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Brendan Fraser's family fantasy flick INKHEART screens! 'SKY CAPTAIN' has a short review for you good folks!

First by odo19	Sep 30th, 2008 03:09:36 AM

Damn he is being kept busy this year by deanbarry	Sep 30th, 2008 03:15:34 AM
Time for something GOOD though. odo19....lol, well timed.
Damn by TheMandrakeRoot	Sep 30th, 2008 03:33:10 AM
you don't get much more plant-like than that
Smells like... by Etrigan_	Sep 30th, 2008 04:01:52 AM
PLANT! But, hopefully it'll be a good movie. Good cast. The magic sounds a little far fetched (that's right, I said it)
what a fucking plant by Conans Sword	Sep 30th, 2008 04:12:57 AM
thats the biggest fucking plant ive ever heard in my entire life. ive nothing against the film but every word of that was bullshit
Is this a press release? by Midnightxpress	Sep 30th, 2008 04:37:05 AM
Cause that ain't no review. Pass me the weed killer...
Please take 'SKY CAPTAIN' out of the title. by Shermdawg	Sep 30th, 2008 04:39:48 AM
Those two words immediately caught my eye, and got my hopes up for sequel news. I should've known better (and actually read the whole thing before clicking).
I couldn't read this... by Bootskin	Sep 30th, 2008 05:46:59 AM
...there were too many fucking leaves in the way.
Has to be a Plant... by Dominic-Vobiscum	Sep 30th, 2008 06:05:41 AM
Who the hell even SAW Skeleton Key let alone knows who directed it?
Trailer is nice but... by Roderich	Sep 30th, 2008 06:11:36 AM
inkheart's story is just stolen, especially from Ende's great Neverending Story (the book, not the awful motion picture).
Inkheart is a fine story, Roderich by Mooseboy	Sep 30th, 2008 07:41:03 AM
It's as derivative of many stories that came before it. The Neverending Story builds on other references as well. This should be a dark film. If it isn't, then it will be forgettable pulp like most of what we've seen in recent years.
Winged monkeys? Color me there! by Drunken Rage	Sep 30th, 2008 08:49:32 AM
And I saw "Skeleton Key." Wasn't so bad.
I tried hard to like this book...but couldn't get into it... by FlickaPoo	Sep 30th, 2008 08:52:35 AM
...and I read a lot and almost never quit on a book...I think I blame the clunky translation from the original German. Hope the movie is good so I can find out how it all turns out...
yeah, sounds like a plant by Gungan Slayer	Sep 30th, 2008 09:28:38 AM
Laughing the whole way through as I was reading it
Usually annoyed by plant reviews, but this one was so by RandySavage	Sep 30th, 2008 09:42:25 AM
obvious and short that was actually a fairly entertaining read.
Why date changed? by mara69	Sep 30th, 2008 09:51:44 AM

