Escape to the Movies: Pain & Gain
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I was about to come here to harp on about the Transformers nonsense, but then I saw what Bindal said. That's...Better? I guess?
But anyway, yes, I've heard that this was basically a spiritual successor to Bad Boys 2, and for what its worth...It actually looks alright. Might go and see.
But anyway, yes, I've heard that this was basically a spiritual successor to Bad Boys 2, and for what its worth...It actually looks alright. Might go and see.
Movie Bob has an existential crisis. Thinks a Michael Bay movie didn't suck and struggles to explain how such a thing could happen.
I dunno. It seems like lately Bob has been going deeper and deeper into movies, intent on teasing out anything that indicates hidden motive or artistic flair, then building the review around it. In this one especially, he seems to be reaching for something that isn't really there, but something he thinks he can see the impression of, and is willing to stretch that until it breaks.CWestfall said:
OT: I'm not surprised that they are making more Percy Jackson, but I am disappointed. The first film (besides being a mess) did it's best to be self-contained, and they are going to need copious amounts of continuity-paste to put the plot back to something resembling the books.
Why the hell did they make another Percy Jackson movie? They completely fucked up the first one. Hell the main bad guy for the ENTIRE series was not even mentioned or even hinted at being behind the whole thing.
As for this movie not interesteted at this point Bay and his work just irritates my. So I will ignore him.
As for this movie not interesteted at this point Bay and his work just irritates my. So I will ignore him.
Stay tuned next week, when Jim Sterling totally makes out with EA and Activision.Jman1236 said:
The weird thing is, if I remember correctly, that this was his supposed pet project, but he would only be allowed to do it if he came back for Transformers 4.
So wait a minute - you're telling me a film-maker of dubious talent can be at his perceived "best" when he does the stuff he's interested in, but crashes and burns in terms of quality when he's forced to make stuff he openly cares nothing for?
Pardon while I clean off my monocle that dropped into my tea.
So wait a minute - you're telling me a film-maker of dubious talent can be at his perceived "best" when he does the stuff he's interested in, but crashes and burns in terms of quality when he's forced to make stuff he openly cares nothing for?
Pardon while I clean off my monocle that dropped into my tea.
Yeah I was going to mention Iron Man 3 but I saw the release date for the US (horey to European getting that film a week early).
This could be explained by saying "Even a broken clock is right twice a day." Except that Micahel Bay probably isn't smart enough to read anything but digital clocks, so that analogy probably doesn't work.Hitchmeister said:
Me personally, I don't think Bay's a nihilist. He clearly hasn't the brains for it (this is a guy who's been caught egging cars on the highway from the sets of his own movies). What he is is an immature frat-boy douchebag who never grew up and someone made the horrendous mistake of putting behind a camera.
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The offensive part about this to me (besides Michael Bay) is that it's true.
I had trouble with Fargo for the same reason. Making an over the top action movie out of some guy getting the snot pounded out of him and people getting murdered seems in poor taste to me (I'm not calling Fargo an action movie, to clarify).
This just seems like smut.
I had trouble with Fargo for the same reason. Making an over the top action movie out of some guy getting the snot pounded out of him and people getting murdered seems in poor taste to me (I'm not calling Fargo an action movie, to clarify).
This just seems like smut.
