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In 2010 I came home from work one day, my girlfriend grabbed my arm and told me I was taking her to see Kick-Ass. She had a pretty high gravity job, went through moods, and at times it was hard to talk her into going out for anything other than alcohol. I don't remember much of the movie, but I remember we had fun that evening. She definitely seemed to enjoy the movie more than I did, and it was nice to see her have a good time. 

Super (2010)

A few months after the theatrical release of Kick-Ass, Super premiered at the Toronto film festival, then several months later, now a whole year after Kick-Ass, it saw theatrical release. Kick-Ass is the film I saw in theaters, and Super is the film I wish I had bothered to see in theaters. The two films appear very similar in style, marketing, and content, but when in comes down to it, silly costumes and over the top violence are the only things they have in common. It was hard to watch the trailers for Super without thinking Didn't I just pay to go see a movie just like that a few months ago?

Super isn't even a hero movie, it is more about a guy who has been constantly screwed over his whole life going on a killing spree with the somewhat honorable goal of rescuing his runaway junkie wife, and just happens to chose the guise of a super hero to don while doing so. It is a really dark movie, but yet somehow really funny. Starring Rainn Wilson, I expected it to be more straight up silly comedy, than the darker more serious story it actually told.

3 out of 4 blood spattered pipe wrenches.

On my way home from work earlier and dropped in on a friend i havent seen in a while to see how he's been. We cracked open a beer and was sitting in his garden chatting when his phone rings and he gets up and disappears into his house to chat. Anyway, I wandered into his front room to just to see what was on the TV (which was on) and noticed his DVD collection. Looking through I came across this, which I haven't seen in a gazillion years! It's now been well and truly borrowed by yours truly! ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSpowoKqSzc

It is a cult classic. And your right, the film is very similar to the beginning of the Matrix. Like I said, I haven't watched it in years but always recall loving it the first time I saw it. Great cast too. Richard O'Brien has always been a favourite.

Hard Candy (2005)

I've heard a lot about this movie, mostly negative things, but it seemed intriguing. Watching Super, which featured Ellen Page, last night reminded me I had been meaning to watch this.

Over all, it was a pretty worthless movie, though perhaps an interesting psychological experiment: Do you feel sympathy for the man undergoing torture even after child pornography and a photo of the missing girl are found in his possession? Or do you gleefully root for the crazy teenager and the sick things she is doing to this man?

Overall, I am glad I watched it, though I will probably never watch it again.

1 out of 4 boxes of girl scout cookies

Dark City Director's Cut (1998)

Picked this up on a buy 1 get 2 free blu-ray sale a few months ago. Had never seen any version of the film before. Perhaps if I had seen this back in 1998, I would have thought a lot more of it, but for me it fell kind of flat. It had an engaging story, pretty visuals, and Jennifer Connelly. Yet somehow overall it did not manage to pull me in or make me really care much about what was happening.

2 out of 4 hot wives you were never really married to

Oh well, it isn't going to be everyone's cup of tea. But if you'd seen it around the time period it was released, you more than likely would have a higher opinion of it. (I think?) shrug.

Hey, it's me. said:

Oh well, it isn't going to be everyone's cup of tea. But if you'd seen it around the time period it was released, you more than likely would have a higher opinion of it. (I think?) shrug.

I really liked Dark City, and I only saw it about a year ago.

Yeah it's a good film. Had you been unaware of it up until a year ago, or had you just never got around to watching it? Just asking.

Second one.

I liked Dark City enough to consider making it a prequel of sorts to Star Wars in my personal canon.

I should rewatch it, though, but make it the director's cut this time around.

Sold!

As i was was waiting for anything near positive feedback on that one...Got a spanning spine set of all the Godzilla DVD's, and i will no doubt be a slut to the new Godzilla filum.

^^Oh, and thinkin bout it Heather, i have the directors cut of that and have never watched it (I compare it to Bladerunner too much).

Sold, sold, so frikken sold now! 

RE : the Dark City/Matrix thing I prefer The Thirteenth Floor (1999) myself.

Reality not being all that it seemed was that years thing.

Anchorhead said:

Tried to give Silver Linings Playbook a watch a few days ago and had to bail after about 30 minutes.  I hate shaky-cam documentary-style camera work.  If you want me to watch your story, don't make me work to follow it around the screen.  It's annoying to me and lazy on the part of the director.

If that's the case, you want to try giving a British film called 'Outlaw' a whirl. It's unwatchable due to the shaky-cam. Gives you a headache.

Bob Munkhouse, and Shaun "flick it" Bean, and Danny Dieorea where in that one. I kinda liked it.