You know what we should all do is have a NWR Critics Theater 3000 (only it'll have a much more clever name : : ) where we all pick a movie once every week, or every other week* and we all watch it, then we all comment on the parts of the movie worth commenting about** while also rating the movie.
It might work best if some of us could time the start of the movie as if it were on TV, but an ongoing discussion about one particular movie at a time could be interesting.
*we pick a movie on a schedule that works for the majority that wants to participate, I'm only making a suggestion at this point.
**nit-picking movies to death could be pretty fun especially when we all shred parts of the movie that the rest of us might not have noticed anything wrong with.
Sounds kind of fun. I'm in, if you all decide to do it. Anyway...
Constantine - 7/10 - Wow, I was expecting a dumb Keanu Reeves action movie and I got...actually, I'm not quite sure what I got. Apparently, this movie is based on a DC Comics character, which from the looks of the movie is some kind of Noir series about an antihero fighting off the minions of Heaven and Hell. Interesting premise, but man I can't help but feel that this movie wasn't written for me, the average viewer. Going by the constant unexplained story elements; large cast of characters; and abilities and symbols seemingly made up as the story goes along; and a story seemingly told in media res, this movie was only made for the die-hard comic book geeks. I actually kind of liked the movie and especially liked the world they created here, but there's a lot to take in with this movie and it can be very hard to follow (I still don't understand the significance of the 2 sisters, as well as how the Spear of Destiny's apparently the only thing capable of opening the doorway). It's also kind of a hard movie to watch because the pacing's all over the place. The special effects are very nice, though, and some of the casting's very inspired (I especially liked they guy who plays Lucifer). At times, though, I'm not sure whether the movie wants me to take it seriously or not, such as when Constantine pulls out that ridiculous cross-shaped Tommy Gun (a gun that wishes it were as awesome as
this) that fires golden bullets that apparently instant-kills demons. This is just a very odd movie, one that takes itself too seriously to be enjoyed as a fun, dumb action movie and one that's not cohesive enough to enjoyed as a serious noir adventure story.