Two Out of Three Aint Bad
In the last 48 hours, Alli and I have checked out 3 different movies:
- Casino Royale – The latest addition to the James Bond series starring Daniel Craig
- Stranger than Fiction – A quirky story starring Will Ferrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, and Emma Thompson
- Art School Confidential – The newest in our Netflix trial…an independent flick with John Malkovich
#1 and #2 were great. #3…not so much. Not terrible, just weird.
Casino Royale
I went into this movie with a lot of apprehension. I didn’t know enough about Daniel “James Blond” Craig to know whether or not he could fill Pierce Brosnan’s shoes. In my opinion, up to this point, Brosnan was a very close second to Sean Connery as the best Bond ever. Even so, I grew up with James Bond. He was like my Superman growing up. My dad loved all the Bond movies, so I loved all the Bond movies.
This one was one of my favorites.
It’s different than others. The insane actions scenes are all still there (the first scene is UN-REAL), but gone is the cheekiness that Connery, Roger Moore, and even to some extent Pierce Brosnan brought to the table. Even so, you totally buy Craig as Bond. You can see how he could charm the pants off countless women around the globe.
Curiously missing from Casino Royale, however…
- Moneypenny – the banter between Bond and Moneypenny while he waits for M was a large part of that cheekiness
- Q – The gadgets were there, but the gadget guy was not. Perhaps he’ll make a comeback in the future. John Cleese was a good replacement Q in the last movie.
- The aforementioned double-entendre and jokes, save one, but I won’t ruin it.
Stranger than Fiction
Awesome, smart, poignant, well-acted, good message.
There’s not much else I could say about this movie without ruining much of it. It was a great movie. Everyone should see it. Seriously.
Art School Confidential
Funny at some points, but just kind of bizarre. Probably could have been better if it were less rough around the edges. There were some funny jokes about art school students, but a lot were pretty cliched. Still, it could have been worse. It could have been better too.
Not a bad percentage. I would watch Art School Confidential again if I got to see the other two movies as well. They made the third totally worth it.
2 Comments to “Two Out of Three Aint Bad”
Crafty
Best 007 movie ever: License to Kill!
C’mon, you’ve got REAL ACTORS playing both Bond and The Bad Guy, a believable Bond Girl, and a really sweet scene where a stunt driver tilts an 18-wheeler up on 9 wheels and they shoot a missle under it, hitting the 18-wheeler directly behind it. Combine all that with a true grit and rage never seen in a 007 film, and you’ve got my favorite.
Did I mention Wayne Newton was in it too? Okay, maybe that wasn’t a good thing…
- 8:27 am on 11 20, 2006
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