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Massawyrm WANTED To Love It But Only Liked It!!

FIRST!!! by only1	Jun 27th, 2008 09:08:32 AM
Meh... not what I thought it be like...
2nd by pendergast	Jun 27th, 2008 09:12:02 AM

Not suprised by Speed Fricassee	Jun 27th, 2008 09:12:17 AM
Night Watch and Day Watch are surprisingly... watchable, though. I'll catch this.
SPlossive! by FILMFUNK	Jun 27th, 2008 09:28:11 AM
I hear James MaCavoy is retiring from movies for a while which makes me wonder if this shit pile, sorry fun summer blockbuster put him off!?
First you extract the pussy juice by That 70s Venom	Jun 27th, 2008 09:33:35 AM
from her post-orgasm vagina and then you put it in an ice cube tray and then put it in the freezer and let it freeze then you take it out of the freezer and coat it in chocolate cream and freeze it again then take it out and suck on it.
They are good guys? by Series7	Jun 27th, 2008 09:37:53 AM
That really pisses me off if they are good guys.
The Next Colin Farrell? by timmer33	Jun 27th, 2008 09:43:36 AM
So that means he's gonna take any role offered to him, for any price, act terribly in the films, not care about the quality of the films he's in or the talent of the people around him, act like a psuedo-bad boy in public to garner attention, and then float away into oblivion as a has-been after only a few years in the biz? Not something to aspire to, James.
by djtelesca	Jun 27th, 2008 09:44:04 AM
I thought that the comic was a train wreck, with no likable characters at all. I'm curious to see if they salvaged something out of it.
Unwatchable by lost.rules.	Jun 27th, 2008 09:52:48 AM
Even seeing this movie for free I felt ripped off. I laughed my way through the Death Race preview which preceded it, but in retrospect that shit heap looks better than WANTED turned out to be. Suspension of disbelief is one thing, but asking the audience to swallow the giant turd which this movie forces down your throat is another. I mean, they get their killing assignments from a loom. A FUCKING LOOM. Oh, I mean THE LOOM OF FATE, my bad. Worst movie I've seen in years.
Man by Series7	Jun 27th, 2008 10:08:57 AM
Ewan McGregor must be kicking himself for taking too long of a break from acting. Sound like James McAvoy picked up nicely were Ewan left off. Will see how long it take McAvoy to star being in ever movie ever made like Ewan started to do.
Strange that Jolie is supposed to be one of the ... by wilsonfisk89	Jun 27th, 2008 10:17:16 AM
...biggest stars in the world, yet judging by her choice of roles, and the performances they allow, one would never guess that.
I like it... by NivekJ	Jun 27th, 2008 10:28:15 AM
...so, shutup!
You know something is wrong by SamBlackChvrch21	Jun 27th, 2008 11:14:34 AM
when a comic books movie reminds you more of The Matrix and Fight Club, than the ACTUAL Graphic Novel it was based on.
next Colin Farrel? by RedHHades	Jun 27th, 2008 11:47:17 AM
Poor MaCavoy! BTW, Wanted always sounded retarded, but sometimes going to the movies only to watch, not to think, is a good idea.
no balls by dznutzforu	Jun 27th, 2008 12:07:55 PM
The movie Wanted had me really excited. It is based on one of the best graphic novels ever written. Unfortunately, the movie doesn't have the goods. See, in the book, Wesley is knowingly brought into a group of bad guys. (we'll call them supervillians) He knows they're evil from the start. He embraces it. At the end of the movie he kills his father. Not unknowingly but because he wants to take his place as the baddest motherfucker in the world. He embraces his destiny as a super villian. He becomes the bad guy. As violent and curse-word laden as the movie version is, it doesn't have the balls to not become another moral driven, bullshit, popcorn movie, where the main character ultimately makes the right choice. In the book it's based on, he chooses the side of evil. He becomes the "Killer". That's what made it cool. Oh, yeah, and the Fox was a black girl...and she survives.
Jolie's choice of roles by Spandau Belly	Jun 27th, 2008 01:01:41 PM
is based on short shoots and lotsa money so she can get back to her humanitarian work, which she clearly vlaues more than acting. Since I don't like her as an actress and am impressed by her being one of the few stars who puts their money where their mouth is politically, I think she's made the right choice.
Saw it today... by REDD	Jun 27th, 2008 01:50:46 PM
Lots of fun, reminded me of a blend of two of the best movies from the spring of 99: "The Matrix" and "Office Space".
I mean, yeah. by dr sauch	Jun 27th, 2008 01:55:22 PM
Thats what I want. Joile's boobs, bullet-bending, and cars.
Massawyrm is the anti-critic. by Baked	Jun 27th, 2008 05:09:40 PM
Critics love Wanted and shrug off Hancock, but Massawyrm has to be so counter-culture and do the opposite.
What i really really want... by lonestaricon	Jun 27th, 2008 06:50:49 PM
...is for Jolie to be even hotter in person / on screen than the animated version of her in Beowulf.
Tried too hard for twists. Way too hard. by lettersoftransit	Jun 28th, 2008 09:53:28 AM
Fucked up the whole last half. I was bored through much of the first half. Trying too hard with the beatings. Then when the second half kicked in I thought whoa the fun's gonna start. And then the fairly lame attempts at surprising twists. Yeah, they were surprising; because they didn't hang together logically, required characters to act inconsistently, and made you lose or dislike just about everybody. And they overdid the he's-a-loser-just-like-you-in- the-audience to such a degree I wouldn't be surprised if some viewers felt they were being dissed. Was sooo looking forward to this, without any idea re where it would go with the story. But I'd seen it all before. The story, that is. Some new visual tricks. But the story was an amalgam of other movies, some done well and some done badly. This borrowed plot elements that don't mesh together and did it badly. Worth seeing, yes. Love it. No. Like it. sorta, but not really. Disliked more than liked.
the graphic novel was an interesting read, but... by crankyoldguy	Jun 28th, 2008 07:52:28 PM
ultimately, every character was repulsive, including the lead. It's a terribly cynical and even nasty-spirited work, completely anti-superhero and anti any hero. However clever in bits it left me angry, not enlightened or such. Now if you out and out hate superheroes, you'll love it and enjoy your wank. But one of the best graphic novels ever? Hah. Not in this universe. Waid has had some great runs on traditional superhero books, but Wanted was a jerk-off fest excuse to use swear words and just go wild with being amoral. A B- at best. And the film looks like a Netflick rental at best, not $10-$12, plus possible parking and food crapola at a theater.
Ugh...Meant Millar...regarding the graphic novel by crankyoldguy	Jun 28th, 2008 08:13:25 PM
Was just reading some stuff by Waid.... Go ahead and lambast the brain cramp, I expect it here.
I getting to seriously dislike films where the heroes by emeraldboy	Jun 29th, 2008 06:02:21 PM
have no redeeming features whatsoever. It is happening more and more. Its like studios are saying. lets take this guy who is being verbally beaten up, who is worthless, spineless, who is constantly being bettered by everyone. He is inducted by a brutal iniaition into Morgan Gang and yet by the end, he is cynical, pissed off man, who doesnt give a crap anyone or anything. I am not going to give anything. Please stop making characters that I cant care about. really stop. I am sick of looking at films with characters who have no redeeming features at all. I know people hate moral movies. That final piece to camera by james McAvoy at the end. is supposed to makes us feel what exactly. Here is a man who patently desnt care. Say whatever you like about will smith. At least he brings a positive vibe to every role he plays and Hancock looks fun. Wanted while had style, verve, etc as i have pointed out. It was a mindless, empty and I wouldnt want to sit through it again.

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