I just saw Speed racer with my daughter and her two friends. I do not think I would have liked it if I saw if with adults, but watching it with three five year old Lightning Mc Queen fans, if was a blast, besides as a lifelong Racer X fan, I was in nostalgia heaven.
Now Hell Boy II is a different story- I was really looking forward to this one. The critics raved. Many of you guys raved. It was visually out of this world. It delivered on action, humor and special effects. But… I thought the story was mediocre—predictable, paint by the numbers. Many of the characters were two dimensional. I do not think there was even one plot element that was a surprise. While the romance in action/adventure movies usually advances the story, I thought the romantic angle was too heavy-handed and pulled the story down. There were times when I felt like I was watching a soap opera or a Life Time Harlequin romance TV Movie. I fear for the future of the Hobbit Movie. I hope my fears are unfounded. I would hate to see a buy the book telling of that story. -----Original Message----- From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of B. Smith Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 12:09 PM To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: What movies/DVD’s did you see over the holiday - Group Discussion Things are getting tough all over. Hopefully things will work out. I watched Speed Racer and loved it. It was a candy coated, dayglo present for the fans of the original and it delivered on that level. The use of the theme song, the villains like the Mammoth Car, Snake Oiler and others from the original series was great. Matthew Fox, John Goodman and the others looked like they were having a ball. The only problem was it was too much of a nostalgia trip. If you weren't a fan of the series you won't like the movie. We also watched Hellboy II: The Golden Army. It was typical Del Toro goodness. It didn't feel quite as cohesive as the first movie but it was a visually stunning and funnier. The ending fight seemed a little lacking but other than that I had no complaints. The tooth fairy scene was enough to give you nightmares. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "ravenadal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey, Bosco, sorry to hear about the loss of your shop and your current > economic troubles. As someone who was unemployed for two and a half > years during the Reagan Depression of the early eighties, I am hopeful > I am high enough up the economic ladder to only get soaked up to the > waist this time. > > ~(no)rave! > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Bosco Bosco <ironpigs3@> wrote: > > > > Hey Hey, I've been super busy working two jobs trying to make ends > meet since I lost my skate shop back in September. I finally had a day > off on Thanksgiving and I caught, "Let The Right One In." I could > simplify it and say it's Vampire love story that takes place in Sweden > but that would not even begin to do it justice. "Let The Right One In" > is a unique and fascinating take on the Vampire. No retarded slick > Eurotrash faux sexiness or overly romanticized mellow-dramatic tragic > > darkness. It's completely different from anything you've ever seen > in a > > Vampire film. It's a little slow for standard American tastes but if > you're a fan of well crafted story, I can't recommend this film > enough. It's not just a great Vampire film, it's a great film period. > I can't think of anything I've enjoyed more in ages. > > > > You can find a better and more articulate review here: > > > > http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Calendar/Film? > Film=oid%3A700912 > > > > and the IMDB Listing here: > > > > http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1139797/ > > > > Bosco > > --- On Sun, 11/30/08, tdemorsella <tdlists@> wrote: > > From: tdemorsella <tdlists@> > > Subject: [scifinoir2] What movies/DVD’s did you see over the > holiday - Group Discussion > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > Date: Sunday, November 30, 2008, 10:26 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Many of us seem to take time over the holidays to go to > the movies or > > > > check out some DVDs. What movies/DVD's did you see over the > > > > holidays? Let us know which ones you liked or hated and why. > > > > > > > > Tracey > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links
