Jayne ,'Objects In Space'
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So far this weekend, I've seen Thor and Super 8. I enjoyed both, but I'm not ready to say that Thor was all that.
Super 8 really did feel like a Speilberg throwback except the alien seemed to be the little brother of the one from Cloverfield.
I hate it when the special effects in one movie remind me of the effects from another. Or, you can recognize the special effects creators before you see the credits.
Saw X-Men, liked it OK. It was sort of too serious for me, while also being sort of too goofy. Possibly my favorite part was Rebecca Romijn.
My roommate just told me to avoid Super 8 & that it's worse than Cloverfield.
Well, I liked Cloverfield, but I can see why she'd warn you off.
Finally got to see Thor tonight.
I enjoyed myself for the most part, but the idiot projectionist cut the movie off partway into the credits.(Right after Natalie Portman's name was onscreen) So I didn't see the post-credit bit. What was it?
Oh dear! It basically showed that Nick Fury had the Cosmic Cube, which is some sort of magical MacGuffin, and that Loki was whispering in Wossname's ear (the researcher dude). Don't think he's possessing him, but he's influencing him.
So tonight I watched the horrible terribleness that is The Last Dragon, which appears to be a blaxploitation martial arts film. Featuring William H. Macy, Chazz Palminteri, and Keshia Knight Pulliam in small roles.
Green Lantern has a mid-credits scene, for anyone interested. Between the flashy credit and just the roll of names.
XMen: First Class has nothing, disappointingly enough.
Thor's was the twistiest I'd seen since, maybe, X3?
XMen: First Class has nothing, disappointingly enough.
I know, right??
Thor's was the twistiest I'd seen since, maybe, X3?
But then came Fast Five.
True. Wasn't considering non-comic movies, but that was definitely a game changer.
I got shushed in the theatre for talking after a preview. The man twisted around, and was pissed. "It's a blank screen!" I objected. "It's the whole experience," he said, defensively.
And then he got up to pee during the movie, so fuck the whole experience. I got it, he didn't.
Ha, I totally would have stage-whispered, "it's the whole experience" at him when he was leaving.