Tuesday, March 27, 2007
4 Quick Reviews
Black Snake Moan - Very good movie, sexy and slutty Christina Ricci is almost highly naked for the entire movie and just as hot as ever. Ricci plays a nympho, opposite an ex-blues artist Sam Jackson, who tries to help Ricci's character out through a very tough time in a very odd way. 3.5 / 5 Stars!
Foo Fighters: Skin and Bones - A live concert, an excellent set complete with plenty of great Foo hits. 4.5 / 5 Stars!
Ghost Rider - Nick Cage plays the Rider, in this the latest installment of Marvel comic book movies. This film is right at home with other Marvel films such as Elektra, X-Men 3, and The Hulk. One more bad Marvel movie and I don't think they'll be able to dig out of a hole that deep. Another classic Nick Cage performance, for that reason (along with sound, writing, direction, and just general shittiness) I give Ghost Rider 1 / 5 Stars. Don't bother...unless you go into it thinking 'comedy', then it could be very entertaining.
Smokin' Aces - This movie was everything that Ocean's 11 should have been, but it's got more of a Snatch flavor. Plus, it has Jeremy Piven in it which is an automatic plus. Piven plays a modern day Sinatra that is the target of the FBI, the mafia, bail bondsmen, and numerous hitmen. 3.5 / 5 Stars!
Monday, February 19, 2007
This Film Is Not Yet Rated: Reviewed
The biggest mystery and the best kept secret in Hollywood is why a movie gets a certain rating. Why is it more acceptable to show a thousand orphans getting shot and killed (PG-13) than it is to drop more than one F-bomb (R)?
The director of the film is Kirby Dick. He also stars in the film, and is quick to point out that the MPAA's (Motion Picture Association of America) rating system is voluntary. However, the difference between an NC-17 and R rating could mean tens of millions of dollars, and a director has no choice but to bow to the MPAA's suggestions (unless they don't like to eat). There is an appeals process, which is more of a formality, in which a director can speak their case as to why their movie should get a lower rating.
The identities of the people that rate the films for the MPAA are kept confidential. Dick decided to hire a P.I. to find out who these people were, and if they do in fact represent the "average American parent" (which has at least one child between 5 and 17). It is revealed that very few of the nine film raters have children that fall into that age range, which by the MPAA's own definition means that they do not represent the "average American parent". What's even more interesting is that only nine people (plus their few bosses) have the final say on what rating a movie gets, and ultimately if that movie will ever be released.
Are there "too many" pumps in a sex scene, the duration of an orgasm, what sexual positions are used, how many people are having sex, if there are gay/lesbian situations, and explicit language are all factors that film raters take into consideration. The restrictions for violence are significantly looser, though just as fuzzy. If blood appears as a result of voilence, then an R rating is pretty much guaranteed (but Wolverine can stab as many guys in the chest as he wants, as long as no blood is shown it's alright for PG-13).
These are not rules, more guidelines that the MPAA has never defined to the public. This means that a director really has no idea what rating their film will receive. And just because some movies can get away with saying tons of curse words and showing nudity, sexual situations, blood-letting-violence, and gayness doesn't mean that other movies will get a similar rating. For instance, if someone made a movie that shows a vagina for 2 seconds (The Cooler), it would most likely get a rating of NC-17. Why then would other movies (Basic Instinct) that shows a vagina for no good reason at all receive an R rating?
This film has interviews with plenty of directors you've heard of and seen their movies (Matt Stone, Kevin Smith, Mary Harron) as well as interviews with Hollywood insiders, and even interviews with former MPAA film raters.
The movie really completes documenting the process of how a movie receives it's rating by showing how This Film Is Not Yet Rated dealt with the MPAA. No surprise, it got rated NC-17 basically because it showed the "dirty" parts of the NC-17 films, but it shows these parts to display how ridiculous it was that these movies got their ratings because of one scene, sometimes one second of footage.
I give this film 4 / 5 stars. There's so much information in this movie, and Kirby Dick really does a great job of not being like Michael Moore as much as possible. It's pointed out that in Europe, the movie industry has almost the exact opposite priorities when it comes to "voluntary" censorship. The European films are more free when it comes to sex, but very strict when it comes to violence.
Sunday, January 28, 2007
WWE Royal Rumble
The Undertaker won his first Royal Rumble, which is huge news, especially considering he has been in WWF for about 230 years. It's also the first time entry #30 has won the Rumble.
