i've seen more movies. i'm probably what you would call an addict. i mean how else can you explain how i saw wanted. oh hold on, there was an explanation: james mcavoy.
he is not adorable in wanted, however. he is just lame. like a lame edward norton. because the only good bits made me think of fight club (evidence: mention of ikea products, dreary every day life etc...). the bad bits made me think of leaving the theatre. and the really bad parts made me laugh out loud. basically, if you can believe a guild of weavers can become assassins driven by a magic loom, then this is the movie for you. minus eight. it would have only been a minus 5, but i found out i missed out on the gymnastics showcase at the olympics by going to the movie. so it gets minus 3 opportunity cost points.
and i have also just this moment seen baby mama. and by comparison it is oscar worthy. and it has an all star cast that includes steve martin. that guy is ALWAYS hilarious. plus it is a chick flick so even when it is bad it is good. and there are babies and jokes about wanting babies and tina fey and i should probably become best friends because when she is given the chance to dj at a night club she blasts out the lady in red. which we know is the best song of all time. sadly, it empties the dance floor. 6/10.
inspired by a coworker, these are the days of my life...
Thursday, August 21, 2008
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Have my apologies been profuse enough yet?
Apparently, according to my flatmate, I am the reason they keep making movies like Wanted, and the reason Jason Statham has a career.
Your pluses and minuses seem to need recalibration. Wanted may have been the single stupidest movie ever greenlit by hollywood, and was all the more awesome for it. The Loom of Death! Slow-mo 360 degree spinning car assasination through sunroof! Bendy bullets! Angelina Jolie! Einstein would have a hard time listing all the rules of physics broken. 24 out of 10.
cpw i think you've apologised three times. there must still be another five to go, minimum.
and ben, you're wrong. i maintain my minus eight.
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