Saw The Departed and was disappointed.
Not what I expected at all.
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Saw The Departed and was disappointed.
Not what I expected at all.
Don't see:
Black Dahlia or Pink Panther, fell asleep during both (and I'm not one who does that).
Charlotte's Web is a decent kids flick though. Although there's pretty much no reason to see this newly done one over the animated standard.
Saw it yesterday and agree completely. I think it was the first great movie of 2007. Leonidas and his wife have good character development, and the rest of the movie is done extremely well. The visuals were amazing, the sound was great, and the story, while not exactly compound, did exactly what it set out to do.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gutz Gatsu
I thought all the actors did their job very well, and even the villians were great.
I give it about a 9.7 out of 10.
I'd have to say I haven't rated a box office movie that high in maybe two years. I can't think of anything that came out last year that was as good(last year was was one of the weakest ever). Hopefully the other movies coming after it will do just as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by MoTown
Also had the 3rd best R Rated movie weekend ever at $70.9 million. I'm definitely doing the IMAX re-watch. The backgrounds are so sharp I gotta see them on the digital screen.[smilie=heatsmiley2:
Well, there's still some things that should be done in the movie. They rarely even mentioned anyone's name except for Leonidas and Xerxes. The story was servicable, and while I was never bored with the non-stop action, I just felt the story was lacking at times, just my opinion. While Gladiator could also be said to be a "man movie," its story was loads better, and that's why that movie is my favorite of all time. Needless to say, I suppose 300 was a Frank Miller flick, and the visuals were incredible. I'm still pleased with the very good movie that 300 is. To me, the movie is probably a 9-9.5. But I was attempting to be objective.
Not many "names" associated with the "300" in terms of what it's about.
Now, if Troy had gone this way, involving Gods, and with the heroic names we now know actually fought the battle, then I'd still have a boner even though it would be about 4 years old by now.
If anyone sees Blades of Glory I'd like to hear about it. I'd check it out myself, but it looks like it's got the potential to be downright awful.
Taking my 3 year old to see Meet the Robinsons tomorrow, so I'll be sure to fill you guys in next week.
really? i LOVED the departed. thought it was the best movie i'd seen in ages....
just got 'blood diamond' & 'the good shepherd' but haven't had a chance to watch them yet.
"Ya givin' me a haaad aan" - classic quote from Departed. I thought it was great.
The Black Dahlia is horrible. Hartnett and Scarlett are dece, but Hilary Swank is horribly miscast as an attractive female and the rest of the movie is either stupid or unintentionally funny. If you read the book first (which I did, pumping me up for the movie), the first half becomes much more watchable.
Some random tidbits about other movies I've seen lately:
-Old School was so funny, I personally believe it was better than Anchorman and easily in my Top 5 comedies.
-Blue Chips is pretty worthless as a movie but the thought of Penny Hardaway and Shaq playing high-schoolers is hilarious in its own right. Very high on the "unintentionally funny" scale.
-Saw Animal House on a theatre screen. Still funny, still damn awesome. It means even more to me that I go to the school where they filmed that movie.
-The Departed was really good. Come on, Glenn. DiCaprio was actually pretty ballsy in it.
-Beerfest relied so much on stupid humor it could easily bomb in most people's eyes, but the premise was so good (an international beer-drinking competition...who the fuck DOESN'T want to watch that played out) that it more than made up for the stupidity that this movie occasionally sunk to. And God knows it did.
-Snakes On A Plane surprised me...it played out so well as a serious movie that I really didn't care about the fact that it had one of the dumbest premises ever used (intentionally or unintentionally) in a movie today.
-Don't watch Man of the Year. If you've already watched it, hit yourself in the groin. If you thought Robin Williams did a good job, hit yourself in the groin lightly (because he did; the movie just fucked itself over with the subplots).
-Do watch Jesus Camp. Amazing documentary, simple premise, good choice of scenes, and just enough interview material to keep the movie as informed as it had to be. Also...fucking terrifying.