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Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Have you ever gotten a refund at the movies?
Got a real quick, and I hope, easy question for you guys today. This one appeared on IMDB’s daily poll recently, so I thought I’d ask:
Have you ever had such a bad movie-going experience (annoying crowds, sound/picture issues, etc.) that you have asked for a refund? And better yet, have you actually gotten it?
Whether you’ve gotten a refund or not, tell us this: What movies have been SO poisonous that you wanted your money back? I shall put forth my favorite object of scorn, the vile and putrid Bad Boys II. Thankfully, I didn’t pay for it, but by the end of that movie, I wanted to pocket the $130 million it took to make it, burn the negative AND douse Michael Bay in raw sewage so he could feel the way I felt watching that POS.
Y tu?
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Today’s DVDs: Leatherheads, SATC and more
So a football movie comes out on DVD the same day as the chick flick of the year. Either that’s a cosmic coincidence, or whoever schedules the DVD calendar has a real sense of humor.
Leatherheads: George Clooney’s football romantic comedy was pleasant enough while I watched it, with terrific period detail, but I started to forget it almost immediately afterward, and I expect better than that from this team. Renee Zellweger and John Krasinski co-star. Full review. GRADE: B-
Sex and the City: I was pleasantly surprised to find I rather liked Sarah Jessica Parker and Co. writ large on the big screen, despite my possessing a Y chromosome. The DVD features the extended version of the film, which lasts as long as the entirety of season three. (Kidding!) Full review. GRADE: B
Also Out Today
The Godfather: The Coppola Restoration: This is the DVD that most makes me wish I had a decent hi-def setup, because the restoration was made by Robert Harris, who also worked on Vertigo and Lawrence of Arabia, among others. Since I don’t have a big screen, I think I’ll stick with my original set, but what I would really love it if someone in this area would screen the restored print. Anyone listening?
LA Confidential: One of the best movies of the 90s comes to DVD in a new special edition, with lots of nice new features.
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