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So I came by an extra 5 bucks yesterday so I went to the cheap theaters. (on a side note, the "cheap" theaters are called "dollar theaters" because 8 years ago they used to charge a dollar, now they charge 3.25, but are still referred to as "dollar theaters"... uh huh.)

I was really happy to see Iron Man was still playing because I really wanted to see it in the big screen. It was a really good movie, really enjoyed the sense of humor. Can't wait for the sequel, because I wanted to see more of Stark as Iron Man, instead of just trying out and getting to know the suit. Which leads to my complaints. Funny how Jeff Bridges learns to use a suit that took Downy Jr. weeks if not months to master in a matter of minutes. Also, NOBODY knew what the terrorists were really saying until Paltrow translates it via computer? C'MON!!! Aside from that, I was ok with the other comic book world madness.
 
I recently saw Ed Wood, Tim Burton's 1994 biopic of Edward D. Wood Jr., the legendary "worst director of all time". The film chronicles the making of his most infamous films (Glen or Glenda, Bride of the Monster and Plan 9 from Outer Space) in the mid-fifties, his friendship with an aging, poverty-stricken Bela Lugosi and his relationships with women, complicated by his transvestism. Johnny Depp plays the role of the smooth-talking Wood excellently, although the highlight is Martin Landau's moving, multi-layered turn as Lugosi, which won him an Oscar for best supporting actor.

The movie portrays Wood in a sympathetic light, as an untalented but likeable young director aiming for the greatness of his idol Orson Welles, but so in love with every frame he shoots that he can't be bothered to re-take a single scene. Nevermind how bad the acting is or if the set falls apart. That's just details, and it's the big picture that matters, right? While humurous, Wood's enthusiasm and love of film is actually pretty inspirational. I have no idea how much of the story was invented by the screenwriters, but it gets the personality of its subject across and does so with a great deal of humour. Definitely recommended.

A little later, I also decided to watch the actual Plan 9 from Outer Space, often considered Wood's worst work. It really is terrible, but it can be enjoyed as a comedy of errors with a little good will. It does have some great lines, like "Future events such as these will affect you in the future" and "Visits? That would indicate visitors."
 
I recently saw DARK KNIGHT 10/10

and the INCREDIBLE HULK 9/10 (only negative about the last one was that the Hulk wasn't agree enough for me, but hey: maybe thats just me...  :lol: )
 
Shadow said:
I recently saw Ed Wood, Tim Burton's 1994 biopic of Edward D. Wood Jr., the legendary "worst director of all time". The film chronicles the making of his most infamous films (Glen or Glenda, Bride of the Monster and Plan 9 from Outer Space) in the mid-fifties, his friendship with an aging, poverty-stricken Bela Lugosi and his relationships with women, complicated by his transvestism. Johnny Depp plays the role of the smooth-talking Wood excellently, although the highlight is Martin Landau's moving, multi-layered turn as Lugosi, which won him an Oscar for best supporting actor.

The movie portrays Wood in a sympathetic light, as an untalented but likeable young director aiming for the greatness of his idol Orson Welles, but so in love with every frame he shoots that he can't be bothered to re-take a single scene. Nevermind how bad the acting is or if the set falls apart. That's just details, and it's the big picture that matters, right? While humurous, Wood's enthusiasm and love of film is actually pretty inspirational. I have no idea how much of the story was invented by the screenwriters, but it gets the personality of its subject across and does so with a great deal of humour. Definitely recommended.

A little later, I also decided to watch the actual Plan 9 from Outer Space, often considered Wood's worst work. It really is terrible, but it can be enjoyed as a comedy of errors with a little good will. It does have some great lines, like "Future events such as these will affect you in the future" and "Visits? That would indicate visitors."
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Ed Wood is indeed very recommendable! I really like that scene where some fan pisses "Bela" off by saying that he was a sidekick of Boris Karloff! Hahaha!

So funny those moving sets. Did you see the grass and the crosses moving in Plan 9?
More Plan 9 mistakes.
 
Forostar said:
So funny those moving sets. Did you see the grass and the crosses moving in Plan 9?
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Yeah, it looks fantastic. My favourite bit is when Wood's chiropractor, who finished Lugosi's role holding a Dracula cape in front of his face, struggles to keep the cape from slipping off his shoulder while being shot at. It's just unbelievable that they didn't do another take.

If anybody is interested, you can see the whole thing at Classic Cinema Online.
 
