well i think first of all, the acting was amazing. it was completely accurate to his actual story also, from what i've read/heard about his experience.
normally when i go to a movie... about 15 minutes into it i'm thinking about how i want to leave or that i'm bored. but i wasn't ever bored during the movie and it's just really amazing story-wise. it's not cliche at all and not condescending.
I thought it was a really cheesy and sappy and crappy action flick, especially when compared to the original, which scared the living shit out of me. I thought it was boring also. And I thought Alien 3 was way better. I haven't seen any of the movies in a while so I can't go into detail.
I don't think I've seen a single James Cameron flick that I've liked. I haven't seen the original Terminator, though.
at first i really wanted to see hotel rwanda, and then i heard a lot of really bad stuff that was well-defended (that the true story the movie told was so amazing that it concealed the fact that the movie as a movie was terribly made). but now i'm back to wanting to see it again.
thank god i can always ignore alex forever. thank god. thank you baby jesus.
as for 'are we there yet' you know, sometimes people like FUNNY THINGS like, movies that are FUNNY. and that movie is supposed to be FUNNY. and therefore i kind of want to see it. i know it's *not* very art-fag of me and almost a little ghetto but i apologize. i'm not gonna pretend i think it's stupid when really i think ice cube is always funny and awesome.
It's cool, I kind of want to rent Soul Plane after reading some reviews. Apparently it does nothing but crudely stereotype blacks, whites, and middle-easterners throughout the movie.
Ben, in spite of my hearty resistance to soul plane, you know of course I will end up watching it and making fun of it. However, we have to get something else too, just to balance.
Movies like soul plane (seen about 15 minutes of it) and "are we there yet" can be kind of fun with a group of people, but pathetic funny. Just not my cup of tea, but w/e.