Of all the films that were designed to introduce one of the major characters from The Avengers, this seems like the biggest cash in/advertisement for the 2012 mega-picture. This movie felt like a 3 hour epic that was cut down to 2 hours, and in the process, all the heart of the film was taken out, and all that was left was uninteresting action.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Contagion
Strong Ensemble Somewhat Wasted in Plot Heavy Film
Contagion is dutifully directed by sometimes artist, sometimes hack Steve Soderbergh, in a crisp, efficient, if emotionless manner. The movie is about a disease rapidly spreading with the potential of wiping out a good chunk of the world's population. Usually in a giant disaster movie, films primarily follow a family; people who are at risk of exposure and lack the means to save themselves. This film instead primarily focuses on a few government workers trying to come up to a solution.
(SPOILERS AHEAD)
Contagion is dutifully directed by sometimes artist, sometimes hack Steve Soderbergh, in a crisp, efficient, if emotionless manner. The movie is about a disease rapidly spreading with the potential of wiping out a good chunk of the world's population. Usually in a giant disaster movie, films primarily follow a family; people who are at risk of exposure and lack the means to save themselves. This film instead primarily focuses on a few government workers trying to come up to a solution.
(SPOILERS AHEAD)
Friday, September 9, 2011
The Debt
The Debt was easily becoming my favorite film of 2011, and just an all around great movie...then the last 3 minutes of movie aired and this movie went from great to lazy. Let this film serve as an example for how to ruin a great movie with a terrible ending.
Maybe I'm wrong, and maybe you should just see it for yourself. I'll just leave you with a brief synopsis and some scattered thoughts on the performances. This ending really through me for a loop; I was all prepared to start promoting this movie as my favorite of the year. Oh, well.
Maybe I'm wrong, and maybe you should just see it for yourself. I'll just leave you with a brief synopsis and some scattered thoughts on the performances. This ending really through me for a loop; I was all prepared to start promoting this movie as my favorite of the year. Oh, well.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Louie Season 2 Finale Thoughts (w/ Chris Rock!)
"Waive to me dummy"
"I will wait for you!"
What a perfect end to one of the finest seasons of a sitcom ever. Louis C.K. is no doubt a television auteur; he has created a television program that needs to be passed down for generations to come. It is art. Uncompromising Art.
"I will wait for you!"
What a perfect end to one of the finest seasons of a sitcom ever. Louis C.K. is no doubt a television auteur; he has created a television program that needs to be passed down for generations to come. It is art. Uncompromising Art.
Batman Begins
The film that saved Batman
It's easy now to expect another great Batman movie next year, but in 2005, I had never seen a truly great Batman movie (or even a good one as far as I am concerned). The Tim Burton films were not for me and the Joel Schumacher films were not for anyone, not even Schumacher's mother*. Christopher Nolan flew in like a hero and saved fans of the greatest comic book character of all time from only having memories of uninspired interpretations of the Caped Crusader.
* I can't confirm this but I would like to think that it is true
It's easy now to expect another great Batman movie next year, but in 2005, I had never seen a truly great Batman movie (or even a good one as far as I am concerned). The Tim Burton films were not for me and the Joel Schumacher films were not for anyone, not even Schumacher's mother*. Christopher Nolan flew in like a hero and saved fans of the greatest comic book character of all time from only having memories of uninspired interpretations of the Caped Crusader.
* I can't confirm this but I would like to think that it is true
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Sons of Anarchy Season 4 Premiere Thoughts
I'm not living off my wife. I can't.
Season 2 of SoA seemed to indicate that the latest great television show had graced our screens. Season 2 was a roller coaster of emotions, where the audience was living and dying with the characters. Season 2 ended on a cliffhanger of limitless potential, as Jax's son was kidnapped by an Irish thug and smuggled to Ireland in an act of delusional revenge. Everyone was excited for season 3, but that season failed to live up to the promise of season 2, and it left many fans and critics lukewarm on the show (although everyone pretty much agreed that the last 15 minutes of the finale was damn fucking great).
Episode Review:
Season 2 of SoA seemed to indicate that the latest great television show had graced our screens. Season 2 was a roller coaster of emotions, where the audience was living and dying with the characters. Season 2 ended on a cliffhanger of limitless potential, as Jax's son was kidnapped by an Irish thug and smuggled to Ireland in an act of delusional revenge. Everyone was excited for season 3, but that season failed to live up to the promise of season 2, and it left many fans and critics lukewarm on the show (although everyone pretty much agreed that the last 15 minutes of the finale was damn fucking great).
Episode Review:
Monday, September 5, 2011
Internet Issues over...more posts coming
Hurricane Irene gave me internet issues, but all back to normal now...posts are coming back soon (tomorrow hopefully)
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Space Jam
Michael Jordan + Looney Tunes + Bill Fucking Murray = Incredible Time Capsule Item
I don't even know what to say about this movie. Space Jam is the synergy of the NBA and Warner Bros. to create a product to simultaneously hype the return of Michael Jordan to the NBA, play into the perfect image of the Michael Jordan character that advertisers count on, and restore the marketability of Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes. It is not art in any way, shape or form. It is a commercial.
I don't even know what to say about this movie. Space Jam is the synergy of the NBA and Warner Bros. to create a product to simultaneously hype the return of Michael Jordan to the NBA, play into the perfect image of the Michael Jordan character that advertisers count on, and restore the marketability of Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes. It is not art in any way, shape or form. It is a commercial.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Gung Ho
Entertaining but still fairly racist and lazy
A Japanese car company comes to American to save an American plant and the jobs of everyone in a small town.
A Japanese car company comes to American to save an American plant and the jobs of everyone in a small town.
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