It's that time again for TGITDNMAR, which (obviously) stands for Thank God It's The Day New Movies Are Released.
Well, better late than never. It may not be "the day" anymore, but damnit, TGITDNMAR just cannot be stopped by the limitations of time and space.
The Incredible Hulk
Why Ed, why?
Did Norton peak too soon? His first feature role as Aaron Stampler in Primal Fear earned him an Academy Award nomination. His next two roles were supporting ones in films directed by Milos Forman and Woody Allen. After that? Just three of the most important film in pop culture land in the last ten years - Rounders, American History X, and Fight Club.
Since then, it's been a series of not-so-peaks and valleys, from the highs of The 25th Hour and The Illusionist to the lows of The Italian Job and Death to Smoochy. Now, he's starring in a movie that features a battle between two CGI giants, the scenes from which unfortunately remind me of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen every time I see them. Not a good sign.
It's also not good that this and the 2003 version have me longing for Lou Ferrigno. Maybe we're just not ready for CGI characters in live-action films these days. I shudder to think of T2 with a computer-generated villain...
Fletch's Chance of Viewing (in the theater): 15%, or worse than the chances that I'll ever be able to bench press 200 lbs.
The Happening
Is The Village the only M. Night movie that has nothing to do with water per se? I wanna know what happened (no pun intended) to this guy as a kid that got him so hooked on water. Was he tortured by it? Saved by it? Just thirsty all the time? Seriously, if people are dropping dead in The Happening due to dehydration or something like that, I'm going to track down some waterboarding experts and sic them on the Shamalamaman.
Still, I've enjoyed all of his films to some degree with the exception of Lady in the Water, so, despite even all the negative reviews, I'm sure to catch this at some point.
Fletch's Chance of Viewing: 71%, or equal to the percent of Earth that is made up of water.
And then...
Well, better late than never. It may not be "the day" anymore, but damnit, TGITDNMAR just cannot be stopped by the limitations of time and space.
The Incredible HulkWhy Ed, why?
Did Norton peak too soon? His first feature role as Aaron Stampler in Primal Fear earned him an Academy Award nomination. His next two roles were supporting ones in films directed by Milos Forman and Woody Allen. After that? Just three of the most important film in pop culture land in the last ten years - Rounders, American History X, and Fight Club.
Since then, it's been a series of not-so-peaks and valleys, from the highs of The 25th Hour and The Illusionist to the lows of The Italian Job and Death to Smoochy. Now, he's starring in a movie that features a battle between two CGI giants, the scenes from which unfortunately remind me of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen every time I see them. Not a good sign.
It's also not good that this and the 2003 version have me longing for Lou Ferrigno. Maybe we're just not ready for CGI characters in live-action films these days. I shudder to think of T2 with a computer-generated villain...
Fletch's Chance of Viewing (in the theater): 15%, or worse than the chances that I'll ever be able to bench press 200 lbs.
The HappeningIs The Village the only M. Night movie that has nothing to do with water per se? I wanna know what happened (no pun intended) to this guy as a kid that got him so hooked on water. Was he tortured by it? Saved by it? Just thirsty all the time? Seriously, if people are dropping dead in The Happening due to dehydration or something like that, I'm going to track down some waterboarding experts and sic them on the Shamalamaman.
Still, I've enjoyed all of his films to some degree with the exception of Lady in the Water, so, despite even all the negative reviews, I'm sure to catch this at some point.
Fletch's Chance of Viewing: 71%, or equal to the percent of Earth that is made up of water.
