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Ultimate Avengers 2: The Animated Movie- Ugh. Cut rate, stiff animation, decent voice talent (I do like what they do with Iron Man's voice), slow boring story. They can't decide whether this is the Avengers or the Ultimates. All the characters bitch about stuff through the whole movie. Whine, whine, bitch, bitch. Except for the chicks. Black Widow and the Wasp have their crap together, now. And Betty Ross saves the freakin' day at one point. Biggest gripe: The Black Panther's redesigned costume makes him look like a Japanese wrestler. Hey, Animation Guys! If it ain't broke don't fix it. The only thing I would recommend about this crummy flick is the little bonus interviews where Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch talk about the Ultimates comic. Course, even then you have to sit through several minutes of the animation team talking about how wonderful their crappy animated movie is. Bah.
The Libertine: I thought this movie would be all dangerous and stuff. Instead it's boring as hell. Bummer. Johny Depp does a great job throughout, but, c'mon, it's Johny Depp. He doesn't know how to suck. This movie, on the other hand, took a Master's Course in Sucking. It's just not an interesting movie.
V for Vendetta: The good news is that this is a fairly accurate translation of the classic by Alan Moore. The further good news is that this is an unflinching assault on Bush America (agree or disagree with the current administration, you gotta admit it's always nice when people use that First Amendment for all it's worth). The further further good news is that the Acting is excellent throughout. Great cast, great jobs by everyone. The bad news is that despite all of this, the whole still felt hollow. Here's the thing, there was always a gritty realism to the book. The movie on the other hand feels so...fake. Like a political cartoon. The original was incindiary. The movie is almost emotionless. I can't even fully explain why the movie doesn't work, even though it should have worked. Well, I could, but it would take all morning, and I gotta go to work in another 45 minutes or so. Nice try.
Brick: Dear Lord this is a good film. I mean seriously. I had heard good things about it, and the previews looked good, but even then I was surprised at how good this film was. Especially after sitting through so many mediocre movies. Here's the deal: It's a noir film, set in high school, starring the kid from 3rd Rock from the Sun, and everyone mumbles dialouge that's heavily stylized, and no one curses. Sounds like crap, right? Wrong! The story is a freakin' killer. The characters are unique and brilliant. The dialouge is pretty cool when you can hear it. And the kid from 3rd Rock Rocks the House as a teeny bopper PI who won't stay down, even when he can't stay conscious. It's just such a unique film, again, I could go on and on about how much this movie rules, but it would take all day, and I gotta go to work in 30 minutes. Highest Possible Recommendation.
The Libertine: I thought this movie would be all dangerous and stuff. Instead it's boring as hell. Bummer. Johny Depp does a great job throughout, but, c'mon, it's Johny Depp. He doesn't know how to suck. This movie, on the other hand, took a Master's Course in Sucking. It's just not an interesting movie.
V for Vendetta: The good news is that this is a fairly accurate translation of the classic by Alan Moore. The further good news is that this is an unflinching assault on Bush America (agree or disagree with the current administration, you gotta admit it's always nice when people use that First Amendment for all it's worth). The further further good news is that the Acting is excellent throughout. Great cast, great jobs by everyone. The bad news is that despite all of this, the whole still felt hollow. Here's the thing, there was always a gritty realism to the book. The movie on the other hand feels so...fake. Like a political cartoon. The original was incindiary. The movie is almost emotionless. I can't even fully explain why the movie doesn't work, even though it should have worked. Well, I could, but it would take all morning, and I gotta go to work in another 45 minutes or so. Nice try.
Brick: Dear Lord this is a good film. I mean seriously. I had heard good things about it, and the previews looked good, but even then I was surprised at how good this film was. Especially after sitting through so many mediocre movies. Here's the deal: It's a noir film, set in high school, starring the kid from 3rd Rock from the Sun, and everyone mumbles dialouge that's heavily stylized, and no one curses. Sounds like crap, right? Wrong! The story is a freakin' killer. The characters are unique and brilliant. The dialouge is pretty cool when you can hear it. And the kid from 3rd Rock Rocks the House as a teeny bopper PI who won't stay down, even when he can't stay conscious. It's just such a unique film, again, I could go on and on about how much this movie rules, but it would take all day, and I gotta go to work in 30 minutes. Highest Possible Recommendation.
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