Iron Man has to be one of my all time favorite superheroes, so you can imagine my excitement when I heard of a movie that would bring Iron Man to life. Who else better to play the wise-cracking, Genius, Billionaire, Playboy, Philanthropist Tony Stark, than Robert Downey Jr. Downey's performance is intriguing, and unexpected. he doesn't behave like most superheroes: He lacks the psychic weight and gravitas. Tony Stark it seems like was created from the many personas Downey has fashioned through his many movies: irreverent, quirky, self-deprecating, wise-cracking. Some superheroes speak in a kind of heightened, semi-formal prose. Not Tony Stark. He could talk that way and be Juno's uncle. "Iron Man" doesn't seem to get how serious other superheroes take themselves. If there is wit in the dialog, the superhero is often unaware of it. If there is broad humor, it usually comes from the villain. What happens in "Iron Man", however, is that sometimes we wonder how seriously even Stark takes it. He is flippant in the face of disaster, casual on the brink of ruined.
Iron Man has to be one of my altime favorite superhero movies. What I like even more than the mind-bending action sequences, and trust me I love those too. Is the characters that it brings along with it. Tony Stark manages to somehow relay sarcasm and humor through a huge suit of armor. It seems with most superhero movies all you get is the surface of illusion. With "Iron Man" it gives you a glimps into the depths of Stark's life. Take Pepper Pots (Gwyenth Paltrow) Stark's loyal aid, and Obadiah Stane (Jeff Bridges) Stark's business partner. When you see them interact, you feel like they have been working together for quite a while, not just charters drummed up for the occasion. Much of that feeling is created by the chemistry involving Downey, Paltrow and Bridges. They have relationships that seem fully-formed and resilient enough to last through the whole movie, even if the plot mechanics were not about to take them to another level.
This a great movie, and I would recommend it to any superhero fan that has not already seen this movie
Thursday, May 26, 2016
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Review of Pulp Fiction
Full of blood, guts, shootouts, gimp men, drugs, and plenty of cussing, Pulp Fiction has all the ingredients of a Tarantino film. Pulp Fiction is filmed in in such a nonlinear way that you see it a dozen times and still not remember what comes next. It doubles back on itself, telling several interlocking stories about characters who inhabit a world of crime, intrigue, triple-crosses and loud desperation. The title fits the movie perfectly, like in the old pulp mags named "Thrilling Wonder Stories" and "Offical Dectective". The movie creates a world where there are no normal people and no ordinaries days -- where breathless prose clatters down fire escapes and leaps into a dumpster of doom.
Tarantino takes us on a ride, weaving in and out and going back and forth through the plot. Slowly, he unravels the stories, giving us a backstory or explanation to each scene. What I love most about this movie, is how Tarantino sets up a great scene, then gives a flashback or flash forward in time that makes the previous scene even better. The main stories and characters that Tarantino follows are: the two hitmen, Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) and Vincent Vega (John Travolta). Jules is one cold blooded mother f*cker who quotes the Bible, Ezekiel 23:17 right before he puts a cap in your ass, and Vincent, who can't quite handle the assignments that are givin to him. Not only does he kill people inadvertently ("The car hit a bump!") but he doesn't really know how to clean up his messes either. This does not take away from the fact that he is one ruthless character.
Some others are, Butch Collidge, a boxer who had just killed the prized boxer of the infamous mob boss, Marsellus Wallace. Butch is now on the run for his life from Wallace, but fate would bring them together in a way that I do not think either of them enjoyed
This is such a great film, and it is truly a masterpiece to watch unfold. If this does not represent Tarantino's true skill as a director, than I do not know what would.
Tarantino takes us on a ride, weaving in and out and going back and forth through the plot. Slowly, he unravels the stories, giving us a backstory or explanation to each scene. What I love most about this movie, is how Tarantino sets up a great scene, then gives a flashback or flash forward in time that makes the previous scene even better. The main stories and characters that Tarantino follows are: the two hitmen, Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) and Vincent Vega (John Travolta). Jules is one cold blooded mother f*cker who quotes the Bible, Ezekiel 23:17 right before he puts a cap in your ass, and Vincent, who can't quite handle the assignments that are givin to him. Not only does he kill people inadvertently ("The car hit a bump!") but he doesn't really know how to clean up his messes either. This does not take away from the fact that he is one ruthless character.
