Friday, December 19, 2008

earth standing stillness


i had heard bad things. i had read bad things. i really just went for the fx.
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but i was really surprised. the plot is good. the writing is not bad. the acting is good, especially by john cleese. i hated the character portrayed by kathy bates, but she did a good job being dispicable.
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keanu was very natural as klaatu. not even a very different name.
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but to be honest, the movie made me want to be a better man. this movie may not be as good as it gets, but it was higher than what i was shooting for.
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my one really big... not disappointment, really... but one thing i really didn't like much that i had read was good.... was will smith's kid's performance. he just sneered and griped through the whole thing, then 'cried' at the end and it's supposed to be this great performance. i was not really impressed.
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otherwise - i really enjoyed it. i wanted to improve things in my life when i got done - make some early resolutions, if you will.
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and the fx were good.

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