02 April 2006

Saw V for Vendetta yesterday, and it was satisfactory. I expected more explosive stunts given that its from the Wachowskis, and instead got more slo-mo fountains of blood than I really cared for. The most exciting part of the movie was when Steven Fry's character said there was nothing to worry about from the fascist government - and then the power in the theater went out. Given the timing, I thought for a second that it was the government cutting the power to the character's house. After a few minutes we were able to re-start the movie and finish without incident.

Got 5 previews, none of which were particularly compelling:

Posideon is the big-screen remake of The Posideon Adventure, following on last year's made for TV remake. The only interesting thing of note is that Andre Braugher is in it. I may just have to see it in spite of myself.

X Men III would be of interest if I'd seen the first two. Nice makeup job on Kelsey Grammer, though.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest is also something that might be of interest if I'd seen the first movie.

Silent Hill, where a girl dreams of some West Virginia town that's been having an underground fire for years. The girl disappears, and the mom has to search the town to find her. Not surprisingly, unspeakable evil may be to blame for the fire.

Take the Lead, a combination of Dangerous Minds and Swing Kids, as Antonio Banderas teaches neglected inner-city high schoolers ballroom dancing with a side of dignity (but not in defiance of the Nazis). One of the co-stars is Yaya from season 3 of America's Next Top Model, for the three of you who may care.

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