Minus the baby part.
I've recently seen three movies... The Ex, Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End, and Pan's Labyrinth...
The Ex!:
Starring Zach Braff and Jason Bateman. If you love either "Scrubs" or "Arrested Development" you won't love this movie, but you will very strongly like it. One third silly slapstick humor, one third akward silence humor (as often seen on AD), and one third drama, while the movie isn't a laugh riot, it really doesn't dissapoint at all and leaves you feeling satisfied. It did seem like they cut out a lot of stuff though, maybe a special edition DVD... eh... hopefully:
****8****
Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End!:
Starring Johny Depp, Keira Knightley, and Legolas. While POTC3 is an improvement on number 2, it still is no where near as good as the original. While this has good action and several funny moments, it sort of contradicts itself by having those two things... The majority of the humor is only appealing to younger kids (even though there are some universally appealing funny moments) but the action is too graphic for that age group. Also, POTC3 feels very cluttered, as if they rushed the editing. Overall, it's worth a see:
***6***
Pan's Labyrinth!:
Starring... uh... some... Spanish people... once again I need to see all the good movies of a year before I start making my top lists, because this would have gone on my list for last year had I seen it. PL is a fairy tale, but a very disturbing one at that (not for little kids... I've heard reports of parents hearing it's a fairy tale and showing it to their kids... BIG MISTAKE). The only reason I would say not see this film is if you are put off at the least bit of fantasy. Now another thing that makes me mad, is that a few weeks ago when I was renting someone else... I noticed that the people at Hollywood Video have to tell people this movie is in Spanish and only has English subtitles, it also made me mad when two people put this one back for that reason. Their loss on this incredibly good film... man that pissed me off that those people did that, really shows how much our intelligence is falling if we're really too lazy to read subtitles... but anyways, Pan's Labyrinth is very very good:
****9*****
Also, if anyone who reads this has an XBOX 360, pick up Viva Pinata, now... it's very very addicting.
Showing posts with label movies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label movies. Show all posts
29.5.07
20.5.07
Color Me Blue!
Not because I'm sad, but because blue is the color of happiness on a mood ring... which means I'm happy...
MOOD RINGS CONTRADICT THEMSELVES...
Ahhem... anyways...
My two favorite shows (out of five that I consider "ON THE TOP") have gotten renewed for new seasons.
My second favorite show, LOST, which is rapping up its third season this wednesday, is being renewed for three more seasons. The producers have said that the end of the sixth season will be the end of the show (CLICK FOR SOURCE). This gives me a lot of relief knowing that the show will have a planned ending, and won't just dwindle on created limitless mysteries until the show is taken off... not explaining these mysteries... and leaving me... lost...
My favorite (favorite) show, Scrubs, is being renewed for one last season (all the cast and crew have said they just want one more to wrap everything up). Read about it here on Zach Braff's myspace (yes... his myspace) blog.
I saw his and Jason Batemen's (of Arrested Development [favorite show #3] fame) movie The Ex today, and review will be short coming...
Also on a completely "me attempting to tie this together" side note, my screensaver has the star from my fourth favorite show (Simon Pegg of Spaced), and earlier I watched some of my fifth favorite show on DVD (Star Trek: The Next Generation... and yes, I'm okay with my inner nerd... besides, Data is a better android than any other... I'm looking at you C3PO)
MOOD RINGS CONTRADICT THEMSELVES...
Ahhem... anyways...
My two favorite shows (out of five that I consider "ON THE TOP") have gotten renewed for new seasons.
My second favorite show, LOST, which is rapping up its third season this wednesday, is being renewed for three more seasons. The producers have said that the end of the sixth season will be the end of the show (CLICK FOR SOURCE). This gives me a lot of relief knowing that the show will have a planned ending, and won't just dwindle on created limitless mysteries until the show is taken off... not explaining these mysteries... and leaving me... lost...
My favorite (favorite) show, Scrubs, is being renewed for one last season (all the cast and crew have said they just want one more to wrap everything up). Read about it here on Zach Braff's myspace (yes... his myspace) blog.
I saw his and Jason Batemen's (of Arrested Development [favorite show #3] fame) movie The Ex today, and review will be short coming...
Also on a completely "me attempting to tie this together" side note, my screensaver has the star from my fourth favorite show (Simon Pegg of Spaced), and earlier I watched some of my fifth favorite show on DVD (Star Trek: The Next Generation... and yes, I'm okay with my inner nerd... besides, Data is a better android than any other... I'm looking at you C3PO)
13.5.07
First Is The Worst, Second Is The Best, Third Is The One In The... Middle Region...!
I saw Spider-Man 3 yesterday, and the title of this entry pretty much explains my opinions on it (while I think it was better than the original, it certainly wasn't as good as the second one).
Spider-Man 3!:
Starring Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church and Topher Grace. The third movie in the Spider-Man movies doesn't necessarily completely satisfy, but it doesn't leave you feeling unsatisfied. Strong points: Venom (period), mostly good followings of the comic (unlike X3, which just gave the middle finger to the comic book canon), strong acting, amazing special effects, and the humor we've come to expect from the last two Spider-Man films. Weak points: sometimes feels a little cluttered with story, and [SPOILER] Venom shouldn't have died [END SPOILER]. Annoying/Weird/Awkward points: Emo Pete? The X-Treme Snowboard Glider? The Symbiote turned Peter into a ladies man? Okay, basically you get the drift. Definently worth a see if you love Spider-Man and want to be entertained. The only big problem with this movie (besides the SPOILER) is that know they have the big three Spider-Man villians (Goblin, Doc Ock, and Venom) used, I don't see how they can end the series... unless they really want to follow the comics and... you know... resurect Norman Osborn... well... it happened with Tupac.