Some others are, Butch Collidge, a boxer who had just killed the prized boxer of the infamous mob boss, Marsellus Wallace. Butch is now on the run for his life from Wallace, but fate would bring them together in a way that I do not think either of them enjoyed
This is such a great film, and it is truly a masterpiece to watch unfold. If this does not represent Tarantino's true skill as a director, than I do not know what would.
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Review of Shaun of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead is a British zombie comedy that follows two layabouts. Shaun (Simon Pegg) and Ed (Nick Frost), who's life mostly consist of drinking, video games, and more drinking. When a zombie apocalypse breaks out they view it as more of an interference with their drinking time than a deadly threat that could possible wipe-out the entire human population. When it becomes apparent that the zombies might actually pose a threat, the two friends lead a group of survivors, mostly consisting of their friends and close relatives to the Winchester (Shaun and Ed's favorite pub) to wait out the zombie apocalypse.
The irony in this is that Shaun's girlfriend, Liz (Kate Ashfield) had just previously asked him to get his priorities in orders, and to choose between her or the pub. She lives with her friends, Di and David, who think that in a showdown, Shaun would choose the pub. So you can imagine the fuss it creates when Shaun suggests that The Winchester be their hid-away.
I really like this movie because of the the wonderful and colorful characters it brings to the screen as well as their dynamic, and the way they interact. Written by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright and directed by Wright. Between these two they create the thing I love most about this movie. Which is, that instead of mainly focusing on the undead, and trying to raise a few laughs here and there, it treats the living characters as sitcom regulars, whose conflicts and arguments keep getting interrupted by the flesh-eating zombies.
This is great movie, and I highly recommend it.
The irony in this is that Shaun's girlfriend, Liz (Kate Ashfield) had just previously asked him to get his priorities in orders, and to choose between her or the pub. She lives with her friends, Di and David, who think that in a showdown, Shaun would choose the pub. So you can imagine the fuss it creates when Shaun suggests that The Winchester be their hid-away.
I really like this movie because of the the wonderful and colorful characters it brings to the screen as well as their dynamic, and the way they interact. Written by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright and directed by Wright. Between these two they create the thing I love most about this movie. Which is, that instead of mainly focusing on the undead, and trying to raise a few laughs here and there, it treats the living characters as sitcom regulars, whose conflicts and arguments keep getting interrupted by the flesh-eating zombies.
This is great movie, and I highly recommend it.
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Review of The Incredibles
It may be a little childish, but this movie is just to great to pass up. Every time I watch this movie, even as a teenager, I find myself full of childish joy every time. Mr, Incredible, the hero of this story, is a superhero in the traditional 1950's mold, dashing through town, defeating super-villains, and saving civilians. Alas, in a turn of unfortunate events, Mr.Incredible saves a man jumping from a building who's intent is to take his own life. Yet instead of being grateful, the man decides to sue Mr.Incredible for the inconvenience that he has caused him. After, the populace is not unanimously grateful, and he is faced with so many lawsuits for unlawful rescue and inadvertent side-effects he is forced to retire, along with many of the superhero community.
Under the governments superhero relocation program, Mr. Incredible (voiced by Craig T. Nelson) moves to the suburbs, joined by his wife Elastigirl (Holly Hunter) and their children Violet(Sarah Vowell), Dash (Spencer Fox) and their little baby Jack Jack. Each of them posses a certain super power of their own, Violet can turn invisible and create force-fields (almost mimicking the Invisible Girl from The Fantastic Four). Dash is able to run at incredible speeds, Mr. Incredible has super-strength, and Elastigirl pretty much speaks for itself.
Bob Parr hates the insurance business. Joining him in the suburb is another relocated super, Frozone (Samuel L. Jackson) who can freeze stuff. Claiming they belong to a bowling league they sneak out on these nights to remember the good old days, by preventing low-profile crime. Until Mr.Incredible receives a message from a mysterious woman named Mirage (Elizabeth Pena), who lures him to a Pacific island where where Mr. Incredible, very over weight and very out of shape, battles a robot named Omnidroid 7. Spawning a whole new wave of super adventures.
I really love this movie, for all the laughs and fun it brings to the silver screen. It brings a whole new look on the superheros ways of life. I defiantly recommend watching this movie, whether you be young or old, you will love this movie.
Bob Parr hates the insurance business. Joining him in the suburb is another relocated super, Frozone (Samuel L. Jackson) who can freeze stuff. Claiming they belong to a bowling league they sneak out on these nights to remember the good old days, by preventing low-profile crime. Until Mr.Incredible receives a message from a mysterious woman named Mirage (Elizabeth Pena), who lures him to a Pacific island where where Mr. Incredible, very over weight and very out of shape, battles a robot named Omnidroid 7. Spawning a whole new wave of super adventures.