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Thursday, January 11, 2007
Idiocracy: Reviewed
This is a Mike Judge film (Office Space, Beavis and Butthead) which is a DVD release. It never made it to theaters for a couple reasons which I will go into later.
The film starts out explaining that 500 years in the future the world will be inhabited by morons. Stupid people reproduce while smart people wait to have children for very good reasons, but this results in the world being overpopulated by idiots.
The main reason why this film wasn't accepted by Fox for theatrical release is the light commentary on conglomerates such as Carl's Jr. (Hardees), Starbucks, Costco, and Gatorade (it's got electrolytes). As a result of these companies having monopolies in their fields, coffee costs as much as a modern-day trip to Europe (but the good news is it does include a "happy ending") and the economy is entirely dependent on these companies succeeding. I don't really think that says anything evil about these corporations, but Fox apparently did.
Luke Wilson plays the lead role as an army private that is volunteered for an experiment to be cryogenically frozen for one year, but due to an army mishap, he and his female counterpart, played by Maya Rudolph, wake up 500 years later. When Luke wakes up, he finds he is the smartest person in the world.
Supporters include David Herman (Michael Bolton from Office Space), Horatio Sanz (though he's not credited even by IMDB) and appearances by Stephen Root (Office Space, Dodgeball), and Thomas Haden Church (Spiderman 3, Sideways and Wings).
The other reason, in my opinion, why it wasn't released in theaters is because the movie isn't great. I do think Fox would have made a decent profit by doing a nation-wide theatrical release, however there's nothing hilarious about this movie, and Fox thought it's resources would be best spent elsewhere. It is kinda funny, but not the funniest thing I've ever seen. I give this movie 2.5 / 5 stars, it's more or less an average comedy.
Monday, December 25, 2006
Holy Sheist
Tim Butron is at it again. Pee Wee's Playhouse is coming to the big screen, again. And yes, Paul Reubens is attached to play Pee Wee. That's all for now.
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Death of a President: Reviewed
This film is a fictional documentary about the assassination of President Bush and the events leading up to the assassination, as well as the days and months following.
It's really an incredible movie, regardless if you're a Bush basher or supporter. Every aspect of the "what if" scenario is examined, including interviews with members of the secret service and others inside the president's administration, a forensic investigator, possible suspects and their family members. Fictional newscasts and actual file footage is used to add to the reality of the movie.
Something I found very intriguing is how a Muslim woman and her husband were afraid just to go in public after the shooting, fearing they would be arrested just because they fit the classic terrorist profile. The police eventually did arrest the Muslim man, and scraped up enough circumstantial evidence to bring him to trial.
The big pay off, the reveal of who the assassin is, comes out of left field. The Muslim, a white supremacist from Alabama, dozens of Al Cada terrorist cells, communists, Syrians, and hundreds of Bush haters all take credit for the killing.
I don't find the social commentary trite or cliche at all. It's an interesting theory of what the social and political ramifications could be if a president is killed while in office.
The movie stresses how intrusive the Patriot Act can be, and how justice really is blind, but these themes are overshadowed by the excellent storytelling. This movie is great because it tells a unique and interesting story extremely well. It would have been just as good and compelling if it would have been about Clinton, Kerry, Gore, or Regan. I don't feel it would have been as good if it would have been about a totally fictional presidential figure, because it wouldn't have seemed as real. I give this movie 4/5 stars!
It's really an incredible movie, regardless if you're a Bush basher or supporter. Every aspect of the "what if" scenario is examined, including interviews with members of the secret service and others inside the president's administration, a forensic investigator, possible suspects and their family members. Fictional newscasts and actual file footage is used to add to the reality of the movie.
Something I found very intriguing is how a Muslim woman and her husband were afraid just to go in public after the shooting, fearing they would be arrested just because they fit the classic terrorist profile. The police eventually did arrest the Muslim man, and scraped up enough circumstantial evidence to bring him to trial.
The big pay off, the reveal of who the assassin is, comes out of left field. The Muslim, a white supremacist from Alabama, dozens of Al Cada terrorist cells, communists, Syrians, and hundreds of Bush haters all take credit for the killing.
I don't find the social commentary trite or cliche at all. It's an interesting theory of what the social and political ramifications could be if a president is killed while in office.