****8****
Spider-Man 3!:
Starring Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church and Topher Grace. The third movie in the Spider-Man movies doesn't necessarily completely satisfy, but it doesn't leave you feeling unsatisfied. Strong points: Venom (period), mostly good followings of the comic (unlike X3, which just gave the middle finger to the comic book canon), strong acting, amazing special effects, and the humor we've come to expect from the last two Spider-Man films. Weak points: sometimes feels a little cluttered with story, and [SPOILER] Venom shouldn't have died [END SPOILER]. Annoying/Weird/Awkward points: Emo Pete? The X-Treme Snowboard Glider? The Symbiote turned Peter into a ladies man? Okay, basically you get the drift. Definently worth a see if you love Spider-Man and want to be entertained. The only big problem with this movie (besides the SPOILER) is that know they have the big three Spider-Man villians (Goblin, Doc Ock, and Venom) used, I don't see how they can end the series... unless they really want to follow the comics and... you know... resurect Norman Osborn... well... it happened with Tupac.
****8****
10.5.07
Hot Fuzz Saturday!
A week and a half ago (on Saturday) I saw Hot Fuzz (I haven't yet posted a review out of laziness), so here is the review:
Hot Fuzz!:
Starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Timothy Dalton (yes, the fourth Bond). This is the second movie (but third project, they had a T.V. show called Spaced) from the Shaun of the Dead people (same director, Mr. Edgar Wright). Like their first movie they combine comedy with another genre, which while isn't revolutionary, the way they do it is. They completely combine it, it switches back and forth so seamlessly that it creates a whole new genre. This is a very brutal movie (maybe even more so than 300) but it is also the funniest movie I've seen since Little Miss Sunshine a year ago almost. With incredible action, laughs, actors, and everything else this gets my vote as the best film of the year (so far) and is now one of my favorite movies (#5, pushing Life Aquatic down).
*****10*****
Hot Fuzz!:
Starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Timothy Dalton (yes, the fourth Bond). This is the second movie (but third project, they had a T.V. show called Spaced) from the Shaun of the Dead people (same director, Mr. Edgar Wright). Like their first movie they combine comedy with another genre, which while isn't revolutionary, the way they do it is. They completely combine it, it switches back and forth so seamlessly that it creates a whole new genre. This is a very brutal movie (maybe even more so than 300) but it is also the funniest movie I've seen since Little Miss Sunshine a year ago almost. With incredible action, laughs, actors, and everything else this gets my vote as the best film of the year (so far) and is now one of my favorite movies (#5, pushing Life Aquatic down).
*****10*****
15.4.07
GrindXCore!
Yesterday I saw Grindhouse, the Tarantino/Rodiriguez double feature.
Now this is an odd duck to review, and the way I'm going to do it is, give a review of each of the two movies, then give a review of the fake trailers, then average the trailer scores into one score, then average that score into the score of the two movies to find out what the overall score is.
Sure.
Grindhouse!:
Planet Terror!:
Starring Freddy Rodriguez, Bruce Willis, Rose McGowan, Naveen Andrews, and bunch of other really hot girls, this is Robert Rodriguez's segment. It is a zombie movie, and basically the most disgusting thing I've ever seen, in a good way. Its full of action and doesn't really let up from the begining. Everything you would expect from something like this, definently nothing really to say but really awesome.
****9*****
Death Proof!:
Starring Kurt Russel, Rosario Dawson and a bunch of other really annoying girls, this is Quentin Tarantino's segement. It's about a pyschotic stunt man who likes to torment beautiful girls. While usually I'd rather watch a Tarantino movie than a Rodriguez movie (I'll take Pulp Fiction over Spy Kids any day of the week), this movie is definently the weak point of the double-feature. It's just like most of Tarantino's other movies: full of pop culture references, really good camera work, the normal mix for him (Two thirds dialogue, one third extreme action). But something is missing... you noticed how I didn't say "Two thirds witty funny and interestingdialogue"? That's because the dialogue in Death Proof is not witty funny or interesting. Most of the time it's annoying, and really makes you angry when you get to the awesome chase scene and ask "Why couldn't the whole movie be like this?" While the action in this was awesome and brutal (and the end did give a very good end to the entire double-feature as a whole), the dialogue is slow tedious and quite literally leads to nowhere (they even build up a group of people for forty-minutes, then have them killed of in about two seconds, and then have another half hour building up another group of friends).
***6***
Trailers:
(NOTE: I'm giving a score on a different basis then movies, I give out higher scores here then I normally do). There were four trailers: Machete, which was directed by Robert Rodriguez, involves a mexican immigrant being hired to assinate man and being doulbe crossed. Very very funny (10). The second one was Werewolf Women of the SS, directed by Rob Zombie. It involves a bunch of Werewolfs and Nazis or something like that. It was kind of the odd duck of the trailers, but still good, and awesome just becuase of the very random two seconds of Nicolas Cage (7). The third was Don't, directed by Edgar Wright. Its a British haunted house movie. You can tell it was spoofing British horror movies (especially with no dialogue, as if to trick the audience into not thinking the people were British). Pretty funny and random, and also has Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, which is a plus (9). The final one was Thanksgiving, which was directed by Eli Roth. It's about a killer doing his thing around the Thanksgiving holiday. Possibly the funniest one, just because of how wrong it is, I don't want to give the sick things away, but it's really messed up (10). Overall I think that gives the trailers a:
****9*****
And I think that brings the overall thing to:
****8****
Just remember to prepare yourself before this monster of a movie (it's over three hours long). Make sure you go the bathroom, bring refreshments (not water, things like Coca-Cola that take a whiel to go through your system). Also make sure you have a good plan for sneaking in if you are under 17 (unless of course you go to my theater, where everyone who works there is retarded).
I'm tired now.
Now this is an odd duck to review, and the way I'm going to do it is, give a review of each of the two movies, then give a review of the fake trailers, then average the trailer scores into one score, then average that score into the score of the two movies to find out what the overall score is.
Sure.
Grindhouse!:
Planet Terror!:
Starring Freddy Rodriguez, Bruce Willis, Rose McGowan, Naveen Andrews, and bunch of other really hot girls, this is Robert Rodriguez's segment. It is a zombie movie, and basically the most disgusting thing I've ever seen, in a good way. Its full of action and doesn't really let up from the begining. Everything you would expect from something like this, definently nothing really to say but really awesome.
