I saw League of Extraordinary Gentlemen last night. I was surprised at how much ass Captain Nemo can kick. Other than that I didn't really care for the characters. I didn't care if they succeeded in saving the world or not. Although it all looked good, there was no substance. They started to tell the stories of the characters, but then it seemed like that was forgotten for the explosions and the gunfire and the fast car (yes, car, singular, it was set in 1899 and there was a 'car' in which the League could drive around in) and the Nautalis, massive submarine of Captain Nemo's, can fit into the canals of Venice. The suspension of disbelief in this movie has to be large enough to fit the seemingly solid silver submarine in. I think that is why I don't go to the movies or to the video store like i used to, there is no plot anymore, people want to see death and destruction on a very large scale, no room for clever banter or god forbid a story line with characters that have backgrounds and who just didn't exist before we find them ready to take on the world with a bad attitude and a large gun. Never-the-less it was very cool in the special effect department, and I wouldn't have minded watching Captain Nemo some more because he seemed like the only one in the group who had any balls, except for Mr. Hyde of course, but that was only because he was a large, ugly monster and pretty much didn't have to worry about someone beating him up, until some dude decides it's a good idea to drink Dr. Jekell's potion and turn into an even bigger, even uglier Mr. Hyde of sorts. He looked more like a demon from Buffy the Vampire Slayer than anything. The previews in front of the movie weren't much to get excited about. Oh, there is another attempt at being a big Western Hollywood Director/Producer man by Kevin Costner coming out. He should just quit, really. And then the excitement that will swell when the date for Jeepers Creepers 2 grows nearer. Oh, yeah, and the new J Lo/Ben Affleck movie Gili or Gigi or whatever it is that she thinks she can act and do the soundtract to. We pretty much saw the movie in the trailer. Same goes for the Tomb Raider movie. I went and saw the first one because at the time I was in the Angelina Jolie phase, she was hot and intriguing so i saw her movies, then it just got boring so i stopped. Same thing over and over again. Yeah, we all know you are a freak, make a good movie like Gia again. I want to go and see Pirates of the Carribean. I haven't heard anything about it really, and I am curious to just what it is all about. I think i shall see that one soon.
Posted by jessab at July 14, 2003 10:54 AM