Miscellaneous Movie Musings

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by SzczerbiakManiac

Have you seen the original documentary? I think the accents were spot on.

Yes and I'm not sure I agree. But it has been awhile. I must dust the DVD off and watch it again...

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by SzczerbiakManiac

Have you seen the original documentary? I think the accents were spot on.

I just watched the Grey Gardens doc again last night. I take it back, I agree with you. Lange and Barrymore did such a good job.


If anyone here hasn't seen it, check it out. It's great.

[Gemini Cricket]

What's that smell? Oh, it's the new Wolverine movie. P freakin U!

This movie was shot like a movie of the week. Lighting was too bright, no plot, the dialogue was trite and cheesy... bad acting...

Yeah, Jackman's great eye candy but still. Yikes.

I'm a huge X-Men comics fan but avoid this one at all costs. Wait for Netflix.

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

What's that smell? Oh, it's the new Wolverine movie. P freakin U!

I liked it in a mild way. Not a good standalone movie but viewing it more like an old movie serial and just a part of ongoing storytelling I was fine with it.

Though the CGI was surprisingly bad at times.

But I am not a fan of the comics (not that I don't like them, I just never read them) so I don't have much in the way expectations. I thought it was much improved on the truly horrible and much bigger budget X3.

[Gemini Cricket]

Originally Posted by Alex

I liked it in a mild way. Not a good standalone movie but viewing it more like an old movie serial and just a part of ongoing storytelling I was fine with it.

Though the CGI was surprisingly bad at times.

But I am not a fan of the comics (not that I don't like them, I just never read them) so I don't have much in the way expectations. I thought it was much improved on the truly horrible and much bigger budget X3.

re: CGI

Spoiler:

In the bathroom scene where he sees his claws in the mirror, his claws looked like they came straight out of Roger Rabbit. They reminded me of Eddie Valiant's gun that shot the cowboy sidekick bullets.
The scene where he chops up the fire escape, total Bugs Bunny action there.

other stuff:

Spoiler:

Gambit wasn't used enough, he was semi-sort of interesting.
The weapon XI finale fight reminded me of the Phantom Menace Darth Maul fight from the two versus one combat to the scene where the body falls and a body part separates. And the whole head still shooting thing... oy vey.
And what's the deal with Wolverine killing off people who are being controlled by someone else? Deathstrike (I think that was her name) in X-Men 2 she's being controlled by a mind altering serum and still Wolverine kills her. Deadpool is being controlled by Stryker and still he's killed by Wolverine. That doesn't make sense to me.

[Gemini Cricket]

Is it too much to ask the universe for a man as handsome, carefree and fun as Albert Finney is in the movie Tom Jones? I think not.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Funny, I bawled while watching the doc, and barely teared up during the film. Perhaps it's because I purposely didn't look up the history so I would be surprised (and shocked and appalled), and once the surprise was gone the emotion was too.

I should have saved the doc for afterwards. Oh well.

[flippyshark]

I plan to go in film/doc order, and very soon at that.

[Not Afraid]

I tear up every time I remember the story. It was a tragedy I'll never forget.

[Gn2Dlnd]

Came home and re-watched the documentary after seeing the movie. Hadn't seen it in about 15 years. Sobbed.