They say this movie was written with Tom Cruise in mind. Cruise, however, declined because he thinks the storyline rings way too closely to Mission: Impossible. He's right, and it was a very wise choice for him to not take on this movie, because not only does it ring way too closely with a lot of other spy movies ever made in the 21st century, I for one could not imagine Tom Cruise doing a Russian accent.

So, did they think that it would be any different if the role was taken over by a girl? Particularly one larger than life Angelina Jolie? I have to admit, having Jolie play the role does work out a whole lot better than having Salt played by a male actor. But it still doesn't change the after-effect: sitting in that chair watching the end credits roll, with only one thing that immediately popped in your head.

Bourne.(tte)

Imagine if this movie had been played by Matt Damon. I probably wouldn't have been able to tell the difference in the long run. Oh, that movie where a spy was wrongfully accused and spent a good chunk of the movie being on the run when it turns out that said spy really IS what he/she was accused of. Wait, that's the plot of almost every spy movie.

Jolie played the role gorgeously though. I'm just wondering why she decided to take on this role, though? Feeling the need to revamp her image? ...that she is still that kickass goddess/siren even though she's now a mother of SIX? Are there really no better scripted spy movies out there for her? Something more original?

Salt might've been better if it ended differently. If they tied all the loose ends and just wrapped it up in one movie. The ending just reeks SEQUEL. And having a sequel somewhere in the horizon just makes it look even more and more like Bourne. Although, I'm kinda curious on what exactly they'll title a sequel for Salt.

Saltier? xD

Sucker Punch. March 2011.

Looks freakin' KICKASS.

I'll try my best to overlook my extreme dislike over that annoying Miss Hudgens for this.

Can't wait.

...........

Forget it. I'm not even gonna try.

After 6 years of constant fussing, theorizing, analyzing, arguing over little--and probably meaningless--details in every single LOST episode, and then getting a series finale that made all the fussing, theorizing, analyzing, arguing over the little details seem absolutely pointless, I'm just gonna keep it short and simple:

I'll gladly spend eternity in a limbo where there's @LeoDicaprio.

OK, fine. I do have other thoughts. And in order to not wrongfully spoil the 0.0000001% of you who HASN'T watched Inception yet, please just highlight the following white space below:

I think reality doesn't exist at all in this movie. Cobb said to Ariadne that when you dream, you don't exactly know how you got there. There's no clear beginning, and you're just plunged there in the middle of the scene. Did you feel the same way when the movie started? Right after the beginning where Cobb finds Old Saito, he was plunged into what I previously thought was a "flashback" of when he was extracting Saito's dream. But there was no beginning, or how Cobb got there. He's just there. And that's why I think there's no level of "reality" in Inception. It was all a dream from beginning to end. Yeah, seems pretty pointless doesn't it?

The more theories I hear the more inclined I am to believe them. I might just change my mind from what I just wrote up there in the next few minutes :b

I wonder if Chris Nolan is sitting back on his chair at home right now, laughing at the whole world who's busy writing 5,000-word articles/papers/thesis on his movie?

I love movies, but not every movie! I try to limit myself to only around two or three completely stressful movies per year. And when I say "stressful", I'm talking about violent psychotic people a'la The Hills Have Eyes, creepy ass horror movies like Ju-On, slasher movies like My Bloody Valentine (IN 3-FREAKIN-D!!!) or human-eating zombie movies such as the likes of I Am Legend.

Well, this year's zombie movie quota goes to The Crazies, coz if I'm gonna watch a bunch of zombies kill helpless human beings violently, might as well watch one where RAYLAN GIVENS is in it. Shooting zombies. OK, so it's really Timothy Olyphant, but HE'S A SHERRIFF or something! That's as good as being Raylan Givens!

So, did Raylan get tired of the redneck idjits in Harlan and decided that he needed a bigger challenge to shoot at?

Hell yeah. RAYLAN vs ZOMBIES.

Sounds pretty damn awesome.

Whoa, Voldemort. Creepy.

Trailer looks great, except for one thing. SERIOUSLY, why does everything have to be in 3D now?! Who's the suit in Hollywood that started this god awful trend? Harrumph.

...and that magic came in the form of one @MrMaxRyan (Yes, he has Twitter! Hallelujah!)

It really does indeed take a very special man to be Samantha's love interest, and they couldn't have picked a more dashing man to play him. That dramatic entrance on the sand dunes (and abrupt exit) left me screaming in my cinema chair: HELLO!? WHO IS THAT FREAKIN' HOT STUFF THAT JUST ROLLED BY?!

Oh he is one heck of a scenestealer alright. Now, the movie itself might is actually not as bad as how the reviewers been tearing it apart, but it's probably not something I'd watch twice. Well, at least that's what I thought... until Lawrence of my Labia rolled across the screen.

