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Well, Journey isn't great art, but I thought it was fun, and we didn't even see it in 3D.
Despite being popcorn movies, the Mummies have always delivered on the action and the funny, so I had expectations. There were few expectations for Journey--it's obviously a kid's movie. But it managed to hold my interest. M3...missed. I love Fraser with all my heart, and it hurts to say it, but M3 tanked, for me.
If you can find Journey in 3-D that's for sure the way to go.
God, which one is Rio Grande ? Is that with Monty Clift? Or is that Red River ? I remember liking Fort Apache (although I always mentally add "the Bronx" after it).
Rio Grande is cavalry, Apaches, estranged wife, dramatic friction with estranged son (not Monty Clift). Red River is cattle drive, Apaches, dead girlfriend, dramatic friction with adopted son (Monty Clift).
So much high-soapiness from the Duke!
(ETA: and it's not just you with Fort Apache: The Bronx.)
So much high-soapiness from the Duke!
HA HA HA HA HA! All in pants hitched up way too high.
So what's the consensus on the latest Mummy movie?
I was bored stiff. in fact, the *ahem* dvd i had started skipping after about an hour and i didn't feel compelled to attempt to see how it ended. in fact, i spent the majority of that previous hour surfing the net on my ipod and/or playing games on it.
the latest Mummy movie?
It was dull.
Despite lots of action sequences and fights and special effects, it was dull.
they should never make one of these things without Oded Fehr
They should never make any film without Oded Fehr.
I loved Michele Yao, but she wasn't given enough to do.
This really irritated me. The movie was sweepingly dull to begin with, so I kept waiting for Michelle Yeoh to appear because she's wonderful... but they really didn't know what to do with her.
I did like the first two Mummy films for mindless fun. I need mindless fun sometimes. But this one just... I was kind of fidgety through it all, which is never a good sign.
They should never make any film without Oded Fehr.
Word.
I stand abashed (...) at my spelling gaffe.
It was phonetic! Yeah.