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.

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.

Just watched X-Men and X2. Again.

The third movie could not possibly come soon enough.

Saw Bourne Supremacy. I was Supremely Bored. Which is sad. I was so looking forward to 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.

Saw Bourne Supremacy. I was Supremely Bored.

That's disappointing to hear. I loved the books and thought the first movie was decent.

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.

ita is making me feel better.

I won't get to see the movie until at least next weekend, but I was looking forward to a good action/spy thriller.

I also am not a big fan of Julia Stiles. They showed the Prince & Me on the plane over here and since it was hour 9 of the flight, I watched it. I was actually enjoying it until it came time for her to head to Denmark (spoilerfont just in case someone wants to see this movie) and then it got pretty unbelievable.

There is another reason to see Blade 2. Danny John-Jules as one of the acrobat guys. The Cat! From Red Dwarf! In a movie! I don't remember him being very good, but it's still a trip if you're into Red Dwarf.

I think there may have been some creative for-TV editing, Matt. Because every version (and there are a couple, a la Blade Runner) I've seen has that happen after he fucked up the quote from The Day The Earth Stood Still.

No, I'm going to have to go with Matt on this one. I just watched Army of Darkness (Director's Cut) a few weeks ago, and I remember the windmill scene happening before he finds the Necronomicon.

Hellboy was pretty great, though.

Agreed! I liked it a lot. Ron Perlman totally sold it for me.

I'm going to see The Bourne Supremacy this afternoon, yay! Though I'm pissed at myself for looking at ita's whitefont above. grr.