We've been watching...



1. We saw Iron Man on Friday night and I was surprised at how good it was. It turned out to be one of the better comic book adaptations I've seen. I'd say it rates below Batman Begins and the original Superman, but way above the Fantastic Four movies. Like most of these movies, the action set pieces were good, and the special effects were excellent. Unlike most of them, the acting was also good, and the humor wasn't stupid and cheesy.

2. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead is one of those so-so movies with outstanding performances. Philip Seymour Hoffman can do no wrong in my book, and Albert Finny is always good. The woman who plays Aunt May in the Spiderman movies was in it. I have a feeling she won't take a role unless she gets to spend most of her screen time in a hospital bed.

3. LOST. I don't want to give away spoilers, but things are definitely getting more and more interesting. People are reappearing we thought were dead, and people who were alive seem to be disappearing. They're clearly setting up some interesting stuff for the season finale.

4. BSG. Two character driven shows in a row. I think they're setting stuff up for some big episodes later one as well. Looks to me like they're setting up splits in both the Ragtag Fleet and the Cylon fleet. Will that enable some sort of detente between one half of each fleet as an alliance against the rest? The Sci-Fi Channel continues to be cagy about when the rest of the season will be shown. They're still only saying during the 2008-2009 season, but they don't specify whether it'll be back in the fall or whether we'll have to wait until January. Jerks.

Posted: Mon - May 5, 2008 at 08:43 AM        

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