****9*****
Death Proof!:
Starring Kurt Russel, Rosario Dawson and a bunch of other really annoying girls, this is Quentin Tarantino's segement. It's about a pyschotic stunt man who likes to torment beautiful girls. While usually I'd rather watch a Tarantino movie than a Rodriguez movie (I'll take Pulp Fiction over Spy Kids any day of the week), this movie is definently the weak point of the double-feature. It's just like most of Tarantino's other movies: full of pop culture references, really good camera work, the normal mix for him (Two thirds dialogue, one third extreme action). But something is missing... you noticed how I didn't say "Two thirds witty funny and interestingdialogue"? That's because the dialogue in Death Proof is not witty funny or interesting. Most of the time it's annoying, and really makes you angry when you get to the awesome chase scene and ask "Why couldn't the whole movie be like this?" While the action in this was awesome and brutal (and the end did give a very good end to the entire double-feature as a whole), the dialogue is slow tedious and quite literally leads to nowhere (they even build up a group of people for forty-minutes, then have them killed of in about two seconds, and then have another half hour building up another group of friends).
***6***
Trailers:
(NOTE: I'm giving a score on a different basis then movies, I give out higher scores here then I normally do). There were four trailers: Machete, which was directed by Robert Rodriguez, involves a mexican immigrant being hired to assinate man and being doulbe crossed. Very very funny (10). The second one was Werewolf Women of the SS, directed by Rob Zombie. It involves a bunch of Werewolfs and Nazis or something like that. It was kind of the odd duck of the trailers, but still good, and awesome just becuase of the very random two seconds of Nicolas Cage (7). The third was Don't, directed by Edgar Wright. Its a British haunted house movie. You can tell it was spoofing British horror movies (especially with no dialogue, as if to trick the audience into not thinking the people were British). Pretty funny and random, and also has Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, which is a plus (9). The final one was Thanksgiving, which was directed by Eli Roth. It's about a killer doing his thing around the Thanksgiving holiday. Possibly the funniest one, just because of how wrong it is, I don't want to give the sick things away, but it's really messed up (10). Overall I think that gives the trailers a:
****9*****
And I think that brings the overall thing to:
****8****
Just remember to prepare yourself before this monster of a movie (it's over three hours long). Make sure you go the bathroom, bring refreshments (not water, things like Coca-Cola that take a whiel to go through your system). Also make sure you have a good plan for sneaking in if you are under 17 (unless of course you go to my theater, where everyone who works there is retarded).
I'm tired now.
8.4.07
Yipee Ki-Yay Mother F***er!
This Easter weekend I rented some movies (and saw two others that my mom rented), the following is the review of those movies.
Die Hard 2: Die Harder!:
Has there ever been a more spectacular subtitle than "Die Harder"? Maybe if they made "Die Hardest" or "Die Ever Harder" of "Die Hardier", even though that sounds like a soup. But anyways, it stars Bruce Willis, and while it's no where as good as the first, it is pretty good. In this sequel John McClane is back saving an airport instead of a tower. (Rated R for Cussing and Violence)
***7****
Army Of Darkness!:
Starring Bruce Campbell, this movie is like a cross between a horror movie, Three Stooges, any Medieval War film ever, and that one guy you knew from High School that was really stupid but was too arrogant to know it. It's about a poor guy, Ash, who gets thrust back in time to deal with some evil dead monster things. Some pretty funny stuff, and in my opinion a lot better than Evil Dead 2 (which is mainly just f***ed up). (Rated R for Cussing, Violence, and Terror)
****8****
(And now onto some more recent films):
Children Of Men!:
Starring Clive Owen, Children Of Men is possibly the only dystopic future sci-fi film that has actually frightened me. There is a scene where this one lady (who looks like a dike) gets pulled off of a bus (don't want to tell why, SPOILER), but what you see her being taken to, this... almost torture facility, is extremely disturbing. It's set in 2027, and the youngest person in the world is 18, when one girl becomes pregnant for the first time in nearly two decades, Clive Owen tries to help her get out of a London about to fall apart. Top notch sets and camera work in this one, I can't believe it didn't get more attention at the Oscars. (Rated R for Cussing, Violence and Some Nudity)
****9*****
(And now the two my mom rented):
The Pursuit Of Happyness!:
I think everyone has heard about this film, about the guy who has nothing and becomes a stock broker. Starring Will Smith, this movie will emotionally beat the s*** out of you. You'll feel tired after watching. There aren't really many jokes I can say about this film, but it is really good. (Rated PG-13 for Cussing)
****9*****
Over the Hedge!:
My mom rented this for my little second cousins that were over this weekend, and while I was taking care of the youngest, he wanted to watch this, so I put it in and expected to just ignore the movie (seeing as most kid movies nowadays or stupid and only get laughs out of the kids by being stupid). But what I got was actually a good FAMILY (not kid) movie. While it has physical humor and two jokes about body parts that I won't mention, it also has some good satire and one-liners. It stars Bruce Willis. (Rated PG for Rude Humor)
***7****
And I WAS going to wathc The Illusionist, but some jerk who last had the movie aparently felt like... scratching the disk against a brick wall, because it will not play, so instead, I will review it and Grindhouse (which I'm seeing this Friday), this next weekend.
So, tata for now.
