Movie Roundup
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weaktwosSo, in the past week, I saw three movies in theatres: Casino Royale, Dreamgirls and Night at the Museum.
This is a high number of theatre visits for me.
Casino Royale:
Fantastic entertainment. I enjoyed the female love interest that captured Bond's heart. Of course she was going to die horribly. Bond movies don't disappoint, there!. The villain was creepy and disgusting. I was pleasantly entertained by the whole movie.
Dreamgirls:
Again, very entertaining. Eddie Murphy was fantastic. His days on SNL prepared him very well for this role, but he also turned in an excellent dramatic performance. Beyonce did well, too. Her acting sucked in Austin Powers, she shaped up for this. Then again, maybe it's not too far from home.
Night at the Museum:
Good fun. It's the new Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure for single parents who feel they are failures. Why do I say that? Because we get a great survey of history like B&T, but without the Wyld Stallyns or the time machine. But you get a great cast of characters and charming performances by Mickey Rooney and Dick Van Dyke and it's pure gold. Stiller came off as disingenuous a few times. But still, a hill of fun. Once you get past the fact that he didn't read his work manual up front to avoid a lot of problems that ensued.
This is a high number of theatre visits for me.
Casino Royale:
Fantastic entertainment. I enjoyed the female love interest that captured Bond's heart. Of course she was going to die horribly. Bond movies don't disappoint, there!. The villain was creepy and disgusting. I was pleasantly entertained by the whole movie.
Dreamgirls:
Again, very entertaining. Eddie Murphy was fantastic. His days on SNL prepared him very well for this role, but he also turned in an excellent dramatic performance. Beyonce did well, too. Her acting sucked in Austin Powers, she shaped up for this. Then again, maybe it's not too far from home.
Night at the Museum:
Good fun. It's the new Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure for single parents who feel they are failures. Why do I say that? Because we get a great survey of history like B&T, but without the Wyld Stallyns or the time machine. But you get a great cast of characters and charming performances by Mickey Rooney and Dick Van Dyke and it's pure gold. Stiller came off as disingenuous a few times. But still, a hill of fun. Once you get past the fact that he didn't read his work manual up front to avoid a lot of problems that ensued.
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Date: 2007-01-02 04:52 pm (UTC)Interesting that they would use Texas Hold 'Em. That would be about the only thing I would be disappointed with as that was obviously a move to get the popular vote as Bond played Baccarat in the original book, but us uncivilized Americans would find it boring I guess, according to Holywood.
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Date: 2007-01-02 07:11 am (UTC)I'm not a huge Bond fan, and even though I've been hearing Casino Royale is the best yet, I think I've seen all I need of Daniel Craig in the trailers of him in the speedo...I think the torture in the more revealing scene would just ruin the eye candy aspect...? ;)
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Date: 2007-01-02 07:42 am (UTC)I think it is one of the best Bond movies yet. The others were kind of fun from a spy-gadget perspective, but this seemed to focus more on the characters themselves, and I enjoyed it.
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