The only reason to see Blade II is because Wesley Snipes is cool.
This I agree with, plus the idea of vampires that feed off other vampires is kind of cool, but very poorly done.
I get confused. I remember everything. I remember too much, and... some of it's made up, and... some of it can't be quantified, and... there's secrets.
River ,'Safe'
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Gandalfe - Jul 31, 2004 5:46:46 pm PDT #1817 of 10001
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
Jessica - Jul 31, 2004 5:48:55 pm PDT #1818 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 31, 2004 6:30:43 pm PDT #1819 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
The only reason to see Blade II is because Wesley Snipes is cool.
There's one other: Kris Kristofferson. When Whister broke free and jumped into the air ducts, my immediate thought was "You only thought you had trouble with Blade running loose. Now the guy that's been killing vampires three times as long with NO supernatural powers is about to go Die Hard on your undead asses!"
I went to see Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle tonight. Utterly preposterous sequence of events, but that didn't keep it from being hilarious. Particularly the dream sequences. And when did Kal Penn become hot?
beekaytee - Jul 31, 2004 7:16:41 pm PDT #1820 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
I could not stop groaning through Blade II. That gutteral, grief-driven, You Have Ripped The Heart From Me, kind of groaning that nothing but a screw-it-up sequel to something great can evoke.
Let's see. What are other contenders?
- Need I even mention the Matrix mess?
- The Clooney Batman
- Anything with JarJar Binks
- Dracula II the Asswipe, oh, I meant to say Ascension
- That embarrassing STNG flick with James Cromwell
You get the idea.
evil jimi - Jul 31, 2004 7:57:09 pm PDT #1821 of 10001
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
You didn't like Star Trek: First Contact? Wow, a tough audience indeed.
Yahoo is reporting that Eric Bana will be the next James Bond.
Wow, an Italian-Australian James Bond. When Bana retires they'll be looking for a Jamaican-Scotsman, followed by a Polynesian-Irishman.
...just a bit of contempt.
A worthy feeling, ita. Mark Read is full of shit. His autobiography is supposedly full of fantasy. Bana did give an amazing performance though.
Gris - Jul 31, 2004 8:16:44 pm PDT #1822 of 10001
Hey. New board.
Just watched X-Men and X2. Again.
The third movie could not possibly come soon enough.
Allyson - Jul 31, 2004 8:46:05 pm PDT #1823 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Saw Bourne Supremacy. I was Supremely Bored. Which is sad. I was so looking forward to it.
Scrappy - Jul 31, 2004 8:56:28 pm PDT #1824 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I thought Bana was amazing in Chopper. I saw it in the theater, which kept me with the movie even though I really disliked the main character and everyone around him. I ended up liking the film a lot, but probably wouldn't have stuck with it if I'd seen it at home.
Stephanie - Jul 31, 2004 9:01:40 pm PDT #1825 of 10001
Trust my rage
Saw Bourne Supremacy. I was Supremely Bored.
That's disappointing to hear. I loved the books and thought the first movie was decent.
§ ita § - Jul 31, 2004 9:08:28 pm PDT #1826 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I liked the second movie, better than the first. At least I knew not to go in comparing it to text.
I liked the jiggly camera effect -- I remembered to sit back from my normal spot, and it just made stuff feel all verite and shit.
I wish there'd been more hand to hand, but, eh. The fight scenes won't go down in the history books. Can't argue with offing Potente -- that's my kind of driver.
I need to submit Karl Urban for second place in the "You know my face...from those three hobbit movies...cast me!" awards. Nice job. Also liked how almost scrawny he was, compared to his turn in Riddick Chronicles.
Do not like Julia Stiles -- she's a potato with a very small nose. Do like Matt, thought he did a great determined and just-short-of-pissed job. Joan Allen was pretty good too, and Agamemnon was all you could ask him to be.
Also, maybe next time more shirtlessness -- I can get more tasty man-pec from a 2 and a half minute Usher video.
Mark Read is full of shit.
I will say Bana conveyed this very well. I got the feeling that Chopper really wanted me to watch the movie, but I found I was just as able to roll my eyes at him while they were watching something else.