Well done to Spain 1 - 0 over Germany.

I had Holland to win, but delighted to to see the Spanish with the Cup    

Switching over from the dying gasps of that other thread ... is the new Indy really not good?

I've been avoiding internet reviews/spoilers, etc., so I honestly haven't heard much.

The new Indy sucked mangy rabid poodle ass.
Do yourself a favor: Rent The Matrix: Revolutions and The Mummy Returns, use a video editor, and randomly mix the two. You'll get the same effect.
It pains me to say it, but Harrison Ford's acting ability is BELOW Keanu Reeves'. He should have had a stunt double for the speaking parts. The worst part is, it will forever stain the glowing memories everyone had of the Indy trilogy. Well, Temple of Doom was bad, but the chick had a smoking body, which made up for some of the deficiency.
I wailed and tore out my hair afterwards, for I lost two hours of my life that can never be recalimed. I should have taken out $8, stuffed it in a Mason jar and pissed on it, then buried it in a lime pit.

Deadlord39 wrote:The new Indy sucked mangy rabid poodle ass.
Do yourself a favor: Rent The Matrix: Revolutions and The Mummy Returns, use a video editor, and randomly mix the two. You'll get the same effect.
It pains me to say it, but Harrison Ford's acting ability is BELOW Keanu Reeves'. He should have had a stunt double for the speaking parts. The worst part is, it will forever stain the glowing memories everyone had of the Indy trilogy. Well, Temple of Doom was bad, but the chick had a smoking body, which made up for some of the deficiency.
I wailed and tore out my hair afterwards, for I lost two hours of my life that can never be recalimed. I should have taken out $8, stuffed it in a Mason jar and pissed on it, then buried it in a lime pit.

I pray to God every day that you never get paid to do movie reviews in my lifetime Frank.  

It wasn't that bad....suffice to say it was my least favorite Indy movie of the four.  The plot was laughable although the first twenty minutes was a lot of fun.  And even though it was beyond ridiculous the "refrigerator" scene at the Nevada Test Site was hilarious.  Bringing Karen Allen back was, in my opinion, a mistake.  She has not aged well at all.  And although Shia Leboeuf is not the heir apparent to Tom Hanks, it could have been much worse....how about Hayden Christensen?  And although Harrison's career isnt what it used to be, to say that he is worse off as an actor as Keanu Reeves....well honestly Frank, lay off the pipe man.     Way too much cheesy CGI, especially the big, freakin' ants.  Very similar to a scene with scarab beetles in The Mummy, just like Frank said.

Two stars out of five for me.  Iron Man kicked its ass....I hear The Incredible Hulk is actually really good too....will probably see it next weekend.

Impossible to "spoil" this movie.

Not one unexpected plot development after the first two sequences.

Everything stupid you could think of to put in a movie.

One word shall suffice:  Roswell.

After an all day "BattleGrounds: Crossbows & Catapults" marathon between myself, my wife, my 8 year old daughter and my 3 year old son, I figured I would let you guys know that Toys R Us (my local one and they said it was store wide) has the new release of the Crossbows & Catapults game on sale/clearance now along with all the expansions. They had an additional 20% off clearance items sale going on as well and I had a $10 off $50 or more coupon they they sent to my email (if anyone wants it, PM and I'll send the link). I paid the following:

War Chest (main game) clearance priced at 19.98 - 4.00 (20% off) - 2.76 (10 off 50 coupon) = 13.22

Tower Attack (expansion) clearance priced at 10.98 - 2.20 (20% off) - 1.51 (10 off 50 coupon) = 7.27

Attack Pack (expansion) clearance priced at 5.98 - 1.20 (20% off) - 0.82 (10 off 50 coupon) = 3.96

Attack Pack (expansion) clearance priced at 5.98 - 1.20 (20% off) - 0.82 (10 off 50 coupon) = 3.96

Attack Pack (expansion) clearance priced at 5.98 - 1.20 (20% off) - 0.82 (10 off 50 coupon) = 3.96

For a grand total of 32.37 for the entire game including all expansions. Good prices if you want to buy to resell or great prices if you want to buy to play and enjoy. I originally told the wife it would be good for teaching our daughter about angles and acceleration, yada yada   , but next thing I know she's on the floor kicking my ass using the orc's triple catapult.  

I remember playing the original version back in the early 80's and it seems like the new version is just as fun with my daughter and son today. Ofcourse with him being 3, he just likes the destruction (hmmm...similar to his dad), but we all had a good time playing it. Good family fun.

I may be unique in this, but I actually preferred Unbreakable to The Sixth Sense.  I thought Shyamalyan's take on the old superhero mythology was interesting.  (Although having unintentionally read a spoiler before seeing The Sixth Sense may have killed too much of the impact of the movie for me.)

None of his movies after the first two seemed to be much more than gimmicks in search of a plot.  Sometimes, the worst thing that can happen to an artist is being pegged as a genius.  They spend the rest of their lives trying to prove they were worth the press.

Bracton wrote:I may be unique in this, but I actually preferred Unbreakable to The Sixth Sense.  I thought Shyamalyan's take on the old superhero mythology was interesting.  (Although having unintentionally read a spoiler before seeing The Sixth Sense may have killed too much of the impact of the movie for me.)

None of his movies after the first two seemed to be much more than gimmicks in search of a plot.  Sometimes, the worst thing that can happen to an artist is being pegged as a genius.  They spend the rest of their lives trying to prove they were worth the press.

I also enjoyed Unbreakable more. We are both in the minority.  I thought Sixth Sense was a one trick pony, and it was a great trick, but since I guessed it halfway through I wasn't as taken with the movie as many were.

The problem with being Writer, Director and Producer of your own movies:  There is no one else to tell you "Shama, this BLOWS.  Go re-watch Sixth Sense and Unbreakable, and remember what brought you here."

MIke B.

Bracton wrote:I may be unique in this, but I actually preferred Unbreakable to The Sixth Sense.  I thought Shyamalyan's take on the old superhero mythology was interesting.  (Although having unintentionally read a spoiler before seeing The Sixth Sense may have killed too much of the impact of the movie for me.)

Same here.  Unbreakable is a good film, it builds suspense well and has some great imaginative turns. But I will never know if I would have preferred  Sixth Sense - because it was spoiler city over here.  You couldn't move without people blabbing.