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Stalingrad (1993). Exceptional.
Great war movie. "Make way for the glorious heros of the Third Reich".Stalingrad (1993). Exceptional.
I have to agree with the voice bit, especially when he was talking to Catwoman, after she already knew who he was. That said, I thoroughly enjoyed this one, being a big fan of the first two. The whole series had a great way of making Batman seem human and almost made you feel like you could be Batman too."The Dark Knight Rises" - I'd give it a "B" or "B-Minus". Overly long, overly preachy. Crazy in some spots. This isn't 1914, cops armed with pistols don't attack armoured vehicles and men behind barricades with automatic long guns. The whole thing with the U.S. Special Forces, unnecessary except to tell us that there was a mole in the outfit. I think the best part of the movie was the set up for the inevitable sequel. I like the take on what might be a more rational origin for "Robin". I also liked the way Catwoman laughs at Batman's schoolboy (no guns allowed) mentality. However the ENTIRE family cracked up the time Bale slapped on his "Batman Grumble" voice. It was just so incongruous, unncessary AND jarring, that we just fell out. We all began imitating him to the point we had to stop the movie and stop doing it before we had errrr.... accidents. Enjoyable overall but just a tad overblown.
Worf
I have to disagree here; I really liked the whole concept of this one. As an avid sci-fi fan, I can say it was well thought out and I liked how it used time-travel as a tool in the story telling, without muddling up the plot with the science of it all. Deja Vu was also done in a very similar fashion and I enjoyed that one too. The hero of both stories wasn't a science geek, but a regular guy trying to get by with the tools provided.Looper... Not the greatest film. Left you pretty confused, picks up at the end, then bam, it's over.
On a night like this:
Watch TCM
"It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World " followed by "The Great Race".
Just watched "The Lost City" and was disappointed in Andy Garcia (et. al.) for perpetuating so many stereotypes.
12 To The Moon, the MST3K version.
You know it's going to be good, when the astronauts are riding in lawn chairs.