So I ended up seeing this movie a bit at the last minute. That is to say, Theresa told me about it, then told me that she was seeing it with her friend at a time that allowed little error in me driving 1.5 hours to get to the theater. I arrived with about 6 minutes to spare, and though it probably cost me a mint in gas (not to mention the 10 dollar movie ticket [ damn you indie film support]), I am glad to say that it was worth every penny
I’ve never really been let down by Pixar. There is a reason why their movies do so well: Quality. Every Pixar movie I’ve seen I have enjoyed. Last year I watched Wall-E, though I didn’t have time to write about it. Had I, I would have given it a solid 10/10 because there was nothing Wall-E did less than amazing.
UP sits right under Wall-E on the awesome scale. It’s not as epically beautiful, nor is it quite as artistically stunning, but it’s pretty damned close.
What to say about Blindness? I went and saw it with Theresa when It came out in Canada (October 3rd, if anyone is wondering). We had seen previews for it months ago, and the idea intregued us both. At that point it fell off the map to anyone who wasn’t actively trying to follow it.
Apparently it was shown at the Cannes film festival to mixed reception. Reading reviews online does little to ease ones trepidation towards the film. It seems that Blindness is a movie that has those who love it, and others that feel that it was “like looking into the sky and having sand poured into your eyes.” I’ve had to think long and hard about what I really felt about it.
It had all the makings for a great film: a good premise, a fairly strong cast calling, some impressive cinematography, an excellent musical score, and a fair amount of detail. So what happened?
Where the hell do I start with Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog?
Lets start with “watch this now.” It’s just that good. Joss Whedon once again proves that he’s a god at story-telling. He manages to put such a spin on the “Bad Guy” concept and actually gets you to root for the evil dude in this one. It’s funny, it’s serious, it’s witty, it’s cute, it’s heart-breaking, it’s totally out there.
It’s also one of the greatest thing’s I’ve seen in a very, very long time.
The more I watch Ryan Gosling, the more I like him. He started off as Sean Hanlon from Breaker High, and that was a hard image for me to break. Thankfully he’s gone on to do a wide variety of films, and pulling them off with impressive results. Lars and the Real Girl is just such an example. Not an award-winning movie or performance, but considering his “girlfriend from the internet” is a Real Doll, I’m impressed he didn’t break down laughing in almost every scene.
I don’t know what to say about The Nines. I’m not even sure whether I liked it or not. Theresa and I watched it this afternoon, and It was going well right up until the end. Then I didn’t know what the hell was going on.
I apologize in advance, but in order to review this movie, there are going to be spoilers.
Everyone’s done it. We get lazy, we’re pressed for time, or we otherwise don’t care enough to standardize our stuff. I can note this most prevalently in code, but it easily extends into design and every day life.
I cannot claim to be innocent of this crime, nor would I. It takes effort, experience, and an iron will not to cut corners in everything you do.
Over the Christmas holidays, Theresa and I went to our local independent movie theater, and watched Juno. I have to say that it’s easily one of the best films I watched in 2007. It was sweet, funny, and potent in all the right spots.
The movie Juno is about one Juno MacGuff (Ellen Page) and Paulie Bleeker (the ever master of awkward pauses, Michael Cera) and their joint child-making. The movie takes place during the nine months of Juno’s wonderful adventure through pregnancy, and her interaction with the adoptive couple Vanessa and Mark Loring (Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman).
Last night I had the fortune to watch I Am Legend staring Will Smith. The premise of the movie is that Robert Neville (Will Smith) is the last man alive, after a deadly super-virus lays waste to 90% of the worlds population. 1% of man kind had a natural immunity to it, and 9%… well that’s something else.
Beowulf is the newest adaptation do the epic poem of yore. It’s rather liberal with its interpretation, and as near as I can tell, also adds new and unrelated sections to the plot.
I tried to watch this movie, and take it seriously. Honestly I did, and I am sorry to everyone who was around me who was also trying to watch the movie seriously. I didn’t mean to laugh at it so much, I really didn’t! But when a man is naked for over half of the film, has questionable (at best) dialog, and so much over the top fighting that a Die Hard fan would squeel with joy… well it’s just too much for me to try and take seriously.
I recently watched “Across the Universe,” a musical that takes place in the 1960s involving Jude (Jim Sturgess) as a dock worker who sets off from Liverpool to find his father. Upon the sad and simple meeting of his estranged father, Jude befriends Max (Joe Anderson) wherein he meets Lucy (Evan Rachel Wood).
The three migrate to New York to see where life takes them. Jude and Lucy hook up and are painfully in love. A lot of the movie is based entirely around their evolving love; through their dizzying highs (literally in some cases) and depressing lows.
I had the chance to watch this movie at about 3 in the morning after Theresa suffered a horrible coughing fit (she developed a cough while at school). She decided to put a movie on since she has this amazing habit to fall asleep to any movie she sets her mind to. I sadly do not have the same ability. In fact I could go so far as to say that if a movie is being played, I’ll be drawn to it like a moth to the flame, regardless of the quality of the movie. All it takes is one hook and it’s over.
On the weekend I went out with Theresa and four others (sister, roomie, and the boyfriends) to one of the only things to do in North Bay. You really only get four options: Drink, have sex, go to the mall, or go to the movies. Well you can mix and match those, but that’s basically it. Regardless, we went to the movies.
This is where I saw Good Luck Chuck.
Yeah, I’m aware the movie came out some time ago, but I only just got to see it on the weekend. Yes, I am aware that the odds of my being unable to watch a movie that is over 5 years old is somewhat of a stretch, but let’s pretend I was busy. Every day. For five years. Well okay, six years.
Shutup.
Anyways, it stars a fuck-load of actors whom you can look up a list of yourself. I’m not going to list out all majillion of them. Suffice it to say they were actually on their A-game for this one.
Words fail me with this movie, but people say that pictures are worth a thousand words right?
I usually find it hard to sum up a movie in one word. This is not one of those times. A friends msn name said it best:
“Spiderman 3 = Disappointing”
I couldn’t have said it any better, but before I get into this lemme put things into context here. I love Spider-man. Truly I do. The idea that a man is doing the right thing even though his world falls apart around him is truly noble and something I wish to aspire two when push comes to shove. Having said that, I want to point out that I did my utter and complete best not to put this movie on a pedestal. I avoided trailers when I could, nor did I read up on it. I never visited the website nor read any threads on it.
I was unintentionally saddened by this movie.
What happens when you take every SuperCop movie, combine it with fantastic writing and British humour so dry, you could use it as a combustible fuel? You get Hot Fuzz. I’m still new at this movie review thing, so I’m going to try to do this as best I can. This movie is for all [...]