Film noir classic style in a high school setting. This movie was totally sweet. A bunch of sixteen year olds talking like tough guys and starring an old and jaded version of the kid from Third Rock From the Sun.
Recommend: yes, and even better, I saw it in the theatre last Thursday and it comes out on DVD tomorrow!
Monday, July 31, 2006
Monday, July 24, 2006
The eraser
This cd is really cool so stripped down yet so complex!!!
Reccomend if you are in need of a radiohead fix... expect something that explores the same themes of isolation, and lonelieness that york explores but with out the band.
Reccomend if you are in need of a radiohead fix... expect something that explores the same themes of isolation, and lonelieness that york explores but with out the band.
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Movie : A Scanner Darkly
Be warned: Cartoon Keanu walks among us now. Keahnew. Kee-aagnu. Keaunoo. Ki A Nu. Also, in this rotoscoped movie, sometimes furniture and objects hover with no apparent cause, and once or twice people turn into insects.
Recommend? The left hemisphere of my brain does for damn sure. But abuse of Substance D has caused my left and right hemisphere to compete with each other. I'm getting cross feedback, so now I'm not sure. My right hemisphere might recommend it, too, but I have no way of knowing for sure.
Recommend? The left hemisphere of my brain does for damn sure. But abuse of Substance D has caused my left and right hemisphere to compete with each other. I'm getting cross feedback, so now I'm not sure. My right hemisphere might recommend it, too, but I have no way of knowing for sure.
Monday, July 10, 2006
Game : Final Fantasy IV Advance
"You spoony bard!" Tellah shouts.
Recommend? Yes, all the content that was removed when it was II has been restored, and now it's portable. Heck, it's just about reason enough to buy a gameboy if you don't have one.
Recommend? Yes, all the content that was removed when it was II has been restored, and now it's portable. Heck, it's just about reason enough to buy a gameboy if you don't have one.
Wednesday, July 5, 2006
Movie : Superman Returns
So, I read the downer reviews, and felt bummed, because I was really hoping for a good new Superman movie. When I purchased my ticket, I was ready for a crappy Lex Luthor, a 2.5 hour slow movie, and too much emotion.
After the movie ended, I could only think one thing about all the reviews I read: WROONNNNG! (as Luthor yells)
First off, I will say that there is NOT a tremendous amount of Superman action in this movie. Actually, there may only be three scenes: airplane, random city-saves after big shockwave, and 'lifting the rock'. That's it. Sooooo, if you were looking for Superman doing lots of crazy antics, you may be disappointed. But I didn't mind, because:
A.) Lex Luthor was great. All his scenes, the way it was filmed, his goonies, all were great. Let's grow a crystal city for real estate money? Of course it's a crazy idea, because Lex Luthor is INSANE! The maps were A+ in my opinion.
B.) All the tributes to the old Superman movies were a nice touch. I thought this movie felt less like a summer blockbuster movie and more like a great movie from the 80s with improved effects. A+ in my book.
C.) The spooky way the new Superman sounded just like the old Superman.
There are many more points, but this is supposed to be a vague review. I will say this as a negative: there seemed to be a bunch of Superman = Jesus similarities in the last 30 minutes... if some of those were nixed, this may have been a perfect film. As it stands though, I rate it very, very highly.
Oh, and maybe the number one reason why this movie is great: it will produce one of the best sequals ever! Take THAT evil-superman vs. robot-woman sequal.
Recommend? Yes. And flying is still the safest way to travel.
After the movie ended, I could only think one thing about all the reviews I read: WROONNNNG! (as Luthor yells)
First off, I will say that there is NOT a tremendous amount of Superman action in this movie. Actually, there may only be three scenes: airplane, random city-saves after big shockwave, and 'lifting the rock'. That's it. Sooooo, if you were looking for Superman doing lots of crazy antics, you may be disappointed. But I didn't mind, because:
A.) Lex Luthor was great. All his scenes, the way it was filmed, his goonies, all were great. Let's grow a crystal city for real estate money? Of course it's a crazy idea, because Lex Luthor is INSANE! The maps were A+ in my opinion.
B.) All the tributes to the old Superman movies were a nice touch. I thought this movie felt less like a summer blockbuster movie and more like a great movie from the 80s with improved effects. A+ in my book.
C.) The spooky way the new Superman sounded just like the old Superman.
There are many more points, but this is supposed to be a vague review. I will say this as a negative: there seemed to be a bunch of Superman = Jesus similarities in the last 30 minutes... if some of those were nixed, this may have been a perfect film. As it stands though, I rate it very, very highly.
Oh, and maybe the number one reason why this movie is great: it will produce one of the best sequals ever! Take THAT evil-superman vs. robot-woman sequal.
Recommend? Yes. And flying is still the safest way to travel.
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