Wednesday, November 22. 2006Wednesday, October 4. 2006Tuesday, November 29. 2005It's fantastic!
So, to any one who has bothered to take the time to listen to my psychobabble these past few weeks, you'll know that I was very excited to see the movie, RENT. .
Man, it was spectacular. I think every one should go see it. Right now. A decidedly Bohemian theme, the story is an expression of love, with a message that happiness can exist even in the most terryfying, suburban hell. While I must say that the movie was not as good as I expect the on-stage play to be, it was still great. I bawled the first time I saw it, and cried the entire way through the second time. (A/N: This may be because I'm extremely hormonal at this time of the month, so, you know, don't really expect it to be terribly heart-rending.) So, Daboo, I'm definately taking you. With MG, if possible. As for the rest of you, go see it. Friday, November 18. 2005
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"A rare film that does it all and never loses itself along the way. Successfully blends drama, action, comedy, romance, and mystery to form an almost flawless movie."
-- Michelle Alexandria, ECLIPSE MAGAZINE "Goblet of Fire is indisputably the best movie in the franchise thus far." -- Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION "[Newell] balances delicately between whimsy and the ominous, on the uncertain middle ground where Harry lives, poised between fun at school, teenage romance and the dark abyss." -- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES "Harry Potter's not just for kids anymore. Director Mike Newell has reset the bar for the series and delivered a smashingly dark and dramatic film" -- Laura Clifford, REELING REVIEWS "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire might be the best time you have at the movies all year." -- Matt Pais, CHICAGO TRIBUNE "It's scarier than the previous three movies and more poignant." -- Claudia Puig, USA TODAY "It's hard to resist." -- Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE "The greatest magic of this book - and this film - is that it doesn't pretend that growing up won't change everything. It's the first Potter film where reality and fantasy are equally fascinating." -- Nick Rogers, STATE JOURNAL-REGISTER (SPRINGFIELD, IL) "The best thing about the picture is Harry's new maturity: For the first time, he dominates a picture named for him." -- Lawrence Toppman, CHARLOTTE OBSERVER So Daboo and I want to go see the new Harry Potter flick tonight. Anybody else interested in joining us? Please leave a comment below. Friday, October 21. 2005Aslan Speaks
I know some have been waiting to here Aslan speak in the trailers. Wait no further. The newest trailer for Narnia is now available.
Friday, September 30. 2005okayokayokayokayokay
Tickets:
Wren: 1 Wren's Mom: 1 The Brother: 1 Giggler: 1 Daboo: 1 Sideshow: 1 Sideshow's extra: 1 The Wife: 1 Elbows: 1 AoD: 1 Anon: 1 Radar: 1 Total: 12 Is anyone getting left out that wanted a ticket? Because this CAN be finagled a little. So, otherwise, I'm planning on being at the movie theatre an hour early with the tickets (century 16 in salt lake city at 9.30) so that I can get us in line. I'll just meet everyone there? If anyone thinks that nine thirty is not early enough tell me and I'll plan on going even earlier. Thursday, September 29. 2005LEELU DALLAS MULTEEPAS
Listen up, gentlemen!
Stand up straight when I'm talking to you! I've got 12 tickets for Friday night at 10:30 pm at the Century 16 theatre in Salt Lake City for the movie Serenity. TWELVE. Tickets are $8 apiece and could you please pay me back because otherwise I'm spending 96 bucks on you all. NOTICE: If you want a ticket, comment to this post with your name. Otherwise your ticket may or may not be lost to you. I know a LOT of people who want to go, so, you know. Don't miss the opportunity to take advantage of the great fondness in my heart for y'all - you get first digs. Uhm, what else. I guess nothing. Have a nice day!! Thursday, September 15. 2005Harry Potter
The new trailer for Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire, is now available for your viewing pleasure. Please remember to turn off all cell phones during the show.
Tuesday, September 13. 2005Gone With The Wind
One good thing about being sick the past couple days (Thanks Radar, TML, and Wren), is that I got a chance to see the movie Gone With The Wind for the first time. Unlike the last time I watched a so-called classic movie (Casablanca), I wasn't dissapointed. It was an enjoyable movie, that I really recommend any movie fan to watch.
Tuesday, September 6. 2005Movies!