The movie stresses how intrusive the Patriot Act can be, and how justice really is blind, but these themes are overshadowed by the excellent storytelling. This movie is great because it tells a unique and interesting story extremely well. It would have been just as good and compelling if it would have been about Clinton, Kerry, Gore, or Regan. I don't feel it would have been as good if it would have been about a totally fictional presidential figure, because it wouldn't have seemed as real. I give this movie 4/5 stars!
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
House of 1K Corpses: Reviewed - Finally!
When I was in high school, I saw a teaser trailer for a movie that looked totally sick. What appeared to be two men in space suits were digging a grave in a torrential downpour as the mud slopped around the shovels, a heartbeat pounded and a crow cackled; House of 1000 Corpses was introduced to the big screen. About six years later it finally found a distributor after Universal forced Zombie to censor the movie to get an R rating instead of an NC-17 rating. Many Zombie fans were disappointed with the movie, including Morty (contributor over at Book of Fitz) and myself.
As I mentioned, the movie was originally suppose to have an NC-17 rating, so Zombie took it to a different distributor that wouldn’t want to edit it down to an R. Eventually, after all other distributors passed on it, Lion’s Gate picked it up for the R rating.
The beginning of the movie actually hooks your interest. Murders start early. The characters are great, and there’s even some oddly good acting (for a horror movie). It’s the lack of direction that kills the movie (not the directing by Rob Zombie, instead it’s more like a stream of consciousness scenario). Things just happen without much reason or regard for how the movie will develop.
One of the gems of this movie is that Matthew McGrory is in it, though is hid by a mask the entire time. McGrory has been in Big Fish and not much else, and was known as Bigfoot on the Stern show back when McGrory was still alive (not to be confused with the new wack-packer Bigfoot, different person).
Zombie actually did a great job scoring the movie, which is very difficult to do. Too many movies are scored poorly, which just kills the movie. Although this movie is pretty much dead to begin with, the well-done scoring holds it together. The soundtrack is great, some original Zombie tracks included. His cover of Brick House is a breathe of fresh air, and not your typical kind of Zombie song.
The absolute worst part of the movie is the execution scene. At about the 59 minute mark, police investigate the suspected murderers’ house, only to have the murderers exterminate of all the police, one of them on his knees – a gun pressed to his forehead by the main killer. The execution scene is in slow motion and is scored by yodeling country music (the only poor song chioce in the movie). Right when the big pay off is about to happen and the last cop is going to get killed, the music ends and a crane shot begins for what seems to be a minute-and-a-half long, accompanied without sound or music. Finally the cop is offed at the crane shot’s 26 second mark, which is way past the rising action, climax, and well into the anti-climax of the scene. Zombie seems to be the only one that thinks this shot was a good idea and was different and terrific and unlike anything else in classic or modern horror cinema.
The only redeeming factor of the scene is that directly after the monstrosity is over, Sheri Moon bares her thong-clad ass, and some almost full-frontal boobage. The best part of the movie comes when Sheri Moon goes in the liquor store, and the clerk named “G. Ober” has a few hilarious and classic lines that almost make the movie worth seeing. Sheri Moon’s ass is the other reason that makes the movie worth seeing. Moon as Baby – Zombie’s long time girlfriend (wife?) - is totally hot, and shows some ass 25 minutes into the movie.
Other characters include Sid Haig as the evil clown, Captain Spaulding. Bill Mosely plays the patriarch of the killer’s clan, named Otis. Sheri Moon, who I already discussed, was in the December 2005 issue of Playboy. Harrison Young (old James Ryan in Saving Private Ryan) as the father of one of the kids that disappeared. Karen Black as the mother of Sheri Moon, who has been in Hollywood for about 45 years.
As much as I rag on this movie, it’s actually a very well authored DVD. The extras are good (as far as DVD extras go). The commentary by director Rob Zombie is terrific, and I’ve heard lots of lousy commentaries (including Mel Brooks on Blazing Saddles, Tim Butron on Sleepy Hollow, Alex Proyas on The Crow to name a few).
You can tell (from the commentary at least) that Zombie didn’t always stick to the script and had lots of on-the-fly changes, which certainly doesn’t help the movie out. To Zombie’s credit, it was his first time directing a movie.