I really love this movie, for all the laughs and fun it brings to the silver screen. It brings a whole new look on the superheros ways of life. I defiantly recommend watching this movie, whether you be young or old, you will love this movie.
Thursday, April 21, 2016
Review of V for Vendetta
In 2020 a virus runs rampeded though the world. Most of all Americans are dead and Britan is ruled by a fascist dictator, Adam Susan (John Hurt) who promises security but not freedom. One man, known only by the letter V, stands against Susan. Warring the famed Guy Fawkes mask, who back in 1605 tried to destroy the House of Parliament. Since then, on November the 5th the ev of Guy Fawkes day, British school children for centuries have started bonfires to burn Fawkes in effigy. On this eve in 2020, V saves a young TV reporter named Evey from being raped at the hands of the police. The.n takes her to the rooftops to witnes him destroying the Old Bailey.
The movie fallows V for the next 12 months until the day that he would vowed to strike a crushing blow against the dictatorship on November 5. We see a police state that hold citizens in an iron grip and yet is repeatedly humiliated by one man who seems impervious. The state tries to suppress knowledge of his deeds--to spin a possible explanation for the destruction of the Old Bailey, for example. But V hijacks the national television network to claim authorship of his deed.
I really love this movie because of the message it brings. And the way that it expresses it.
The movie fallows V for the next 12 months until the day that he would vowed to strike a crushing blow against the dictatorship on November 5. We see a police state that hold citizens in an iron grip and yet is repeatedly humiliated by one man who seems impervious. The state tries to suppress knowledge of his deeds--to spin a possible explanation for the destruction of the Old Bailey, for example. But V hijacks the national television network to claim authorship of his deed.
I really love this movie because of the message it brings. And the way that it expresses it.
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Review of Howl's Moving Castle
The first site we see in "Howl's Moving Castle" is the castle itself, which looks as if it were hammered together in a shop class by wizards inspired by the lumbering , elephantine war machines in the "Empire Strikes Back" the castle is an amazing visual invention, a vast collection of turrets and annexes, protrusions and after thoughts, which makes its way across the landscape, like a lumbering, metal turtle.
Story opens with Sophie (voiced by Emily Mortimer) sitting on the workbench, patiently sewing hats while a smoke belching train roars passed her window. When she ventures out, she is attacked by soldiers, but is saved by Howl (voiced by Christan Bale) who is also being chased by black creatures, of no shape or form. This interaction brings Sophie's existence to the attention of Howl's enemy, the Witch of the Wast, who fancys Howl for herself. And in a fit of jealous rage, the witch turns Sophie into a wrinkled old woman, now voiced by Jean Simmons. Leaving the house in shame and confusion, Sophie takes to the hills. After meeting and freeing a scarecrow, he takes Sophie to Howl's castle. Howl is the real thing, a shape-shifter who sometimes becomes a winged bird of prey. So is his key assistant Calcifer (Billy Crystal), a fire demon who's job is to supply the castle's energy. Sophie also meets Howl's apprentice, Markl (Josh Hutcherson), and sets about appointing herself the castle's housekeeper and maid of all work.
The plot deepens as Howl is summoned to serve both of the warring kingdoms. And Sophie try's to regain her youth.
This would not be a standout film to see if you're looking for a great film to enjoy on the weekends or something like that. This is definitely it would be film if you are a strong Miyazaki fan. Miyazaki nevertheless is a Master who, frame by frame creates animated compositions of wonderment.
Story opens with Sophie (voiced by Emily Mortimer) sitting on the workbench, patiently sewing hats while a smoke belching train roars passed her window. When she ventures out, she is attacked by soldiers, but is saved by Howl (voiced by Christan Bale) who is also being chased by black creatures, of no shape or form. This interaction brings Sophie's existence to the attention of Howl's enemy, the Witch of the Wast, who fancys Howl for herself. And in a fit of jealous rage, the witch turns Sophie into a wrinkled old woman, now voiced by Jean Simmons. Leaving the house in shame and confusion, Sophie takes to the hills. After meeting and freeing a scarecrow, he takes Sophie to Howl's castle. Howl is the real thing, a shape-shifter who sometimes becomes a winged bird of prey. So is his key assistant Calcifer (Billy Crystal), a fire demon who's job is to supply the castle's energy. Sophie also meets Howl's apprentice, Markl (Josh Hutcherson), and sets about appointing herself the castle's housekeeper and maid of all work.
