Visit the thread on the "Dark Knight". I asked about my 12-year old and felt after many of the comments that I'll check it out myself first.
Thanks. We just spent the weekend in Chicago where every tour guide was pointing out the areas where the race scenes were filmed and my son is now all keen to see the movie.
We did Wall-E on the weekend.
Might try and wait it out.
We did Wall-E on the weekend.
Might try and wait it out.
In Bruges - Debut feature film from Martin McDonagh, starring Collin Ferrell and Brendan Gleason (one of my personal favorite character actors), explores the "vacation" of two London hit men as they take some time off after a particularly botched murder. The performances by all the actors (including a very creepy Ralph Fiennes) are all spectacular, with the film being occasionally hilarious, dark, and very witty. This is probably my favorite movie of the year so far, so check it out.
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That makes more sense. But I think you still rate it as a film, rather than a film of a certain genre.
I think a genre film deserves to be considered as a highly rated film, if it's the best of its kind. That's relative, of course, but if a comic book movie is the best comic book movie out there, I'll still give it a 10/10, even though it may not be as realistic/thought provoking or whatever else you look for out of different sets of movies. I actually thought the Dark Knight did some things that you rarely if ever see in comic book/super hero movies- it was a little thought provoking and was able to relate to broader issues without seeming corny or contrived. It really did provide a "dark" or otherwise disturbing world view in a sense. In general, it was light years beyond those normal attrocities like fantastic four, ghost rider, or the Hulk from four years ago. It's limited on its face because of its genre, but because it exceeds the expectations of that genre, I'll give it more credit on a scale with movies of other genres.
Did that make any sense? I feel like I'm being unclear. (sincerely)
Did that make any sense? I feel like I'm being unclear. (sincerely)
Glad you could come to Gloats rescue......I am just going to ASSume that you didnt see my smiley face at the end....and I will break it down for you. I was Poking fun at Gloat. I like to do that.....sorry if I OFFended u!
The Joker's second scene was pretty horrid...the magic trick (although it was quite funny).
I'd say just in terms of how it's crafted, it's better fundamentally than Dark Knight. I think I was wow'd more by Ledger's performance and Nolan's direction than this one, but it was superbly written and acted (Brendan Gleason deserves a Best Supporting nod, and he won't get it).
Has anyone seen The Bank Job? With so many silly shoot-em up and wire-fu Jason Statham movies of late I wasn't expecting much so I was very pleasantly surprised! Great story...
beat me to it. rented it last week and i feel the same exact way. not the typical statham movie.
I didn't really enjoy the Bank Job, but I do agree it was refreshingly different from a lot of crap.
Sheesh I saw the preview for the Bank Job...while seeing Dark Knight. It hasn't been released here yet.
I was considering getting In Bruges, but I passed. I will check it out next time I am in Hollywood.
That's because the kangaroo that delivers the movie reels went missing..
Yeah....5/10. Ya know, w/o a ratings system, the earth would spin out of control off it's axis.
whaaaaaat? Hellboy 2 was much better than the first one. Del Toro could make a live action care bears movie cool. He is by far my favorite director.
It was cool I just didn't like it for some reason.
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