Mal ,'War Stories'
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For people who weren't reading comics in the 80s it's worth noting that Wolverine was the character of the decade. And everybody who was 14 in 1985 now has disposable income.
(Other characters of the decade, in descending order: Ororo, Batman, Daredevil, Elektra, Kitty Pryde (see: Whedon, Joss), Reuben Flagg (see: Chabon, Michael), Nexus, Rom Space Knight, Zot (see: McCloud, Scott) and Hopey (L&R).
Also a factor in the box office: Hugh Jackman's ass. (I defer to Matt on this point.)
I just watched Let The Right One In and I didn't like it. I was distracted throughout by the impracticality of the whole thing--I don't get how she or her first companion have any clue how to make what they're doing sustainable over time. I didn't like her. Did like Oskar, though.
I couldn't finish it.
Company! I hadn't read a single non-positive word about it.
It bored me.
ita, I was kind of meh on it as well, but I feel like it deserves an I Was Tired pass, at the very least. It was incredibly slow, regardless.
I feel shallow asking for a conflict--you know painting myself as a hick movie watcher, but given that I watched the whole thing mainly as a) an exercise in discipline and b) verification it would end like I guessed, maybe I wasn't up to the sheer glory (or whatever) of the film.
you know painting myself as a hick movie watcher
"I like it when they blow stuff up!" - John Candy doing the Farm Report and Movie Review on SCTV
verification it would end like I guessed
That swimming pool scene was pretty awesome.
That swimming pool scene was pretty awesome.
I figured Eli would be in on the final comeuppance since s/he promised s/he'd help him out--I totally didn't call how gruesome.
I love the sound effects for Eli's feeding.