Watched some trailers on the Apple site.
XXX: State of the Union
- They're replacing Vin Diesel with...Ice Cube? Well,
Are We There Yet?
was
number one this weekend. And Samuel L. Jackson doesn't even get trailer billing, while Scott Speedman and Xzibit do?
Bride and Prejudice
looks good. They're playing
raas
and everything!
Sin City
looks pretty cool, and damn, that's a lot of stars. And Alexis Bledel taking what looks to be a pretty dark role, at least in comparison to everything else she's played.
The Jacket
also looks vaguely interesting, since I'm into that sort of thing. And Keira Knightley also seems to be playing a slightly darker, edgier role.
There's a huge article on
Million Dollar Baby
in today's USA Today, which makes the point (and pretty well, though I skimmed) that it's a movie to see
now because there's a huge twist that can't stay secret much longer.
Which is annoying, because I fall for that shit, especially when I think it's to be a good movie (as opposed to
The Sixth Sense,
or something).
And no, I'm not sure why I whitefonted either. There are no plot details in the above paragraph. But it was news to me.
Alexis Bledel taking what looks to be a pretty dark role,
I read that as Alexis Denisof at first, and I was all "woo-hoo!"
Is it a HUGE twist?
I don't know.
But really -- it's a boxing movie full of Oscar-winning actors. What sort of ending do you think it's going to have?
The Clint Eastwood character is a transvestite.
They're dead boxers?
They're actually from the Boxer Rebellion?
They're all really Boxers-- the dogs?
Calling it a "twist" is misleading, IMO. I do think it's probably better to see the film unspoiled, but I wouldn't say there's a plot twist.
Calling it a "twist" is misleading, IMO. I do think it's probably better to see the film unspoiled, but I wouldn't say there's a plot twist.
So, basically, it's a twist in the sense that all movies should have some sort of twist, or unexpected event? Or, you know, a plot point.
