What Movie(s) Did You Watch Today?
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I agree. I think Spiderman 3 was even better than that one.
Watching this now (taking a break for a beverage refill)...
My first thoughts, having read the books multiple times, were "WTF?" and then "well ok but that's not how it happened..." We'll see. I dunno, trying to keep an open mind; this is clearly a "re-interpretation" rather than a scene-by-scene recreation of the books. I'm a big fan of Elba though, and he barely even appears in the first part of the movie. Hmmm...
My first thoughts, having read the books multiple times, were "WTF?" and then "well ok but that's not how it happened..." We'll see. I dunno, trying to keep an open mind; this is clearly a "re-interpretation" rather than a scene-by-scene recreation of the books. I'm a big fan of Elba though, and he barely even appears in the first part of the movie. Hmmm...
And after finishing it my impression is .... a giant but ambiguous "meh." I mean, some of the stuff in there was kind of a cool adaptation of themes in the books. But overall my sense is "What the hell?" and "If you haven't read the books this shit doesn't make any sense at all." I can't see how this could possibly be successful enough in the shallow hollywood sense to continue as a movie series. It's simultaneously too esoteric (for the general mass public) and too far removed from King's vision (for those of use in the elite "in the know" like me of course). I'm very conflicted here because I want this to work, but I'm about 95% sure it won't. The American moviegoing public just doesn't have the long term vision for a story like this. Damn it to hell.
mcad64
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Why?
I guess 'cause I watched him in The Wire decades ago, and I thought he was older even then... Not that there's any problem with being older
but when most current actors start to be younger than you, I can't help but feel a little self-conscious. (Like "what the hell have I done with my life" sort of thing)
Went with the family yesterday to see Solo: A Star Wars Movie. Went in with low expectations, and was pleasantly surprised at how much we liked it. It does well with the back story, and there's even a scene where Han shoots first. The only problem I have with the movie, is that I never felt that I was watching a young Han Solo. Nothing wrong with the actor or his acting, but he just didn't personify Han Solo. Boba Fett I've heard is in the movie, in a blink and you miss him scene, and I think I saw him in the first scene aboard Dryden Voss's ship. Not sure why this movie isn't doing better than it is, overall it's pretty entertaining.
If I started keeping track of all the people (celebrities) I am older than it would be . . well it would not be pretty.
As usual I'm behind the times, just got around to watching
Like many folks on the internet I'm confused about who exactly the "eight" were... kept trying to count how many people were present/alive/dead during the movie. Now I'm pretty well convinced Tarantino was just fucking with us all, and there's no real answer. And that's ok.
Like many folks on the internet
I'm confused about who exactly the "eight" were... kept trying to count how many people were present/alive/dead during the movie. Now I'm pretty well convinced Tarantino was just fucking with us all, and there's no real answer. And that's ok.
That's one my favorite movies ever.
bmwuk
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Yeah, I need some more time to sit down and enjoy it. Probably Friday night. Looked good so far.