The best analogy I can think of for this movie is a scary campfire story. It starts out well enough, you’re aware it’s total bullshit, and you’re going through the motions by paying attention it, but you know it’s just bad. It’s a big homage to Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and a thousand other horror movies that no one’s heard of that Zombie grew up with.
The really bad part is, I think the movie’s starting to grow on me. I’m giving Rob Zombie’s House of 1000 Corpses 2/5 stars. I’m tempted to give it a better rating, but I think back to my first impression of the movie and I just can’t bring myself to do it.
Zombie is now in pre-production for his new horror movie, the ninth installment and remake of the original Halloween.
Sunday, October 29, 2006
This Blog Is Not Dead
At least not yet. I’ve been pretty lazy lately, I just don’t take time to make a posting like I use to. Here are some postings I’ve been meaning to do:
Review of House of 1000 Corpses
Review of The Devil’s Rejects
Possibilities for Halloween costumes
List of famous girls that have hit the wall & a to watch list
Review of The Tick (cartoon)
Review of Robot Chicken
That’s all for now, bitches.
Review of House of 1000 Corpses
Review of The Devil’s Rejects
Possibilities for Halloween costumes
List of famous girls that have hit the wall & a to watch list
Review of The Tick (cartoon)
Review of Robot Chicken
That’s all for now, bitches.
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Great Sports Movies
I think I may be ripping off one of the other blogs on this one, but here’s my take on great sports movies:
61* - An HBO original movie that chronicles the home run race of 1961 between Mickey Mantle (played by Thomas Jane of The Punisher) and Roger Marris (played by Barry Pepper). Many issues are addressed, such as how athletes deal with negative media attention, the strain being on the road has on an athlete and their family, and the demons that can negatively affect an athlete’s performance. There’s also an interesting juxtaposition to Mark McGwire’s home run race of 1998. The acting may not be perfect, but it’s damn interesting and has great story telling. About the most unlikely character is Bob Cerv (played by Chris Bauer who I remember as the S&M killer in 8MM), and Mel Allen the announcer (played by Christopher McDonald who everyone knows as Shooter from Happy Gilmore, and will be starring in the American Pie 5: The Naked Mile and Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning as Boss Hogg).
Hoop Dreams – This is the documentary that mainstreamed the genre. Inner city youths that aspire to one day become pro ballers are followed throughout their four year high school basketball careers. It’s mostly tragic, watching these guys playing ball with drug deals going on ten feet from where they’re standing. It’s a really well done movie, and it’s the Godfather of all documentaries.
Pumping Iron – A documentary about Arnold in the pinicle of his bodybuilding career and Lou Ferrigno in his ascent in bodybuilding. I’ve got to admit, if you’re a straight man you WILL feel very gay watching this movie of greased up muscle-men posing and flexing and wearing nothing more than a banana hammock. But if you’re comfortable with being hetero and can appreciate the insane physical attributes of the bodybuilders in this very interesting and sometimes disturbing documentary, or you just want to see some vintage Anrold hamming it up for the cameras, then this is a must see.
Kingpin – Roy Munson (played by Woody Harrelson) and Ernie McCracken (played by Bill Murray and arguably one of his best performances) star in this classic bowling comedy. The movie is absolutely hilarious, Vanessa Angel is incredibly hot, and the end has a performance by an Amish version of Blues Traveler.
Other movies that are good that I don’t want to get into: Happy Gilmore, Dodgeball, Legend of Bagger Vance.
I’m leaving off a movie many people consider great, A Field Of Dreams. I do feel it’s a very good movie, but it’s not really a sports movie to me. It’s a tale of a son getting one last chance to show his father how much he loves him, using baseball as a vehicle. It’s a great love story, but once again I’m not so sure it’s a sports movie.
Other good/great movies with sport subplots: The Big Lebowski, Finding Forrester, Rounders (if you consider poker a sport in the sense that it’s on ESPN all the time), Varsity Blues.
61* - An HBO original movie that chronicles the home run race of 1961 between Mickey Mantle (played by Thomas Jane of The Punisher) and Roger Marris (played by Barry Pepper). Many issues are addressed, such as how athletes deal with negative media attention, the strain being on the road has on an athlete and their family, and the demons that can negatively affect an athlete’s performance. There’s also an interesting juxtaposition to Mark McGwire’s home run race of 1998. The acting may not be perfect, but it’s damn interesting and has great story telling. About the most unlikely character is Bob Cerv (played by Chris Bauer who I remember as the S&M killer in 8MM), and Mel Allen the announcer (played by Christopher McDonald who everyone knows as Shooter from Happy Gilmore, and will be starring in the American Pie 5: The Naked Mile and Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning as Boss Hogg).
