I didn’t really like this movie. It was way over-hyped. I especially didn’t like the scene with the prince songs in the museum. The whole movie seemed a bit “crammed together”. They really didn’t spend the time developing the villain’s character (a problem with all the Batman movies). I don’t think people realize that comic book characters can be really complex – that’s what’s appealing about them. They’re not appealing if they’re just presented to us with no real background other than “this is a good guy” or “this is a bad guy”. the other Batman movies had this same problem – especially Batman III. Yes, they did make an effort to develop the characters in all these movies, but I don’t know, it just seemed like it wasn’t enough.
Tag Archives: Jack Nicholson
As Good as it Gets
Not quite. Although it was pretty good. There’s just something about the May-December romance that doesn’t seem right though. Jack Nicholson’s character is a creep – no matter how much money he has. Basically, this movie says that money can buy people. If Jack Nicholson was a regular nice guy (not even neurotic) and had no money, there’s no way Helen Hunt’s character would go for him… even if he was really charming and witty. Plus, we find that money can also buy health – what was that about? We never find out just what was wrong with the kid. Despite those flaws, I still liked the movie. It kept me entertained for a couple hours, and there was a lot of good acting from virtually every actor.
About Schmidt
An old man realizes his life meant nothing. Jack Nicholson was entertaining as the lead, but I was never really convinced that he was an insurance executive – there was just too much “Jack” there (plus, I didn’t really believe he could be that helpless without his wife). Still, like I said, it was an entertaining movie with some classic bits & characters – loved the son-in-law character.
The Shining
Almost the only decent Stephen King-based movie. And he didn’t like it! Makes me wonder about Stephen King more than anything…
One Flew Over the Cukoo’s Nest
One of those movies that set a new standard.
Mars Attacks
Neat, but it should have been about a half hour long. It was like they created these neat Martian characters, but then they didn’t know where to go. They should have cut some scenes short and lengthened others.