May 1 is officially in the Springtime but this movie was supposed to be jump-start on the great Summer movies of 2009. Well fortunately for the timing of this year, this film (despite any success in the coming weeks) fits in a category I call a ‘Spring Fling’ (a film you watch on a whim and is easily forgotten) rather than being a ‘Summer Blockbuster’ (you know, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Transformers, etc.). I’ll simply say that I was disappointed with this film. It just never grabbed my full attention like the other X-Men films did. I even started to doze off but I’ll get into more detail below.…
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Oscar thoughts from abroad
Rob here chiming in with his thoughts (finally)! It’s a very interesting situation for me, the Oscars are big news in Japan because of Departures, and The House of Cubes, each winning their respective categories. But the truth is, while Marc just hasn’t seen most of the movies nominated in their various categories, I can’t see most of the movies because they simply aren’t out here. Anyways, thanks to the wonders of Youtube, I was able to catch up on some of the key elements of the show, and have to admit, I thought Hugh did a great job as host. The singing and dancing in the opening was a…