Gets it right

Great reactions:

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Great yarn

The theater experience: memorable movie nights from a dozen or so critics. A great, worthwhile read. Check it out.

"Back the fuck up and watch"

A literally 'red' band trailer for Machete. No Lohan billing OR Don Johnson? LAME.



Still going to be there opening night.

More on Inception

Inception is showing the critics’ true colors. It’s a smart film for smart people, not a genius for geniuses, but smart nonetheless. Like a good ol’ healthy math equation, bringing our eloquent, cinematic authority back down to Earth. If you scan Rotten Tomatoes or even Metacritic, the lack of a coherent assessment is alarming, yay or nay. Judgment day, folks, judgment day.

But then again, maybe it’s not their fault. Maybe Inception’s one of those films that transcend the medium itself. More puzzle then cinema.

Either way, I’m impressed, Christopher Nolan. Bravo.

Quickie Review: Inception

It's all on a plane...of reality

A sense of inherent dorkiness runs through Inception, but frankly, it doesn’t give a damn. For once, the spectacle is in the smarts, and the at times underwhelming, other times ludicrous action pieces somehow gel within the mesh of it all. It’s intellectualism paced to perfection. Simply put, Christopher Nolan is keeping mainstream, Hollywood cinema alive. A joy to behold.

**** out of ****

~ Patrick Fryberger

Expendablettes?

This really got me thinking. I agree with a lot of the list, actually, but I haven't had the time to fully construct my own. Very cool stuff.

Check it out here.

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New Machete trailer

Saw this at the theater last night... pretty slick trailer, better than the first, and better than what I was seeing/Rodriguez's other summer effort, Predators.

"Introducing Don Johnson" never fails to make me laugh... I love how Seagal gets second-billing--let's hope the part lives up to that. No Lohan with the big controversy, a shame. I love the flashes of villiany around the :40 mark. De Niro, Johnson, Seagal, and don't forget Jeff Fahey. Some of the best villains come in ensembles... RoboCop, Kill Bill, even The Dark Knight, and this looks to be one helluva example. And M-Rod is so ridiculously hot I don't even know what to say. Should be fun.

Who received the best Machete exclusives?

UPDATE: WE HAVE A NEW WINNER.

SUPER CLOSE, but I had to choose one. The answer.

And the runner-up.

Operation: Endgame

I remember hearing about this way back, putting it on some list of action titles to look forward to or whatever. Well, fortunately, I can still say I'm looking forward to it, though not by any leaps and bounds. It's teetering between 'it could be better than it looks' and buriable-DTD status. Check it out:



Source: /Film