jaziro1

When you watch a movie as an adult, and it hits like when you were 7, you know its well written. No awkward prologue, no clunky transition, no agenda, no sanitation of affection between boys and girls. its a more than a fine movie, its a perfect adventure. Well, almost perfect. I could do without the annoying Pee Wee Herman voice. I hated it then, still hate it now.

A time when people thought NASA actually had some sort of authoritative power. When calling someone a geek was really an insult. And when a '64 mustang was a car you gave to a teenager.

So I took off a few points off for the Pee Wee Herman imitations. Of course, I know Pee Wee's gross adventures weren't known at this time but that's not way. I took off a few points because the pluky voice throws the WHOLE flow and feel of the movie off. It doesn't match. I refuse to believe that the people who wrote this movie are the same people who made the alien talk like the Pee. It was as if someone in the board room (someone who didn't even read the script) told them , "Hey, good work, but the alien needs to talk like Pee Wee Herman because Pee Wee is a hit with the kids. k bye."

Shows nowadays sanitize kid's movies so much that they are flavorless. I think things were simpler then. But I am most impressed that there is some significant tension between the alien and the boy, rather than just a typical love at first sight. So if I took a few points off for Pee Wee, then I'm adding a point for those things.

Almost thirty years now, so I definitely have accepted the answer to David's final question. Good luck Max.

ps. I can't believe they said the S word!

This is the first time I seen a movie go through a rewrite that actually ended up good. I'm sure if they took a bit more time with it they could have polished up the script even more, but as it stands, its a nice family movie about friendship.

Jim Carey absolutely delivers. He made that movie, end of story. It's great that Dr. Robotnik was just a generic villain in the video game, that way Carey could basically mold it into whatever he wanted. Without Carey, its hard to imagine it delivering as well.

Script still felt a bit rushed toward the end, but I enjoyed it. I'm hoping they take their time with it on the next go round. And continue to bring in people faithful to the brand. The friendship storyline was a good bet.

I think Pitch Black is one of the few movies I consider to be the pinnacle of sci fi story telling. Suspense, terror, honor, aliens, survival, humanity, fear, and sacrifice, all wrapped up evenly and perfectly timed to smoothly digest in one sitting. The universal physics doesn't require explaining, you never get pulled out of the moment. The build up is perfectly done. It touches you. I think a Hitchcock lover would be proud.

This movie remains on my top 10 sci fi movies. I can immerse my self in this movie and feel deeply for every character in the brief moment they strut upon the stage.

Just watch it, even if you've seen it. Watch it again.