Die Hard 2: Die Harder!:
Has there ever been a more spectacular subtitle than "Die Harder"? Maybe if they made "Die Hardest" or "Die Ever Harder" of "Die Hardier", even though that sounds like a soup. But anyways, it stars Bruce Willis, and while it's no where as good as the first, it is pretty good. In this sequel John McClane is back saving an airport instead of a tower. (Rated R for Cussing and Violence)
***7****
Army Of Darkness!:
Starring Bruce Campbell, this movie is like a cross between a horror movie, Three Stooges, any Medieval War film ever, and that one guy you knew from High School that was really stupid but was too arrogant to know it. It's about a poor guy, Ash, who gets thrust back in time to deal with some evil dead monster things. Some pretty funny stuff, and in my opinion a lot better than Evil Dead 2 (which is mainly just f***ed up). (Rated R for Cussing, Violence, and Terror)
****8****
(And now onto some more recent films):
Children Of Men!:
Starring Clive Owen, Children Of Men is possibly the only dystopic future sci-fi film that has actually frightened me. There is a scene where this one lady (who looks like a dike) gets pulled off of a bus (don't want to tell why, SPOILER), but what you see her being taken to, this... almost torture facility, is extremely disturbing. It's set in 2027, and the youngest person in the world is 18, when one girl becomes pregnant for the first time in nearly two decades, Clive Owen tries to help her get out of a London about to fall apart. Top notch sets and camera work in this one, I can't believe it didn't get more attention at the Oscars. (Rated R for Cussing, Violence and Some Nudity)
****9*****
(And now the two my mom rented):
The Pursuit Of Happyness!:
I think everyone has heard about this film, about the guy who has nothing and becomes a stock broker. Starring Will Smith, this movie will emotionally beat the s*** out of you. You'll feel tired after watching. There aren't really many jokes I can say about this film, but it is really good. (Rated PG-13 for Cussing)
****9*****
Over the Hedge!:
My mom rented this for my little second cousins that were over this weekend, and while I was taking care of the youngest, he wanted to watch this, so I put it in and expected to just ignore the movie (seeing as most kid movies nowadays or stupid and only get laughs out of the kids by being stupid). But what I got was actually a good FAMILY (not kid) movie. While it has physical humor and two jokes about body parts that I won't mention, it also has some good satire and one-liners. It stars Bruce Willis. (Rated PG for Rude Humor)
***7****
And I WAS going to wathc The Illusionist, but some jerk who last had the movie aparently felt like... scratching the disk against a brick wall, because it will not play, so instead, I will review it and Grindhouse (which I'm seeing this Friday), this next weekend.
So, tata for now.
19.3.07
This Is MY BLOG!
A funny story I found on a web forum my friend freqeunts (I didn't write this):
"I haven't seen 300 yet. When I went to see it, I was banned from my cineplex shortly before the movie began.
We had all lined up in front of the theater for about 30 minutes, and then they brought us in. I had to stand right beside these two fat, horse-faced lesbians eating each others tongues like they were making a political statement or something.
So, like 30 minutes later, we end up shuffling in the theater and these f#cking b!tches start b!tching about having to wait when the movie is about to start. Mind you, it was 11 and the movie was a midnight showing.
It turns out they were going to see that stupid Jim Carey movie and they were missing it. So, the ugliest of the two b!tches just exclaims like no one is there "this is the wrong f#cking movie!"
I just had to do what I did next.
I shouted at the top of my lungs "This is SPARTA!" and kicked her in the chest, causing her to fall down about 8 steps to the floor.
Most were shocked, but about 80% of the theater started to cheer, and I was forcibly thrown out by 2 officers. Apparently, charges are going to be pressed against me, but it was worth it."
Media violence at it's best.
"I haven't seen 300 yet. When I went to see it, I was banned from my cineplex shortly before the movie began.
We had all lined up in front of the theater for about 30 minutes, and then they brought us in. I had to stand right beside these two fat, horse-faced lesbians eating each others tongues like they were making a political statement or something.
So, like 30 minutes later, we end up shuffling in the theater and these f#cking b!tches start b!tching about having to wait when the movie is about to start. Mind you, it was 11 and the movie was a midnight showing.
It turns out they were going to see that stupid Jim Carey movie and they were missing it. So, the ugliest of the two b!tches just exclaims like no one is there "this is the wrong f#cking movie!"
I just had to do what I did next.
I shouted at the top of my lungs "This is SPARTA!" and kicked her in the chest, causing her to fall down about 8 steps to the floor.
Most were shocked, but about 80% of the theater started to cheer, and I was forcibly thrown out by 2 officers. Apparently, charges are going to be pressed against me, but it was worth it."
Media violence at it's best.
17.3.07
Perplex!
Name a movie that you would expect to see on TBS, the channel always praising itself for being "funny" and having "John" Cleese in it's "commercials":
If you said Titanic I'd probably call you a retard or something else if it wasn't for the fact that it did air on TBS today.
The only funny part of that movie is Leonardo DiCaprio dying, which oddly enough, seems to have won that movie AND The Departed Best Picture.
Odd, but at least a certain producer knows who to cast as the villian in a certain movie with the working title Bond 22.
If you said Titanic I'd probably call you a retard or something else if it wasn't for the fact that it did air on TBS today.
The only funny part of that movie is Leonardo DiCaprio dying, which oddly enough, seems to have won that movie AND The Departed Best Picture.
Odd, but at least a certain producer knows who to cast as the villian in a certain movie with the working title Bond 22.
16.3.07
At The Movies!
Yesterday I went to the movies and saw two of the years (as of yet) biggest films... 300 and Zodiac.
300!
Gerard Butler and a large group of buff men. This is the kind of movie that you get out of and you want to just start a fight... if that is a good thing or not, I don't know, but 300 will get you pumped. Besides a huge adrenaline rush, it also is visually amazing. If you can look past basically no plot and a clear non-historical approach to the subject matter then see it, as long as your aren't opposed to a few breats and a lot of violence.
****9*****
Zodiac!
Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo and Robert Downey Jr. The only complaint about this movie I have, is that it seems too long... Personally I don't think they could have cut anything out (besides individual frames) and still have gotten the same affect, so if you see this, drink some coffee or red bull before you go... But the good part: incredible acting, incredible real story, amazing directing and everything else is just riveting. One of those movies that you feel extremely satisfied after viewing. It has a few cuss words (just enough to get it an R-rating) but other than that, there's nothing raunchy about the film.
****9*****
And for the end of this, because this has been asked twice already and probably will be asked again...
"Which film did I like better?"
Well that's simple... Zodiac... but if you asked me which experience I liked better, then I would have to say 300. As a movie Zodiac is better, with it's thick plot and incredible acting, but 300 just gets you pumped...
