Mal ,'Shindig'
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I just read a comment saying that it was better than Dark Knight, pure awesomeness...
But then he said there were two deal-breakers he could get past, and also that Tesla really created a Death Ray, so I'm not sure I can make head nor tail of his commentary.
We're skipping the 5:00 show in lieu of a nap (not a euphemism). I think we're going to a later show, though.
I completely disagree with le nubian.
not surprised, man. that's almost something we can count on!
it was better than Dark Knight
mommy, someone got in the bad crack again.
This is why I'm good skipping Magic Mike.
And it does make sense. I can't just focus on the top right GIF, and not get distracted.
not surprised, man. that's almost something we can count on!
Ha ha ha, I haven't been keeping track!
mommy, someone got in the bad crack again.
We can agree on that, though.
Despite virtually almost all the actors being good, I thought the story had all the subtlety of a jackhammer. Ridiculous coincidences abounded, and it was all Your father, Your Father, YOUR FATHER!!!1! So I guess Peter losing his mom was no big loss, since kids only miss the love from their presumably deceased parents if they were brilliant scientists. That have penises.
Matt,
I didn't go into the spoilerrific stuff yet, but I agree. The writer(s) of this movie have GINORMOUS daddy issues. Like seriously. Freud would be proud. How many father figures were killed in this film? This is almost a record. Not to mention the man whose son was saved by Spider-man. It was all so over the top.
Will offered to go see Magic Mike with me if I wanted to see it in the theater (I'm going to wait until it's on dvd).
Actually he said he'd go with me to see male strippers in person if I wanted.
Okay, Tim is STILL napping. Spider-Man may not happen today, DAMN IT.
Nope, Spider-Man did not happen. Sometime this weekend, I guess.
We did, however, watch the Edward Norton version of The Hulk, which neither of us had seen. My take is that, had I not seen Ruffalo in Avengers first, I would have liked Norton a lot. He was pretty good. But Ruffalo set a pretty high bar for me.
I mostly liked the movie, except for the way it felt like it started in the middle of another movie. Like when the opening credits rolled (and I understand the purpose of the opening credits in this movie, let me just say that preemptively), I had missed an hour of the movie already. Weird.
William Hurt's mustache was pretty much the funniest thing I've ever seen. Was he deliberately trying for a Tom of Finland look?
I'm assuming Liv Tyler was cast for her ability to whisper "Bruce" with tears in her eyes, because THAT'S ALL SHE DID.
Also, in Avengers, Bruce said he "broke Harlem," but I gotta say -- NSM his fault.