Well, I haven't blogged lately, so it's only fitting that my first entry in who knows how long should be about movies. Let's see, what have I seen lately.
AvP: Waaaay better than I was led to believe. I loved it, even with its faults. Being a fan of both sets of movies, it was a lot of fun to see the two groups of monsters square off. The fight scenes were excellent and the plot wasn't that bad. A lot of purists were pissed at the ending, but I didn't think it was half bad. I have decided, though, that I would much rather square off against a predator than an alien any day. Acid man, acid!
Manchurian Candidate: Very good. Denzel is much more subdued and normal, and does a superb job. I loved Meryl Streep as Hilary, too. It was almost one part horror movie, one part thriller, one part thinker. Scared me, made me think, and I really enjoyed it. Kinda like the Village, only not as good.
Collateral: Excellent. I'll see anything by Michael Mann. I am also a big fan of Tom Cruise, and I don't care who knows it. I must say Jamie Foxx almost steals the show (watch for an oscar nomination for Ray), but Tom is great in a much darker role for him. This, for me, has been the best movie of the summer.
The Village: I'll see anything of M. Night's as well. Shamalamadingdong strikes again. Screw the critics. This movie rocked. I was scared outta my chair. I loved it, loved it, loved it. Although the premise is a bit out there, that dude knows how to freaking make movies.
I also saw Bourne Supremacey (too big a fan of the books to like it that much), Spiderman 2 (really liked it, but never really got into it enough to buy the over-hype, although I'll admit it's one of the best superhero movies ever made), Anchorman (hilarious...funniest movie of the summer, followed closely by Dodgeball), and I, Robot (I now hate robots). So there's my summer movie lineup. I really hear good things about Open Water, and Hero, so I'll probably see those this weekend. Can't wait.
Posted by Josh Melton at August 31, 2004 08:18 PM