Hey everybody! Hi Doctor Nick! Wait sorry, let me try again.
Hey guys, I am here to remind you all that you need to have your movie selections ready for tomorrow nights' D&D session. Please make sure you are prepared so we don't have to waste any of our precious gaming time. May I reccomend a few good movies? How about Son in Law starring Pauly Shore. Or there is always Roller Blade Seven, starring Frank Stallone. And who could forget Zapped!, starring the American heart-throb Scott Baio. Whatever your movie choice is, just have it ready to go. Wednesday, August 3. 2005Murderball
Murderball is a movie I've been wanting to see for a few weeks now. As usual the Bill Simmons, The Sports Guy, says why, better than I can.
Monday, July 11. 2005Thank you, Popcorn Bandits
I've been watching "House, M.D." all season, and for some reason found myself inexplicably drawn to the character of Dr. James Wilson, played by one "Robert Sean Leonard".
"What is it about this secondary character that I like so much?" I wondered. It all came together this afternoon whilst I read Danny's review of Dead Poet's Society. IT'S NEIL PERRY! You see, "Dead Poet's Society" was the first movie I ever watched where I realized there was more going on here than some moguls and actors trying to make a buck. People have stories they want to tell, and some of them choose to do so via the Silver Screen. In the character of Neil Perry, I finally looked deeper than the $3.50 admission price and saw another human being's pain bleeding through the screen. This movie completely changed my life, in both my attitude towards movies as previously discussed, and in my attitude towards poetry. Some of you may find this hard to believe given my history of posts thus far on the current incarnation of the Homestarmy blog, but until I saw DPS, I never cared for poetry. I thought it was a silly waste of time. After watching it, I even went so far as to start a Dead Poet's Society at Dixie Middle School. It never had more than 5 members, but it's how I got to know Susie Turner, and it's where I first learned to enjoy both reading and writing poetry. I recommend Danny's review to any of you who enjoyed this movie. I've seen this movie enough that I completely wore through 2 VHS copies, and now own it on DVD (in fact, it was the first DVD I ever purchased), but I still enjoyed reading what he had to say. Tuesday, July 5. 2005DUN DUN DUN dun da DUN dun da DUNNN
Spoilers, if you haven't seen Revenge of the Sith
Okay, so admittedly I'm the farthest thing from an expert, or even a true fan, that is possible in our current reality. I can't remember the first three (or middle three?) movies. I have a fuzzy memory of some Eewoks (is that even how you spell it?) moving about in a way eerily reminiscent of the Oompah Loompahs, and I seem to remember some blonde pretty-boy whining a lot. Some screaming of the word "NOOOOO!" was done. I remember some really awkward hairstyles. So when I tell you that I liked the Revenge of the Sith, keep in mind that my opinion can be valued at slightly more than gravel, but slightly less than nice smooth stones. That said, I liked it. Sure, there were some boring moments. I was personally bored by many of the battles and interchanges, because I had some idea of how things were going to turn out, and my mind requires a slightly greater challenge in order to stay really focused. But somewhere between the killing of innocent children and the severing of three (3!) limbs in one blow, I got excited. I thought Darth Vader's transformation was done really well. Anniken was too pretty for me to really envision the change in my own imagination, so I was excited about that part. On a side note, who the crap lets someone they love roast slowly to death with three severed limbs, falling slowly but inevitably toward a lake of fiery lava? I mean, sure, Obi-wan didn't want to kill Annikin. He loved him. But come on! Letting him die slowly and in unbelievable pain is somehow more soothing to his conscience? Sure. Whatever. Anyway. I'm told that multiple viewings are necessary to make a final decision by those of you who are real fans, but I still liked it. Maybe even enough to watch those original three again someday. Wednesday, June 29. 2005It seems Batman has begun(10:30:59) TML: Went to see Batman last night I had to stop and think about that for a minute. What *did* I think about this newest entry into the foray against "You can't make a good comic book into a good movie"? As I said to Curtis, I think part of the reason I didn't enjoy as much as some of you may have done is because the theatre we went to chose to show a trailer for Serenity before the movie started. This was a horrible, horrible mistake on their part, as I spent the first 15-20 minutes, and the last 45, of 'Batman Begins' thinking "I wish this were Serenity."
