Spiderman 3 - Saw this a couple of days after it came out. I am a huge fan of the first 2. They are both excellent films. The third was not quite as good. So what happened? Well, to start it all off, there was just too much going on. The first 2 films had one supervillian while this one had 2 and sometimes 3. It was overload. They didn't allow enough time to develop each story and I believe the inclusion of Venom was rushed and not well thought out. Some scenes were downright hard to watch. The action scenes were some of the best in the series, but action alone does not make it a great film. I would give this a 7 out of 10. Maybe a 6.5.
Half Nelson - Saw this on Netflix a couple of weeks ago. Wonderful film although it was sometimes painful to watch. This movie is about a teacher who is very good at what he does - teaching junior high. However, the teacher has a big drug problem as well and that leads to some interesting situations. This is a fairly slow drama, but if you can handle that, it is well worth the rent. Ryan Gosling was nominated for best actor, and although he didn't win, he does a spectacular job. 8 out of 10. 
The Prestige - I am a big fan of Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman. This movie about rival magicians is awesome! To see the ways they try to one up each other is amazing. Great storyline and it keeps you on the edge for much of the movie. Scarlett Johanson is in it, but although I think she is a hottie, she is pretty much useless in her role. That was disappointing. Very good film. 8 out of 10.
POTC 3 - Ah, yes, Pirates 3. I love the first 2. The second I actually liked even more than the first. This one was decent and the end battle was amazing, but it didn't have the same feel as the first 2. I think it dragged in parts and although I was never bored, I don't feel it has the same replay value as the first 2. I am glad they tied pretty much everything up, but was disappointed with how it ended. All in all, I liked it, but I was slightly disappointed. 7 out of 10.
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The Prestige keeps getting good marks. Christian Bale is a good actor who I first saw in American Psycho.
I will catch Spidey on DVD, you are the latest person to say the movie was a bit disjointed and hurried feeling.
We'll see Spiderman and Pirates on DVD.
We saw The Prestige and liked it but the explanation was too creepy to want to see it again.
I saw spiderman on Saturday. I didn't like it as much as the first two. I would've rather seen Venom then Sandman. There was no need for Sandman at all.
I saw Sheirk the 3rd on Sunday. It was good. I really liked it. Although I really don't think that kids will get it.
Saw Pirates on Monday. I really liked that one. The best one all weekend. True it was a little weird, but Johnny Depp was great. My friend Chris said there was an extra sceen at the end of the credits. Of course I didn't know this till the next day.
With those reviews, I think I'm going to wait to see them on DVD. Thanks for the reviews and nice to have you back. I do miss the usual posts, however.
Geez, I haven't been to the movies in ages. I think the last flick I saw was "Walk the Line"...
But I am excited about the DVD release of "The Namesake" because I just read the book and loved it so much.
The Prestige was a good movie but have you seen The Illusionist.. it was far better.. I gave it a 9 out 10...
The resident comics expert in the office gave Spiderman 3 a big, emphatic thumbs down. Looks like I'll wait til video, cya
Evil E - Yeah, Christian Bale does rock in American Psycho. I saw him years ago as a kid in Empire of the Sun. He is good in that.
Nani - Aww, that is what made it cool
POM - You can find it on Youtube as well as the secret endings from the FIRST two movies.
Mom- Yeah, just wait.
Sonja - You need to hit the movies more
babybull - Going to watch it tonight actually
npanth - Yeah, you can wait
I heard Spiderman wasn't so great. Plus, I'm not a huge fan of that particular superhero in the first place. I like Batman, I think he's a cool superhero.
The movie I really want to see is Half Nelson, and the Prestige sounds very cool too.
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