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.