tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post1425682804581272628..comments2023-11-05T02:01:53.847-06:00Comments on Antagony & Ecstasy: DANGER ZONETimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-57968163240333439202016-05-22T16:10:44.969-05:002016-05-22T16:10:44.969-05:00Catching this in the theater for its 30th annivers...Catching this in the theater for its 30th anniversary tour, I was entertained (though not surprised) to learn: <br />A.) the iconic "characters" played by iconic character actors have way less screen time than I remember (they definitely don't deserve fucking title card credits)<br />B.) most of the crowded theater was female and of the exact age to have had Tom Cruise to thank for their sexual awakening<br />C.) I am romantically in love with the F-14A.<br /><br />Anyway, 60 minutes of Tom Cruise close-ups is certainly worth dogfighting action shot and edited so clearly as to feel like you're playing Ace Combat. What I wouldn't give for dumb action movies to look this good today.Yourselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02394331107825059031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-11335273586481911352014-05-22T16:58:47.291-05:002014-05-22T16:58:47.291-05:00You know, I was going to say this is the only Tom ...You know, I was going to say this is the only Tom Cruise movie I've seen with a tougher female lead, but then I realized she's not his real romantic interest, she's mainly there to establish his heterosexuality.<br /><br />You see, regardless of her alleged profession or expertise therein, whether spy, secret agent, astronaut, etc., any love interest of a Tom Cruise character must be the most delicate long-haired hypercoded-feminine waif ever to lose consciousness for no adequately explained reason. <br /><br />I look forward to seeing how many of the trailer lines that make Emily Blunt's character in Edge of Tomorrow look genuinely tough and possessed of agency are out of context, not in the film at all, or completely undermined by events not shown in previews.Shalenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06153792149159676633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-79646732404949112252011-11-28T23:04:28.470-06:002011-11-28T23:04:28.470-06:00Yes, as a matter of fact, and I was planning on wr...Yes, as a matter of fact, and I was planning on writing a few words when I completed it. But I am savoring it a bit first.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-55807466096045582922011-11-28T20:39:47.863-06:002011-11-28T20:39:47.863-06:00Tim this has nothing to do with the movie, but I h...Tim this has nothing to do with the movie, but I have a question since I know you're a hardcore Legend of Zelda fan. Do you have Skyward Sword yet?Mysterious F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08290239526984106990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14812333.post-14606380544356995822011-11-27T18:56:38.021-06:002011-11-27T18:56:38.021-06:00Ah, Paramount in the 80's. That's almost a...Ah, Paramount in the 80's. That's almost a subgenre in itself.RickRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17060339578835099120noreply@blogger.com