astr0creep Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Superman Returns While it was good(good scenes, but bit too long) I kinda got stuck with Superman stalking Lois and sneaking in to the child http://entertainmentandbeyond.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tel Aviv Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Yes, I'm joking. Arnold is the kiss of death to most films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Superman Returns While it was good(good scenes, but bit too long) I kinda got stuck with Superman stalking Lois and sneaking in to the child OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astr0creep Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Jackman has been selling out audiences for The Boy From Oz (I think it's called), which is a bioplay about Peter Allen, the late, gay ex-husband of Liza Minnelli and entertainer (so the play is naturally a musical, as it chronicles his discography). And the play is basically a one-man show. So, Yes, he can sing. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes, that's what I was saying, he can sing. And he does in Flushed Away. http://entertainmentandbeyond.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 OIC. I thought you were expressing your own surprise at his singing talents. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astr0creep Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 OIC. I thought you were expressing your own surprise at his singing talents. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> No. I still have trouble seeing him outside the Wolverine persona, in movies that is, and while watching certain scenes in Flushed Away I couldn't help imagining Wolverine dancing and singing in full body armor with claws flapping in the air. I admit though it was the first time I heard his singing voice. But I knew he could sing, yes. http://entertainmentandbeyond.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 I guess it won't be long until the Xmen on Ice Christmas shows ... OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surreptishus Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 FWIW Hugh Jackman also doesn't sing in Swordfish or in The Prestige. I saw The Prestige last night... among other things it reminded me of some thread about teleportation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pidesco Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 I saw The Departed today. It's Scorsese's best movie since Goodfellas. I even think I like it better than Goodfellas. Also, I now have a crush on Vera Farmiga. I love the way her mouth is slightly crooked. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 I've been googling The Fountain - on imdb people give it 7.5 stars...which is odd since far as I can tell, it's not on wide-release yet? Anyway, I might check it out. In other movie news - anyone else's local theaters all taken up with placeholder announcements for something called Horrorfest? (pic) I seem to recall seeing a video on YT about some event w/this title, but didn't realize it would be on this scale. Sadly, most of them seem to be horrible movies... “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pidesco Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Grey's Anatomy premiered today here in Portugal. I wasn't impressed. It's Scrubs without the funny bits. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris the jedi killer Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 :'( watching Donald Pleasence's last movie Halloween The Curse Of Michael Myers (1995) it just makes me sad seeing the ending where we see myers's mask on the floor and a needle next to it and then Dr.Loomis screams as if myers....... you know what :'( A coward dies a thousand deaths but a soulja dies one~ 2Pac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Architect Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 (edited) Grey's Anatomy premiered today here in Portugal. I wasn't impressed. It's Scrubs without the funny bits. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I agree. Grey's Anatomy is crap and overrated if you ask me. Although I've only seen two episodes of it. I won't know if it gets any better or not though, because I'll never watch another episode of it again. Edited November 16, 2006 by The Architect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surreptishus Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 Casino Royale. Well it is rather different to the usual Bond film like all the hype says. Daniel Craig is definitely a leaner and meaner 007 with depth. In some ways it reminded me of 24 with the gritty tone of the film. There's no Q, no gadgets, no bad puns or campness of any sort. Also be prepared for the middle act where it becomes a late night poker channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Raven Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 That comes out today. I'll go see it this weekend. There's no Q, no gadgets, no bad puns or campness of any sort. Sounds a bit serious to me and unBond like. What made the Bond movies was this. Hades was the life of the party. RIP You'll be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krookie Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 Grey's Anatomy premiered today here in Portugal. I wasn't impressed. It's Scrubs without the funny bits. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I agree. Grey's Anatomy is crap and overrated if you ask me. Although I've only seen two episodes of it. I won't know if it gets any better or not though, because I'll never watch another episode of it again. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I only watched the two episodes where the bazooka rocket gets stuck in the guys chest. It was pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kor Qel Droma Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 Thank You For Smoking. Enjoyable movie. Enough has been said about its virtues in this thread that there is no need for me to add more. Jaguars4ever is still alive. No word of a lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draken Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 Grey's Anatomy premiered today here in Portugal. I wasn't impressed. It's Scrubs without the funny bits. