Going in, I was afraid I'd be disappointed because it wouldn't be exactly like the mid-/late-2000s Blue Beetle run, because that was a great run of comics. And the movie isn't like that run of comics, but it didn't matter. All the changes worked for me, and worked for the purposes of introducing a new character to the DCEU and sticking to a 2-hour movie plot. I appreciated that the movie kept the initial
body horror
of how fucking weird and literally inhuman it is when
the beetle suit engages.
Jaime Reyes is forever my Blue Beetle, but I really appreciated all the Ted Kord references, because I do dig Ted Kord, too.
Susan Sarandon's character was a little much, honestly. She was only lacking a mustache to twirl. But, you know, I don't see comic book movies for subtleties of characterization, so it's whatever.
The restored Oldboy is playing at my local rep theater next week, and I feel like I should go see it in ita's memory???
Oooh, you should, Jesse!
I tricked myself into not seeing Blue Beetle yet and now the only times it is showing are very inconvenient. Boo.
I believe it's available for rent already.
It is! Thank you for that head's-up. I had not expected that so soon.
However, the rental price on Amazon Prime is $20 (purchase $25), which is still more than I want to spend. I will continue to wait....
However, the rental price on Amazon Prime is $20 (purchase $25), which is still more than I want to spend. I will continue to wait....
Wow. That's crazy high. I'd definitely wait, too. At this point I've resigned myself to seeing it once it comes out on Blu Ray. (Buying digital copies these days is basically just a long term rental that they can cancel at any time, so I rarely do it.)
Headed to the little local Strand this afternoon to see Taylor Swift. Neither of us has any particular fondness for the lass, but we do love the couple that have struggled to keep the theater going over the decades in a tiny town. So, we go and watch just about everything we can there. I am confident that it will be entertaining, and I know the popcorn is good.
A Haunting in Venice, now on Hulu, is the best of the Branagh Poirot adaptations. Probably not coincidentally, it’s also the one least focused on having A-listers in the cast.
I loved it, too, Tom, and I agree.
