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SlackJawedMoron

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« Reply #484 on: 12-15-2006 00:05 »
« Last Edit on: 01-05-2007 00:00 »
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Casino Royale: Ha! Pretty damn awesome. First time the audience has been able to take bond seriously in decades, I swear. This doesn't mean that it doesn't contain larger than life action sequences/characters/etc... but it maintains a level of believavbility not seen since 'For Your Eyes Only'. Actually, it's probably a little straighter than even that. Now, one may say that it's not Bond without the wacky.. but what this film has in spades is BOND. The character. Not the pastiche. Seriously, this is the best rendition of Bond since Connery... hell, since the novels, probably. He's actually a character with actual understandable motivations for once, beyond 'he's a playboy myssoginist secret agent who all the chicks love'. Don't get me wrong he still IS all that, it's just that he's much closer to being a real person in this movie. And he's also something of a complete prick. Awesome.  Main complaint is in the last 20mins or so, when the movie kind of loses the plot (litterally). It picks it up again eventually, but by that time, the fantastic mood that permiated the rest of the film is lost. 'Tis a pity. However, the final scene makes up for it somewhat. Smug bastard. B+The Prestige: About as good as you could expect a movie about a vendetta between two rival magicians could be, which it turns out is pretty good. Michael Caine is Alfred, again, and David Bowie plays his straightest role ever... Compelling, and occasionally chilling. Overall, pretty neat. B
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Melllvar

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Originally posted by Nixorbo: For Your Consideration
I don't care what anybody says, FYC was a fantastically funny movie. It is a must-see for any Christopher Guest fan, and for anybody who wants to see Principal SkinnerHarry Shearer dancing on a hip-hop dance show. Catharine O'Hara outdoes her drunk scene in Waiting for Guffman.
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"Could you tone down the Jewish-ness?" We have to wait until February for that.  I don't wanna wait! Wah! Anyhoo... Finally saw Borat!, and have to say it was fantastic, but plenty of cringworthy moments. Pretty sure a lot more of it was staged than they're letting on, but it doesn't ruin the fun. Cool! 
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LayZ341

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Fearless
Great fight scenes, but the most entertaining was the one with the kids. If only they would put kids beating each other up on tv, talk about pay-per-view.
B+
Jet Li should have f*cked the blind girl and the ending was kind of weak.
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Nixorbo

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Friends don't let friends post stupid.
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M0le

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Casino RoyaleI totally saw the old "bomb in the back pocket" gag coming!  SlackJM: Prepare to be agreed with! The most sexcellent Bond film in years. I didn't really like the Le Chiffre death, though. Sure, I know they're trying to break the old Bond conventions, but I like a good old fashioned villain showdown. Mr "Really, I'm not Emilio Largo, I swear" at the end just didn't cut it. DAMN YOU UNNAMED VILLAIN B+
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Nixorbo

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Casino Royale
Everything up to the torture scene Tense, exciting, and sexy. Everything a Bond movie should be.
The last 20-30 minutes or so Halp, halp, won't somebody help me? My plot has holes in it and it's sinking faster than a collapsing house in Venice!
Overall, the best Bond movie since Goldeneye.
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