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0 out of 0 users found this helpful  GREAT STUFF!
Posted: 7/4/2008A review of WALL•E by 420BAND
Why's everyone getting angry with the eco message this movie tries to address? I mean it's definitely not a political movie. it's a robot love story for heaven's sake!!! most sci-fi has some sort of political referance towards the future, hell even zombie films are said to have a political vibe.. WHO CARES? I took my 2yr old son to the drive-in to see this film and as soon as it was over he cried to see more! The visuals were outstanding! (nobody can one-up pixar in this sense) the story was minimal and low on dialog, some may find this boring and would like a loud in-your-face movie like kung-fu panda, but the true cinematic fan can truly appreciate this film in many ways for what it is : a story of connection,friendship,and love. GET OVER THE AL GORE REFERANCES AND POLITICAL MUMBO-JUMBO! This has got to be one of the best films of 2008, just like rattatuile was in 2007 Thats a bold statement to make for a so called "kiddie film" but again pixar shows that with a solid idea,story,well written characters,and of course awesome visuals and animation. skys the limit! GO WALL-E!!!!!
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0 out of 0 users found this helpful  GO SEE IT!!!!
Posted: 6/16/2008A review of The Incredible Hulk by 420BAND
NIGHT AND DAY COMPARED TO ANG LEE'S VERSION/VISION. I LIKED THIS ONE BETTER.(BETTER ACTION,BETTER ACTING,BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE GREAT MARVEL UNIVERSE!),LOTS OF FANBOY NODS, A BIG (BUT NOT TOO BIG),BAD,MEAN-LOOKING BEAUTIFUL HULK!!!! YEAH THERE'S SOME SCENES OF SO-SO CGI, BUT DONT ALL THESE SUPER-HERO MOVIES HAVE A LITTLE... ONE BLARING EXAMPLE IS THE 115TH BAT-MOVIE AND THE MOST OVERATTED SUPER-HERO MOVIE OF THEM ALL ( THE 3RD ACT OF BATMAN BEGINS IS SUPER BAT- CHEESY!) SUMMARY: FAST-PACED,GREAT ACTION,DECENT VILLAN,QUICK ORIGIN,AND A GOOD DOSE OF HULK SMASHING!!!! THE FINAL CGI LADDEN SEQUENCE WAS PRETTY DAMN IMPRESSIVE, TO SAY THE LEAST... GO SEE IT!!!!!!! NUFF SAID!
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2 out of 2 users found this helpful  FINALLY NO FLAWS!!!!!
Posted: 5/4/2008A review of Iron Man by 420BAND
AS AN AVID COMIC BOOK FAN,COLLECTOR THERE'S A MOVIE THAT GETS IT RIGHT!!! IRONMAN! JON FAVREU (EXCUSE MY SPELLING) NAILS IT ON THE HEAD BIGTIME!!! TRUE FLESHING OF THE CHARACTERS,SOLID ACTING(EVEN TERRENCE HOWARD) I ABSOLUTLEY LOVED DOWNEY IN THIS ROLE, THE MAN IS ON FIRE IN THIS! FUNNY,SMART,AND A VILLIAN THAT YOU ACTUALLY BELIEVE! BRIDGES IS GREAT! THE DUDE ABIDES WELL IN THIS ONE!!!! NOT LIKE THAT CRAPPY VERSION OF DR. DOOM!!!(I HATE THAT CASTING CHOICE) I WAS JUST FLABBERGASTED AT WHAT I WAS SEEING THE WHOLE MOVIE A REAL TRUE CHARACTER DRIVIN,ACTION FILLED,FUNNY,WELL ACTED COMIC BOOK MOVIE. EXCELSIOR!!!!!!! THE BEST STAN LEE CAMEO BY FAR! JACK KIRBY SHOULD BE PROUD!!! SEE IT TWICE I WANT A SEQUEL QUICK!
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1 out of 1 users found this helpful  Lighten Up Folks!
