Archive for February, 2007
vidrain vol. 1 »
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007
Not necessarily a new feature or something i’ll do again, but i think putting vol. behind anything really kicks it up a notch. it is a special video edition of the blog though. cause in the last week i’ve seen some sweet ones.
First, a look at Olberman again, doing what it is he does. Running the party line and exposing how stupid they both sound 90% of the time. Which is why he’s getting such a big head about himself.
Second, we have a sweet clip brought to you by the combo punch of epically stupid: the south and local news.
Third comes to us from the third-best character from the original Star Trek obviously behind kirk and spock. This is his response to that moron Hardaway. It’s from the Kimmel show, but i don’t hold it against him.
And finally, a look at politics; or at least something like it. This clip comes from the alternet and takes a look at our how our liberation campaign has helped globally.
That should be all. Hope you had fun. Enjoy the weather the next couple days.
just a good read. »
Monday, February 26th, 2007
i don’t have much to say about this one. just wanted to share it. it’s not necessarily enlightening, but it’s the most effective way i’ve seen to have it all in one article.
Big show recap »
Sunday, February 25th, 2007
So i have to say i’m not all that disappointed with the choices i made. my picks reflected the favorites among the gossip crowd, but some of my personal favorites pulled out wins, like departed and scorsese. Even a couple long shot picks came in with trophies.
I didn’t do as well as last year, but this year was much tougher. the movies were more solid across the board and things got a bit messy. there were only two solid locks and those were lead actor and lead actress. I have to say that supporting actress was pretty much sealed as well just because she had such low-end competition.
the show itself wasn’t too bad even if it went almost a full hour over the allotted time. Ellen did a dece job and was even fairly funny throughout. the commentators from outside on the carpet and things were shitty as always, but still better than all of the E! crew combined. those guys are fucking horrible.
and aaron… there was no way in hell even someone as sweet as Peter O’Toole could take on Whittaker this year. It was a great role for him and an awesome flick, but Whittaker had it in the bag from the first five minutes on screen.
ghost rider »
Sunday, February 25th, 2007
To be honest i was sort of impressed. Not in that this movie somehow became a quality film or was even remotely different than any other cheesy comic-based movie that’s been made. I was impressed with how absolutely terrible it is. I never expected something even sub-par, but this was just ridiculous. The effects were terrible. The acting was something out of high school musical.
Cage was horrible and one of the worst choices i can think of for the part of Blaze. Even his quips had very little going for them. Mendes was at her usual, so at least she’s attractive. The writing couldn’t have been worse.
I guess that pretty much sums it up. A short one. I could go into more depth about how preposterous the entire film was and how generic each plot was, but i think you get the point.
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happy feet »
Sunday, February 25th, 2007
I’d like to start off by saying i don’t like musicals or children’s movies fairly consistently. I figure i’d get that out of the way before going into this because it was hard for me to get into this one. But, with that said, i did. The graphics were top notch as you’d expect at this point. The main issue is how a film that’s so heralded can be so tired. There is nothing original about this movie.
The soundtrack is pretty decent. Annoying in the way of moulin rouge in that it’s all upbeat and pop-esque jams sung by people who can’t sing without intense voice training. Speaking of voices: Kidman’s is horrendous. I can not emphasize enough how absolutely distracting and painfully creepy her voice comes off in this. She sings decent throughout, but as she speaks my skin attempts to peel away. The voices are ridiculous because there’s some sort of weird accent situation going on. By that i mean there are random australian, scottish, and mexican accents scattered throughout.
The story isn’t bad. I mean it’s not good. It’s predictable and absurd. But for a kids’ story it’s not the worst i’ve seen. It’s your basic retard to hero storyline. [[ man that’s rough ]] the reason i liked it was the abundance of subplots. You have your religious conservatives rejecting the new and different, the backward father shunning the oddball son, and the impending doom of global climate change. Oh, and there’s even a minor tidbit of immigration commentary when the mexican penguins try to chill with the much better emperor crowd. These mexican penguins are the the partying penguins. I’m sure that doesn’t tap at all into a stereotype somewhere.
This seems to be a metaphor for the battle between big business and a new generation tired of the status quo. It’s a great way to introduce kids to global warming issues and maybe things will stick. [[ haha. Yah right, but it’s a great batch of optimism ]]
as far as the movie in general i must say that robin should stick to dramas, smart comedies, and voice-overs. It keeps his growing insanity in check and he does a great job. Brittany Murphy is terrible, and that’s sort of impressive considering she only had to lay down the voice. The movie is like footloose with fins.
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