Rainbow in the Dark
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tracker7Two DVDs this weekend.
Smokin' Aces was enjoyable enough, but it's one of those movies that's more a collection of characters and scenes than an actual coherent story. Part of the problem, for me, was the excess of characters, between the hit teams, FBI agents, and the target of the hit. Not to say I won't be lifting some of them for use in later crime drama games, of course, but what should have been seasoning for the movie turned out to be the main course.
After having the DVD on my shelf for a couple of months, I finally watched The Prestige. Christopher Nolan is a tremendous filmmaker, and this is a really good-looking movie. Competing stage magicians (played by Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman), some mad science courtesy of Nikola Tesla (David Bowie), and some clever deception throughout. This would make a terrific double feature with The Illusionist. It did encourage me to give the Unhallowed Metropolis book a re-read this evening.
The Legends won last night over Lakewood, but the Louisville Fire beat the Horsemen, and pretty soundly. The Horsemen are doing well in their first AF2 season - they've caused a three-way tie for first place in their division with Louisville and Green Bay.
Smokin' Aces was enjoyable enough, but it's one of those movies that's more a collection of characters and scenes than an actual coherent story. Part of the problem, for me, was the excess of characters, between the hit teams, FBI agents, and the target of the hit. Not to say I won't be lifting some of them for use in later crime drama games, of course, but what should have been seasoning for the movie turned out to be the main course.
After having the DVD on my shelf for a couple of months, I finally watched The Prestige. Christopher Nolan is a tremendous filmmaker, and this is a really good-looking movie. Competing stage magicians (played by Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman), some mad science courtesy of Nikola Tesla (David Bowie), and some clever deception throughout. This would make a terrific double feature with The Illusionist. It did encourage me to give the Unhallowed Metropolis book a re-read this evening.
The Legends won last night over Lakewood, but the Louisville Fire beat the Horsemen, and pretty soundly. The Horsemen are doing well in their first AF2 season - they've caused a three-way tie for first place in their division with Louisville and Green Bay.
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Date: 2008-04-28 03:57 am (UTC)Saw your mention of Shoot 'Em Up - I don't know that I've ever seen a movie deliver so perfectly on its promise. Loved the silly thing.