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Five epic films that five of the greatest film directors were never able to complete: Guardian Unlimited: The ones that got away.

The Shadow of the Vampire

Last night, the little brown woman stopped vomiting long enough to watch a pretty damn weird movie.  I liked it, and Wilhem Defoe was incredible (especially since he wasn't wearing the goofy green goblin mask).  We generally like John Malkovich, and he certainly didn't disappoint in his portrayal of Maunhrrrhrhrhrh or however the hell you spell it.  The basic storyline is "the making of Nosferatu", and is "based on real events", except, of course, for the ones that were made up.  See it, you'll like it, and those of you on this blog will no doubt catch a lot of little hidden in-jokes.

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Spidey Dalawa and Robot Ako

The little brown woman and I went to a Spidey2 and I, Robot double feature.  We enjoyed both of them---just not that much. 

 Spidey2 was a fun, flashy, big-screen comic book that thankfully had a little more plot and a lot less "Willem DeFoe in power ranger garb" than the original.  Tobey McGuire does a very good job with the Peter Parker character.

I, Robot was more fun than I'd anticipated.  The script would give Isaac Asimov a heart attack (sustained while anally raping Jeff Vintar with a red-hot poker), but was fun to watch, and required about the same level of intellect as a low-end episode of star trek.  The effects merged very well with the story, and I only rarely felt the need to hit somebody.  Will Smith was very personable, and most of the performances were quite good.  The script just needed an overhaul.

If I'd had to pay theater price to watch either one, i'd be mildy annoyed, but seeing either one for free would be a good deal.

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Marlon Brando is dead. Odd, angry, and his own man.