Speaking of Steve the Pirate, I finally got around to watching 3:10 to Yuma this past weekend, and I can say without hesitation that it is the best film I’ve seen this year. Granted, it’s only March, but still.
The film stars Christian Bale as a down-on-his-luck, one-legged rancher hired to escort Russell Crow, as an [...]
I once read that Alfred Hitchcock characterized the difference between American and British films thusly: a British film can open with a shot of the some clouds, followed by another shot of clouds, followed by a third shot of clouds; if an American film opens with a shot of clouds, the second shot must be [...]
Ok, so my awesome run of watching great movies has come to a crashing end with Danny Boyle’s Sunshine. What’s sucks, too, is that for about 1 hour and 12 minutes this was easily one of the best movies I’ve seen in 2008. After that point in the film, things get painful.
The story is pretty [...]
I think I’ve been really lucky lately, in that I’ve been seeing a bunch of great movies. I saw Juno two weeks ago, Cloverfield over the weekend, the The Mist (free, courtesy of Zach and the U.S. Navy) on Tuesday, and then The Savages last night. ((Oddly, I think The Mist may have been [...]
I just saw Cloverfield with my buddy Zach and all I have to say is WOW!
Well, that’s not all I have to say. Here’s a run-down of my thoughts:
1) It’s amazing how little character business you really need in a script. Within the first ten minutes all the major characters are introduced and, more importantly, [...]
Ever since Khoi Vinh brought attention to the end credits of The Bourne Ultimatum I’ve been hyper-aware of the way credits are presented. It’s a sickness, really. I mention this because the opening credit sequence to the Luke Wilson/Kate Beckinsale thriller Vacancy is a typographic tour de force. Each credit is displayed on screen, then [...]
As previously noted, I had zero interest in seeing the film The Kingdom until I saw the amazing opening credit sequence, at which point it went on my must-see list. It has since been moved to my have-seen list…
Let me start off by saying that the opening credit sequence is even more powerful on the [...]
It’s pretty amazing that movies like War get huge marketing blitzes behind them while a film like Scott Frank’s The Lookout comes and goes with little fanfare. I noticed a small bit of online advertising for the movie before it came out, was intrigued by the trailer, but never made it to the theater to [...]
Do you see two faces or a vase? I see a good time.
1. This movie needs punctuation in its title. War is generic and boring, while War! is a battle cried that shakes the heavens and brings the gods to their knees. Being able to respectably use punctuation in the title of a film is [...]
I watched the indie sci-fi drama Primer over the weekend and I think I enjoyed it. I say “think” because I still haven’t completely wrapped my noodle around the film, which is, it seems, entirely by design.
The film tells the story of two Silicon Valley engineers looking for some VC money, and to get it [...]
You’re going to have to take my word for it, but that’s a Jessica Biel butt shot.
You’re welcome.
I think Stealth is as good as a movie about a killer robot jet airplane that gains sentience and decides to disobey orders and attack it’s perceived enemies regardless of the consequences to international stability but then learns [...]
By far the worst of the films so far. After it was done my friend commented that he really enjoyed “the part where something happened”. I think that sums the movie up pretty well.
Dear Michael Bay,
As you most likely have heard, I previously asked you to “please stop shitting on my childhood” and struck you down with three hadoukens. Well, having now seen your film, Transformers, allow me to apologize for accusing you of shitting on my childhood. I also not only redact the three hadoukens I gave [...]
Short review
This movie is freakin’ awesome!
Long review
Big props go to Bruce Willis for kicking ass and taking names, and especially to director Len Wiseman, the guy who’s married to smoking hot Kate Beckinsale (and who directed those Underworld movies), for creating a non-stop action movie that’s a thrill to watch. I literally kept blurting our [...]
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Worst zombie movie ever. I’m convinced the two main characters in the movie are in cahoots with with zombies.
Talking shit about the movie after it was done was more fun than the actual movie. Definitely see it drunk and with friends.
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