tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-398306886535609076.post5413375497106865838..comments2023-06-22T07:55:26.222-06:00Comments on The Corner Table: Film, TV, Video Games & Comics: On being unimpressed...Marcus Varnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18415626979507168374noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-398306886535609076.post-14889179376462488552007-06-05T19:23:00.000-06:002007-06-05T19:23:00.000-06:00I went to see the movie a while ago when it came o...I went to see the movie a while ago when it came out, and I still think it was a ride. They sure were able to make me hate the Peter Parker character for what a jerk he became, but you're right, the visuals did take the front seat. I might have a little bit of affinity to the scene you are thinking of because I was there while they were filming it. I was taking a trip with my choir and one morning we woke up and looked out of the window of our hotel and there were smashed things on the ground and people hanging from wires and a huge crowd staring at it all. The thing is, they were still filming that scene days later when we left New York and you want to ask, if they had devoted all that time to just one scene, couldn't they have used it better somewhere else?DMeister5888https://www.blogger.com/profile/10194247748657996386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-398306886535609076.post-48052540209401399932007-06-05T16:20:00.000-06:002007-06-05T16:20:00.000-06:00I definatly agree. While I enjoyed Spiderman 3 fo...I definatly agree. While I enjoyed Spiderman 3 for the sake of how much closer it has come to the comic than the others, many of the greatest scenes were left with feelings of "so what" or worse, "nah, that doesn't work at all.<BR/>I love special effects as much as the next guy, but dang, can I get a plot that's not a cliche horror flick?Wesley O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09257686539052123706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-398306886535609076.post-26367308057617460832007-06-05T09:18:00.000-06:002007-06-05T09:18:00.000-06:00I couldn't agree more. To me, a good test of how ...I couldn't agree more. To me, a good test of how a movie will hold up is how many one-liners there are. I've never thought of Bond movies as very well done films, just action-candy with the occasional hot dame. Casino Royale, however, was a really well done movie and it's because the writers didn't insult the viewers with quips about people burning up as "getting fired" or cutting someone with ajavascript:void(0)<BR/>Publish Your Comment chain saw as "he had to split."<BR/><BR/>If the movies don't take themselves seriously, if they feel they <I>have</I> to appeal to the lowest common denominator, then that's the kind of movie you'll get. I'm hopeful for Transformers too. I'm actually hopeful for F4-II. I'm guessing I'll get more entertainment out of Ocean's 13. (Don't judge me, I love those movies.)<BR/><BR/>Good start to the blog, consider me a reader.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00339562410402473387noreply@blogger.com