Into the Black

I actually made it to the movies today, as Enahs pointed out in the forums I plan on doing this far more often than I succeed. The movie was great: A bit darker than the Chris Reeve versions, and of course requiring of some plot tolerance, but Singer has the touch for superhero movies, and has added a move from the Sam Raimi playbook by creating scenes that are perfect reproductions of classic comic book images, most notably the cover of Action Comics #1. The theater experience was lousy though... Some talkers, some squirmy kids, someone who kept checking the time on their light-up cellphone, someone who answered a cell call in the middle of the show (after letting it audibly ring a second time so he could determine who was calling, no less), and a point when someone leaned on the wrong button in the projection booth and the movie stopped for a while in favor of the filler they play between showings. There was even a blotch on the screen throughout, which is the second time I've had a visual imperfection on the screen at this same multiplex. That will also be the final time for this place, because if I decide to brave the ever-more-disappointing movie theater experience again in the future, it will be at a different venue. Just a sign of how enjoyable the movie was that none of that could even come close to ruining the experience.

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Are you fucking serious?

Of course not. I really enjoyed the movie.


I just picked up Syriana on DVD myself and I have to say it's a good film, goddamn good film.

I really enjoyed Syriana too. It was kind of one of those movies that came out of nowhere, I thought. Actually the past year was pretty decent for the release of political thrillers, what with Syriana, Munich, and The Constant Gardener having been released.

Did you by chance read the book See No Evil, written by Robert Baer, that the movie was based off?

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