Deja-P.U. All Over Again...

Perhaps Ebert has gone a little nutty in the head? Maybe he tosses back a couple martinis before entering a Nic Cage movie, in an effort to numb the pain??

Originally posted by moviewizguy Umm...Roger Ebert gave this 4 stars... http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20 090318/REVIEWS/903189991 I'm speechless.

Well, sadly I was gonna end up seeing the movie anyway... just not tomorrow. Tomorrow I need a comedy, and I'm hoping that "I Love You, Man" will deliver the funny... if not, then I may have to toss back some alcoholic beverages and watch Knowing... For some reason, Nic Cage movies always make me want to drink... After seeing Ghost Rider, I swear I had a bottle of Jager that mysteriously disappeared... as did the rest of that god-forsaken night.

Originally posted by moviewizguy Actually, because of that, I'm going to see the film now (tomorrow). I would never have seen it if it weren't for that review. Well, I was interested in the premise before...

Watching National treasure alone would be enough to inspire massive binge drinking... tossing in the crappy sequel is probably cause for getting locked up in an Asylum...

 Really? I think the National Treasure movies are both very awesome because they are so entertaining (and the jokes so cheesy) that you can't help but go along with them. I love the characters and I love the action. These movies are very fun, popcorn movies. I also love the fact they're going to make a third one. 

Originally posted by sportsartist24 Or how 'bout watching National Treasure and National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets all in one night? I've done that once and I was all like "Wow, interesting but extremely disappointing" for both movies. I also thought the same way for Ghost Rider, interesting but extremely disappointing.

Originally posted by dEd Grimley I Love You, MAn was good... I had a brilliant idea... A Cage/Costner joint project... It's called "Ego Wars." It's about two guys out to prove that they're Jesus.

Seriously, sometimes the crap you come up with... It's frightening. Really it is.  

As far as "I Love You, Man" goes, I'm heading off to see it shortly.

Andas far as National Treasure 2 goes...that movie was on par with Indy 4, for worst adventure movie sequel I have seen. It's like the bastard child of the Da Vinci Code, and Indiana Jones, minus the intelligence... And I'm talking pre-Indy 4 Indiana Jones....

It's hard to give a synopsis without giving too much way, so I'll try
my best: John Koestler's son has just gotten the most chilling drawing
from a time capsule. It contains numbers that predict deadly events
that have occurred and that will occur.

Brief, yes, but the less you know, the better. This is probably why the
marketing of the film consists of short, mysterious scenes filled with
jaw-dropping special effects yet very little on the actual plot.
However, the critical reaction may make one think the mystery shrouding
this film may not be good. I'll tell you now: Go watch the film if
you're interested/intrigued.

I'm afraid the critics are wrong on this one, and painfully so. The
plot is far-fetched and probably (or hopefully) not realistic but this
is why movies are made, isn't it? Escapism, one says. You sit down for
two hours to escape from the real world to watch something fascinating,
suspenseful, and, sometimes, disturbing, yet you know it can't be true
but you go along with it anyway. This is "Knowing," a film that holds
one's attention until the very end, bringing him or her into a world
filled with some jaw dropping action scenes, with some very disturbing
scenes with it.

"Knowing" is different from your mindless popcorn thrillers because it
isn't mindless. It's sometimes thought provoking and triggers a variety
of emotions from the viewer. The film is funny when it needs to be,
after having watch a very disturbing scene. The action scenes are
amazing, some cringe-worthy, in a good way, actually, because it's not
just "Wow. Cool special effects," although there really are some top
notch effects, but because they are very hard to watch. The film really
pushes the PG-13 rating and sometimes pushes it so far and shot so well
that I was left speechless.

The film also has a lot of fantastic performances, one from Nicolas
Cage, an iffy actor, if you ask me but he manages to pull it off here.
Chandler Canterbury, the kid actor one hopes to act well alongside
Cage, also does a decent job. Rose Byrne finishes off the main cast
with an equally well played role. And the movie isn't just about the
action either. In some very human scenes, it may strike an emotional
cord from some viewers.

This is not your usual apocalyptic flick. No it isn't. It has something
more, something I cannot reveal without spoiling the movie, including
an out-of-the-world ending that will leave some viewers talking. Alex
Proyas, again, does not disappoint. There are some fantastic
performances and some ingenious action scenes, especially in the way
they are shot, along with a very intriguing plot. This, I'm proud to
say, is the best film this year, so far, and one of the most surprising
films I've ever seen. If you're very interested in the film, give it a
watch or you'll regret knowing nothing about it. 9/10

So it is an M. Night Shamalamadingdong movie... with Nic Cage. Maybe I will pass on this one....

Without knowing (no pun intended) what the twist is, I'm not inclined to assume it's all that dramatic. I don't really know (no pun intended) how to take a MWG review on stuff like this. Its still pretty roundly panned by most critics, who tend to know (no pun intended) what they're talking about. Yes, I plan on doing that every time I use the word Know from now on in this thread.