The blame for this films B.O. failure lands squarely on the executives who didn't get the joke when one of them said "Ha, I'm sure that next we'll re-make Land of the Lost, or something."
I generally agree with everything on this site, and while I agree that Leno is basically out of touch and inferior to Conan, I felt that his final episode was a nice send off. He was genuinely grateful to his staff and guests from over the years and is bowing out with class. It really wasn't the self aggrandizing masturbation you're making it out to be.
Say what you want, but when that dead terrorist says "I KEEL YOU" an angel gets its wings.
And by angel I mean infant, and by gets its wings I mean devoured by flames.
Perhaps we should agree that this lady is not unlike her 22-year-old counterparts in the amount of alcohol she consumed. And I have a sinking suspicion that as my generation continues to age, this type of video will go from "54-year-old dances LOLZ!" to "54-year-old hottie on spring break..." with no ridicule.
During the first Forte dancing sketch with Peyton Manning he lost it pretty hard, with full on eyes closed mouth covered laughter. But you're correct in your assertion that he is pretty much "unbreakable."
This review will be like the movie in that it will attempt to perfectly duplicate my mixed feelings:
I hate to be one of those "I read the book FIRST" people, but I did, and that has to come into play for my feelings. I enjoyed seeing the characters "come to life" (ugh) and I felt that they were all very close to how I interpreted them when I read the novel. Jackie Earle Haley was an outstanding Rorschach in his gritty touch portrayal, and Billy Crudup's soft emotionless voice really fit Manhattan's voice. It was fun to see how closely the film matched frames and how closely the plot developed with the novel.
However, the violence definitely needed to be toned down. For example, when Rorschach butchers the kidnappers head. In the novel, he simply burns him alive. Why change that? It's just as effective and in many ways MORE gruesome and painful than a cleaver in the frontal cortex, if that's a thing. And why do we need to see a man get his arms buzz-sawed off with so much screaming and Tarantino blood-splosions? It was a little much. But not as much as Manhattan's big blue dong, which was big, and blue.
Despite those shortcomings, I felt that the theme of the savage nature of man translated fairly well. The people I saw it with that hadn't read the novel felt that it was pretty clear.
But as one of my friends who had not read it said: "I felt like I was watching The Dark Knight and then it turned into Fantastic Four at some points." So it was dark and realistic, but then it got campy sometimes.
I also felt that the they missed out on the shock you feel when you learn that Ozymandias perpetrates the entire scheme since his character is doesn't receive much attention. He just doesn't come off as a genius or as the incredible athlete that he's supposed to be. I had to explain to people that he's supposed to be the perfect man: super-genius, and close to having superpowers without having them. Their response; "Ohh ok. That makes more sense."
As for the ending...disappointing. They really did miss the point.
This will sound weird, but when I turn my brain off and just watch it, I still actually enjoyed it. Sorry that I'm so conflicted. I just needed to get this off my chest.
Wind is strange. Sometimes it blows too hard, sometimes too soft. Sometimes it doesn't blow at all, even when you need it to. Which is what's confusing about cottage cheese. It's tasty to some people, but not others, not like parties. Everyone loves parties. You can spend time with your friends and family. You can serve classy food like caviar, or fun food like pizza. Either way, you need to put on shoes. Shoes have laces, but some shoes don't have laces. Who decides what type of footwear gets laces, and what types don't?
Did he mention THIS?: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16680-porn-in-the-usa-conservatives-are-biggest-consumers.html
It's not about "the economy" or any of this kid's points, but it just feels good.
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