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We also saw The Day the Earth Sucked Ass Stood Still. So deeply, stupidly, profoundly bad. We snuck in, and I STILL feel like I overpaid.
Yeah, I was afraid of that. I always thought TDTESS might be worth a remake/update, but it would have to be done right, and I had a gnawing suspicion that this wasn't it.
I saw Baby Mama on Friday. It is not funny. Thankfully, Tina Fey did not write it.
Yeah, I was afraid of that. I always thought TDTESS might be worth a remake/update, but it would have to be done right, and I had a gnawing suspicion that this wasn't it.
Having no energy to leave the house this weekend, and wanting to test Netflix streaming on TiVo, I finally watched the original. It was much better than I suspected.
Finally watched the third Mummy movie this weekend. It was really very enjoyable, I thought. I mean, yes, no plot, but anyone who actually goes into those films with the idea of having much plot is going to be disappointed anyway.
Plus, bonus! Shirtless Brendan Fraser.
Still so, so pretty.
Daaaamn. A.O. Scott on Seven Pounds:
Frankly, though, I don’t see how any review could really spoil what may be among the most transcendently, eye-poppingly, call-your-friend-ranting-in-the-middle-of-the-night-just-to-go-over-it-one-more-time crazily awful motion pictures ever made.
I finally watched the original. It was much better than I suspected.
The original is an excellent film. It's one of my favorites. It was quite astute and even radical for its time.
I loved Maria Bello in Mummy3, I thought she played the character beautifully--just differently than Weiss. The movie was a wild romp, and as such, it was fine.
What I hated was sidelining Rick and Evie in favor of their kid and some random chick, a pair who, in my opinion, are no more ready to be the main focus of the film than Rick and Evie are ready to be gracious in retirement. I'd have been happier with it with less story devoted to the kids, and more focus on the couple I fell in deep like with and affection for in the first two movies.
Finally watched the third Mummy movie this weekend. It was really very enjoyable, I thought. I mean, yes, no plot, but anyone who actually goes into those films with the idea of having much plot is going to be disappointed anyway.
Plus, bonus! Shirtless Brendan Fraser.
This!
And I agree that Maria Bello was charming as hell.
I didn't mind the kids, but I was much more All About Rick and Evie. I didn't feel that they were sidelined - I still read them as the main characters. But ymmv.
I love Maria Bello, but Evie will always be Rachel Weiss in my heart. This is why I haven't seen Mummy 3 yet. It's a lame reason, but it's my reason.
I didn't mind the kid's story. It was fun to see something that paralleled Rick and Evie's original adventure and yet to see that Rick and Evie still were central in fighting the bad guys. It's not as if they were completely shunted aside in their rockers.
And John Hannah continues to crack me up monumentally.