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Author Topic: Hollywoodland Mark Lensenmayer Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1605 From: Upper Arlington, OH Registered: Sep 1999 posted 09-11-2006 08:10 PM                     This is a good movie. Not a great movie or even an excellent movie. Just a good movie. I think the problem is the script/direction. Some movies do a good job of moving from the past to the present...this isn't one of them. The only clue as to what time you are in is if George Reeves (Afleck) is there. Also, some of the key dialog is a bit hard to understand. Performances are good. Afleck makes an excellent Superman, although, at times, when he is "acting" as Reeves, he sounds remarkably like Trey Parker on SOUTH PARK. Diane Lane is normally a real beauty, but she just looks old and a bit tired here. And, we don't see enough of Bob Hoskins. Wife and I agreed that it is a solid B- film. Entertaining, and worth seeing (especially at that lovely $4 first show on weekends...thanks AMC), but one that will likely be forgotten soon after viewing.  |  IP: Logged Will Kutler Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1506 From: Tucson, AZ, USA Registered: Feb 2001 posted 09-13-2006 03:05 AM                     Saw it tonight 10:20 show at Harkins Superstition Springs 25 theatre 15. Predictable and BIG YAWN! Bulb in desperate need of changing. And no in-house personnel capable of bulb change! They needed to put in a work order with their area tech. Top shadow bottom overshoot Dirty (stained) screen Theatre was not cleaned between shows Same trailer shown twice...once during intermission and once in trailer pack Sound was crisp and good...lots of noticable detail Recieved readmittance pass  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 09-17-2006 06:24 PM                        Today 9/17/2006, 11:40AM, Regal Cinema World 8 in Eugene, House #8. Attendance around 10 or so. No presentation complaints, looked and sounded good. Maybe not great, but a pretty good Hollywood crime drama. Held my interest all the way through. Ben Affleck tried hard and for once he didn't suck. Can't help wondering how much of this story is speculation and how much is fact. Unfortunately I'm too lazy to dig into it. 3 out of 5 stars.  |  IP: Logged Greg Mueller Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1687 From: Port Gamble, WA Registered: Jun 99 posted 09-18-2006 08:58 AM                        A very sad movie. I wish they would have gotten an actor that looked more like George Reeves (the glasses helped a bit). I was the age of those kids in the grandstand when the original series was out. Between Zorro and Superman, we all had capes in my neighborhood  |  IP: Logged Greg Mueller Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1687 From: Port Gamble, WA Registered: Jun 99 posted 09-18-2006 01:06 PM                        Slightly off topic, but seasons 1-4 of the Superman TV series is available on DVD now with seasons 5&6 being released soon. George Reeves died on the verge of the 7th season. They are still fun to watch  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 09-23-2006 08:59 AM                        Yawn. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't particularly good, either. If you are really bored and don't have to pay to see it, it can be a nice diversion for two hours.  |  IP: Logged

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