Hoop Dreams – This is the documentary that mainstreamed the genre. Inner city youths that aspire to one day become pro ballers are followed throughout their four year high school basketball careers. It’s mostly tragic, watching these guys playing ball with drug deals going on ten feet from where they’re standing. It’s a really well done movie, and it’s the Godfather of all documentaries.
Pumping Iron – A documentary about Arnold in the pinicle of his bodybuilding career and Lou Ferrigno in his ascent in bodybuilding. I’ve got to admit, if you’re a straight man you WILL feel very gay watching this movie of greased up muscle-men posing and flexing and wearing nothing more than a banana hammock. But if you’re comfortable with being hetero and can appreciate the insane physical attributes of the bodybuilders in this very interesting and sometimes disturbing documentary, or you just want to see some vintage Anrold hamming it up for the cameras, then this is a must see.
Kingpin – Roy Munson (played by Woody Harrelson) and Ernie McCracken (played by Bill Murray and arguably one of his best performances) star in this classic bowling comedy. The movie is absolutely hilarious, Vanessa Angel is incredibly hot, and the end has a performance by an Amish version of Blues Traveler.
Other movies that are good that I don’t want to get into: Happy Gilmore, Dodgeball, Legend of Bagger Vance.
I’m leaving off a movie many people consider great, A Field Of Dreams. I do feel it’s a very good movie, but it’s not really a sports movie to me. It’s a tale of a son getting one last chance to show his father how much he loves him, using baseball as a vehicle. It’s a great love story, but once again I’m not so sure it’s a sports movie.
Other good/great movies with sport subplots: The Big Lebowski, Finding Forrester, Rounders (if you consider poker a sport in the sense that it’s on ESPN all the time), Varsity Blues.
Friday, July 28, 2006
Which Super Power Would You Rather Have?
For the sake of argument, we’ll assume that you can only have one power, unless there are some listed together.
Invisibility
Strength
Healing
Super Vision (Heat, X-Ray and Telescopic) & Hearing
Wolverine’s Claws
Telepathy
Telekinesis
Teleportation
Flight
Speed
Invincibility (Bullet and knife proof skin)
Invisibility
Strength
Healing
Super Vision (Heat, X-Ray and Telescopic) & Hearing
Wolverine’s Claws
Telepathy
Telekinesis
Teleportation
Flight
Speed
Invincibility (Bullet and knife proof skin)
Sunday, July 16, 2006
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Reviewed
Another great movie from director Gore Verbinski (The Mexican, The Ring, and original Pirates), though I’m not sure how great because when I saw it on Saturday July 15th, I was in the second row so the whole thing was like reading the beginning of a Star Wars movie.
From what I can tell, the movie was very well directed and written, the acting and effects were great, and the music, costumes, make-up, and everything else were all outstanding.
I would compare this movie to Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Episode 5). The plot advances in a natural yet fast paced manner, and leaves a lot to be resolved in the final movie of the trilogy (which contrary to popular belief has NOT been filmed yet, it is being filmed right now).
There are some great new characters introduced, including some kind of Hoodoo/Voodoo/Witchcraft chick (which would be really hot if not for her rotting teeth), but I’m not sure which actress it is. Also, there are some unlikely characters returning that play a huge role.
Without giving anything major away, Jack Sparrow has to repay a debt to an undead (maybe?) Davy Jones, and manipulates everyone else into helping him. There’s plenty of swashbuckling, pirate trickery, and unexpected twists. If you liked the first Pirates, you can be absolutely sure the second will not disappoint.
So far the movie has been a huge success, setting all kinds of records including the records for opening weekend ($135 million), single & opening day ($55.8 million), largest Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday gross, and is currently #21 on the list of all time domestic grossing movies with over $305 million, and it’s only been out two weeks! So I was wrong about Superman being the Spiderman-squasher, but I can’t think of a better movie to take down Spidey (at least until Spiderman 3 comes out in March), except maybe for this movie.
I’m forced to defer my rating of this movie until I have a chance to see the movie from a non-skewed perspective, but trust me when I say that you must see this movie, but only after you’ve seen the first.
