'Wanted' - The more I see, the more it annoys me...

[MoonSylver]

From what I've seen of Wanted so far, it seems there is absolutely no explanation of how they can smash two cars into each other so as to lauch one perfectly through the air, spinning it through exactly 180 degrees before it lands... If the 'rules' suggested they had some telekinesis or something, then I'd be more willing to believe it. But it seems that is not the case... Instead they can just do this $hit, and the audience just has to accept it. Errmm...I DID mention that from what i gather there IS something to that effect going on. The "Bend the bullet" scene where they establish that he can bend the trajectory of a bullet while in flight around someone to strike a target behind them. I don't know why I'm working so hard to defend a movie that I really don't care THAT much about...

[CoinReturn]

81% at RottenTomatoes. 17 Positive 4 Negative A few quotes: The action genre hasn't felt this fresh and alive since 1999 and the Wachowskis. Possesses a 'wow' factor that will make it one of the summer's biggest hits...an unabashed testosterone-adrenaline cocktail spiced up with a dollop of torture-porn bloodlust. This is a film that I didn't expect to like, and very slowly, it started to grow on me. By the action packed finale, I was cheering out loud! Wanted is bull****, but it's inventive bull**** - and that is what makes it different from about 95% of all the other, more generic action movies out there!

[clanglee]

Neil, I've figured it out. You're getting old. Seriously tho, that inner child is just being crushed by useless analysism and logic. Go watch some old Thundar or GIJoe and reintrouduce yourself to your inner pre-teen. Turn the brain off every once in a while man.

[Neil]

81% at RottenTomatoes. 17 Positive 4 Negative A few quotes: Hey! Maybe I'm wrong... Hopefully I am... But some people also liked Charlies Angels 2! ie: The kids who don't really need a plot/script and are happy with some nice big stunts and a suggestion of naked women... I'd love to find out how I'm wrong about a film which appears to be just a string of rediculous utterly overblown, unbelievable stages stunts for the sake of staged stunts, with little or no care for believability. Oh I forgot, Angelina holds a gun - Which appears to be enough for oscar material for some folks I'll be more than happy to admit I'm wrong and go and see it, this being the case

[CoinReturn]

Good reviews keep pouring in, it's now at 85% at RottenTomatoes, 22 positive, 4 negative. I thought this movie looked like utter **** when I first saw previews, looks like I was wrong: an eye-goggling, grin-inducing, thought-provoking hybrid of the SF and superhero genres that, unusually, aims its guns directly at an adult audience, while deftly outshooting all the competition. McAvoy crashes the A-list, Jolie finally gets to be as big a star on screen as she has been in print, and Bekmambetov proves the most exciting action-oriented emigré since John Woo.

[DjfunkmasterG]

Yahoo Movie Reviews and some other critics gave it really good reviews, they said the OTT action and obvious bending of reality rules worked well in the flick and made it a fun "blow you out of your seat action ride."

[Neil]

Yahoo Movie Reviews and some other critics gave it really good reviews, they said the OTT action and obvious bending of reality rules worked well in the flick and made it a fun "blow you out of your seat action ride." Hopefully I'm wrong then...

[MinionZombie]

I hope so, that'll put a stop to your whinging. Also, me and the lads are going to check it out on Sunday, as always I'll pimp my thoughts on it afterwards.

[Neil]

Also, me and the lads are going to check it out on Sunday, as always I'll pimp my thoughts on it afterwards. Please do A not so positive review - http://www.aintitcool.com/node/37249 Interesting they highlight the scene that has annoyed me so much - The stupid car jump scene... Harry Knowles liked it though - http://www.aintitcool.com/node/37251

[MinionZombie]

I'll pimp my proper thoughts on it later, but simply put, I dug it. I'd say 3.5 stars out of 5 is a fair mark. At times it was a little, how shall I put it, I wasn't necessarily gripped to my chair, so at times it might be a tad soul-less or heartless, for lack of a better way of putting it ... like at times it's missing a smidge bit more something to just fill out the experience. That said, I totally dug it. It was entertaining, it was action packed, and they can do those fancy moves cos they all have a special ability to race their heart up to something like 400 beats per minute and achieve a sort of slow motion sense of things. The movie has it's own set of rules and it's own reality, like the bullet curving is down to instinct rather than anything else - so in other words, it's down to their innate special skill to do it - them being the few in the world who can. Definitely good for the lads to go and see it. Also, suggesting it's just some 12 yr old jizz fest is retarded ... it's rated 18. ... Oh and Jolie gets her arse out at one point ... wibbly wobbly, wibble ... no minge ... certificate 18 ... wobble! Three and a HALF, wibbly eggs ... wib-wib! (Bo' Selecta! reference there fer ya...) Anyway, I'll pimp my thoughts later...even though I ended up writing a fair bit.

[Neil]

Sorry, "Jolie gets her arse out at one point", brings me back to "Charlies Angels 3" again... Silly nonsense like that = cheap tricks in my opinion... ie: Does it server a purpose? Other than to titillate cheaply? Thanks for the review, I'll wait till DVD - I'll be more forgiving then...

[Neil]

Sorry, "Jolie gets her arse out at one point", brings me back to "Charlies Angels 3" again... Silly nonsense like that = cheap tricks in my opinion... ie: Does it server a purpose? Other than to titillate cheaply? Thanks for the review, I'll wait till DVD - I'll be more forgiving then...

[Deadman_Deluxe]

Also, suggesting it's just some 12 yr old jizz fest is retarded ... it's rated 18. ... Hahaha good call! Also a good call on the johhny "wibble wobble" woss!

[Neil]

Also a good call on the johhny "wibble wobble" woss! Huh? Did I miss something? Didn't see/get that?

[MinionZombie]

Huh? Did I miss something? Didn't see/get that? Like I said in my post, it's a reference to "Bo' Selecta!", where they did their version of Ross, and he just said "wibble wob wob, wobble" gibberish interspersed with a few actual words, then he'd score a movie out of "five wibbly eggs", and would usually give half an egg, just so he could smash an egg into the egg cup. He'd also say something like "wandy boom wandy, wibbly-wob-wob, certificate PG ... no minge ... wobble!" ... trust, it was funny. I put the Jolie remark in as a joke, Neil. She does get her arse out at one point, but it's cos she's in this bath thingy they have at the assassin HQ gaff, it's got some kind of waxy gunk in it that helps heal wounds faster, she's in there (unbeknownst to James McAvoy and the Russian geezer out of Night/Day Watch) and she slips out and walks off. But to further dampen your ire, there's a surprising LACK of Jolie lingering, she never gets perved on and is always dressed - except for that one brief 3 second shot of her arse as she gets out of the healing pool. Believe me - it's not Cameron Diaz et al dancing around in their pants. So shut ya face! A proper review from moi is pending...