Recent theatrical viewings

[Wag]

...Fast & Furious

...awesome... 

I'm suspicious myself - probably wait until the DVD release, and even then only when it's in a 3 for £10 offer or something like that.

[MilkManPictures]

Saw it for free so can't really go wrong there.

[Hammock Rider]

In the words of The Comic Book Guy:



  "Fast and the Furious describes both the speed with which I attempted to leave the theater after the film's conclusion and the emotion I felt for paying full matinees price. Worst F & F film ever!

[MilkManPictures]

Eh, the 2nd F&F film is the worst.

I wasn't aware that a Nissan Skyline could fly...;-)

[Rev. Powell]

Caught it at the second run theater.  I think it goes on DVD next week.

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE: The life of a "slumdog" contestant on the Indian version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" is revealed in flashbacks revealing how he knew the answers to the show's increasingly difficult questions. Exceptional storytelling in what is ostensibly an old fashioned love story in an exotic setting, but it's also a savage indictment of contemporary Indian society: when a policeman kicks a young boy in the eye, he turns to an American couple and says, "You want to see the REAL India? This it it!" 4.5/5.

[flackbait]

Eh, the 2nd F&F film is the worst.

I wasn't aware that a Nissan Skyline could fly...;-)

If you think that ones bad did you ever see the third one?

Anyways I saw WATCHMEN recently I thought it was pretty good, although I wasn't a huge fan of the big naked blue guy.

[MilkManPictures]

The 3rd is my favorite of the 4 films.

[flackbait]

The 3rd is my favorite of the 4 films.

Sorry I didn't mean to insult you. Its your opinion. I haven't seen the 2nd one for ages so Its probably a lot worse than I thought. All I truly remember from that film is the American muscle cars.

[MilkManPictures]

No worries... I get a lot of flack for liking the 3rd one. I'm use to it.

[Doggett]

...Fast & Furious

...awesome... 

I'm suspicious myself - probably wait until the DVD release, and even then only when it's in a 3 for £10 offer or something like that.

 

Wag is great !!!

[Jim H]

I saw Crank 2.  Entertaining.  Whacky.  If you thought Crank was entertaining, it's basically the same movie only more extreme.  There's a huge King Kong VS Godzilla reference, which was cool.

Also saw Fast and Furious.  I thought it was entertaining.  Glad they managed to prominently stick in a Grand National, probably the last great American muscle car of its kind.

[Rev. Powell]

PHOEBE IN WONERLAND: A little girl cursed with an obsessive behavior disorder (which causes her to spit on her classmates, among other things) finds she can soothe her demons by acting in the school production of "Alice in Wonderland." This feelgood/ tearjerker drama has a very predictable narrative arc, but it's an actor's movie with great performances by Felicity Huffman, Bill Pullman, Patricia Clarkson, and especially young Elle Fanning, whose every bit as good as her sister.  Not my usual fare and I'm sure its not yours either, but a decent change of pace since nothing else interesting was playing, and I'd rather give me money to these guys than to another Hollywood dud.  3.5/5.

[dean]

The Boat That Rocked:

British movie set in the 60s where rock n roll was only played for 45 mins on the radio and that's it.  The story is about a pirate radio station floating in a boat in the North Sea.  Is practically a who's who of British actors and to be honest I thought they'd all be competing for the limelight but I found this to be great light entertainment: some nice laughs, nice music and the occasional bare breast! 

3.5/5.

[Rev. Powell]

GARN TORINO: A crusty, misanthropic and xenophobic Korean War vet becomes involved with his Hmong neighbors, which in turn leads him to clash with ethinic gangs in his Detroit neighborhood. A rare story of last-moment personal transformation that doesn't ring false, and a refutation by Eastwood of Dirty Harry's faith in the redemptive power of violence.  Thank goodness for the second run theater, I wouldn't have gone to see this for full price, but I'm glad I did, and I only paid $3!  4.5/5

[MilkManPictures]

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Eh, not very good. Didn't like the way they crammed a boat load of X-men into the film. Also a lot of the special effects were pretty bad. This film deserved a better telling of Wolverines origin.... I blame that on the writing. However the directing was pretty bad as well... some pretty poorly staged sequences.