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jaklumen
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response 122 of 269:
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May 4 08:47 UTC 2003 |
Julie's a bigger Marvel geek than I am, so I'm pretty sure she's
stoked for X2. I made a point of emphasizing clips of Nightcrawler in
the trailers and appearances of the actor on various shows-- the
character is a favorite of hers.
But we both agreed that we must see Matrix: Reloaded.
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drew
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response 123 of 269:
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May 4 11:32 UTC 2003 |
When I said I wanted the Future (tm) to be like the Jetsons, I had in mind
things like flying cars, housecleaning robots, and three day work weeks.
I did NOT want to see the movie named after the book that Elroy Jetson would
have had to do a book report on! Just what *is* it with the Disney people?
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furs
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response 124 of 269:
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May 4 14:38 UTC 2003 |
I loved X2. Better than the first one.
Great effects, great characters.
AWESOME!
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mynxcat
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response 125 of 269:
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May 4 23:25 UTC 2003 |
re-watched Zoolander on DVD, among others, LOVED it all over again.
Also watched A Mirror has two faces. Barbara Streissand is always a pleasure
to watch. Tried The Wizard of Oz, but I guess I'm too old for it
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anderyn
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response 126 of 269:
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May 5 00:32 UTC 2003 |
Matrix:Reloaded did not impress with the trailer at X2. I don't think I'll
go. (Though it was kind of funny to see all the Agent Smiths attacking Neo.
I was having a Elrond moment there.) What I want to see is The League of
Extraordinary Gentlemen. Wow. And Pirates of the Caribbean. Double wow.
Oh, and there were a couple of times in X2 where Magneto said something and
I was flashing on Gandalf saying it (he just used his "gandalf" voice, I
guess) so that was kind of funny too.
Nightcrawler was very very cool. I don't recall him having tattoos/brands in
the comics, though? I only ever read the later Xmen comics so I never actually
saw him being a major character in the comics.
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janc
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response 127 of 269:
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May 5 03:50 UTC 2003 |
Hmmm... double feature: "Bulletproof Monk" and "Rabbit Proof Fence". I
almost like that as much as the "Hair" / "Shampoo" double feature.
"Ghost Ship" looks thoroughly uninteresting to me - except that Robert
Zemickis is involved and he's my favorite director. Guess I gotta see it.
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jaklumen
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response 128 of 269:
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May 6 00:30 UTC 2003 |
resp:126 to each their own; Julie and I were pumped from the earliest
teaser trailers. We will see both Matrix: Reloaded and Matrix:
Revolutions. I've been reading about the new cinematography, and I am
very, very excited.
No, Nightcrawler never had tattoos/brands in the comics. He wasn't
part of the original team when the X-Men was first introduced,
either. The original X-Men lineup included: Angel, Beast, Iceman,
Cyclops, and Marvel Girl (that would be Jean Grey-- I have forgotten
why "Marvel Girl" was dropped). The others were added later.
If I remember right, Nightcrawler's first appearance was Prof X
rescuing him from a circus-- he'd been a sideshow freak/acrobatic
act. I can't help but wonder if they will explore the relationship
between him and Mystique in the movies (she's his mom).
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mcnally
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response 129 of 269:
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May 6 08:26 UTC 2003 |
If I recall correctly, there's a brief appearance in X2 by a character
named Hank McCoy. Wasn't that "the Beast's" name in the comic books?
The person who went by that name in the movie was a talking head on a
brief television segment, and he wasn't blue and hairy..
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jazz
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response 130 of 269:
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May 6 13:25 UTC 2003 |
Yep ... same with the odd Kitty Pryde cameo in both episodes.
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albaugh
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response 131 of 269:
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May 6 21:14 UTC 2003 |
Took kid to see Lizzie McGuire. I can't judge well on quality of kid flick.
It was good clean fun, although the heroine did a lot of sneaking out during
her school trip to Rome. It's OK.
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palesi
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response 132 of 269:
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May 6 22:34 UTC 2003 |
What do you think of the Matrix reloaded and stuff?
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jaklumen
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response 133 of 269:
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May 7 04:45 UTC 2003 |
Look back a few responses, I am quite pumped.
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gull
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response 134 of 269:
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May 7 14:11 UTC 2003 |
Re #120: I liked _Treasure Planet_ too, when I rented it last weekend.
I think the critics hated it because it wasn't one of those massive,
epic films everyone expects Disney to make. The thing is, I'm usually
pretty indifferent towards their massive, epic films because they seem
so overblown. It could probably have done with fewer zany sidekick
characters, though.
