Men in Black III

Recently went to see MIB III.  Nothing much to report.  It is an okay movie.  I snickered a few times but never outright laughed.  I paid only $2 to see it at the local budget theater, so I don't feel ripped off. The one thing that needs to be said:  Josh Brolin is an extremely underrated actor.  He has played George W.; he has played Jonah Hex; he has now played K.  This guy needs an Oscar-worthy role because he deserves one.

Longfellow quote

"Believe me, every man has his secret sorrows, which the world knows not; and oftimes we call a man cold, when he is only sad."
--Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Abraham Lincoln quote

"No matter how much cats fight, there always seems to be plenty of kittens."

--Abraham Lincoln

Vaughn Monroe quote

"When opportunity knocks at the door, some people are out in the back yard looking around for four-leaf clovers."
--Vaughn Monroe

George Washington quote

"Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence."
--George Washington

Will Rogers quote

"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there."
--Will Rogers

John Wayne quotation

"Life is hard; it's even harder if you're stupid."
--John Wayne

Dumbledore quote

"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live."
--Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

The Dark Knight Rises

Well, I finally went to see The Dark Knight Rises.  How can I say this?  It began as one of the most boring, humorless films I have ever seen.  I realize the idea is to give Batman a darker edge, but this is the only movie I can recall ever watching where I wanted to check my watch.  Perhaps it relied too much on being part of a trilogy and did not develop the characters enough so the movie could stand on its own.  Whatever the case, I found the first chunk of the film to be utterly unmoving.  The ending, though, was a well-crafted piece of film making.  I did not see it coming and thoroughly enjoyed what the film makers accomplished.  Compared the the rest of the film, though, it kind of feels like they had this terrific ending and just built a story in front of it.  Furthermore, I did not feel anything for any of the characters.  I really didn't care what happened to Batman or Catwoman; Alfred was a whiny pussy.  Blake was okay, but he wasn't as involved as he needed to be because it wasn't his movie.  All in all, there was nothing in this movie outside of the ending that made me feel like it was worth my time or money.