Indeed, that and their fetish for green tights -which you'd think would be a distinguishing feature for any character rather than a fashion precedent to be followed.

Re-reading my thoughts on Hood I think I've given it too many favours. It was not that great; and the content factor really is to blame.

I saw The A-Team with my younger brother last night, and let me say, what a fun, fun movie. If you're looking for an action-filled thrill ride of a movie than I definitely recommend it.

It's got everything you want in a summer blockbuster, lots of action and explosions, a coherent plot, a little romance, humor, likable characters. The camaraderie amongst the cast was great, and I feel like I had a smile on my face for most of the movie. Of the films I've seen this year, I actually enjoyed it a lot more than Iron Man 2 (and Clash of the Titans, Robin Hood, and Alice in Wonderland).

Liam Neeson was spot on as Hannibal, Bradley Cooper was very believable as the fun-loving, womanizing Lt. Peck, Quinton Jackson kept the spirit of Mr. T alive as B.A, and Sharlto Copley absolutely stole the show as Murdock.

I have to add that the movie is PG-13 for some language and of course action-violence. But regardless of that, it is a great, fun summer movie. 7.5/10

It saddens me that you so disliked Robin Hood, Matette. I must be becoming a very abandoned person ( ), because I was seldom if ever offended during the movie. Yes, there was occasional crudeness, but these were common working people - and I didn't find the movie nearly as crude as much of the films out these days. I agree about the French. For a while, I was utterly confused as to what was going on - why were they gallivanting about the countryside carrying out their enemy King John's orders??? A comment from William Marshall (William Hurt in one of his best roles, IMHO) helped things to make sense, but the final confrontation was confused - as, indeed, was most everything from the intro of the Magna Charta up until the epilogue. Don't agree about John, though that may be because I've seen The Lion in Winter (which, like this film, is probably not historically accurate): living with those parents, and with Richard the favorite of the people, I can easily see him being that jealous and insecure!

I think, in the end, our differing reactions may be due to different attitudes going into the movie: I knew that certain plot points weren't going to quite work, and I also realized what the content level was. The only surprises for me was how much did work and how much humor was there, even if it was a trifle crude.

I see a theatrical possibility on Tuesday. Looking at my options I will likely be deciding between Prince of Persia or Karate Kid. It also depends on when I get to it and my transportation options. I'll find out a lot more tomorrow. Robin Hood was on my to see list but it is already down to two late night showings at the local theaters so that will have to wait for DVD. We'll see what happens.

Lys; I'm sorry to have saddened you, but I have realised recently that everyone I've spoken to who didn't think highly of Robin Hood has been a girl, so I'm tempted to think it's a gender issue. (Abandoned person indeed! I hope you do not mope about in song -they looked like the Bonnie and Clyde of the Opera world. ! ).

bkey Interesting thoughts on The A Team! I'm really looking forward to that movie; mostly because of Liam Neeson and because I was a fan of the original show when I was younger (and I do actually like some action). Glad to know it's a fun movie.

I'm currently looking a little bit forward to Toy Story 3; I have a feeling it comes out this Thursday but I'm in the middle of exams so might wait to see this when my younger sister is on holidays (as to not look so silly buying a ticket, haha).

Is Letters to Juliet still a present movie???

Well I love that movie so much!!! its very sweet and cute and the Grandma toatally reminds me of mine! I actually cried and I rarely cry in movies, but its not really a cry-ish movie, I loved it!

We saw Toy Story at midnight last night! The Narnia trailer was awesome!!!!!!!!
I Loved the movie! I still liked the first one the best, but this is my second favorite one!
I thought the story was good and it was a really good family film!

Saw Toy Story 3 just now, I also still think the original is the best. I did love grown-up Andy though. Great movie, but in terms of animated movies this year I prefer How To Train Your Dragon- (the only two animated movies I've seen so far)

I saw Eclipse at midnight!

it was my favorite yet, closest to the book though it did leave out parts. It had some funny lines and just all around very well made.

I was with a group of friends who 2 of them waited since 2 o'clock in the afternoon! and it was over 100 degrees outside, I was very thankful.

Well I saw Eclipse for the premier at midnight (Twilight fans are CRAZY by the way ) and, for someone who hasn't even seen the first two, I really like it! (: The acting and special effects may have been subpar, and the intense scenes rather corny, but the story and action definitely made up for it as far as I'm concerned. Now I can't wait to read the books and rent the first movies - I am officailly a fan. (:

Wowsers! You're a brave soul. Isn't that like 6 hours of Twilight? I don't know whether to rejoice with you or cry that another has been claimed by Stephanie Meyer's works.

Just got home from Eclipse, well... I enjoyed it!
Great fun all around, true to the book. As with the books, New Moon is still my favorite.

I saw The Last Airbender yesterday.
Unfortunately in my opinion it wasn’t very good.
The special effects were great! But the acting and script writing ruined it for me.
It’s just my opinion though, and I think it’s important to note that I’ve only seen about ten of the Avatar cartoon episodes, so I’m curious how fans of the cartoons would rate the movie.
If you really want to see it, I would suggest waiting until you can rent it.

I just saw The Last Airbender, I don't even need to make a post because it would say the exact same thinkg 7Chronicles just said

Fan reaction has been generally negative, though many admit there's at least something to like in this adaptation.

Right now we have an Avatar: The Last Airbender Special Feature open for fans of the show here on NarniaWeb. Check it out for more info on the original series, and a few comments on the movie (beginning on the second page).

July 4 edit: I had a chance to see Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time this weekend - it was supposed to be a summer blockbuster but has disappointed at the box office. Reviews have criticized it for some of the same failures as the new The Last Airbender - questionable faithfulness to the source material, too much exposition, and variable-speed fight scenes (stop/slow/regular motion all mixed together).

I enjoyed it as a popcorn movie - a sort of Arabian-flavored Indiana Jones adventure. Unlike Avatar: The Last Airbender, I don't have any familiarity with the source material, so I didn't have expectations - or disappointment - about how this was adapted. Still, early on I found myself sympathizing with non-fans of the Avatar series trying to keep up with the new Shyamalan film - but this one was pretty straightforward, even predictable, plot-wise (especially since I'd seen the trailer so many times!).

Gemma Arterton plays the female lead, and her role struck me as something similar to her 'job' as Io in the recent remake of Clash of the Titans - to serve as a sort of guide to both the hero and the audience, describing useful bits of mythology and backstory as needed. But I didn't find her exposition as annoying as Katara's in TLA.

Two Narnia connections (no, not the VDT trailer!): the theater lobby had a large VDT poster on the wall (featuring Aslan and Reep), and Ronald Pickup (who voiced Aslan in the BBC Narnia) had a part in this movie.