With Halloween passing by so quickly it's good to acknowledge those films that gave us scares. Horror classics like Nosferatu, slashers like Scream, gore fests like Saw, and of course monster flicks. Monster flicks can range in production values and effects. Films like the Host show us how a CG tadpole can scare us silly, and nostalgic films like Godzilla or Mothra can let us know that we don't need CG to make something good. You'll notice with a lot of these films that I mentioned, none of them have been made in America. There haven't been many "American monster films" unfortunately. Most of the well known "American monsters" were mostly created in the 30's, 40's, or 50's. More recent monster movies made in America were films such as the Godzilla remake starring Mathew Broderick or the remake of King Kong directed by Peter Jackson. What's the problem with these films? They aren't original. They're remakes. Cloverfield came out to tell us that it's original, fresh, new, and completely amazing.
Summary of the plot goes like this: Rob, the vice-president of a company he works for, is headed off to Japan. His friends decide to throw him a surprise party before he leaves. At the party Rob begins talking to a girl he cares about named Beth. He gets into an argument with her and she goes back to her apartment. While Rob is sad about this, an Earthquake shakes the city. Suddenly explosions go off in the distance. Rob and some of his friends (one who is recording the event on camera) run off to the Brooklyn bridge to try to escape the unknown threat. However the Brooklyn bridge is smashed by something. So now they decide to try to find Beth and get her out of the city, while avoiding the unknown menace.
So, there's the plot. Now the catch to this plot? The ENTIRE film is shot on a digital camcorder held by Rob's friend Hud. It's really amazing. You're put through this realistic feeling and very improbable situation. The film can be shaky at times, and that was one of the major complaints, however in my opinion the shakiest is right in the beginning.
For acting. All the actors provide a very real feeling performance. You can tell that they really prepared for this role. My favorite part of the actors was that most of the actors were relatively unknown, at least to me. They weren't big name celebrities, which made them actually feel like everyday people.
The special effects of the film are just incredible. When you get good shots of the monster, it looks almost like a real creature. One of my favorite scenes is when the military storms down a street. Bullets are flying everywhere, the cameraman is hiding so he doesn't get trampled by a tank, and there's a great shot of the monster getting shot at.
Scare factors for the film were relatively good. I was frightened during many of the scenes of the parasite creatures that pop off the monster and a few of the "gotcha" scenes.
J.J Abrams definitely gave us an amazing monster flick. The DVD itself comes with deleted scenes that are pretty funny and interesting. Most of the deleted scenes are from the party and most end with "can you cut what I said out of the video?" or something similar. It comes with two separate endings and commentary.
Overall the film is great. I give it a 5/5 and recommend you to buy it when you get the chance.
-Z
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Saturday, November 1, 2008
HSM3: The Review
Hello everybody! Despite all the business of school, I had the time to see High School Musical 3: Senior Year today! I have seen the first two, so I had some pretty big expectations for this one. Did the movie live up to the hype? Read my review and find out.
First off, the synopsis. This movie is the last in the series of High School Musical, and the entire group is graduating from high school. That is, after they star in the spring musical, which happens to be all about their senior year. They've all got a lot of choices to make about their future, and it seems they'll all be separated for good. What choices will they make as graduation comes closer?
So, I think Kenny Ortega realized that he had to end this with a bang, and I quickly noticed that he didn't just want a bang, he wanted a SHABANG. The choreography just kept getting more and more complicated, and the costumes more and more shiny!
I really like how Olesya Rulin, the actor who plays Kelsi Nielsen, got some more chances to sing in this one. I think she's the only one out of all the cast that can pull off looking like a high schooler, because they all look too old to be in high school, if you ask me. I also enjoyed the new characters that they added, such as Jimmie "The Rocket" Zara, played by Matt Prokop. He provided some comic relief, even if he wasn't one of the main characters. Another new addition was Sharpay's personal assistant, Tiara Gold, played by Jemma McKenzie-Brown. I thought something was fishy about her the moment I saw her, and while she didn't have a big role, her scene with Ashley Tisdale at the end made me laugh.
I was kind of sad that Lucas Grabeel, the actor who plays Ryan Evans, didn't get just a little bit more screen time. Maybe that's just because he got so much in HSM2. Other than that, I think HSM3 definitely lived up to its expectations, and was a perfect way to end this story that many have fallen in love with. I'll admit, I didn't think this movie was a good idea at first, but I can say now that it wasn't a good idea, it was a great one.
Overall rating: 5 stars
First off, the synopsis. This movie is the last in the series of High School Musical, and the entire group is graduating from high school. That is, after they star in the spring musical, which happens to be all about their senior year. They've all got a lot of choices to make about their future, and it seems they'll all be separated for good. What choices will they make as graduation comes closer?
So, I think Kenny Ortega realized that he had to end this with a bang, and I quickly noticed that he didn't just want a bang, he wanted a SHABANG. The choreography just kept getting more and more complicated, and the costumes more and more shiny!
I really like how Olesya Rulin, the actor who plays Kelsi Nielsen, got some more chances to sing in this one. I think she's the only one out of all the cast that can pull off looking like a high schooler, because they all look too old to be in high school, if you ask me. I also enjoyed the new characters that they added, such as Jimmie "The Rocket" Zara, played by Matt Prokop. He provided some comic relief, even if he wasn't one of the main characters. Another new addition was Sharpay's personal assistant, Tiara Gold, played by Jemma McKenzie-Brown. I thought something was fishy about her the moment I saw her, and while she didn't have a big role, her scene with Ashley Tisdale at the end made me laugh.
I was kind of sad that Lucas Grabeel, the actor who plays Ryan Evans, didn't get just a little bit more screen time. Maybe that's just because he got so much in HSM2. Other than that, I think HSM3 definitely lived up to its expectations, and was a perfect way to end this story that many have fallen in love with. I'll admit, I didn't think this movie was a good idea at first, but I can say now that it wasn't a good idea, it was a great one.
Overall rating: 5 stars
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Death Note II: The Review
Hello all! I realize I haven't posted a review in a while, but, as promised, here is the review for the movie Death Note II: The Last Name!
This movie's official release in the United States was yesterday, October 15th at 7:30 PM. Tonight at 7:30, the last showing will be taking place, and I'd recommend all fans and non-fans alike to go see it. There is a bit of confusion regarding the rating, since it is not rated, yet treated like a rated R movie. Luckily, I was able to get in without a problem.
