GAME TIME!!! Okay so this game is about Jeff bridges. Please no cheating or looking/asking around. But the question for you to answer is...
What is my favorite movie Jeff Bridges has acted in?
The rules are simple, it does not matter how big of a role he played, or how much I like the movie, just him. Now the here's the kicker.
If you are the first to leave the right answer in the comment box, you get to pick the next movie I blog about! I'm obviously not going to leave the answer in the blog, but I'm still blogging about Tron Legacy.
I went and saw it at the dollar theater the other day with a couple of friends, and was quite taken. I had read many reviews on the movie before I had the chance to ever see the film with my own eyes. It was all "Special effects this" and "Sound mixing that" No one seemed to really understand what Tron is.
Tron is a movie for those kids addicted to legos, or open minded architects. It isn't for the narrow-minded, story seeking, acting wanted, movie snobs. Now you're prolly saying, "But that's you, isn't it?" And you'd be correct, except I had seen the old film and was completely intrigued about a concept of a completely different world that was controllable by humans through technology.
Now the movie is just PG, but really didn't take much away from the film except for a few awkward times characters get frustrated but can't curse.
But the movie was still able to grab the viewer with amazing action sequences of an revolutionized Lite Bike game. Exciting to watch, fun to laugh with, and a hurting storyline that could seriously use some work. But my opinion is still to see the movie. Too rad to miss!
P.S. Inception got the most votes from you guys for best film. Less than a week and we'll see you're right!
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011
"Harry, what happened to your glasses?"
I'll give you five cents if you tell me what movie the quotes from.
Okay, now the rules are basically this, you guess the movie correctly, you get a nickel, you guess incorrectly, you're stuck reading my blog forever, and I trust the honor system applies in our little game here.
Okay, so you prolly saw it at first, and were like, "Hey, that's Harry Potter!" But then you realized I made a contest of it, and now you're thinking it's too easy. Any other guesses?
The movie is When Harry Met Sally.
Okay now that that's done, I'm blogging on Harry Potter.
I would like to go ahead and say that if you haven't been keeping up with the movie you stop reading now. I'm going to be blogging on the newest addition since it's (in my opinion) the best of the 7.
Okay so the movie kicks off with Voldemort himself meeting with his homeboys. Interesting scene actually, a little debate, and then someone dies. Typical Voldemort.
But what was the best part about this movie, was it the fact it kept to the actual story pretty well, or the great acting jobs, or the fact that they were huntin down horcruxes. Who knows? ME!
Personally, what I thought made this movie great was all of the above. It actually made me smile to myself because I was enjoying it so much. Now there has been a lot of controversy over one particular scene where a horcrux makes Ron mad by showing him Harry and Hermione making out. Basic yes, now the controversy is that they had their clothes off and were being quite theatrical with it. I will not be sharing my opinion on the matter because I neither approve, nor disapprove. The scene was an exact replica of the book which is what all of the Potter fans have been asking for. On the other hand, I think they could have bent it a little this one time, but then again, it didn't actually show anything, and I didn't even realize at first that they didn't have clothes on.
What I want to know is, how did the horcrux know what they looked like, and is Ron going to have that mental image of Harry for the rest of his life?
Okay, now the rules are basically this, you guess the movie correctly, you get a nickel, you guess incorrectly, you're stuck reading my blog forever, and I trust the honor system applies in our little game here.
Okay, so you prolly saw it at first, and were like, "Hey, that's Harry Potter!" But then you realized I made a contest of it, and now you're thinking it's too easy. Any other guesses?
The movie is When Harry Met Sally.
Okay now that that's done, I'm blogging on Harry Potter.
I would like to go ahead and say that if you haven't been keeping up with the movie you stop reading now. I'm going to be blogging on the newest addition since it's (in my opinion) the best of the 7.
Okay so the movie kicks off with Voldemort himself meeting with his homeboys. Interesting scene actually, a little debate, and then someone dies. Typical Voldemort.
But what was the best part about this movie, was it the fact it kept to the actual story pretty well, or the great acting jobs, or the fact that they were huntin down horcruxes. Who knows? ME!