See both.
300!
Gerard Butler and a large group of buff men. This is the kind of movie that you get out of and you want to just start a fight... if that is a good thing or not, I don't know, but 300 will get you pumped. Besides a huge adrenaline rush, it also is visually amazing. If you can look past basically no plot and a clear non-historical approach to the subject matter then see it, as long as your aren't opposed to a few breats and a lot of violence.
****9*****
Zodiac!
Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo and Robert Downey Jr. The only complaint about this movie I have, is that it seems too long... Personally I don't think they could have cut anything out (besides individual frames) and still have gotten the same affect, so if you see this, drink some coffee or red bull before you go... But the good part: incredible acting, incredible real story, amazing directing and everything else is just riveting. One of those movies that you feel extremely satisfied after viewing. It has a few cuss words (just enough to get it an R-rating) but other than that, there's nothing raunchy about the film.
****9*****
And for the end of this, because this has been asked twice already and probably will be asked again...
"Which film did I like better?"
Well that's simple... Zodiac... but if you asked me which experience I liked better, then I would have to say 300. As a movie Zodiac is better, with it's thick plot and incredible acting, but 300 just gets you pumped...
See both.
12.3.07
The Road To Last Year's Oscars!
Well I recently saw four of last year's biggest movies (and another movie that was semi-big), and before reviewing I'm going to give you an actual meaning to my scale:
10 STARS: Totally awesome.
9: Fantastic
8: Great
7: Good
6: Fair (Above average)
5: Mediocre (So-so)
4: Poor
3: Bad
2: Terrible
1: Vomit
0: Seizure inducing
Crank!:
Jason Statham and Amy Smart. Action-y, and violent-y. A really good action movie, but not that much plot, even though I'm pretty sure it's pulling inspiration from GTA. It's basically Grand Theft Auto: The Movie... see it if you like action movies and can handle the very bizarre shooting style they did.
***6***
The Prestige:
Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Scarlet Johanson and a very odd looking David Bowie. One of the better non-indie and non-R rated movies of yesteryear. A pretty suprising and disturbing ending. See if it you like a good mystery/slash... uhh... magic movie... COME ON!
****9*****
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan!:
Sacha Baron Cohen. Funniest movie of last year, but only appropriate for people who don't mind seeing a lot of man-junk... pretty disgusting. Definently a must see for everyone who likes "funny"... HIGH FIIIVE!
****8****
Babel!:
Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, and a bunch of people who I can't spell their names. This should have won best picture, and even though I like and have given Little Miss Sunshine a higher rating, this still should have won. There is a difference between how good a movie is and how much I like it. Tragic, sometimes funny, and pretty brutal, this movie has one of the more poignant messages I've seen in movies as of recent, that different ways of communication can cause biases that can end up hurting people. The only naughty things is some nudity, and frequent F-bomb use by Mr. Pitt, but still... a must see.
****9*****
The Departed!:
Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Whalberg, and Alec Baldwin. This earns third in my opinion of last year. Reasons why it shouldn't have gotten best picture: odd ending and it drags on for a pretty long time. But here is some praise: only movie I've ever liked DiCaprio and Baldwin in, good story and pretty much just well made (Scorsese DID earn the Director award in my opinion). There is a LOT of cussing though... so be warned for anyone with virgin ears.
****8****
Well, that's all. See you homies later.
Oh, and P.S., I should be seeing Zodiac and 300 later this week... and by word of mouth, both of them are NIIICE!
10 STARS: Totally awesome.
9: Fantastic
8: Great
7: Good
6: Fair (Above average)
5: Mediocre (So-so)
4: Poor
3: Bad
2: Terrible
1: Vomit
0: Seizure inducing
Crank!:
Jason Statham and Amy Smart. Action-y, and violent-y. A really good action movie, but not that much plot, even though I'm pretty sure it's pulling inspiration from GTA. It's basically Grand Theft Auto: The Movie... see it if you like action movies and can handle the very bizarre shooting style they did.
***6***
The Prestige:
Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Scarlet Johanson and a very odd looking David Bowie. One of the better non-indie and non-R rated movies of yesteryear. A pretty suprising and disturbing ending. See if it you like a good mystery/slash... uhh... magic movie... COME ON!
****9*****
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan!:
Sacha Baron Cohen. Funniest movie of last year, but only appropriate for people who don't mind seeing a lot of man-junk... pretty disgusting. Definently a must see for everyone who likes "funny"... HIGH FIIIVE!
****8****
Babel!:
Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, and a bunch of people who I can't spell their names. This should have won best picture, and even though I like and have given Little Miss Sunshine a higher rating, this still should have won. There is a difference between how good a movie is and how much I like it. Tragic, sometimes funny, and pretty brutal, this movie has one of the more poignant messages I've seen in movies as of recent, that different ways of communication can cause biases that can end up hurting people. The only naughty things is some nudity, and frequent F-bomb use by Mr. Pitt, but still... a must see.
****9*****
The Departed!:
Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Whalberg, and Alec Baldwin. This earns third in my opinion of last year. Reasons why it shouldn't have gotten best picture: odd ending and it drags on for a pretty long time. But here is some praise: only movie I've ever liked DiCaprio and Baldwin in, good story and pretty much just well made (Scorsese DID earn the Director award in my opinion). There is a LOT of cussing though... so be warned for anyone with virgin ears.
****8****
Well, that's all. See you homies later.
Oh, and P.S., I should be seeing Zodiac and 300 later this week... and by word of mouth, both of them are NIIICE!
8.3.07
Double Take!
Read this article... here...
And hope to god this doesn't last longer than Arrested Development did.
There will be hell to pay.
And hope to god this doesn't last longer than Arrested Development did.
There will be hell to pay.
25.2.07
My Bologna Has A First Name!