This movie is a continuation of the movie Death Note, in which Light Yagami finds a notebook that can kill someone simply by having their name written in it. He soon decides to use the notebook to rid the world of evil, and gets a visit from the bored shinigami (Death God) Ryuk. He soon becomes known as "Kira", the Japanese pronunciation of "killer". The world's greatest detective, L, soon steps in to catch the murderer behind the sudden heart attacks killing criminals everywhere, and it becomes a battle of wits as they get closer and closer to victory. Who will triumph?
This movie concludes that story, and introduces other important characters such as Misa Amane, another Death Note owner who is in love with Light, and Kiyomi Takada, who is given the Death Note later in the movie. It continues to show Light's true evil and how merciless he really is.
I watched the original anime, and it is very different. After all, they can't fit the entire plotline in two movies. Near and Mello do not show up, and instead it is L himself who faces Light to the very end. They both meet the same fate, but with very different circumstances than the original story. I liked how Sayu, Light's younger sister, was given a slightly bigger role in the movie, even though she is of little use to the plot.
I'll admit, certain actors were not all that convincing. Erika Toda did do an amazing job as Misa, though she is portrayed as not as much of an airhead as she is in the original series. The best actor, I thought, was Kenichi Matsuyama, the actor who played L (though I may be a little biased). He perfectly captured all of L's quirky mannerisms, such as his love of sweets and his crouched way of sitting. The audience couldn't help but laugh as he drowned his sweets in syrup while discussing serious matters, or when he wore a mask to hide himself.
Sometimes, when a series gets made into a movie, the movie can't live up to the fans' expectations. However, this movie lived up to them and more. It's a complex story that shows a battle between two geniuses, with some comedy and action thrown in too. I'll admit, it would've been better had it been subbed, not dubbed. But perhaps this is simply a preference of mine. All in all, it was definitely worth watching.
Overall rating: 5 stars
Check back, more reviews soon!
-S
This movie's official release in the United States was yesterday, October 15th at 7:30 PM. Tonight at 7:30, the last showing will be taking place, and I'd recommend all fans and non-fans alike to go see it. There is a bit of confusion regarding the rating, since it is not rated, yet treated like a rated R movie. Luckily, I was able to get in without a problem.
This movie is a continuation of the movie Death Note, in which Light Yagami finds a notebook that can kill someone simply by having their name written in it. He soon decides to use the notebook to rid the world of evil, and gets a visit from the bored shinigami (Death God) Ryuk. He soon becomes known as "Kira", the Japanese pronunciation of "killer". The world's greatest detective, L, soon steps in to catch the murderer behind the sudden heart attacks killing criminals everywhere, and it becomes a battle of wits as they get closer and closer to victory. Who will triumph?
This movie concludes that story, and introduces other important characters such as Misa Amane, another Death Note owner who is in love with Light, and Kiyomi Takada, who is given the Death Note later in the movie. It continues to show Light's true evil and how merciless he really is.
I watched the original anime, and it is very different. After all, they can't fit the entire plotline in two movies. Near and Mello do not show up, and instead it is L himself who faces Light to the very end. They both meet the same fate, but with very different circumstances than the original story. I liked how Sayu, Light's younger sister, was given a slightly bigger role in the movie, even though she is of little use to the plot.
I'll admit, certain actors were not all that convincing. Erika Toda did do an amazing job as Misa, though she is portrayed as not as much of an airhead as she is in the original series. The best actor, I thought, was Kenichi Matsuyama, the actor who played L (though I may be a little biased). He perfectly captured all of L's quirky mannerisms, such as his love of sweets and his crouched way of sitting. The audience couldn't help but laugh as he drowned his sweets in syrup while discussing serious matters, or when he wore a mask to hide himself.
Sometimes, when a series gets made into a movie, the movie can't live up to the fans' expectations. However, this movie lived up to them and more. It's a complex story that shows a battle between two geniuses, with some comedy and action thrown in too. I'll admit, it would've been better had it been subbed, not dubbed. But perhaps this is simply a preference of mine. All in all, it was definitely worth watching.
Overall rating: 5 stars
Check back, more reviews soon!
-S
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Ghost Town: Review
This is kinda a short review :D
Ghosts are awesome. Why are they awesome? Because they're dead, scary, can pass through anything, and are just superb! So a movie about ghosts has to be good right? Well, yeah! What's even better is it isn't the generic horror film either! Ghost Town is a romantic comedy...with ghosts!
The plot goes as so:
A dentist has a near death experience, and after it he begins seeing ghosts everywhere. The ghosts realize he can see them and they try to get his help with their problems. At first he doesn't want to help, but a tuxedo wearing ghost convinces the dentist to help him. The dentist begins flirting with the tuxedo ghost's widow in an attempt to get her not to marry a person she's engaged to, however as things always turn the dentist falls in love with the girl himself.
Yeah, so thats about it.
The actors in film are excellent. The film stars Ricky Gervais, a British actor, as the self-centered dentist Bertram Pincus, Greg Kinnear who plays the tuxedo wearing ghost Frank, and Téa Leoni plays Gwen, Frank's widow.
Ricky Gervais is an excellent actor, his portrayal of a self-centered British dentist is not only hilarious but extremely well executed. Kinnear's portrayal as Frank is just hilarious all together and Leoni and Gervais have a great chemistry on screen. The ghosts that Bertram sees throughout the movie are hilarious when they interact with him or each other.
The story itself was great. It seemed very well written and well performed by the cast.
I don't really have much else to say about the film besides it's a good comedy, great little movie to just go see with some friends, and I definitely recommend it.
I give it a 4.7/5
Ghosts are awesome. Why are they awesome? Because they're dead, scary, can pass through anything, and are just superb! So a movie about ghosts has to be good right? Well, yeah! What's even better is it isn't the generic horror film either! Ghost Town is a romantic comedy...with ghosts!
The plot goes as so:
A dentist has a near death experience, and after it he begins seeing ghosts everywhere. The ghosts realize he can see them and they try to get his help with their problems. At first he doesn't want to help, but a tuxedo wearing ghost convinces the dentist to help him. The dentist begins flirting with the tuxedo ghost's widow in an attempt to get her not to marry a person she's engaged to, however as things always turn the dentist falls in love with the girl himself.
Yeah, so thats about it.
The actors in film are excellent. The film stars Ricky Gervais, a British actor, as the self-centered dentist Bertram Pincus, Greg Kinnear who plays the tuxedo wearing ghost Frank, and Téa Leoni plays Gwen, Frank's widow.
Ricky Gervais is an excellent actor, his portrayal of a self-centered British dentist is not only hilarious but extremely well executed. Kinnear's portrayal as Frank is just hilarious all together and Leoni and Gervais have a great chemistry on screen. The ghosts that Bertram sees throughout the movie are hilarious when they interact with him or each other.
