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Movie marathon May 29, 2010 0:34:46 GMT -8

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Post by Randalla on May 29, 2010 0:34:46 GMT -8

Well, as someone who can count the number of movies I've been to in my entire life on one hand, two movies in one day is a helluva lot.

I got dragged to see that Sex in the City 2. Surprisingly amusing, it was, even if it did have a couple of not-so-family-friendly moments and a handful of sappy moments (ask Ama, I hate chick flicks). All in all, not one I would have gone to on my own, but at least I didn't hate it or fall asleep halfway through. Of course, the handful of coworkers I went with kept making sure I hadn't fallen asleep, so that could be part of it.

Anyhoo, then it was right off to Prince of Persia. I loved the game, and this movie was nothing like the game. It was still entertaining, and some of the effects did manage to throw me right back into the game. I was hoping to see a lot more parkour-inspired maneuvers--I get a kick out of watching that crazy stuff-- but at least there were plenty of fight scenes.

All in all, not bad. Except for the inevitable headache I came home with.

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Movie marathon May 30, 2010 19:54:02 GMT -8

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Post by xochi on May 30, 2010 19:54:02 GMT -8

SATC, eh. Not my cup of tea. Never has been.

Prince of Persia was good clean turn-off-your-brain fun, even Jake Gyllenhaal couldn't ruin it.

I saw Robin Hood today. (Way later than I meant to.)

Costumes and equipment and scenery, beautiful. It was grimy, it was dank, it felt REAL. Beautiful. The attention to detail in the techniques and equipment of the yeomanry was awesome. The rats crawling on the banquet table made me shudder. All it all, it felt like a real scene out of Medieval England, constantly - unpleasant, dirty, damp - and they did their homework in costume and set design.

Cast and actor performances, amazing. I couldn't have chosen a better cast even if I had free reign to do whatever I wanted with everyone in the world. Russel Crowe and Cate Blanchett were good, if not ever out of their usual comfort zones. Lea Seydoux might be the most beautiful woman in the world, and she's a great actor as well. Allan Doyle as Alan-a-Dayle was an instant classic. It's hard to argue with Liam Neesson after all these years, dude just "gets it" when it comes to knightly roles.

Musical score was fantastic. Very creative. Much less stock-and-copy LOTR-style epic horn scores than I expected. Very subdued and elegant. A lot of medieval mode music, which is awesome. Alan-a-Dayle's ballads were entertaining.

And yet these high points couldn't save the movie from being borderline unwatchable.

Script was middling to bad, being generous. It was made worse by editing decisions that border on idiotic - a dyslexic monkey with a typewriter could have made a more coherent story out of those scenes. The director made that charmingly terrible decision of having the camera shake like Michael J. Fox during action scenes, and it predictably had the same god-awful results it always does.

There was a lot to like about Robin Hood, but the director, story editors, and studio crews screwed the pooch hard. C-, and that's probably being kind.

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Movie marathon May 30, 2010 22:26:25 GMT -8

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Post by Randalla on May 30, 2010 22:26:25 GMT -8

Have I mentioned it's good to have you back?

Ama wants to see that one. I'm not so sure I want to, even though I figured I should be biased in favor of any Robin Hood movie, since I'm told that my grandpa was one of Errol Flynn's stunt doubles in the classic. That way I can watch it and annoy people by saying, "My grandpa could do that, too!" Well, I never watched that one, either, so I guess it goes to show you, I probably won't see this one, either.

Unless Ama flies out here and makes me go to it with her. : :wag

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