on a par with the original.



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Wolverine..


we all watched the leaked workprint several weeks ago (couldnt resist)
but it didnt diminish the theatre experience at all.

it was a different movie on the big screen and we all enjoyed it like it was the first time.

not the be all and end all of comic book movies - it was still a lot of fun.

Already seen the leaked work print. I don't know whether its for the unfinished/unedited effects or the story...I couldn't enjoy it all. The story was the major disappointment but anyway I'll give it another watch after its original dvd release.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

if it wasn't for the "aging backwards" spin, it would have been a pretty dull story.

What I liked about it was the fact that both films work very well together as a double bill. The second one doesnt disappoint whatsover...its at par with the original.

Good to see fresh takes by the Europeans (French and now the Norwegians) on the worn-out slasher subgenre.

Pulse/Kairo (2001). i had high expectations for this movie and was not let down. The creepy and bleak atmosphere was unrelenting.

City of God/Cidade de Deus (2002). Great movie about life and death in the slums of Brazil just outside of Rio de Janeiro. Did not seem like a two hour movie. Love the manner in which this story was told as as well. Not horror, but no lack of violence. Ashe.
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I watched the Workprint too. I haven't gotten a chance to see the theatrical release, though I'm going to. I didn't particularly care for it, other than Reynolds.

Did I miss something or was John Wraith completely pointless?

As was Gambit and The Blob.

I didnt see any reason for Gambit being in it, except that fans of the first 3 movies were clamouring for him. That being said, they completely mashed his character.

The Blob was like Venom in Spider-Man 3, put in to spice up the fights and satisfy crazed comicbook fans.

If you want to enjoy this movie, watch it without being biased towards the comics.

It just seemed like his role in the raid was thrown in last minute. He stops the guy they're after from getting the gun from under his desk. Wade could have done that.

The whole raid seemed kind of dumb too. They send in Wade, a guy who is really good at deflecting bullets, but I'm pretty sure he's not invulnerable at this point. When they have Logan and Creed, who can heal after being shot. I can see where Agent Zero and Bolt fit in.

V, I saw the "other" ending/s.
Don't worry, it's not any more spoiled than the rest of what they did with that character. While I'll probably buy the dvd a while after it's released, just to see the "complete" version, I still don't think it'll be among my Marvel top 5 by a long shot.

Watched Day of the Dead, the 2008 version.
Not that bad, interesting way they spun the remake keeping elements similar but storyline completely different. Thus far I haven't REALLY liked either of the "days" in all honesty. This one, as I said was ok. Not bad as "contagium", not as good as Dawn '04. Worth it if you haven't seen it, and now it's ridiculously cheap in some dvd places I've seen so maybe worth grabbing.

That makes me wonder...I know Snyder was going to do another zombie film that's now been delayed, and supposedly NOT the "sequel" to his dawn...but was there ever/is there a planned sequel to that one? I'd really like to see that, maybe even more'n whatever Romero wants to throw out next.