Why date changed? by mara69	Sep 30th, 2008 09:52:53 AM
If the movie is so good, why did New Line change the release date from March 2008 to Jan 2009?
60 mill isn't average for a blockbuster.... by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD	Sep 30th, 2008 09:59:49 AM
...its more like 90.
why has this film been in limbo for so long? by lilgorgor	Sep 30th, 2008 10:53:43 AM
the first trailer was out like... 2 years ago
I think I can safely say by Silverhour	Sep 30th, 2008 11:01:12 AM
Not a single frame from that trailer is derived from anything written in the book. Not one single image looked familiar, and I just read Inkheart about 3 months ago. Meggie is supposed to be 10 or so, but she looks like she's 15. She doesn't even know she has the ability until almost the end. She calls out Tinkerbell from Peter Pan, not Toto from Wizards of Oz. Dustfinger doesn't conjuer fire, he doesn't even magically manipulate it, he's just a pyro court jester. There's no tornado storm, no flying monkeys, nothing like that. In other words, the credits should read 'INSPIRED BY -, or LOOSELY BASED ON -, or even BLATENTLY RIPPING OFF AND COMPLETELY REWRITING -' Inkheart. And I didn't even enjoy the book that much, and have no desire to read Inkspell.
That was positively, absolutely by skimn	Sep 30th, 2008 11:01:46 AM
the most astonishing review of a mesmerizing, life-changing, soon to be Oscar-winning film EVER to be dumped in the movie wastelands of January...
Seems to be... by The Eskimo	Sep 30th, 2008 11:16:59 AM
...that Sky Captain reviewed on this site before. Maybe I'm wrong...
(Knock, knock) Hey, McPlant by tvspace	Sep 30th, 2008 11:35:37 AM
Whatever.
Wow. by 7pointedstar	Sep 30th, 2008 01:00:23 PM
Every noun in this review is "beautiful," and every verb is done "brilliantly." Use a fucking thesaurus, plant.
Definately a plant by Jodet	Sep 30th, 2008 01:22:46 PM
'Superbly acted'? We're talking Brendan Frasier here.
Inkheart! Wow! I've seen it a year ago by PeterM	Sep 30th, 2008 01:24:51 PM
I have seen Inkheart at a preview screening close to a year ago. It is a entertaining movie and it kept me interested, but I wonder what changes they made to it to make it better because there were some plot holes in the movie and some confusing elements that showed up it in the end of the film that negated part of the story line that were not explained in the movie. A big example is that whatever they read "or write" comes to life. I am guessing after a year of reworking it, it must be a lot better now, hopefully.
MORE PLANT THAN A ZEPPELIN ANTHOLOGY by ArcadianDS	Sep 30th, 2008 01:38:40 PM
true
it is spelled definitely. by long live the new chris	Sep 30th, 2008 04:05:31 PM
not definately. it kills me when people spell that word wrong. and this definitely is a plant.
Who are these plants? by phool2056	Sep 30th, 2008 04:07:42 PM
How can I get a job as a plant writer? If that's the quality of writing and the level of deception necessary,Jesus. It could be done by an eight year old.
by jsm1978	Sep 30th, 2008 04:11:55 PM
Well, the review may have that new plant smell, but the trailer there looks pretty entertaining. I've never read the book and don't know a thing about it, so couldn't comment on the complaints about changes.
PLANTar fasciitis by p0llk4t	Sep 30th, 2008 05:49:13 PM
Planty McPlanter Puss Still might be good though... Brendan Fraser fans rejoice!
the book was great by kingben	Sep 30th, 2008 08:59:25 PM
it wasa actually fantastic.
This review aint a plant...its a fucking tree by theycallmemrglass	Sep 30th, 2008 09:01:12 PM

Sky Captain? Sly Plantain more likely by theycallmemrglass	Sep 30th, 2008 09:07:20 PM

I Wonder Which of the SAME Story will make more $$$? by Cheif Brody	Sep 30th, 2008 09:30:48 PM
Brendan Frazier's...or Adam Sandler's? If you follow that link over to the Apple movie trailer page...you'll see the trailer for "Inkheart"...(which I watched yesterday...and some of the visuals are pretty damn cool)...But a few trailers down and to the right...is another trailer for Disney's "Bedtime Stories"...starring Adam Sandler. The trailer for that? Ok...take one part "Inkheart"...one part "Big Daddy"...and one part "Click" and you get the jist. Sandler plays "Skeeter"...that right...."Skeeter"...a handyman who suddenly has to take care of his niece and nephew...(Big Daddy)...Who finds whenever he tells the kids a made up 'bedtime story'...the story comes to life the next day...(Inkheart)...so...he starts using the gimmick to his advantage...but learns something and grows up a bit from the lessons he learns...(Click). So...who will win the battle of the "Storybook comes to life" movie war at the box office? Never bet against the Zohan! BTW...This trailer 'review' was paid in full by Happy Madison Productions. My name is Planty McPlant.
My daughter by shran	Oct 1st, 2008 12:09:11 AM
loves these books, but I wondered as well whether or not they could be translated properly. I hope for her sake that they do a decent job of making a movie out of this. After "Series of Unfortunate Events" and " Eragon" she is pretty well convinced that Hollywood adaptations of her childhood book favorites suck turds. Bright girl.
As for changing Tinkerbelle to Toto... by Chewtoy	Oct 1st, 2008 07:21:04 AM
I know nothing of either book or movie, but I'm guessing that legal issues would force the studio to make some changes when it came to using well known characters. With copyright laws being what they are, I have no idea what's in the public domain, and what each studio has a right to use. It may be that the studio could more easily broker a deal with the family estate in control of "The Wizard of Oz" (if there is one) than they could with "Peter Pan" (likewise).
Did you know... by Darth Macchio	Oct 1st, 2008 12:59:58 PM
...that it is far better to tear lettuce than to cut it if you do not plan on using the entire head? Cutting lettuce destroys the cell walls and causes the lettuce to atrophy quicker whereas tearing the lettuce always rips across the cell walls and allows the lettuce to stay fresh longer.
Wholly Fuck, I didnt know that Darth by theycallmemrglass	Oct 1st, 2008 04:32:05 PM
But why cant we still use the entire head after tearing the lettuce?

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