40Cent @ the movies

[BanzaiCat]

Gee, typecast much?  8)

would you give a shit with that bank account? 

honestly

Hell no!

[GDS_Starfury]

I've brought it up before but, Keanu Reeves's movies have made over $4 billion.  thats why he keeps getting roles and doesn't care what we think of his acting ability.

[Martok]

Whoa. 

[BanzaiCat]

He's also a fairly cool guy, as he's shared his paychecks with people that have worked behind the scenes on his movies.

[Centurion40]

Saw the latest in the series of 'Tom Cruise fights earth invading aliens' movies, Edge of Tomorrow, and it was pretty good. That being said, I was sick with a fever when I saw it Monday afternoon.

Basically Tom plays a spineless weasel advertising exec who ends-up as a Major (in what appears to be the USMC) in military public relations after the earth gets invaded by aliens.  After pissing-off the commanding General of earth forces, he is shanghaied into the infantry the day before the big assault.  He goes through 'Ground Hog Day' experience, leading to the culmination of the film.  Sounds weak, but I enjoyed it.

32 out of 40

[Centurion40]

Saw 22 Jump Street last night, and despite all of the hype, it is not better than the first one.  It is almost as good.  The end credit sequence was awesome, and there was one really good belly-laugh during the movie.

Overall, it was fine as a sequel.

30 out of 40

[JasonPratt]

Yep, saw Edge this past weekend, too. Enjoyed it hugely, as did the Dad. This movie deserves better audience figures.

[Centurion40]

Yep, saw Edge this past weekend, too. Enjoyed it hugely, as did the Dad. This movie deserves better audience figures.

Agreed.

[BanzaiCat]

Finally saw Amazing Spider-Man 2. Much kept me away from it.

As many have said, it is very underwhelming and boring.

Emma Stone was highly annoying - I can't stand the frog-eyed broad. I realize I'm probably in the minority around here, but barf.

Don't much care for Jamie Foxx either, the racist jackass.

Dane DeHaan was utterly unimpressive as Harry. He reminded me of Emo Spider-Man from Spidey 3.

Terrible casting all around - the casting directors should be ostracized and never allowed to work again!

The story was weak and the pacing ponderous. The only interesting part came when Rhino appeared, but of course that was in the last two frigging minutes of the film.

5/40 and four of those five only come because of the sliver of hints that were dropped at the end of the movie...Rhino, Vulture, and others.

[Martok]

Yikes. 

Well that'll definitely continue to discourage me from seeing either Garfield Spider-man film (not that I required much discouragement in the first place).  Thanks for the feedback, BC. 

[Smuckatelli]

'Ground Hog Day' experience, leading to the culmination of the film.  Sounds weak, but I enjoyed it.

Actually.....it isn't Ground Hog Day, it is movie version of Lieutenant Backsight Forethought during the Boer War. Doesn't really sound weak, Defense of Duffer's Drift is on the Commandant's Reading List. If you peel the onion back a little more.......this concept is why we use simulations.

Do you think it would be okay for Tomas?

[Staggerwing]

^Interesting, Smuck. Thanks for pointing it out. I did not know about that book so I googled it post haste. Here are some links folks might be intersted in:

Wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Defence_of_Duffer's_Drift

US Marines PDF of the book: https://web.archive.org/web/20130928011818/http://community.marines.mil/news/publications/Documents/FMFRP%2012-33%20%20The%20Defense%20of%20Duffer%27s%20Drift.pdf

Project Gutenberg's archive of the book in multiple e-book formats: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24842

And, of course, many dead-tree versions and derivations for you book shelf purists: http://smile.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=defense%20of%20duffer%27s%20drift

[Barthheart]

'Ground Hog Day' experience, leading to the culmination of the film.  Sounds weak, but I enjoyed it.

Actually.....it isn't Ground Hog Day, it is movie version of Lieutenant Backsight Forethought during the Boer War. Doesn't really sound weak, Defense of Duffer's Drift is on the Commandant's Reading List. If you peel the onion back a little more.......this concept is why we use simulations.

Do you think it would be okay for Tomas?

Very cool! Thanks for the info. I'd never heard of that before.

[Centurion40]

'Ground Hog Day' experience, leading to the culmination of the film.  Sounds weak, but I enjoyed it.

Actually.....it isn't Ground Hog Day, it is movie version of Lieutenant Backsight Forethought during the Boer War. Doesn't really sound weak, Defense of Duffer's Drift is on the Commandant's Reading List. If you peel the onion back a little more.......this concept is why we use simulations.

Do you think it would be okay for Tomas?

Hard to say, as I've never met Tomas. There were large and loud battle scenes. No sex, and I can't recall if there was any swearing.

[Centurion40]

Saw the latest Transformers movie. It was too long. Great effects. If you're looking for more of the same, then this won't disappoint. Be warned parents, the f-bomb is dropped, once. Not sure why they decided to do that in a movie that is used to market toys to children.

25/40