Huh. I slowly came back into the room, realized after a few minutes that Saw was not bothering me after all, and by thirty minutes from the end I was kinda bored.

I found Saw *really* didn't hold up on rewatch. The psychological bits, sure, but I was very meh about it, and I found it quite disturbing the first time around. (Note: this may have been colored by the fact that I watched it the first time in an empty theater at 1am.)

My mom and I went to see Waitress on Saturday, and we both loved it. The scenes of her life as a victim of abuse really resonated with me in a way I didn't expect, and my mother making parallels between Early and her ex-husband turned it into A Movie About Women Like My Mom, which almost drove me to tears. I thought I would hate the affair aspect (how much did I wish that the doctor was a widower? THIS MUCH), I thought it was more of a symbol of Jenna learning what it's like to be loved, so that she could pass that on to her baby. Also, we went and got pie afterwards. Can't wait for the DVD, and I hope it gets some awards recognition.

Also, though I haven't seen Ocean's 13 yet, I think I figured out a theory as to why some people didn't like Ocean's 12 as much. I think Mom thought I was crazy, but she agreed.

I think I figured out a theory as to why some people didn't like Ocean's 12 as much.

Does it have anything to do with it sucking?

As far as #3s go, I liked Ocean's 13, but preferred PotC 3, both as a third-in-a-series, as a standalone(ish) movie, and as just a flick. Ocean's 13 felt dependent on me already having the love and knowing where to laugh--it felt like slipping on a new pair of those shoes that fit so well when you first bought them that not that much breaking in was required.

PotC 3 had more excitement of the new in it.

Saw Knocked Up last night and loved it so very much. As expected.

Does it have anything to do with it sucking?

Um.... maybe?

The short version, I guess, is... 11 is a 50's Rat-Packian heist movie, and 12 is an early 60's European heist movie. Which, you know, slightly more surreal and maybe not as popular.

Note: this theory is not even a quarter baked, and probably makes no sense outside of my own head.

I'm puzzled at the use of excitement to describe PotC. (I figured out how much money I owed whilst watching it. Which was quite scary on many levels). Although only puzzled as it doesn't fit what I saw in my world.

Saw - I don't think the leg saw thing is actually shown, although it depends on your view of censorship and such. I'd forgotten about the dead body in the room, amusingly.

Not really, not in the tv version anyway. Though there was a good shot of a woman pawing through some poor guy's guts looking for a key.

I'm puzzled at the use of excitement to describe PotC.

All of them, or just the third?

I wasn't excited during O13. It was "Hey! Those guys! I like them. They're cool. Doing cool things again? Oh, I sure hope it turns out well." But not an action movie.

PotC 3 had fight scenes, which always help, and they were better integrated into the narrative than #2, which helps even more.

Even though I was pretty sure who'd make it out whole and who wouldn't, it asked my eye to track around the screen and I felt rewarded for the efforts besides.

Nice.

I see Hostel 2 didn't perform nearly as well as the first at the box office. Although still well enough for another sequel if they want one.

ETA: ita, I thought PotC 1 was great fun. 2 was a bit of the same reaction you had to Ocean's I think. 3 just lost me for half hour periods a few times.

Box Office for Horror Movies is Weak

That's what happens when you flood the market--demand goes down.

I'm hoping that more studios will take note of the success of films like Waitress, and start funding more smaller-budget, well-written romantic comedies and light dramas for summer release.