I am going to see it tonight.
That's insane troll logic!
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Sean K - Jun 11, 2010 4:51:40 pm PDT #8907 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Miracleman - Jun 11, 2010 5:26:05 pm PDT #8908 of 30000
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
I'm going to wait for DVD. I saw the trailer and it looks fun...but for what theaters charge these days, if it doesn't rock my socks off ala "The Dark Knight" or at least make me think it will, ala "Iron Man 2"...Thanks, but no. And there's a scene of a guy shooting down planes from the turret of a tank as it falls from the sky and...yeah. I don't expect it to change my life, but it is not "Shit yeah, let's spend a ton of change on tix and snax" compelling.
tommyrot - Jun 11, 2010 5:38:06 pm PDT #8909 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I'm thinking possibly a matinee. Maybe $4? I could probably sneak some of my own candy in....
Polter-Cow - Jun 11, 2010 6:14:08 pm PDT #8910 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I am going to see it tonight.
I was hoping that was the case. Please report back on the awesomeness of the falling tank.
And there's a scene of a guy shooting down planes from the turret of a tank as it falls from the sky and...yeah. I don't expect it to change my life, but it is not "Shit yeah, let's spend a ton of change on tix and snax" compelling.
This is why I like AMC's before-noon $6 special.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 11, 2010 7:32:16 pm PDT #8911 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Saw the HBO documentary "I Knew it was You" about John Cazale and I realize now that I'd seen him in every single (of the five) movies he was in long before I realized he was dead. Such a tragedy he was gone after so few parts, though they are all memorable. However, I would have hated to see him fall into self-parody character/schticky roles (e.g. Christopher Walken).
I think I saw him in the Deer Hunter first (because there was a big deal showing of it unedited, though with commercials, when I was in high school), but I caught Dog Day Afternoon on cable sometime shortly after and recognized him instantly. And then, of course, I saw the Godfather movies. The Conversation was probably the last one I saw of his in terms of order. He always struck me vividly without being in the least ways showy.
I guess my hope is if he'd still been around, he would have ended up working with folks like Simon and Milch. I'm not sure Cazale would have ever worked on Deadwood, but I would have loved to have seen him have the chance.
Sean K - Jun 11, 2010 8:02:36 pm PDT #8912 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
That. Was. AWESOME!!!!!!!!
Do not wait for DVD. Do not wait for the dollar theater.
Go. Now.
Sean K - Jun 11, 2010 8:14:39 pm PDT #8913 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I laughed for two straight hours. Flick Philosopher was right on.
And for the first time in a in long time, even with movies I liked, I neve once looked at my watch.
DavidS - Jun 11, 2010 8:18:30 pm PDT #8914 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I laughed for two straight hours.
Excellent. You just stay there in the theater and watch it about four more times.
Steph L. - Jun 11, 2010 8:31:33 pm PDT #8915 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I am so thrilled to hear the thumbs-up from Sean!
§ ita § - Jun 11, 2010 9:06:27 pm PDT #8916 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I thought it was pretty silly. And not always in the good way. IO9 had a good point about origins--this movie spends a lot of time on it, and really? Don't care.
Rampage was pretty awful. Mr T was no thespian, but he had a thing. Rampage has no thing.
Bradley Cooper was brilliantly cast. Perfect Face. Liam was a bit lacking in the Hannibal department. Sharlto was pretty fucking nuts. Good job there.
Jessica Biel's character was so stupid that I can't fault her for it. I've seen her be decent, but her character had no redeeming features.
As for action--there are two notable points in The Losers where you go "Really? That can happen? What are the odds?" right at the climax.
That's about every action scene in this movie. And they're not cleanly shot. They seemed to dim the lights, and we didn't really even get to see Rampage fight, which was a big disappointment for me.