By far, the most popular (only popular?) post on this blog is the one I did back on January 3rd of this year comparing the disparate film portrayals of the Joker as delivered by Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger. I just approved another two comments to that post, though I’ve long since given up on [...]
Archive for October, 2011
Sucker Punch, X-Men: First Class
October 16th, 2011
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Sucker Punch (2011) Sometimes it’s nice to know that nobody gives two shits about your reviews. Like now, for example, because I can admit to having enjoyed watching Sucker Punch. You know…I kinda think Zack Snyder demonstrates elements of genius in his filmmaking, not solely in his striking use of computer imagery, but also in [...]
Thor
October 15th, 2011
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Thor (2011) It makes sense in a way that Kenneth Branagh should be the director tasked with helming this ship, because there is something distinctly Shakespearean in the circumstances found within. The longstanding undercurrent of sibling rivalry, Loki’s sundry machinations all for the benefit of his father’s love, Thor’s arrogance and resulting comeuppance…well, I don’t [...]
Red, Unstoppable, Megamind
October 15th, 2011
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Red (2010) This movie was neither good nor bad on the whole, but it’s difficult to recommend it if only because Bruce Willis phoned his performance in and then some. Also, he looks like a turtle. This movie does try to have fun with the concept, but it’s a little bit difficult to buy this [...]
Beta Weekend
October 11th, 2011
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So as part of the ramp up to the release of Star Wars: The Old Republic in December, BioWare have begun inviting pools of temporary testers for what they’re calling “Beta Weekends”. I think it’s largely an opportunity to stress test their servers, but in the process, they get more feedback than they can possibly [...]
Overheard
October 7th, 2011
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Overheard in the Mumble lounge for my EVE Online corporation: Person 1: I think I need to go watch Event Horizon now. Person 2: That was such a good movie! Person 3: Oh, yes! Listening to nerds is funny.
The Unknown + Black Swan
October 6th, 2011
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I’m going to attempt to keep these reviews short and sweet, partially by necessity, since it is going on a few weeks since I’ve seen them, and they’re no longer fresh in my mind. The Unknown (2011) There’s a point perhaps half way through The Unknown in which the movie treats the audience to the [...]
The A-Team, Revisited + Fat Asses
October 5th, 2011
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So if you’ll recall, I was pretty generous in my review of The A-Team. After rewatching parts of it last night, however, I think I wasn’t generous enough. On a second viewing (with my baby daughter in another country, and thus not waking up every twenty minutes to compel me to pause the film), I [...]
Product Placement
October 4th, 2011
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On YouTube today, there’s a big-ass advertisement for some newish Honda ad campaign starring Patrick Warburton. Most of the world will probably remember Warburton as David Puddy–Elaine’s on again/off again boyfriend–on Seinfeld. He also does a shitload of voice acting work, where he doesn’t have a tremendous range, really, but he’s usually pretty great. I [...]