Friday, June 30, 2006
Superman Returns: Reviewed
Get ready for basically a blowjob aimed at Bryan Singer.
This movie is so excellent, my words can’t adequately sum it up. The acting, direction, effects, lighting, writing, music, and everything else is top notch. It’s a shame it won’t get nominated for any important awards, but hopefully I’m wrong.
One actor I want to point out is Frank Langella who plays Perry White, the editor of the Daily Planet. He also plays a great devil worshiper in The Ninth Gate. Langella doesn’t have that much face time in Returns, but he does a great job.
Musically, I couldn’t have been more satisfied. The use of the classic Superman theme was key, and the rest of the score was just as excellent. If a new Superman theme song had been created, it just wouldn’t have been the same (think of trying to redo the peanut and jelly sandwich without peanut butter or jelly).
There are some interesting new stories introduced that I won’t go into, but I don’t think they have been dealt with in the comics, classic movies, or cartoons and TV series. This isn’t a remake or recycling of some tired old plots either…well it kind of is, but you really won’t care. Lex Luthor attempts to take over the world; Superman tries his hardest to stop him. So it’s pretty much the same old storyline, but it’s still great.
You will notice more than a couple cinematic similarities to X-Men and X2, but that doesn’t crowd the movie’s style. When I noticed these similarities, I thought to myself that Singer was just using the X-Men series as practice for the comic movie he really wanted to do.
Just before I saw Superman Returns I was lucky enough to catch the original Superman with Christopher Reeve on HBO, and it made me appreciate Returns so much more. There are tons of subtle nods to the original Superman (Lois’ smoking and not being able to spell, Kent’s clumsiness, along with a few well placed quotes).
As great as Superman Returns was, I hate having to give it a rating of 4.75 / 5 stars. There were a couple things that just got under my skin that I won’t get into yet; I’ll give everyone some time to see it. And when you do, make sure you see it in IMAX, the 3D scenes are so cool.
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Friday, June 23, 2006
Nacho Libre Reviewed
As I write this, so far the movie has grossed over $40 million. Danny Elfman was the composer for this movie, who has done some great work in the past. From the director and writer of Napoleon Dynamite, starring Jack Black as a Mexican monk that becomes the world’s greatest wrestler to raise money for the orphan children of the monastery. The antagonist is played by an ex WCW wrestler that went by the name of Silver King in the late 90’s.
Being a huge fan of JB, I had high hopes for this movie and I hate to say it, but I was greatly disappointed. The wrestling scenes were actually very good, as were the scenes with JB singing, but the rest of the movie was too much story and not enough comedy. Don’t expect your typical JB movie, which would normally have a barrage of puns and gags and physical comedy that makes you want to cry. This movie makes just makes you want to cry.
I think I know why this movie was a disappointment to me, as much as I hate to admit it. It was a Nickelodeon film, so their goal was to make the movie appeal to old kids and young teenagers. It just so happened that they suckered JB fans into seeing it.
Before seeing this movie I thought it would be impossible to put JB in a movie and not have him be funny the majority of the time he was on screen, but I was proved wrong. Don’t bother seeing this movie in the theater, and I wouldn’t even recommend renting it on DVD. Save your money for Superman Returns in IMAX, or Pirates 2. “Nacho Libre”, more like “Nacho Let-Down”. If you do buy it on DVD, you could always make Nacho Libre nachos on the disc.
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Flickr
Of the 5 people that read my site, there’s probably only one person that will really appreciate my Flickr page, which is a site that I upload my better photos to. I’ve updated it with some of the pictures I took in New York and Niagara Falls, but I took so many pictures in NY (around 2000) it will take months just to sort them out.
Sunday, May 28, 2006
The New York Trip
I’ve been quiet lately, and I’m going to be quiet for a few more weeks probably. I hate making articles that are more like diary entries, but I’m going to New York City really soon and it’s going to be very awesome.
I’m going to do the usual tourist things like Empire State, Ellis Island / Statue of Liberty, Central Park, Ground Zero, and Times Square, but the highlight is going to be Mets vs. Giants (Saturday June 3rd), and Yankees vs. Red Socks (Monday June 5th). The timing of my trip is too good not to take advantage of these two games, and the only way to make it any sweeter is if the home teams pull out some wins.
