What the hell. What is it about Frank Miller's so-called graphic novels that seem to REQUIRE horrible acting when turned into a movie? Sin City...300...now The Spirit. Now, before you get all riled up about Sin City and 300, I'll admit that they had some redeeming factors: 300 was pretty good with some great action (seen here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZPRf8qL8h0&NR=1 )--and Sin City had Jessica Alba.
The Bad: How much voice over can a movie have? I think there is a correlation between voice over and bad acting. The more voice over there is, the less time there is for bad acting. I almost feel like its purposefully done in this movie to hide all of the crappy lines.
SAMUEL L. JACKSON IS NOT A GOOD ACTOR! He does not make a film--never has. Someone is gonna say "but Pulp Fiction! Pulp Fiction!"...shut up, you are stupid. And who in the world is Gabriel Macht? You'll find out why you've never heard of him if you watch this movie.
Oh, and the story...boring. But if you must know, here is the synopsis: Guy has powers. Guy doesn't know how he got powers. Guy uses powers. Guy finds out how he got the powers. The end. Imagine the Bourne Identity + black and white - good acting - action = The Spirit.The
Good: Eva Mendes.
Rating: 4 out of 10
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
...learn my movie ratings.
Before I review any movies, you should know how I would rate them. I like to use a 10 point scale (similar to IMDB.com).
For example:
10 = Pulp Fiction
5 = Strange Wilderness
1 = A video captured on you phone of a street performer
For example:
10 = Pulp Fiction
5 = Strange Wilderness
1 = A video captured on you phone of a street performer
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
...say "Really, dude?"
Blog shmog. Thats what I have always had to say about these things. Why in the world would someone want to spend their time writing online about their lives--for free? Or worse, why in the world would someone want to READ the daily posts of someone else when they have their own life to live? I suppose I am learning...
Maybe I'm getting old. Maybe I'm getting bored. Maybe this is just a cry out for someone to listen. Maybe I think my opinion matters so much that other people should read and complain about what I say (or every so often, agree). Or maybe, I'm just right about things and you should listen.
Thank Secret Asian Man for inspiring me to write after giving Steve Slaton the shaft in the top 2 rounds of his fantasy football projections for 2009. Thank the Big Manatee for having a built in DVD-player into his tv. Thank my gf (she doesn't know I'm doing this, I'm just sure she'll give me crap to write about). Thank Milwaukee's Best Light. Thank my bro for making it through emergency open heart surgery.
I don't know what I am going to write about yet, but if you don't know me you should know these things: I like sports, I like movies, I like to argue and I like to be better than you...at everything.
Maybe I'm getting old. Maybe I'm getting bored. Maybe this is just a cry out for someone to listen. Maybe I think my opinion matters so much that other people should read and complain about what I say (or every so often, agree). Or maybe, I'm just right about things and you should listen.
Thank Secret Asian Man for inspiring me to write after giving Steve Slaton the shaft in the top 2 rounds of his fantasy football projections for 2009. Thank the Big Manatee for having a built in DVD-player into his tv. Thank my gf (she doesn't know I'm doing this, I'm just sure she'll give me crap to write about). Thank Milwaukee's Best Light. Thank my bro for making it through emergency open heart surgery.
I don't know what I am going to write about yet, but if you don't know me you should know these things: I like sports, I like movies, I like to argue and I like to be better than you...at everything.
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