The story itself was great. It seemed very well written and well performed by the cast.
I don't really have much else to say about the film besides it's a good comedy, great little movie to just go see with some friends, and I definitely recommend it.
I give it a 4.7/5
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Clone Wars
A long time ago in a galaxy far far away....specifically 1977.
Now, probably every single scifi fan knows the significance of this date, that's right, it's the year episode IV of Star Wars was originally released. Now, nearly 31 years from those humble times, a new chapter in the Star Wars saga has emerged. Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
For those of you who don't know the plot here's just a summary from imdb:
"As the Clone Wars sweep through the galaxy, the heroic Jedi Knights struggle to maintain order and restore peace. More and more systems are falling prey to the forces of the dark side as the Galactic Republic slips further and further under the sway of the Separatists and their never-ending droid army. Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan learner Ahsoka Tano find themselves on a mission with far-reaching consequences, one that brings them face-to-face with crime lord Jabba the Hutt. But Count Dooku and his sinister agents, including the nefarious Asajj Ventress, will stop at nothing to ensure that Anakin and Ahsoka fail at their quest. Meanwhile, on the front lines of the Clone Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Master Yoda lead the massive clone army in a valiant effort to resist the forces of the dark side ... "
Well that about sums up this film. As many scifi fans know Star Wars has always been an excellent film that was made with live-action...unfortunately this is not the case for this film. The entire film was made with CGI which I found to be an odd step to take. Of course, something I should point out is this film is really just one gigantic pilot episode for the new series coming out. So, of course they have to make it CGI, seeing as the series is going to be CGI.
The film begins very suddenly with an overview of what's been going on. This brief part has a narrator telling us what happened rather then the traditional crawling text.
Also, may I note that this film not only had no involvement with the usual 20th Century Fox, but also it didn't use John Williams original theme. Instead it used a newly composed sounding version of the theme.
My view of the plot. I felt it to be...loose. The idea of the infamous crime lord's son being kidnapped and it's up to two Jedis to save him seems to me kinda odd. Not that saving a crime lord's son is a bad thing, it just doesn't seem "Star Wars-y". Otherwise, the idea of giving Anakin a padawan to teach seemed like a very nice idea. It's always fun seeing Lord of the Emo's teach a 15 year old alien girl how to brutally destroy robots with a sword that cuts through anything known to the universe.
The action scenes in the movie are...shall I say...intense. They are fabulous. Just what I'd expect from a Star Wars film set in the Clone Wars. In fact, after I saw the film I really wanted to blast some Separatist Battle Droids myself. Lightsaber battles in the film where great, dog fights in space were okay (weren't many of them).
The voice acting maybe could've been a little improved. Not the voices themselves or how they spoke per say, but just some of the lines. Anakin constantly calls his Padawan "Snips" and she calls him "Sky-guy" (obvious pun on his name Skywalker). These nicknames bothered me for one small reason...They really don't seem to have any meaning besides showing us Jedis can't create good nicknames for people. Another thing I was a little bothered by was that Jabba the Hutt had an uncle named Ziro the Hutt. Ziro, who I kinda expected to be a little older and more "Godfather-like", turned out to be a purple, young looking, and sounding like a woman. It was hard to think of him as "Jabba's Uncle", I kept wanting to think of him as "Jabba's Scary Aunt".
Now, interestingly enough only four of the actors from the original movie performed their voices for the movie. Anthony Daniels (C3-Po), Matthew Wood (General Grievous, who ironically never really spoke at all in the film), Christopher Lee (Count Dooku), and Samuel L Jackson (Mace Windu, and he's had it with those snakes on that Jedi Council).
Animation in the film was good, yet I found it to be kinda blocky. Of course, that is probably because it's trying to be like the former cartoon series which itself had a blocky feel.
Overall: The film was decent. Not the best Star Wars film, yet certainly not the worst ( Holiday Special ). I enjoyed the film, though I found the opening to be slightly rushed, but that's not bad.
I give the film a good 3/5
-Z
Now, probably every single scifi fan knows the significance of this date, that's right, it's the year episode IV of Star Wars was originally released. Now, nearly 31 years from those humble times, a new chapter in the Star Wars saga has emerged. Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
For those of you who don't know the plot here's just a summary from imdb:
"As the Clone Wars sweep through the galaxy, the heroic Jedi Knights struggle to maintain order and restore peace. More and more systems are falling prey to the forces of the dark side as the Galactic Republic slips further and further under the sway of the Separatists and their never-ending droid army. Anakin Skywalker and his Padawan learner Ahsoka Tano find themselves on a mission with far-reaching consequences, one that brings them face-to-face with crime lord Jabba the Hutt. But Count Dooku and his sinister agents, including the nefarious Asajj Ventress, will stop at nothing to ensure that Anakin and Ahsoka fail at their quest. Meanwhile, on the front lines of the Clone Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Master Yoda lead the massive clone army in a valiant effort to resist the forces of the dark side ... "
Well that about sums up this film. As many scifi fans know Star Wars has always been an excellent film that was made with live-action...unfortunately this is not the case for this film. The entire film was made with CGI which I found to be an odd step to take. Of course, something I should point out is this film is really just one gigantic pilot episode for the new series coming out. So, of course they have to make it CGI, seeing as the series is going to be CGI.
The film begins very suddenly with an overview of what's been going on. This brief part has a narrator telling us what happened rather then the traditional crawling text.
Also, may I note that this film not only had no involvement with the usual 20th Century Fox, but also it didn't use John Williams original theme. Instead it used a newly composed sounding version of the theme.
My view of the plot. I felt it to be...loose. The idea of the infamous crime lord's son being kidnapped and it's up to two Jedis to save him seems to me kinda odd. Not that saving a crime lord's son is a bad thing, it just doesn't seem "Star Wars-y". Otherwise, the idea of giving Anakin a padawan to teach seemed like a very nice idea. It's always fun seeing Lord of the Emo's teach a 15 year old alien girl how to brutally destroy robots with a sword that cuts through anything known to the universe.
The action scenes in the movie are...shall I say...intense. They are fabulous. Just what I'd expect from a Star Wars film set in the Clone Wars. In fact, after I saw the film I really wanted to blast some Separatist Battle Droids myself. Lightsaber battles in the film where great, dog fights in space were okay (weren't many of them).
