:28 PM »

This just in: Keanu Reeves claims to be bigger than Jesus.

Kazz · « **Reply #163 on:** December 14, 2008, 08:45:21 PM »

I believe it. Jesus was a wiry, malnourished Jew.

Detonator · « **Reply #164 on:** December 15, 2008, 06:12:44 AM »

Quote from: Iron_Mongrel on December 14, 2008, 07:52:59 PM

Well, certain papers will print anything a certain type of person says, regardless of the content.

So are we supposed to be laughing at the paper or Keanu?

Kashan · « **Reply #165 on:** December 15, 2008, 07:21:41 AM »

Quote from: Kazz on December 14, 2008, 08:45:21 PM

I believe it. Jesus was a wiry, malnourished Jew.

All he ever did before he died was invite himself into peoples houses for dinner parties, I'm betting he was at least a little fat.

Brentai · « **Reply #166 on:** December 15, 2008, 07:23:34 AM »

Two thousand years later, we haven't finished eating him.

Arc · « **Reply #167 on:** December 29, 2008, 09:48:05 AM »

Valkyrie (Walküre!) is Mission Impossible in Nazi Germany, Benjamin Button is Forrest Gump in New Orleans, and The Spirit is Sin City in Central City.

While Benjamin & Spirit have flashes of inventiveness, they rip from their predecessors wholesale. Valkyrie bloated itself with established character actors (all of whom deliver), and wisely cut out the scene with Stauffenberg sneaking up on Himmler on a motorcycle.

Mongrel · « **Reply #168 on:** December 29, 2008, 04:54:17 PM »

I buy a lot of foreign Magic cards, because ~~they're really cool~~ I'm a whore.

There is one extant Valkyrie in the whole game. It's white - and in a set with a racial purist legend whose card name is almost 'Heidigger'. And you can be damn sure I got two copies in German.

How is this relevant? Uh... it isn't.

Transportation · « **Reply #169 on:** January 02, 2009, 11:29:01 PM »

I enjoyed The Spirit quite a bit, but I didn't get around to see Sin City so the whole comic motif is rather novel.

I found Benjamin Button very predictable and the notions that it's basically Forrest Gump with

are correct. Not to mention the latter 60% feels like a rehash. What with most of it taking in New Orleans after the relatively rad sailor segment.

Also:
I only counted 6 lightning bolts, movie. This was not the promised 7.

Thad · « **Reply #170 on:** January 03, 2009, 08:32:23 AM »

Quote from: Transportation on January 02, 2009, 11:29:01 PM

I enjoyed The Spirit quite a bit, but I didn't get around to see Sin City

And presumably have never read a Spirit comic.

And love tough guys and whores.

Niku · « **Reply #171 on:** January 03, 2009, 10:11:30 AM »

I realize I never mentioned Let The Right One in.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICp4g9p_rgo

If it's playing at a theater near you, definitely check it out. It's a pretty fantastic little movie.

Transportation · « **Reply #172 on:** January 03, 2009, 01:14:40 PM »

Quote from: Thad on January 03, 2009, 08:32:23 AM

Quote from: Transportation on January 02, 2009, 11:29:01 PM
I enjoyed The Spirit quite a bit, but I didn't get around to see Sin City

And presumably have never read a Spirit comic.

And love tough guys and whores.

The first point is correct and I liked it because it was ridiculous. I entered the movie expecting it to be bad and it was hilariously bad.

I'm aware of how it rapes the source material via other forums. I'm not sure why I should be crying over it anymore than any other hilariously bad 'reimagination' of a franchise. It reminds of, oh, Batman Forever I guess? It's horrible enough to justify watching maybe once or twice.

Thad · « **Reply #173 on:** January 03, 2009, 01:41:00 PM »

...I don't think comparing it to Schumacher Batman really makes the point that it is something that should have been made or viewed.

Transportation · « **Reply #174 on:** January 03, 2009, 02:36:14 PM »

Quote from: Thad on January 03, 2009, 01:41:00 PM

...I don't think comparing it to Schumacher Batman really makes the point that it is something that should have been made or viewed.

Well, yeah. I was just emphasizing I didn't think it was a good movie. It was just bad enough to be entertaining.

Thad · « **Reply #175 on:** January 03, 2009, 02:59:26 PM »

...the good news is it's bombed badly enough that people might not let Frank Miller fuck up any more properties.

We'll see about Buck Rogers.

SCD · « **Reply #176 on:** January 20, 2009, 11:45:25 PM »

Well, turns out that Grand Torino was as good as I expected it to be, and the twist at the end was not expected for a Clint Eastwood flick.

Very powerful.

Lady Duke · « **Reply #177 on:** February 06, 2009, 08:37:28 PM »

Fuck. I just saw Coraline and it was everything I wanted i to be and then some. I was enthralled throughout the movie because the stop-motion animation was amazing (as expected) and all the characters were well designed and the voice acting was great.

I have nothing negative whatsoever to say, but I cannot imagine seeing this as a child. I know that if I were a child seeing this movie, I would have nightmares like crazy, and maybe even not be able to sit through the movie comfortably. But that's because [spoiler]I'm terribly afraid of dolls and ...dolls again[/spoiler] (I dunno if that's really a spoiler 'cause I don't think it's terribly obvious in commercials or if you haven't read the book).

Rosencrantz · « **Reply #178 on:** February 06, 2009, 09:31:01 PM »

Hmm. I was planning on seeing it tomorrow with Cat and her two little girl cousins, but they would probably get scared. We might have to settle for (sigh) Hotel for Dogs or (gag) The Pink Panther 2... since the girls loved the first one.

Disposable Ninja · « **Reply #179 on:** February 06, 2009, 09:36:55 PM »

Well, according to the New York Times review, helpfully quoted on Neil Gaiman's blog, it's only just scary enough.

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