How was the movie? (Angels and Demons) I decided not to see the movie this weekend based on the Rotten Tomatoes score. It scored the same as Wolverine - and we know how that turned out.
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le nubian - May 17, 2009 5:23:07 pm PDT #1509 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Laga - May 17, 2009 9:39:21 pm PDT #1510 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I skipped a bunch because I haven't seen Wolverine yet and I've only seen the last hour of Star Trek.
I just watched all three Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince trailers. Oh my. This may well be the best one yet.
Juliebird - May 18, 2009 1:29:22 am PDT #1511 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
I'd say A&D was far more enjoyable than Wolverine.
I was expecting more of a vicarious fun tour through Rome (maybe I've got National Treasure on the brain) and was left kinda horrified at the body count and the lack of any reaction from the characters. I guess they figured since the entire city could die, twenty of fifty dead cops is no biggie).
But, no, Da Vinci Code had some of that fun mystery adventure stuff going on, and Angels & Demons lacked a lot of that.
Stephanie - May 18, 2009 1:37:30 am PDT #1512 of 30000
Trust my rage
I'm curious how the A&D movie differed from the book, if anyone knows. I hated the book so much that I never saw that movie. I actually enjoyed A&D a fair amount, although that might have been mostly for Ewan McGregor.
Yeah, the total lack of caring about the men who been branded and then burned or almost drowned was sort of appalling. I suppose that was the point of "just one more hour!" but it felt a bit flat. I did like seeing all the stuff in Rome, though. Made Joe and I want to go visit some day.
Ash - May 18, 2009 5:20:52 am PDT #1513 of 30000
I love Gosford Park. I watched it twice more the same weekend as the first time, and the performances are even better when you have an idea what the characters are thinking. Helen Mirren is sublime.
sumi - May 18, 2009 5:30:20 am PDT #1514 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!
Oh, Gosford Park totally pays to rewatch. (So confusing the first time around.)
Saw Star Trek again - last time on digital - this time on IMAX. IMAX was SO. MUCH. BETTER. The sound and picture were both superior.
It could be that the digital theater I saw it in the first time wasn't that good and that the IMAX theater I saw it in the second time was much better.
Frankenbuddha - May 18, 2009 5:35:01 am PDT #1515 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Saw Trek. LOVED IT! Didn't mind the comic aspects (they felt very TOS to me). The casting was sublime. Simon Pegg was a bit OTT, but, to be fair, so was Doohan, though he didn't stand out in such stark relief since you also had Shatner in there trying to eat the scenery at the same time.
Z. Quinto was just fabulous, not that it was a big surprise - I thought that was perfect casting as soon as I heard about it. And I thought Chris Pine got enough of the Shatner essence without going for a full-on impersonation.
The villain was definitely the weakest part, but I'm not sure why. His motivation was certainly strong enough, and Eric Bana did a great job, but something was missing.
Jessica - May 18, 2009 6:00:05 am PDT #1516 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Sumi, is the IMAX version widescreen or have they converted it to 4:3?
The villain was definitely the weakest part, but I'm not sure why. His motivation was certainly strong enough, and Eric Bana did a great job, but something was missing.
Well, he was basically just Romulan flobotanum - his ONLY function was to provide someone for the Enterprise to shoot at while Kirk and Spock are getting to know each other. (I do wonder if the character was more fleshed out in earlier drafts, because I really can't imagine justifying an actor as big as Eric Bana for the role as it appears in the theatrical cut.)
Speaking of which, I think I identified Sean' other bit of annoying exposition on rewatch - was it Nero's "I used to be a nice guy and now I'm a disgruntled time-traveling space miner!" speech?
Polter-Cow - May 18, 2009 6:09:04 am PDT #1517 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Here is another question for Trek fans: how badly are the episodes butchered in syndication? Am I missing anything terribly important or notable? I get all twitchy thinking about the difference between watching the full episode online and the shorter episode on TV.
billytea - May 18, 2009 6:10:34 am PDT #1518 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
I do wonder if the character was more fleshed out in earlier drafts, because I really can't imagine justifying an actor as big as Eric Bana for the role as it appears in the theatrical cut.
As someone who still associates him with the hokey sketch comedy show Full Frontal, I love that he now counts as 'an actor as big as Eric Bana'.
Huh. Just checking out on imdb, he had a part in The Castle. I should watch that again.