tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765008161115599620.post1145317721977779812..comments2023-10-21T05:02:32.110-07:00Comments on Nick's Pix: MOVIES FOR THE WEEKENDActionmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16513109522731313470noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765008161115599620.post-43313559927341976782010-04-20T06:54:55.719-07:002010-04-20T06:54:55.719-07:00"Clash of the Titans" wasn't awful, ..."Clash of the Titans" wasn't awful, but it took itself too seriously to work that well. Meh.<br /><br />"Kick-Ass" seriously is. Easily the best blockbuster-type movie of the year, miles over just about everything else. The action sequences are simply the best of their kind since "The Dark Knight": masterfully edited, insanely suspenseful, and EXTREMELY violent. Sometimes it reminded me of "Pulp Fiction" and at other times of "GoodFellas" even, in the way that the bursts of violence sometimes come rather randomly and are immensely shocking in the sheer amount of blood that results. The 35-minute finale will be hard to beat in terms of "best action scene of the year." Stunning stuff. You'll hear more about it in my upcoming blog entry about the best and worst films of Spring 2010.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00781388117830165390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765008161115599620.post-12457543481140981142010-04-17T07:19:37.377-07:002010-04-17T07:19:37.377-07:00Oh and "Kick-Ass." Obviously. Can't ...Oh and "Kick-Ass." Obviously. Can't wait to see an 11-year-old swearing like a sailor. It will hopefully be the movie "Hancock" should have been.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00781388117830165390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1765008161115599620.post-44681590488397866282010-04-17T07:18:37.735-07:002010-04-17T07:18:37.735-07:00"How to Train Your Dragon" won't suf..."How to Train Your Dragon" won't suffer in comparison, trust me. It's a riveting experience in 2-D.<br /><br />"The Book of Eli," "Cop Out," and "The Crazies" all suck big time. The former and the latter are just dumb blockbusters. The middle is horribly, awfully unfunny. I still like "The Wolfman" more than a chunk of movies this year. "Edge of Darkness" is excellent.<br /><br />I've had a bunch going on as well lately. Still have to see: "The Black Waters of Echo's Pond," "The Bounty Hunter," "Chloe," "Clash of the Titans," "Date Night," "Death at a Funeral," "The Greatest," "Greenberg," "Hot Tub Time Machine," "The Joneses," "Repo Men," and "The Runaways." Lots.Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00781388117830165390noreply@blogger.com