The voice acting maybe could've been a little improved. Not the voices themselves or how they spoke per say, but just some of the lines. Anakin constantly calls his Padawan "Snips" and she calls him "Sky-guy" (obvious pun on his name Skywalker). These nicknames bothered me for one small reason...They really don't seem to have any meaning besides showing us Jedis can't create good nicknames for people. Another thing I was a little bothered by was that Jabba the Hutt had an uncle named Ziro the Hutt. Ziro, who I kinda expected to be a little older and more "Godfather-like", turned out to be a purple, young looking, and sounding like a woman. It was hard to think of him as "Jabba's Uncle", I kept wanting to think of him as "Jabba's Scary Aunt".
Now, interestingly enough only four of the actors from the original movie performed their voices for the movie. Anthony Daniels (C3-Po), Matthew Wood (General Grievous, who ironically never really spoke at all in the film), Christopher Lee (Count Dooku), and Samuel L Jackson (Mace Windu, and he's had it with those snakes on that Jedi Council).
Animation in the film was good, yet I found it to be kinda blocky. Of course, that is probably because it's trying to be like the former cartoon series which itself had a blocky feel.
Overall: The film was decent. Not the best Star Wars film, yet certainly not the worst (
I give the film a good 3/5
-Z
Monday, September 15, 2008
Not for Long!
Hey everybody! I know Z already mentioned this, but we are pretty busy now with school here. That doesn't mean we won't review, they simply won't be as often. There are some great movies that need reviewing, after all!
As well as some older movies to review, there are some new movies that will be coming out in the near future that I'm very excited to see and share with you! Specifically Death Note II: The Last Name. This will be coming out on October 15th and 16th, and you can bet I'll be there!
Besides that movie, another movie I'm excited for is Twilight. I read the book, and I must say I'm a fan. I'm very eager to read the rest of the series. Though I was worried at first, since the book is almost always better than the movie, I was comforted by the fact that Stephenie Meyer herself was pretty involved with the project, so I know the characters must be well-suited to play their parts. And I have to admit, they do look like what the characters would look like in real life.
Are there any other movies coming out that you're excited about? Maybe we'll review them for you!
Well then, that's it for now. Happy September! :D
-S
As well as some older movies to review, there are some new movies that will be coming out in the near future that I'm very excited to see and share with you! Specifically Death Note II: The Last Name. This will be coming out on October 15th and 16th, and you can bet I'll be there!
Besides that movie, another movie I'm excited for is Twilight. I read the book, and I must say I'm a fan. I'm very eager to read the rest of the series. Though I was worried at first, since the book is almost always better than the movie, I was comforted by the fact that Stephenie Meyer herself was pretty involved with the project, so I know the characters must be well-suited to play their parts. And I have to admit, they do look like what the characters would look like in real life.
Are there any other movies coming out that you're excited about? Maybe we'll review them for you!
Well then, that's it for now. Happy September! :D
-S
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
The Brave Little Toaster
Yes, you read that title correctly. I am reviewing The Brave Little Toaster. Why? You ask. Simple, this film was one of the films I remember very well as a child. Unfortunately I never saw it on the big screen, but I did watch it every time it was on Disney (back when Disney was actually good). Now, what exactly makes this movie excellent? Two words. TALKING APPLIANCES.
That's right, before Toy Story or Small Soldiers with their talking toys, we had TALKING APPLIANCES. Now, what's exciting about Talking Appliances? MORE LIKE WHAT'S NOT EXCITING!? You've got Kirby the vacuum, Blankey the electronic blanket, Toaster the Toaster, Radio the radio, and Lampy the lamp. Now you may be saying "Geez, those names aren't original except maybe Kirby" Well, that is where you're wrong. Kirby isn't really original, it's an old Vacuum company. Besides the simplistic names, the movie was over all good. The basic plot (I got from the International Movie Database, which I edited accordingly) goes as so:
When a young boy (this nerdy looking kid named Rob) and his family don't come one year to their holiday home, their household appliances, led by the toaster think their master might be in trouble. They decided that rather than stay where they are, they'll try to find them. So beings a dangerous and amusing adventure through the countryside and into the big city.
That's about it. Household appliances go to find their master, Rob. Now, the reason I find this film to be so excellent is obviously for it's simplicity and oddness. Although it's a musical, it's one of the few with singing Toasters.
One of the most interesting things about it is it's darkness. The movie is surprisingly dark. Toasters are dangled over a bathtub in Toaster's dream. They kill an demented and frightening air conditioner. A deranged shop owner (who eats pink marshmallows and talks with his mouthful) attempts to dissemble radio for parts. Sadistic computers tell the gang to get lost. And a giant magnet chases the owner and nearly gets him crushed....Dang...This movie is really intense.
Thing is, I'm not even joking! All these things happen! I remember being kinda frightened too! I worried about the life of a toaster...
Anyway, as I draw this shortish review to a close I have this to say in conclusion.
The Brave Little Toaster was a good kid flick. It's simple, funny, musical, and sometimes frightening. However, it's one of the few good animated films that I can boldly say I remember and I like.
I give it 4.5/5
-Z
That's right, before Toy Story or Small Soldiers with their talking toys, we had TALKING APPLIANCES. Now, what's exciting about Talking Appliances? MORE LIKE WHAT'S NOT EXCITING!? You've got Kirby the vacuum, Blankey the electronic blanket, Toaster the Toaster, Radio the radio, and Lampy the lamp. Now you may be saying "Geez, those names aren't original except maybe Kirby" Well, that is where you're wrong. Kirby isn't really original, it's an old Vacuum company. Besides the simplistic names, the movie was over all good. The basic plot (I got from the International Movie Database, which I edited accordingly) goes as so:
When a young boy (this nerdy looking kid named Rob) and his family don't come one year to their holiday home, their household appliances, led by the toaster think their master might be in trouble. They decided that rather than stay where they are, they'll try to find them. So beings a dangerous and amusing adventure through the countryside and into the big city.
That's about it. Household appliances go to find their master, Rob. Now, the reason I find this film to be so excellent is obviously for it's simplicity and oddness. Although it's a musical, it's one of the few with singing Toasters.
One of the most interesting things about it is it's darkness. The movie is surprisingly dark. Toasters are dangled over a bathtub in Toaster's dream. They kill an demented and frightening air conditioner. A deranged shop owner (who eats pink marshmallows and talks with his mouthful) attempts to dissemble radio for parts. Sadistic computers tell the gang to get lost. And a giant magnet chases the owner and nearly gets him crushed....Dang...This movie is really intense.
Thing is, I'm not even joking! All these things happen! I remember being kinda frightened too! I worried about the life of a toaster...
Anyway, as I draw this shortish review to a close I have this to say in conclusion.
