June 4th, 2009If you Cannot be a Poet, be the Poem
You were the poem, man, you really were.
March 11th, 2009Watchmen
There seems to be two and a half hours of my life missing. I’d kind of like them back.
September 9th, 2008The Voice of the Movies
I just learned today that Don LaFontaine passed away on September 1st. The movies will never be the same.
VidVoyeur612 said it best: “In a world…full of mediocre movies…one man dared to stand up…and attract viewers to theaters…armed only with the power…of his VOICE.”
July 18th, 2008Batman: The Dark Knight
I dearly love Christopher Nolan (just watch Memento), and the direction was fantastic. Batman just doesn’t do it for me. I didn’t dislike Heath Ledger (prior to Batman), but he was never in my radar of adored actors. But, yes, Heath/The Joker, was… The movie. A twistedly-beautiful, final completed performance.
June 3rd, 2008The Strangers
There are so many other worthwhile things I could have done with $12.50 and an hour and a half.
May 23rd, 2008Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
It had Shia. It had aliens. I liked Shia.
April 5th, 2008Nim’s Island
It was sweet, and cute, and it had Gerard Butler. Worth the matinée price, not the full, post-matinée price. Oh, and it had Gerard Butler!
February 17th, 2008The War is Over!
No, not the Iraq war, silly. Don’t cross your fingers on that one. I’m talking about the Blu-Ray/HD DVD war. Sheesh…
TOKYO (Reuters) – Toshiba Corp is planning to stop production of equipment compatible with the HD DVD format for high-definition video, allowing the competing Blu-Ray camp a free run, public broadcaster NHK reported on Saturday.
Reuters
The day before Toshiba’s announcement, Wal-Mart made an announcement that they will no longer stock HD DVD movies and players. It is expected that Toshiba will lose tens of millions of dollars. They will continue selling HD equipment at stores but will no longer develop new devices.
I knew Blu-Ray would win. It just has a better name.
January 24th, 2008Come Out and Take It, You dirty, Yellow-Bellied Rat
It’s James Cagney month on Turner Classic Movies. I am in hog heaven — I even chose not to sleep in lieu of the James Cagney Movie Marathon! I had to share my excitement. 
January 20th, 2008Cloverfield
A lot of the hype surrounding the film Cloverfield is: What, exactly, is it they’re running from? What’s destroying New York City? After seeing the film today, it’s not entirely clear. It’s a monster, or rather, they’re monsters. And it/they won.
Whatever type of ‘animal’ you may think the monster is, the notion is simple; There are several men and women running from said monster, one of which is carrying a video camera. They die. Bummer.
Since this is all shot with a hand held video camera, you may want to skip it if you get motion sickness. You may also want to skip it if you have seen Blair Witch Project, would like a little more explanation in your movies or simply value your time and money.
If I had to say something good about it — the special effects are okay, the acting wasn’t the suck and it was only 90 minutes long. Oh, the best part was the quick flash of a Stealth Bomber.
If it matters, my insane plus-one, who has a soft spot for movies with giant monsters that stomp the bejeebus out of New York or Tokyo, loved it!
