The occasional non-Quake thread (where have these been lately??):
Movies you saw this year and what you thought of them ...
Rambo (2008 ) on DVD = very good; watching it made me think of how most movies made today have an over-complicated plot, focus far too much on dialog and human interaction over substance. A lot of realism and stays grounded to avoid the broken "suspension of disbelief" problem.
Batman The Dark Knight - More realistic. I'm sure most people have seen this since it is on track to make $500 domestic in the USA. Because this movie also stayed ground, I thought the effects of fear and terrorism -- especially the idea of the city hospital being destroyed -- made the idea of someone terrorizing a city and the consequences seem real. I really liked the Hong Kong trip.
Get Smart - Left 2/3 of the way through the movie. Had some funny stuff early (The Rock) and then devolved into the "we're making this up as we go along" formulaic "comedy movie" a little less than halfway through.
Wally - Overrated. Well-done aside from the non-subtle "message" (we're polluting the planet) being presented far too strongly.
Incredible Hulk - Boring as hell. Was glad when it was over.
Hancock - First half was pretty outstanding. I didn't really like the plot twist and where they went with the 2nd half.
Iron Man - Good.
It really looks like good movies this year are a lot less than in the past.
Movies you saw this year and what you thought of them ...
Rambo (2008 ) on DVD = very good; watching it made me think of how most movies made today have an over-complicated plot, focus far too much on dialog and human interaction over substance. A lot of realism and stays grounded to avoid the broken "suspension of disbelief" problem.
Batman The Dark Knight - More realistic. I'm sure most people have seen this since it is on track to make $500 domestic in the USA. Because this movie also stayed ground, I thought the effects of fear and terrorism -- especially the idea of the city hospital being destroyed -- made the idea of someone terrorizing a city and the consequences seem real. I really liked the Hong Kong trip.
Get Smart - Left 2/3 of the way through the movie. Had some funny stuff early (The Rock) and then devolved into the "we're making this up as we go along" formulaic "comedy movie" a little less than halfway through.
Wally - Overrated. Well-done aside from the non-subtle "message" (we're polluting the planet) being presented far too strongly.
Incredible Hulk - Boring as hell. Was glad when it was over.
Hancock - First half was pretty outstanding. I didn't really like the plot twist and where they went with the 2nd half.
Iron Man - Good.
It really looks like good movies this year are a lot less than in the past.
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