Jeez, people are dicks.

It was a good review, Brendon, but I think you (and Dave, for that matter) should just do away with this out-of-10 business. It really just invites more general dickery in the comments. Numerical scores are so arbitrary, you're most likely to get far more dispute than agreement. If people really want to read a review to determine whether or not they go see a film, they should actually read the review. Leaving out a score should certainly help with that.

Sounds like it's going to be a pretty great interview. Can't wait to hear the rest of it, though I'm afraid I'll have to hold off listening to it until I can manage to see "The Brothers Bloom"...

I would MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH rather have a "BioShock" film than a "Halo" film, and I feel like Verbinski could definitely pull it off.

Mr. Verbinski, would you kindly get started on that ASAP? If I can make one suggestion, hire Garry Schyman to do the score. His score for the game is easily one of the best video game scores I've heard. It's beautiful, haunting, unnerving... Incredible.

That's an unfortunate cutoff point for the headline... I was very sad for a brief moment in time.

I am so deeply offended by this... And to think, this is the version i saw. No wonder I was so horribly disappointed with the script. Maybe I oughta watch it with the dubbing next time....

Wait... what does "Watchmen" have to do with Frank Miller?

I quite enjoyed it. As a fan of the book, I felt it told the core story in a pretty efficient manner and tackled the characters pretty well. The people I saw it with were making a big deal about the violence and over-use of slow motion, and I'd disagree. Although I would lean towards accepting that the violence is possibly too explicit (I personally didn't have a problem with it, but I can certainly see it turning off some people), I felt the slow motion was tastefully done.

As for the soundtrack, I enjoyed it quite a bit, even if it was a little too on-the-nose at times. I loved Jackie Earle Haley and Patrick Wilson, as well as Jeffrey Dean Morgan to a lesser extent. I thought Billy Crudup did a good job.

As far as adaptation goes, I'm glad this was the version of "Watchmen" we got. There's no way in hell anyone would be able to make a film as deep and intricate as the book. The best we could hope for is for someone to take the core narrative of the novel and make it nice to look at, which is essentially what Zack Snyder does.

It was about exactly what I was expecting.

Thanks for the shout-out Dave! Highlight of my evening. Maybe I should just stop watching "Heroes" altogether...

Just watched it, and I completely agree with the annoyance with the ads. I do, however, recommend this film on a very high level. It is SO immensely powerful...

Serious tears, folks. If you're ever in the mood for a good cry, look no further.

Why stop at tetris?

The movie is called "Arcade".

We begin in a military barracks, circa 1976. Two soldiers play table tennis, backed by the recognizable bleep-bloops of "Pong". A commanding officer blazes through the door (hit by a bouncing ball for comedic effect), shouting about a mandatory briefing. Cut to a few moments in the future, everyone important is in attendance, and the presentation begins. As it turns out, a massive conglomeration of asteroids is headed for Earth. NASA has tried to stop it, but all attempts have failed miserably. All the astronauts are gone, and it is up to the armed forces, hot off the heels of Vietnam, to serve their country once more. Forget the rest of the world, this is America, damn it! We can do it alone.

Rushing to construct a new spaceship, designed by military aerospace engineers, work begins. We watch as an overhead, time lapse shot conveys the process: the necessary parts are brought into the hangar, backed by the beloved "Tetris" score (arranged for this situation by John Williams). The parts are rolled in from the top of the shot, rotated accordingly, then put in place. By the end of the ordeal, we have a triangular ship, ready for battle in the expansive space beyond our atmosphere.

The launch happens. Tearful goodbyes, emotional moments, swelling music, etc. Not important.

We are in space. In the distance, we see the asteroids hurdling toward Earth. The captain of the ship gives an inspirational pep speech. More tears, hopeful music, etc. Michael Bay would be proud. The battle begins.

As fate would have it, the handling on the ship is abysmal. We cut back and forth between the hectic crew inside the ship and the quiet action outside the ship. We watch as the ship swerves between floating rocks with unbelievable grace. The pilot clearly knows what he's doing. Shots fire, rocks shatter, all is going well. Little by little, the crew starts to notice fragments of previous expeditions plastered to the sides of some asteroids, but they persevere.

Victory! All the asteroids are taken care of! The US has won at last! Houston cheers, all is hopeful... at first. Then, shaking with fear, the pilot points to the distance. We can now see what happened to the other NASA expeditions. A terrifying fleet of Space Invaders flies menacingly toward our heroes.

The second battle begins. Strafing with utmost precision, the crew desecrates wave after wave of enemy ships, each more terrifying than the last. That is, of course, until the secret weapon is unleashed. A gigantic alien Centipede comes from nowhere, slowly moving toward the ship. They fire, taking out individual sections, but it seems to be futile. All hope is lost.

Triumphant fanfare; a previous expeditionary ship from NASA, thought to be lost, emerges from the depths of space, bringing with it a magnetically towed brand new batch of asteroids. The rocks destroy the beast easily, but present a new problem. Quickly, under order from Houston, the ships return to Earth, much more easily than they realistically should, but given the excitement of the moment, that sacrifice must be made. Now the fate of the Earth lies in the hands of... Missile Command.

Shots fly through the air, exploding in the night sky, destroying the incoming asteroids with ease. As the captain returns home, he enjoys a sweepingly romantic embrace with his beloved wife. With a dazzling fireworks display going on behind them (missiles), they kiss. The shattered rocks fall into the sea, backing them with splashes under the flaming lights for an image rivaling the fountains at the Bellagio.

Music swells. Roll credits.