Short Crappy Reviews: Mr & Mrs. Smith and Batman Begins
I went to see Mr & Mrs. Smith last Friday. Yes, on opening day. Mostly I went on opening day because it was one of the only days I didn't have myself booked with other things (side note, I leave for PA in two days. YAY!!). So, went to see Mr. & Mrs. Smith. I think Brad Pitt is a good actor...I don't know if I'd say great, as I haven't seen him in too many films. I love Angelina Jolie...I mean, how can you not? I told my friend the other day "she's talented...but she's also walking sex." It's true - and you know it!!! So, I went, wanting good things out of these two talented people. I didn't have high expectations - I knew better than that. I think my low expectations allowed me to not criticize everything and just sit back and watch the movie. It was actually kind of fun, and I did laugh several times. All that matters is that when I left I didnt think "I want my money back."
I went to see Batman Begins yesterday. Mmmhmm, again, on opening day. I went with two huge Batman fans...but I sense they are fans in different ways. Anyway, I really went because I love Christian Bale (Hello people! Little Women and Velvet Goldmine?). Not that he isn't a star, but I don't think you'd call him a "big" star...now after this huge mainstream flick, he'll probably get more publicity, which is kind of a bummer, cause it's kind of nice to not see trashy, sordid headlines about someone in Hollywood. Anyway, Christian Bale was great as Bruce Wayne - no complaints there. He was very good. Him as Batman is a completely different story - what was up with his voice? One of my Batman-loving friends got really pissed at the fact that B-man kind of glides/flies ("he doesnt fly!! Batman doesnt fly!!") and hated the costume. I've hated all of the costumes, so I wasn't expecting to like this one. There's a huge car chase scene (come on, that's no spoiler...the car is featured in the trailers - you have to know there's some kind of chase) - that's where the movie really truly went south for me. It had a redeeming moment shortly after that, but the movie kind of fell flat for me toward the end. And really, I just wanted to smack Katie Holmes in the face most of the time, and I really wanted to make out with Dr. Crane. Mmmm, yummy...
I'm not typically into the big budget action-type flicks like these movies...and especially not on opening day. But it was kind of fun to just go and watch silly movies with friends.
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