Robuts.

Last week I finally got to see Wall-E. Now while I might have thought this movie was some kind of Wal-Mart propaganda film, I was pleasantly surprised that it was about a cuddly little robot instead. Like most of the the Pixar movies I've seen, I enjoyed this one too. My favorite parts were the wackos and okay, when he finally holds her hand. Maybe I'm just a closet sucker for romance.

Two movies. . .

After one long day I decided to wrap it up with some movie watching. First one for this evening was Body of Lies. Cool damn show, but I need to watch it again when I'm not so tired and having trouble following the story because I keep dozing off at the most inappropriate moments. What I liked most, of what I could follow, were the wise cracks between Crowe's character and DiCaprio's character.
Then I decided to catch a midnight showing of Quantum of Solace, the new James Bone flick. I'm still not as ga ga over these new incarnation of Bond movies, but I liked this one more that I did Casino Royal. After watching this movie I now want to go back and watch Casino. . . again because this one added a lot more to that story. Of course the action sequences in these movies are brutal, which is always cool, but I think this gave a little more insight to the character. . .or at least the new incarnation of the character and why he's so vicious. Not ultimate movie material, but they're getting better.

Quick note.

I feel like writing something but don't have big movies to report on. So I guess I'll give a comment or two on the rented or recently bought movies I've watched recently. Halloween (Rob Zombie remake): It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. But I still like his music more than his movies. Street Kings: Kenau Reeves as an edgy cop? OK movie, not spectacular. Hell Ride: Um . . .no comment. Sleepy Hallow: I love this flick. As I said, not much to report on, I just felt like writing something.

Not too Payneful.

What can I say? Max Payne was an alright show. Nothing spectacular, and I was hoping for a somewhat richer story, but for a movie based on a video game, it wasn't bad. Of course my favorite part was the assassin chick in the trench coat. *meow* I don't know what it is about a woman in a black trench coat. . .or maybe I do. :) I know, I'm terrible.

*Yawn*

Well the other night I sat in on the movie Apaloosa, which was some kind of western flick with some cowboys and stuff. I don't think there was any pudding involved, but that might have made this movie a little more interesting. As it stands five minutes after I saw this movie I pretty much forgot that I even watched it. How lame. Maybe I shouldn't go to movies when I'm in a bad mood.

Gloom and Doom

So after a long wait, I was finally able to sit down and watch the movie Doomsday. Uh. . . yeah, interesting flick. What I liked about it, the mood. That apocalyptic aftermath/horrific fantasy vibe is pretty solid. What I disliked about it, the story. I think they could have spent a little less time blowing crap up and eating people, and little more time to develop things. The end seemed a little dodgy too. Overall, I liked the movie, and I was able to overlook those things that bothered me and just enjoy the chaotic, screwed up, and violent ride.

Two for one today.

I thought I'd throw in a double header here, just for the fun it. A night or two ago I saw the film Traitor, staring Don Cheadle and Guy Pearce. It was a good action/suspense/thriller type of show with a few good laughs thrown in because me and my friends are wacky like that sometimes. I'd tell you what it was about, but that would just ruin it for ya.
The second movie I thought I'd mention is a little older, but still a good flick, Gangs of New York. This is one of those movies that I forget how much I like it until I watch it again, and think . . .oh yeah this is a classic. Some high points of this movie are Liam Neeson's character, I just dig the way he pulls it off, short as his part may be, it is felt through the whole movie. Leo DiCaprio, who I think was starting to come into his own on this show. And of course Daniel Day-Lewis, that man can act! My only gripe with this movie was Cameron Diaz, I think they could have found someone better to play her part, but that's just my opinion. Great story, great dialogue, and great fun. . .if that's your cup of tea.

Burnt reading material.

Like any good Coen Bothers movie you have to go into with a suspended belief in reality, or a intense belief in reality, depending on how you view life. Their latest cinematic adventure, Burn After Reading was in a word . . . aCoenBrothersmovie. You just have to hold on and go for the ride. While this movie was more humorous than their last film, it was still oddly disturbing. Not in the violence, language, or other things that might disturb you kind of way, no it is the very possibility that it could be true. I know skeptics will tell me to stop imagining things, but I watched the X-Files . . . Favorite points of the movie: Brad Pitt's character, he almost made me shoot Sprite out of my nose. J.K. Simmons character, who did make me shoot Sprite out of my nose. And call me nuts, but it's good see see John Malkovich in a movie again. . .with an axe.