The Brave Little Toaster was a good kid flick. It's simple, funny, musical, and sometimes frightening. However, it's one of the few good animated films that I can boldly say I remember and I like.
I give it 4.5/5
-Z
Sunday, August 31, 2008
More reviews to come. Temporary Hiatus
S and I are back to school, meaning we may not be reviewing as many movies as we can. We'll try to give you something soon. Be patient. I, Z, have a large collection of VHS tapes and DVDs I can cycle through and pick something to review. Hopefully S and I will be able to get to a theater to give you another conversational style review.
That's all for now
-Z
That's all for now
-Z
Saturday, August 16, 2008
BOTTLE SHOCK: Review
Last night, on Friday, I had the chance to see a very good film. Bottle Shock.
This film starred Alan Rickman (of Harry Potter fame) and Bill Pulman (of Spaceballs and Independence Day fame).
Here is the basic synopsis from Fandango.com:
"Based on a true story, Bottle Shock chronicles the events leading up to the famous 'Judgment of Paris' tastings, told through the lives of father and son, Jim and Bo Barrett. A former real estate attorney, Jim (Bill Pullman) sacrificed everything to realize his dream of creating the perfect hand-crafted chardonnay. His business, however, is struggling, and he's not only trying to overcome differences with his slacker son (Chris Pine), but is also fighting off the creditors. Meanwhile in Paris, unwitting British wine shop owner Steven Spurrier (Alan Rickman) hopes to revive his own failing business by sponsoring a competition which will pit the traditional French powerhouse against the California upstarts. Little did Steven and Jim realize that they were both on course to change the history of wine forever."
Now, my opinion?
Well, lets just say I enjoyed it a lot. In fact, I thought it was simply brilliant. The film was funny, interesting, dramatic, and wine filled. The plot was very stable (seeing how it's a true story) and it kept my interest. Bill Pullman did a good job as a struggling wine maker. He's aged quite a bit and he's a little heavier then he was in older films, but the personality was very good. In the film (not to give to much away) him and the actor Chris Pine (who plays his son) get into many fights more literal then conversational. Whenever they start arguing his son would go "You wanna fight?" and then they are standing in a boxing ring punching each other.
There is a side story of sorts where Bo (Pine) and his friend Gustavo (Freddy Rodriguez) argue over a intern named Sam (Rachael Taylor), but it isn't a major point of the film.
Alan Rickman's performance was probably one of the best I've seen of him. He plays a very snobby shop owner and critic of wine which is perfect role for him. One of my favorite lines of his was "It's not that I'm an ass, it's just that I'm British and you're not". That line cracked me up because it seems like something Alan Rickman would probably say regularly in his life.
Chris Pine was good as Bo Barret, the son of Jim Barret (Pullman). He was pretty much an average teenager who's living in the 70's. He slacked off, drank, and tried to get all the girls.
Rachael Taylor as Sam and Freddy Rodriguez as Gustavo both were excellent actors and although they were relatively minor characters they added a lot to the film.
I don't have much negative things to say, except maybe that the music cut out to soon or didn't fade right with the next scene, but I didn't mind that one bit. Also at the end, for some reason the focus was messed up at some points but that was probably the projector at the theater.
Anyway, in short, I enjoyed the film a lot. I recommend it to anyone who wants to see a good film that most likely didn't have a huge budget and to anyone who loves a fine piece of cinema.
I give it-
4.5/5
Now go out and see it for yourself!
This film starred Alan Rickman (of Harry Potter fame) and Bill Pulman (of Spaceballs and Independence Day fame).
Here is the basic synopsis from Fandango.com:
"Based on a true story, Bottle Shock chronicles the events leading up to the famous 'Judgment of Paris' tastings, told through the lives of father and son, Jim and Bo Barrett. A former real estate attorney, Jim (Bill Pullman) sacrificed everything to realize his dream of creating the perfect hand-crafted chardonnay. His business, however, is struggling, and he's not only trying to overcome differences with his slacker son (Chris Pine), but is also fighting off the creditors. Meanwhile in Paris, unwitting British wine shop owner Steven Spurrier (Alan Rickman) hopes to revive his own failing business by sponsoring a competition which will pit the traditional French powerhouse against the California upstarts. Little did Steven and Jim realize that they were both on course to change the history of wine forever."
Now, my opinion?
Well, lets just say I enjoyed it a lot. In fact, I thought it was simply brilliant. The film was funny, interesting, dramatic, and wine filled. The plot was very stable (seeing how it's a true story) and it kept my interest. Bill Pullman did a good job as a struggling wine maker. He's aged quite a bit and he's a little heavier then he was in older films, but the personality was very good. In the film (not to give to much away) him and the actor Chris Pine (who plays his son) get into many fights more literal then conversational. Whenever they start arguing his son would go "You wanna fight?" and then they are standing in a boxing ring punching each other.
There is a side story of sorts where Bo (Pine) and his friend Gustavo (Freddy Rodriguez) argue over a intern named Sam (Rachael Taylor), but it isn't a major point of the film.
Alan Rickman's performance was probably one of the best I've seen of him. He plays a very snobby shop owner and critic of wine which is perfect role for him. One of my favorite lines of his was "It's not that I'm an ass, it's just that I'm British and you're not". That line cracked me up because it seems like something Alan Rickman would probably say regularly in his life.
Chris Pine was good as Bo Barret, the son of Jim Barret (Pullman). He was pretty much an average teenager who's living in the 70's. He slacked off, drank, and tried to get all the girls.
Rachael Taylor as Sam and Freddy Rodriguez as Gustavo both were excellent actors and although they were relatively minor characters they added a lot to the film.
I don't have much negative things to say, except maybe that the music cut out to soon or didn't fade right with the next scene, but I didn't mind that one bit. Also at the end, for some reason the focus was messed up at some points but that was probably the projector at the theater.
Anyway, in short, I enjoyed the film a lot. I recommend it to anyone who wants to see a good film that most likely didn't have a huge budget and to anyone who loves a fine piece of cinema.
I give it-
4.5/5
Now go out and see it for yourself!
Sunday, August 10, 2008
A Summer of Films
As the summer draws to it's end we tend to look at the bigger films that appear in cinemas. Big names like Indiana Jones, Batman, Incredible Hulk. But we frequently ignore the slightly smaller ones.
If I get the chance (depends on how the day goes) I may get to see a smaller budget film that is not having a big release.
Bottle Shock
It stars some big names like Alan Rickman (best known for his portrayal as Professor Snape in Harry Potter or the sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood) and Bill Pulman (known for his roles like Lone Starr in the comedy Spaceballs).
