Jul 28 2005
She stared out the window, heavy black clouds filled the sky, and she sighed. The sky is weeping.
Her eyes widened as she heard herself speak. How overly melodramatic I am.
There was the soft sound of breath leaving her body as she gently sighed again, before she persuaded herself to leave the window seat.
Jul 28 2005
Dir: Tim Story
If you go to this film expecting anything but a light entertainment film you will be disappointed. Luckily enough, I wasn’t really hoping for anything much. I don’t know much about the Fantastic Four, apart from seeing one or two of the cartoon episodes, and knowing that The Incredibles kinda stole their thunder a little.
In a way, it is a strange super-hero film. There are no secret identities here. Although the four do aquire nicknames, everyone knows who they really are, and where their super-powers come from. But it is more than that. In way the film felt like the introduction to the story rather than a story in its own right. Not that it is slow or anything, just that we didn’t have the usual “world-in-peril” situtation.
All in all it was an entertaining film, but I wouldn’t watch it again. I thought all the actors did a good job, but I never really engaged with any of the characters. Also I think that the story of The Thing was slightly mishandled. Yes he looked great, and some of his scenes were great. You really got a feel for the impact the change had on Ben Grimm. Despite that, they lightened the mood so much that the loss of the “love of his life” didn’t really seem to matter all that much.
Also, Chris Evans as a sex symbol? Not after playing that role. Come on, who else didn’t find him intensly annoying?
IMDb site | Official site (too much flash, I left) | SciFiChick’s review | FF Plaza
Jul 28 2005
Was browsing over on the Irish Independent’s site (reg or bugmenot req’d), and came across a letter on the topic of immigration. It was written agreeing with one in the paper the previous day. I hadn’t seen the first one, so took a peek. It’d make you wonder.
