Every ACTION has a reaction.
Lately it has been action central here... I go through phases in both music and movies, depending on what mood I'm in. Within the past two days, I've seen a lot of action... and lived to tell about it!
Here's what I've watched during the past 48 hours (in no particular order):
The Bourne Identity (2002)
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
Eraser (1996)
The League of Extraordinary Gentleman (2003)
The Legend of Zorro (2005)
And that's just recently... in the past week I'm sure I've watched around 20 or so. Since January through March is the major portion of the college basketball season, I haven't seen as many new movies as I normally would. I don't go to the theater as much as I used to a few years ago. There are a couple of reasons for this. (Maybe you agree...) 1. Cost. Why am I going to pay upwards of ten bucks to sit in an overly-crowded, kid-whining, cell phone ringing, igloo/furnace (depending on how stupid the manager is with the thermostat), where they think that bottled water is traded on the commodities market (ie. $4.00 for a 20 oz Dasani). 2. I can sit on my couch with my feet propped up (ahem!), stare at my huge ass tv, and listen to my DTS Dolby Surround that is better than the theater anyway? (Yes, I love Denis Leary)
Favorite Denis quote: "From now on, the only person who gets to yell is me. Why? Because I have a gun. People with guns get to do whatever they want. Married people without guns - for instance - you - DO NOT get to yell. Why? NO GUNS! No guns, no yelling. See? Simple little equation." (Name that movie)
And last but not least, 3. I can make loud bodily noises, scratch myself, and the most important... pause the movie; instead of causing severe damage to my kidneys when I refuse to miss anything I just spent ten bucks on!
As for the movies I listed above, the only one I really want to comment on right now is The Legend of Zorro. On my scale of 1-10, this being an overall scale, I would give it somewhere between a 5 and a 6. (The Bourne Identity and Supremacy are both in the 8 to 9 range for me) Whoever mixed the sound for Zorro must have been half deaf. I lost count of the number of times the sound faded in and out, especially during intense actions sequences. For most of you DVD enthusiasts out there, you understand what I mean when I say that most of the time, the action sequences are SO loud you have to adjust the volume to keep your neighbors from calling the police. Besides the less than adequate sound, (which is very important to me), there were a number of useless jokes the writers added to try and compete with the humor from the first Banderas picture, The Mask of Zorro (1998). (Which was MUCH better, I might add) Overall, I recommend you rent The Legend of Zorro, but save your money when you visit Best Buy or Wal-Mart.
Here's what I've watched during the past 48 hours (in no particular order):
The Bourne Identity (2002)
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
Eraser (1996)
The League of Extraordinary Gentleman (2003)
The Legend of Zorro (2005)
And that's just recently... in the past week I'm sure I've watched around 20 or so. Since January through March is the major portion of the college basketball season, I haven't seen as many new movies as I normally would. I don't go to the theater as much as I used to a few years ago. There are a couple of reasons for this. (Maybe you agree...) 1. Cost. Why am I going to pay upwards of ten bucks to sit in an overly-crowded, kid-whining, cell phone ringing, igloo/furnace (depending on how stupid the manager is with the thermostat), where they think that bottled water is traded on the commodities market (ie. $4.00 for a 20 oz Dasani). 2. I can sit on my couch with my feet propped up (ahem!), stare at my huge ass tv, and listen to my DTS Dolby Surround that is better than the theater anyway? (Yes, I love Denis Leary)
Favorite Denis quote: "From now on, the only person who gets to yell is me. Why? Because I have a gun. People with guns get to do whatever they want. Married people without guns - for instance - you - DO NOT get to yell. Why? NO GUNS! No guns, no yelling. See? Simple little equation." (Name that movie)
And last but not least, 3. I can make loud bodily noises, scratch myself, and the most important... pause the movie; instead of causing severe damage to my kidneys when I refuse to miss anything I just spent ten bucks on!
As for the movies I listed above, the only one I really want to comment on right now is The Legend of Zorro. On my scale of 1-10, this being an overall scale, I would give it somewhere between a 5 and a 6. (The Bourne Identity and Supremacy are both in the 8 to 9 range for me) Whoever mixed the sound for Zorro must have been half deaf. I lost count of the number of times the sound faded in and out, especially during intense actions sequences. For most of you DVD enthusiasts out there, you understand what I mean when I say that most of the time, the action sequences are SO loud you have to adjust the volume to keep your neighbors from calling the police. Besides the less than adequate sound, (which is very important to me), there were a number of useless jokes the writers added to try and compete with the humor from the first Banderas picture, The Mask of Zorro (1998). (Which was MUCH better, I might add) Overall, I recommend you rent The Legend of Zorro, but save your money when you visit Best Buy or Wal-Mart.
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