tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20582301.post115379347414197181..comments2023-08-07T01:55:08.458-07:00Comments on Isoceleria: Vast ImprovementsMatt Pavlovichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05013325260480687935noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20582301.post-1153939558922720762006-07-26T11:45:00.000-07:002006-07-26T11:45:00.000-07:00In short response:Nope, no trashing of Pirates her...In short response:<BR/><BR/>Nope, no trashing of Pirates here. It was legitimately good, and as you say, the best movie I've seen in a long time. And it had a kraken.<BR/><BR/>Of course I'm cynical. I've explained how, on a personality test I had to take in health class, I got a cynicism score of 9, compared to anger of 3 and aggression of 1. To pay homage to <I>A Christmas Story</I>, I work in cynicism the way other artists might work in oils or clay. Unfair, okay, maybe a little. Every female I've met (and they are few and far between) that even approxmiates Claire in <I>Wedding Crashers</I> is in some way unaccessible. But this isn't a blog for me to complain about my feelings.<BR/><BR/>Isla Fisher.<BR/><BR/>The chemistry between John and Jeremy, as you correctly point out, is another of the points that distinguishes <I>Wedding Crashers</I> from other comedies in its subgenre.<BR/><BR/>I've turned on comment moderation, because I recently got like forty "anonymous comments" which were clearly spam from God knows where. So it may take a while for comments to pop up.Matt Pavlovichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05013325260480687935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20582301.post-1153873875695864142006-07-25T17:31:00.000-07:002006-07-25T17:31:00.000-07:00To Pirates:I'm glad you liked the movie; I was afr...To Pirates:<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you liked the movie; I was afraid you were going to completely trash it, and then you and I would have had a problem. LOL<BR/><BR/>The best thing I liked about Pirates was that the plotline was not just more complicated, but it was deeper--the characters who, especially in Will and Liz's case, were 2-D and cardboard-esque, came out to be real people with flaws and quirks. <BR/><BR/>I like the fact that they connected the last two movies--it makes it so that the third one won't be stale. It's one continuing story. <BR/><BR/>Jones' tentacles I think I agree with you on. The only really cool scene was when he was playing the organ. Other than that they didn't DO terribly much with them.<BR/><BR/>But the film, all in all was better than Pirates 1. Better visually, better plot-wise, just better all around. Best movie I've seen in a long time.<BR/><BR/>To Wedding Crashers:<BR/><BR/>I'm sure that there are some girls out there that come close to "that" persona. They're rare and definitely the type to chase after, as you said. But you're being a bit unfair/cynical to say that they don't exist.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, the thing Iliked about Wedding Crashers was that you had the typical Romance plotline--two people meet and fall in love but one or both has a secret. Secret gets out and all braks loose but they get together in the end.<BR/><BR/>Yawn. Perfect for depressed women eating chocolate trying to forget about their exes, but not really interesting story wise. However, the line with Vaughn and the Gloria(don't know the actress' name, you'll have to forgive me) was the hook for me. I didn't really know how that was going to work out--I definitely wasn't expecting them to fall in love or get married. While their relationship might not be the most--um--sane, it is a cool story.<BR/><BR/>Another thing that I liked about the movie was the bond between Wilson and Vaughn. There were points in the movie where I was just kind of in awe of their friendship. My favorite part, of course, being when Vince came and knocked Zach out while charging Wilson. Good stuffs right there, and I always cheer like a moron when it happens.<BR/><BR/>But anyway, I know you're loving reading this, but I gotta go--mom and stepdad want on.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17093213274033772673noreply@blogger.com