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It was fun. Didn't suck.
While I thought they got the character of John McClain right, I felt the film was a little disjointed, and the story and most of the bad guys were a little flat.
Still, it was fun. I liked that there was an FBI Agent Johnson, and that the bad guy was still just a thief. And I really liked that this time the bad guy wanted to steal ALL the money. You know, like everything.
Own: Frankenstein, Double Indemnity, Sunset Boulevard, The Seven Samurai, A Hard Day's Night, Ran, Aliens, Fight Club, The Matrix, Battle Royale
Seen: The Night of the Hunter (need to own this one - so creepy!), Planet of the Apes, Chinatown, Eraserhead, Slacker, Clerks, Boogie Nights, Memento, The Lord of the Rings, The Incredibles
Apparently, John Travolta thinks that Hairspray is not a gay film. Has he seen it?!?
As the blogger I linked to says:
Hairspray is a movie written by a gay man. The role you are playing was originated by a gay man. The film and the musical are camp. It may not have any openly gay characters in it, but that does not make it a “straight” film. You haven’t the slightest clue what you’re talking about. As an actor in a remake of a remake, you do not get to say what this film is.
Hairspray is gayer than a leather daddy singing “I Will Survive” at Karaoke night at The Manhole.
I also love the commenters' preference for Edna being Rikki Lake if they were looking to avoid the whole camp/drag casting aspect, as they did with Travolta (at least the camp part)--that would have been perfect (if too young) casting!
Top Ten Greatest Chicago Movies. Nice list, but I would have put The Fugitive higher than #9.
Hairspray is gayer than a leather daddy singing “I Will Survive” at Karaoke night at The Manhole.
I don't know that it's gayer than that, but it's definitely Queer, and Travolta should shut his piehole.
Apparently, John Travolta thinks that Hairspray is not a gay film. Has he seen it?!?
Methinks it would take a LOT of experience with denial to be able to make that statement about Hairspray. Wonder what he practiced on? blinks innocently...
Huh. I never knew that the first two Die Hard movies were based on books. The things you learn from Wikipedia. The third was partially based on another screenplay, and the fourth, as I noticed with amusement during the credits, was based on an article.
One of the metacritic User Reviews for transformers that I found especially poignant:
This movie was AWSOME, from the visual effects to the hot chicks.
I honestly can't decide if this is intended to be ironic or not.
That sounds like my kind of movie.
And I'm not being ironic! Mostly. I do enjoy both visual effects and hot chicks.
the fourth, as I noticed with amusement during the credits, was based on an article.
Another movie based on a magazine article? Pushing Tin. Which, while it did have some good things going for it, wanted to be three different movies, and never really decides which one it wants to be, and thus plays like three parts of three different, semi-unrelated movies.