One Hell of a Movie.

Even thought I thought I was going to have to catch this one on DVD because I failed to see it two months ago, miracle of miracles it came to my town. Hellboy II: The Golden Army was a great show that I thoroughly enjoyed. I just might go see it again here one of these nights just so I can catch about half the dialogue that I missed while I was laughing, even when I should not have been. There's just something about a drunken Hellboy and Abe singing that makes me laugh, call me moronic that way. I guess at this point I just want to see the next installment, but I'll probably be waiting a while for that one. . .

Your A.D. here.

Well I guess the best thing to say about the film Babylon A.D. was that the effects were cool, other than that . . . It wasn't really a bad movie, it just could have been a little better as far as I'm concerned. And yeah, the add placement started to get a little annoying, especially on the jet. If that's what the future holds for us all, Coke needs to be put down right here and now. And apparently global warming is bad, I didn't know this until I saw this movie. Thank goodness I did, or I'd have missed out on the issue. Thanks Vin.

Clone happens.

Tonight I sat in on Star Wars: The Clone Wars, which was basically a big screen version of the animated show. I didn't think it was that bad, it could have been better, but then I think that of the cartoon too. Sam Jackson actually did his own voice for it, so that was a plus. Overall, the best parts were the clones and the droids getting shot to hell. If I had to find a gripe about the show, it would be no General Grievous. C'mon he could have been as arbitrarily thrown in as Padme was. Oh well, maybe next time.

Movies that sneak up on you.

Every once in a while you just happen to run across one of those movies you know very little about, save for maybe the title of the movie. Curiosity wins out and you watch said movies with a fresh perspective on what you see. Tonight I watched a movie called In Bruges, and I feel like I've found buried treasure. This movie is a dark (and I emphasize dark) comedy. I know the greater population of the world will not find this movie funny, but I did. Granted there were some really crappy things that happened in the movie and made you fee like pond scum, but at the same time there were moments where I laughed so hard I almost passed out. What is the movie about? A couple of hit men hiding out after a job gone wrong, very wrong, and you find out just how wrong. . .and wackiness ensues.

Ode to stoners.

Ask anyone that knows me, I'm not much of a comedy movie fan. Oh yeah I have some favorite comedies, but on the whole I don't watch the genre much. However, when it comes to comedies per se I have two weaknesses, Kevin Smith movies and pothead movies. Granted those are one in the same in a couple of cases, but the movie de jour for this evening had nothing to do with Kevin Smith, sadly, so that leaves pothead movies, or Pineapple Express in this case. Funny movie, I laughed way too hard, and now I'm paying for it (damn lungs). The one thing this movie stired in me, was not to partake of the reefer, but to watch Freaks and Geeks again. James Franco and Seth Rogan togther again, it brought a nostaglic tear to my eye. Good job guys.

Are you my Mummy?

Despite all the reasons that I should have disliked it, I couldn't help but enjoy the latest film in the Mummy franchise, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. Granted it wasn't deep or thought provoking, but it was just plain old movie fun, which is what I look for in a Mummy movie anyway. My favorite thing in the movie were the yetis, I need to find one of them to watch my back when the monkey apocalypse begins. I hope they keep these movies going though, as long as they stay away from anything involving the Scorpion King.

Pro-Files

The funny thing about the X-Files movie is that I kind of wished I could watch another episode next week. Yes I miss the show, but the latest movie X-Files: I Want to Believe satisfied my craving. I'm not going to write what this movie is about, but if you're looking for big budget special effects and action . . .go watch Dark Knight instead. If you want to sit back and use your head for a little while, this movie might be more your style. At this point I doubt that anything X-Files could disappoint me, hell I even liked the last couple of seasons, but this movie was just a joy to watch. The biggest surprise of this movie was Billy Connolly, this dude has quite the range in his acting. The last movie I saw him in was Fido, where he played a zombie house butler. Of course he'll always be Il Duce to me, however. The last thing I'll mention about the movie is the credits. The theme song almost made me cry and the sequence at the end made me smile.

