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Av-merican
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| You should not overlook the respectable eye candy Leslie Bibb represents in Iron Man, a perfect balance of integrity and sluttiness. |
I didn't think she was all that... Maybe I couldn't see past her sluttiness to see her integrity... Were they of the B or C variety?[/quote]
Not sure, but they weren't bad...she showed more A than T for sure, which is probably her better side anyhow. |
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E.L.3000
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Indiana Jones and the bla bla bla
Alternate title: Frank Miller presents Sky Captain and the Crystal Skull, if you catch my drift.
George Lucas needs to stay at least 100 yards away from his films at all times.
Fun story, good characters, fantastic pacing, plenty of one-liners. Just those damn green screens...
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the New Cunning Linguist
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There Will Be Blood 2008
Daniel Day-Lewis is great in this. I won't say this is my favorite movie of all time, but it is very good. I'm too lazy to provide a synopsis so here.
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the New Cunning Linguist
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Incredible Hulk, The (2008)
Hulk go green good. Smash stuff. Lou Ferrigno does cameo as security guard; Stan Lee does too... Bill Bixby somewhere in there for cameo but me not remember... Not remember make me mad...
Tim Roth good but not Jeff Bridges/Obadiah Stone good. Abomination good effects but not too interesting... Make Hulk mad. Why Abomination so pissed with Hulk? Because Hulk get widescreen chunky version of Betty Ross/Liv Tyler?
Ang Lee movie bites dead bear balls. This movie good but not Ironman good. Cameo by Stark fellow (aka Robert Downey) at end but no Samuel L. Jackson - he maybe too busy making crapfests like Jumper. Maybe leading up to Avengers movie? Maybe team up with Wolverine? Or maybe Marvel cast Thor or Captain America first... Cool references to "Dr. Reinstein's Super Soldier formula" and even an appearance by Doc Samson... Maybe not team up with Spiderman/Jake Gyllenhaal... No Tobey Maguire make Hulk mad.
Next Batman movie better kick ass.
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Jumper
I have a soft spot for silly sci-fi movies, but this one is pretty devoid of character and feeling. I was really looking forward to seeing Rachel Bilson playing something other than a valley girl, and it turns out she wasn't acting on the O.C. She looks great and has a few one-liners, but she doesn't sound like a girl from Michigan.
The special effects are pretty cool, but very little is explained, we don't get much back story, and the ending sets up a sequel without providing closure. The movie seriously feels about an hour long. Also, the British Jumper is cooler than Hayden Vader - to the surprise of no one.
On the plus side, I saw the movie on a DLP screen, which is like a huge HDTV. It exposes some of the weaknesses in the special effects, oddly enough. There were also some jaggies on the 20th C Fox logo.
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You are far too kind; watched this last night and kept falling asleep; that's two hours out of my life that I could be playing R6V2. What a wasted concept. I agree wholeheartedly that Griffin was far more interesting a character than Hayden Vader.
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the New Cunning Linguist
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More on the casting of Captain America: Leo DiCaprio?
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Jyrki21
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Stan Lee seems to have cameos in all Marvel movies, but I find it amusing that Ferrigno has yet another cameo, just like he did in the Ang Lee one. I have no idea what he does these days, but apparently it involves taking a phone call -- err, TTY call -- every five years or so to appear in a Hulk remake.
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Av-merican
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| Stan Lee seems to have cameos in all Marvel movies, but I find it amusing that Ferrigno has yet another cameo, just like he did in the Ang Lee one. I have no idea what he does these days, but apparently it involves taking a phone call -- err, TTY call -- every five years or so to appear in a Hulk remake. |
Oh, it should also be noted that he made an appearance in the audience when American Gladiators did a whole Hulk-themed episode.
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the New Cunning Linguist
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| Av-merican wrote: |
| Jyrki21 wrote: |
| Stan Lee seems to have cameos in all Marvel movies, but I find it amusing that Ferrigno has yet another cameo, just like he did in the Ang Lee one. I have no idea what he does these days, but apparently it involves taking a phone call -- err, TTY call -- every five years or so to appear in a Hulk remake. |
Oh, it should also be noted that he made an appearance in the audience when American Gladiators did a whole Hulk-themed episode.
TTY call... |
He was also the 'voice of' the Hulk in the current movie apparently... Not that he said much beyond, "RUUUUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGHHHHHHHHRRRR!!"
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the New Cunning Linguist
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Not that any of you would be dumb enough to plunk down $9 to see this maggot-infested, rancid lard-encrusted, tripe of a movie, but just in case you were even considering it, hear this: Harry at aicn.com (who never has a bad thing to say about any movie) warns everyone to just stay away from the Love Guru. He says it makes the Happening appear tolerable.
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Av-merican
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Can't believe this hasn't been reviewed yet!
