tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post5344669208904108179..comments2024-02-17T14:57:50.954-05:00Comments on The Verdant Dude: Danny Boyle - 7Verdant Earlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-59341637212695982812008-08-25T15:15:00.000-04:002008-08-25T15:15:00.000-04:00Limpy - a little Deux ex Machina right there for y...Limpy - a little Deux ex Machina right there for you. They had no way of explaining some of the previous ship's whereabouts or some of the skullduggery going onboard the second ship. Enter bad guy. I sort of saw it coming, but I really didn't mind it. At its creepiest it reminded me of Event Horizon, a bad movie with some really scary imagery.Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-57854446509501827062008-08-25T15:10:00.000-04:002008-08-25T15:10:00.000-04:00I liked Sunshine right up until they intriduced th...I liked Sunshine right up until they intriduced the bad guy. Sorry, but I could only suspend disbelief quite so far, and that wnet past it for me.<BR/><BR/>Other than that, good movie.limpy99https://www.blogger.com/profile/06975672608204212282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-33676590375859467322008-08-23T01:44:00.000-04:002008-08-23T01:44:00.000-04:00badger - glad you enjoyed it. I have seen NATM. ...badger - glad you enjoyed it. I have seen NATM. Twice, for some reason. I hated it and all its ilk. Sorry.Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-16300800572160133822008-08-22T22:54:00.000-04:002008-08-22T22:54:00.000-04:00Just watched Sunshine tonight. After you posted th...Just watched Sunshine tonight. After you posted this, it dropped on the doormat from LoveFilm (our Netflix, I suppose), and Trophy Wife loves Sci-fi, so there we were...<BR/><BR/>It was fun. Lovely looking film on the whole, too.<BR/><BR/>And Earl, watch NATM. If you know your teen movies - and I assume you are as conversant with John Hughes as the rest of us - watch it.badgerdaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08275758525851693777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-49444074778330267492008-08-21T11:20:00.000-04:002008-08-21T11:20:00.000-04:00I just never really consider it. I mean, when I s...I just never really consider it. I mean, when I see a trailer that looks interesting, I think "Oh I want to see that," and I never even think to see if it is by a director whose movies I have liked in the past. But TGH does so I that's why I wondered if it were a guy thing. I was hoping other females would voice their opinions on this one but I didn't see anything in the comments about it. Oh well. Maybe a future topic for conversation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-5335437858420042032008-08-21T00:12:00.000-04:002008-08-21T00:12:00.000-04:00Michelle - Hope you enjoy it. If not...um, blame ...Michelle - Hope you enjoy it. If not...um, blame Slyde! ;)Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-84659164363827500662008-08-20T21:04:00.000-04:002008-08-20T21:04:00.000-04:00Hey b.e. i noticed that Sunshine is being shown to...Hey b.e. i noticed that Sunshine is being shown tomorrow at 1.40pm on MAX!! My DVR is all set!! Thanks dude for turning me on to a director and movie i may have not given a thought too!!!<BR/><BR/>I'll let you know how i like it!!<BR/><BR/>MMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13012277904032798697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-398799940497080012008-08-20T14:46:00.000-04:002008-08-20T14:46:00.000-04:00Slyde - NATM = fail.Teeni - The director affects t...Slyde - NATM = fail.<BR/><BR/>Teeni - The director affects the film more than just about anyone except the lead actors, sometimes more. Going to see a film by one of my favorite directors is akin to seeing a film from one of my favorite actors. But I can see how some don't think that way. :)Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-10353274749458729102008-08-20T14:19:00.000-04:002008-08-20T14:19:00.000-04:00It must be a guy thing to even look at who the dir...It must be a guy thing to even look at who the directors are in a particular movie. My husband does it all the time and when another movie comes out by a director he has liked, he will want to see it. I never even consider that stuff when I see a trailer for a movie. I usually decide whether I want to see it or not based on the trailer or something I've read about it. We do get some entertainment magazines that let us know ahead of time of movies that are in the works too, so that helps. Anyway, Sunshine sounds good though - I like science fiction usually.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-10389143285310077642008-08-20T13:35:00.000-04:002008-08-20T13:35:00.000-04:00p.s. NATM is a very funny film.. leagues above the...p.s. NATM is a very funny film.. leagues above the rest the others in that chain. <BR/><BR/>I watched epic movie the other day and wanted to pluck my eyes out.Slydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02170343849186268727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-25443236506468357002008-08-20T09:20:00.000-04:002008-08-20T09:20:00.000-04:00badger - Those spoof movies suck. The Teen Movie ...badger - Those spoof movies suck. The Teen Movie one may have been decent, but for me it gets wrapped in with all the others. Major suckage.<BR/><BR/>Avitable - see above. Millions is the biggest departure for Boyle in the group. Very small film, but good.<BR/><BR/>Slyde - I think you will like it.Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-55100824658804161522008-08-20T08:49:00.000-04:002008-08-20T08:49:00.000-04:00i love me some danny boyle. although i havent see...i love me some danny boyle. although i havent seen sunshine yet.<BR/><BR/>but you know what? i did NOT like trainspotting... sacrilige, i know.<BR/><BR/>alittle too much poo-poo for my tastes..Slydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02170343849186268727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-19474299488181952492008-08-20T08:11:00.000-04:002008-08-20T08:11:00.000-04:00I haven't seen The Beach or Millions yet, but I li...I haven't seen The Beach or Millions yet, but I like every other Boyle film. Sunshine was very intense, and even with the strange addition of a "bad guy" at the end, it still held my attention.<BR/><BR/>I was also going to say what Badgerdaddy said - Chris Evans has always held his own since Not Another Teen Movie, which is, in my opinion, a parody on par with Airplane and Naked Gun. He was one of the only shining stars in the otherwise miserable Fantastic Four, and it was nice to see him get to do some drama in Sunshine.Avitablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541188721193079705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-16602879288387797322008-08-20T04:29:00.000-04:002008-08-20T04:29:00.000-04:00I'm a Chris Evans fan, simply because of some supe...I'm a Chris Evans fan, simply because of some superb work in the severely under-rated Not Another Teen Movie. He's brilliant in it, I reckon.<BR/><BR/>I was editing a DVD magazine when that came out and we gave it a glowing review, something like 9/10 - then it was released and shocked the shit out of Columbia because its sales weren't that far off xXx that week, which had also just come out if I remember right.<BR/><BR/>Ah, the power of the press. Of course, it had fuck all to do with us.badgerdaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08275758525851693777noreply@blogger.com