Escape to the Movies: Salt
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I'm more and more starting to agree with the second part. I don't give a shit about who's hot or which CGI character Bob wants to wank over. It's seriously treading a line between second rate movie blogger and proper reviewer. I think Bob can do excellent reviews with half the sleazy creepy virgin nerd vibe. If you don't believe me compare the first reviews to the last few.Gildedtongue said:
As for Salt, I'm not too impressed with it. Sounds like a rental.
Jolie's face is wooden. I don't like her acting in anything.
And if I ever start caring about sex appeal in the movies I watch, I'll go watch porn.
And if I ever start caring about sex appeal in the movies I watch, I'll go watch porn.
Just got back from it.
Eh, it was okay. Not horrid, but not great either.
And I guess I really am the only person who finds Angelina Jolie completely unattractive and a horrid actress.
Eh, it was okay. Not horrid, but not great either.
And I guess I really am the only person who finds Angelina Jolie completely unattractive and a horrid actress.
Eh, just looking for someone else who agreed with my unattraction towards the "most attractive woman in the world." Maybe it's just because everyone else agrees that she's hot that she doesn't do anything for me personally. Like Pamela Anderson or Jennifer Aniston, who also bore me a little bit. I'd much rather watch stuff with any of the girls from Scrubs.maxben said:
^This. Since I'm in a situation where I agreed with two mates to go to the cinema one of these days, this will supplement Inception nicely so I don't have to watch it twice/switch plans ^^LawlessSquirrel said:
Oh and on Angelina, she's got some proper talent if you watched her movies past the Tomb Raider stuff, though it is a bit taste-specific. On her looks, I can't disagree with Bob on this one, she's hot, but not in a sexy/smoking hot kind of way (which Scarlet would certainly fit into
), but in a wild, raw-sexuality sort of way.I'd say Bob got it pretty spot on with this one. It's good, but in a popcorn-movie kind of way, not in a thoughtful, quality movie kind of way.
However, Bob must have walked into the movie a little late. Let's just say they certainly find an excuse at the beginning of the movie to show Jolie in FAR less than a torn midriff in a situation where, while not exactly gratuitous, isn't exactly necessary either.
However, Bob must have walked into the movie a little late. Let's just say they certainly find an excuse at the beginning of the movie to show Jolie in FAR less than a torn midriff in a situation where, while not exactly gratuitous, isn't exactly necessary either.
^This, dear god this...Woodsey said:
This has been driving me insane, I have clear memories of watching either a trailer or a storyboard about this movie over a year ago. Trying to get other people to recollect this has been very frustrating and I started to think I was hallucinating. Thank you for giving me some hope. I think it might have been a pushback like Dragonheart was.
Also, I just want to take a moment to thank good ol' moviebob for something I usually take for granted in his reviews. Touching base with the origins of the film's conceptualization, director history, changes in the script and story, and other interesting sidestories may seem like just a device to help spice up the reviews or to legitimize MvB as a movie snob but it also gives me insight into whether I will like a movie more than I think many people realize.
I don't like movies much, with a few notable exceptions, so I've been searching for a long time for a critic that has views and tastes that allign with mine. MvB is no more that than most others, he likes Peter Jackson's crucifiction of Tolkein and dislikes more than a few movies that I thought were great (Lady in the Water for example). But one thing watching MvB does that tells me if I'll like a movie is post all the other side information that I rarely have time to compile but would make all the difference to whether I give it a try.
So thanks again moviebob! Keep up the awesome work and I'll keep drinking the Escape to the Movies Kool-Aid
*Ahem* "Men, we have found another.. take him to the PIT."KingPiccolOwned said:
..Kidding, completely your opinion.
Angelina Fucking Hot Beyond ..Wow. Jolie in a spy movie in which she gets to be.. hot. And kill things. And be hot. And generally just.. Huh.
Maybe.
She is not hot.
I look at her, nothing happens to me. I watch her on TV, ziltch. No difference between her and Megan Fox except that she's a much better actor.
And it's not like it's just her. I've never understood the sexual appeal of ANY female celebrities, or even the widely-accepted concept of "hot" at all. All I can get behind is the less popular kinky stuff. I swear to GOD I am a Japanese person in a caucasian body.
I look at her, nothing happens to me. I watch her on TV, ziltch. No difference between her and Megan Fox except that she's a much better actor.
And it's not like it's just her. I've never understood the sexual appeal of ANY female celebrities, or even the widely-accepted concept of "hot" at all. All I can get behind is the less popular kinky stuff. I swear to GOD I am a Japanese person in a caucasian body.
So let's see what Movie Bob told me about this movie.
There are running spies involved, who will be shooting and having fight scenes.
Russia is the bad guy.
Angelina Jolie is in it.
And, while this isn't really relevant to the actual film, Movie Bob is really hot for Angelina Jolie.
The first and third were immediately obvious from the trailers, and the second isn't exactly useful in determining whether or not I should go see it. The fourth is, in my opinion, a symptom of the reason why Movie Bob is never going to be any kind of reliable critic. Seriously, get laid, or get a porno collection, or maybe lay off the porno collection a bit, or something, but just stop spending 2-3 minutes of your 5 minute reviews on the sex appeal of the characters involved. I can SEE the sex appeal of the characters involved by watching a trailer, or punching the names of the actors into Google Images. Tell me about something that ISN'T immediately obvious.
Although I will say that I find his written articles to be more interesting than his videos, most of the time, as he usually doesn't feel the need to go on about how hot or not person X is when he hasn't got pictures on hand to prove his point.
There are running spies involved, who will be shooting and having fight scenes.
Russia is the bad guy.
Angelina Jolie is in it.
And, while this isn't really relevant to the actual film, Movie Bob is really hot for Angelina Jolie.
The first and third were immediately obvious from the trailers, and the second isn't exactly useful in determining whether or not I should go see it. The fourth is, in my opinion, a symptom of the reason why Movie Bob is never going to be any kind of reliable critic. Seriously, get laid, or get a porno collection, or maybe lay off the porno collection a bit, or something, but just stop spending 2-3 minutes of your 5 minute reviews on the sex appeal of the characters involved. I can SEE the sex appeal of the characters involved by watching a trailer, or punching the names of the actors into Google Images. Tell me about something that ISN'T immediately obvious.
Although I will say that I find his written articles to be more interesting than his videos, most of the time, as he usually doesn't feel the need to go on about how hot or not person X is when he hasn't got pictures on hand to prove his point.