Day: August 8, 2005

I can’t get the picture of the unchanged McDonald’s french fries in a glass jar out of my head. Unchanged… after weeks. That — and a renewed commitment to eating fresh, even when eating unhealthy — is the lasting legacy of watching Super Size Me last week. Every American should see this film. Be afraid, be very afraid.

It’s all about the comic book heroes come to life, isn’t it? Sony wishes they had a Spiderman movie every summer, and Marvel and Stan Lee are opening their archives as fast as they can. So I went with a brother-in-law to see Fantastic Four.

Metacritic did not give the movie a great score. I’ve rarely toured this site, but CNET Networks acquired the site according to today’s announcement, so wanted to check it out. I would give this movie a higher score than 40 out of 100 (critics’ score). I’m more in line with the 5.9 out of 10 given by the users. Maybe that’s a good sign.

I thought the best scene was on the bridge, as the foursome are learning how to apply their powers. Also, the end felt like a true comic book, setting the hook for the sequel (of course). The close evoked the end of the first Indiana Jones movie, as the ark is stored in an endless warehouse… this time, we know the crate, with its deadly cargo of Doctor Doom, will come back.

Overall, good fun for the evening, and we both agreed that the preview for Transporter 2 looks like fun, even if the preview showed us all the good parts. Neither of us had ever heard of the first Transporter, though I caught most of it a few nights ago flipping through some channels… about what I expected. Better metacritic score, from both critics and users, than Fantastic Four.

I’m almost caught up with my mainstream media consumption for the summer. Which film should I have watched?

While commuting on Metro North last month, I watched Cool Hand Luke on DVD. I’d had it out from Netflix for, oh, three months, so about time. I’ve heard some of the famous lines, so figured I had to see it for myself. I don’t know. I never was a rebel, so they aren’t heroes to me… but the time passed quickly on the train.