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.