Miscellaneous Movie Musings the Sequel

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by flippyshark

Titanic II takes place in 2012, and is a "history repeats itself" story. It's from the "Mockbuster" studio, Asylum, which tells me everything I need to know.

I love the Saturday SciFi movies put out by Asylum. The more beer you drink the better they get. Who else could get Deborah Gibson and Tiffany to have a catfight over a python and a crocodile?

[flippyshark]

Oh, another thing about Super 8. I was surprised to see a guy I used to work with as the town sheriff. Brett Rice has only a handful of scenes, but he is a really fun character actor presence. (He used to work at the Sleuths Mystery Dinner Theater here in Orlando, where I continue to appear a few times a week. So maybe someday I'll have a role in a major motion picture!)

[RStar]

Originally Posted by flippyshark

Oh, another thing about Super 8. I was surprised to see a guy I used to work with as the town sheriff. Brett Rice has only a handful of scenes, but he is a really fun character actor presence. (He used to work at the Sleuths Mystery Dinner Theater here in Orlando, where I continue to appear a few times a week. So maybe someday I'll have a role in a major motion picture!)

Cool!

Spoiler:

It's great when he gets snatched up at the end, it was a real shocker!

[innerSpaceman]

Spoiler:

Yeah, but that really bugged me. The sheriff and the foreshadowed lady in hair rollers get grabbed and impliedly killed by the alien, but then a few words and a touch from our hero, and the same alien two seconds later becomes all reasonable and peaceful. I didn't but the transition at all.

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Finally saw A SINGLE MAN.

Loved the performances and the use of color to highlight specific moments, feelings, and reactions. In a way it was tackling themes similar to AMERICAN BEAUTY but with a greater amount of subtlety. I am wrestling with how I feel about the ending.

Rewatched 500 DAYS OF SUMMER with Erik, who was watching for the first time. I enjoyed it much more the 2nd time around. I think my expectations were too high the first time, and my reaction to the characters somewhat unfair. It's not a perfect film but it's hardly the disappointment I thought it was when I saw it in the theaters.

Earlier in the week I watched NEVER LET ME GO, and I had the same lukewarm reaction to the film as I did the book (in general, with regards to how the general story is conveyed), but had a very different reaction to the characters on film than I did in the book. So even though I didn't think it was particularly good, I kind of sobbed through most of the film. Something about it touched a chord. Blergh.

[Kevy Baby]

We watched Scott Pilgrim vs. the World last night. Kinda liked it.

[alphabassettgrrl]

Watching "Pteradactyl Woman from Beverly Hills" and it's appropriately craptacular. TromaVille studios.

[Alex]

The drive-in is for movies that we don't expect to be very good but might still have fun with in a casual environment.

Green Lantern was, instead, simply awful.

[cirquelover]

I saw Super 8 last night and really enjoyed it. I think the young people in the audience missed/didn't get, a lot of the movie. They just wanted action. I didn't think I'd like it as much as I did. It was a great story and I thought the ending was great too! The young actors did an amazing job. The screen flare, or whatever you called it, was annoying at times though.

The Planet of the Apes trailer freaked me out. I will not be seeing that one. Their faces really creeped me out!

[flippyshark]

Originally Posted by cirquelover

The Planet of the Apes trailer freaked me out. I will not be seeing that one. Their faces really creeped me out!

There was an uncanny valley effect there for me too. But, that said, I'm ridiculously psyched about that movie. (Though I should be cautious, given the movie's oft-delayed, August release status, which often indicates a stinker)