Munitions-heavy Movie Reviews!

[chaosvizier]

Not every summer blockbuster/release can be Batman: The Dark Knight. Sometimes (read: often) they are something considerably less. This, however, does not mean that they're bad. Just... less good.

Wanted

Comments

[wiredwizard]

Wanted: a mediocre movie that seriously did not live up to the hype. It's sad when the high points to a movie are Angelina's ass & Morgan Freeman saying "Oh SHIT!" right before his head explodes.

That said, being the OCD Comic Book Movie freak that I am, I'll end up w/ a copy of it on DVD, but only one of my friend's pirate copies (hell, the pirate cases look better than the store-bought-ones anyways! ;) )

[chaosvizier]

I guess the high points of this movie really are the fancy special effects and stunts. And all the crazy, because I just love that stuff, when they really go over the top to do something. I'm a simple movie watcher, really.

[laughingacademy]

I fall for it hook, line, and sinker, like a rabid fangirl squealing over the latest Twilight release.

Apparently, even SMeyer fans have their limits. I just read at cleolinda’s LJ that bookstores across the country were reporting dozens of returns of Breaking Dawn-the day after it came out. So folks bought the book, stayed up reading it, and then marched to the store demanding their money back.

[chaosvizier]

Should have renamed it "Breaking Wind". Might've gotten more attention. Or at least gotten the "truth in advertising" stance. "Yes, this book is akin to a giant fart. Now pay up!"

[brightlotusmoon]

That is awesome.

Actually, that is very similar to what happened with Laurell K. Hamilton's latest Anita Blake book (Blood Noir).
And the woman has no idea that people hate her books. A novelist friend of mine who writes an urban fantasy vampire series (name omitted since she likes to protect her novelist persona) said that she once emailed Hamilton to ask what Hamilton does when she gets bad reviews, and she got an email back from Hamilton's assistant saying, "As a world famous author, Laurell does not get bad reviews."

Also, cleolinda rules.

[chaosvizier]

Wow... I wish I was a world famous author and got nothing but good reviews. Alas, I am but a humble blogger with a tiny but worldly audience to spread my fame. Woe. ;-)

[b_hulsmans]

I loved the movie! it was all weird and shit and had explosions! and bullets! and bullets that didn't go in a straight line!
And naked angelina! Even a gay guy like myself can appreciate that

[chaosvizier]

Everyone should be able to appreciate Angelina's hot naked form. Without question.

I did enjoy the movie; I whooped and hollered and laughed throughout. I just also enjoy poking fun at the movie because really, what it boils down to is that they're killing people because a sewing machine told them to.

[b_hulsmans]

yeah. the loom of fate was very scary!

[brightlotusmoon]

"KNEEL BEFORE ZOD!" And then lay down on your backs before Zod, and using your lower abdominals, raise your legs, and hold for a 5 count before Zod.

*ahem*

[chaosvizier]

ZOD DOES NOT YOGA, HUMAN WORM! NOR DOES HE PILATE, KICKBOX, OR TAE BO. YOU SHALL NOT DO DOWNWARD-FACING DOG BEFORE ZOD! ONLY KNEELING!

;-)

[chaosvizier]

That's about it. The Matrix, only with more funny and less pomposity.

Gotham Knight is on my Netflix cue... I'll get there soon enough.

[chaosvizier]

True. I figure, if you can curve a bullet, why not just shoot them out of the air? I approve of this skill.