Forbidden Kingdom (4/5), Iron Man (5/5), Speed Racer (5/5)
Alright, so I've been hitting the movie theatre an awful lot lately. Can you blame me with all these great flicks playing and Triple O's "Dinner & a Movie" deal for $13? I can't help myself.
When I saw the poster, I was a bit confused as to how Jet Li and Jackie Chan could be in the same movie. I mean, Li is a terrible actor who tends to do action flicks and Chan mostly does comedy. But 20min in I realised the brilliance of this one. To use a term Melanie would understand, this movie is awesome in it's badness. They made no attempt at a serious movie and instead went all out with some fun fantasy kung-fu, magic and drunken humour. Chan is excellent in this one -- if you have the time, I muchly recommend.
After Xmen 3, Spiderman 3 and Ghostrider, I walked into this one with few expectations. I mean, I didn't know much about Iron man, except that Tony Stark was a dick and that RDJ would be perfect for the role. When I walked out of there though, I was totally stoked on Iron Man. Really. Awesome. Flick. Great even if you don't dig comic books, though it'd help. And stick around post-credits!
The trailers looked cheesy, but with the Wachowski Brothers running the show, I wasn't about to miss it. Poesy and I saw it tonight and damn that was one impressive flick. It's a fine example of movies-as-art, in the same way as Sin City was brilliant, Speed Racer puts a Dick Tracy-esque spin on it all: bright, vibrant colours, cheesy dialogue and fucking awesome oneliners. And there's a monkey! And ninjas! Better than Iron Man. Don't miss this one.
Comments
Melanie
10 May 2008, 1:12 p.m. |
BETTER than Iron Man?
We'll see about that.
Daniel
10 May 2008, 7:19 p.m. |
Well you might not feel the same way, but you're biased :-P
Carla Mae
12 May 2008, 4:24 a.m. |
Forbidden Kingdom was so funny. I couldn't stop laughing Ty kept shooting me stares to shush it. lol I haven't seen Iron Man yet. I'm not sure if I will but the reviews look good. Prince Caspian's coming out this Friday. I can't wait to see it!!! >_<
Lara
13 May 2008, 4:46 p.m. |
I'm sorry .. I can't be silent any longer ...
It's "awful", not "aweful".
I'm sorry.
Daniel
13 May 2008, 7:28 p.m. |
Heh. By all means, point out my bad spelling. Angela does it all the time :-)
Actually, the only reason Konqueror didn't catch it for me was that I posted this from my newly installed system which didn't have a spellchecker setup yet :-) Thanks for catching it!
Shawna Buhler
18 May 2008, 1:34 a.m. |
i agree that all three of these movies rocked!
but speed racer had one advantage over the other two...the hottest korean actor on the planet, "Rain" (비)
oh...and the "non-ja" comment was pretty hilar too ^^
Daniel
18 May 2008, 8:13 p.m. |
That non-ja line made me laugh so hard my eyes watered. It still does. And THAT was Rain? That's the guy you were drooling over when I was in town right? I'm just surprised 'cause he didn't take his shirt off once during the movie...
Poesy
12 Oct 2018, 5:06 a.m. |
Oh those bygone days....
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