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Summer of 1000 Movies
Posted May 19, 03:46 PM in
Okay, maybe the actual number is closer to a dozen than to a thousand. Either way, 2008 is shaping up to be a great summer for popcorn cinema, and I'm glad to be here for it!
Robots in Disguise
Posted Jul 10, 10:43 AM in
Well, I saw Transformers last Wednesday. I have to say two things about the movie: One, it was one of the cheesiest, most badly-written messes of a film that I've ever seen. Two, I absolutely fucking loved it.
Little Miss Sunshine and 300
Posted Mar 13, 12:14 PM in
This weekend Sarah did something we haven't done so much recently: viewed a couple of movies. First up was "Little Miss Sunshine" courtesy of Netflix, then came "300" courtesy of our local Regal.
Widescreen vs. Fullscreen
Posted Dec 11, 12:49 PM in
Since I work in a video store, I am often required to explain things to confused customers. Thankfully I have at least a general working knowledge of both our products and the technologies on which they depend. One area of major confusion for many consumers, even after decades of home video sales, is the concept of "Widescreen" releases versus "Fullscreen" releases. Sadly, the recent prevalence of Widescreen television sets has only compounded the issue. This is an attempt to explain the difference once and for all, based on the concepts that I usually illustrate to our customers.
Superman Returns
Posted Jul 05, 04:29 PM in
I did see Superman Returns last Friday night. It's hard to really summarize my feelings for the movie, but I guess I can roughly sum them all up as: HOLY MOLY.
X-Men: The Last Stand
Posted Jun 06, 01:18 PM in
In case anyone is wondering: Yes, I saw The Last Stand on opening weekend. I've been slow to write a review, mostly due to having moved into a new apartment and not yet having an internet connection at home. At any rate, the general impression is: Not as bad as it could have been, but not as good as it should have been.
V for Vendetta
Posted Mar 20, 11:23 AM in
This weekend I saw "V for Vendetta" with Sarah and Ryan. I am not qualified to review the movie as an adaptation since I've only begun reading the GN last night, however I thought the film itself was mighty cool.
Goblet of Fire, Superman and Rent
Posted Nov 28, 11:38 AM in
The last couple of weekends, Sarah and I have been to the movies twice. Last weekend it was Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I really enjoyed it. So far I think it was the best of the Potter flicks, and it had the best pacing. But still it suffers from the same problem that all the other movies had: a random-feeling storyline. That's the fault of the books mostly. They always do have a consistent storyline, but it's always in the background, and sometimes left completely offstage so that random trivial events can occur. I've always felt the stories feel kind of "stumbly" and thrown together and it makes for a sort of incomplete feeling when everything is said and done.

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