I was watching hockey the other night and I heard the
300
trailer come on. Only it's not. It's some bad hybrid NHL
300
trailer. And at the end where the characters are standing and looking up, it's at the Stanley Cup instead of whatever is in the movie.
It's very random and I suppose whoever is in charge of marketing thought "two great tastes that'll taste great together!" but instead of Reece's Peanut butter cups it looks like a crappy crossover vid that should be set to System of a Down.
I finally saw The Illusionist and loved it. For me, it worked beautifully as a kind of fable, which is true to Steven Millhauser's writing, and the performances, as well the aim of the film, were dead on. Much less convoluted than The Prestige, plot-wise, but also less simple than it appeared on the surface, I think.
Plus, I love Edward Norton, and Jessica Biel susprisingly didn't make me want to puke. Anyone want to discuss?
Amy, my mom
just
lent me that movie, and I'm hoping to watch it tonight/tomorrow. I'd love to discuss once done.
And then the sandworms never show up again.
Wait, doesn't one show up at the end of the movie? To, you know,
eat Beetlejuice?
I can't stop watching this 300 PG version trailer.
That's hilarious!
That quiz made me realize that I have not been exercising my movie muscles. I've hardly been watching or thinking about movies lately. I have to change that.
I'm watching Teenage Mutant Ninjas III and realize I have an unholy love for Elias Koteas.
I have that same love Cashmere, except that it comes from watching Atom Egoyan films.
My unholy love for Elias Koteas comes from him playing Ducan from Some Kind of Wonderful (the character is a total prototype for Weevil from Veronica Mars). I'm somehow not as ashamed of this as I should be.
I just saw The Illusionist last night! I thought the first hour was a little boring, but definitely sped up nicely at the end. I liked Norton the best I'd ever liked him, and Paul Giamatti was great. Jessica Biels was serviceable.
Elias Koteas is a friend of Bob Bob's brother-- a nice guy, apparently, FWIW. I liked him in Zodiac.