So not that it matters, but I may not update for a while. Or, maybe I’ll update way more often than normal if I have some spare time when I’m in the Big Apple.
Sunday, April 30, 2006
Movies Coming in 2008
...and beyond.
The Green Hornet has been suspended for some reason, not that it would have been a great success anyway, I never followed any Marvel books so I have no idea what TGH is about.
Jurassic Park 4...this time, the T-Rex is back...again...and he's still pissed!
Puss In Boots, starring Antonio Banderas as the lovable cat we all know from Shrek 2.
Terminator 4, I don't want to spoil the whole thing for you...but I hear he fights a robot from the future...maybe even the past!
Sin City 3
The Smurfs
Batman Begins Sequel (Untitled)
And in 2009...
Captain America, and an Untitled Superman Returns Sequel
The Green Hornet has been suspended for some reason, not that it would have been a great success anyway, I never followed any Marvel books so I have no idea what TGH is about.
Jurassic Park 4...this time, the T-Rex is back...again...and he's still pissed!
Puss In Boots, starring Antonio Banderas as the lovable cat we all know from Shrek 2.
Terminator 4, I don't want to spoil the whole thing for you...but I hear he fights a robot from the future...maybe even the past!
Sin City 3
The Smurfs
Batman Begins Sequel (Untitled)
And in 2009...
Captain America, and an Untitled Superman Returns Sequel
Friday, April 14, 2006
Movies Coming in 2007
In alphabetical order.
Andre: Heart of the Giant - I'm pretty sure I talked about this once before, but I just wanted to remind everyone it's probably going to not be very good.
AVP2 (Aliens vs. Predator 2) - I don't think it's possible for it to be worse than the first, but I have been wrong before.
The Butterfly Effect 2 (sans Ashton Kutcher) - I thought he died in the original?
Castlevania - Movies based on video games have always failed to impress me, am I right?
Fahrenheit 911.5
Fantastic Four 2
Fraggle Rock: The Movie - Holy shit!
Futurama
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
Homey the Clown - Written by Damon Wayans, starring Damon Wayans, special guest appearance by me as I vomit uncontrolibly just thinking about this abomination.
Indiana Jones 4
King Tut - Could be cool.
Magneto - Explores the life of Eric Magnus as he gets his revenge on the nazis and meets Professor Xavier. Could be a very good X-men prequel.
Meg - "From the director of Speed and Twister" comes a film adaptation of a book about a 50 ton shark. I think this one has actually been done already, about 30 years ago.
National Treasure 2
Ocean's Thirteen
Old School 2
Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll - Starring Marilyn Manson, a series of 4 short films.
Pirates Of The Caribbean 3
Random Acts of Cruelty
Random Acts of Kindness - I hope somehow before either of these movies are released, they will combine and create a movie called Random Acts of Averageness, or these two open the same weekend and cancel each other out.
Resident Evil: Extinction - Making her big-screen debut...Debra McMichael (Stone Cold's ex-wife)
Ring 3
Rush Hour 3
Shrek the Third
Sin City 2
Spider Man 3 - Kirsten Dunst dies, Sandman is introduced, as is Venom.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Looks like it's going to be cg.
Three Stooges - Right now Jeff Bridges is in negotiations to play Larry, and nothing else is set.
Transformers - Directed by Michael Bay, the king of average movies.
Untitled Friday the 13th Sequel - Also directed by Michael Bay.
Welcome Back, Kotter
Whiskey River - An American soldier is called back to active duty before he's fully recovered, prompting his father to kidnap him.
Witchblade
Wonder Woman
Andre: Heart of the Giant - I'm pretty sure I talked about this once before, but I just wanted to remind everyone it's probably going to not be very good.
AVP2 (Aliens vs. Predator 2) - I don't think it's possible for it to be worse than the first, but I have been wrong before.
The Butterfly Effect 2 (sans Ashton Kutcher) - I thought he died in the original?
Castlevania - Movies based on video games have always failed to impress me, am I right?
Fahrenheit 911.5
Fantastic Four 2
Fraggle Rock: The Movie - Holy shit!
Futurama
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
Homey the Clown - Written by Damon Wayans, starring Damon Wayans, special guest appearance by me as I vomit uncontrolibly just thinking about this abomination.
Indiana Jones 4
King Tut - Could be cool.
Magneto - Explores the life of Eric Magnus as he gets his revenge on the nazis and meets Professor Xavier. Could be a very good X-men prequel.
