Trailer to Izo, his latest: http://www.b-bat.tv/izo/asx/trailer/1000k.asx Be prepared -- it's not your tpyical sort of flick ;D 

Izo has Takeshi Kitano, another reason to see it.

Spider-Man 2 was impressive, Alfred Molina being my absolutely favorite part of it. He was simply perfect, easily surpassing Willem Dafoe. Then again, the Green Goblin wasn't brought to the screen nearly as well as Doc Ock. (Doc Oc?) Really liked the movie, though it felt like a summer blockbuster to me. Could've used more substance.

And I finally saw The Man Who Wasn't There. Reminded me a lot of Albert Camus's novel The Stranger (L'etranger). The lighting was fabulous, and Billy Bob Thornton was a pleasure to watch. 

watched it today, it's really close to be the ideal comics-movie for me. Dr. Octopus was great, he looked perfect. 

what about Tony Shaloub as Riedenschnieder? 

pretty good, excellent acting.

direction was a bit flawed, some scenes at the start and especially near the end.

The content of the last 10 mins was interesting and I thought important to the film. But the execution was jarring, confusing and ultimately distracting.

I think this stems mainly from the entire last 10 mins being completely out of tone from the rest of the film coupled with not really getting the point across clearly.

still, well worth seeing. 

http://www.empireonline.co.uk/site/news/newsstory.asp?news_id=15991

As far as B-list action stars go, I actually think The Rock is one of the better ones. He has a sort of camp, Arnie-esque charm about him, that could well be perfect for this film. Fingers crossed the film doesn't turn out to be a steaming pile, eh? 

i think that'd rock(haw haw)! I agree about the comparison to arnie... the Scorpion King in particular is the nearest thing to an arnie film i've seen, and its fantastic if you take it for what it is, a tongue-in-cheek quip-a-thon.

This is clearly going to fall through like every other Doom film, but if it doesn't, it'd be a lot of fun i reckon. 

I think this is the real deal - they've got the script finalised, they've got a director (can't remember who, but it's no-one you'd have heard of :P), and they're obviously in talks with Mr. Rock.

As long as they don't turn it into a WS Anderson- MTV-style-editing-guitar-riff bullshit fest, they might be able to make this work. Let's hope the studio execs realise the potential and invest a shitload of money into this. 

in this day and age, MTV style editing is a given, especially for action films.

On a side note, I saw Spartan last night and dont really know what I think about it. FOr the first two thirds it's a very intriguing film that looks at being more than a standard spy thriller. Unfortuately the last third becomes just that and comes across as a wasted opportunity.

The Mamet dialogue is better than Heist but is still a bit distracting at times, this genre is probably not the best forum for his style of writing.

worth a see though. 

1. I see a lot of praise about how good a comic-book movie it is. Is it also a good hero/action movie for someone who hasn't the slightest interest in comic books??

2. Assuming it is, does one need to have seen the first movie to appreciate the second??



P.S. "movie" = "film", duh americanisation >:( 

1. Yes
2. No

I'm a long-time comic nerd, and while the movie isn't flawless by any means, I think it's the best "comic" movie I've seen, whether you're a knowledgable viewer or not. 

1. yes
2. yes

It's hard to justify my answer on the second without going into spoilers. So let's just say that if you want to see the second you might as well see the first anyways. It's out on dvd iirc. 

1 - yes
2- at least half of it. It's not as good but it's not exactly a waste of time either. 

Looking forward to this... looks fucked up
http://download.ifilm.com/qt/portal/2642103_200.mov 

2 trailers for SAW now btw 

I honestly don't know what to think about that movie. 

Just saw signs.. while the director did a good job playing on suspense and intrigue, I thought the plot was poorly written. I suppose it's worth a rent, but nothing more. 

blows dogs balls. I mean it's all good to ape Hitchcock, Shymalan seems to have suspense down pat, but like Phait said, what about combining it with a decent plot?

It seems as if the sixth sense was a fluke, as all his other work is below par despite being interesting in parts. 

http://maddox.xmission.com/signs.html

Maddox got it right again 

saw this last night, pretty nifty film. a bit too self-consciously quirky in places but a fun film regardless.

oh yeah, did anyone catch Hellboy? What was that like, I'm thinking of getting the DVD? 

some Hellboy reviews in this thread I believe, and/or GA. Haven't seen it myself, not terribly interested, but will probably end up seeing it. 

I loved that movie. The Vietnam War reenactment with explosives done on a High School stage. Unforgettable. 

Don't remember which one of the series, but came out in 2003.. Saw most of it.. fucking amazing action sequences and I really liked how it was directed and the humor. And the grrls. 

as does any girl who has a mouth that's actually bigger than her face. 

I have this feeling she could portray Tori Amos if there ever was a movie about her.. something about the face, eyes, but that smile is wide.

Another interesting thing I read.. Jaime Foxx is portraying Ray Charles in a film.. I read a review of the pre-screening and the reviewer, at first had hesitations about Jaime as Ray, but said he was rather surprised. I'm not sure if it's going to be a theatrical release or on TV.. probably TV.