Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS Add me to the list of folks standing in line early for this one. My DD and I have been waiting for months ever since we saw a "sneak" trailer of it. Wowsa.
Originally Posted By Labuda Ok, I saw it today... who else has seen this so far? And did you adore it as much as I did?
Originally Posted By Mr3000 Aw, c'mon-- do I REALLY have to be the first person to step in & say this looks wretched? When I first heard about this, I was almost certain it was a joke. But now here we are: it's the #1 box office, though lowest-rated, movie of the weekend! Ah, well. Have fun!
Originally Posted By Labuda Well, first - welcome to LP, Mr3000! Secondly, what about this looks wretched to you? It's a great popcorn summer action flick with a cast that includes many people that a lot of us grew up watching kick butt onscreen.
Originally Posted By Mr3000 . . . Well, I don't think this is the kind of movie that there's necessarily a middle ground on-- a person's likely to either rush to see it, or poo-poo the whole thing! (hmm, perhaps a bit like "Twighlight!") But pushed to make the choice, I'd rather see the latter. NEVER been a fan of Stallone & Schwarz. Willis, he is witty, I'll watch his (other) stuff. Li I like, but actually when disarmed. Some of those names they rattled off, I didn't even recognize. Pro "wrestlers," perhaps? Dunno, dun'care. All in all, it looks like someone may break a hip. Or shoot one. It's all personal opinion, & that's mine.
Originally Posted By Labuda According to my buddy that I saw the movie with, one of the dudes is a UFC fighter (Randy Couture), and I believe, but am not sure, that Steve Austin is a pro wrestler. Mickey Rourke is in it and is great, Eric Roberts is wonderful, the dude who plays the general is great, Jet li is amazing, Dolph Lundgren was sufficiently creepy, and the Governator had a small part... as did Willis, actually. Anyhow, it's just a good, fun popcorn movie
Originally Posted By Mr3000 Good that you enjoyed. Since I didn't know what "popcorn movie" meant, I Asked Jeeves, who opened the Urban Dictionary to this entry: Popcorn Movie <<A movie is garanteed to be, "eh". One that is sure not to win any awards. One only goes to see it as a excuse to eat popcorn and other junk food with friends. Sometimes with the intention of insulting it afterword.>> I enjoyed the definition, if not its level of literacy!
Originally Posted By Labuda I'm with you, x-ray, and Mr3000 - I don't quite agree about the "insult it later" part of popcorn movie. For me, popcorn movie means just something that doens't have the best plot but is enjoyable due to something else: in this case, spectacular action sequences.
