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• Michel Gondry’s Science of Sleep. Looks excellent. Maybe Michel Gondry is the only one who can make a movie that will top my favorite Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

  Saturday July 1, 2006

Superman Returns was good, but not the greatness I was hoping for. You could say I’m a little disappointed.

Continue reading “Superman Returns”

I forgot to organize my viewing group for tonight’s 10pm showing of Superman Returns to all dress up as General Zod and his minions.

You’d think Superman Returns would be the lamest movie to dress up as because everyone would naturally go as Superman, but you forget the power and versatility of trash bags…

And yes, I know, Spider-Man 3 Trailer. I didn’t want it watch to watch it yet so I could savor the excitement when it comes on before the movie tonight. From what I hear it’s awesome.

• Music Videos From the 80’s :: Over 1,400 Videos!. Name says it all.

  Thursday June 22, 2006

I wasn’t excited at all by the previews for Cars. The story didn’t seem all that interesting and the humor was flat. Even with my low expectations though, I enjoyed Cars, but it’s probably the worst of Pixar’s films so far, although the worst of Pixar is still better than most of the other movies out right now.

The most obvious problem with the movie was the poor pacing. The movie was slow in the beginning and felt rushed in the last 15 minutes. And the whole NASCAR culture just doesn’t appeal to me, and I was never fully immersed with the Cars universe like I was with the plastic toys or the underwater sea life. I guess you could say the movie was a little flat.

Their usual short-before-the-feature “One Man Band” was awesome though. Wonderfully done.

• Apple Sponsors In The Piston Cup Circuit.

  Monday June 12, 2006

• Their War. Our World. This better not suck.

  Thursday June 8, 2006

• Outsmarted by a Chatterbot

  Monday June 5, 2006

I saw An Inconvenient Truth last night, and as aware as I thought I was of Global Warming and its effects on the Earth, the movie laid all the facts out in front of me, and we’re really in a lot more trouble than I thought.

I wholeheartedly agree with Roger Ebert, as he says in his review:

In 39 years, I have never written these words in a movie review, but here they are: You owe it to yourself to see this film. If you do not, and you have grandchildren, you should explain to them why you decided not to.

Watch this movie. If you still don’t care about Global Warming after you’ve seen the film, then I’ll no longer think of you as a human being.

I was recommending to my friend Laser (not the American Gladiator) to check out Serenity:

wtocs: does it have Storm in it? cause if it does I’ll totally watch it
wtocs: “oh no fog!!”
wtocs: “storm, can you do something about it?”
wtocs: as she looks into the sky
wtocs: GOOOOOOO STORM
valloq: lol!
valloq: man that was the first thing I thought
valloq: when they were on the lake
valloq: I was like, man storm, clear it out already
valloq: so lazy gotta wait for wolvie to ask you
wtocs: no kidding - what kind of super hero makes people ask her to use her powers?
valloq: that’s messed up
wtocs: I’ll tell you what kind, the overpaid stupid actress kind
valloq: lol!

What follows is my review of X-Men: The Last Stand. It’s chock full of spoilers, so do not read on if you don’t want to be spoiled about the movie.

Continue reading “X-Men 3: The Last Stand”

• Final Superman Returns Poster. If I were a bigger fan of Supes I’d be inclined to add this to my collection.

  Friday May 19, 2006

• 10 Things I Hate About Commandments. One of the best ones yet.

  Tuesday May 16, 2006

• The Big Lebowski Analyzed. This is quite possibly the most insightful analysis of this movie I’ve ever read. Takes it to a whole ‘nother level.

  Friday May 12, 2006

• Back to the Future Delorean Flux Capacitor. Better make sure you got the 1.21 gigawatts to power it.

  Friday May 5, 2006

• Star Wars Original Unaltered Trilogy on DVD. I hate George Lucas, so much. I’m gonna send him a bill for all the money I’ve wasted on his clever marketing.

  Wednesday May 3, 2006

• Superman Returns Trailer. The memorable John Williams score seals the deal.

  Tuesday May 2, 2006

I’d first heard about the Raiders of the Lost Ark adaptation a few years ago. Apparently three 12-year-olds had filmed their own version of the classic film, creating a shot-by-shot remake of the Indiana Jones film which captured their imagination when they first saw it in theaters in 1981. I didn’t think it would ever see the light of day, unless somehow it was leaked onto the internet.

Continue reading “Perseverance”

• Possible “Surprise” Endings to the New Samuel L. Jackson Film Snakes on a Plane. Genius.

  Friday April 28, 2006

• Watch these movies, then we can talk (kottke.org). Just froma a quick glance, I think I’ve barely seen 20 of ‘em.

  Wednesday April 26, 2006