Bakula was really good on Chuck tonight. Chevy Chase was ok. Damn bloated, too.
Chuck is fun. More people should watch so it doesn't get canceled. It's a nice, goofy show to just chill to on Monday nights and doesn't suck mountains of ass like Heroes.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Bolt is Boring
Yes. I know. Talking animals. I understand that it is not real. But I still can't buy the stupid premise of this movie which totally killed it all for me. Maybe it's because I understand how a movie/TV show is made. Maybe it's because they take every chance to shatter my disbelief ("18-39 year old demographics"? They don't fucking believe in a magic goddamn dog ANYWAY!). Maybe it's because I saw some of the early version of Bolt art when it was still looking like Lilo & Stitch's sweet-ass style. But I could not dig this movie.
I'm sure it's fine for kids who don't question anything, and again, I understand the silliness of accepting talking animals but not the McGuffin for the story, but still. Every human was a stereotype and unfunny. The action is good, but the whole time I was thinking how much better The Incredibles was. Sooooo much better. The art style is generic CG flick with no pizzaz.
This is another one of those times where I am so glad I don't have kids just so I don't have to endure these kinds of movies over and over and over and over and over and...
I'm sure it's fine for kids who don't question anything, and again, I understand the silliness of accepting talking animals but not the McGuffin for the story, but still. Every human was a stereotype and unfunny. The action is good, but the whole time I was thinking how much better The Incredibles was. Sooooo much better. The art style is generic CG flick with no pizzaz.
This is another one of those times where I am so glad I don't have kids just so I don't have to endure these kinds of movies over and over and over and over and over and...
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Scissors are scary.
Timecrimes is a great little flick. It reminds me of cool mind benders like The Usual Suspects and Memento and Donnie Darko and mostly, Primer. It's the kind of movie you show friends to melt their brains. And also, great Spanish boobs.
They've created a slick time travel flick that has some cool rules and a great looking bad guy, The Scissor Man! All right, not quite that classic villian from the SNES and PS1 era, but only because Timecrimes' S-Man has smaller scissors. But that look is very cool, very memorable.
It's a good movie, one you'll grin at as you start to put the pieces together. It won't turn your brain to mush and demand an instant, second viewing like Primer, but you also don't need a degree in quantum physics to know what the hell just happened, either.
They've created a slick time travel flick that has some cool rules and a great looking bad guy, The Scissor Man! All right, not quite that classic villian from the SNES and PS1 era, but only because Timecrimes' S-Man has smaller scissors. But that look is very cool, very memorable.
It's a good movie, one you'll grin at as you start to put the pieces together. It won't turn your brain to mush and demand an instant, second viewing like Primer, but you also don't need a degree in quantum physics to know what the hell just happened, either.
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