Personally, what I thought made this movie great was all of the above. It actually made me smile to myself because I was enjoying it so much. Now there has been a lot of controversy over one particular scene where a horcrux makes Ron mad by showing him Harry and Hermione making out. Basic yes, now the controversy is that they had their clothes off and were being quite theatrical with it. I will not be sharing my opinion on the matter because I neither approve, nor disapprove. The scene was an exact replica of the book which is what all of the Potter fans have been asking for. On the other hand, I think they could have bent it a little this one time, but then again, it didn't actually show anything, and I didn't even realize at first that they didn't have clothes on.
What I want to know is, how did the horcrux know what they looked like, and is Ron going to have that mental image of Harry for the rest of his life?
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
"When waiting for a king to apologize, one can wait a long time"
When I first saw a trailer for The King's Speech I immediately thought "Why didn't they just make it four hours long and put it on masterpiece theater?" I never thought it would turn into a huge film getting recognition from the Oscars, that everyone would rave about. I was completely wrong.
Now I'm sure a lot of you are not aware that Geoffrey Rush, aka, the speech therapist, was previously a pirate lord cursed, killed, and brought back to life. Why would you, unless you are a huge fan of him and know the name. However, he is, but you wouldn't know it from this movie either. I half fell in love with him by the time the movie was over. He did such an amazing job with his role, it almost made me cry for joy.
Now, Collin Firth, every girl and her mother knows him, and maybe even some of gents would recognized the name. He was Mr. Darcy in the original Pride and Prejudice. Everyone said how great of a job he did, and i'm not about to go and argue that; it would be incredibly hard to play a character with a speech defect, when you can talk perfectly fine. However, I don't know how/why he's making such a ruckus. I mean, yes he's charming, handsome, chivalrous, and everything a guy could possibly want, but that shouldn't get him an award over James Franco. I won't be surprised if he wins an Oscar, nor disappointing, just a little sorry for Franco.
Now to Tom Hooper, I swear, if he gets an Oscar over Fincher or Nolan, I'm going to just turn the whole show off. He did a fine job directing, but the other two are just too far out of his league. But to be fair, I don't know of any ways to re-do the movie to make it better, but hey, that's why I'm not a director. I would love to see some more of his films to see if this one was his typical style, or if he just went out of his way to be different.
Lastly, I would like to throw in there that Beletrix Lestrange/The Queen of Hearts was phenomenal as well. I will always remember how much she can change; the typical actor doesn't go from killing Sirius Black, to being the next Queen. She is just one of the many reasons to look foward to part 2 of The Deathly Hallows!!!
Now I'm sure a lot of you are not aware that Geoffrey Rush, aka, the speech therapist, was previously a pirate lord cursed, killed, and brought back to life. Why would you, unless you are a huge fan of him and know the name. However, he is, but you wouldn't know it from this movie either. I half fell in love with him by the time the movie was over. He did such an amazing job with his role, it almost made me cry for joy.
Now, Collin Firth, every girl and her mother knows him, and maybe even some of gents would recognized the name. He was Mr. Darcy in the original Pride and Prejudice. Everyone said how great of a job he did, and i'm not about to go and argue that; it would be incredibly hard to play a character with a speech defect, when you can talk perfectly fine. However, I don't know how/why he's making such a ruckus. I mean, yes he's charming, handsome, chivalrous, and everything a guy could possibly want, but that shouldn't get him an award over James Franco. I won't be surprised if he wins an Oscar, nor disappointing, just a little sorry for Franco.
Now to Tom Hooper, I swear, if he gets an Oscar over Fincher or Nolan, I'm going to just turn the whole show off. He did a fine job directing, but the other two are just too far out of his league. But to be fair, I don't know of any ways to re-do the movie to make it better, but hey, that's why I'm not a director. I would love to see some more of his films to see if this one was his typical style, or if he just went out of his way to be different.
Lastly, I would like to throw in there that Beletrix Lestrange/The Queen of Hearts was phenomenal as well. I will always remember how much she can change; the typical actor doesn't go from killing Sirius Black, to being the next Queen. She is just one of the many reasons to look foward to part 2 of The Deathly Hallows!!!
Saturday, February 12, 2011
It's a bird, it's a plane, no, it's...it's...it's...it's...it's...it's...it's...it's...it's...
A Dragon
I finally got to see How to Train Your Dragon. I never had wanted to see it 'till it was a nomination for best animated, but I had heard good things.
Okay, so you know how wit animated movies start you up with a little montage of the setting? Then they go and introduce you to the main character/show you his/her flaws? Well chi-ching, this one was no different.
