That, as a lover of film, and as somebody who has the free will and sound mind (he's not a retard, and he's not living under an oppressive regime which might stamp on his opinions), he's been utterly, undeniably and unforgiveably lazy.

When a retelling of a film's story is more than quadruple in length of the things you actually have to say in response, it's not a good sign of the film. But since Irish seems to like the film, it's not by any means a good sign of him.

In short, I see absolutely no reason why he would even think about posting what he did here. It's a waste of space (in general, on the Internet, and in particular, on this board); of time (his and mine); and, finally and most importantly, a waste of an opinion - and therefore, a waste of time having consumed the film in the first place.

This thread might as well be in the Games Section, because that's what it's become. A regurgitation of what a film tells story-wise (and I'd be surprised if he even wrote that himself), and little if anything more.

Is that what Cinema's worth? A few lines? A few stars? So you can watch a film and say you've just watched it in a post?

Of course, this will probably meet the unoriginal, and again thoroughly lazy response such as, "But I don't like films the way you do", or "I don't know about cinematography or directing", but that doesn't mean you're engaging with the film in any less active a way than me. And for someone who watches a lot of films - no, someone who dedicates a lot of time to watching them - I see no reason why further analysis isn't interesting or indeed possibly essential.

What a fucking waste.

It's disgusting. It's a real, genuine sign of the inertia of society as a whole.

Irish, how come you're always sick?

PROZAC NATION (2001)

It stunk, but I never realized that Christina Ricci had such big boobs.

Irish, post a picture!

Here are my thoughts on the last five films I saw:

I liked it very much.

I didn't like this one so much.

This one was good.

Good job I saw this one in the theatres.

I can't wait to see the next film he stars in.

Here are my thoughts on the last five films I saw:

I liked it very much.

I didn't like this one so much.

This one was good.

Good job I saw this one in the theatres.

I can't wait to see the next film he stars in.

Irish, check out Kagemusha (1980) and Ran (1985) if you've not already. They're my two favourite Kurosawa films. Both excellent works.

Spider-Man 3 *** 1/2
(First Viewing)

Peter Parker has finally managed to piece together the once-broken parts of his life, maintaining a balance between his relationship with Mary-Jane and his responsibility as Spider-Man. But more challenges arise for our young hero. Peter's old friend Harry Obsourne has set out for revenge against Peter; taking up the mantle of his late father's persona as The New Goblin, and Peter must also capture Uncle Ben's real killer, Flint Marko, who has been transformed into his toughest foe yet, the Sandman. All hope seems lost when suddenly Peter's suit turns jet-black and greatly amplifies his powers. But it also begins to greatly amplify the much darker qualities of Peter's personality that he begins to lose himself to. Peter has to reach deep inside himself to free the compassionate hero he used to be if he is to ever conquer the darkness within and face not only his greatest enemies, but also...himself.

My pick to be the highest grossing film of the year but it wasn't as great as I had anticipated. I'm not quite sure what my expectations were for the film prior to seeing it, but it didn't have the same affect 300 and Grindhouse had on me (which was an IMMEDIATE secong viewing ASAP). The action sequences were great however I felt some of them were a bit choppy due to the extreme use of CGI and the lighting. I'm also not the biggest Sandman fan and thought they tried to cram too much into this film. They could have easily left it at Venom and the New Goblin.

The first is still my favorite movie of the trilogy and I really can't see this franchise going on without Tobey Maguire and Sam Raimi (although unfortunately it might). This is definitely the best comic book franchise ever in terms of the films. Each of these films is great whereas Batman and Superman had some bumps in the road, nothing has slowed down Spider-Man.

I agree with you on this being the best comic-movie franchise but I think Batman may surpass it with the Bale-Nolan combination.

I hope Raimi and Tobey stay because they were great in 1 & 2. 1 was great but I thought 2 was even better. 3 was crammed although I did like it.

All in all I think Topher Grace gave the best performance.

Forever wasn't nearly as bad as Batman & Robin.

Irish, I hope Venom returns for the 4th with Topher playing him.