After I told Curtis what I thought, he pointed out:
Well, that's true, but it's a subject for another time. Suffice to say, I *am* picky. And I find myself less than fond of this film. Allow me to tell you what I enjoyed and didn't enjoy, without going into too much detail so that I don't spoil it for those of you who haven't seen it yet. First of all, I can't think of a single role in the film that wasn't excellently portrayed. I was more than pleased with the performances of Mssr.'s Caine, Bale, and Murphy. Once again, Gary Oldman floored me with his versatility. . .nearly the equal of Sir Ian McKellen, that one is. Even Katie Holmes left me pleasantly surprised: for once, I wasn't immediately thinking "Oh, look. It's that girl from that 'Darvin's Creek' show." The Director had a top notch crew working for him, and it's obvious that he has some long term plans for this proptery. However, unless David Goyer (the writer) gets his head on straight, I'm afraid I'm going to have to personally stop him before he destroys The Flash and Ghost Rider. Because it is my personal opinion that he is almost solely to blame for the failures in this movie. There's a scene, right around the middle of the movie, where we see Batman looking down on Gotham from a perch high above the city. It comes just as the character of Batman has really become solid in the minds of the town, as well as in the mind of Bruce Wayne himself. Right at that point in the movie, I found myself getting excited. "Wow! They've done it! They've pulled it off!" Unfortunately, I came to realize there was more symbolism in this scene than I had initally thought, because it is my opinion that this is the high point of the film. It's all downhill from this point. I can't say anything more specific about what I didn't like without giving away plot points. However, I can say that I felt like a REALLY GOOD writer wrote the first half of this film, and then he got busy doing something else, because the rest of the plot feels very rushed, half-hearted, and even disjointed in places. Acting: 7 of 10 (some of the ancillary "bad guys" were more one dimensional than the part seemed to call for, but the stars were truly "stars" here) Directing: 8 of 10 (I'm excited to see what Nolan does next) Tech: 5 of 10 (some of the science was too "psuedo-" for my taste. . .if you can't make it work with real science, stop trying to "explain" it and rely on people's "willing suspension of disbelief" to carry the point) Writing/Story: 3 of 10 Overall: From a purely mathematical standpoint, this would be a 5.75. However, we're talking about a movie about one of the most consistently brilliant and compelling comic books of all time. There was *so much* good material to pull from! A poor story is absolutely inexcusable. The writer destroyed what could have been a brilliant film. I'm giving it a 4. Monday, June 27. 2005Superman vs. Batman
It's a debate that has been going on for many years. Who would win in a fight between the two. Ask a large enough sample of comic book/superhero fans, and you'll get a large enough group on either side.
Well we now finally get to find out..... sort of. You see, last year Warner Bros., who owns the film rights to both franchises, decided that in the wake of all the recent comic book based movie adaptations scoring well at theater box offices, it was time to reboot both film adaptations. Originally the idea was to have the duo actually battle onscreen in a Superman vs. Batman movie. They then decided that they would reboot each franchise separately. Batman fired the first volley, as the Christopher Nolan directed Batman Begins hit theaters June 15th, with Christian Bale as the Dark Knight. Personally I loved the movie. Of the 4 Batman Movies made since 1989 (1997's Batman & Robin, and all it's bat-nipple glory never existed), this was the best. It does a great job of helping us understand the relationship between Bruce and his parents, and helps us understand what makes a billionaire playboy, become a man in a bat suit. We also get to see many of the important relationships in the Bat-verse be formed. I wasn't alone in my enjoyment of Batman Begins. It has been #1 at the box office during it's two weekends in theaters, and has currently racked up 121.7 million dollars. Next summer will be round two as Superman returns to the theaters with the appropriately names Superman Returns. Unknown Brandon Routh will be donning the tights as the Man of Steel. Hopefully this will not only be a two round battle. Rumors are already abounding about work starting on the Next Batman movie (All important people were signed to three year contracts), and Nolan himself has said he always envisioned a trilogy. If Superman is given the same caring treatment that Batman had, Warner Bros. will surely greenight sequels, and we can find out over the next 5-7 years once and for all, who would win in a fight between Superman and Batman. Even if it is only a fight for your movie going dollars. |
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