I have to agree with you on that. He is the king of hyped movies. On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 4:10 PM, Kelwyn <ravena...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I think "Monster's Ball" should be seen as part of Lee Daniels' oeuvre, > this would include the heavily lauded "Precious" and the little appreciated > "Shadowboxer." In fact, "Precious" actually deepens my appreciation of > Halle's Academy Award performance. Daniels is an emerging master of both > ensemble casting and performance > > Likewise, I think "Titantic" should be seen as part of James Cameron's > oeuvre. I recently re-saw "The Abyss" and it confirmed my opinion that even > when Cameron is "bad," he is good. I don't believe there is anybody better > at well-crafted populist cinema that Cameron. > > ~rave! > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Grayson" <grayson.reyesc...@...> > wrote: > > > > The thing is... I like everybody in this movie. Berry, Cheadle, Jackman, > and Travolta who I am loving more and more lately (absolutely loved him in > The Taking of Pelham 123 even though the the plot of that movie--remake or > not--was as thin as Nick Cage's hairline) plus the very tiny roll for Vinnie > Jones who I always like in a fight. But the movie is just... bad. > > > > Also is it bad that I haven't seen Monster's Ball and have absolutely no > desire to do so. It's on my list of movies to never see. Titanic is also on > this list as well as a few other Best Picture nominees/winners. > > > > Grayson > > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Kelwyn" <ravenadal@> wrote: > > > > > > I've seen Swordfish many times. It is not good but it has charms. For > me, Halle's short red dress scene in Hugh Jackman's trailer is better than > either her lingerie scene or her topless scene (if you wanna see Halle's > assets, "Monster's Ball" is a better bet). I like Don Cheadle's dogged > detective, I like the business at the bank, the business with the bus and, > IMHO, John Travolta is always fun to watch. > > > > > > ~rave! > > > > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Grayson Reyes-Cole > <grayson.reyescole@> wrote: > > > > > > > > I don't know if this movie has ever been discussed here, but I just > watched Swordfish all over again for two reasons 1) I was bored and 2) I > keep thinking if I watch it again I will like it more. Neither reason was > worth the effort. > > > > > > > > I'm just curious, lots of people I know like the movie and not just > because they got to see Halle Berry's boobies, I'm in the minority because I > don't (the only scene I like is when Hugh Jackman is explaining how he > cracked the DoD, Halle Berry negates all of his explanations, then he fesses > up to just being au naturel and seeing the code in his head). > > > > > > > > What do you think? > > > > > > > > Grayson Reyes-Cole > > > > http://www.graysonreyescole.com > > > > Facebook > > > > Bright Star > > > > The Builder > > > > The Prescription Playboy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Post your SciFiNoir Profile at > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! > Groups Links > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