The plot deepens as Howl is summoned to serve both of the warring kingdoms. And Sophie try's to regain her youth.
This would not be a standout film to see if you're looking for a great film to enjoy on the weekends or something like that. This is definitely it would be film if you are a strong Miyazaki fan. Miyazaki nevertheless is a Master who, frame by frame creates animated compositions of wonderment.
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Review of My neighbor Totoro
Diving into Studio Gibley, Hayao Miyazaki creates a world we should live in rather than one we occupy. A film with no villains. No fight scenes. No evil adults. No fighting between two kids. No scary monsters. No darkness before the dawn. A world that is benign. A world where if you meet a strange towering creature in the forest you curl up on it's tummy and have a nap. 
The movie tells the story of two young sisters Satsuki and Mei Kusakabe. As the story open their father is driving them to the new house, near avast forest. Their mother, who is sick, has been moved to the hospital in their district. When they move in, something peculiar happens. when they let light into the glue, they get just a glimpse of little black fuzzy dots scaring to safety. "Probably just dust bunnies", says their father but there is an old nanny who has been hired to look after them, and she confides that they are "soot sprights" , which like abandoned houses and will pack up and leave once they hear the sound of laughter. A few days pass by. Mei is playing in the yard, when she spots a small creature, no bigger than a kitten. After fallowing the creature for a bit, it becomes aware of her presents and try's to give her the slip. After tracking it down again, Mei fallows it through a tunnel in the bushes then down a hole in a great big tree. When she gets to the bottom, she finds the great spirt Totoro, sleeping peacefully in its bed.
This is an absolutely fanominal movie, from the beautiful watercolor backgrounds to fascinating story line, this is a masterpiece. But it would not have one it's worldwide audience just because of it's warm heart. It is also rich with him and comedy in the way it observes the two remarkable convincing, life like little girls ( I speak of their personalities, not there appearance). It Is awe- inspiring in the scenes involving Totoro, and chanting in the scenes with the cat bus. It is also a little sad, a little scary, a little surprising in just a little informative, just like life itself. If you haven't watched this movie already, I highly recommend it.
The movie tells the story of two young sisters Satsuki and Mei Kusakabe. As the story open their father is driving them to the new house, near avast forest. Their mother, who is sick, has been moved to the hospital in their district. When they move in, something peculiar happens. when they let light into the glue, they get just a glimpse of little black fuzzy dots scaring to safety. "Probably just dust bunnies", says their father but there is an old nanny who has been hired to look after them, and she confides that they are "soot sprights" , which like abandoned houses and will pack up and leave once they hear the sound of laughter. A few days pass by. Mei is playing in the yard, when she spots a small creature, no bigger than a kitten. After fallowing the creature for a bit, it becomes aware of her presents and try's to give her the slip. After tracking it down again, Mei fallows it through a tunnel in the bushes then down a hole in a great big tree. When she gets to the bottom, she finds the great spirt Totoro, sleeping peacefully in its bed.
This is an absolutely fanominal movie, from the beautiful watercolor backgrounds to fascinating story line, this is a masterpiece. But it would not have one it's worldwide audience just because of it's warm heart. It is also rich with him and comedy in the way it observes the two remarkable convincing, life like little girls ( I speak of their personalities, not there appearance). It Is awe- inspiring in the scenes involving Totoro, and chanting in the scenes with the cat bus. It is also a little sad, a little scary, a little surprising in just a little informative, just like life itself. If you haven't watched this movie already, I highly recommend it.
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Review of Inglorious Bastards
I know I have been on kind of a Tarantino binge but i figured that this movie was to good to postpone. The story starts in Nazi-occupied France early in the war, when the cruel, droll, Nazi Col. Hans Landa arrives on a dairy where he believes that the farmer (Denis Menochet) is hiding Jews. He is right, and after a long drawn out, suspenseful conversation, all hell breaks lose. A young woman named Shosanna (Melina Laurent) manages to escape the chaos and flee with her life. It is for this scene, and his performance throughout the movie, that shows why Christopher Waltz deserved all the praise he received from his character. He brings to life a character unlike any Nazi I have seen portrayed in a film: evil, sardonic, ironic, brilliant, and absolutely absurd. Here is the link if you would like to watch the opening scene yourself The Jew Hunter
The hero of this story is Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) a hard-talking Southern boy who is the leader of the "Bastards" and wants each of them to bring back 100 Nazi scalps.
