Felt more like a horror movie than a super-hero movie
Such a great way of putting it.
Count me in as a Shadow of the Vampire fan, but I know a few folks who were considerably more "meh" on it. They all agreed that Willem Dafoe was awesome, however.
I'm not on the ship. I'm in the ship. I am the ship.
River ,'Objects In Space'
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Frankenbuddha - Jul 22, 2008 6:02:52 pm PDT #7298 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Amy - Jul 22, 2008 6:10:25 pm PDT #7299 of 10000
Because books.
They all agreed that Willem Dafoe was awesome, however.
Oh, yeah.
It's just atmospheric enough that, although I do think it's a good movie for a couple of reasons, it's something ... my eyes get in the mood for, if that makes sense. Like, sometimes I want to watch the unremitting badness that is Bram Stoker's Dracula for the sheer visual trip of it.
Frankenbuddha - Jul 22, 2008 6:17:25 pm PDT #7300 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Like, sometimes I want to watch the unremitting badness that is Bram Stoker's Dracula for the sheer visual trip of it.
See, I still curse the studio for not letting Coppola cast Johnny Depp as Harker. I could have dealt with the tacked on love story no problem with that alteration, because the movie is such a visual feast, and enough of the rest of the cast was worth it to put up with the story alterations and Winona (I mean Tom Waits as Renfield? Genius casting!).
beekaytee - Jul 22, 2008 7:32:28 pm PDT #7301 of 10000
Compassionately intolerant
Total agreement on the Dracula thoughts. If only. I can imagine a couple of ways Depp would have taken that role...both leagues above Keanu...with whom I actually have no problem as a rule.
I saw the Day the Earth Stood Still trailer tonight in front of TDK. It looks visually arresting, but I was not engaged in the story at all.
TDK exceeded my expectations like whoa. Seriously, I was surprised by what a well made film it is. I agreed in retrospect with most of the comments here, both good and critical but I have to say, it kept me riveted.
And while I was certain that Ledger's star was shining brighter due to the Deification of Death...I was wrong, he earned every scrap of praise heaped on him.
And you could really see every penny of the budget on screen.
Nice one Nolan.
Laga - Jul 22, 2008 7:51:59 pm PDT #7302 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
D and I both laughed our way through the Day the Earth Stood Still trailer but we agreed it'd probably worth seeing for the visal effects.
Laga - Jul 22, 2008 7:53:40 pm PDT #7303 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
you could really see every penny of the budget on screen
especially considering it cost an estimated 100 million less than Spider-Man 3.
beekaytee - Jul 22, 2008 8:07:31 pm PDT #7304 of 10000
Compassionately intolerant
especially considering it cost an estimated 100 million less than Spider-Man 3.
No LIE? Oh my ever-loving god.
Well. There you go. I saw something about how Nolan tried to do mostly in-camera effects. Real deal type stuff...which gave the scenes so much more gravity.
Versus the crap-pull me right out of the story, 'whizbang' effects in SM3. Granted, you can't really costume for a giant sand monster, but still.
I loved that I recognized so many great character actors in the background. It seemed like a bunch of veterans lined up and said, "Me! Pick me! I'll do anything to be in this movie. Can I shine your shoes Mr. Nolan?" Just for the privilege of being a part of it. Or, maybe Nolan is a great guy that people love working with. Either way, made of win.
Laga - Jul 22, 2008 8:36:46 pm PDT #7305 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I wish I'd known Nestor Carbonell was going to be in it beforehand because when my brain said, "hey, that's Batmanuel!" I laughed out loud at an inappropriate moment. But hey, at least I didn't bring an infant to a 10:40 pm show.
megan walker - Jul 22, 2008 8:51:39 pm PDT #7306 of 10000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Saw Mamma Mia last night. It was very fun. Joyful, really.
Frankenbuddha - Jul 23, 2008 2:49:55 am PDT #7307 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I wish I'd known Nestor Carbonell was going to be in it beforehand because when my brain said, "hey, that's Batmanuel!" I laughed out loud at an inappropriate moment. But hey, at least I didn't bring an infant to a 10:40 pm show.
I actually came out with a semi-audible "It's Batmanuel!" in the theater, even though I knew he was coming. No laughs from the audience, sadly.