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guanin ([personal profile] guanin) wrote2008-12-21 09:30 pm
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Ugh

I've spent three months without going to the movie theatre and now that I'm finally back in a place where I can afford the ticket prices, ready to pump myself full with as many flicks as I can, there's nothing good on. Not only that, but the two movies I do see are 'eh'. Granted, Quantum of Solace is a decent action movie, quite entertaining, but the only reason I watched it was because I liked Casino Royale so much, which this one doesn't even begin to compare to. You can tell it's a sequel. But the one my Dad took me to today was just... well, I hesitate to call it crap, but if you hate half a dozen false endings, cliched deaths and climaxes, and stale, sweeping music that sounds as if it came out a can, do not watch Australia. I wanted to leave so badly. You're definitely doing something wrong if your audience is bored while someone is getting shot.

I finally bought the Dexter novels today. At Borders for full price, which I don't like to do, but there's only eight business days before I leave and Amazon can be so slow shipping stuff here. Unless I order it Express, but there goes the discount.

Got one Christmas present today. Just one left.

[identity profile] guanin.livejournal.com 2008-12-22 04:23 am (UTC)(link)
There are four movies coming out before I leave that look good, so I hope so.

It's good. I don't regret paying for it. But it's no Casino Royale. It doesn't have the substance that one had.

In my opinion, it could have been good if they'd done a lot of rewriting. I used way too many cliches which felt really stale to me. My Dad liked it, though, although he agreed about the false endings.