Awesome action

broderic on June 13, 2008

Is the “last stand” scene the best in Aliens?

“Five meters?! Four meters?!?! Three meters!!”
“That can’t be right! That’s right inside the room!”

“Do something Gorman!”

“Oh! You want some too?!”

You Don’t Mess with the Zohan

broderic on June 10, 2008

You Don’t Mess with the Zohan has got to be the only Adam Sandler movie I wanted to see in the theatre. (Click! was a Kate Beckinsale movie. That’s what I keep saying to myself.) It looked stupid funny, and I find it incredible that they can make jokes about the Palestine/Israel conflict.

And that’s what it was. Lots of politics surrounded featuring the bone-headed-ness of the entire Middle East problem. And it made you laugh if it weren’t so funny. Good for Adam Sandler to make fun of that issue, because it is pretty stupid when you think about it.

This movie was a good popcorn flick. It’s what summer is all about. Stupid fun. And it had some morals to share with the world — deep down we’re all the same. Our ambition, your ambition, they are all the same dream. Let’s stop this fighting and do something we all agree on is great…

… DISCO!!!!!

I got to admit the middle east inflected pop music used in the soundtrack is great. I was wondering if Ofra Haza would show up? Good beats. Good eats. Fun summertime pastime to while away in AC away from the heat.

It’s not for everyone, but turn off your brain and it’ll be fine.

3 of 5 stars.

Psycho

broderic on May 31, 2008

Psycho was playing at The Charles. I’ve never seen it straight through, so what better way to watch it but on celluloid in a revival theatre.

And it was great. I got chills when “mother” comes out and kills the detective. It was enough to make me jump a bit.

Afterwards, I got to arguing with the seed about if it was a modern movie or not. He says it was because of the editing. I said no because of the staging and framing. I’ll give him the editing as it is more modern than the studio films of 40s and 50s, but I feel that it had some of the mise-en-scene you get from a film noir of the earlier era. The closeups and the tight shots highlighting the tension of the story. It’s a toss up. I won’t give ground and he won’t either.

It’s a good movie for this fact.

4 of 5 stars.

Link of the Day [5.29.08]

broderic on May 29, 2008

This is a post that most likely should come from my buddy, Wyman, over at JadedWings, but he’s busy doing his own thing so let me tell you about.

TCM is doing race and cinema with Asian actors. Every Tuesday and Thursday they’ll show movies that have asian actors. The one I am most looking forward to is The Bitter Tea of General Yen which stars my fave, Barbara Stanwyck, who is seduced by the oriental devil. Nice. Anyway, try to catch some of these movies because I said so. You’ve got Tivo correct?

http://www.tcm.com/2008/aif/index.jsp

Quote of the Day [5.27.08]

broderic on May 27, 2008

“I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.”

Roy Batty, Blade Runner