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Wanted (2008)

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Pffft
by QFLW in QFLW Blog

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"Oh I hate to say this, because I do like James McAvoy (the main reason I watched this), but "Wanted" is mostly just a head-shaker. Unbelievable, which takes the intended thrills out of it. So many slo-mo bullet-through-the-head shots that they became tiresome. The story is preposterous rather than hip. One more instance of a good cast wasted. But at least I got to see a lot of McAvoy. " [More]

Wanted
by lmstanley in lmstanley Blog

is neutral about it.

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"My main man choose this movie for us to watch on a recent Saturday night. I have to say that some parts reminding me of the Matrix, others of Fight Club, and maybe even a bit of The Professional. That said, I wouldn't put this film in the same category as those just mentioned. Even I love watching Angeline Jolie in kick-butt roles like this, the whole film just seemed to lack something. The action was entertaining...although at time unbelievable. The plot had some holes...and there was not a believable chemistry between Jolie and McAvoy. But perhaps if you are a dude and all you want is to watch an action-packed film, this one is right up your alley. " [More]

Not For Your Eyes: Controversia ...
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"Movie posters have become increasingly more controversial in the past decade, or else people have become a lot more sensitive. Either way, it seems like there’s a new and controversial movie poster or billboard being banned somewhere. Usually it’s for one of two reasons: sex or violence, with violence being far more popular. One of the first sexually banned posters I could find was 1981’s For Your Eyes Only, which featured an A-frame design that was banned. It wasn’t so much the vaginal roof as it was the exposed buttocks, so they had to release a retouched version that covered more derriere. It’s been more than 25 years since that poster was sent back to the drawing board, so why do posters keep getting banned? Marketing people know that controversy can turn into a marketing campaign of its own, so maybe they’re pushing the boundaries in the vein of “there’s no such thing as bad publicity.” With that in mind " [More]

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"With Halloween less than a month away, it’s time to start thinking about what to go as. That is, if you haven’t already. A good costume-loving cinephile typically knows well in advance what he or she will dress up as for Halloween (and Comic-Con, too). But if you’re one to wait until the last minute, and also one who likes to be a lot more contemporary than, say, dressing up as a Ghostbuster or Edward Scissorhands, I’ve got some suggestions for you for costumes based on recent films. Check them out after the jump. “Nuke the Fridge” - from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull For this costume, you need to prepare [More]

10 Literary Classics to Turn In ...
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"Yesterday I wrote of the news that Wanted director Timur Bekmambetov is helming an effects-heavy adaptation of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. It’s not entirely shocking, but it does still seem like a cruel joke. More specifically, it sounds like something Jasper Fforde would jest about in his Thursday Next novels. Of course, the news came just as I’m in the middle of Fforde’s latest, First Among Sequels, in which Pride and Prejudice is turned into a reality TV show. Although I’m not exactly well read as far as literary classics go, I’ve been wondering what other revered books (particularly those in the public domain) could be reworked as potential summer blockbusters. Obviously, there are certain sci-fi, fantasy and adventure novels that work, yet the fitting fictions of Verne, Wells, Burroughs, Dumas and others are already fodder for cheap movies with lots of action and/or special effects. Therefore, I’ve tried to limit my choices to those books that aren’t such easy candidates for ... " [More]

“Doesn’t anyone just f*** anymo ...
by Karina in Karina on SpoutBlog

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"Two quotes just popped out of my feed reader and clubbed me over the head; when I came to, I recalled a couple of other soundbites from my week in LAFF that sort of seem related. First, from David Poland’s eye-roll at “Tom & Jerry On Crack cartoon” Wanted: Wanted is more like the last of big budget porn, throwing around endless style along with massive fake boobs and enough smoke to choke a Scott. Guys still get off on it - guys can get off on anything that tells them it wants to get them off - but one simply has to wonder, “Doesn’t anyone just f*** anymore?” We’ll get back to that. First, a digression… When I was at LAFF, I met an famous gay filmmaker at a party, and he started cattily joking about how a certain extremely famous married actor and actress are always going on shows like Letterman and bragging about how they “love to have heterosexual sex.” The filmmaker said this couple had to be covering for one another’s secret gay life, because no one who is actually having hete ... " [More]

“Doesn’t anyone just f*** anymo ...
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Wall-E Weekend. Trade Roughage ...
by Karina in Karina on SpoutBlog

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"Wanted opened to $51.1 million over the weekend, which is, you know, a fantastic boost for Angelina Jolie’s live-action bankability, but it wasn’t enough to beat Wall-E‘s $62.5 mil for first place. Speaking of boosts: The Last Mistress made $17,596 on each of its screens, which is roughly $17 for every time Asia Argento shows her debatably authentic boobs in it. SAG says they’re not going on strike and any suggestions in that vein coming from the AMPTP are merely “scare tactics.” The AMPTP says SAG is responsible for The End of Hollywood As We Know It. Or, more accurately: “The industry is shutting down because SAG’s Hollywood leadership insisted on 11th-hour negotiations and dragging these talks into July so they can continue attacking AFTRA.” Prince of Broadway and Loot took the big narrative and documentary prizes, respectively, [More]

Wall-E Weekend. Trade Roughage ...
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"Wanted opened to $51.1 million over the weekend, which is, you know, a fantastic boost for Angelina Jolie’s live-action bankability, but it wasn’t enough to beat Wall-E‘s $62.5 mil for first place. Speaking of boosts: The Last Mistress made $17,596 on each of its screens, which is roughly $17 for every time Asia Argento shows her debatably authentic boobs in it. SAG says they’re not going on strike and any suggestions in that vein coming from the AMPTP are merely “scare tactics.” The AMPTP says SAG is responsible for The End of Hollywood As We Know It. Or, more accurately: “The industry is shutting down because SAG’s Hollywood leadership insisted on 11th-hour negotiations and dragging these talks into July so they can continue attacking AFTRA.” Prince of Broadway and Loot took the big narrative and documentary prizes, respectively, [More]

Assassin-ine fun
by usesoap in usesoap Blog

is neutral about it.

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"This is the “Dilbert” panel I've always wanted to see. A fed-up office drone, sick of the confines of his cubicle, unleashes holy hell on his condescending superiors and clocks a duplicitous colleague in the jaw with his keyboard and heads out for adventure with Angelina Jolie. While “Wanted's” lead Wesley (played by James McAvoy) does just that, his character is taken from a different comic altogether. It's comic origins (based on one by Mark Millar and J. G. Jones) are felt throughout the film's reality-relinquishing first hour, until it turns on itself in the final act and decides to play things with a straight face. If only Cat-bert could have sauntered in to slap some sense into him. Let's start with the good. Wesley's life is torn straight from the pages of “Office Space:” a patronizing supervisor takes special glee in the daily ass-chewing she gives the young man, a co-worker enjoys showing Wesley's girlfriend his “O” face (if ... " [More]

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