The Dark Knight
Brilliant. Simply, brilliant. This movie actually did live up to the hype, and even though I knew some plot points, like the eventual fate of Harvey Dent, I was still on the edge of my seat nearly the entire movie. And Heath Ledger was completely unrecognizable as a new Joker, one so frickin' awesome you not only get the feeling everyone in the film is scared of him (including Batman) but that he's completely in control the entire time. I won't give away any spoilers, this movie's too good to give a single one away.
The only bad part about this is that no one, and I mean no one will be looking forward to the next installment, which Christian Bale is already signed up for but Christopher Nolan wisely isn't...there's simply NO WAY this film can be outdone or even matched.
And of course one more reason to see the film IN THE THEATRES as if you needed another one...they screened the first preview for every fanboy's wet dream, WATCHMEN! I still don't think they'll pull it off but it'll still be a visually fantastic film nonetheless. |
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Jyrki21
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I saw the Dark Knight late on Saturday night -- it was definitely good, though confused the hell out of me at times, partly because I don't think the sound in our theatre was very good, and I missed a lot of the dialogue (especially toward the beginning).
I'd known very little about it coming in, which was probably a good thing. I didn't even know which main characters were appearing in it, beyond the Joker.
Like everyone, I liked Batman Begins a fair bit -- especially that they didn't go straight for the Joker in the series premiere, which is obviously the tempting thing to do as a movie producer (and a sign of confidence in the franchise that they put him off until the sequel). But for the first time in a while (ever?) I'll say that the sequel has outdone the first instalment.
I read a review saying to see it on IMAX -- would have liked it, but couldn't make it that quickly to the only showing after sundown.
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hipcheck
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I saw the Dark Knight Saturday, and I'll say Av was kinder than I could be
Heath Ledger was spectacular as the Joker, far surpassing Jack Nicholson's rendition in the lame Michael Keaton version.
If you like non-stop action (albeit, dark and hard to follow at times) then this is
your movie ... I can't however validate the advance ravings....
When I saw Batman Begins the first time (fractured as it was) I wasn't sure I liked it, in fact I strongly disliked large parts of it. I saw it a second time, and decided I liked it, allowing myself to " let go " of the obvious plot flaws, bombs, and utter BS.
While my BS meter was red-lining during the Dark Knight, I'd still say it was an entirely enjoyable movie .. Heath Ledger's performance strongly contributing to that grade .... but my initial thoughts were shared by my company, as one girl put it " I'm not sure whether or not I liked it..."
Well I liked it, just not to to the extent it's been raved about
I knew nothing of the "spoilers" coming in, so that wasn't a factor...
I cant' really discuss what flaws I found without spoiling the movie, so I'll just say there were lots of vast plot gaps, voids, etc.
Ultimately, I go back to the the reason I decided I liked Batman Begins...
it's a comic book, for crying out loud...don't be so picky
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Saw this yesterday night in a packed SilverCity theatre in Coquitlam... Agree with all of the above; Ledger was a revelation - I can understand the Oscar Award buzz for his part, even posthumously... I put my wife on alert that I'll be getting a Blu-Ray player for the Man's Room so I can get this on Blu Ray...
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Jyrki21
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| hipcheck wrote: |
I saw the Dark Knight Saturday, and I'll say Av was kinder than I could be
Heath Ledger was spectacular as the Joker, far surpassing Jack Nicholson's rendition in the lame Michael Keaton version. |
Hey, I've noticed that there's been a lot of bashing of the Burton franchise since Batman Begins came out, but I think a lot of people are superimposing the Schumacher monstrosities on Burton's work (particularly the original -- I wasn't such a fan of Returns).
To the extent that Batman '89 might appear lame now, it's only because Batman Begins is a different genre of film, with Nolan trying to make it largely realistic (apart from the technology), with the good guys cop-like and the bad guys very criminal.
When Batman came out, though, remember that everyone raved about it for much the same reason people are lauding Nolan now -- it was dark, edgy and much truer to the gritty comic book intent than anything that most people had seen on a screen (since the '60s TV series was the comparator). Even the switch to a black Batsuit (remember that the comic book Batman actually wore grey and blue) was considered darkly revolutionary at the time.
The huge leaps in technology since then, allowing the movie to look even more realistic, is something that Burton never had to work with. If you consider the social context in 1989 as compared to 2005 -- much of the violence you see in the Nolan movies would have been considered over the top and controversial; plus there has been a proliferation of "graphic novels" with strong punk/'alternative' influences -- the two movies set out to do, and largely accomplished, the same thing. Make a more adult-oriented movie closer to its comic book roots.
I think Batman '89 was a very good movie, all told. People loved Nicholson's performance, which seemed just as 'psychotic' as Ledger's at the time. I think it's just tough not to let Batman Forever and Batman and Robin color our memories.
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I think Batman '89 was a victim of its own hype...it could never live up to that merchandising machine, no matter how good or bad it was. For its time, it was revolutionary at least in terms of Burton's vision. It's kinda sad that Burton since then really hasn't changed his schtick and now it's gotten kinda old.
