It had a good soundtrack. I will give it that much.
Wesley: Perhaps the whole point of this experiment is hair. Gunn: I vote he's not in charge.
'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
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Atropa - Jun 12, 2013 7:35:24 pm PDT #24687 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 12, 2013 9:16:00 pm PDT #24688 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
300 looked like a Frank Frazetta painting come to life, so I consider my three admission prices money well spent for the cinematrography alone.
But even the visuals couldn't save Suckerpunch, and I now know I don't need to think at all about seeing Man of Steel.
The latest trailer I saw featured flames burning Henry Cavill's clothes off. Sold.
Scrappy - Jun 13, 2013 8:13:13 am PDT #24689 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Jess, is it an okay movie for a precocious 10-year-old?
Jessica - Jun 13, 2013 8:25:11 am PDT #24690 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Jess, is it an okay movie for a precocious 10-year-old?
Oh, definitely. There were some tweens at the screening I saw. The violence level is pretty high, but it's not gory or graphic, just punching and explosions.
Only caveat is it runs 140 minutes, so once you add in 20+ minutes of ads/trailers, you're asking a kid to sit still for nearly 3 hours, which might be tough for some. (However, there's no post-credits tease, so you can shave off ten minutes by leaving as soon as the movie ends.)
Polter-Cow - Jun 13, 2013 8:28:11 am PDT #24691 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Batman doesn't show up at the end and talk to him about the Justice League Initiative?
Steph L. - Jun 13, 2013 8:40:09 am PDT #24692 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Batman doesn't show up at the end and talk to him about the Justice League Initiative?
It should still be Nick Fury. EVERY movie deserves a Nick Fury post-credits scene.
Jessica - Jun 13, 2013 9:17:58 am PDT #24693 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I did really want to see Nick Fury walk on, look around, turn around and walk out again. But it didn't happen.
chrismg - Jun 13, 2013 9:31:00 am PDT #24694 of 30000
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Polter-Cow - Jun 13, 2013 9:56:41 am PDT #24695 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Ooh, interesting. The new game has been well received, so I hope they take inspiration from it.
Sean K - Jun 13, 2013 10:29:09 am PDT #24696 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I found even 300 to be eye-rolly silly. Also, I think if that movie was shown at normal speed, it would be twenty minutes long.
Watchmen bothered me because it seemed like Zack Snyder completely missed the point of the comic. Like, Moore spent the whole comic deconstructing the superhero mythology, and Snyder kind of nodded along going "Yep, yep, yep! Superheroes are pretty awesome, aren't they?" But Snyder did successfully copy most of the images from the book.
Suckerpunch is SO stupid and offensive, both times I have watched it (in my living room, not a theater), I spent the ENTIRE DURATION (I'm not kidding) of the movie, ranting about how stupid and offensive every single thing about the movie was.