Meg - "From the director of Speed and Twister" comes a film adaptation of a book about a 50 ton shark. I think this one has actually been done already, about 30 years ago.
National Treasure 2
Ocean's Thirteen
Old School 2
Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll - Starring Marilyn Manson, a series of 4 short films.
Pirates Of The Caribbean 3
Random Acts of Cruelty
Random Acts of Kindness - I hope somehow before either of these movies are released, they will combine and create a movie called Random Acts of Averageness, or these two open the same weekend and cancel each other out.
Resident Evil: Extinction - Making her big-screen debut...Debra McMichael (Stone Cold's ex-wife)
Ring 3
Rush Hour 3
Shrek the Third
Sin City 2
Spider Man 3 - Kirsten Dunst dies, Sandman is introduced, as is Venom.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Looks like it's going to be cg.
Three Stooges - Right now Jeff Bridges is in negotiations to play Larry, and nothing else is set.
Transformers - Directed by Michael Bay, the king of average movies.
Untitled Friday the 13th Sequel - Also directed by Michael Bay.
Welcome Back, Kotter
Whiskey River - An American soldier is called back to active duty before he's fully recovered, prompting his father to kidnap him.
Witchblade
Wonder Woman
Thursday, March 23, 2006
The Funny Four
I’ve been having a creative slump for quite some time, so here’s a link to RawDog’s (Sirius’s comedy channel) bracket for their March comedy tournament, The Funny Four.
Some interesting march-ups that are either scheduled or expected to occur: Artie Lange vs. Mitch Hedberg, Dave Attell vs. Dane Cook, and Dave Chappelle vs. Chris Rock.
Some of these brackets I wish there could be two losers, such as Larry the Cable Guy vs. Bobcat Golthwaite and Carrot Top vs. George Carlin (I don’t care what other people say, I don’t think he’s funny).
Monday, February 27, 2006
Slasher: Review
Despite the title, it’s not what you think, neither a really bad horror movie nor a parody by the Wayans brothers. This is a documentary about a car salesman that travels to Memphis, one of the poorest cities in the country, to try to sell a ton of cars in one weekend. Apparently, car dealerships do this kind of “slasher” sale all the time, and hire slasher salesmen from all over the country to boost sales.
The movie follows Michael Bennett, aka the Slasher salesman, and self proclaimed best Slasher ever. A Los Angeles native, the raspy-voiced, chain-smoking, alcohol depended, middle-aged husband of two brings his followers (a disc jockey that plays music at the car lots to promotes the sale to drivers by, and another salesman that closes the deals that the Slasher starts) along with him to assist in his selling of fine used automobiles.
You may be asking yourself, what makes people buy cars at these slasher sales? The almost false promise of getting a really cheap car (less than $100). One such family that bought one of these cheap cars gave it to their college-bound daughter, and the expression on her face when she saw her brand new shit box is priceless. She’s also totally embarrassed when her parents brag to all the section-8 neighbors about their $88 rolling turd. There are only two of these cheap piles of crap for $88, and the other car literally breaks down in the driveway of the family that bought it.
This is a good movie for a number of reasons. It’s amusing to watch the Slasher try to worm and weasel his way through a sale. The Slasher, the people buying cars, even the owner of the dealership are all entertaining in their own way.
The movie follows Michael Bennett, aka the Slasher salesman, and self proclaimed best Slasher ever. A Los Angeles native, the raspy-voiced, chain-smoking, alcohol depended, middle-aged husband of two brings his followers (a disc jockey that plays music at the car lots to promotes the sale to drivers by, and another salesman that closes the deals that the Slasher starts) along with him to assist in his selling of fine used automobiles.
You may be asking yourself, what makes people buy cars at these slasher sales? The almost false promise of getting a really cheap car (less than $100). One such family that bought one of these cheap cars gave it to their college-bound daughter, and the expression on her face when she saw her brand new shit box is priceless. She’s also totally embarrassed when her parents brag to all the section-8 neighbors about their $88 rolling turd. There are only two of these cheap piles of crap for $88, and the other car literally breaks down in the driveway of the family that bought it.
This is a good movie for a number of reasons. It’s amusing to watch the Slasher try to worm and weasel his way through a sale. The Slasher, the people buying cars, even the owner of the dealership are all entertaining in their own way.
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