No Respect: Thread of Underappreciation of the Media Variety

[Mr. Marshmallow]

Originally Posted by AerostarMonk

Branagh's Loveless is just one of the greatest screen villains I've ever witnessed. A cultured and educated Confederate vet who has no qualms about undermining the entire US government simply to get revenge for the surrender at Appomattox, and with his current condition you can tell why he's more than just a bit bitter about the whole ordeal. His steam-powered inventions are glorious mixes of steampunk and malicious whimsy, such as the 80 foot tall Tarantula that rampages through the Utah desert, or the land ironclad the decimates everything in its path.

I'll admit, I actually didn't really LOVE Wild, Wild west but i by no means hated the movie. I enjoyed it for it's sharp dialogue and excellent acting performances, especially as you noted Monk, Loveless. He truly was a great villain and I thought he was a riot. Both as a menacing bad guy and as a comedic character.

I was totally shocked when I realized that's the same guy who played Gilderoy Lockheart in Potter:Chamber of Secrets. However I can agree that I think there was too much absurdly advanced technology in that movie in comparison to the fact they are in the west. My biggest beef would probably be the pointless "cyborg" bad guys Smith faced on the giant robo spider at the end.

That to me just seemed a bit much. Yes Smith made it funny as usual but it just seemed a bit much for my tastes. I also enjoyed Levine's performance as Blood bath. I also want to jump in on the Star wars prequels. I think it's truly unfair of fans to honestly expect a double hat trick, no one will EVER be able to top the first 3 Star wars movies.

It cannot be done, it really can't, no matter how much money or time Lucas has when making these prequels. And while the movies are indeed flawed (and I'm more then eager to feed Jar, jar a glass of shut-the-hell-up), i really enjoyed them and enjoyed both Ewan and Hayden's performance as a young Anakin and Obei-wan.

I think Anakin's face is pretty much iconisized (not a word I know) in my brain, and i honestly feel that actor brought Anakin to life the way he was meant to. The best thing about the prequels to me comes in 2 forms: 1- Revenge of the Sith, the best prequel film and the ONLY one that I think was magnificent enough to stand somewhat, slightly on par with the older Star wars films.

I stress the word slightly. And 2- the villains. The Prequels gave us some of the most incredibly bad ass and memorable villains I've seen in a long time. Count Dukoo, Jango-Fett, Palpatine (not new but kicking even more ass then the first time we saw him) of COURSE Darth Maul and my personal new favorite: General Grievous. I thought he was an excellent new villain.

His voice, his appearance, and the fact he acted (and even hunched) like an old Snidely Whiplash kind of villain was very cool. Now since were bringing up turd films that have been globally despised and spit on by pretty much everyone, I personally would like to say (and I know I'm probably the ONLY person who will admit this or say this) I actually really liked the 1998 "Godzilla" movie.