There better be a third Sex & The City, and Dick Spurt---(LOL) ...okay---Rikard Spirit better be in it. A LOT. There's simply not enough of him in SATC2, and what's already scarce had to be CUT OFF by the retarded Indonesian Censorship Board too! Now I have to wait for DVD! (...which isn't very long, in our side of the world here. Thank God.)

As for the movie itself, to be honest I can kind of agree that some of the dialogues are pretty cliche and terribly written as well as acted, and even though Liza Minnelli is still fabulous, that Single Ladies number kinda made me cringe. HOWEVER, Sex & The City 2 still delivers a pretty fascinating continuance of what is beyond happily ever after for these characters we've known and loved for so long. And because we known and loved these characters for so long, it doesn't really matter if they were given bad dialogues, or storylines that aren't substantial enough for the critics' high and mighty taste. I still personally liked the first movie better, but Sex & The City 2 definitely entertained me, made me laugh, and still made me go awww when Big made Carrie wear that ridiculously humongous black diamond on her finger (Yes, I hate you, Carrie Bradshaw! And your beautiful apartment! And your beautiful closet! And your freakin' gorgeous husband!)

So, how about that third movie? What could they possibly come up with after this? You know what, that's exactly what I asked myself when I heard they're making a second movie, and here we are. I'm sure they'll manage to come up with something. And as long as the hella gorgeous Max Ryan is in it... I'm game.

Meh.

That's my reaction. Really.

For a movie that got me so excited even by the mere sound of its title, I was surprised to find myself very disappointed. You have no idea how long I've waited to see this movie. And the trailers were so fantastic it seemed like it couldn't go anywhere near wrong.

If I could use one single word to describe it, it would be soulless. It's like a perfectly beautiful mannequin, but no matter how beautiful it is, it's still lifeless.

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Just heard from a friend today that Chris Nolan is not only taking on the third Batman, but also a Superman project. Well, as huge huge huge huge HUGE fan of Chris Nolan, Inc (Chris Nolan, Emma Thomas, Jonathan Nolan and David S. Goyer) as well as a comicbook fangirl, I say:

YEEHAW!

If there's anyone who could revive the Superman franchise, it's them. I thought Bryan Singer did a pretty beautiful Superman Returns (visually), but I did have problems with the plot developments, and the total underutilization of Clark Kent, and the fact that there's a Supes Jr. spawn. Heh. Nolan Inc are true geniuses, seriously. They'll be able to write up something more substantial, I'm sure of it. Every single movie they made is frakking brilliant. Memento, Insomnia, Batman Begins, The Prestige, and finally, The Dark Knight. They're also focusing on Inception right now, which is slated for July this year starring Leonardo DiCaprio. No doubt, this is gonna be awesome too.

It's also funny how the idea of the Superman project was said to be coined in an idle casual talk while they were taking a break from a session where they are working on a solid story for the 3rd Batman film. There are no details but Christopher Nolan's IMDb page now has a credit for JUSTICE LEAGUE: MORTAL. Hm. Curiouser and curiouser.

Please do read the more detailed scoop on LA Times Blogs: Hero Complex.

I've read the book Eclipse from front to end, page to page, but for some reason now I can't really remember what it's about aside from an Edward-Bella-Jacob love triangle, and Victoria. I have a feeling that Edward is yet again going to be spouting super corny lines that's gonna make you throw up a little bit inside your mouth everytime you hear it. I just did upon hearing that "I promise to love you every moment, FOREVER." line from Edward in the trailer. How did I not see all these barfy corniness before when I was reading the book? I guess some bookspeak are perfect until you hear them out loud and realize just how ridiculous it sounds.

Robert Pattinson still looks like he plunged himself into a barrel of powder before filming. Kristen Stewart still looks miserable and annoying all the time. So thank God for shirtless Taylor Lautner, always the highlight of my Twilight movie experience.

Oh, and there's the new Victoria too. The shocking decision last year to let Rachelle Lefevre go and replace her role with Bryce Dallas Howard. I adore you, Bryce Dallas Howard, but babe, you don't look good in that trailer.

Is it just me or is Summit Entertainment trying to milk the cow as fast as they still can by rolling out each movie as fast as they could? Eclipse is slated for June 30, which makes it a summer movie, while New Moon just rolled out last November. I wouldn't be surprised if this sucked balls even more than New Moon, considering the rush. But I'll go see it anyway :P

Holy sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet that suitcase armor is made of all kinds of awesomeness! THAT'S INSANELY COOL!!!!!!! I think I jizzed my pants a lil too...

Iron Man 2, coming to theatres on May 7! (USA release date)