Huh, that's not the rhetoric I was expecting. *reads comments* Ahh... there's what I was expecting.
[Movies] Talk about the last movie you saw 2: Electric Threadaloo
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I clicked on that Jeanine Pirro video link in that article. That.... was a mistake.
Stand-up is kind of not TV, but it's kind of not movies either. With it all coming out on Netflix anyways, who the fuck knows.
But Louis CK - Live at the Comedy Store is his new 1 hour of comedy thing. It's really funny. And definitely worth $5 on his site: www.louisck.net
But Louis CK - Live at the Comedy Store is his new 1 hour of comedy thing. It's really funny. And definitely worth $5 on his site: www.louisck.net
It's Such a Beautiful Day - by Don Hertzfeldt.
Been a fan of his stuff since my dad too me to see "The Animation Show" as a kid, and this does not disappoint. Its freaking beautiful, check it out when you have the time.
Been a fan of his stuff since my dad too me to see "The Animation Show" as a kid, and this does not disappoint. Its freaking beautiful, check it out when you have the time.
GasBandit
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.... This is Don "Ah, L'Amour" Hertzfeldt? Don "MY ANUS IS BLEEDING" Hertzfeldt? Yes?
And Don "Pop-tarts ripped off his fucking style for some reason" Hertzfeldt yes.
Probably because Hertzfeldt is basically Bill Watterson when it comes to merchandising/advertising. He wants nothing to do with it/refuses to sell out, and only cares about producing more movies/shorts.
"Billy's Balloon" is still one of my favorite shorts.
And that is why he is one of my heroes, and pop-tarts is a brand I would only consume in the apocalypse because they can SUCK IT! Also because that one where the nurse eats the baby pop-tart in front of its parents was way too creepy.
The Interview- It was extremely underwhelming. Pretty middle of the road comedy that wouldn't have gotten any traction if it weren't for the whole Sony hack thing. Makes me wonder if it wasn't just a publicity stunt that got out of hand.
I find the Seth Rogen/James Franco bromance comedies to be very hit or miss, personally, so people who really enjoyed their past stuff may love this one, but for me it just elicited a pretty big yawn. It doesn't help that every single joke was telegraphed from a mile away and 70% of all jokes revolved around things going into or coming out of asses, or the implication thereof.
I find the Seth Rogen/James Franco bromance comedies to be very hit or miss, personally, so people who really enjoyed their past stuff may love this one, but for me it just elicited a pretty big yawn. It doesn't help that every single joke was telegraphed from a mile away and 70% of all jokes revolved around things going into or coming out of asses, or the implication thereof.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014 version)
Watched it on the plane.
All right, there is no denying that, objectively speaking, this is a terrible film. Seriously, it's got script problems and plot holes big enough to drive a Technodrome through, the characters and dialogue are all over the place, and the human cast pretty much completely phoned it in. I also didn't like a lot of the changes they made to the Turtles lore. Only someone with the movie tastes of an infant would find anything likable in this film.
Fortunately, I have very infantile movie tastes, so I actually rather liked some of it. The action sequences were fun. The turtles were well voiced and animated, and each given a distinct personality consistent with their traditional roles. The references to the previous movies, comics, cartoons etc felt shoehorned in, but it was nonetheless fun to spot them. All in all, this is a really crappy film, but I find it a guilty pleasure nonetheless.
Watched it on the plane.
All right, there is no denying that, objectively speaking, this is a terrible film. Seriously, it's got script problems and plot holes big enough to drive a Technodrome through, the characters and dialogue are all over the place, and the human cast pretty much completely phoned it in. I also didn't like a lot of the changes they made to the Turtles lore. Only someone with the movie tastes of an infant would find anything likable in this film.
Fortunately, I have very infantile movie tastes, so I actually rather liked some of it. The action sequences were fun. The turtles were well voiced and animated, and each given a distinct personality consistent with their traditional roles. The references to the previous movies, comics, cartoons etc felt shoehorned in, but it was nonetheless fun to spot them. All in all, this is a really crappy film, but I find it a guilty pleasure nonetheless.
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I totally respect my little brother's film opinions, and this is very similar to his reviews. Which were a little like, "Okay, don't hate me or anything, but Ninja Turtles actually wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. It was kind of watchable." And he's a huge Turtles fan, too.
The new Ninja Turtles did the Turtles themselves a great service. The personalities were fun and accurate to what most would remember, and the action was cool to watch.
