Willie Waffle gave it half a waffle (out of four.) I won't say I trust his judgement completely, but I'll take him over Roger Ebert any day.
Gunn: The final score can't be rigged. I don't care how many players you grease, that last shot always comes up a question mark. But here's the thing. You never know when you're taking it. It could be when you're duking it out with the Legion of Doom, or just crossing the street deciding where to have brunch. So you just treat it like it was up to you—the world in balance—'cause you never know when it is.
'Underneath'
Buffista Movies 6: lies and videotape
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SailAweigh - Aug 24, 2008 2:58:45 pm PDT #7803 of 10000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
§ ita § - Aug 24, 2008 6:43:10 pm PDT #7804 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
One day I'm going to watch all the Statham movies, regardless of quality.
Finally saw TDK. Count me in the camp that loved Heath and Gary's...well, the performances in general all worked for me. It gut-punched when it was supposed to, mostly, although it did feel a bit long--I bought the Joker's first capture as some sort of end, so I had a restart feeling there. And a very sad one.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 25, 2008 4:00:35 am PDT #7805 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I'll say it again, if you'd told me pre-Batman Begins that Gary Oldman would play the definitive Jim Gordon, I'd have laughed and laughed. I didn't think he'd be bad for it, I just didn't think he'd be that good in the part.
Polter-Cow - Aug 25, 2008 5:40:19 am PDT #7806 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
So I watched Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, and The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in a week. I'm not generally a fan of Westerns, but they were good stuff, and they got progressively better. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly was particularly awesome, as it had a pretty clever plot, and it was also pretty funny. It could have used some more The Bad, though. It was more The Good, the Ugly, and the Bad, which, appropriately enough, is what the Italian title actually translates to.
Also, The Good and The Ugly are clearly soulmates.
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 25, 2008 5:41:01 am PDT #7807 of 10000
"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
I've been hearing even the most rabid Statham fans should skip Death Race 'cause it's just so awful.
His last movie was a Uwe Boll Medieval hack & slash videogame movie though, so I can see how this one might seem a step up.
Hayden - Aug 25, 2008 6:03:07 am PDT #7808 of 10000
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Also, The Good and The Ugly are clearly soulmates.
Smile when you say that, Blondie.
A couple of questions that strike me: have you seen Yojimbo & Sanjuro? Have you seen Once Upon A Time In The West? Are you interested in seeing more Westerns and need recommendations?
Polter-Cow - Aug 25, 2008 6:20:30 am PDT #7809 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
No, no, no, not exactly. That is, I thought these were good Westerns, but I have no burning desire to watch more unless I have to. There are many more non-Westerns I'm interested in.
Scrappy - Aug 25, 2008 6:32:32 am PDT #7810 of 10000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Corwood is going to start pimping The Wild Bunch to you, P-C. I can feel it. Resist his blandishments!
Frankenbuddha - Aug 25, 2008 6:34:17 am PDT #7811 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Yojimbo & Sanjuro are samurai movies, but they are modelled on classic westerns.
Indeed, Yojimbo was inspired by a Dashiel Hammett novel, filmed as a samurai western and remade as...wait for it...A Fistful of Dollars.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 25, 2008 6:35:26 am PDT #7812 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Also, you should see The Wild Bunch.
Nyah, nyah's scrappy.