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Everyone Said it was Bad, Therefore It Must Be
Last night I saw League of Extraordinary Gentlemen at my favoritest of theaters: the Esquire. Where else but the Esquire does Bad Boys II sell out 45 minutes before showtime? Where else but the Esquire are there more people wearing official NFL licensed jerseys than at an actual NFL game?
The movie got generally awful reviews all around, but I enjoyed it. When I think of movies that deserve an 18% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, I think of stinkers like Spawn, the 5th Element, The Cable Guy, and most of all the Blair Witch Project. This movie was not terrible. It did not, as Blair Witch did, cause me almost walk about numerous times. I saw Blair Witch for free, and it was only 70-something minutes long, but it still felt like a waste of time and money. This movie was neither. The literary references were interesting, if a bit contrived, and Sean Connery was his typical self. You're the man now, dog.
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I just remember thinking the whole time that the Phantom of the Opera is not supposed to look like a klingon. Even so, I enjoyed the cheesy literary references, and hearing Sean Connery utter "The game is on" is worth the price of admission in itself.
Posted by: Eileen at July 19, 2003 10:45 PM
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