Today I'm thankful for ...
... Tropic Thunder actually being funny. It attempted to offend just about everyone and I think it indeed did. But it was done in a way that the farce worked without getting tired. So many great lines will come from this movie because they're so ludicrous. I think this is Ben Stiller's best movie yet.
Showing posts with label movies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label movies. Show all posts
23 August 2008
01 July 2008
WALL-E!!!!!!!
Today I'm thankful for ...
... everyone that was able to go to the showing of WALL-E. There must have been at least 9 of us.
... everyone that was able to go to the showing of WALL-E. There must have been at least 9 of us.
20 May 2008
Best. Death. Ever.
Today I'm thankful for ...
... actually sitting through a screening of the English-dubbed version of Deathnote, the live action movie. I wouldn't say it was a horrible movie nor was the voice acting bad. No, it's just one of those things that I don't think translated that well in a dubbed format on the big screen. I can totally see how this would make a compelling comic or anime series---I haven't seen either of the two but I've heard they're good. It's just that when live actors try to do something like this it just feels a bit corny.
... actually sitting through a screening of the English-dubbed version of Deathnote, the live action movie. I wouldn't say it was a horrible movie nor was the voice acting bad. No, it's just one of those things that I don't think translated that well in a dubbed format on the big screen. I can totally see how this would make a compelling comic or anime series---I haven't seen either of the two but I've heard they're good. It's just that when live actors try to do something like this it just feels a bit corny.
17 April 2008
Ikuzooooooooo!
Today I'm thankful for ...
... having watched anime for many years. It explains the weirdness in some Japanese movies. Really, what is up with Casshern? Its plot doesn't necessarily have holes but rather continuity problems. It jumps around a bit and there are a few places where the audience just has to believe that a bolt of lightning really can change the world. Oh, and it helps to know something about how spirits from dead bodies can visibly rise and coalesce into a blinding white light.
Speaking of Japanese, my Sony Playstation 3's Blu-Ray drive died. Yeah. The PS3 might not have the "red rings of death" but the more subtle I'm-not-going-to-read-you-disc problem. My old PS2 had a problem where if you played it long enough the discs would stop being able to be read---some overheating problem causing the laser lens to get misaligned I think. It sucks too. I had just gotten the PS3 about 3 weeks prior. But, fortunately I have the Best Buy electronics protection thing so I waltzed in to the store and they exchanged it, no questions asked.
... having watched anime for many years. It explains the weirdness in some Japanese movies. Really, what is up with Casshern? Its plot doesn't necessarily have holes but rather continuity problems. It jumps around a bit and there are a few places where the audience just has to believe that a bolt of lightning really can change the world. Oh, and it helps to know something about how spirits from dead bodies can visibly rise and coalesce into a blinding white light.
Speaking of Japanese, my Sony Playstation 3's Blu-Ray drive died. Yeah. The PS3 might not have the "red rings of death" but the more subtle I'm-not-going-to-read-you-disc problem. My old PS2 had a problem where if you played it long enough the discs would stop being able to be read---some overheating problem causing the laser lens to get misaligned I think. It sucks too. I had just gotten the PS3 about 3 weeks prior. But, fortunately I have the Best Buy electronics protection thing so I waltzed in to the store and they exchanged it, no questions asked.
07 February 2008
Lalalalaalala
Today I'm thankful for ...
... musical comedies. A good friend and I had gone boarding a few weeks back and on the return trip there the ski bus showed Once. It turned out to be a really cute movie, a musical comedy. It was filmed documentary style and had a couple of actors I didn't know before---the credits list them as "guy" and "girl". It is well worth the watch!
... musical comedies. A good friend and I had gone boarding a few weeks back and on the return trip there the ski bus showed Once. It turned out to be a really cute movie, a musical comedy. It was filmed documentary style and had a couple of actors I didn't know before---the credits list them as "guy" and "girl". It is well worth the watch!
30 January 2008
Meet me at the Total Experience in one halfa-hour.
Today I'm thankful for ...
... Rudy Ray Moore. OMFG super-LOLs in mah buckit. We watched Dolemite last night and he is the best. Anyone who can take a bullet straight to the heart but still be standing and swearing is THE MAN. Dolemite is pure hilarity, and I can't believe they made a sequel: The Human Tornado.
We followed this by Coffy, which was just as camp but had better filmography.
... Rudy Ray Moore. OMFG super-LOLs in mah buckit. We watched Dolemite last night and he is the best. Anyone who can take a bullet straight to the heart but still be standing and swearing is THE MAN. Dolemite is pure hilarity, and I can't believe they made a sequel: The Human Tornado.
We followed this by Coffy, which was just as camp but had better filmography.
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