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OT: It's a BUST guys: DA VINCI
slayers_creek_oth:
--- Quote from: vkm91941 on May 22, 2006, 11:45:24 pm ---Hey Chris is this you? ROFLOL :laugh:
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ROFLMFAO! Hell yes!
Sheyne:
Heh.. we ALL should be so plucky!
;D
JCinNYC2006:
--- Quote from: christopher_SLAYERS on May 21, 2006, 04:55:59 pm ---
From BoxOfficeMojo
Lots of people saw this film....even surpassed my expectations...I thought Juan might be interested in this...
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Hey Chris, yeah I was surprised by the size of the BO, given the mediocre reviews. I did see it on Saturday, and I liked it more than I expected. There were enough moments throughout where I was caught up in wondering what was going to happen next, even though I read the book a while back. Some of the criticisms are valid, but not to the point of being terrible. Occasionally Audrey Tatou's a little difficult to understand. There is a lot of exposition, and some of it is livened up with flashbacks. But to me the best thing about the movie is Ian McKellen. He pumps a lot of much needed energy and fun as soon as he appears, and his passionate performance heightened the sense of "what if it were true?" amazement that I felt reading the book.
I haven't been on since Saturday, so I missed a lot of the "art vs. entertainment" debate, but I'll throw my 25 cents in later.
Juan
slayers_creek_oth:
--- Quote from: JCinNYC2006 on May 23, 2006, 10:53:35 am ---Hey Chris, yeah I was surprised by the size of the BO, given the mediocre reviews. I did see it on Saturday, and I liked it more than I expected. There were enough moments throughout where I was caught up in wondering what was going to happen next, even though I read the book a while back. Some of the criticisms are valid, but not to the point of being terrible. Occasionally Audrey Tatou's a little difficult to understand. There is a lot of exposition, and some of it is livened up with flashbacks. But to me the best thing about the movie is Ian McKellen. He pumps a lot of much needed energy and fun as soon as he appears, and his passionate performance heightened the sense of "what if it were true?" amazement that I felt reading the book.
I haven't been on since Saturday, so I missed a lot of the "art vs. entertainment" debate, but I'll throw my 25 cents in later.
Juan
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Good I'm glad you semi-liked it! Its not as bad as it sounds at least IMO! I didn't LOVE it either but I liked it....and at least you gave it a try...
I agree about the Ian McKellen thing for sure...he stole the movie!
JCinNYC2006:
That's so funny...does it sound like only semi? I enjoyed it, I would recommend it. My expectations were lowered by the reviews and cuz of Ron Howard, but it surpassed them. In the same vein, Brett Ratner directing X-3 has me a little concerned, but no way would I miss that. If it's good enough, I'll probably see it several times over the weekend.
Juan
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