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So Ghost Rider is craptacular
Taramoor
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Just in case anybody was curious.
Here's what worked: Sam Elliot, who is always awesome, and Peter Fonda, who is also always awesome. Also the techno remix of "Ghost Riders in the Sky" that plays at a key point. They showed a super-long trailer for 300.
Here's what didn't work: Every fight Ghost Rider has is like ten seconds long. The CG is okay some of the time, but usually just sucks. Blackheart comes off as more of a rejected, emo, spoiled little goth kid (like Joaquin Phoenix in Gladiator) than the badass he deserves to be. Nicholas Cage thinks he's Elvis or something. Eva Mendes can't act for crap here, even though she shows nothing but cleavage the entire movie. Donal Logue is wasted. Not like stoned but like criminally underused. The kid who played young Johnny Blaze sucks. Noone involved with the project apparently knew anything about Ghost Rider or the characters in his comics.
However, it is tons of fun if you go with a big group of friends and no expectations.
Here's what worked: Sam Elliot, who is always awesome, and Peter Fonda, who is also always awesome. Also the techno remix of "Ghost Riders in the Sky" that plays at a key point. They showed a super-long trailer for 300.
Here's what didn't work: Every fight Ghost Rider has is like ten seconds long. The CG is okay some of the time, but usually just sucks. Blackheart comes off as more of a rejected, emo, spoiled little goth kid (like Joaquin Phoenix in Gladiator) than the badass he deserves to be. Nicholas Cage thinks he's Elvis or something. Eva Mendes can't act for crap here, even though she shows nothing but cleavage the entire movie. Donal Logue is wasted. Not like stoned but like criminally underused. The kid who played young Johnny Blaze sucks. Noone involved with the project apparently knew anything about Ghost Rider or the characters in his comics.
However, it is tons of fun if you go with a big group of friends and no expectations.
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Time to go watch Wild Hogs...
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Bridge to Terabithia?
Yeah I wouldn't mind seeing that. I have to drive 45 minutes to see a movie though so.... If I get bored enough.
Will I enjoy the movie on a base level?
I promise not to take anything to heart and still claim to know nothing 'real' about Ghost Rider. Promise.
So much.
Man, that pisses me off.
My childhood is being gang-raped AGAIN.
It is based on a well-regarded and beloved children's book, and has been well-received, critically.
Basically, what I'm saying is that you are retarded.
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Well, there a couple cool scenes where he takes out some lame gang members, but it doesn't really feel like he does a whole lot. There's a lot of lame speeches but not much badassery. There are like five long stupid speeches in the last ten minutes of the movie, and that last ten minutes includes the final confrontation with Blackheart and... well, spoilers aren't working right now so I won't say.
I guess I'm spoiled by other superhero movies where I expect some kind of epic battle or something. Those were movies where there was a massive build-up to a final confrontation that kicked ass. Batman vs The Joker, Spider-Man vs Doc Ock, Daredevil vs Bullseye, The Shadow vs Shiwan Khan.
The best comparison I can make for Ghost Rider is to the Spawn movie with John Leguizamo and Charlie Sheen. There's immeasurable wasted potential here, and I just left the theatre depressed as all hell.
Of course, the trailer for Resident Evil: Extinction, may have had something to do with that.
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This does not mean he should play superheroes.
Why would that make any difference at all?
I'll watch the Fifth Element if I need to see Milla Jovovich's jubblies.
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Let's hope not... Mila Jovovich looks like a nuclear bomb went off and destroyed part of one of her chromosomes.
I'm saying she looks like a six year old boy, is what I'm saying.
She loses more and more clothing as they make these things.
Hot.
Uwe is god?
ha.
I heard Germany has a law, stating that if a German film-maker's movie fails miserable, he may be alloted enough money to make another film. If this is true, then Uwe's films may be cited as a crime against humanity and as a significant reason to invade.
Postal looks like unfunny shit, though.
Can't we just kill Uwe instead?
I thought they closed that loophole.
Of course, if they did, then that means his movies are actually making money, which I'd argue is worse.
I totally agree. I've seen better acting in the amazingkids.org commercials.
The best part about that movie is right after the awkward sex scene they suddenly appear at some construction site which apparently leads underground to some ancient ruins
It's so convoluted and ridiculous
at least House Of The Dead had titties
I could only watch small portions of the film without willing myself to die.
Were they undead titties?
If not, no sale.
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Taramoor: Nope, they were just regular ol' mammaries.
Grindhouse looks awesome, although from the trailer I can tell that Tarantino's movie is going to have tons of shots of women's feet.
I swear, why doesn't he just get it over with and make a whole movie about Uma Thurman's feet.
Because the world would drown in the unceasing tide of semen that would result.
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Also, I have not seen many movie promos that excite me... there's always Transformers and the Turtles movie, but I'm so damn afraid that they'll be butchered that I can't even let myself be excited.
Also, is Casey Jones isn't in the Turtles movie, there will be blood. By the gallon.
I know. I like Uma Thurman, but she has man-feet.
Well, I don't even like feet to begin with.