Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 435

Nephythys · 06-25-2009, 09:34 AM

Favorite critics line about Transformers 2-

"It's the teenage male version of snorting cocaine off a hookers A**"

Saw it- not thrilled. It was...ok, had moments that were amazing, and moments of pure WTF-the result was not pleasing.

innerSpaceman · 06-25-2009, 09:36 AM

Considering I hated the first Transformers movie and felt like a tool for being convinced to see it by all the rave word of mouth and reviews, I'm not likely to EVER see a sequel that is considered even by not-me people to be horribly worse.

Alex · 06-25-2009, 09:42 AM

Nephythys, am I remembering correctly that you really liked the first one?

Nephythys · 06-25-2009, 09:46 AM

Loved the first one-was disappointed in most of the 2nd. HUGE let down-

innerSpaceman · 06-26-2009, 12:46 PM

I heard they deleted the LaToya Jackson scene out of respect for the family, but no word yet whether it will be restored with the film premieres July 10 in the U.S.

Alex · 06-28-2009, 12:55 AM

Because it was approximately 700 degrees here to day we decided that a trip to the drive-in might be a pleasant way to spend the evening.

Drive-in requires movie that is sure to be bad but might be fun bad (we don't want to subject a good movie to the much degraded viewing experience that is the drive-in). Only candidate was Transformers 2 so that's what we saw.

Not even a hint of good bad. Yes, I hated the first one. This one makes that one look like the pinnacle of summer blockbuster fare.

Borderline racist black stereotype transformers. Leg humping transformers. Transformer testicles. Robot mysticism. Transformer fights between machines even more indistinguishable than last time.

Remember last time how we went on and on last time about how stupid it was that the group left Hoover Dam and 10 minutes later were in downtoan LA? Well, this time they start out at (sorry, some might view this as a spoiler)

Spoiler:

Then there's this fine piece of badass calculus (this really is a spoiler)

Spoiler:

Megan Fox truly serves no purpose in this movie other than having boobs (aka tits, since I know some here prefer that word) and looking good in Daisy Dukes.

Truly, painfully bad. It is as bad an action movie as Godzilla was. Battlefield Earth was actually better than this movie.

Not Afraid · 06-28-2009, 08:50 AM

I found a film I want to see! And, it's Summer!

Steven Frears has a new film that was just released - "Cheri". Now to find a place where it is playing, limited engagement and all.

Snowflake · 06-29-2009, 08:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

I found a film I want to see! And, it's Summer!

Steven Frears has a new film that was just released - "Cheri". Now to find a place where it is playing, limited engagement and all.

Embarcadero Cinema, come on up for a visit!

DreadPirateRoberts · 06-29-2009, 08:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

I found a film I want to see! And, it's Summer!

Steven Frears has a new film that was just released - "Cheri". Now to find a place where it is playing, limited engagement and all.

It's also playing at the Lido Theater in Newport Beach

innerSpaceman · 06-28-2009, 09:25 AM

East of Eden was a bizarrity. I thought I'd seen bits and pieces, but it turns out I was thinking of "Giant," James Dean's third film. I'm not impressed with his brief ouvre of work, though he is a brooding bit of sex, isn't he?

Claptrap 50's quasi-Freudian pop psychology permeates. Oddly, this is only the 2nd film I've ever seen featuring Julie Harris ... and the other one, The Haunting, is also a claptrap 50's quasi-Freudian pop psychfest (underpinning a damn good ghost story).

Here, though, the underpinning was front and center. Gak. Well, it wasn't horrible ... but yeah, an over-the-top Caine and Abel melodrama. James' yumminess is the only thing to recommend the film, imo ... so it will be "interesting" to see what they come up with for the remake to be released next year.

BTW, was Abra Kadabra a standard magician's phrase in Steinbeck's day? If so, I am puzzled why he named a main character "Abra." It was very distracting.

06-25-2009, 09:34 AM	#1
Nephythys Yeah, that's about it- Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In a state of constant crap to get done Posts: 2,688	Favorite critics line about Transformers 2- "It's the teenage male version of snorting cocaine off a hookers A**" Saw it- not thrilled. It was...ok, had moments that were amazing, and moments of pure WTF-the result was not pleasing.
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06-25-2009, 09:36 AM	#2
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Considering I hated the first Transformers movie and felt like a tool for being convinced to see it by all the rave word of mouth and reviews, I'm not likely to EVER see a sequel that is considered even by not-me people to be horribly worse.
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06-25-2009, 09:42 AM	#3
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Nephythys, am I remembering correctly that you really liked the first one?
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06-25-2009, 09:46 AM	#4
Nephythys Yeah, that's about it- Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In a state of constant crap to get done Posts: 2,688	Loved the first one-was disappointed in most of the 2nd. HUGE let down-
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06-26-2009, 12:46 PM	#5
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I heard they deleted the LaToya Jackson scene out of respect for the family, but no word yet whether it will be restored with the film premieres July 10 in the U.S.
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06-28-2009, 12:55 AM	#6
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Because it was approximately 700 degrees here to day we decided that a trip to the drive-in might be a pleasant way to spend the evening. Drive-in requires movie that is sure to be bad but might be fun bad (we don't want to subject a good movie to the much degraded viewing experience that is the drive-in). Only candidate was Transformers 2 so that's what we saw. Not even a hint of good bad. Yes, I hated the first one. This one makes that one look like the pinnacle of summer blockbuster fare. Borderline racist black stereotype transformers. Leg humping transformers. Transformer testicles. Robot mysticism. Transformer fights between machines even more indistinguishable than last time. Remember last time how we went on and on last time about how stupid it was that the group left Hoover Dam and 10 minutes later were in downtoan LA? Well, this time they start out at (sorry, some might view this as a spoiler) Spoiler: the Air & Space Museum in Washington, DC, and exit that building into what I assume was one of the plane graveyards around Mojave. Not a Mojave graveyard made to look like it might be in DC but actual desert with mountains in the background. Then there's this fine piece of badass calculus (this really is a spoiler) Spoiler: Way back in the day The Fallen was too strong for six Primes to defeat. In this sequel, Optimus Prime will be killed by The Fallen's second hand man. And yet Optimus Prime is so bad ass he can kill The Fallen. Megan Fox truly serves no purpose in this movie other than having boobs (aka tits, since I know some here prefer that word) and looking good in Daisy Dukes. Truly, painfully bad. It is as bad an action movie as Godzilla was. Battlefield Earth was actually better than this movie.
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06-28-2009, 08:50 AM	#7
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	I found a film I want to see! And, it's Summer! Steven Frears has a new film that was just released - "Cheri". Now to find a place where it is playing, limited engagement and all.
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06-28-2009, 09:25 AM	#10
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	East of Eden was a bizarrity. I thought I'd seen bits and pieces, but it turns out I was thinking of "Giant," James Dean's third film. I'm not impressed with his brief ouvre of work, though he is a brooding bit of sex, isn't he? Claptrap 50's quasi-Freudian pop psychology permeates. Oddly, this is only the 2nd film I've ever seen featuring Julie Harris ... and the other one, The Haunting, is also a claptrap 50's quasi-Freudian pop psychfest (underpinning a damn good ghost story). Here, though, the underpinning was front and center. Gak. Well, it wasn't horrible ... but yeah, an over-the-top Caine and Abel melodrama. James' yumminess is the only thing to recommend the film, imo ... so it will be "interesting" to see what they come up with for the remake to be released next year. BTW, was Abra Kadabra a standard magician's phrase in Steinbeck's day? If so, I am puzzled why he named a main character "Abra." It was very distracting.
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