All in all, the movie wasn't great, but if they can tighten up a script and maybe drop Tony Shaloub for a VA that doesn't suck balls, the next one could be a lot of fun.
All in all, the movie wasn't great, but if they can tighten up a script and maybe drop Tony Shaloub for a VA that doesn't suck balls, the next one could be a lot of fun.
Michael Bay did not direct one second of the Ninja Turtles movie, and it has more in common visually with the Marvel Cinematic Universe than Transformers.
Also, watch Pain & Gain
Just watched John Wick.
It is a pretty good revenge film.
It is a pretty good revenge film.
Frank
Damn good musical black comedy drama, I really recommend it.
Damn good musical black comedy drama, I really recommend it.
Fuck Seventh Son.
Fuck who dragged me to that piece of shit instead of going to Jupiter Ascending (likely a slightly less piece of shit) like I wanted. Garbage 3D, every dumb trope in the book and was basically the idiot's shitty adolescent version of The Witcher (WHICH IS ALREADY ADOLESCENT!).
Such an inconsistent mess. Why can't you witch teleport, good witch, when it's needed? WHY ONLY WHEN YOU'RE BEING ALL, OOOOOOOH, I'm a mysterious witch?! Why did Djimon Honsou's horse transform into a giant monster dragon beast in one scene, where he transformed into the same monster later on in the same sequence? Is the horse part of him? WHAT THE FUCK? Am I the only person that's sick of Jeff Bridges being Rooster Cogburn in EVERY movie?
Also, Charlie observation (not knocking him, just something likely only he would notice), every villain was either a woman or a minority vs. the pretty white guy. Julianne Moore, Antje Traue (who makes me tingly), Djimon Honsou, Jason Scott Lee, Kandyse McClure (Dee from Battlestar Galactica), Luc Roderique and Zahf Paroo. EVERY VILLAIN.
ALSO, the new pinball machine (AC/DC) in the newly renovated mini-arcade that they make you buy a FUCKING card to play has a broken right bumper. That was all that got me through that fucking movie was the thought of playing some real GD pinball. This is also somehow Seventh Son's fault.
I give Seventh Son One Broken Bumper out of Two Working Bumpers.
I'm gonna tag @Jay because he likes my incoherent rage rants.
Fuck who dragged me to that piece of shit instead of going to Jupiter Ascending (likely a slightly less piece of shit) like I wanted. Garbage 3D, every dumb trope in the book and was basically the idiot's shitty adolescent version of The Witcher (WHICH IS ALREADY ADOLESCENT!).
Such an inconsistent mess. Why can't you witch teleport, good witch, when it's needed? WHY ONLY WHEN YOU'RE BEING ALL, OOOOOOOH, I'm a mysterious witch?! Why did Djimon Honsou's horse transform into a giant monster dragon beast in one scene, where he transformed into the same monster later on in the same sequence? Is the horse part of him? WHAT THE FUCK? Am I the only person that's sick of Jeff Bridges being Rooster Cogburn in EVERY movie?
Also, Charlie observation (not knocking him, just something likely only he would notice), every villain was either a woman or a minority vs. the pretty white guy. Julianne Moore, Antje Traue (who makes me tingly), Djimon Honsou, Jason Scott Lee, Kandyse McClure (Dee from Battlestar Galactica), Luc Roderique and Zahf Paroo. EVERY VILLAIN.
ALSO, the new pinball machine (AC/DC) in the newly renovated mini-arcade that they make you buy a FUCKING card to play has a broken right bumper. That was all that got me through that fucking movie was the thought of playing some real GD pinball. This is also somehow Seventh Son's fault.
I give Seventh Son One Broken Bumper out of Two Working Bumpers.
Only good part of the movie was watching Jon Snow get his soul sucked out and then get burned up. Also, Antje Traue.
I'm gonna tag @Jay because he likes my incoherent rage rants.
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That's not so surprising; it's based on an Orson Scott Card book.
Jupiter Ascending is apparently quite shitty, but also amazing and a must-see because out of bat-shit insane it is. I'm not going to the theaters for it, but I'll definitely be renting it to see some of the craziness I've been told about.
Umm, I don't think it was.
GOOGLED!
Yeah, it totally wasn't.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spook's_Apprentice
HOLY JESUS, reading the synopsis of that book. The character names are all they have in common.
GOOGLED!
