I enjoyed Puss in Boots.

I saw In Time. What a piece of shiat. Some dumbass bartender the other night mentioned how it was awesome (compared it to Inception) and then today we decided to see it on a whim. I failed to read the reviews prior to going in but honestly I didn't think it'd be as terrible as it was. Bad acting, lame storyline, no action/suspense whatsoever except for like two car chase scenes and very little character development.

wow, they spent fifty million dollars making "The Rum Diary".

it's a nice story; i read it many years ago. not sure there is all that much about it that begs to be put onto the screen.

was the fifty million all spent on rum, or was there a little left afterwards for whores?

johnny depp was terrible in fear and loathing, helping to make the movie terrible.
i'm sure his magic touch is all over this one too.

johnny depp is peter pan, not hunter s thompson.
christaroni!

Apos: For a Hunter S.Thompson flick,The Rum Diary was surprisingly...languid,Giovanni Ribisi's superb performance notwithstanding,so it's neither shocking nor poetic,subby.

Too bad. The previews looked great, but then the reviews came out and basically said what you did. Surprised that it isn't a better movie, but I'll wind up renting it instead of going to the movies.

Roger Ebert calls Puss in Boots "jaw-dropping".

Please save your money rum diaries book is way better. now I will just go listen to my albums in the corner.

davynelson: johnny depp was terrible in fear and loathing, helping to make the movie terrible.
i'm sure his magic touch is all over this one too.

johnny depp is peter pan, not hunter s thompson.
christaroni!

You're not very good at this, are you?

The ex's puss smelled like a boot.

RoosterCogburn: I barely remember Fear and Loathing, I'm not about to plunk down hard earned money for round zero.

FTFY

Sarah Palin's Conscience: I enjoyed Puss in Boots.

What? No. We can't stop here. This is cat country.

FeedTheCollapse: Apos: For a Hunter S.Thompson flick,The Rum Diary was surprisingly...languid,Giovanni Ribisi's superb performance notwithstanding,so it's neither shocking nor poetic,subby.

though I want to see it, I did find it a bit odd it was being marketed as a comedy. I recall the book being pretty straight-forward and not much of a kindred spirit to Fear and Loathing...

Agreed. There were certainly some funny moments, but I definitely wouldn't classify it as a comedy. I'm convinced lately that the marketing folks for the movie industry are a bit retarded though. They seem to have difficulty anything that isn't a cookie cutter movie, and this one isn't.

Personally speaking, I liked it. It wasn't fantastic, a bit toned down from the book from what I recall of it. But I didn't think the book was fantastic either, but I liked it too. If you're going in expecting some blockbuster or the like you're going to be disappointed.

I thought it was worth the price of admission anyways.

Animated cats that stand on two legs creep me out. They look like starving children with distended bellies, tiny limbs, and big heads.

I saw "In Time". Not a great movie or one that I'm going to recommend but I enjoyed it well enough. The premise was a lot better than the execution and it was a lot more low budget than the trailer made it look.

I like the fear and Loathing film, but I don't think it was what anyone would call a commercial success. I'm glad they made Rum Diaries into a movie. That said, I can't say I'm surprised that it's not lighting up the box office. Part of Hunter Thompson's appeal is that he is definitely not mainstream. If they tried to tone him down to make his stuff more commercially appealing, what's the point? If they tried to play up Thompson's weirdness, they shouldn't be surprised if general audiences are not flooding into the theaters in droves.

FTA: But the solid opening for "Puss in Boots" was much needed for DreamWorks. The company said Tuesday its net income fell by half in the third quarter as its early summer release, "Kung Fu Panda 2," did not haul in as much at the box office as last year's "Shrek Forever After."

Shrek 4 made more $$ than KFP 2? I am disappoint.

/KFP 2 was pretty good - I actually liked it a bit better than the first one
//Shrek 4, like Shrek 3, was okay at best - nowhere near as good as Shrek 1 or 2

approves

realityVSperception: approves

Crazy .... Just saw that a few months back

I don't know who this Hunter S Thompson is, but I enjoyed Puss in Boots with my family this weekend. Maybe Depp should stick to his pirate and Wonka movies.

