Attention, movie lovers

[thehefner]

KISS KISS, BANG BANG is one of the most perfect movies I have ever seen.

I don't mean to say that it's best picture worthy or anything like that. What I mean is, for what it is, it's absolutely flawless and brilliant.

It's playing in extremely limited showings, like maybe 3 theatres in the entire DC/Metro area (Georgetown and Egyptian Movico, I know that much), and with HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE and WALK THE LINE coming out, it's gonna be absolutely trounced. This movie NEEDS your support as soon as possible.

The writing here is better and wittier than anything Joss Whedon has done. There, I said it. I don't care if I'm biased, I still mean it. Want to prove me wrong? By all means, see the movie for yourself.

How many BIG LEBOWSKI fans actually saw it in theatrical run? Well CHUD.com said this movie is the next BIG LEBOWSKI, and while I never was a huge rider on the Lebowski train (BLOOD SIMPLE was always my favorite Cohen Bros film), KISS KISS BANG BANG is one of the most brilliantly quotable movies I have ever seen. Yes, I'm speaking in hyperbole, but it's just that good.

It certainly deserves to be the next BOONDOCK SAINTS, a movie I really enjoy but is mightily flawed. It's far superior to BOONDOCK in every way, and every fan of that film will get an absolute kick out of this.

I cannot, cannot praise this movie enough. I know it will never be as good as I'm hyping it, but it will still be brilliant. It is a little gem of perfection that everyone needs, absolutely needs to know about.

Joss Whedon fans will love this. Terry Pratchett fans will love this. Raymond Chandler fans and fans of 50's style noir and animated titles and cool jazz will love this. Val Kilmer is always awesome and Robert Downey Jr is so... well, let me put it this way- I would let him play Johnny Go instead of me. He's just that good.

See if before it's gone. How many good movies like this ever get made? In the name of intelligent filmmaking, see this movie NOW. Make it a double feature with HP.

I'm serious. Go now. Even after all the shit that's gone down tonight, I still feel fucking awesome thanks to this movie. It's that good.

Comments

[fishymcb.livejournal.com]

...You know, I never really liked Val Kilmer, but the last few years I've started to come around. First I saw his brilliant turn as Doc Holliday in Tombstone, then he went on Conan a month or so ago to plug Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. When Conan remarked that this was his first gay role, Val replied, "Yeah, unless you count Top Gun. God, I love it when the celebrity is in on the joke. That's the great appeal of Shatner, after all.

[torberg.livejournal.com]

For wonderfully goofy early Val Kilmer, check out Top Secret! and Real Genius.

[tompurdue.livejournal.com]

Exactly what about BOONDOCK SAINTS wasn't flawed? It wasn't so much that every single line was cornball and hackneyed as that the screenwriter seemed to think that each cornball line was deep, insightful, and important.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Well, ok, I was being generous. But the reason I brought that up is because once I came back to college after being in London it was THE big word-of-mouth movie. People had posters of it everywhere, people were quoting it constantly... hell, it was Tammy of all people who introduced it to me!

I'm just saying KISS KISS BANG BANG deserves that kind of attention, is all. As it would be loved by the same fans, and is a far superior film.

[tompurdue.livejournal.com]

Gonna have to see it, though there are a number of films in the theaters right now that I really NEED to see.

The reviews of KISS KISS are interesting. Most are positive; a few consider it too glib and affected. I wonder what I'll think. Oddly, Roger Ebert hasn't reviewed it yet. His reviews aren't perfect, but they carry a lot of weight and he's more insightful than your average review dipstick.

[eliyes.livejournal.com]

*dances* I want to see it but I have a million papers and can't screw myself over by going to a movie before Thursday. RENT is showing Thursday.