This film originally aired at the Sundance Film Festival, but is coming to select theaters.
I will definitely review it when I see it.
-Z
:D
If I get the chance (depends on how the day goes) I may get to see a smaller budget film that is not having a big release.
Bottle Shock
It stars some big names like Alan Rickman (best known for his portrayal as Professor Snape in Harry Potter or the sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood) and Bill Pulman (known for his roles like Lone Starr in the comedy Spaceballs).
This film originally aired at the Sundance Film Festival, but is coming to select theaters.
I will definitely review it when I see it.
-Z
:D
Friday, August 8, 2008
WALL-E: The Review
Unlike my friend Z, I don't have anything to rant about with this movie (but don't worry, I'll have plenty to rant about later). Now, while it may be rated G, I still enjoyed this movie. But before I get to my personal opinion, here's a short synopsis from MovieTickets.com:
"After hundreds of lonely years of doing what he was built for, WALL-E (short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) discovers a new purpose in life (besides collecting knick-knacks) when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL-E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet's future, and races back to space to report her findings to the humans (who have been eagerly awaiting word that it is safe to return home). Meanwhile, WALL-E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most exciting and imaginative comedy adventures ever brought to the big screen. Joining WALL-E on his fantastic journey across a universe of never-before-imagined visions of the future, is a hilarious cast of characters including a pet cockroach, and a heroic team of malfunctioning misfit robots."
A very fitting synopsis, I'd say. For anyone out there who thinks you have to be either a kid or a sucker for kids' movies to like this movie, I'd disagree. Personally, I'm not very into kids' movies (not like I was when I was little; you should see my movie collection). But I enjoyed this movie because it's cute, not cheesy. There weren't any puns or anything like that. In fact, the robots couldn't say much besides their own names.
When the movie starts, we find the last WALL-E unit, a robot designed to clean up all the junk on Earth while the humans go away on a giant spaceship-- sort of like a space cruise. Sadly, the earth is still covered in junk, and WALL-E is still working away, trying to clean it up while collecting items he finds interesting. Compared to the other high-tech robots on the spaceship, he seems to be junk himself, but that's part of what makes him so cute. That, and the fact that he falls in love with EVE (who he refers to as "Eva"). I mean, come on, robots falling in love in a Disney Pixar movie? It's insane amounts of cute.
In the spaceship, we also encounter MO, a small robot who cleans any "foreign contaminants." For most of the movie, he's just cleaning up the trail of dirt that WALL-E leaves everywhere he goes (something that seems to frustrate MO). WALL-E also meets defective, psycho robots who help him as he invades the ship. Oh, and all the humans became lazy and fat, did I mention that? They all hover around in chairs and drink these shakes, and it's all really high-tech.
If you don't appreciate a good, wholesome movie, then don't waste your time watching this. But if you do, and you're ready to laugh, go "Awwww" several times, and possibly tear up a bit (I almost did), I'd suggest WALL-E for you.
Rating: 4 stars
-S
"After hundreds of lonely years of doing what he was built for, WALL-E (short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) discovers a new purpose in life (besides collecting knick-knacks) when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL-E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet's future, and races back to space to report her findings to the humans (who have been eagerly awaiting word that it is safe to return home). Meanwhile, WALL-E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most exciting and imaginative comedy adventures ever brought to the big screen. Joining WALL-E on his fantastic journey across a universe of never-before-imagined visions of the future, is a hilarious cast of characters including a pet cockroach, and a heroic team of malfunctioning misfit robots."
A very fitting synopsis, I'd say. For anyone out there who thinks you have to be either a kid or a sucker for kids' movies to like this movie, I'd disagree. Personally, I'm not very into kids' movies (not like I was when I was little; you should see my movie collection). But I enjoyed this movie because it's cute, not cheesy. There weren't any puns or anything like that. In fact, the robots couldn't say much besides their own names.
When the movie starts, we find the last WALL-E unit, a robot designed to clean up all the junk on Earth while the humans go away on a giant spaceship-- sort of like a space cruise. Sadly, the earth is still covered in junk, and WALL-E is still working away, trying to clean it up while collecting items he finds interesting. Compared to the other high-tech robots on the spaceship, he seems to be junk himself, but that's part of what makes him so cute. That, and the fact that he falls in love with EVE (who he refers to as "Eva"). I mean, come on, robots falling in love in a Disney Pixar movie? It's insane amounts of cute.
In the spaceship, we also encounter MO, a small robot who cleans any "foreign contaminants." For most of the movie, he's just cleaning up the trail of dirt that WALL-E leaves everywhere he goes (something that seems to frustrate MO). WALL-E also meets defective, psycho robots who help him as he invades the ship. Oh, and all the humans became lazy and fat, did I mention that? They all hover around in chairs and drink these shakes, and it's all really high-tech.
If you don't appreciate a good, wholesome movie, then don't waste your time watching this. But if you do, and you're ready to laugh, go "Awwww" several times, and possibly tear up a bit (I almost did), I'd suggest WALL-E for you.
Rating: 4 stars
-S
Thursday, August 7, 2008
They made it into a movie: Super Mario Brothers
It didn't really take us by surprise. We all knew that SOMEDAY a movie would be made. Super Mario Brothers is one of the best selling video games. The game already had multiple TV show adaptations, an anime film in Japan, toys, and some manga adaptations as well in Japan. A movie wasn't that big of a surprise. When the day the film was released people filed into the theater. Many kids were ecstatic about seeing there favorite plumbers fighting the evil King Bowser on the big screen. The movie started and the theme song was heard while one of the production company's names was shown. Then the words "A long long time ago the earth was ruled by dinosaurs were heard..." this is where the movie begins to become terrible. That's right...not even five minutes into this film and it's already horrible. The film's plot is as follows: Two Brooklyn plumbers Mario (Bob Hoskins) and Luigi (John Leguizamo) travel to another dimension full of evolved dinosaurs to save a princess named Daisy (Samantha Mathis) from the evil tyrant President Koopa (Dennis Hopper). Okay, so here are some problems with this plot.
1) They have Mario and Luigi not as brothers but as father and adopted son (technically).
2) They cast Dennis Hopper as Koopa
3) Koopa is human.
4) No Princess Peach, instead there's Princess Daisy who was only in spin-off games and Super Mario Land.
and there are so many things as well.
One big problem is the whole dinosaur plot. The original Mario brothers was about two brothers who fought mushroom monsters in the Mushroom Kingdom.