I was really intrigued by the movie not because of an original story line, but because it was about dragons. I mean, they're just so cool! I feel like the writers also spent a lot of time on the dragons (ha, cause that's what the movie's about!), like their specific features, or how they can only breathe so much fire. The problem was with the whole film is that, again, trailers gave it away. It' one of those movies that need a 10 second promo trailer and that's it.
Like I said, I was still entertained the whole time, but that's because I love dogs, which apparently share a lot of characteristics with dragons. The way the dragons moved, looked around, and even sat and stared at different characters, were all very much like dogs.
Another thing the movie did well was character development. Or at least for the first half, the characters completely change mid-way through the movie. I'll admit, if they didn't, the movie would be extremely long, but the way the writers made the change disrupted what they had introduced me to and changed what I was watching. It wasn't "How to Train Your Dragon", it was "What to do with your pet in a life threatening situation"
I finally got to see How to Train Your Dragon. I never had wanted to see it 'till it was a nomination for best animated, but I had heard good things.
Okay, so you know how wit animated movies start you up with a little montage of the setting? Then they go and introduce you to the main character/show you his/her flaws? Well chi-ching, this one was no different.
I was really intrigued by the movie not because of an original story line, but because it was about dragons. I mean, they're just so cool! I feel like the writers also spent a lot of time on the dragons (ha, cause that's what the movie's about!), like their specific features, or how they can only breathe so much fire. The problem was with the whole film is that, again, trailers gave it away. It' one of those movies that need a 10 second promo trailer and that's it.
Like I said, I was still entertained the whole time, but that's because I love dogs, which apparently share a lot of characteristics with dragons. The way the dragons moved, looked around, and even sat and stared at different characters, were all very much like dogs.
Another thing the movie did well was character development. Or at least for the first half, the characters completely change mid-way through the movie. I'll admit, if they didn't, the movie would be extremely long, but the way the writers made the change disrupted what they had introduced me to and changed what I was watching. It wasn't "How to Train Your Dragon", it was "What to do with your pet in a life threatening situation"
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Guess who's back???
What's up you mother forgeters!?! I know I haven't blogged in awhile and I am sincerely sorry for that!
So what's going on? Oh right, one way conversation. So personally, I haven't really seen much lately, so here we go with a signature Ellen review!
Let's go ahead and hit the one and only, Smart People. One of my personal favs of Miss Page. It's about a college professor who has been a complete jerk ever since his wife died. Ellen plays his daughter, one of his two children. So this professor has this brother you see, and he is a cool person to hang out with, but is also a bum with no money. The professor loses his license, and has to have an all time driver to get him around. What a coincidence! You see, his brother needs a place to crash, so they trade!
Their relationship has been bad in the past and they don't get along, so this makes the driving thing annoying for one, and the house arrangements for the other. The movie is a dromedy, and has its ups (great story/Ellen Page!) and also it's downs (Sarah Jessica Parker). Fortunately it's ups are greater than it's downs. I definitely recommend this one to anybody who's okay with 1 or 2 F bombs.
I love you crazy readers who read about movies! I promise to get back in the habit of posting for you!
So what's going on? Oh right, one way conversation. So personally, I haven't really seen much lately, so here we go with a signature Ellen review!
Let's go ahead and hit the one and only, Smart People. One of my personal favs of Miss Page. It's about a college professor who has been a complete jerk ever since his wife died. Ellen plays his daughter, one of his two children. So this professor has this brother you see, and he is a cool person to hang out with, but is also a bum with no money. The professor loses his license, and has to have an all time driver to get him around. What a coincidence! You see, his brother needs a place to crash, so they trade!
Their relationship has been bad in the past and they don't get along, so this makes the driving thing annoying for one, and the house arrangements for the other. The movie is a dromedy, and has its ups (great story/Ellen Page!) and also it's downs (Sarah Jessica Parker). Fortunately it's ups are greater than it's downs. I definitely recommend this one to anybody who's okay with 1 or 2 F bombs.
I love you crazy readers who read about movies! I promise to get back in the habit of posting for you!
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Blog Update
Just blogging to say thanks to everyone following. Last month this almost had four times as many view as December. I took a little break this past week after the Oscar noms came out. Sadly, that relates to how many movies I've seen in the past week. I encourage you to keep following as it should be as good/better as the blog continues. Thanks again!
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