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Post by Simey on Jul 11, 2008 14:28:41 GMT -5
Went to see The Love Guru with Mike Myers. Well, it's fun, if you like Myers. I know, the movie is about hockey and some of you don't exactly know the rules, but it doesn't matter. It's fun (but not as fun as the first Austin Powers). Justin Timberlake playing a French Canadian goaltender with the accent worths the entry price (well, for a French Canadian like me). I would probably not make the effort to see The Love Guru....except for the hockey stuff which makes me very interested indeed! And I even know the rules (ish[ish])! So rather looking forward to that one if I can find the time. Did anyone else see The Incredible Hulk? What did you think? I much prefered the first one, but then I've never read the comic books, so wouldn't know if this second one is a more faithful adaption or not. |
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Post by Doomy on Jul 11, 2008 14:39:07 GMT -5
I saw The Incredible Hulk last weekend and thought it was a lot of fun, certainly much more enjoyable than Ang Lee's turgid psychodrama. I think Iron Man sneaks it as film of the summer though.
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Post by Black Cat on Jul 11, 2008 22:04:44 GMT -5
I would probably not make the effort to see The Love Guru....except for the hockey stuff which makes me very interested indeed! And I even know the rules (ish[ish])! Meh, the movie is not incredible, seriously. And as a hockey expert like me, seeing Rob Blake taking a faceoff made the whole hockey stuff less credible to me (FYI: Blake is a defenseman, and faceoffs are something for the forwards). Well, it's still better than the Mighty Ducks, starring Emilio Esteves (I didn't know he was the son of Martin Sheen!), a movie known as Champions in the UK. Doomy: Just wait for Batman to come out next week.  |
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Post by Simey on Jul 13, 2008 14:34:27 GMT -5
Meh, the movie is not incredible, seriously. And as a hockey expert like me, seeing Rob Blake taking a faceoff made the whole hockey stuff less credible to me (FYI: Blake is a defenseman, and faceoffs are something for the forwards). Well, it's still better than the Mighty Ducks, starring Emilio Esteves (I didn't know he was the son of Martin Sheen!), a movie known as Champions in the UK. I got that cheap on DVD earlier in the year and enjoyed it! It's total rubbish, of course, but in a fun at-least-it's-got-hockey-in-it way! ;D I've just heard bad things about The Love Guru, like it's the worst film of the year and stuff, so maybe the hockey isn't enough to justify a cinema trip....? Emilio Estevez is also, of course, Charlie Sheen's brother! (I know that's kind of obvious, but if you didn't know he was Martin Sheen's son....) |
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Post by huntingmoon on Jul 22, 2008 17:15:25 GMT -5
The new Dark Knight movie is very good but VERY dark. I liked it that way, it takes the mood from Batman Begins and carries it forward into a belivable and blackhearted Gotham but its certainly not for kids.
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Post by Beowuuf on Jul 29, 2008 13:27:16 GMT -5
I was going to write a review of the dark knight saying 'yeah, it's good' and 'yeah, believe what they say about heath ledger's performance' but basically I think I will just leave it at that. I enjoyed it, and hope I can get to see it in the imax it was filmed to be shown in next month
Oh, and wall-e might hae an unsubtle anti-commercialism and environmental message in it, but it's still a darn good film
I enjoyed kung-fu panda, and found forbidden kingdom to be very flat
Will disconnect my brain for mummy 3 hoping it doens't suck next weekend, and also will go to see the new x-files film, though am not expecting much from it - though glad at least it's a stand along film in the vein of the stand alone tv episodes
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Post by zipp on Aug 7, 2008 12:39:44 GMT -5
i enjoyed the x-files movie. I thought it was a nice return to the series' roots. Amanda Peets' performance blew chum, but she's a relatively small part. Of course, I also liked The Mighty Ducks, but then I haven't seen that in about twelve years.
I saw Wall-E while heavily stoned, which could account for why I was so impressed with it.
