I was actually hoping for a more thought-out comment as to why I should've liked it and what I missed...
Well, in that case. When you see it, let me know what I missed. It just didn't click. Maybe it got better later or something, idk.
So I watched this episode of The Office because jessica alba was in it... Turns out its a whopping 6 or so seconds of her standing next to Jack Black on a little laptop screen Goddammit.
For Batman, the constant "batman" voice and ghastly plot holes, along with other little silly things slowly chipped away at the films. Begins was really strong, and it slowly became more and more problematic as time went on. Avengers was excellent, iron man, Sin City... Both excellent and much more enjoyable than TDK or TDK Rises. I think Nolan peaked at Memento, I don't believe there's anything that could match that. I know Batman isn't Memento, not should it be, and I'm not saying I didn't like the films, they were fine, but I think they are incredibly overrated. As for LOTR, I think all it did was cop out. It took any of the depth in the story out, and stripped that all away into mostly visual spectacle and Elijah Wood looking teary-eyed with his mullet and a neck that showed no disconnect with his actual head . Seriously, though, I think that LOTR was great virtually but mediocre in its story. The fact that Jackson took 3 massive books and made them into 3 movies and then takes a tiny book like The Hobbit and spreads it into 3 movies is daffy. Jackson is an okay director, and sure made the films seem epic, but I was terrifically underwhelmed. All the little goofy cuts and slow mo scenes seemed silly. I've gone back to the series a few times over the last decade plus, tried the extended editions and such, as my wife loves them, but I've never, ever seen what the rest of the world has in them. As for me only enjoying films that are deep character studies, that's far from the truth. I didn't mention the vast number of animated, comedy and mindless action films I love. And I love some critically panned movies. Hudson Hawk is one of my favorite fun films, Austin Powers, Con Air, Hellboy - but Nolan's outings haven't been worth the insane amount of hype they get. As for newer movies, there is a depth, care and a serious magic ingredient missing from the majority of the movies made these days. Actors are different, directors are different as are the writers. Hell, even directors and writers that were prodigies back in the day, Coppola is a really good example, can't create anything in this landscape. Again, that's not to say there aren't some really good movies made in the last 30 years, but it's not the same.
A wife or daughter? . I have both, well 3... Not wives, I mean. Daughters. And a wife. But not 2 wives, I mean.... Heh. I have 2 daughters and a wife, been married 15 years this year. She, sadly, doesn't share my same slightly obscure movie love. I do plan on ensuring my daughters don't end up like Hoggy and have seen as many possible classics and awesome films by the time they hit their teenage years Why do you ask? I could always have a little fun on the side, KennyK... True love knows no boundaries, whether it be male or female, or via the Internet..... Now, Wood... See I like him a TON as an actor. He's freaking awesome. I don't even know if it was that he wasn't right for the role, or if Jackson just bungled his director of Wood. Oh, Scorsese... As a person, I love him. He has been instrumental in bringing current attention to some of the classics. He is charismatic and very intelligent, and I love listening to him talk. However I just can't get into most of his films. Raging Bull was good, for what it was, as was Goodfellas. Gangs was pretty decent, thanks in big part to Daniel Day-Lewis. Maybe one of my issues is the lack of redemption in the characters I don't need them to be angels, hell I love Godfather and other movies with characters that aren't saints, but Taxi Driver, Goodfellas and Raging Bull were just... It's hard to quantify. I understand the appeal, but coming back to them multiple times over the years has not brought the clarity I hoped to find. Hugo, on the other hand, was amazing. The heart of that film and Scorsese's love of film exploded through. I got all sorts of emotional, especially near the end.
Exactly, me too. But when you compare his performance of Frodo to the book's portrayal of Frodo, Wood (or the direction) could've been soooo much better. However, I think Sean Astin's performance of Samwise Gamgee was excellent.
I have been thinking about Astin and, strangely, I am so not in that camp. I had a hard time watching him act and not laugh a bit. "NO MR FRODO!!!" That's what she said.
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Movies rofl Shawshank Direction er whoops I mean Shawshank Intention. Yeah. Wait, no no no Shawshank Inter- Yeah I got it, Shawshank Redemption.
