Archive for October, 2009
October 28, 2009
I’m not one of those shit-talking Yankees fans. I’m one of those Yankees fans who always thinks they are going to lose and doesn’t relax until it’s all finally over and then unleashes all the shit-talking he’s been holding in. If I had a motto or had to sum up my feelings on all things in one phrase, it would be “better to be pleasantly surprised than horribly disappointed*”
So needless to say, I’m nervous and totally think the Yankees are going to lose (which will make it so much sweeter if they win). Here’s why: Read the rest of this entry ?
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October 26, 2009
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October 25, 2009
I had a good feeling I would like this film going given that the screenplay was written by Nick Hornby, one of my favorite authors, but what surprised we was how light and entertaining it was. When I heard the basic story and heard all the Oscar buzz, I did not expect there to be as much humor as there was.
All the acting was great particularly relative newcomer Carey Mulligan as Jenny and Alfred Molina as Jenny’s father, Jack.
The only thing I didn’t like was how neatly everything wrapped up in the end. It’s a small quibble but it did bug me a little bit because everything had been going so well.
Posted in Movie Reviews, Movies | Tagged Alfred Molina, An Education, Carey Mulligan, Movie Reviews, Nick Hornby | Leave a Comment »
October 22, 2009
Easily the best new show this Fall (it was neck and neck with Community but it pulled away in the last two episodes)
Why I endorse this show:
- With the documentary style, the huge cast and humor being derived from the variety of combination, it reminds me of one of my favorite comedies of all-time, Arrested Development
- I’ve been a fan of Ty Burrell since Zack Snyder’s remake of Dawn of the Dead so I’m happy he’s getting a chance to shine
- Eric Stonestreet as Cam is maybe the third funniest character on TV right now (Behind Charlie from It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia and Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory)
- Sofia Vergara.
- Ed O’Neill playing an alternate universe Al Bundy.
- This has been my favorite scene thus far.
So listen to me and watch it so it will have great ratings and never get canceled like every other new show I love.
Would I ever steer you wrong about TV?
Posted in Television | Tagged Ed O'Neill, Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family, Sofia Vergera, Television, Ty Burrell | 3 Comments »
October 21, 2009
I can totally understand now why Warner Brothers freaked out when they saw the first cut of this movie.
First of all, this isn’t a kid’s movie. This is an adult reflection about being a 9 year old boy. Something a kid may not recognize without that kind of perspective. Parts of the movie were very sad (especially the opening minutes to the movie and Max and Carol’s last scene – Max Records and James Gandolfini were great) and there was one really scary scene (for a child).
I can see how someone could not like this movie. Turning a short book about a kid having fun running around with a bunch 0f monsters into a kid’s psychological self-examination about his personal and familial issues via interacting with monsters who represent aspects of himself or his sister and mother is a bold step (how Spike Jonze and co-write Dave Eggers even got there amazes me). But personally, I loved it. I think that this movie will resonate stronger with people who had an older sibling like it did with me.
All the voice work was great but not enough can be said about James Gandolfini’s work as Carol especially when things start to fall apart.
I saw it in IMAX and be warned that some of the handheld camera work might make you a little nauseous.
Posted in Movie Reviews, Movies | Tagged Dave Eggers, James Gandolfini, Max Records, Movie Reviews, Spike Jonze, Where The Wild Things Are | 1 Comment »
October 15, 2009
That sure is a lot of people in that poster and what do all the symbols mean?
I can’t wait until Lost is over so I can concentrate on other things.
UPDATE: Over at Popular Mechanics, Dr. James Allen, Wilbour Professor of Egyptology and Chair of Egyptology and Ancient Western Asian Studies at Brown University said this about the hieroglyphics in the poster: “The hieroglyphs spell out two Egyptian words, meaning ‘Who is the guide?’ or ‘Who is the leader?’
Posted in Lost, Television | Tagged Dr. James Allen, Lost, Lost Season Six, Popular Mechanics, Television | 1 Comment »
October 14, 2009
Now I’m setting myself up for “Oh, stop being a little bitch. It wasn’t that scary” or “This movie sucked” but this was definitely the scariest movie I ever saw in a movie theater. To put this in perspective, prior to this, the payoff in the remake of The Ring was the scariest five minutes I had ever seen in a theater and The Blair Witch Project had the most lasting effects from a scary movie.
I don’t want to say too much but this movie definitely plays up on our natural fears of bumps in the night.
It wasn’t perfect. I hated everything having to do with the Quija board, sometimes the decisions Micah made defied logic and it drove me nuts that at NO POINT they didn’t take a stab at closing and locking the door just to see what would happen.
But I can’t front, when I got home after the movie, I turned all the lights on in my apartment until my roommate came home.
Yes, I’m a punk.
Posted in Movie Reviews, Movies | Tagged Movie Reviews, Paranormal Activity | 4 Comments »
October 9, 2009
If I wrote a new 100 Things That Make Me Happy (If Only For A Second) (Part I and II), this e-mail would definitely be number one:
From Sheila:
Subject: Hiya
So we’re currently watching the wedding DVDs. You get MAJOR points for being on the dancefloor for pretty much the entire night. You’re practically persian!
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October 8, 2009
Jesse Eisenberg better watch out. He’s starting to get typecast in “Roles I Assume Were Written For And/Or Passed On By Michael Cera.”
Anyway, the movie was pretty funny even though Woody Harrelson lost me a couple of times with his overacting. It was gory and yet not as gory as I thought it would be.
I will not spoil the cameo as I am surprised I made it as long as I did without finding out myself but it WAS AWESOME.
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