Yeah, it totally wasn't.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spook's_Apprentice
HOLY JESUS, reading the synopsis of that book. The character names are all they have in common.
Um ... Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card; high fantasy magical crap.
All the characters and themes are from Spook's Apprentice.
But all the misogyny and racism from Orson Scott Card.
But yeah, I'm looking at both synopses and can see they're entirely different. Knowing nothing about the movie or books' plots, I can see why I got confused. Fantasy movie with same title as a fantasy book seemed like a straight logical step to me.I wonder why they changed the title ... and the other stuff.
Daredevil (Director's Cut)
Even today, I still don't understand why people are so hard on this movie. While I wouldn't put it even close to any "best superhero movie" lists, I also wouldn't put it close to any "worst superhero movie" lists.
Don't get me wrong. It's not without its problems. Jennifer Garner is so horribly unsuited to the role of Elektra (even though she's pretty hot in everything she wears) and pulls down the movie with every appearance. The CGI models that replace characters in some scenes are glaringly obvious. Daredevil killing at the beginning is a big departure from the character. I think the hyperbaric chamber that Matt Murdock uses to sleep is a going a bit far (though an interesting idea for the character). I'm not really a fan of the leather costume. And I think they tried to put too much into this with both Bullseye, Elektra, AND Kingpin, giving us basically two end boss fights. Seriously, the last half of the movie is just "He fights Elektra, then he fights Bullseye, then he fights Kingpin."
But everything else? I still enjoy it. Colin Farrell is deliciously hammy and steals every scene he's in, showing he's having a total blast (and to be honest, the hamminess suits Bullseye). Michael Clarke Duncan is PERFECT casting for Kingpin, both for his size and stature and overall menacing feel. And honestly, I like Ben Affleck in this, too. He makes me believe he's blind. He makes me believe that he's a broken, tortured character who tries to put on a brave face in front of his friends. I love how much effort they put into showcasing his blindness, from the echolocation effects to the little touches like how he folds his money to put in his wallet every morning (something legitimate blind people do).
It's by no means without its faults. It has many of them. But I think it also has a lot going for it, as well, that makes it a better movie than people give it credit for.
Even today, I still don't understand why people are so hard on this movie. While I wouldn't put it even close to any "best superhero movie" lists, I also wouldn't put it close to any "worst superhero movie" lists.
Don't get me wrong. It's not without its problems. Jennifer Garner is so horribly unsuited to the role of Elektra (even though she's pretty hot in everything she wears) and pulls down the movie with every appearance. The CGI models that replace characters in some scenes are glaringly obvious. Daredevil killing at the beginning is a big departure from the character. I think the hyperbaric chamber that Matt Murdock uses to sleep is a going a bit far (though an interesting idea for the character). I'm not really a fan of the leather costume. And I think they tried to put too much into this with both Bullseye, Elektra, AND Kingpin, giving us basically two end boss fights. Seriously, the last half of the movie is just "He fights Elektra, then he fights Bullseye, then he fights Kingpin."
But everything else? I still enjoy it. Colin Farrell is deliciously hammy and steals every scene he's in, showing he's having a total blast (and to be honest, the hamminess suits Bullseye). Michael Clarke Duncan is PERFECT casting for Kingpin, both for his size and stature and overall menacing feel. And honestly, I like Ben Affleck in this, too. He makes me believe he's blind. He makes me believe that he's a broken, tortured character who tries to put on a brave face in front of his friends. I love how much effort they put into showcasing his blindness, from the echolocation effects to the little touches like how he folds his money to put in his wallet every morning (something legitimate blind people do).
It's by no means without its faults. It has many of them. But I think it also has a lot going for it, as well, that makes it a better movie than people give it credit for.
... oh. Did not know that.
I'm going to go find/replace a paranoid person's word for federal agents in one of my manuscripts now.
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While I agree, I'm totally looking forward to seeing Vincent Dinofrio (sp?) in the role.
Oh, absolutely. That's not a slight on him at all. I'm just talking about Michael Clarke Duncan. Though I doubt Dinofrio will be have that same dominating physical presence.
He won't be as buff, but he's 6'4" and a big beefy dude.
Good to know. I know nothing about the actor, so it sounds like he'll at least be bigger than the Daredevil actor. That's all I ask.
He has range, so it's really up to the director how to make the best use of him. He was the Edgar-suit for the bug in Men in Black and the killer in Cell, off the top of my head.
Here he is as a baldy, which he'll probably stick with for Kingpin