From my FB 10 years ago:
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Before:
I have a bet with myself that Michael Bay-ness and all, this won't be any more pointless or disappointing than TMNT 2007
After:
Well, I'll just call it a draw with myself.
As much as every 80s kid loves engaging in full-throated bitching about, well, anything done with their beloved commercial properties, I actually thought the way the Turtles were rendered was cool, their interactions/personalities were funny, and I liked the little…
This movie wasn't as bad as people are saying, but it's not particularly 'good' either.
It's a perfectly competent action/spy movie, with some cool fights and impressive action scenes, everyone does a decent job, but it doesn't really "do" anything. It feels like a big budget B movie you'd catch on TV on a lazy Sunday afternoon.
You can definitely feel the green screen reshoots and the complete absence where something *used* to be, which makes the question of what…
Underrated gem, Seth Rogan delivers a legit shocking dark comedy. Some jokes haven't aged well, but the ugliness is kind of part of it,maybe?
The dark reboot of "The Nutty Professor" you never knew you needed!
No but seriously, this is an incredible film. In terms of subject matter, presentation, use of color/framing, the performances, just everything. A powerful look on aging, society, what it is to be a woman, what it is to grow old; about life being consumed, about being at war with yourself, who we are vs. who we pretend to be, our worth as people, just SO much.
There are…
