'Lineage'
A place to talk about movies--old and new, good and bad, high art and high cheese. It's the place to place your kittens on the award winners, gossip about upcoming fims and discuss DVD releases and extras. Spoiler policy: White font all plot-related discussion until a movie's been in wide release two weeks, and keep the major HSQ in white font until two weeks after the video/DVD release.
Just got back from seeing Quantum of Solace. I have very few quibbles with the film. Daniel Craig rocks bond. Hard.
DH said I let out a noise when Bond said he hoped Fields had handcuffs. I had to admit I wibbled.
But damn, the action was so fast, it was almost hard to follow.
I did not care for Tarsem's "The Cell"
That's definitely a movie that is less than the sum of its parts, but there are some amazing parts there. Also, apart from "Out of Sight" (which I LOVE!), it's basically the only other movie I like J Lo in.
I *love* "Out of Sight." Man, that movie just hangs together so well and Clooney is the HOTTTT.
The scene in the trunk is every bit the show stopper it's supposed to be, but it's also so low key in it's way at the same time. Just brilliant acting and direction.
The looks on both their faces when she's in the apartment lobby and he's in the elevator...genius. Another grace note of brilliant acting and direction.
agreed. completely. and clooney's near wave.
I also saw QoS and must enthusiastically agree with the observation on Mr. Craig's hotness. Yowza. I agree that the action scenes were shot and cut ineffectively. I spent too mauch time going "Wait--what the-"
Agree about J Lo's likeability in Out of Sight and The Cell.
I think my biggest beef in The Cell is that I wanted more Vince Vaughn, and that is the only time you will ever hear me say that.
I have such adoring memories of Out of Sight, but last time I caught a bit of it on the telly I was surprised at how it was much more violent than I remembered. And cruel violent, not fun violent.
But, still love Clooney and Lopez in it.
And cruel violent, not fun violent.
Although that dude tripping on the stairs and shooting himself in the head was kinda both.
I think it was also shocking to go back and discover that it was Don Cheadle playing one of the nasty gangsters --and I love Don Cheadle! I've only ever seen him play decent, good-hearted, intelligent characters, so imagine my surprise.
Oh, back to Lopez, I really enjoyed An Unfinished Life with Robert Redford and Morgan Freeman (and Damian Lewis in a small role as the bastard ex-boyfriend --I watched it for him and came away liking the whole thing). It was "hey, that's right, she can act, I forgot!"