IA is the superior movie. There was no snorting cocaine, "devil" scene in IA.
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le nubian - Aug 14, 2010 8:11:37 pm PDT #10668 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Polter-Cow - Aug 14, 2010 9:26:58 pm PDT #10669 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I don't remember that scene in The Departed, which I loved. IA is coming up soon in my Netflix queue.
tiggy - Aug 15, 2010 7:51:18 am PDT #10670 of 30000
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
butbutbut...IA doesn't have Leo! okay, okay...adding it to my Netflix queue.
Dana - Aug 15, 2010 7:53:27 am PDT #10671 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
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Polter-Cow - Aug 15, 2010 9:11:50 am PDT #10672 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Huh. I just heard that originally, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World ended with Scott choosing Knives, having realized that a relationship he built, rather than dreamed, was what he needed. Which makes much more sense given the fight scene. But then they changed it to match the last book.
Also, dammit, the movie bombed. $10.5 million. Slot 5. Under The Expendables, Eat Pray Love, The Other Guys, and Inception. At least it did a little better than The Losers ?
Amy - Aug 15, 2010 9:15:37 am PDT #10673 of 30000
Because books.
At least it did a little better than The Losers?
Hey!
I wanted that to do so much better. I think it deserved to, too.
Polter-Cow - Aug 15, 2010 9:20:17 am PDT #10674 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Hey!
I wanted that to do so much better. I think it deserved to, too.
I agree with you!
Strix - Aug 15, 2010 10:32:57 am PDT #10675 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I agree. I lurved it.
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Aug 15, 2010 1:59:36 pm PDT #10676 of 30000
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
Yeah, hrm, The Expendables' whole shtick seemed to be trading on 80's action movie nostalgia. Given that fact, I am very disappointed that the action sequences were a) unimaginative b) used too many close ups and c) used goddamn shaky cam and high-speed edits.
Why on earth didn't they hire fight choreographers and 2nd unit fight directors that worked on 80's action movies? It would have been so much better. Damn, I hate being completely addled by badly-made action sequences.
The movie was dumb fun, but it could have been an incredible slice of action cheese. Wasted opportunity.
Connie Neil - Aug 15, 2010 3:05:20 pm PDT #10677 of 30000
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Saw Predators at teh dollar. Worth the dollar and a couple of more. Some actual show-don't-tell storytelling, much depending on the audience keeping track of stuff, and the characters, while stereotypical, had some nice gingerbread, if not a lot of substance. And the "good" guys had their ruthless/practical sides.