They do at point reference this by Koopa telling Daisy's father (who's a gigantic collection of fungus) that he can "choke this mushroom kingdom all you want". What do we get as city? How about the name "Dinohatten"? Dumb enough for you?
The goombas look like small headed lizard people on steroids. They look nothing like the original mushroom-esque goombas...you know what? I think I released something, they seemed to take the whole mushroom aspect of the film (besides leaving the fungus father keeping his eye on the city) and swapped it with dinosaurs.
Another disappointing thing is the acting, it's absolutely dreadful at times. Bob Hoskins is probably the best actor, but John Leguizamo delivers some of the worst lines. Dennis Hopper as well.
Another big problem I find is all the "lizard jokes" related toward the Dinohatten people. I find this to be a problem because dinosaurs really don't share a single bit of relationship with common reptiles. So, it's like the people who made this film completely missed their evolution classes.
The movie really disappointed me, but that didn't stop me from buying it on DVD. I wanted it for the novelty factor (same reason I bought E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial for the Atari 2600). The DVD itself upsets me. It has absolutely no special features. No behind the scenes, no missing scenes, no easter eggs, no bloopers, nothing. It's depressing.
Overall the film is terrible. If you're still interested then pick it up, but beware it's terribleness.
My rating? 1.5/5, maybe a 1.2/5
It's that bad.
More rants coming up!
-Z
1) They have Mario and Luigi not as brothers but as father and adopted son (technically).
2) They cast Dennis Hopper as Koopa
3) Koopa is human.
4) No Princess Peach, instead there's Princess Daisy who was only in spin-off games and Super Mario Land.
and there are so many things as well.
One big problem is the whole dinosaur plot. The original Mario brothers was about two brothers who fought mushroom monsters in the Mushroom Kingdom.
They do at point reference this by Koopa telling Daisy's father (who's a gigantic collection of fungus) that he can "choke this mushroom kingdom all you want". What do we get as city? How about the name "Dinohatten"? Dumb enough for you?
The goombas look like small headed lizard people on steroids. They look nothing like the original mushroom-esque goombas...you know what? I think I released something, they seemed to take the whole mushroom aspect of the film (besides leaving the fungus father keeping his eye on the city) and swapped it with dinosaurs.
Another disappointing thing is the acting, it's absolutely dreadful at times. Bob Hoskins is probably the best actor, but John Leguizamo delivers some of the worst lines. Dennis Hopper as well.
Another big problem I find is all the "lizard jokes" related toward the Dinohatten people. I find this to be a problem because dinosaurs really don't share a single bit of relationship with common reptiles. So, it's like the people who made this film completely missed their evolution classes.
The movie really disappointed me, but that didn't stop me from buying it on DVD. I wanted it for the novelty factor (same reason I bought E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial for the Atari 2600). The DVD itself upsets me. It has absolutely no special features. No behind the scenes, no missing scenes, no easter eggs, no bloopers, nothing. It's depressing.
Overall the film is terrible. If you're still interested then pick it up, but beware it's terribleness.
My rating? 1.5/5, maybe a 1.2/5
It's that bad.
More rants coming up!
-Z
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
They made it into a movie: Doom rant.
Okay, so back in 1993 there were many video games. However there was one game that stood among the rest. This game is Doom. Doom stood out mainly because it was a FPS, or First Person Shooter, and not just any FPS a good one. Now, Doom wasn't the first FPS but it did make a major impact on the genre. Now like anything that is very good a movie adaption closely followed. In 2005 "Doom: The Movie" was released in cinemas. It was based off the three games Doom, Doom 2 and Doom 3 (though the movie is more based off of Doom 3). To sum up the plot of the film, monsters break loose in a research facility on Mars and marines must shoot them. So, it's a gory monster/zombie/horror/sci-fi film. It stars The Rock as "Sarge" and Karl Urban as "Reaper" (aka the Doomguy from the original games). This movie, even though the games were given amazingly good reviews, did poorly at the box office and then bombed. Now, my rant isn't about how bad the Doom movie is, or anything like that. Instead, I want to ask WHY people think it's bad? I mean, come on? How can you make a really good film about a portal to hell opening on a facility on Mars? Sure, sounds like a decent plot, but think of the gameplay. The entire game you are running around killing monsters. There really isn't any cut scenes in the original game and the main character wasn't even named! The movie did us a favor by naming him and giving a little more depth and interesting aspects to the plot. The original guy had one guy fighting the entire armies of hell... The movie tried to be more realistic by adding an entire group of people, each person with a different personality. Another problem that critics saw was the whole sequence where the movie is in FPS view (i.e. it feels like you yourself is walking down the hallways blasting monsters heads off). Some people found it to be almost mocking the game. Personally, I liked it, and thought it was pretty interesting. I do admit though, the plot did have one big dramatic change. The original Doom was about demons from hell breaking loose, this movie was about monsters coming from a virus. I think this was definitely a dumb thing the directors/writers did. The whole "monster virus" thing has been used many times in horror films, but I can see why the changed it. Most likely religious groups would have tried to get the movie censored or blocked from cinemas do to the whole part about hell and demons, so to avoid this mess the writers obviously opted for a virus turning people into monsters.
This movie was in my opinion half way decent for a film. Not 5/5 or even 4/5. But definitly a 3.5/5 or 3/5.
This film was definitely better then my next rant...
You'll just have to wait for that one.
This movie was in my opinion half way decent for a film. Not 5/5 or even 4/5. But definitly a 3.5/5 or 3/5.
This film was definitely better then my next rant...
You'll just have to wait for that one.
Monday, July 28, 2008
Get Smart. The Review
Well, here it is, our first review!
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Z: Let's review Get Smart!
S: Yep!
Z: Woo, awesome, now S, my dear friend let's see that synopsis of this film
S: Now this is a movie that came out in theaters
And here is the synopsis:
Maxwell Smart is on a mission to thwart the latest plot for world domination by the evil crime syndicate known as KAOS. When the headquarters of
Z: So, in short, it's a film of the popular 80's TV series starring Don Adams
S: The rating of this movie is PG-13
And it's a comedy/action movie, for those wondering about the drama
genre**
Z: And, tell me, your honest opinion
S: Well, I think it's more comedy than action, which is why I enjoyed it so much.
But it's still a great movie because it's got a little bit of everything.
Z: Same, though I do love a good action film now and then, I love comedy
S: Yeah, and they really found a way to balance the two in this movie.
I mean, it's a really suspenseful plot, but lots of comedic relief is provided.
Z: It was better then past spy-spoof films like Die Hard (which was decent) and the more recent Johnny English (which was received very negatively)
S: Yeah, and I think making Steve Carell the lead character was a very smart idea
After all, the man knows funny.