Well I was semi-suprised tonight... Little Miss Sunshine won half of it's awards, which was more than I thought it was going to get, even though I think it deserved all of them and then some. I was a little surprised that The Departed won instead of Babel though. I was also a little pissed that the hippy lesbian lady who wrote the song for An Inconvienent Truth won for best song... I know to all the hardcore liberals out there I sound ignorant when I say that it is not as bad as they are making it out to be... but it is not as bad as ya'll are making it out to be. This was one of the coldest winters on record, and a few hundred years ago there was also a flux in global warming and it was actually on average nine degrees warmer, but it came back down. Whatever.
Well I'm going to make like a tree and stop typing.
Well I'm going to make like a tree and stop typing.
19.1.07
His Musical!
For anyone who missed the "Scrubs" musical (or who just doensn't watch the show), let me say that the way it was made... people that don't like "Scrubs" but like Broadway would have liked it.
Here are two songs from it that have been released online (click to go to the page to view them):
My favorite: "Guy Love": about J.D. and Turk's friendship that often kinda comes off as a little gay.
And another good one: "Everything Comes Down to Poo": about stool samples... yeah...
Oh and two new posts on mobile.
Here are two songs from it that have been released online (click to go to the page to view them):
My favorite: "Guy Love": about J.D. and Turk's friendship that often kinda comes off as a little gay.
And another good one: "Everything Comes Down to Poo": about stool samples... yeah...
Oh and two new posts on mobile.
15.1.07
ARGH!
I'm going to murder two peoples for the two cases of injustice that went down tonight.
Yeah LOST lost (no pun intended) to Grey's Anatomy... but maybe the did (even though they didn't) deserve that... well even if they didn't (which they did... not...) at least the category was right... but these two things really pissed me off:
Zach Braff lost to Alec Baldwin for Best Actor in a Comedy Series... actually the fact that everyone else lost in that category (but especially Zach) to Balwin is stupid because he is a SUPPORTING actor in 30 Rock... maybe he deserved best supporting actor but not Best Actor...
Oh, and Dreamgirls won over Little Miss Sunshine in Best Picture Musical or Comedy... no offense, but they shouldn't put ALL musicals in the same class as comedies... if a musical is sad it should be a drama, if a musical is funny it should be a comedy... don't put a dramatic musical like Dreamgirls in the comedy category... they shouldn't eleminate the musical part of that award and just put musicals in which of the categories (comedy or drama) they fit in.
Stupid awards. Stupid... stupid.
Yeah LOST lost (no pun intended) to Grey's Anatomy... but maybe the did (even though they didn't) deserve that... well even if they didn't (which they did... not...) at least the category was right... but these two things really pissed me off:
Zach Braff lost to Alec Baldwin for Best Actor in a Comedy Series... actually the fact that everyone else lost in that category (but especially Zach) to Balwin is stupid because he is a SUPPORTING actor in 30 Rock... maybe he deserved best supporting actor but not Best Actor...
Oh, and Dreamgirls won over Little Miss Sunshine in Best Picture Musical or Comedy... no offense, but they shouldn't put ALL musicals in the same class as comedies... if a musical is sad it should be a drama, if a musical is funny it should be a comedy... don't put a dramatic musical like Dreamgirls in the comedy category... they shouldn't eleminate the musical part of that award and just put musicals in which of the categories (comedy or drama) they fit in.
Stupid awards. Stupid... stupid.
2.1.07
Corner!
I lied about posting the top stuff, I might do it tonight in a bit, but probably not.
But I will do it by Sunday... if not I'll attach myself to a wall with a chain on my foot, with a photographer named Adam in the same room, and I'll have to saw off my own foot.
What?
Sorry about that, I justt rewatched that film again yesterday... marveling at the gloriously bad acting. Not that I'm any better mind you. Oh and I also realized that Zep is Benjamin Linus from LOST. Which made me less frigthened by the concepts of the movie and more curious if Dr. Gordon would yell out, "DON'T TELL ME WHAT I CAN'T DO!" whenever Adam was telling him not to saw his foot off.
Oh and I kept expecting Danny Glover to yell "WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALT!".
But anyways if I don't get that list up by Sunday then I'll... make myself watch Mad TV or something.
FUN FACT OF THE DAY:
If you took all of the actual funny moments from every episode of every season of the outrageous sketch comedy televison program Mad TV, you would almost have enough footage to make a half-hour special. Almost.
But I will do it by Sunday... if not I'll attach myself to a wall with a chain on my foot, with a photographer named Adam in the same room, and I'll have to saw off my own foot.
What?
Sorry about that, I justt rewatched that film again yesterday... marveling at the gloriously bad acting. Not that I'm any better mind you. Oh and I also realized that Zep is Benjamin Linus from LOST. Which made me less frigthened by the concepts of the movie and more curious if Dr. Gordon would yell out, "DON'T TELL ME WHAT I CAN'T DO!" whenever Adam was telling him not to saw his foot off.
Oh and I kept expecting Danny Glover to yell "WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALT!".
But anyways if I don't get that list up by Sunday then I'll... make myself watch Mad TV or something.
FUN FACT OF THE DAY:
If you took all of the actual funny moments from every episode of every season of the outrageous sketch comedy televison program Mad TV, you would almost have enough footage to make a half-hour special. Almost.
30.12.06
Ripoff!
This movie, Thr3e looks like the biggest ripoff of other movies ever.
If you don't know what movies it is ripping off Se7en (which is my third favorite movie) and Saw (which is kinda sorta almost decent).
Oh and if you say that it's based off a book and that it's the other way around, the book came out in late 2003, but Se7en came out in '95 and the original Saw short film came out in early '03.
Ripoff.
If you don't know what movies it is ripping off Se7en (which is my third favorite movie) and Saw (which is kinda sorta almost decent).
Oh and if you say that it's based off a book and that it's the other way around, the book came out in late 2003, but Se7en came out in '95 and the original Saw short film came out in early '03.
Ripoff.
19.12.06
Dinner And A Movie!