All around the world, Furries are masturbating furiously to that image of Salma Hayek wanking off a giant ginger Tom.

I saw Rum Diary this weekend, and I thought it was meh. Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 would have been more interesting.

/And has Aaron Eckhart ever not played a slimebag?

Tophersky: I don't know who this Hunter S Thompson is, but I enjoyed Puss in Boots with my family this weekend. Maybe Depp should stick to his pirate and Wonka movies.

Ohhhhhh wow.

realityVSperception: approves

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Seems like there is a lot of Bakshi talk circulating the Fark lately.

I'll take Wizards and Hey Good Lookin' as his two best.

I wanna see the Rum Diary, but not in a theater.

I think films like that deserve to be watched with alcohol and a sad sense of loneliness.

Was okay, but drawn out and while there were some great scenes, the whole thing was pretty blasé. Giovanni Ribisi was a stand out though. Got me to read the book though, which, of course, is proving far superior. I don't envy them, having to try to make a 'low key' movie after Terry Gilliam's take on Fear and Loathing, which is usually people's only experience with Hunter S. Thompson (I've a Gonzo Fist tattoo and almost every time I show it, people stare blankly even after I say it's a Thompson reference. Mention Fear and Loathing though and then "OH YEAH!"). Clearly a lot of people were going to go in expecting that, which the marketing people certainly didn't help. Worth seeing if you're a fan of Thompson, could stand to wait for DVD though.

/"There's something poetic about Johnny Depp and Hunter S. Thompson losing out to an animated cat at the box office" WTH is poetic about it?

Tyrone Slothrop: /And has Aaron Eckhart ever not played a slimebag?

The Core

/was in the audience for Depp's Letterman appearance last week when he did his Hunter impression so i'm getting a kick....

We were somewhere outside of Barstow when the drugs began to take hold ...

/has anybody even seen a TV ad for Rum Diaries? I didn't know it was released until this thread.

caddisfly: We were somewhere outside of Barstow when the drugs began to take hold ...

/has anybody even seen a TV ad for Rum Diaries? I didn't know it was released until this thread.

Yes. I don't even have cable but have seen it on random peoples TVs several times already. Are you trapped under a rock?

Tophersky: I don't know who this Hunter S Thompson is, but I enjoyed Puss in Boots with my family this weekend. Maybe Depp should stick to his pirate and Wonka movies.

Turn in your man card and gtfo

dehehn: caddisfly: We were somewhere outside of Barstow when the drugs began to take hold ...

/has anybody even seen a TV ad for Rum Diaries? I didn't know it was released until this thread.

Yes. I don't even have cable but have seen it on random peoples TVs several times already. Are you trapped under a rock?

Hey my rock is paid for!

/I blame DVR

Raspil: Tophersky: I don't know who this Hunter S Thompson is, but I enjoyed Puss in Boots with my family this weekend. Maybe Depp should stick to his pirate and Wonka movies.

Turn in your man card and gtfo

Bah! fark Hunter S Thompson. I had to read up on him at work after I made that post. Big deal, a hipster drug addict author...I'm glad I chose Puss in Boots.

dehehn: caddisfly: We were somewhere outside of Barstow when the drugs began to take hold ...

/has anybody even seen a TV ad for Rum Diaries? I didn't know it was released until this thread.

Yes. I don't even have cable but have seen it on random peoples TVs several times already. Are you trapped under a rock?

The TV ads are terrible. I had no idea this had anything to do with Hunter S Thompson - they make it look like the movie is a knockoff of Romancing the Stone, for crying out loud.

Tophersky: Raspil: Tophersky: I don't know who this Hunter S Thompson is, but I enjoyed Puss in Boots with my family this weekend. Maybe Depp should stick to his pirate and Wonka movies.

Turn in your man card and gtfo

Bah! fark Hunter S Thompson. I had to read up on him at work after I made that post. Big deal, a hipster drug addict author...I'm glad I chose Puss in Boots.

I checked the profile guessing Utah or Florida. Florida FTW!