Recent content by Mark Palermo

Spielberg does make meaningful human dramas. I'm sorry the elitists at DVDBeaver can't see that, much less separate him from George Lucas. The polarizied opinions that Spielberg's movies now routinely receive is proof enough that some people walk away very satisfied, and an indication that maybe...

Then again, Doom is a better movie.

I saw it this morning. It's really a terrible film. The filmmaking isn't as stylish and energized as in the first, so the sadism is basically left to speak for itself.

I agree. The "feel" of this movie is just lost.

To each their own; I friggin love this movie. I'll pick up this release, but I'm worried about the added footage and altered music. I wish the original version had been included as well.

Go back to their Aug. 24 Disc News page. It's mentioned there.

DVDFile says this version's Burton commentary is new.

Anybody pick up the Canadian release of this? Is the Mancini/Tilly commentary included? It's not listed on the back. EDIT: Nevermind. A rental copy sticker was covering that information. I see it's there.

John, are you serious? I can believe that you personally weren't in suspense, but not that you're clueless as to where and why some would find it suspenseful. This is the most terrifying movie in ages.

OK, so if Robbie died at the end, how is that satisfying? It ties up the film more realistically (Plausibility - the awful standard by which all movies are now judged), but doesn't work on a thematic level. The movie parallels the attack on a Superpower with a story of contemporary American...

Me too. I like Rushmore, despise Tenenbaums, and consider The Life Aquatic a near masterpiece. I'm getting to the store early tomorrow for my copy of this.

Interesting. Thanks guys. I'm becoming convinced I saw the R-rated cut. I'll know for sure once more people see it and the screenit.com review comes out.

This is probably the hardest PG-13 film I've ever seen. Actually, I'm trying to figure out if they somehow screened the original R-rated cut tonight. It's reasonably gory--not terribly, but enough to be creative. And isn't there a limit on the amount of non-sexual f-words a PG-13 lets you use...

I thoroughly disliked The Royal Tenenbaums, but think The Life Aquatic is the best American movie of last year--the closest Anderson has come to making a genuine masterpiece. Bring on the 2-disc Criterion!

I was watching this a couple of nights ago and it definitely seemed like a glitch. There's another scene earlier in the film where an English word is written on a card (sorry I forget the context), and there's a subtitle translating it into Portuguese.