[review] ko's view on other movies... LONG post

so what else have i seen lately?

i, robot
i enjoyed it
went in with low expectations
and wasn't disappointed
will smith has a neat charisma
tho i think i like him better
when he's less "serious" and more like he was in id4
neat cars
fairly predictable plot

king arthur
the guy who plays arthur
seemed kind of wooden to me
he's got cool armor
and a neat sword
but reminds me of a nicholas cage lookalike
who cannot really act
(i like cage!)
i think i liked him better
in his small death scene in bourne identity
i liked his knights
they had character ;)
and so did the bad guys
they weren't pathetic losers
who act like magnets to attract every freaking goodguyarrow
*grin*
and cerdic and cynric
(bad guy and his son)
were neat
i've seen them in other movies
but because of the haircut and the accents
didn't recognize them at all
read a few arthurian legend type books lately
and this was a neat interpretation
where the knights came from
merlin
guinevere's story was a bit too "miraculous"
(she sure healed fast
and her condition didn't come anywhere close to
the other prisoners)
and the whole roman angle with hadrian's wall
very neat
i'd see it again if it weren't for the wooden arthur guy
:)

harold and kumar go to white castle
this was better than i thought
tho i had NO expectations for this movie
nothing profound
nothing that i'll really be quoting
but a light-hearted
easy going story
with a classic nice light hearted ending
tho i'm sure
someone should get heartburn
from eating all those burgers
ok,
the doogie angle was funny ;)

spider-man 2
tobey maguire cannot act
he's the same in every movie he's ever been in
no personality
no character
and his emotions are strained
it's like he's ACTING emotional
when he even attempts it
that being said
i've got to say
this is the first time
i've seen him in a movie
and accepted he's the character
(in this case peter parker)
and not tobey-maguire-who-needs-to-go-back-to-cooking-school
doc oc was cool
and i like the angles
of the "good guy villain"
they had it for the first one
dafoe's acting was the only thing
that made that watchable
and they've done it again
and i like it
it makes the lines between good and evil
less clear
and more human
plus,
it's cool to have a good guy superhero
who's not glowing and pure with a nice lil halo around him
but messes up
(in this case quite often)
and ends up in situations
with no "happy ending"
just an ending
and him having to deal with the consequences
no easy answers
...sounds like rl eh?
(rl = real life *wink*)
and of course
ever important marketing ploy
gotta love
how they set it up
for another sequel
looking forward to it now :)

shrek 2
ok,
with the pixar trailers to this movie
i'm even more looking forward
to "the incredibles"
;)
loved puss in boots
so cute and clever in the animation
and shocking revelations!
hehehe
gotta love how we're led to "see" one image
and then the truth is revealed
loved donkey
going to be quoting him lots again
(still working on that popping noise he makes in the carriage
can't get it quite right...
any suggestions anyone?!)
didn't like fairy godmother
can't really say why
and in general
i liked all the little things they put in
the spoofs of other movies
but they were happening so fast
(see the dancing furniture scene)
i know i need to see this one again
before i appreciate them all :)

terminal
heck,
tom hanks rocks
he's been around so long
and been in so many movies
one would think
his face would get attached to a character
but some how
he's once again pulled it off
and done an amazing job
of becoming another character
heard this movie was a chick flick
don't know why
anyone who's interested
in the craft
would likely appreciate this movie
nicely written
and not too heavy

fareinheit 9/11
woah
ok,
didn't like michael moore's manipulations
in bowling for columbine
(tho i thought the movie was very provoking
-in a good way
i can't call it a documentary
...too much personal comment maybe?)
and in this one
he was so much more subtle
that the message carries through
must say i learned alot
and now i'm mildly interested
to see what happens with the us election
this fall
me
who does not really give a damn about politics
:)

bourne supremacy
after having
one the greatest disappointments
in my life
watching the bourne identity
i decided
to completely forget the books
when i went to see this
and it made the story tolerable
and enjoyable enough
got to say
i'm a ludlum fan
(his real stuff
not all this crappy marking spinoff stuff
that they're doing now
using his name
but having other writers write for him
...like they can't figure out
that we all know he's DEAD?!)
and i've read the bourne series in particular
um, 4 or 5 times now
but anyways,
managed to divest myself
of character association
and the movie was ok
tho how they plan
on carrying it further
i'm not sure
as they're running out of names
(and i must say
they are good at making new ones up)
as they kill off all the original characters
who should have been alive throughout the series
my guess is
they're heading for a tv series
and they want free reign with the story line
so they're getting rid of baggage
(ie. plot)
and just creating a persona
which they can fill with any two bit actor
once it goes to tv
but that's just my guess :)

man on fire
ok
denzel is another one of my favourites
and i gotta say
that watching how they told this story
i almost believed it was for real
or at least based on some real life character
and i think
that gave the ending way more impact
sucks to realize
that they made it all up
because the story isn't all that believable
but then,
they made me believe it any ways
for a moment at least
:)

harry potter 3
ok,
i liked it
this is the first time
they've not stayed with the book religiously
and i'd say
it's a good move on their part
while the first 2 were extremely faithful
(movies to the book)
they were boring
and i'm glad someone finally realized
that the book was way better than the movie
because it was at a "book" pace
and movies don't quite work the same
now i won't comment
on what they left out
but i think they can fill in alot of it
in future movies
which we all know
they're going to be making for sure
the new dumbledore
is way better than the old one
way more energy
and "feels" more like the way the book reads
it will be interesting to see
how they make the darker sequels
they made an interesting compromise
with the dementors in this movie
:)

ok that's enough for now
head's hurting
can't believe i remembered all that
must say tho
i've not seen an 'amazing' movie
since 'last samurai'
ken watanabe really deserved to win
but oh well
he'll just have to get into another american film
and they'll award him with an oscar for that
(seems like the academy has been playing catchup
for a few years now...
quel dommage)
ok
finis!
:)