THE ’79 DAYTONA 500 _ yes, I’m writing about NASCAR
Okay… I haven’t posted crap in weeks… that makes for a pretty shitty blog, I apologize. To win you, my beloved readers, over once again, I’m throwing this out there for you. But, be warned: this post has nothing to do with movies, nothing to do with comic books, and nothing to do with football… I just don’t really feel like writing about that stuff lately. Instead, the topic of this post is… the 1979 Daytona 500. (Yes, I’m serious.)
I'm droppin' the hammer!
SPIDERMAN_500 Days of
Wow… what are the odds that the same night I watch Marc Webb’s 500 Days of Summer (thanks Joe) he’s also officially announced as the director of the new Spiderman trilogy (trilogy? Really? Getting a bit ahead of themselves, aren’t they?) Well… actually… it’s no surprise at all since the only real reason I was watching 500 Days of Summer is because of all the insane internet rumors flying around that Webb was the front-runner for the job. What’s more surprising is that, sometimes, internet fanboy rumors turn out to be true.
Spidey-Reboot!
PREDATORS_meet the
So a number of pictures have leaked from the set of Predators, the Robert Rodriguez produced reboot/sequel to the kick-ass original Predator…. though, considering that these pictures have been circling the internet for a few days now and have yet to be torn down by 20th Century Fox, there’s a good chance it was a studio leak. Anyway, they are what they are… Predators.
Three's Company
We also have our first look at Adrian Brody all set to kick ass…
JAMES CAMERON_destroyer of worlds
I’ve come to the startling realization that if I were a big-time filmmaker with as many blank checks as I needed to do whatever the hell I wanted… I’d probably be a lot like James Cameron. I don’t feel like writing a full review of Avatar so all I will say is this: I liked it. For the couple of hours I spent in the theater watching Cameron’s blue aliens run around and kick human ass I set aside my snobby, film school theories and criticisms, I put away my hard sci-fi fanboy standards and expectations, and I watched the movie like I use to watch movies when I was a kid… and, rather unsurprisingly, I enjoyed the movie much like I use to enjoy Cameron’s films. So, if you haven’t seen the movie and your decision to see the film hinges on my opinion, go see the damn movie.
ROBIN HOOD_seriously?
So I thought I’d throw together one more post before the holidays. Now, besides my Avatar review, there have been all sorts of things (some cool, some stupid) that I’ve been meaning to write about. There’s the new Iron Man 2 trailer (cool.) And then there’s the Bryan Singer X-Men: First Class development (lame.) But, for today, I’ve decided to dive into a totally unexpected topic, one I thought would be too stupid for me to ever post about: Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood.
Kevin Costner he is not.
AVATAR_lizardi reviews
I know you’re all desperately waiting to hear what I thought about Avatar. Most of you probably think I hated it. I didn’t. But the movie isn’t without its flaws. It has many. As some of you may know one viewing is rarely enough for me to make a valid argument over a film. I enjoy studying cinema. I like to view the movie as a whole and then disect the film, pulling it a part piece by piece, before putting it back together again. Then I’m ready to write a review… or perhaps I’m just feeling lazy. Anyway, I’ve asked my good friend Ryan Lizardi to write up a review for me. He is both a fanboy and a filmmaker whose opinion I hold in high regard. So, without further ado, I present to you Lizardi’s review (unintentional rhyme!)
Good or Bad?! I must know!!!
AVATAR_i see you
This is a nightmare.
I know I just said I wasn’t going to comment anymore on Avatar until I had actually seen the movie… but the official music video for I See You has been released and, with apologies to any Leona Lewis fans reading this, it is so f*cking bad. I know I already thoroughly bashed the song here but watching the “official” video… it’s actually sort of insulting, like we’re idiots. This really makes me want to not see the movie — or any movie ever again. But then I’d feel like I was letting you down. I don’t want to let you down. I’ll see this damn movie.
Watch the “official music video” for yourself…
AVATAR_is a disaster
This is a disaster.
Perhaps you, my dear readers, feel as though I have let you, my cherished audience, down these last few weeks. And why would you, my beloved flock, think such a thing? For I have posted nothing of the movie we are so eagerly awaiting. I speak, of course, my brothers and sisters, of none other than James Cameron’s miracle of miracles: Avatar.
THE FOREVER WAR_a sci-fi literary classic?
Some great concept art by Steve Simmons
Looking back at my last few posts, I seem to be leaning heavily toward cinema again. To buck the trend, I thought I’d write about the last book I’ve read: the sci-fi literary classic The Forever War by Joe Haldeman. And how do I know this is a sci-fi literary classic? Because everywhere you read the title of this book, the words “sci-fi literary classic” are never far away. So, what did I think of this sci-fi literary classic? It was good. But, at least from what I’ve come to expect from the books I read, not great.
NINJA ASSASSIN_worst movie ever (not really)
Okay, remember when I said all those good things about director James McTeigue? I take it back. All of it. I found myself at the cinema this past weekend and I, rather inexplicably considering The Road is out in theaters, choose to see Ninja Assassin. And the movie was terrible. It was beyond terrible. It might be the worst movie of 2009… but since I will never see 2012 that is something I will never be able to say. I will say this, however: Ninja Assassin is the worst thing I’ve seen since that five-minute preview 20th Century Fox released for 2012. That says a lot.
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