Re #126: _League of Extraordinary Gentlemen_ is one I'm looking forward
to. I also want to see _Matrix: Reloaded_, though. On the other hand,
I'm not too interested in _Pirates of the Caribbean_. I'm not that into
traditional horror films. I also thought it was really poor judgement
to show a very intense, nightmarish trailer for it before the movie
_Holes_, which is aimed at children.
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mcnally
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response 135 of 269:
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May 7 19:40 UTC 2003 |
I fear "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" is the big-budget comic-booky
action film most likely to suck this summer. The trailers are not at all
promising -- they're so murky you can't particularly see or hear what's
going on and they do very little to convince me that I want to see the movie.
I'd like for it to be good, but I'm not going to be surprised if it's not..
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gull
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response 136 of 269:
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May 7 20:41 UTC 2003 |
Oh yeah, I also want to see the remake of _The Italian Job_. The trailers
looked pretty good.
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anderyn
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response 137 of 269:
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May 7 21:07 UTC 2003 |
I have read only a little of "League", the comic book. The characters in that
were/are slightly different than the characters in "League", the movie (I
don't THINK Tom Sawyer is in the comic)... but of course I have a soft spot
for Sean Connery in Victorian dress, so I'll be there. (Also a reason for
seeing "Pirates": Orlando Bloom and Johnny Depp in swashbuckling clothes.)
Fantasy ho! :-)
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albaugh
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response 138 of 269:
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May 12 16:49 UTC 2003 |
Just saw an ad last night for the movie apparently going only by "HULK".
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gregb
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response 139 of 269:
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May 12 18:07 UTC 2003 |
That would be for the movie based on Marvel's comic, "The Hulk."
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edina
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response 140 of 269:
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May 12 18:14 UTC 2003 |
I saw a "Got Milk" ad with the new Hulk yesterday. I chuckled.
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gull
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response 141 of 269:
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May 12 20:35 UTC 2003 |
I thought the arthritis medication ad with Frankenstein's Monster was
hilarious.
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gregb
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response 142 of 269:
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May 13 16:36 UTC 2003 |
X2's been out over a week now and noone's posted a review. Come on,
let's hear about it! B-)
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edina
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response 143 of 269:
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May 13 16:58 UTC 2003 |
I reviewed it the mornign after I saw it. Scroll back a bit.
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gregb
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response 144 of 269:
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May 13 17:09 UTC 2003 |
Oops! That's right, you did.
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mooncat
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response 145 of 269:
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May 13 20:31 UTC 2003 |
re #118- Umm, Banshee wasn't in this movie... that screaming child
would have been Siryn, Banshee's daughter.
re #129- The Beast's real name is Hank McCoy- his mutation was
increased strength and agility. The blue fuzz came from an experiment
he was working on gone wrong. So it would be 'possible' in movie terms
that he was speaking on TV before the accident that made him blue and
fuzzy.
For my part, I was really geeked to see the name Remy Lebeau (on the
computer when Mystique was looking for Magneto), I would love to see
Gambit in one of these movies.
The ages seem to be messed up all over the place. The only ones I can
see that they got right are the Professor, Magneto, Wolverine and
Jubilee. Kitty is a few years older than Jubilee is, I believe (she did
leave the X-Men to go join Nightcrawler's British based Excalibur team)
and JB is with Banshee's and the White Queen's new group of students.
Heh, not only is Mystique supposedly Nightcrawler's mother, but was
Rogue's foster mother AND had a fling with Sabretooth that produced a
completely normal human (who hates mutants and is trying to hunt down
Mommy and Daddy).
Oh, you all knew I was a gook, right? <grins>
Oh, opinion on the movie- I really enjoyed the second installment of
the X-Men movies, and think that they'll do all right if they can keep
Bryan Singer involved. The opening scene with Nightcrawler was just
wonderfully done- showing off his teleporting abilities nicely.
I was very pleased to see the cameos of Colossus, Kitty, Siryn, Gambit,
etc., letting the viewer know that while they are not a part of this
story per se, they are still around and haven't been forgotten.
I still say though that they did a bad thing in killing off Kelly in
the first movie- in my mind he's always been the real bad guy. Stryker
as a bad guy worked well in this movie, though I have no idea where
they got him, or his son. Oh well, it was nicely done.
The mutant abilities were shown well, first in Nightcrawler's trick,
and then the freeze of the people in the cafe thanks to the Prof. Very
nice.
I give it two thumbs up and encourage you all to let your inner 12 year
old out and enjoy the movie.
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jmsaul
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response 146 of 269:
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May 14 02:21 UTC 2003 |
I thought it was fun. What's with the kid with the blue forked tongue, by
the way? (I don't know the comic books.)
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