Recent content by Joel C

Isn't it called "Sleep Dealer"?

I don't know, I think there was something more genuine with Oskar. Remember, Eli is still basically a child, albeit a very old one. S/he can't really take care of herself very well, as basically lives in squalor, as a kid would without someone capable to care for her. There was definitely a...

I wouldn't rush out to get the LE. The "regular" packaging is enclosed inside (four thin cases inside a rather plain slipcover). The tin is very thick -- about six inches. The Crow figurine is cute enough but the "lobby cards" are just reprints of the individual cover art on flimsy paper -- they...

Who said that? I can't imagine what show that would be, though BAR certainly had some funny moments (poor Chad).

I think the most quoted line from the PT is the one about sand being really irritating and getting everywhere. Not quoted lovingly, mind you. I also suspect the frequent use of the word "wizard" as slang for "cool" in Juno was Diablo Cody's way of making fun of TPM. But maybe that's just me.

More from The Archers is never a bad thing, but it's never the one I want the most. I wish Sony would go ahead and let Criterion do A Matter of Life and Death if they don't want to release it.

Too bad about Speed Racer, though... no surprise. A 135-minute kids movie with lots of talky scenes about corporate espionage? A franchise with limited appeal amoung any demographic, let alone kids? A weird cartoonish style? Too much for most audiences. I'm not surprised it got bad reviews...

Considering I have had no desire to watch it again in the last... three years? - too many unwatched episodes in the Rhino sets as it is, let alone the dozens of VHS tapes stashed in my closet from the original airings - I'm really glad I sold this one a while back. I think I got $200 for it or...

Wow, the only movies I am interested in all month are (I think) Be Kind, Rewind and Jumper. I guess that will give me a chance to catch Michael Clayton and Persepolis before the Oscars. Is Penelope really coming out this time? I saw a trailer for that over a year ago.

I'm sure I will think of others, but the one that comes immediately to mind is Anton Ego's flashback to his youth when he tastes Remy's dish in Ratatouille. I think was was still grinning about it when I left the theater.

Since you're our resident expert, Terry, I wanted your insights on something... I finally got around to watching the third Pirates of the Caribbean film the other day (it was on par with the second, I thought, meaning overlong if somewhat entertaining, but no match for the first one), and I was...

The first Veggietales movie didn't do very well either -- $24 million or so, back when the show was at its height of popularity (such as it was). It wound up bankrupting the company, actually. Not surprised to see the sequel doing poorly, as I never saw advertising for it other than a few...

I just assumed it was some sort of insider joke at Episode One, like all the kids had grown up watching Phantom Menace and thus said "wizard." And Cody making fun of Lucas in the process. Maybe not.

To me it seems the news item actually says the NEXT Superman won't be Routh... because he doesn't have the role for JLA, which was pretty common knowledge. Nothing about SR2 being canceled. Though I wouldn't be surprised, since they need to start shooting pretty soon to make a summer '09 release...

Well, I suppose I can comment since I started this thread FOUR years ago. No, nearly FIVE years ago. Yikes. I was mostly talking about the deleted scenes that the director chose not to include on the initial DVD, promising a second one was coming. I don't care anymore, since I didn't like...