1. I see a lot of praise about how good a comic-book movie it is. Is it also a good hero/action movie for someone who hasn't the slightest interest in comic books??

2. Assuming it is, does one need to have seen the first movie to appreciate the second??



P.S. "movie" = "film", duh americanisation >:( 

1. Yes
2. No

I'm a long-time comic nerd, and while the movie isn't flawless by any means, I think it's the best "comic" movie I've seen, whether you're a knowledgable viewer or not. 

1. yes
2. yes

It's hard to justify my answer on the second without going into spoilers. So let's just say that if you want to see the second you might as well see the first anyways. It's out on dvd iirc. 

1 - yes
2- at least half of it. It's not as good but it's not exactly a waste of time either. 

Looking forward to this... looks fucked up
http://download.ifilm.com/qt/portal/2642103_200.mov 

2 trailers for SAW now btw 

I honestly don't know what to think about that movie. 

Just saw signs.. while the director did a good job playing on suspense and intrigue, I thought the plot was poorly written. I suppose it's worth a rent, but nothing more. 

blows dogs balls. I mean it's all good to ape Hitchcock, Shymalan seems to have suspense down pat, but like Phait said, what about combining it with a decent plot?

It seems as if the sixth sense was a fluke, as all his other work is below par despite being interesting in parts. 

http://maddox.xmission.com/signs.html

Maddox got it right again 

saw this last night, pretty nifty film. a bit too self-consciously quirky in places but a fun film regardless.

oh yeah, did anyone catch Hellboy? What was that like, I'm thinking of getting the DVD? 

some Hellboy reviews in this thread I believe, and/or GA. Haven't seen it myself, not terribly interested, but will probably end up seeing it. 

I loved that movie. The Vietnam War reenactment with explosives done on a High School stage. Unforgettable. 

Don't remember which one of the series, but came out in 2003.. Saw most of it.. fucking amazing action sequences and I really liked how it was directed and the humor. And the grrls. 

as does any girl who has a mouth that's actually bigger than her face. 

I have this feeling she could portray Tori Amos if there ever was a movie about her.. something about the face, eyes, but that smile is wide.

Another interesting thing I read.. Jaime Foxx is portraying Ray Charles in a film.. I read a review of the pre-screening and the reviewer, at first had hesitations about Jaime as Ray, but said he was rather surprised. I'm not sure if it's going to be a theatrical release or on TV.. probably TV. 

yeah that was pretty cool.

"Please use your safety glasses and ear plugs if you feel it necessary." 

Film composer Jerry Goldsmith has died at the age of 75. He passed away overnight after struggling with cancer. Kick-starting a long and successful career in the early 1950s at CBS (Twilight Zone, anyone?), Goldsmith has since contributed to the horror genre in ways a more seasoned music nut can better explain than myself. Alien. Planet of the Apes. Gremlins. Poltergeist. Psycho II. Warlock. Deep Rising. The Haunting ('99). The list goes on. He won an Academy Award for The Omen in 1976 and is a five-time Emmy winner.

My all-time fave composer -- next to Zappa, of course. Recognize. 

but I love Enrio Morricone's work the best. 

I don't necessarily agree with you, but Morricone is one of my faves, as well. Meanwhile, on the SAW front, the official site is finally up -- and it's a trip: http://www.howfuckedup.net 

Chinatown
The score was responseable for
A great bulk of its odd California Noir mood 

is one of my favorite flms ever. Class in each and every department. 

will always be Planet of the Apes. The music when I first heard it was so alien, and yet perfectly suited to the movie. My first taste of post-modernism -- even though at the time, I had no idea what it was, just thought it was really really cool =D 

would have to be my personal favorite of Goldsmith.

The bit where they discover the big fossilised alien in his gun turret, the music in that scene is great.

I also saw the hunt for Red october yesterday and obviously I was seeing the wrong submarine movies before because this and Das Boot have completely changed my opinion of the submarine genre. 

"submarine genre" ?

That's a new one...