Pretty damned funny, actually. I was genuinely surprised at how good Rose Byrne was in this...she needs to do more comedies like this because she's a natural at it.
DAYS OF FUTURE PAST- I don't know, second-best X-Men movie behind FIRST CLASS? I really liked it. The conceit behind Wolverine going back worked and they did what they could to reconcile the changing world with the previous timeline. Needed more Frasier, though.
Troof, Martin. Quicksilver's probably the fastest guy in the Marvel U., but he's much, much slower than the Flash, and can't do all the stuff the Flash can (travel through time, pass through solid objects by moving his molecules fast, hitting lightspeed, etc.).
And Iggy, why the hate for the Whizzer? I mean, have you SEEN the man's crimefightin' togs?
That's some OG superhero fashion right there, son! Troy, when can we expect a Whizzer movie from Marvel/Disney? The man's time is NOW, dammit!
Man, this shit was hilarious and all sorts of fucked.
One part Angel Heart, one part Natalie Wood murderer, and one part where I remembered Virginia Madsen was a looker ever since I saw that titty in "Class."
The sound effects that were recycled whenever Walken's Gabriel would immolate someone never got old (mostly because the used samples are basically the "Wilhelm Scream" of the combustible set). Especially whenever he was doin' the fire dance on Eric Stoltz.
I'll get back to the fire stuff in a bit (I lied, I don't. I just reread it, and I fucking don't.), as Stoltz needs to be singled out as the most perved up angel since Alan Rickman dropped his dickless/cooterless shit in Linda Fiorentino's bedroom. There's this part where Stoltz's character Simon has been gravely wounded and he's hiding out in Arizona of all places (what a shithole) and this kid befriends him, promising to bring him some sustenance soon.
Well, when she does, and Ginny Madsen gets wind of it, she discovers the kid sittin' ol' Eric's lap, holding a can of Coke with TWO FUCKING STRAWS in it. Not only that, but then he fucking french's the kid (Polanski must love this movie.), giving her not only a complex for the rest of her fucking life, but also a dark soul that could ignite the fires of a second Hell (Woody Allen too.).
Angels are fucking strange, man.
If a pyrokinetic Chris Walken in Joe Perry-styled garb is the most straight-laced one of your group, you are fucking weird.
No wonder Elias Koteas' character didn't want to be a priest. He'd have to explain the gospel according to Simon, the weirdest fucking Angel ever, who shared his soda with kids he didn't even fucking know like it was no big thing.
Then there's the part where Ginny Madsen becomes a fucking crack shot and blows up a trailer, shooting a big "fuck you" handgun like Chow Yun Fat.
Then of course, the OG, Lucyfur (Viggo Mortensen) shows up to tell ol' Chris Walken to get his jet black brillo-head outta Dodge. Walken says "eat my ass" in Angel-ese and Viggo RIPS HIS HEART OUT LIKE KANO and EATS IT. I was up at four in the A.M. with nothing but the dawn and morning drunks stumbling down my street to wait for, so I decided to watch this glorious shithouse film. I was not disappointed in the slightest.
I barely recalled anything regarding this "film" from previous viewings, so seeing it in such a state was ideal and I highly recommend you enjoy it the same way.
Even Adam Goldberg's usually whiny ass wasn't so whiny this time. And big ups to the "It's gold, Jerry!" guy who's name escapes me as the most real fucking M.E. I have ever seen put to film.
Last edited by Captain Russ; 03-17-2015, 08:35 PM.
Thou shalt not disparage The Prophecy! Walken's Brooklyn accent is wonderful, I say unto you! And Gabriel spake, and when he spake, he sayeth unto the children: "Study yer mat' kids. It's'a key to da Yoo-nee-verse."
Amen.
I like the way the line runs up the back of the stocking.
Troof, Martin. Quicksilver's probably the fastest guy in the Marvel U., but he's much, much slower than the Flash, and can't do all the stuff the Flash can (travel through time, pass through solid objects by moving his molecules fast, hitting lightspeed, etc.).
And Iggy, why the hate for the Whizzer? I mean, have you SEEN the man's crimefightin' togs?
That's some OG superhero fashion right there, son! Troy, when can we expect a Whizzer movie from Marvel/Disney? The man's time is NOW, dammit!
The Whizzer had his place in time, serving as the second Maury guest for who dick shat the Maximoff twins into existence.
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