I'll be on vacation for the next week so postings will be minimal/limited.
Pirates 4 opens today and it's getting ripped up by the critics. I'm not all that pumped for it to be honest -- it looks like a studio-stage-bound retread of the first three movies but without the subversive visual wit that Gore Verbinski brought to the original trilogy. Still, for completists sake, I'll see it at some point over the next few weeks; the mermaids will be enough to draw me in for a viewing but I am not sure if I'm willing to shell out extra greenbacks on the 3-D as I've read that the filmmakers did nothing to utilize the format. I'm starting to think that Jerry Bruckheimer might be well past his expiration date -- he needs to do Bad Boys 3 more than ever at this point...
Next weekend brings The Hangover: Part 2. It looks wild.
Over vacation next week I'd like to try and see Will Ferrell's newest film, All Things Must Go, which sounds like a rare dramatic turn for the actor.
Shipping from Netflix today is Jack Goes Boating, Philip Seymour Hoffman's directorial debut. I'll catch up with it when I get home.
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7 comments:
"On Stranger Tides" is getting ripped up for a reason. It's 100% awful. Only Zimmer's score works. Even Depp looked bored to tears. It's an overstuffed plot that stands still for two hours, then kicks into gear for 13 minutes at the end. Literally. 13 minutes of actual plot. And a ripoff of "The Last Crusade," mind you.
How were the mermaids?
That was the best scene in the movie. In fact, it was the only good scene in the movie.
Interesting...
Really enjoyed Water for Elephants.
LOVED The Hangover 2.
I figured you'd love "The Hangover Part II." I plan to see it on DVD...eventually.
Oh and the real reason for this comment: I'm headed to Basic Training tomorrow, so this is my current farewell. You'll probably see me start back up on the comments in August or so. I'll probably catch up with most of the films I'll have missed on DVD later, so the comments will be spread pretty thin, but still, you'll see me pop up here every now and then.
I have immensely enjoyed this blog, Nick, and I wish you well this summer, what with giant 3D robots and aliens chasing cowboys and three superhero movies and R-rated comedies galore (seriously, there are more of these than most previous summers)! Can't wait to come back and read all the posts I'll have missed! :)
GOOD LUCK WITH EVERYTHING!!! I really appreciate you coming to my blog as much as you do, and always commenting. Have a great time and keep in touch for sure :)
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