| Up cut to the Gran Torino trailer |
[Dec. 18th, 2009|09:05 am] |
I've never ever seen Gran Torino, but this is hilarious.
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[Dec. 11th, 2009|11:22 pm] |
I just got back from watching The Princess and the Frog, Disney's first traditionally animated film since 2004.
This has easily been the most anticipated animated film over the last year. Did it live up to the hype?
The short answer is yes.
( Click here for the long answer ) |
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[Nov. 30th, 2009|10:17 pm] |
So apparently both Matthew McConaughey and Gordon Ramsay have animation projects in development.
I'd ask which one is stupider, but it's obviously the McConaughey one since it's actually about his brother "Rooster." |
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| Double Feature |
[Nov. 25th, 2009|07:55 pm] |
The Rock needs a better agent.
It's good to see he's no longer called "The Rock" in the ads, but people are still gonna call him that. There's a reason he wasn't called Dwayne Johnson as a pro wrestler. It just isn't that memorable of a name.
I went and saw Planet 51 today. But before I could even get to that movie I had to watch a trailer for The Rock's next movie where he plays the damn tooth fairy. I'm starting to wonder if he owes Disney money or something.
I went into Planet 51 thinking it was a cool concept, but wasn't sure if it would be a good movie. Afterward I still stand by my indecision. I like the idea and the designs are interesting, but things go downhill once The Rock shows up.
Everything he touches turns to stupid. And since he's the catalyst of this entire story, he sort brings the whole movie down.
So much of this film is boring and cliche. No shortage of poop jokes or Star Wars references either.
Still, it was better than Monsters vs. Aliens.
I also watched The Fantastic Mr. Fox today, meaning I went to the theatre as much today as I did the rest of this year.
I can't claim to know much about Wes Anderson, but this movie was fun to watch and, more importantly, unique. Where animated features tend to be the worst when it comes to homogenized Hollywood groupthink, (see above) The Fantastic Mr. Fox was something I'd never seen before, and that puts it way ahead of the pack no matter how good or bad it is.
Plus this movie only cost $40 Million. Compare that to Robert Zemeckis' Mo-Cap Christmas Carol, a story everyone's seen a dozen times, which cost $180 Million. For the amount of money it took to cover Jim Carrey in ping-pong balls and act out a story we've already seen done by both Mickey Mouse and Kermit the Frog, you could get 4 original entertaining films and still have $20 Million to spare.
Hopefully executives take notice. |
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| It is whole again |
[Nov. 24th, 2009|09:35 pm] |
I bought a new bookcase and finally have the shelf space needed to keep all my DVDs in one place.
Apparently Furniture Row just has its goods built by the lowest bidder, because this case is almost identical to one I bought there about a year ago and yet isn't half as well made as the other one. I spent several hours with a drill and a saw just to get some of the shelves to fit. |
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[Nov. 23rd, 2009|01:00 pm] |
Got and read my copy of Draw Furries yesterday.
All in all it's an okay book. A little thin on specific species, but good in general content. Considering this is only the second book I know that devoted to anthro characters, it's pretty good.
I just wrote my Amazon review if you want more in-depth comments. |
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| I'm honestly surprised |
[Nov. 18th, 2009|04:33 pm] |
This proves that no matter what obscure TV show you're a fan of, it'll probably come out an DVD eventually:
Considering this show is about 20 years old and and last few episodes changed it from a gritty, supernatural drama to a terrible, goofy romantic comedy, (basically going from "X-files with werewolves" to "Moonlighting with werewolves") it's still coming out on DVD.
Now all I need is Max Headroom and I'm set. |
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[Nov. 12th, 2009|03:55 pm] |
Introducing... the greatest kids show ever.
This is apparently a highly popular Scottish kids show, and from what I've watched online, all they do is sing songs about philosophers and sex education. |
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| Damnit |
[Nov. 4th, 2009|10:36 pm] |
I'm not sure why I'm not completely happy about this:
Something just doesn't sit right with me about spending $20 to buy another copy of something I already own. Even if it is an expanded version of the greatest animation book ever written. |
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