I watched WALL-E with a friend last night and I have to say it was an enjoyable movie. Even though I'm getting tired of the envioronmental message EVERY freaking movie these days, the anthropomorphic robots were cute. Auto looked too much like HAL from 2001 and to boot
when the fat assed captain gets up and walks with the THEME from 2001 in the background was rather funny, specially with all the other fat asses cheering him on :D

I almost wish this wasn't a kiddie movie though, I would have loved the ending had it stayed sad, but no, it's Disney and a "kid" movie so we have to make it honkeydory for everyone.
 
I recently watched Mirrors with Keifer Sutherland. It is a hollywood remake of the Korean move "Into the Mirror" which I haven't seen, but I read that in the credits. This movie felt like The Ring meets the Exorcist with half the budget. A supposedly scary movie that falls better under suspense/mystery rather than "horror." Sutherland plays an ex-cop coping with the fact that he killed a man (that's why he's an ex cop) and a recovering alcoholic. He gets a night job as a security guard at a burnt down mall. The reason he got the job is because the previous watchman disappeared. We know he was killed by something, because that's how the movie opens.

Back to the mirrors. So apparently this old shopping center was burnt down years ago by some nut that killed his whole family. it stands on the ruins of an old mental hospital and as Sutherland quickly realizes, there is something in the mirrors. As he makes his rounds he sees things in the mirrors that are "real," but they are not happening OUTSIDE of the mirrors. He sees people burning, doors closing, etc. He starts seeing these things in ALL the mirrors and the reflections are able to kill... I'll leave it at that. Again, a decent mystery much like The Ring with plenty of horror cliches
Forostar said:
Ed Wood is indeed very recommendable! I really like that scene where some fan pisses "Bela" off by saying that he was a sidekick of Boris Karloff! Hahaha!

So funny those moving sets. Did you see the grass and the crosses moving in Plan 9?
More Plan 9 mistakes.
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just caught this online: http://www.spike.com/video/ed-wood-thon-part-1/3047482
 
Onhell said:
I watched WALL-E with a friend last night and I have to say it was an enjoyable movie. Even though I'm getting tired of the envioronmental message EVERY freaking movie these days, the anthropomorphic robots were cute. Auto looked too much like HAL from 2001 and to boot
when the fat assed captain gets up and walks with the THEME from 2001 in the background was rather funny, specially with all the other fat asses cheering him on :D

I almost wish this wasn't a kiddie movie though, I would have loved the ending had it stayed sad, but no, it's Disney and a "kid" movie so we have to make it honkeydory for everyone.
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I thought WALL-E was brilliant, especially the dialogue-free first 40 minutes, which contained some of the most haunting and beautiful animation I've ever seen. Once the plot picks up it becomes more conventional and less interesting, but still funny enough not to tarnish the film. Proof, if any is still needed, that Pixar are miles ahead of their competition in animated film.
 
I watched Tropic Thunder last night and I laughed my ass off. Incredibly funny movie and a great cast. I liked a lot of things starting with the cast. There were TONS of big names like,

Tome Cruise, Nick Nolte, Mathew McConehey (sp?)

playing relatively small roles, but that's what made them great. A lot of memorable one-liners and you dont' stop laughing.

If you don't know by now, the movie is about an "all-star" cast making a movie about a Vietnam vet, but egos start ruining the movie, so the director decides to drop them in the middle of the jungle and shoot it "Guerrilla style." Anything else would be a spoiler. I was afraid that the best jokes would have been placed in the trailer, but fortunately that was not the case, great twists and a good time.
 
MisterAJ said:
Exorcist: the beginning...  :ok:
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It had its moments, but it was mostly crap. as a fan of the original, I found this one lacking. Exorcist III is a better sequel. I've reviewed both that and the book in here somewhere.
 
^ liked "E.the B" a lot.

- the boy getting eaten by hyenas
- the church
- the guy with the swastika carved into his own chest...

Haven't seen II and III... there any point in DL watching them..?

(Sequels are usually crap, IME...)
 
DO NOT! I repeat, DO NOT watch Exorcist II, it is one of the biggest piles of crap EVER. The studio wanted to cash in on the name (like always) and released a very crappy sequel. William Peter Blattey was so insulted he wrote his own called Legion. He called it Legion because he wanted to get away from the Exorcist name, but when it was made a movie do to studio pressure it was named Exorcist III. He wrote the script for both the original and the third movies. The movie is very good, a decent sequel. Nothing will ever match the majesty of the original, but it does a good job.
 
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