Are any of these worth seeing?
War of the Worlds
Bewitched
Land of the Dead
Cinderella Man
Lydia: Its removal from Burma is a felony and when triggered it has the power to melt human eyeballs.
Giles: In that case I've severely underpriced it.
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Lee - Jul 02, 2005 2:12:36 pm PDT #5084 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 02, 2005 2:14:10 pm PDT #5085 of 10002
"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
Land of the Dead has gotten good reviews so far.
It would be wrong of me to pay to see Batman Begins and go peek at War of the Worlds instead, wouldn't it?
Gris - Jul 02, 2005 2:19:41 pm PDT #5086 of 10002
Hey. New board.
I hear decent things about all of those but Bewitched. Though I've seen none, here's a synopsis of what I've heard:
1) WotW: a bit horror-y, with cool special effects. Apparently Dakota Fanning, though still a bit creepy, not as creepy as usual and doing that good acting thing. Tom Cruise, decent not too crazy. Lots of explosions.
2) Bewitched: avoid, avoid, avoid. Bad, bad, bad.
3) Land of the Dead: It's a Romero zombie movie. Good if you like 'em, bad if you don't.
4) Cinderalla man: A middling Oscar-style movie that was released, inexplicably, in the summer. Russell Crowe, Renee Zelweger, and boxing. Pretty intense fight scenes, had friends that couldn't watch. Not as dramatic as, say, Million Dollar Baby - more of an actual fight movie. Decent if that's your bag, but nothing super-duper special.
Like I said, haven't seen any of them, so take these summaries as what they are: things I've read on the internets. Should see Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants if you haven't, though. Because I pimp it whenever humanly possible.
Lee - Jul 02, 2005 2:21:11 pm PDT #5087 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Thanks!
Scrappy - Jul 02, 2005 2:38:36 pm PDT #5088 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I liked Cinderalla Man a lot. It's old-fashioned, but the acting is impeccable.
Gris - Jul 02, 2005 2:43:18 pm PDT #5089 of 10002
Hey. New board.
I liked Cinderalla Man a lot. It's old-fashioned, but the acting is impeccable.
*Nods* That's about what I hear. If it's your kind of flick, it's really good at being your kind of flick.
Personally, I dislike all three of the main elements (RC, RZ, and period boxing) and so am unlikely to see it. But it's a personal issue, nothing against the movie itself.
erikaj - Jul 02, 2005 2:45:01 pm PDT #5090 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Sounds like something I'll watch on a boring weekend on TNT.
Polter-Cow - Jul 02, 2005 3:32:10 pm PDT #5091 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I finally saw Mean Girls. It was pretty good, funny. I didn't realize I'd seen Lizzy Caplan (Janis) in Freaks and Geeks, Smallville, and Tru Calling before this. They were all the same person!
Calli - Jul 02, 2005 4:51:14 pm PDT #5092 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I don't think I'm seeing fewer movies now compared to five or ten years ago. But the way I'm chosing the movies has changed a lot. Before I'd see movies that were related to a fandom I liked (various Batman incarnations) or that starred an actor that I liked. But sometime in the past 5 or so years I discovered directors who consistantly made movies that interested me. And I also started learning more about movies online. If Bewitched had come out five years ago I might have seen it. Not now. On the other hand, 10 years ago I might have completely missed out on Stage Beauty. Now I've seen the movie in the theater and bought the dvd.
quester - Jul 02, 2005 5:36:15 pm PDT #5093 of 10002
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
I got to meet Peter Reigert and see his movie "King of the Corner". He's promoting it himself, going around the country, theater by theater.
It's a nice quiet movie with a killer cast. I highly recommend it. Has anyone else seen it?