Well at least the movie part. I've recently seen five movies and here I will give my reviews:
"Memento":
This thriller with Guy Pearce, Trinity, and Joe Pantalonio (sp) really had me guessing all the way to the beginning... because the movie is in a reverse chronological order (kind of). About a guy who can't remember anything because of an accident and is trying to find the guy who killed his wife. Not too much violence or nudity, the only reason this movie got an R was because of words. Watch it if you want to be surprised/confused. (oh and this and "Fight Club" are the only two movies with endings I would call MIND SHATTERING [TM]):
****9*****
"The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou":
Bill Murray, Owen Wilson and the Green Goblin are in this movie about... fish... who eat people and pirates. Hilarious but sad ending, has the usual Bill Murray dead-pan humor along with some other types and a very very good musical score, fun If you like odd quirky comedies:
****9*****
"Land Of The Dead":
Staring Sloth, some guy who looks like Mark Hammil, and the brother of the black guy from "The Green Mile". Not as good as "Dawn" but (apparently) better than "Day". Gorey, cursing, zombies, what you would expect (and my vote for worst death ever). Not as much substance as some other zombie movies (that's saying much). Oh, and some of the zombies use guns and it's a little gay:
***6***
"The Boondock Saints":
Starring two Irish men, an Italian, and a gay Green Goblin. About two Irish men who kill people that are "bad", then an Italian guy helps them, and this entire time a gay Green Goblin is hunting them down. Some people will call it a rip off of "Pulp Fiction". I'd call it more a love letter:
***7****
"Se7en":
Starring Tyler Durden, God, and Dr. Cox. Thriller about a John Doe who is going to kill seven people according to the seven deadly sins of Catholicism (Eating too much, wanting money, being Protestant, masturbating, receiving botox, using DHL, and have the initials "B.P."). A little gruesome at parts, and cussing of course. Mind blowing (not shattering though...), and hearing Dr. Cox call someone a sh!t is always fun:
****9*****
That's all I wrote.
"Memento":
This thriller with Guy Pearce, Trinity, and Joe Pantalonio (sp) really had me guessing all the way to the beginning... because the movie is in a reverse chronological order (kind of). About a guy who can't remember anything because of an accident and is trying to find the guy who killed his wife. Not too much violence or nudity, the only reason this movie got an R was because of words. Watch it if you want to be surprised/confused. (oh and this and "Fight Club" are the only two movies with endings I would call MIND SHATTERING [TM]):
****9*****
"The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou":
Bill Murray, Owen Wilson and the Green Goblin are in this movie about... fish... who eat people and pirates. Hilarious but sad ending, has the usual Bill Murray dead-pan humor along with some other types and a very very good musical score, fun If you like odd quirky comedies:
****9*****
"Land Of The Dead":
Staring Sloth, some guy who looks like Mark Hammil, and the brother of the black guy from "The Green Mile". Not as good as "Dawn" but (apparently) better than "Day". Gorey, cursing, zombies, what you would expect (and my vote for worst death ever). Not as much substance as some other zombie movies (that's saying much). Oh, and some of the zombies use guns and it's a little gay:
***6***
"The Boondock Saints":
Starring two Irish men, an Italian, and a gay Green Goblin. About two Irish men who kill people that are "bad", then an Italian guy helps them, and this entire time a gay Green Goblin is hunting them down. Some people will call it a rip off of "Pulp Fiction". I'd call it more a love letter:
***7****
"Se7en":
Starring Tyler Durden, God, and Dr. Cox. Thriller about a John Doe who is going to kill seven people according to the seven deadly sins of Catholicism (Eating too much, wanting money, being Protestant, masturbating, receiving botox, using DHL, and have the initials "B.P."). A little gruesome at parts, and cussing of course. Mind blowing (not shattering though...), and hearing Dr. Cox call someone a sh!t is always fun:
****9*****
That's all I wrote.
25.11.06
Double Oh Seven!
I saw "Casino Royale" today, and I'm going to give it two (yes, two) reviews, first the normal kind:
Casino Royale!
Starring Daniel Craig, Jude Dench, and a couple of hot girls. Probably the best Bond since "GoldenEye", certainly better than "Die Another Day". (invisible cars, Koreans, and giant laser beams? Well maybe the Koreans.) Not as much action than some of the other films, and probably a little different in certain themes, but certainly understandable with the very believable plot. Oh, and the Bond is actually pretty good.
****9*****
Okay, the second review isn't really a review, it's just me saying that while I went into this thinking "This is going to be nothing like the book." Other than two big things and a few tiny things, it was almost exactly like it... the two big differences: (SPOILER)
1. All the stuff until Vesper and Bond meet on the train is new, but a bit necessary to A) introduce the characters, B) give an explanation on how they found Le Chiffre, and C) have a decent amount of action.
2: The end was different, in the book Vesper does not betray Bond and she is poisoned because of what Bond did. It's understandable why they changed the end, because the girl just dying and it being over would be depressing and not very Bond-y.
(END SPOILERS)
They made a few little changes, like Le Chiffre funding terrorists instead of communists, them playing Texas Hold 'Em instead of Baccarat, him having a heart attack, Felix Leiter being black, but basically all the middle is exactly like the book.
I enjoyed it.
Oh, and the trailer for Spider-Man 3 was at the beginning so... that made it even better.
Casino Royale!
Starring Daniel Craig, Jude Dench, and a couple of hot girls. Probably the best Bond since "GoldenEye", certainly better than "Die Another Day". (invisible cars, Koreans, and giant laser beams? Well maybe the Koreans.) Not as much action than some of the other films, and probably a little different in certain themes, but certainly understandable with the very believable plot. Oh, and the Bond is actually pretty good.
****9*****
Okay, the second review isn't really a review, it's just me saying that while I went into this thinking "This is going to be nothing like the book." Other than two big things and a few tiny things, it was almost exactly like it... the two big differences: (SPOILER)
1. All the stuff until Vesper and Bond meet on the train is new, but a bit necessary to A) introduce the characters, B) give an explanation on how they found Le Chiffre, and C) have a decent amount of action.
