Probably not a big hit with the anti-abortion folks. A young man finds his true mission in life. If I had one complaint, it’s that all the kids in the orphanage are soooo darling, when in truth, they’re all just a bunch of bastards.
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Spider-man 2
I was really quite glad to see they weren’t afraid to break the taboo of letting people in on spidey’s identity secret. I’m not sure that it was better than the first one – I actually liked the villan in the first movie better – I thought he was more complex… the villan in 2 was just a ripoff of the first one. But, for all the other stuff, I guess it was a bit better than 1.
Spider-man
I was expecting this to be your regular churn-em-out hollywood blockbuster. I suppose it was, but it was a lot better than most. Even though the plot was somewhat predictable (we all know what’s going to happen), it was kept interesting by good writing and good acting. Also, the villian in this movie was done really well – his character actually made sense, he wasn’t just “evil for the sake of being evil”. I also liked less-than-straightforward love story. As for criticism? Peter Parker is way too excited and not a bit freaked-out by his transformation. He reacts like it’s something that happens every day. Ho-hum, so I’m shooting webs from my wrists… big deal… Also, the special effects could have been more gravity-realistic, there are a couple scenes where spidey’s moves just don’t look “correct”. (And exactly where did he get that suit?)
Seabiscuit
Something about this movie seemed “forced”, like the actors weren’t really into it, and just going through the paces. Sure, it’s a great story, but do we really need a movie about “everything”?
Pleasantville
I’m sorry if you liked this movie, but I thought it was completely full of itself. After a half hour, I was sitting there saying “ok, I get it… when people ‘wake up’, they turn into color… oooh! a metaphor or something”. But that was the whole movie. This was just stupid, they were living in an artificially constructed reality in the first place, any growth of the characters was just stupid.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
A couple guys go to Las Vegas, do tons of drugs, trash hotel rooms, get in and out of trouble, and leave. If this sounds cool, then you’ll like this movie. I can’t imagine that a movie with this plot and script could have been done any better. It’s based on a book which I never read, so I can’t compare it to anything. it was a nice escape for a little while… now I feel like I don’t have to ‘do way too many drugs and go to Las Vegas’, I can just watch this movie instead.