It's here, it's Wednesday and I have a little time so it's about dang time for... My reviews, based on what I think and how much I liked the movie. 1 polar bear = Bad. 4 polar bears = Fantastic!
I enjoyed the first Hellboy. It was a fun romp through a different type of hero story. The problem was, it wasn't that great of a story. The villain was weak and the ending was rushed and confusing. You would have to be a lump to not enjoy the characters. In the new one the story is pretty solid but I have a very western idea about what an Elf is supposed to look like and had a problem with the elves in this movie. That being said, this movie is a great way to waste a couple of hours of you life. Ron Perlman is great as Hellboy. Directed by the guy who did 'Pan's Labyrinth'. What can you say about a group of actors playing the part of actors making a war movie? This movie is a really good idea on many different levels but left me with the feeling that they left talent on the table. Ben Stiller is his usual funny self. Jack Black plays his manic character well and once again Robert Downey Jr. turns in a wonderful performance of a white actor playing a black man in the movie. There is a scene where Stillers character accidently uses the phrase "You people" to Downey's character and it is hilarious. The problem with this movie once again is Hollywood's desire to sell you gross, in your face and obsene material as funny. Jack Benny NOT playing his violin was funny. The producers need to realize when you have this much talent you just need better writers.
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When a distinguished but elderly scientist
states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states
that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.
-- Arthur C. Clarke,
Clarke's first law
There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.
-- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Thanks to TV and for the convenience of TV, you can only be one of two kinds of
human beings, either a liberal or a conservative.
-- Kurt Vonnegut, "Cold Turkey", In These Times, May 10, 2004
The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between
one's real and one's declared aims, one turns as it were instinctively to long
words and exhausted idioms, like a cuttlefish spurting out ink.
-- George Orwell, "Politics and the English Language",
1946
Well, if crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight? They never mention that part to us, do they? -- George Carlin
If there's anything unsettling to the stomach, it's watching actors on television talk about their personal lives. -- Marlon Brando
Procrastination isn't the problem, it's the solution. So procrastinate now, don't put it off. -- Ellen DeGeneres
My wife and I were happy for twenty years. Then we met. -- Rodney Dangerfield
It's here, it's Wednesday and I don't feel sick anymore so it's about dang time for...
My reviews, based on what I think and how much I liked the movie. 1 polar bear = Bad. 4 polar bears = Fantastic!
A very gritty time piece set back in the Vietnam War era. Denzel's character as crime lord clashes with Russel Crowe's honest cop portrayal in a "frank" (inside joke) look at the darker side of ambition and doing the right thing. I liked it and was surprised that I liked Crowe's performance better than Denzel's. I think it was just the writing of the characters. Good rental but not good for kids. Based on actual events.
I'm embarrassed to say how much I enjoyed this movie. It is transparent, shallow and predictable but two actors could not portray two 40 year old "boys" still living at home better. I didn't like 'Taladega Nights', couldn't even watch all of it, but this comedy team pulls together a feel good movie out of this mess. Caution: One scene does display Will Farrel's prosthetic testicles.
A fascinating glimpse into the true life story of a young man's journey to make sense of his life. In all actuality I think this was a movie about healing. You probably remember the news stories about him or will recall them if you watch the movie. Some parts of this movie slowed to a crawl for me, but for the most part it was pretty interesting and it is very well made. It makes you think about how you look at life.
If the Hulk movie with Eric Bana disappointed you, you need to give this one a try. I think that Ed Norton captures the feeling of Bill Bixby very well in this movie. The story is solid and the special effects are much much better. I thought it could have stood a little more humor and compared to Batman and Iron Man it id definitely in third place but it can hold it's own against most of the other movies that I've seen this year. Great rental.
That's it for this week, see you next time and don't forget the nachos. -
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