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I agree. Grey's Anatomy is crap and overrated if you ask me. Although I've only seen two episodes of it. I won't know if it gets any better or not though, because I'll never watch another episode of it again. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I only watched the two episodes where the bazooka rocket gets stuck in the guys chest. It was pretty cool. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I watched it tonight. /shame Hey man, it's cute. Seriously, only like, three people can touch my body Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astr0creep Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 Slither. FTW! http://entertainmentandbeyond.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sionn Posted November 17, 2006 Share Posted November 17, 2006 "MI 3" FTL! "Accepted" FTW! Retreat, Hell! We're just fighting in another direction!" - General O.P. Smith (North Korea 1950) "All warfare is based on deception." - Sun Tzu "The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his." - George S. Patton, Jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumquatq3 Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 That comes out today. I'll go see it this weekend. There's no Q, no gadgets, no bad puns or campness of any sort. Sounds a bit serious to me and unBond like. What made the Bond movies was this. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yet, it rocked, best Bond since early Connery. And it hints at the return of SPECTRE. Woot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 I read eons ago (probably around the time the Brosnan films started getting overly ridiculous) that Fleming had originally intended for Bond to be the exact opposite of what he turned out to be, or maybe what he always was: A dead-on-the-inside, bland caricature of an Englishman, defined by his job, like a spy-accountant. The guy's name and choice of alcohol were supposed to reflect this. If that's true, Fleming's vision of Bond as Hoagy Carmicheal (sp?) is pretty apt But nevertheless, he became a sex symbol, and what was intended to be dull turned out to be suave. It probably has more to do with the actors than the part, and I'm not sure the endless conquest of ready, gorgeous women was part of Fleming's conception. BUT I liked this one. It didn't have far to go to top the last few, obviously, and I'm not sure how I feel about the new Origin Story and reinvention of the character. I loved Daniel Craig, he's a wonderfully unBond looking and acting character, and he's probably the best actor to tackle the role, but I couldn't figure out if this film is meant to be a springboard for a new, more human Bond or a straight "this is how he became Bond" story. If it's the latter, I'm not sure how they could even justify scrapping Craig's hot-blooded, vulgar, rather refreshing 007 interpretation for a Sean Connery impression. Of course, everybody's enamored with the cool, debonaire Bond, but the makers of the film can't seem to make up their minds as to what they intend to pursue. Even for how different it was, Casino Royale seemed awfully enamored with the old Bond. There must have been a ****in' million references to the other films ("money penny", pretty much all of M's dialogue, etc.) Maybe that will be shaken next time, but I wish they'd just ****in' leave behind so much of the gaudy spectacle they're obviously trying to break away from. A villain with a debillitating injury and an exotic scar, but a romantic, brawling Bond? Christ, make up your mind. Much as I enjoyed this movie, I can't help but feel that the Bourne movies did what CR was trying to do (gritty kinda-realistic spy thriller) but better. It's ironic, the Bourne movies being so influenced by Bond, and now the Bond movies seeming to lag behind Bourne. That having been said, I'd much rather see Daniel Craig kick ass than Matt Damon High point: Bond's quip during the rope-and-chair scene. Awesome. Low point: The opening credits. Chris Cornell's theme was TERRIBLE. It was damn-near embarassing to be in a packed theater when it came on. People laughed at it more than they laughed at the Rocky Balboa trailer. That was harsh Join me, and we shall make Production Beards a reality! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 I read eons ago (probably around the time the Brosnan films started getting overly ridiculous) that Fleming had originally intended for Bond to be the exact opposite of what he turned out to be ... I've read that too - maybe not so much the opposite, but not written to be so humorous/action-stunt packed or something? The movies added the gadgets and such, they're supposedly not in the books, really. The Roger Moore Bond movies were the campiest, imo. Brosnan was ok but the movies got too outlandish action-wise...I wouldn't mind a bit of a departure from the usual Bond "formula" - it'll be interesting to check the film out. “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirottu Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 Orgazmo. It was funnier than I remembered. Though, I was drunk and with a chick so that might have something to do with it. This post is not to be enjoyed, discussed, or referenced on company time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Architect Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 (edited) Well, over the past month or so, I haven't watched any new movies. Over the past month, I've watched... Van Helsing (for the first time) Chopper (for the first time) The School of Rock (have seen it before) Casino (have seen it before) National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation (have seen it before) The Bourne Supremacy (for the first time) Edited November 19, 2006 by The Architect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.jpg.ce846aae50e732dc4985eb712252381f.jpg)
Recommended Posts