From a Deviant Mind

Movie Mania at the Muller Mansion!

It was a great weekend at my place. The weekend was filled with spending time with my family, then did a bit of reading... and watched a whole load of movies.

I started with Sin City... and man that was brilliant movie. The storylines, the action, the violence, the gore, the characters... it was really really great. My wife thought it was too violent... and she didnt join me to watch it. She's pregnent with my second, so last thing I wanted her to do was watch that movie.

I loved it from beginning to end... the final end when Hartigan (blank*) to protect Nancy. This movie features some of the best actors around today... Bruce Willis, Benecio del Toro, Micky Rourke... Jessica Alba... Elijah Wood. This is a must see movie for all those comic-to-movie buff. This was way better than The Punisher (that sucked) and not even close to the X-Men (which was ok) and Spiderman (not enought darkness and pain in that one) I suggest you catch this movie when it hits the theater or your local rental store.

* I left it blank so I didnt want to give everything away.

Then it was Fantastic Four. Another comic book-turned-in-to-a- movie. It also stars the soopa-fly Jessica Alba (my Dark Angel) It was a good movie, but as usual it could have been better. Dr Doom should have had more screen time... but too much time was spent on showing the four 'heros' well three at least trying to get to grips with who they were. In Spiderman it was very fast. Peter Parker finds out he can climb walls, shoot webs outta his wrists... wheeee! lets get it on! Done deal.

Finally it was War of the Worlds... good... but not good enough. expected more from Mr Steven Spielberg... the action scenes were tight... but some parts were way too long. I think the final action scene, when they are caught up in the machine, and Mr I-Like-Women-Half-My-Age Cruise is grabbed to be turned into fertiliser... that should have been longer. Buying that VCD was a waste. Glad I saw that before I busted my money on the DVD.

Movies I want to watch.... and that are coming to a theater near you (and a pirate DVD store near me) are The Great Raid... a WWII movie set in the Asian Theater of the war. When the 6th Ranger Battalion goes 30 miles behind enemy lines to liberate 500 POWs held in a camp in the Philippines. Nothing like a good kick-ass war movie to brighten up an easy sunday morning.

Another movie I cant wait for is Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo... Rob Schineder is a funny man. He has to go to Europe to rescue his former pimp who's framed for the murder of some top European gigaolos. He also has to date a few women, with a few kinks... and a lotta laughs. I enjoyed the first one.. that was hilarious.

I can wait to watch Mr&Mrs Smith at the local theater, and the next attraction is The Kindom of Heaven with Mr. Orlando Bloom. Then they be showing War of the Worlds. Ah... isnt life grand.

have fun people. Stop.

posted by Lance K Muller @ 12:50 AM