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Post by Black Cat on Aug 7, 2008 13:36:30 GMT -5
Wall-E seems cool even if you are not stoned. Not a new movie, but an old one: I saw the Batman movie. No, not the one with Michael Keaton from 1989, but the 1966 spinoff of the TV series. I had tears in my eyes while laughing since it was so cheesy. Commissioner Gordon: ( reads) What weighs six ounces, sits in a tree and is very dangerous? Robin: A sparrow with a machine gun! Commissioner Gordon: Yes, of course. |
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Post by Beowuuf on Aug 7, 2008 16:13:37 GMT -5
See, I liked the play of the two in the X-files film, but just felt that the plot itself was like a sub-par episode. don't get me wrong, I really really wanted Chris Carter to do the non-aliens story. Just, if you look at something like Obliette or Pusher and then look at the plotting of the film, you can see a huge wasted opportunity. It could have been amazing  Still, I might be too harsh, at some point I will watch it again (I was watching it the third film into an evening session at 12am after all!) And yes, Wall-E might have been a bit obvious in it's messages, but as entertainment it was touching, funny, cute...basically, an impressive film. And wow, the old batman film - is that Batman versus the Fearsome Foursome? Cause that is a camptastic movie! |
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Post by Simey on Aug 7, 2008 22:36:06 GMT -5
I saw the Batman movie. No, not the one with Michael Keaton from 1989, but the 1966 spinoff of the TV series. I had tears in my eyes while laughing since it was so cheesy. I recall there being a rather dull twenty minutes somewhere in there, but apart from that it's a brilliant film! The bit with the bomb on the pier.... ;D I saw the new Batman yesterday evening, and it was....long. Lots of good stuff in it, though personally I thought maybe too much of everything. Just as with Batman Begins I got a bit bored at times during the last half hour. For me the two Tim Burton Batman films are still the best, though I used to really dislike them, so perhaps the new ones might grow on me gradually as they did. By the way, what is with Bruce Wayne's stupid voice when he's wearing the Bat-suit? Very, very silly in such a serious film. I might ask, in fact, of the film as a whole: why so serious? |
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Post by Beowuuf on Aug 8, 2008 0:08:28 GMT -5
Because otherwise it might turn in to Batman and Robin |
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Post by Simey on Aug 8, 2008 9:40:53 GMT -5
Okay, fair enough that they should have reacted against that rather rubbish instalment!  (I didn't much like Batman Forever either.) But there is an inherent unreality to a man dressing up as a bat and running around over the rooftops fighting crime, so making it quite as sober and sensible as the new films try to kind of makes the comic-book elements seem a little out of place and daft to me. Tim Burton's highly stylised takes on Batman demonstrated that you can deal with serious subject matter, but present it in such a way as to not have the comic-book stuff stand out as being a bit silly. The giant microwave machine thing seemed completely ludicrous in the serious context of Batman Begins, whereas in Tim Burton's Batman I reckon it would have sat perfectly comfortably. But that's probably just me. |
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Post by Black Cat on Aug 8, 2008 11:29:13 GMT -5
I saw the Batman movie. No, not the one with Michael Keaton from 1989, but the 1966 spinoff of the TV series. I had tears in my eyes while laughing since it was so cheesy. I recall there being a rather dull twenty minutes somewhere in there, but apart from that it's a brilliant film! The bit with the bomb on the pier.... ;D The best part of the movie IMO. Batman: Some days, you just can't git rid of a bomb. The bomb explodes and Robin arrives beside a stack of poles. He calls for Batman who then just rises from the behind the stack and puts his hand on Robin's shoulder while saying: "I'm here". This part made me laugh so hard, it's unbelievable. ;D |
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Post by Simey on Aug 8, 2008 12:32:16 GMT -5
The best part of the movie IMO. Batman: Some days, you just can't git rid of a bomb. The bomb explodes and Robin arrives beside a stack of poles. He calls for Batman who then just rises from the behind the stack and puts his hand on Robin's shoulder while saying: "I'm here". This part made me laugh so hard, it's unbelievable. ;D ;D You gotta love it! Hmm - I feel a poll coming on.... |
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Post by Beowuuf on Aug 8, 2008 12:37:29 GMT -5
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(I didn't much like Batman Forever either.)