Comments on: I Watch Movies Sometimes http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2009/02/11/i-watch-movies-sometimes/ infrequent blogging from some dude Thu, 25 Sep 2025 12:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: CajoleJuice http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2009/02/11/i-watch-movies-sometimes/comment-page-1/#comment-1167 CajoleJuice Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:21:58 +0000 http://thesomewhatmanlynerd.wordpress.com/?p=1061#comment-1167 And why don't I have an avatar anymore? Hrmmm. And why don’t I have an avatar anymore? Hrmmm.

]]> By: CajoleJuice http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2009/02/11/i-watch-movies-sometimes/comment-page-1/#comment-1168 CajoleJuice Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:52:12 +0000 http://thesomewhatmanlynerd.wordpress.com/?p=1061#comment-1168 Come on, Wanted had a guy shooting a gun through another guy's eye socket!! Come on, Wanted had a guy shooting a gun through another guy’s eye socket!!

]]> By: ryantfaulkner http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2009/02/11/i-watch-movies-sometimes/comment-page-1/#comment-1166 ryantfaulkner Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:59:13 +0000 http://thesomewhatmanlynerd.wordpress.com/?p=1061#comment-1166 i want to see TAKEN quite badly, as i've got a soft spot for liam neeson and luc besson. i think casting unlikely stars in action roles really gives filmmakers an opportunity to surprise you a bit with the film: it's interesting and shocking when you see liam neeson go fucking ballistic on someone, whereas it's not so shocking to see someone like jason statham, who looks ready to rip someone apart if his shoe comes untied. and i'm sorry dude, but as far as WANTED goes, giving it more credit in any department when compared to EQUILIBRIUM is just not something i can do. the choreography in EQUILIBRIUM was about twenty times better in every scene, and even discarding the admittedly ludicrous gun-kata concept, the fact that they don't use slow-motion to make their action scenes totally suck--something WANTED is guilty of--puts it way ahead of the pack where sci-fi action is concerned. i want to see TAKEN quite badly, as i’ve got a soft spot for liam neeson and luc besson. i think casting unlikely stars in action roles really gives filmmakers an opportunity to surprise you a bit with the film: it’s interesting and shocking when you see liam neeson go fucking ballistic on someone, whereas it’s not so shocking to see someone like jason statham, who looks ready to rip someone apart if his shoe comes untied.

and i’m sorry dude, but as far as WANTED goes, giving it more credit in any department when compared to EQUILIBRIUM is just not something i can do. the choreography in EQUILIBRIUM was about twenty times better in every scene, and even discarding the admittedly ludicrous gun-kata concept, the fact that they don’t use slow-motion to make their action scenes totally suck–something WANTED is guilty of–puts it way ahead of the pack where sci-fi action is concerned.

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