Zorac (zorac) wrote,
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Movie Round-Up

DVD1: Spider-Man: when I saw this in the cinema, I was somewhat under-whelmed - I suspect this was probably due it the ridiculous amount of hype the film attracted. Yes, the swingin' aroun' the city effects are overdone, but that's the films only real flaw. It's a crack action yarn which gets the clichés working for it, and doesn't take itself too seriously. Plus there's the kind of bittersweet ending that Hollywood should do more often. The quality of the DVD menus is possibly the best I've seen and there look to be stacks of cool extra features - sadly no original teaser trailer, but that's to be expected.

DVD2: Minority Report is classic Spielberg - sci-fi, action and a surprisingly good detective yarn. The vision of the future is intriguing without being implausible, and there's plenty of nifty cinematography.

Theatrical: TTT - out tomorrow (Wednesday), although for assorted reasons, I don't get to see it until Sunday (I wants it for my Birthday Present, my precious). I have every confidence that its brilliance will rise above any flaws (see a couple of posts in annamilton's journal re: Faramir). Must finish reading the book (just got to the end of book 3, now off to see how Frodo and Sam are getting on)

Trailer 1: X2 - I enjoyed the first X-Men film, and this sequel looks like it could be fun. Beware of the less-hairy Gandalf...

Trailer 2: Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle - I have no worries about this film taking itself seriously, and with Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Lui, what's not to like? Plus this trailer has possibly the most ridiculous over-the-top stunt of all time - I love it.
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