two thumbs way up... my butt

Dead Man's Chest was a lot of fun.  It's possible that my expectations were framed by this lengthy and in-depth review (thanks to rimrunner); i feel that anyone who complains that this movie is merely a "half" movie is as lame as someone who complained about the crappy ending of Fellowship of the Ring.  The character development for Norrington is excellent and probably my favorite part of the story.  I look forward to the conclusion and Keith Richards.

A Scanner Darkly is part stoner movie, part junkie movie, and part dystopia movie; good movie, but depressing.  I liked the Rotoscoping; the story was confusing in parts, but it didn't feel like there was a solution to that.  I have to find a copy of the book for comparison.  All actors involved gave good performances.

Lady in the Water is a weird and somewhat lurching tale that, nonetheless, averages out as an enjoyable movie.  Paul Giamatti is so good, he could spend two hours on screen reading "DNS and BIND" out loud for all i care.  I think i understand how some people found "The Sixth Sense" predictable; the movie held few surprises for me.  There were times when Shyalaman's "Fourth wall!  Whoops, no fourth wall!  Ha ha, fourth wall!" moments were fun; at other times, they were smug and grating.

two thumbs way up... my butt

Dead Man's Chest was a lot of fun.  It's possible that my expectations were framed by this lengthy and in-depth review (thanks to rimrunner); i feel that anyone who complains that this movie is merely a "half" movie is as lame as someone who complained about the crappy ending of Fellowship of the Ring.  The character development for Norrington is excellent and probably my favorite part of the story.  I look forward to the conclusion and Keith Richards.

A Scanner Darkly is part stoner movie, part junkie movie, and part dystopia movie; good movie, but depressing.  I liked the Rotoscoping; the story was confusing in parts, but it didn't feel like there was a solution to that.  I have to find a copy of the book for comparison.  All actors involved gave good performances.

Lady in the Water is a weird and somewhat lurching tale that, nonetheless, averages out as an enjoyable movie.  Paul Giamatti is so good, he could spend two hours on screen reading "DNS and BIND" out loud for all i care.  I think i understand how some people found "The Sixth Sense" predictable; the movie held few surprises for me.  There were times when Shyalaman's "Fourth wall!  Whoops, no fourth wall!  Ha ha, fourth wall!" moments were fun; at other times, they were smug and grating.

this one goes out to the fanfic writers

In fanfiction, a Mary-Sue character is a character that is a thinly-veiled representation of Captain Kirk in a story that is ostensibly about lesbians.

this one goes out to the fanfic writers

In fanfiction, a Mary-Sue character is a character that is a thinly-veiled representation of Captain Kirk in a story that is ostensibly about lesbians.

a sports analogy for every occasion

Israel's like the obnoxious Yankees fan who insisted on moving to Boston because he can trace his ancestry all the way back to Plymouth Rock, then attends every Red Sox game at Fenway Park drunk to the gills, where he loudly taunts the locals about the Babe Ruth trade, Bucky Dent, Bill Buckner, Aaron Boone, and the Yankees' 26 championships.

And, to extend the analogy, Arab infighting is very reminiscent of the way Boston fans and media venemously argue over what the team should be doing next. And in the end, the Yankees and the Red Sox get way more notoriety than they deserve.

a sports analogy for every occasion

Israel's like the obnoxious Yankees fan who insisted on moving to Boston because he can trace his ancestry all the way back to Plymouth Rock, then attends every Red Sox game at Fenway Park drunk to the gills, where he loudly taunts the locals about the Babe Ruth trade, Bucky Dent, Bill Buckner, Aaron Boone, and the Yankees' 26 championships.

And, to extend the analogy, Arab infighting is very reminiscent of the way Boston fans and media venemously argue over what the team should be doing next. And in the end, the Yankees and the Red Sox get way more notoriety than they deserve.