40Cent @ the movies

[MIGMaster]

I took the kids to see it last weekend and I just can't buy Samuel Jackson as Nick Fury - totally kills the suspension of disbelief for me. I agree with Cent40 - 31 out of 40 is more than fair.

[Centurion40]

The Mrs and I saw Draft Day yesterday, and both of us were uninspired.  First off, it's billed as a "comedy" but there is nothing funny about it.  It tries to appeal to football lovers, but there is not enough football-driven plot (IMHO) to satisfy lovers of the NFL.  It is no great version "Moneyball" for the NFL.  It also tries to appeal to the Chick Flick crowd with a story of romance and an unexpected pregnancy.  But it doesn't really deliver to that crowd either.

It was ok, but more of something that you'd watch to pass the time on a rainy/snowy night when there is nothing else to do or watch.  It's not offensive, but it's not intriguing either.

26 out of 40.

[OJsDad]

The Mrs and I saw Draft Day yesterday, and both of us were uninspired.  First off, it's billed as a "comedy" but there is nothing funny about it.  It tries to appeal to football lovers, but there is not enough football-driven plot (IMHO) to satisfy lovers of the NFL.  It is no great version "Moneyball" for the NFL.  It also tries to appeal to the Chick Flick crowd with a story of romance and an unexpected pregnancy.  But it doesn't really deliver to that crowd either.

It was ok, but more of something that you'd watch to pass the time on a rainy/snowy night when there is nothing else to do or watch.  It's not offensive, but it's not intriguing either.

26 out of 40.

The real question is, will the real life Browns be inspired by it as the Indians were by Major League.

[Centurion40]

The Mrs and I saw Draft Day yesterday, and both of us were uninspired.  First off, it's billed as a "comedy" but there is nothing funny about it.  It tries to appeal to football lovers, but there is not enough football-driven plot (IMHO) to satisfy lovers of the NFL.  It is no great version "Moneyball" for the NFL.  It also tries to appeal to the Chick Flick crowd with a story of romance and an unexpected pregnancy.  But it doesn't really deliver to that crowd either.

It was ok, but more of something that you'd watch to pass the time on a rainy/snowy night when there is nothing else to do or watch.  It's not offensive, but it's not intriguing either.

26 out of 40.

The real question is, will the real life Browns be inspired by it as the Indians were by Major League.

I can't imagine this movie inspiring anyone.  Major League had whimsy and triumph.  This movie has office politics and a lucky trade.

[mirth]

^Major League had Renee Russo. That was enough.

[OJsDad]

^Major League had Renee Russo. That was enough.

And Draft Day has Jennifer Garner.  Nuff Said

[Barthheart]

^Major League had Renee Russo. That was enough.

And Draft Day has Jennifer Garner.  Nuff Said

Jennifer Garner is no Renee Russo...  :P

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

I went to see The Raid 2.  I am a big fan of the original so going to this one was a no-brainer.  It starts off immediately after the ending of the original but soon veers off in a new direction.  The main character from the original is sent undercover to infiltrate the mob and try to bring them down from the inside.  It's got some very well choreographed fight scenes with some excellent martial artists (except the chick with the hammers.  She just didn't have the skill of the others and it showed in her fight scenes) but the film is less tightly focused than the first one and it suffers for it.  It clocks in at just under 2.5 hours and the story sometimes drags and meanders.  I think they were trying to create a Godfather/Departed type film with lots of scheming characters, a convoluted story with a few twists but it didn't come off that well.  If you liked the first one, it's worth a look but you might want to wait for cheap Tuesday or stream it when it goes digital in a few months.

7/10

[eyebiter]

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[Centurion40]

Saw the latest Spiderman on the weekend, and was underwhelmed.  I felt like they were trying to cram too much drama into it. Electro was impressive, both the story and the effects.  Rhino seemed like an afterthought.  The Green Goblin has potential, but they spent far too much time on Peter and Gwen's relationship to be able to give the Green Goblin plot much airtime.  It would appear as if the Green Goblin will be the primary villain in the next movie.

I like how they portray Spiderman, and I like Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker much more than Toby Maguire.  But this movie seems to be trying to please too many people, as if the script was written by a government committee.  So, IMHO, it came off as barely interesting.


28 out of 40

[Centurion40]

I remember watching Pacific Rim last year, and thinking 'man, if they ever make another Godzilla movie, they'll really need to raise the bar."

They did.

35/40

[Windigo]

I remember watching Pacific Rim last year, and thinking 'man, if they ever make another Godzilla movie, they'll really need to raise the bar."

They did.

35/40

The Japanese were right, 'Grodzirah' is a chub bola

Takes half the movie before you see the fat guy

The movie should have been called Shitty Man  Drama with a Puny CGI budget

This is a monster movie and the big fight was a minor sub-plot?

I walked out after the movie feeling very disappointed

[Centurion40]

You and JP can form a haters club.  >:D

[JasonPratt]

I'm not at all a hater. Just distressed over script design problems. And to a much smaller extent the Godzilla design which baffles me at some points, but I can live with it. Godzilla has often been rather chubby, going back to G54, for example -- not a design principle I like, but endemic to the series so I can't say they weren't being faithful there.

Do I wish they had gone a more Allosaur route, like the body for GINO98, but with, you know, an actual Allosaur head? Sure -- but that would have been more threatening. Could they have made that work anyway for a children's monster? Sure -- Marvel did in their 24 issue run (and a slightly pudgy body, too. And legitimate 3-row dorsal fins.) But I understand why they took the visual route they took. And then cheated occasionally with the belly roar which transforms his whole skull into something more appropriate.  :))

[Windigo]

You and JP can form a haters club.  >:D

It started off so well...

IMO the Producers snorted almost all the CGI budget