Yeah, I heard that Saw was great, saw it, and was dumbstruck. The acting was bad for a horror movie, and I'd assumed up until that point that Cary Elwes was a decent actor (In retrospect, strictly because of the charisma he'd shown in Princess Bride).
cpebbles wrote:Yeah, I heard that Saw was great, saw it, and was dumbstruck. The acting was bad for a horror movie, and I'd assumed up until that point that Cary Elwes was a decent actor (In retrospect, strictly because of the charisma he'd shown in Princess Bride).
I wouldn't say it was great...I've seen it 1.5 half times. Thought it was cool when I saw it the first time...but cool doesn't mean great. Like I said, maybe I was weighting the concept more than the execution.
Cary Elwes was good in the Princess Bride, but let's not forget Hot Shots!
Hungary Jack wrote:I watched Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy the other night on NetFlix. It was hard to follow at times, but very enjoyable. I loved the few scenes from Vaci St in Budapest, my old stomping grounds.
I don't get all the love for Drive. It was worth a watch for the soundtrack alone, some great chase scenes, and the scenes of violence were pretty well done, but I would never call it a great movie. It felt like I was watching a real life reenactment of someone completing GTA missions with about the same quality of dialogue and lack of continuity you would expect from a video game. Obviously you have to overlook that most of the movie is implausible, but even within that some of the plot points are complete nonsense. Among other things, how does a supercriminal badass almost get killed with a [expletive] knife by the guy he knows is trying to kill him?
cardsfansince82 wrote:I don't get all the love for Drive. It was worth a watch for the soundtrack alone, some great chase scenes, and the scenes of violence were pretty well done, but I would never call it a great movie. It felt like I was watching a real life reenactment of someone completing GTA missions with about the same quality of dialogue and lack of continuity you would expect from a video game. Obviously you have to overlook that most of the movie is implausible, but even within that some of the plot points are complete nonsense. Among other things, how does a supercriminal badass almost get killed with a [expletive] knife by the guy he knows is trying to kill him?
It was an homage to 70's car movies like Vanishing Point. I loved the original Vanishing Point. So I really liked Drive.
cardsfansince82 wrote:I don't get all the love for Drive. It was worth a watch for the soundtrack alone, some great chase scenes, and the scenes of violence were pretty well done, but I would never call it a great movie. It felt like I was watching a real life reenactment of someone completing GTA missions with about the same quality of dialogue and lack of continuity you would expect from a video game. Obviously you have to overlook that most of the movie is implausible, but even within that some of the plot points are complete nonsense. Among other things, how does a supercriminal badass almost get killed with a [expletive] knife by the guy he knows is trying to kill him?
It was an homage to 70's car movies like Vanishing Point. I loved the original Vanishing Point. So I really liked Drive.
I was confused as to how Ron Perlman's character didn't have a gun on him at the end. Neither did his body guard, and what chauffeur for a mafia family member doesn't carry a sidearm? He could have just popped the driver when he got out of his car to hunt him down. Furthermore, he walked away from the high ground straight into the water where he was the most vulnerable. He didn't come off like a badass in the least, he came off as a bumbling idiot. I like smart villains, not characters that are completely incompetent. There's no drama or tension there.
Saw Cary Elwes play Ted Bundy in a TV movie. He's a pretty good actor.
Anyway, saw "American Wedding", also known as "Has-Beens 2012", yesterday. Not sure if it deserves to be called a GOOD movie, but it's watchable, far more so than the second and third films in the franchise. There was actually something of an idea in there about getting older and trying to hang on to your youth.
