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Incase you missed the news, on September 12 DVDs with both the original cinematic and enhanced versions of the Star Wars films will be released. Amazon.com has them available for pre-order. And, yes, I've pre-ordered mine. Jealous?

Here I sit watching Resident Evil: Apocalypse. I'm very hard to please with films. Especially lately. And on top of that I've never been a big fan of zombie flicks. But some one in this film just proclaimed, "GTA Motherfucker!" He then accelerated his car, hit a zombie, and yelled, "Ten points!"

And sometimes that's really all it takes for me. Two thumbs up. I'm half an hour into the movie and I'd happily stop watching now and consider it great.

I'm the first to admit that it takes a lot to impress me these days, but Hostage didn't do it for me. Bruce Willis was excellent. It is my opinion that he carried the film and is all that kept me from stopping it mid-way through. The suspense was non-existent, the plot was predictable, and the ultimate villains were mediocre at best. The Marshall character could have been good. His back story was well developed and he could have been the ominous creepy guy he appeared to be destined for. But the script took care of that. And let me tell you, nothing says scary like offering a small boy a hit off your cigarette. Wow. Chills. </SARCASM>. Still, I don't fault the actor in this case.

All that being said, I also felt that the director had some serious trouble deciding what sort of film he was making. It didn't feel like it flowed.

But hey, that's one man's opinion. In summary, another film with vast potential down the tubes.

I watched I, Robot this weekend. I had heard it wasn't all that related to any of Asimov's book, so I went into the viewing with that in mind. From that perspective the film was pretty fun. I think fun is the best word for it, in fact. If it has mirrored the book in some way it could have been more serious, but it didn't and it wasn't.

I haven't really got anything profound to say. If you want a fun action-type film, check this out. Just remember, it's got nothing to do with the book.

I decided to rent Constantine and check it out. The previews and commercials make it look pretty good. But, as seems to be typical of most films I've seen recently, the previews covered all of the best shots and scenes in the movie. I saw a lot of potential in this film but wasn't particularly impressed. There's still potential. If an extended version comes out, I'd be interested in seeing this again.

Especially of note in this film is the performance of Rachel Weisz.

The other night I went and saw M. Night Shyamalan's The Village. For days I have been debating what to say, and how much to tell. And the answer is that this review will contain spoilers. I'm sorry, but I can't say nothing this time. However, for that reason I will make this an extended entry.

Continue reading "The Village"

I want and saw King Arthur the other night. I definitely enjoyed the film. I found it to be amusing, with a catchy script, solid plot, good action, and all the trimmings. I definitely enjoyed the film for what it is.

Remember, folks, that this is supposed to be what really happened with King Arthur -- the history, not the legends. If you're going to see the legend, go read a book. But that's far from a flaw against the film. I enjoyed it thoroughly!

I watched Spiderman 2 the other night and have allowed it to sink in quite a bit. I guess I don't have a hell of a lot to say about it, other than the fact that I really enjoyed it.

Everything that was missing in the first film for me was in the second. The audience was able to get more insight into the mindset of the characters, and to understand what they were feeling more. The action scenes were far better, as were the effects. Everything was, without a doubt, better.

I definitely highly recommend it to anyone who has enjoyed comic book films.

I just watched The Hulk. I wish I could say something positive, I wish there was some redeeming quality. The film was terrible, though. I didn't like the effects, I didn't enjoy the plot, I thought the acting was poor, and I thought the lighting was terrible.

I really haven't enjoyed many of these comic book movies. I didn't like X-Men all that much. Spiderman, though, was very enjoyable. I look forward to Spiderman 2.

Hopefully some time soon I'll have a chance to see Van Helsing.

Watched Hellboy tonight. The way I see it, that film was a high budget B movie. I can't say I really enjoyed it. It was just kind of annoying, really. Most of the jokes were bad, the action was pretty poor... it wasn't a great movie at all.