Posted: 4/11/2008A review of Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story by 420BAND
GOTTA GO IN THINKIN' THIS IS A SILLY MOVIE ALL THE WARNING SIGNS WERE THERE(JUST LOOK AT THE MOVIE POSTER) 1ST UP MR. REILLY IS THE PERFECT GUY FOR THIS KINDA COMEDY, GOD ONLY KNOWS WHAT WOULDA HAPPENED IF THEY CAST WILL FERRELL IN THIS ONE(NO OFFENSE WILL). I LIKED IT BUT I REALLY HOPED FOR A LITTLE MORE LAUGHS. DONT MISUNDERSTAND ME THERE'S PLENTY TO GO ROUND IN THIS ROMP. ,THE SONGS WERE REALLY GOOD, AND MR REILLYS VOICE WAS GREAT... TIM MEADOWS STOLE ALL THE SCENES HE WAS IN (IN MY OPINION) I LOVED THE THE "DONT DO IT DEWEY!" DRUG STUFF THE BEST LAUGHS IN THIS ONE BY FAR... THE ELVIS SCENE WAS FUNNY THE CAMEOS WERE FUN TO SPOT... MOST DISAPOINTING CAMEO WAS THE BEATLES THE SCENE WASN'T AS FUNNY AS IT SHOULD OF BEEN.... THAT'S ALL I GOT.
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0 out of 0 users found this helpful  WHY THE HATE?
Posted: 6/18/2007A review of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer by 420BAND
FIRST OF ALL JUST LET ME SAY I'VE BEEN A MARVEL COMICS FAN FOR A LONG TIME,BIG FAN OF THE ORIGINAL SURFER SERIES(GOT THEM ALL)AND AM HAPPY TO SEE THAT THESE MOVIES ARE FINALLY BEING MADE! THAT OUT OF THE WAY, I HAVE TO SAY I WENT INTO THIS FILM THINKING THE WORST. I REALLY DIDN'T LIKE THE FIRST MOVIE. I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY CHEESY. (IN A BAD WAY)THERE WAS SOME THINGS THAT WERE COOL BUT FOR THE MOST PART I THOUGHT IT WAS WAY TO THIN AND SLOPPY IN FEEL.THE ACTING WAS NOT VERY CONVINCING EITHER.. NOW WITH THAT BEING SAID ON TO THIS MOVIE: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER IS A REALLY GOOD COMIC-BOOK MOVIE!!! THE STORYLINE IS PRETTY MUCH RIGHT OUT OF THE COMICS(YES! THERES GOOD WRITING IN COMICS) THE ACTING IS MUCH BETTER,ACTION SCENES ARE GOOD,MADE ME CRAVE SOME MORE BUT OVERALL VERY GOOD! DR. DOOM IS BACK LOOKING A LITTLE MORE BAD ASS THAN THE LAST ONE(A GOOD THING)I STILL DONT CARE FOR THE ACTOR THAT PLAYS HIM. BUT THAT'S JUST MY TASTE. MR. FANTASTIC WAS EASIER TO WATCH THIS TIME AROUND AND MADE ME CARE FOR HIS ACTING THIS TIME AROUND,THE TORCH AND BEN GRIMM WERE HILARIOUS!(FAITHFULL TO THE ORIGINAL SERIES)AND THE SURFER WAS A JOY TO SEE FINALLY ON SCREEN!!! WE MUST SEE MORE OF HIM IN THE FUTURE!!! JESSICA ALBA WAS A LITTLE WOODEN AGAIN THIS TIME BUT WHO CARES!!! (IT'S JESSICA ALBA!) SO FOR ALL THOSE HATERS THAT ARE ALL DOWN ON THIS MOVIE: LIGHTEN UP!!! PICK UP ONE OF THE CLASSIC STAN LEE-JACK KIRBY COMICS AND SEE HOW WELL THIS MOVIE HONOR'S THAT MATERIAL.. P.S. ON THE GALACTUS ISSUE: YEAH HE'S A CLOUD BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE INTRO WITH HIM(CLOUD) YOU SEE A LIKENESS TO HIS HEAD GEAR IN THE COMICS(BUT YOU REALLY NEED TO LOOK) IT'S ALL THERE! CHEERS MR STORY YOU PULLED IT OFF!
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