It was a dark and stormy knight. . .

I finally gave in and watched The Dark Knight this evening. What can I say about this movie that hasn't already been said and doesn't spoil anything? It's a dark movie as the title implies, it made me take a look at the darker side of my own persona, and I found it funny when the pencil disappeared. I liked the journey this movie took me on, which was another pleasant surprise because I was just expecting more of what the last movie was. And curse me but I liked The Joker and I tended to see things the way he saw them. This scares me more than anyone. Overall I compare this movie to The Empire Strikes Back, want to know why? Go watch it for yourself.

Another Classic.

On the long list that is my movie favorites, there's one particular film which is a little different from the rest, but I still get a kick out of watching it once in a while. LA Confidential is one of those period pieces set in the 1950's, involving mystery, murder, and corruption. This was the first movie I saw Russell Crowe and Guy Pierce in, two Aussie actors that pull off great roles as LA Cops. The opposition between the two is great, and you can't help but like both of them a little and hate them a little. Kevin Spacey is also great as the Hollywood Cop, who is a little bit black and white. What I like most about this movie is the feel, that golden age of LA as the setting for a detective style story. Gotta love it.

So Whatcha Want?

Assassins, bullets, babes, heads exploding in reverse, and rats . . . all of this the movie Wanted had to offer and more. Assassins are very big these days aren't they? While watching this I was reminded of another assassin movie Hitman, different movie, but still good. And of course who could pass up the assassin masterpiece Grosse Pointe Blank? While Wanted was a little more fantasy than the others, I still managed to enjoy myself, and I learned something . . . if your girlfriend cheats on you with your best friend, computer keyboards are very useful tools and they spell stuff too!

Stuff happened.

I felt up for a challenge, so I tried to wrap my head around M. Night Shyamalan's latest film, The Happening. I'm not going to say what it's about, even though it was ruined for me before I ever saw the movie. All in all it wasn't his best movie, but I liked it. I don't know about the title though, I think 101 Ways to Kill Yourself sounds better. Really it was an instructional film, I swear.

Big Green.

Last night me and the guys saw The Incredible Hulk film. What can I say? I'm not going to yell 'Hulk Smash!' like the hero in the Batman tee-shirt did for five minutes after the movie. *rolls eyes* I enjoyed it though, Ed Norton, Tim Roth, and Liv Tyler, this cast was just too much fun to watch. And the beat down at the end made the whole thing worth watching again. As for the cameo at the end . . .tee hee hee. Although it wasn't Sammy, it still put a big old smile on my face

And . . .

In my post on Tarentino flicks I neglected to mention the movie Death Proof. It was an oversight at the time, but looking back I think it was meant to be, because if any of his movies deserve a post all their own, Death Proof would be my pick. This movie is bizarre, not by Tarentino standards, but just in general. Originally part of the Grindhouse double feature, I didn't get to see it in the theater, and had to wait until the DVD came out. 20 minutes into the movie I was thinking, "I've just wasted $20 bucks." However, by the end of the movie, I wanted to watch it all over again. So what was the high point of this movie? When Zoe Bell looks through the window and utters those magical words, "You wanna go get him?" I can actually hear my heart melting.

There will be milk shakes!

The other night I was in the mood for melodrama and intricacy so I decided to give the movie There Will Be Blood! a watch. Very interesting story telling, and parts of it really made me wonder just what the hell I was watching here, but if it wasn't so darned fun to watch Daniel Day-Lewis do what he does best, this movie would have been a total waste of my time.

Lions, Centaurs, and Mine-o-taurs?

In the latest installment of the Narnia Movies, Prince Caspian, I found myself wishing that I could dissapear into another world for while and hang out with some dwarves. Oh wait, I do that all the time. Never mind. Great flick with sword fighting mice, sword fighting dwarves, sword fighting kids . . .and Warwick Davis! Glad to know that dude is still working.

Tarantino Flicks.

