weekend movies

i sure hope this still from superman returns is not indication of the chemistry to be found in the film. although i love it when a “no-name” gets cast in a leading role of a blockbuster and ends up turning in to a harrison ford, who the hey is this goober? he seems to have all the presence of a superman cut-out displaying the director’s cut dvd in blockbuster.

i was fairly excited to see transporter 2. well not so much excited to see transporter 2(chud) as i was to see more of what i saw in transporter. total let down – especially since i saw it as a ‘palatte cleanser’ for the exorcism of emily rose. the exorcism of emily rose was so aweseome and not so scary as to freak my shit and make me see/hear/sense stuff that wasn’t there - however, i was woken up by some mysterious knock at 2.46 this morning. if you’ve seen emily rose, you know what that could mean. as a final note on the film, jennifer carpenter (emily rose) did such an amazing job. i hope she gets some recognition for her work on this.

anyhow, so yeah, transporter 2 was a huge disappointment. i knew, going in to the movie, it was not even going to be an italian job. my faith in luc besson and jason statham would not be deterred and i banked on at least being entertained. i’m convinced the undoing of this movie is the sole fault of louis lettrier. damn him. damn him to hell.

one movie i am going to bank on is waiting. i’ve a celebrity crush on ryan reynolds. one that went to seed with van wilder and was cemented with last years comedic sleeper, blade trinity.

we saw the trailer for doom before both emily rose and transporter 2. damn. an fps movie? i’m going to barf – and for more than one reason. fps makes me blow chunks. the story, as portrayed in the trailer, is also going to make me hurl. i don’t think even the cinematic genius of the rock will save this thing.

in addition to the aptly named “doom(ed)”, the aeon flux trailer ran before transporter 2. now, i used to watch aeon flux on liquid television and loved loved loved it. loved the love/hate relationship between aeon and trevor. loved the look of it all and was sometimes shocked by aeon’s *cough* clothing. andy said it best: “it looks like a sci-fi movie of the week.” :: sigh :: i’m still going to see it and i’m going to be more entertained than i was at transporter 2. the trailer looks so cheap and budgeted and ungh. damn. what a sad thing.