Z: Yeah, Steve Carell was a good choice for the Maxwell Smart, who originally was played by the late Don Adams.
and his chemistry with Anne Hathaway was also good
S: Yeah, I also think having her play Agent 99 was a good idea, I mean
I've seen her do a LOT of different roles, she's pretty versatile.
Z: mmm, yeah, she's a good character actress. She can really get into any roll she needs to be in.
S: Yeah, and I think for that kind of character, she was perfect. She's funny when she needs to be (though most of the comedy came from Steve Carell in the movie), which was necessary.
Z: Yeah
S: And how about Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, how do you feel about having him play Agent 23?
Z: ehhh, okay I guess
S: Hmm, explain.
Z: Well, he's an okay actor at best, but he seemed...I dunno, a little out of place
Maybe I've seen to many trailers of him with that little girl in that last movie he was in
S: Hehe, maybe.
I also thought it was "okay," but maybe that's just me, I never really was a fan of The Rock's acting.
Z: His character wasn't even in the original series
S: He wasn't? I mean, I never watched the original series, so I wouldn't know.
Z: No, there was no Agent 23
They just through him in for a plot twist at the end...which in all honesty wasn't much of a twist
S: Hmm, that MIGHT have something to do with it, but I still feel the role could've been played better.
And maybe it wasn't a twist for you, but it was somewhat surprising for me.
Then again, you DID watch the movie twice....
Z: Well, even the first time
It was kinda a suprise
But not the biggest one. I mean, if it was one of the two gadget people then I'd be really shocked and confused...but it was the big-shot, obviously can't be perfect sorta guy
S: True, and they couldn't have just placed him there for no reason if he wasn't in the series.
And by gadget people do you mean the analysts?
Z: Yeah. Bruce, played by Masi Oka (From Heroes) and Nate Torrence (who I remember being in
S: Yeah, they were funny, even though they only had minor roles.
It's obvious they were only there for comedic relief, but still.
Z: Yeah, they did get however their very own straight to DVD movie days before the release of the film
S: True.
Now, what did you think of Terrence Stamp's role as Siegfried, the leader of KAOS?
Z: He was excellent. Very evil and funny at the same time
S: Hehe, very true.
Z: It was fun seeing the original Siegfried in his short cameo appearance as a angry driver too
S: Oh yeah, you mentioned that when we were watching it
Z: Yeah
S: I also think that Alan Arkin did a good job as the chief, who also had his funny moments in the movie
Z: Yeah
Definitely
Especially when he socked out the Vice President
S: Heck yeah!
And that security guard.
Z: Yeah
Speaking of the President though, I didn't really enjoy his character much
S: True, but then again, he didn't really show up much, so we weren't
Able to see a lot of James Caan's acting.
Z: True, true
But still, the jokes they had with him like the "Reading to kids" (obvious reference to George W.'s reading to kids on Sept. 11th) and the part where the Chief tells him the correct pronunciation of nuclear seemed to me like they've been over used in different comedy films and sketches about GWB.
S: True, and while to you, they may be overused, I can't get enough of 'em.
So sad that our "wonderful" president no longer be leading this country, eh?
But I digress.
Z: yeah, I mean, making fun of Bush I'm all for, but seriously they can think of a few better jokes. I mean, come on, GWB has definitely done more stupid things. Like the pretzel incident, segway incident, opening door incident, etc. I'd like to see some original jokes from time to time.
S: True, very true.
Moving on from the president, I liked Ken Davitian's role as Shtarker, who was working with Siegfried.
Z: Oh, yeah, he was good!
S: He provided some great comic relief next to the very serious Siegfried, and some of the funniest comments in the movie happen between the two
Z: YEah, definitely, however I kept thinking of the recent (and extremely stupid and pointless) comedy film Meet the Spartans. He played the main villain in that film. But that didn't stop me from enjoying the jokes his character offered
S: Well yeah, Ken Davitian normally does comedy, I've noticed, and he's very good at doing the kind of role where the person is just there to provide comic relief, so I think he was perfect at that role.
S: His humor next to Seigfried's more dry humor was pretty great, if you ask me.
Z: Yeah, I agree definitly
*definitely
S: For example:
Shtarker: Too bad about all the dead movie stars.
Siegfried: Yes. What will we do without their razor-sharp political advice.
I love his sarcasm, but that may just be me.
Z: I think that is just you, but yeah his sarcasm was hilarious
S: Gee thanks. Anyway, what do you think about the action-y parts of the movie? Do you think there was too much comedy and too little action, or the other way around?
I personally feel it was a pretty good balance.
Z: I thought it was an excellent balance
The human was excellent and the action sequences definitely were...well..action-y
S: Hehe, yeah.
Don'tcha mean "humor" there?
Z: *humor
yeah
whoops
S: No worries, I love pointing out typos.
Z: I noticed...
S: But yeah, I think it was a pretty good balance because I'm not too fond of most action movies, but I do like some of them. This one has comedy AND action, which is another reason I like it.
Z: So, final verdict?
S: Well, I think if you're over thirteen and like comedy as well as some action, you wouldn't be disappointed in watching Get Smart, and I think it's great for all audiences of either gender.
S: You?
Z: I think that's exactly my opinion as well. Over 13, and maybe some kids under it, will love Get Smart's humor and action. It's a great summer flick..and you know what? I wouldn't mind seeing it a third time
I give it...4 outta 5 stars
S: Hmmm, liked it that much, did ya?
But I'd also give it 4 outta 5 stars
Z: Excellent!
-END-
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Hello there!
Just thought I'd post here since Z already did. Just to let everybody know, our first review, a review of the movie Get Smart, is just about ready! And you can check back here frequently to see when we've put up another review of a different movie! Hope you enjoy the reviews!
-s
-s
Remade the Blog
Okay, this is the second attempt at this blog. First time I made a big typo in the title...
anywho...
Greetings people of Internet. We are S and Z. We are two people who had an idea to review movies and work on the same blog. What we plan to do is to rant about movies that are bad, exaggerate how excellent a good movie is, and then bash it as well. Just as a quick fyi: We are not trying in anyway to be like the other people on the internet who review movies, we just want to do it ourselves.
-Z
anywho...
Greetings people of Internet. We are S and Z. We are two people who had an idea to review movies and work on the same blog. What we plan to do is to rant about movies that are bad, exaggerate how excellent a good movie is, and then bash it as well. Just as a quick fyi: We are not trying in anyway to be like the other people on the internet who review movies, we just want to do it ourselves.
-Z
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