Comic-Con is pretty kickass, I have to say. We got to the convention center at 7:45 AM. We got our badges quickly, and then got in line for the big Exhibit Hall. The loooong line that eventually wrapped around the entire convention center. We were in the first third of the line. In the shade. We got into the Hall at 9:45, along with 6500 of our closest friends.
First up was the Warner Brothers presentation. First panel: the cast of Get Smart: Steve Carell, Masi Oka, The Rock, the Fat Dude From Borat, and the Dude From the Enterprise and Capital One Commercials. We saw scenes from the movie, which they described as a "comedic Bourne Identity." The scenes weren't LOL funny, except for one of them. There were lots of explosions. I'll reserve judgment but it wasn't that money.
Next: another Japanese horror remake, One Missed Call. Wait - they're still remaking Japanese horror movies? I think Houman told me about this movie - the one where you get a cell phone message of you dying. And then you try not to die. It looked a'ight. Shannyn Sossamon was the biggest twit. But what do you expect from a chick that named her kid Audioscience or whatever. Ed Burns wasn't exactly dynamic either. They weren't prepared to deal with the geekdom.
As opposed to Kate Beckinsdale. She must have been to Comic-Con before. She was funny and charming. She was on the Whiteout panel. It's based on a graphic novel about murder in Antarctica. It looks good, and cold. And I love snowy movies.
The Greatest of All the Panels was Shoot 'Em Up. Clive Owen. Need I say more? Also, they showed a bunch of scenes from the movie. IT WAS AWESOME! It's the kind of over-the-top action that makes you laugh while watching it. It was so funny and so good. Can't wait to see the whole thing in September!
We left at a decent hour so we could have dinner with even more of Mike's family. They were all so great! And the Filipino food was soooo good.
(Pictures to follow Monday evening.)
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