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Let’s be straight and direct just like the title of the movie. This is a movie I will never go see in theater and that I will not bother to rent. If you’ve surfing around the web you might of noticed the buzz around that new Samuel L. Jackson movie. Snakes on a Plane is self-explanatory, the hero is played by Jackson and the snakes are the bad guys. I found myself to have very little interest and never dared speaking of it, however fan sites seem to be all over the place.

Strange thing is that movie was not pre-released for critics to see and they are obviously placing their bets on the hype the movie made over the Internet. The movie released today manages quite well on Rottentomatoes with a rating of 64% (will probably vary as more critics get to see it). Today is the official release date so you can go see in any theater near you. Apparently it’s loads of fun; no Oscar but just fun action/horror movie.

This post is similar to other imports I made from my old Rottentomatoes account. Back then I used to make really short reviews and my syntax was really bad (still is). Thanks to the latests updates in Wordpress editor I can copy & paste these posts for reference.

Friday, May 14, 2004
Trojan Horse (Troy)
CURRENT RATINGS:
7/10 Movie: Troy (2004)

How do we say that again, two thumbs up. This movie is good, the begining is boring and you get to have Achilles quite fast. But you get over it because of the actions scene, the play of actors and the strengh of this movie. Don’t trust critics that destroy that movie, it’s worth seeing, and very entertaining.

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Friday, March 05, 2004
Wild Horses in Hidalgo!
CURRENT RATINGS:
8/10 Movie: Hidalgo (2004)

Well, this movie was special. At the sight of the first scenes you are sure, it’s going to be a great movie. But when the movie is done, you just say, it was a quite good movie. It is a great adventure movie, but with some “clichés” we still can enjoy the movie. The play of actors is interesting and comic relief helps go trought this 2 hour movie.

Still there are some bad in the movie. Sometimes, we lose track of the story, and there are some serious, discrimination issues in the movie, but when you remember we are in 1890 you understand they just wanted to depict how hard it was at the time. Bottom line, the movie is worth seeing, because it is entertaining, funny, has lot’s of breath taking scenes, and you can see trought some obvious mistakes, a deep sense of spirituality. It’s a fight for those who are not recocgnised that will win.

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Monday, January 19, 2004
I caught a “Big Fish”!
CURRENT RATINGS:
8/10 Movie: Big Fish (2003)
9/10 Celeb: Ewan McGregor

Well, can’t say I was dissapointed, and can’t say I wasn’t satified. This movie is quite “different”, still I think it gives a moderate entertainment.

The problem is this movie should of never hit the big screen, but the small-tv-screen only. I believe it’s a good movie to see on video, so you can take a break of this 2 hour movie that sometimes has blanks-lengths that never end. But in some other cases you’ll find yourself enjoying what you see. So I guess you’d have to see the movie to make your mind. But I can say it’s worth seeing.
The story is deep and covers very important issues of life, even if you’re young you get something from the movie. Besides, actors are doing a great job in this movie!

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I simple hope no one was really thinking X-Men: The Last Stand would seriously be the last time we hear about the X-Men! It is quite obvious that money maker and fan favorite franchise is still worth my money.
The first official news on top of the list is that the DVD will be released this fall; October 3rd 2006. We can presume it will be a release similar to the two previous installments showcasing a 2-disc set. Let’s keep in mind that from my perspective the third X-Men movie was far from being the best one. The vision of Marvel’s universe of X-Men divided fans across the world considering some of the editorial choices made by both screenwriter and producer Brett Ratner (Running Scared, Prison Break). Now this movie I will buy of course, it will be a great addition to my 4-disc set of the previous movies that we’re directed by Bryan Singer (Superman Returns, The Usual Suspects). You can go see my previous post to get my optimistic perception of the movie.

Now there has been some serious chatter over the Internet concerning a fourth movie to be eventually released but the focus would be on other X-Men. What I mean is that they can finally cut Storm (played by Halle Berry) that has been a lot of screen time. I mean during the hole movie I was asking myself why she was having a word to say on everything. Same thing goes for Wolverine who has been the focus of all three stories will now get his own spin-off. This move would address two issues with the comic book franchise. Having multiple heroes means sharing screen time and not having the time to enjoy each of them at their full potential. You could of really noticed it starting with X2: X-Men United with Cyclops that barely had time to do anything.

If they decide to ride that horse I’m willing to support them. Even though Bryan is through with FOX and will probably be working on a Superman sequel I’d like to see him direct an other X-Men movie. I remember talking with a friend back when X2 was released that we hoped that they would stop after three to make sure they don’t spoil the show. But today I realize that I’m fan enough to see more X-Men if they are willing to invest more time on a good script and forget about actors demands.