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Comment on X-Men: First Class by thejackanory

thejackanory — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:43:14 +0000

Oh you always say the nicest things. Fassbender and MacAvoy definitely gave me something to look at for the two hours but couldn’t help but feel they were extremely wasted on it.

The movie definitely tried to cover civil rights, self-acceptance with some of the storylines but they were frightfully mechanical and overt. They ended up battling the political and historical elements for me.

Comment on X-Men: First Class by Alexia Golez

Alexia Golez — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:30:20 +0000

As always, a very erudite skewering! Had major problems with Emma Frost too. JJ’s protrayal was colour-by-numbers at best.

Had a horrible sinking feeling when I saw the 60′s geo-political tilt. The movie did little to explore the creeping paranoia of the 60′s. If ever there was story tailor-made to examine ourselves, civil rights and the American dream of the 50′s/60′s, it was X-man: First Class.

Fassbender/McAvoy did make up a little for the movie’s low-points.

Comment on Kick-Ass by X-Men: First Class

X-Men: First Class — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 06:45:11 +0000

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Comment on Kick-Ass by X-Men: First Class « The Jackanory

X-Men: First Class « The Jackanory — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 23:16:02 +0000

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Comment on The Kids Are Alright by thejackanory

thejackanory — Tue, 31 May 2011 21:19:21 +0000

It’s a poorly written piece and that one moment with Benning was the only good thing about it. And for a movie written by a lesbian about lesbians, it was as if she’d never met one

Comment on The Kids Are Alright by Rona

Rona — Tue, 31 May 2011 11:55:02 +0000

Surprisingly low rating for this. Interesting. Not really my cup of tea.

Comment on 2 Days in Paris by thejackanory

thejackanory — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:39:30 +0000

It’s not really a very dramatic role, largely he just has to be funny and odd. Voiceover at the end carries a lot of the poignance but he manages to convey a surprising amount through facial expressions which is often harder to do.

Comment on 2 Days in Paris by Darren

Darren — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 23:18:29 +0000

I have to admit, I’m not sure I’m ready for Goldberg in a dramatic role after The Hewbrew Hammer.

Comment on The Kids Are Alright by Darren

Darren — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 13:04:35 +0000

No worries – I probably could have been cleare myself.

Comment on The Kids Are Alright by thejackanory

thejackanory — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:02:24 +0000

Sorry, should have been clearer, I do agree with you on that. Just mean it should be the opposite because typically in a movie with a straight relationship and a gay affair, that would be examined because you can’t really say it has no significance; a straight man doesn’t sleep with another man because he’s feeling ignored, it means something. Here you have a lesbian who sleeps with a man and it’s given one line to address the question of impact on sexuality, think that’s insensitive of any writer/director, especially with a lesbian one. But like I already said, I think she’s a bit obsessed with the phallus in general.