This past week I took it upon myself to rewatch my collection of Tarantino flicks. Even though there are a couple of exceptions that can slip in there, I think I covered the core of what he's produced so far. After watching, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, and Kill Bill (Volumes I and II) I came to a couple of conclusions. Violence is never pretty, vulgarity is occasionally hilarious, and a story does not need to be linear to keep you interested, or least to keep me interested. Here are a couple of moments from each movie that entertained me. Reservoir Dogs: Any scene with Steve Buscemi. Pulp Fiction: "It's like a wax museum with a pulse." Jackie Brown: The final scene and the song she's singing along too. Kill Bill: Kiddo's Line to Elle about her future. And of course you can't talk about Tarantino flicks without an honorable mention to Floyd in True Romance. "Get some beer and . . .cleaning products." Classic.

The Monkey Kingdom.

Tonight I watched The Forbidden Kingdom, pretty much just hoping that Jet Li and Jackie Chan would fight each other. However, I was pleasantly surprised that there was a little more to the story, even if it wasn't deep or complicated. What was surprising was the Monkey King character, who I actually laughed at and cheered for. Is this a sign that I'm losing my mind? Perhaps.

"Yeah I can fly."

So I'm finally reviewing something recent, or at least as recent in that it opened last weekend, Iron Man! Such a cool movie, I want to run right out and watch it again. I have to give credit to Jon Favreau, he continues to crank out great movies. Without spoiling the film, I'll just list a couple of my favorite moments. Stan Lee's cameo, GO STAN! The first test of the booster boots (I almost passed out on that one). Seeing 'The Dude' play a heavy. The Dogfight. And of course Downy's performance. If you should happen to go see it, don't forget to stay through the credits at the end. Oh hell yeah!

Follow the Rush

My latest movie review is for the film entitled August Rush. Quite the little heartwarming movie that makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Which is a nice thing to feel once in a while. It also made me wish that I was musically inclined, and had some kind of skill for such things. Ah well . . .maybe in my next life.

Sands vs. Crappy DVD

In the spirit of watching Aliens, I thought I'd give this new Aliens vs. Predator movie a looksee. Due to a crappy DVD I didn't get to see the entire thing, but I saw enough to once again ask myself, why are there humans in these movies??? Aliens . . .check, Predators . . .check, they fight . . .check, now lets lame up the movie with a bunch of characters that we could care less about so that the movie lasts for ninety minutes. Genius, pure genius.

Long before X-Files wised us up.

The movies reviewed here will not always be rencent ones, some of them might even be older than I am, but we'll burn that bridge when we build it. Last night I fell asleep watching Aliens, then watched the rest of it when I woke up. It goes without saying that Aliens is my favorite out of the Alien series, proably thanks to Cammeron's involvement in the film, and the fact that it wasn't just a lot of the "Ooo look at the scary alien," footage. And as interesting (or not) as the character of Ripley is, she's only one of the interesting characters in this movie, who deliver up some of the best one liners a movie could have. "Stay frosty." "Game over man, game over!" "They mostly come at night, mostly." "Why don't we put her in charge!" "Look into my eye." And the ever classic "Whoopty-(F'ing)-do." So there you have it, my classic movie pick of the week. Aliens, go watch it.

I think I Mist something. . .

So last night Fenris and I sat down and watched The Mist. If I do say so myself, the first few moments of the movie were the coolest part, but only if you're familiar with The Dark Tower, if not, your loss. I want that painting! Or at least a reasonable print or copy of it. As for the rest of the movie, uh . . .yeah kind of a hard one to say something cohesive about. There's mist, some people get trapped in a grocery type store, a lot of people get stupid (or should I say stupider) and I think Cthulhu might have put in an apperance, or a least one of his tentacles ______ <-insert dirty joke there. I ask myself why Thomas Jane passed on the Punisher sequel to make this movie, but I'm sure he had his reasons. Maybe he was tired of stabbing professional wrestlers and wanted to take a crack at Cthulhu. More power to him.

Singing about the blood.

Well I watched Sweeney Todd the other day and a few words come to mind, silly, bizarre, slightly bloody, and cool as hell. I don't know why I liked it as much I did, it still puzzles me, but for some reason I just got into it and didn't want it to end. Cannibalism, singing, barbers, and watching that Borat guy get his throat cut, yeah that's a good time.