i havnt been updating this as much as i should be. oops.
saw iron man 2. i wont go into it since i know a lot of you will be seeing it soon. Enjoy, its worth it.
However, i did watch The Way of the Gun this week, which i have not seen in ages. A truly underseen flick from the writer of The Usual Suspects, in which Benicio Del Toro holds a gun way cooler than you can. That's really all you need to know.
I also watched The Bourne trilogy again. Truly one of the best and most consistent trilogies around. It's actually quite remarkable how well the story unfolds over all three films. Paul Greengrass really took this franchise and ran with it. The action and stakes are continuously raised not only from moment to moment, but movie to movie. Hell, Supremacy and Ultimatum together is practically one long, exhausting film. Granted, the stakes could never have been raised if the bar wasn't set with The Bourne Identity, directed by Doug Liman. Credit where credit is due. But I'll be honest, i just love Greengrass's Bourne more. He made Bourne feel more cold blooded while at the same time made him feel more human, which is where i really get hooked. Some of my favorite action heroes are the ones who seem human, not only physically but emotionally. The fact that Bourne spends almost the entire final act of Supremacy trying to make amends for his first assassination is something that i find truly amazing, especially in such a huge action franchise such as this one.
Ok, I'm done slobbing all over Matt Damon's knob, im gonna go watch Man vs wild.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Friday, May 7, 2010
upon second viewing.
Most of my week consisted of work and drinking. however, i was able to fit in Shoot 'Em Up and Cloverfield.
i had seen Shoot 'Em Up once before. unfortunately i watched it alone and sober.
needless to say i was a little disappointed. It was enjoyable enough, but i had really wanted to love it, as a few of my friends saw it in theaters with booze and an energetic crowd and said it was amazing.
So, for whatever reason, i felt it deserved a second chance. And on Cinco de Drinko, thats exactly what happened.
This movie is the definition of ridiculous. Gunfights during birth. Gunfights during sex. Gunfights during skydiving. Clive Owen liking carrots. Wonderful. Just wonderful.
There's really not much else to say. Have a beer, put this in, and your morning is set.
As i mentioned earlier i also watched Cloverfield, for the third time. I feel as though this flick has experienced a bit of a backlash since it came out. Maybe some people were expecting more, or just something different than what was presented.
I, however, love it. It scared the poop out of me when i saw it theaters. Granted, I'm easily scared ( I'm a tiny man ), but i love when a movie gets such a rise out of me. Hell, its the reason people see a movie like this right? To jump, scream and pucker your butt hole a bit. Just good old fashion fun!
Honestly though, their aren't many horror/thrillers nowadays that really make me squirm and scream in my seat. I really do love that feeling. The only movies that have ever really done that to me are Alien and The Thing.
Now Cloverfield is nowhere near the level of awesome that those films are, but it still has a lot going for it, including holding up after multiple viewings which i was truly surprised with.
I also have to add the marketing of this movie was just brilliant. The first trailer didnt even have a title, just the release date. J.J. Abrams and his Bad Robot team have a seriously huge set of balls.
i had seen Shoot 'Em Up once before. unfortunately i watched it alone and sober.
needless to say i was a little disappointed. It was enjoyable enough, but i had really wanted to love it, as a few of my friends saw it in theaters with booze and an energetic crowd and said it was amazing.
So, for whatever reason, i felt it deserved a second chance. And on Cinco de Drinko, thats exactly what happened.
This movie is the definition of ridiculous. Gunfights during birth. Gunfights during sex. Gunfights during skydiving. Clive Owen liking carrots. Wonderful. Just wonderful.
There's really not much else to say. Have a beer, put this in, and your morning is set.
As i mentioned earlier i also watched Cloverfield, for the third time. I feel as though this flick has experienced a bit of a backlash since it came out. Maybe some people were expecting more, or just something different than what was presented.
I, however, love it. It scared the poop out of me when i saw it theaters. Granted, I'm easily scared ( I'm a tiny man ), but i love when a movie gets such a rise out of me. Hell, its the reason people see a movie like this right? To jump, scream and pucker your butt hole a bit. Just good old fashion fun!
Honestly though, their aren't many horror/thrillers nowadays that really make me squirm and scream in my seat. I really do love that feeling. The only movies that have ever really done that to me are Alien and The Thing.
Now Cloverfield is nowhere near the level of awesome that those films are, but it still has a lot going for it, including holding up after multiple viewings which i was truly surprised with.
I also have to add the marketing of this movie was just brilliant. The first trailer didnt even have a title, just the release date. J.J. Abrams and his Bad Robot team have a seriously huge set of balls.
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