I still maintain that Batman & Robin is one of the best truly enjoyable sucky movies out there. You won't get cheesier acting by Schwarzenegger in any other film, even Jingle All the Way.
To me, the best comic book movies out there are the ones that go against the grain and aren't too much like the source material. X2 and The Dark Knight are my current faves in this genre. As I've stated before I think all three Spider-Man films are overrated--they certainly aren't horrible (though the third one comes close) but I don't get why people regard them so highly.
It'll be interesting to see how "Watchmen" pans out. The article I read says Zack Snyder's final cut runs at 3 hours...and I bet that was even after Snyder cut a whole ton of shit out. While the preview looked awesome, I simply don't see how he'll be able to pull it off.
Oh...and in a supreme WTF moment, Christian Bale gets arrested the day before the European release of TDK for going all Batman on his mother and sister!?!?
http://www.wwtdd.com/post.phtml?pk=9601 |
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| Av-merican wrote: |
Oh...and in a supreme WTF moment, Christian Bale gets arrested the day before the European release of TDK for going all Batman on his mother and sister!?!?
http://www.wwtdd.com/post.phtml?pk=9601 |
According to the work firewall, you've picked a  NAKED site to link from!!!
Let me know if its worth checking out from home 
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Av-merican
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| Av-merican wrote: |
Oh...and in a supreme WTF moment, Christian Bale gets arrested the day before the European release of TDK for going all Batman on his mother and sister!?!?
http://www.wwtdd.com/post.phtml?pk=9601 |
According to the work firewall, you've picked a NAKED site to link from!!!
Let me know if its worth checking out from home |
Naw, that particular post isn't risque at all. At times he'll post stuff on the overall blog that is a little NSFW though.
So I read he didn't actually hit anyone, but is guilty of a "verbal assault" which is a crime in the UK. Seriously!? Get a grip you silly Limeys... |
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Batman is my favorite (read only) comic book hero. I love dark and brooding. Haven't seen BMB yet - I have to buy it then go see Dark Knight.
Heath Ledger will get an Oscar whether he is good or not. WhoreyWeird is so predictably stupid. I mean Paris Hilton and Pam Anderson vote for these "awards".
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| Lillith wrote: |
Batman is my favorite (read only) comic book hero. I love dark and brooding. Haven't seen BMB yet - I have to buy it then go see Dark Knight.
Heath Ledger will get an Oscar whether he is good or not. WhoreyWeird is so predictably stupid. I mean Paris Hilton and Pam Anderson vote for these "awards". |
Ditto, I'm not a superhero fan but I love Batman.
Actually, I tend to like the villains more because they are often smarter than the caped crusader. Despite all of Bruce Wayne's money and technology, he still almost gets bested by a psycho clown with ratty clothes and a shitload of dynamite.
The police station scene is really where Ledger shines. His accent is awesome too. He sounds like a 50's mobster/comedian.
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hipcheck
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| hipcheck wrote: |
I saw the Dark Knight Saturday, and I'll say Av was kinder than I could be
Heath Ledger was spectacular as the Joker, far surpassing Jack Nicholson's rendition in the lame Michael Keaton version. |
Hey, I've noticed that there's been a lot of bashing of the Burton franchise since Batman Begins came out, but I think a lot of people are superimposing the Schumacher monstrosities on Burton's work (particularly the original -- I wasn't such a fan of Returns).
To the extent that Batman '89 might appear lame now, it's only because Batman Begins is a different genre of film, with Nolan trying to make it largely realistic (apart from the technology), with the good guys cop-like and the bad guys very criminal.
When Batman came out, though, remember that everyone raved about it for much the same reason people are lauding Nolan now -- it was dark, edgy and much truer to the gritty comic book intent than anything that most people had seen on a screen (since the '60s TV series was the comparator). Even the switch to a black Batsuit (remember that the comic book Batman actually wore grey and blue) was considered darkly revolutionary at the time.
The huge leaps in technology since then, allowing the movie to look even more realistic, is something that Burton never had to work with. If you consider the social context in 1989 as compared to 2005 -- much of the violence you see in the Nolan movies would have been considered over the top and controversial; plus there has been a proliferation of "graphic novels" with strong punk/'alternative' influences -- the two movies set out to do, and largely accomplished, the same thing. Make a more adult-oriented movie closer to its comic book roots.
I think Batman '89 was a very good movie, all told. People loved Nicholson's performance, which seemed just as 'psychotic' as Ledger's at the time. I think it's just tough not to let Batman Forever and Batman and Robin color our memories. |
No, I thought the '89 Batman was lame because of Keaton's & Bassinger's performances, not because of Batman Begins obsoleting it
To me, Nicholson was great in that movie, Keaton and Bassinger could have been replaced by ...well, ANYONE!!!! That, and their dialogue was 3rd grade at best .. not their fault, but they didn't bring anything to their respective roles.
I'm not saying Cristian Bale is any better, just that Heath Ledger made a better Joker than Jack Nicholson (who was the only worthwhile part of the '89 movie)
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