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[Zero]

The Ringer and Inside Man.
The Ringer was pretty good, in a My Name Is Earl kinda way. It's very sappy, but the humour's not and Johnny Knoxville in pain is always a winner. Nice performances from all the special actors too.
I kinda liked Inside Man, but it was very forgettable and I hate it when movies needing to make a guy into an ass just play the Nazi card. Feh, I'd have expected better from Spike Lee, although Clive Owen was good.

[kingbobb]

Finished Monster's Ball. Good movie. Mostly because it's part of our Blockbuster subsription, so we don't pay individually for it, and we could watch it in two parts on the comfy couch. Had we paid $8 each, it'd have sucked.

I guess there's still enough people that go see those kind of slow, dramatic, character study movies that make them profitable. At prices what they are today, adding in how much gas and everything else is costing, when wages seem to be frozen or even shrinking, I'm somewhat amazed that movies like Crash, Monster's Ball, etc., continue to get made. I suppose actors working for scale, reducing costs and such, helps.

And sorta on-topic, I read that MI:3 made around $49 million, which was $10 million below expectations. I guess Hollywood hasn't noticed that gas is about $.40 more expensive than last year. I've seen prices back away from $3 a gallon, but I still think $2.90 is about $.50 too expensive. Add in crazy Tom Cruise, and that MI:3, despite having JJ Abrams attached, doesn't appear to add anything to the franchise, and you get just another action move with cool set pieces, some explosions, and pretty people.

[nietoperz]

I don't understand MI:3's appeal. From the trailer it really does just look like a bunch of explosions glued together by the most annoying Movie Star in Hollywood's grin.

Roll on Superman Returns, say I.

[kingbobb]

The last movie we saw in a theater was Narnia. Xavy slept through most of it in his sling (it's warm and cozy) but he was also only about 2 months old. He rarely sleeps for more than an hour while napping now, and I he's too big for the sling, so I don't even know how we'd get him to sleep.

But my mom's coming for a weekend in June, and has offered to sit Xavy for us. We're thinking of going to a movie, and I'd guess that Superman Returns and X-Men III are at the top of the list of movies we'd like to see. I think both will have been released by then, so we should have some reviews to help us determine.

Speaking of Superman, while Smallville isnt' exactly movie watching, we have caught up on this season's eps (I think, at least. Last one we saw was with the guy that could turn invisible), and things have gotten pretty good. Lana is still annoying, but it's shaping up to be a much, much better season than last yeat.

[L Independant]

I don't understand MI:3's appeal. From the trailer it really does just look like a bunch of explosions glued together by the most annoying Movie Star in Hollywood's grin.

Roll on Superman Returns, say I.

Americans love their movie explosions. Two words: Jerry Bruckheimer.

[kingbobb]

Americans love their movie explosions. Two words: Jerry Bruckheimer.

Didn't he do the Island? That crapped out. I think we do love our explosions, but we like them even better when we have some chance to understand what's exploding and why ahead of time. Cruise's MI movies have been enjoyable (I and II are all I've seen) but hardly memorable. And his Hunt character has no real drawing power. Bond has his gadgets, his women, and his villians/henchmen. Hunt/Cruise/MI is supposed to be all about cool ways they get the mission done without blowing stuff up. The big explosions means they've failed, rather spectacularly.

[L Independant]

Didn't he do the Island? That crapped out. I think we do love our explosions, but we like them even better when we have some chance to understand what's exploding and why ahead of time. Cruise's MI movies have been enjoyable (I and II are all I've seen) but hardly memorable. And his Hunt character has no real drawing power. Bond has his gadgets, his women, and his villians/henchmen. Hunt/Cruise/MI is supposed to be all about cool ways they get the mission done without blowing stuff up. The big explosions means they've failed, rather spectacularly.

I think he did the island, but I'm not quite sure. There was another guy at the helm, too, if I remember.

And I can't watch Tom Cruise anymore. He's even ruined Top Gun for me.

[nietoperz]

The Island - produced by Bruckheimer, directed by the worst director in the world: Michael Bay (Bad Boys, Armageddon, Pearl Harbour). The crapulous team supreme.

[L Independant]

The Island - produced by Bruckheimer, directed by the worst director in the world: Michael Bay (Bad Boys, Armageddon, Pearl Harbour). The crapulous team supreme.

It could have only been trumped by a Joel Schumacher/Jerry Bruckheimer film.

[nietoperz]

It could have only been trumped by a Joel Schumacher/Jerry Bruckheimer film.

Bay is far worse than Schumacher, as impossible as that may sound...

[L Independant]

Bay is far worse than Schumacher, as impossible as that may sound...

[kingbobb]

The Island - produced by Bruckheimer, directed by the worst director in the world: Michael Bay (Bad Boys, Armageddon, Pearl Harbour). The crapulous team supreme.

Didn't he do The Rock, too? That movie hurt me. Almost literally. I saw it in the theater, and the lack of a steady cam (to energize the film, I suppose) made my eyes hurt.

I like all three of those other movies. Ok, maybe Like is a strong term for my feelings about Pearl Harbor, but it's just so overdone. Like cookies that have chocolate chips, fudge, topped with brownie and hot fudge, then served with ice cream. Sure, you know it's bad for you, and you're likely going to be sick after it, but you just can't help yourself.

[Technofear's Revenge]

Bay is far worse than Schumacher, as impossible as that may sound...

Y'know, Joel Schumacher has made some good films: Flatliners, The Lost Boys, Speechless, Falling Down, Tigerland, and I'm sure more I've never seen.

Don't judge him simply on his Batman movies. hell, even with those, I like Batman Forever.

[Technofear's Revenge]

The Island - produced by Bruckheimer, directed by the worst director in the world: Michael Bay (Bad Boys, Armageddon, Pearl Harbour). The crapulous team supreme.

I also feel the need to point out that Bruckheimer didn't produce The Island. the was Bay's first time flying solo.

[Keb]

I watched Prozac Nation last night. It was a good movie, and Christina Ricci is hot as usual. She's also a great actress. It was kinda interesting, but at the same time it was really just another story that someone wanted to tell.