I had another friend put in a request for comments tonight. I guess that means I'll have to actually sit down and put some work into making them happen. Maybe I'll have some time for that on Sunday...

That said I have a lot to talk about. So I'll just dive right in:

I saw The Life of David Gale last week. I went in without too many expectations since Roger Ebert gave it zero stars. Normally he doesn't give stuff zero stars unless it's really, really bad. But this time he broke form and got all riled up by personal stuff (being a journalist and his political views on the death penalty.) Anyway, the end is a bit ridiculous but I'd been warned so I didn't treat the rest of it too seriously. This meant I didn't enjoy the first two thirds of the movie as much as I could have (Kevin Spacey really is good) but I also wasn't really angry at the film for tanking in the last third.

Then because I'm a die hard Jet Li fan I had to go see another bad movie. Yes, I saw Cradle 2 the Grave (what that title has to do with the movie is beyond me...) For some reason Li hasn't really been able to do much in Hollywood. He did good work in Lethal Weapon 4 (side note: at the end when Mel and Danny decide to go try to beat up on Jet Li, I stop the movie and make up my own ending) and Romeo Must Die was actually pretty good. But his other efforts have been quite sad. Unfortunately, this latest one doesn't break that trend - It's absolutely ridiculous and silly. I was really just there for the Jet Li fights and those were at least passable (outside of the silly cage fight.) He did try a new gimmick in this one and kept his left hand in his pocket for the first half of the movie, fighting everyone with just his right hand - it was kind of cool. Bottom line: If you're that desperate for Jet Li action go find one of his Hong Kong movies you haven't seen yet.

Cradle 2 the Grave did have a fun San Luis Obispo moment. Once of the cage fighters (the guy losing the fight when they first walk in) is Chuck Liddell who runs SLO Kickboxing. He's also done some Ultimate Fighting Championship stuff and is kind of a scary guy.

Then last night I watched Road To Perdition, which was a MUCH better film. I actually think it's going to make it into my library when it drops in price (used copies.) The story wasn't anything remarkable or new, but not all stories have to be. The key is it was told excellently and I was in complete awe of the cinematography. This film is flat out gorgeous - and gets my seal of approval.

Lastly I have my rant of the evening. I watched the first half of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (the one with Kevin Costner) on DVD. This DVD is horrid. It feels like some guys put it together on their home PC or something. It would be a bit nerdy to really go into all the reasons it sucked, just know that it's bad. Of course, the movie being bad is a whole different subject (I have fun with it, but I know many don't.)

Have a good one.

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