I thought I'd update you all on what I've seen in the cinema recently. First up there's Dodgeball. I really like Ben Stiller, so was sure I'd like this one and I did. However Dodgeball didn't seem that daft a sport, it seemed like it could easily be played. Why not make it an Olympic sport in 4 years time. If beach volleyball can make it in...
The pick of the bunch of recent movies is Super Size Me a truly fascinating documentary that has put me off visiting McDonald's for life. Here is director and star Morgan Spurlock's blog.
The final film I've seen recently was last night's Hellboy. This was an enjoyable romp, very violent, a wee bit scary and on the whole a cracking action flick.
Wednesday, 15 September 2004
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I really liked Dodgeball as well - although it's getting close to saturation point for Ben Stiller, for me anyway. I liked Hellboy too, although I wish they'd spent more time on the WW2 stuff before moving on to the present day. Haven't managed to see Super Size Me yet but looking forward to it. If you liked that - and you've not read it before - you should check out the book Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser.
T
Yeah I take your point about Ben Stiller. Though I'll go and see Envy too. Again I agree with you about the World War II stuff, it was a very good opening and I would have liked more of that.
As a vegan I would have thought you'd be into Super Size Me. I was thinking about reading Fast Food Nation, now that I'm put off going into fast food restuarants anyway. I'll have a look for it.
i WAS very diSsapointed ByY Super Size ME as IT hwas all about burGers and Stuff AND i thoUHGHT i twas about gettING your JOnhson bigger like That Guy did IN America AND stephane Adam.
Dodgeball was very disappointing. I was expecting a lot from this film, and after about 40 minutes of badly paced build up, the film fails to deliver at all. The cast was all over the board. Some characters were interesting but not explored. The main character, was annoying and instantly forgettable.
The story was nothing I haven't seen before. The events that were supposed to be shocking or disturbing were too predictable to be so. And the dialogue seemed like a rushed first draft that somehow got approved.
On the positive side, there is some interesting camera work in the cabin, spinning around the table like a bottle, with intermingled closeup shots of the victim's eye darting around the room in sheer panic. And one scene in particular where a group of disturbed hunters dance with each other while one plays a haunting tune on the piano almost makes this film worth watching. I did say almost. Although the tune did stick in my head all the way home, so I'll give extra credit for that. (3/10)
Yeah I'd forgotten about the bit in the cabin. I must have been too frightened to recall it.
I went to see Hellboy too.So,what is this film about?I don't quite know.First,for me, a gay man,some lines are really true and I thought that Madame Breillat tries to make the straights understand why we are not attracted by women.But then,I see this gay guy having nothing from our sexual orientation apart from explaining why is better to have male feces and not women menstruation blood.So,a gay guy having arousal next to a woman?sorry? Do you remember the gorgeous scene from "The City of Women" by Fellini when a group of hysterical and brain virgin females shouted against men's penis?Well,madame Breiilat seems to be a woman like this. If u really want to see the movie,don't eat 6 hours before seeing it. About the "actors"...Well,she is pretty well,not the kind that might make a gay straight. And he..he is there,is enough,isn't it?
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