So I a fun weekend and during that time I had a chance to see Taken, Fargo and Eagle Eye. And I’m pretty sure my father the zombie lover is going to take us to Zombie Land tomorrow. No, that is NOT a theme park. But if it was, I’d prolly have a family pass.
Fargo was hilarious in the Burn After Reading (also by the Coen Bros.) way. I guess you can call it a “dark comedy.” I love Steve Buscemi, and Frances McDormand is great. I’ll give this my seal of approval.
I should make a seal of approval and start stamping it on shit I like. Actually, it would be funnier (and use more ink) if I made a stamp of disapproval and used it on things and people’s foreheads.
Taken was not bad in the middle but the beginning annoyed me so much that I didn’t give a crap about the person who was taken because I hated her. Then the dénouement was kinda 80s as far as logic goes (if you know what I mean) and then you remember what you hated about the beginning. If you are bored and just want to see Obi-Wan kicking some ass, go for it. He’s kinda badass in this one. I’m talking Jack Bauer levels.
And then there was Eagle Eye. Jesus H. Murphy. I liked the getting to the goals parts and I didn’t mind the actors at all. But being a tech geek kind of guy, I wanted to shoot myself in the face with a chainsaw gun (which shoots live piranhas) whenever the mysterious voice on the phone magically got stuff to happen. I’m still trying to figure out if I hated that part more than scenes in movies where hackers have to solve some 3D puzzle to gain/stop access to some place/thing just in the nick of time.
That was a really interesting post, I enjoyed reading it. You are dead right!