Miscellaneous Movie Musings

[CoasterMatt]

I've got a Beowulf promotional pin, and I have no intention of seeing the movie (I will go through the movie themed maze at this year's Haunt, though)

[Gemini Cricket]

Spider Man 2 - Wow. I never get tired of this one. One of the bestest comic book hero movies ever.

[Mousey Girl]

I own Spiderman 2, but have yet to watch it.

About the only thing out right now that I would like to see is Stardust, but I don't see going to the movies in my immediate future.

I did finally watch DaVinchi Code and I enjoyed it, but I was really glad I had read the book first. Now I need to reread the book.

I find myself looking forward to Angels & Demons on film, but I'm not sure how long the wait will be.

[innerSpaceman]

Despite what some who post here may claim, Spider-Man 2 is the best comic book movie ever made.


The Da Vinchi Code sucked, because it was merely enjoyable.


I'm bummed I didn't get to see Stardust in theaters ... but it did so poorly I have hopes it will be on DVD very soon.


I will totally see Beowolf, but nothing I've seen impresses me so far.

[Alex]

To get pedantic, if you change "best comic book movie" to "best superhero movie" then I think the argument is more solid.

As movies, Ghost World, A History of Violence (graphic novel), and American Splendor, for example, are far better (in my opinion) than Spider-Man 2.

Personally, I wasn't totally enthralled by Spider-Man 2, though it was definitely a good movie. If I picked among the more traditional superhero, action comic book movies I think I would go with Batman Begins as my preference.

[Mousey Girl]

I have Batman Begins too, but have yet to watch it.

I had to come up with a Christmas list every year for the in-laws. Since I refused to put underwear and cleaning products on my list I put dvds. I have at least 30 that I have never watched.

[€uroMeinke]

Saw Hedwig and the Angry Inch last night and found it delightful - though I wish I had caught the stage show when it came to the Roxy.

[Not Afraid]

I missed Inland Empire in the theaters. Fill up my calender, people.

[innerSpaceman]

I'm not sure why, but I loved the movie Perfume. It tanked on release, but I can't seem to shake it.

It was so odd to see such a Dickensian movie made in this day and age. Ya know, poor kid with a tormented childhood in a horrible orphanage in France in the 18th century, later to mix in unlikely with much higher classes. The kind of France where everyone speaks in English accents.

Except for Dustin Hoffman, who spoke in an American accent ... but he was supposed to be Italian, not French.

The best accent was of course, from Alan Rickman. Any movie in which he speaks has a head start.


The lead actor who played the weirdo serial murderer with the ungodly sense of smell was kinda meh. But since he was supposed to be a demonic oddball, I accept him, gabba gabba.


I haven't read the novel (yet*), so I was surprised at where the story went. And I like the theme of smell being associated with essence, and essence being associated with magic.

And for a medium in which the only sense that cannot be conveyed in smell ... I think the filmmaker did an amazing job in conveying scent and its mysteries.



*anyway, I liked the film so much, I picked up the book.

[innerSpaceman]

Oh, and Alex is correct re Superhero vs. Comic movie.



In which case, I'd put A History of Violence as the best comic book movie.