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futachan May 28 2008, 18:40:32 UTC
100% agreed. Speed Racer blew me out of the water with everything new it had to offer, whereas Iron Man was rather boring. I wasn't astounded by anything, I wasn't thrilled...it was like just sitting mindlessly for 2 hours. It wasn't a horrible movie, it just didn't have the punch that Speed Racer did.

Every one of the people I've talked to about Speed Racer has thoroughly enjoyed it. That might just be because we're pretty much of the same mindset, but it really makes you wonder who are the people who write these reviews.

My friend dragged me to see Forgetting Sarah Marshall which received excellent reviews, and I wanted to die throughout the entire movie. Needless to say I'm barely going to give two shakes to the film critics again.

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morganskye May 28 2008, 18:42:50 UTC
I have to agree with you on many points. Even if I wasn't a fan of Speed Racer I would have liked it for the effects alone.

However, I think one reason fans blast Lucas is because they feel he's 'messing with their memories'. Both Indy and Star Wars were huge. People remember what they were doing when those films came out. Spielberg has escaped the hit list because it always seems that Lucas is the one out front defending his decisions. He has every right to. They're his creations. If he pandered to the fans' every whim he'd be making crap.

While I didn't like Crystal Skull as much as I wanted to, I still enjoyed the movie. Funny though, Temple is my favorite out of all of them. ^_^

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ladylavinia May 28 2008, 18:58:46 UTC
I love your icon, morganskye. It perfectly describes me.

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morganskye May 28 2008, 19:14:34 UTC
I'm always happy to share, since I didn't make it. lol!

<3's to yours too. It's amazing how borg and androids make great comic foils. ^_^

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ghanistarkiller May 28 2008, 18:42:54 UTC
Oh gosh, you have no idea what a relief it is to read something like this written by someone of a similar opinion to myself. I haven't seen Speed Racer as money's been a limiting factor this summer season, but I was intrigued by the ads and always interested in what the Wachowskis are doing.

I loved Iron Man--I thought it was exceptional as comic movies go and the casting of RDJ was inspired but it was actually my sister who first made me realize that the sequel's going to be so much better because they'll be able to take the plot (hopefully) somewhere original. Incredibly good for an origin story, I believe was her comment, and that's dead-on to me.

Kingdom of the Crystal Skull--what more can I say about it? I loved it to pieces; I think it was an amazing movie, not just a really good sequel. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your comments on the Indy franchise as I've felt that way for years and have been generally unable to express it (I'm a noncontroversial person and usually like to avoid debate because, well, I like what ( ... )

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ladylavinia May 28 2008, 18:57:11 UTC
"I loved Iron Man--I thought it was exceptional as comic movies go and the casting of RDJ was inspired but it was actually my sister who first made me realize that the sequel's going to be so much better because they'll be able to take the plot (hopefully) somewhere original. Incredibly good for an origin story, I believe was her comment, and that's dead-on to me.

It's good to hear that the sequel to IRON-MAN might be better. Like I said, I thought it was a first-class movie. I even saw it twice. But I also realized that aside from the inspired casting of RDJ, it was not that original in style or story. But if what you say is true, then the sequel might prove to be a little more original in style.

"And, on the subject of Lucas bashing--isn't it funny how he's being blamed for the appearance of aliens in the movie when it seems straight from Close Encounters? To the point of fact that we're told that they're "intra-dimensional.""You know what? CLOSE ENCOUNTERS did come to mind when I saw the alien and the spaceship for the ( ... )

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kendrra68 May 28 2008, 20:42:07 UTC
I just realized: probably one of the most important things in life is being around the people you love ...

Paris Hilton doesn't think so ... did you see her last video? She is realy NUDE! I saw this video on BBC today!

Crazy people around us!


... )

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My Two New Loves... ainohimeliz May 28 2008, 23:49:29 UTC
I loved Kingdom of the Crystal Skull for obvious reasons. Points to icon. Yes, It was different, but a good kind of different. Although I must admit that my favorite was Raiders of the Lost Ark, it doesn't stop me from appreciating Temple of Doom for it's originality. What can I say? I love them all! While all the movies aren't carbon copies of each other, it's still Indy no matter which adventure he's on.

I also loved Speed Racer very much and glad that the words "kiddie film" and "live-action animation" don't scare me away. I may love animation, but I believe the movie can be loved in it's own right regardless.

Thank you for writing this and thank you for making a claim on my blog crew!

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Re: My Two New Loves... ainohimeliz May 29 2008, 08:01:57 UTC
I just noticed you friended my journal! Groovy! I'll totally friend you back.

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