I don't get it.
I just got done watching Van Helsing.
I was expecting a drooling bucketload of crap. I have yet to meet anyone who actually liked the film, including people who worked on it, and I've heard so much about how it sucked goat cheese that I was expecting this grotesquerie of bad filmmaking.
Dammit, I liked it. I thought it was a fun rompy adventure. It was hugely tongue-in-cheek and chock full of CGI that wasn't quite realistic, but come on!
And yesterday I watched Ecks vs. Sever, and I liked it as well. And I also liked Darkness, and people have been pushing out what dreck it was.
Have I gone nuts? Has being in Iowa skewed my movie judging skills so much?
I don't think so. I think that I am willing to accept movies in context. And I think that making movies gives me a different viewpoint than most people as well. So yeah, I'm special.
I've also heard two "I love this movie" reviews of Phantom of the Opera. I'm wondering if they replaced or re-pitched the singing. I doubt if I'll see it in the theater, but there are some new films coming up that I probably will see:
White Noise
Hostage (Bruce Willis movie, saw the trailer today)
and possibly
Boogeyman
Then again, if all goes well, I won't have time. :)
I just got done watching Van Helsing.
I was expecting a drooling bucketload of crap. I have yet to meet anyone who actually liked the film, including people who worked on it, and I've heard so much about how it sucked goat cheese that I was expecting this grotesquerie of bad filmmaking.
Dammit, I liked it. I thought it was a fun rompy adventure. It was hugely tongue-in-cheek and chock full of CGI that wasn't quite realistic, but come on!
And yesterday I watched Ecks vs. Sever, and I liked it as well. And I also liked Darkness, and people have been pushing out what dreck it was.
Have I gone nuts? Has being in Iowa skewed my movie judging skills so much?
I don't think so. I think that I am willing to accept movies in context. And I think that making movies gives me a different viewpoint than most people as well. So yeah, I'm special.
I've also heard two "I love this movie" reviews of Phantom of the Opera. I'm wondering if they replaced or re-pitched the singing. I doubt if I'll see it in the theater, but there are some new films coming up that I probably will see:
White Noise
Hostage (Bruce Willis movie, saw the trailer today)
and possibly
Boogeyman
Then again, if all goes well, I won't have time. :)
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And this is coming from a woman who loves the Toxic Avenger and the original Evil Dead.
There was no redeeming fluff or charm or innovation to E vs S for me.
But hell, if it amused you for a few hours then it served it's purpose as entertainment and that's worthwhile.
I haven't seen Van Helsin yet.
But there were a lot of explosions, no? :)
ID4 had better explosions though it would have been better without all the talking bits in between. Die Hard 2 had damn good explosions.
There are better ways to get your explosion fixc then sitting through Ecks Vs Sever. :D
(Incidentally, that is an inside joke. It has to do with my Hollywood movie rating system that uses car chases, explosions, and tits to judge the success at the box office. Highly cynical and unfortunately accurate.)