ulthar
Frightening Fanatic of Horrible Cinema
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« on: August 29, 2004, 10:24:34 PM » |
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Okay, so don't laugh, but with a 2 yo, we just don't get to see 'em as quick as we used to. Movies seen this weekend:
Brother Bear. Got this one for the little girl, and man, I was dis-a-pointed. Phil Collins' musical score WAY overlapped Elton John in "The Lion King," and it was just too sugary for my taste. Even my 2 yo was bored with it.
Paycheck. Gotta say I'm not a Ben Affleck fan, but this one was not TOO bad. The whole thing reminded me of when I first read "The Bourne Identity" over 20 years ago, with hints of "Total Recall" thrown in. I had a hard time with this simple engineer dude turning into an expert in hand-to-hand, riding a motorcycle, shooting, etc etc etc. Still and all, it was an okay, midly entertaining flick.
LotR: Fellowship of the Ring. We REALLY wanted to see this at that big screen, but just could not swing it while it was out. It was good. My wife is a pretty big Tolkein fan, and she really enjoyed it. We ALMOST went to get TT today. :)
Get Shorty. I liked it 'ok,' but my wife's word for it was 'lame' (she liked "Pulp Fiction" after several viewings). Of course, she missed half of it ;). Anyway, though I chuckled a few times, I spend most of the movie wondering why it was classified 'comedy.' I'd say the Travolta as gangster is played out now.
Touching the Void. True story documentary (with reenactments) of a 1985 alpine climb in Peru of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates in which Simpson was left for dead and endured a 4 day epic struggle to survive. Having some climbing experience and being a big fan of climbing movies, I really dug this one. I actually was not expecting it to be a documentary, however. If you're into adventure flicks, especially true ones, this one is pretty good, and the climbing is authentic, not shot with tilted cameras on a sound stage.
Side note: in an earlier thread, I mentioned that the Blockbuster at which we rent movies had a very small, VERY small, horror section. Well, now they have no horror section. All the horror is in "Action." Interesting. Having discovered this, I noticed there is a respectable selection. So, I can soon get back to watching some low budget horror flicks.
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