2: The end was different, in the book Vesper does not betray Bond and she is poisoned because of what Bond did. It's understandable why they changed the end, because the girl just dying and it being over would be depressing and not very Bond-y.
(END SPOILERS)
They made a few little changes, like Le Chiffre funding terrorists instead of communists, them playing Texas Hold 'Em instead of Baccarat, him having a heart attack, Felix Leiter being black, but basically all the middle is exactly like the book.
I enjoyed it.
Oh, and the trailer for Spider-Man 3 was at the beginning so... that made it even better.
19.11.06
Hexareview!
Here are six movie reviews for your reading/reviewing pleasures!
Dawn of the Dead! (1980s version)
Starring some guy who looks like Michael J. Fox and Mark Hamill had a love child, some black dude who looks like Laurence Fishburne, some guy with a crappy shot who looks reminiscent of Steve Carrel, and some lady that looks like every blond girl from two decades ago ever. Very fun movie, maybe back in the day it was terrifying, but today it's more of an action than a horror movie, and actually has a lot humour in it (zombies on escalators). Some people MIGHT be grossed out... but you would have to have a pretty weak stomach. But overall very very good:
****8****
Sleeper!
Has Woody Allen and Diane Keaton. I saw this movie on a bit of an impulse after hearing from a web radio show that there is a five minute banana peel slip gag. While it's not five minutes (more like half of a minute) the movie is still very good and hilarious. Why can't there be more comedies like these nowadays?:
****8****
Reservoir Dogs!
Starring Michael Madsen, Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, and the guy who would eventually play Crazy Eyes on "Mr. Deeds". It has violence, a lot of vulgar language, a trunk shot, and it's not in chronological order: So, it must be written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. The only odd thing about this movie is, is it seems like the entire thing takes place in one room. Oh, not as good as some of Tarantino's others:
***7****
Lucky Number Slevin!
Starring Josh Hartnett, Bruce Willis, Lucy Lui and God, this is movie is at number two on my movie that have come out this year (preceding Little Miss Sunshine and preceded by Stranger Than Fiction [see below]). Unless your really smart or my father you probably won't guess the ending. Oh, and Bruce Willis calls someone f***face. Good stuff:
****9*****
Stranger Than Fiction!
With Will Ferrel, Maggie Gillillenahallilz, Queen Latifah, Emma Thompson and Dustin Hoffman. A very odd movie in the fact that when me and Benji went to see it people would be laughing in self denial behind us. What I mean: people came to see a comedy and they god a tragedy. It's not a very funny movie... BUT it is a very good movie. The only thing I would say is that the ending was kinda choppy, still pretty good:
****8****
Happy Feet!
With Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Robin Williams, and a band of Mexican penguins (they should have had switch-icicles). Actually a very enjoyable kids oriented movie, I would actually venture to say that the film had so much dark things in it (I mean scary things for people eight and younger) that you probably wouldn't want to classify it as a kid's movie (even though during these scenes the kid behind me was laughing his/her something off... even though he/she was also doing this to the preview of the sequel "Are We Done Yet?" with Ice Cube... maybe she taking heroine at the current time). Pretty good animated film, go see it with your family:
***7****
I just came to realize that all my movie that I review get relatively good scores, this isn't because I'm soft, but because I just don't rent bad movies, so soon, for you, I'm going to rent a whole bunch of horrible movies! I promise! I might even kill myself!
Dawn of the Dead! (1980s version)
Starring some guy who looks like Michael J. Fox and Mark Hamill had a love child, some black dude who looks like Laurence Fishburne, some guy with a crappy shot who looks reminiscent of Steve Carrel, and some lady that looks like every blond girl from two decades ago ever. Very fun movie, maybe back in the day it was terrifying, but today it's more of an action than a horror movie, and actually has a lot humour in it (zombies on escalators). Some people MIGHT be grossed out... but you would have to have a pretty weak stomach. But overall very very good:
****8****
Sleeper!
Has Woody Allen and Diane Keaton. I saw this movie on a bit of an impulse after hearing from a web radio show that there is a five minute banana peel slip gag. While it's not five minutes (more like half of a minute) the movie is still very good and hilarious. Why can't there be more comedies like these nowadays?:
****8****
Reservoir Dogs!
Starring Michael Madsen, Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, and the guy who would eventually play Crazy Eyes on "Mr. Deeds". It has violence, a lot of vulgar language, a trunk shot, and it's not in chronological order: So, it must be written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. The only odd thing about this movie is, is it seems like the entire thing takes place in one room. Oh, not as good as some of Tarantino's others:
***7****
Lucky Number Slevin!
Starring Josh Hartnett, Bruce Willis, Lucy Lui and God, this is movie is at number two on my movie that have come out this year (preceding Little Miss Sunshine and preceded by Stranger Than Fiction [see below]). Unless your really smart or my father you probably won't guess the ending. Oh, and Bruce Willis calls someone f***face. Good stuff:
****9*****
Stranger Than Fiction!
With Will Ferrel, Maggie Gillillenahallilz, Queen Latifah, Emma Thompson and Dustin Hoffman. A very odd movie in the fact that when me and Benji went to see it people would be laughing in self denial behind us. What I mean: people came to see a comedy and they god a tragedy. It's not a very funny movie... BUT it is a very good movie. The only thing I would say is that the ending was kinda choppy, still pretty good:
****8****
Happy Feet!
With Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Robin Williams, and a band of Mexican penguins (they should have had switch-icicles). Actually a very enjoyable kids oriented movie, I would actually venture to say that the film had so much dark things in it (I mean scary things for people eight and younger) that you probably wouldn't want to classify it as a kid's movie (even though during these scenes the kid behind me was laughing his/her something off... even though he/she was also doing this to the preview of the sequel "Are We Done Yet?" with Ice Cube... maybe she taking heroine at the current time). Pretty good animated film, go see it with your family:
***7****
I just came to realize that all my movie that I review get relatively good scores, this isn't because I'm soft, but because I just don't rent bad movies, so soon, for you, I'm going to rent a whole bunch of horrible movies! I promise! I might even kill myself!
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