The "Bastards" themselves are a rag-tag group of Nazi killing machines dropped behind the enemy line. For years Aldo and his group have improbably survives in France, massacring and striking fear in the hearts of Nazis everywhere. Yet still manage to turn up in formal dinner ware in a moments notice. And who can forget Pitt's version of an Italian accent, which sounds about as authentic as Taco Bell's "Mexican food" tastes.
I really like this movie, from the way it was shot, to the way QT brings the characters to life, making them so enjoyable to watch interact. Of cores tho its Tarantino, so you know there will be no shortage of violence, profanity, and absolute brutality. I also really like this movie because QT provides WWII with a much-needed alternative ending. For once those Nazi bastards get what was coming to them.
The hero of this story is Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) a hard-talking Southern boy who is the leader of the "Bastards" and wants each of them to bring back 100 Nazi scalps.
The "Bastards" themselves are a rag-tag group of Nazi killing machines dropped behind the enemy line. For years Aldo and his group have improbably survives in France, massacring and striking fear in the hearts of Nazis everywhere. Yet still manage to turn up in formal dinner ware in a moments notice. And who can forget Pitt's version of an Italian accent, which sounds about as authentic as Taco Bell's "Mexican food" tastes.
I really like this movie, from the way it was shot, to the way QT brings the characters to life, making them so enjoyable to watch interact. Of cores tho its Tarantino, so you know there will be no shortage of violence, profanity, and absolute brutality. I also really like this movie because QT provides WWII with a much-needed alternative ending. For once those Nazi bastards get what was coming to them.
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Review of Kill Bill Vol.2
Quinton Tarantino's Kill Bill Vol.2 is exuberant celebration of movie making. Coasting with heedless joy from one audacious chapter to another, working as a satire, working as a drama, working as irony, working as pure action. I would dare to say that Tarantino's fallow up to Kill Bill surpasses the original, being not so much a sequel as more of a continuation/backstory to Kill Bill Vol.1. The movie opens with The Bride (Uma Thurman) aka Beatrix Kiddo, behind the wheel of a car, explaining her mission; to kill Bill. As the movie progresses, you see the timeline jump from past to present, then back again. Giving a reminder and an explanation to the current events happening in the movie. It's almost like showing you a finished project, then going back and giving you all the gritty little details on how they made it, except way more interesting.
Flashbacks remind us that the Bride, groom and entire wedding party were targeted by the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad in a massacre at the Two Pines Wedding Chapel. Bill was responsible-- Bill who she confronts in the front porch of the chapel for a conversation that suggest the complexity and weirdness of their relationship. Bill is played by David Carradine, in a performance that shows that somehow the Bride and Bill had a real relationship, despite the preposterous details surrounding it.
The Bride of course survives, waking up after a long coma. Swearing revenge on all those who wronged her, leading to long extended martial arts, sword swinging, fist to fist fight scenes, that are all extremely fun to watch.
This is an all around great movie and I highly recommend it to anyone...Anyone 14 and up that is.
Flashbacks remind us that the Bride, groom and entire wedding party were targeted by the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad in a massacre at the Two Pines Wedding Chapel. Bill was responsible-- Bill who she confronts in the front porch of the chapel for a conversation that suggest the complexity and weirdness of their relationship. Bill is played by David Carradine, in a performance that shows that somehow the Bride and Bill had a real relationship, despite the preposterous details surrounding it.
The Bride of course survives, waking up after a long coma. Swearing revenge on all those who wronged her, leading to long extended martial arts, sword swinging, fist to fist fight scenes, that are all extremely fun to watch.
This is an all around great movie and I highly recommend it to anyone...Anyone 14 and up that is.
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Review of Kill Bill Vol.1
Tarantino's blood filled, splatter-fest, Kill Bill follows the Bride (Uma Thurman) on her quest for vengeance after being left for dead on her wedding day by her former assassin squad, The Deadly Viper Assassination Squad. The very first scene of this movie opens with Bill killing all of the other members of her bridal party, except the Bride. Seeing the true devastation in the Bride's emotion sets up a perfect motive for revenge in true Tarantino fashion. As the movie progresses you can see the pure skill and fury of the bride, as she slays her former teammates one by one, at one point taking on the Crazy 88s, a band of high trained mercenaries hired by O-Ren Ishii (Lucy Liu) one of the brides former squad members.
Tarantino is truly on his A-game with Kill Bill. With brilliant fight choreography, amazing cinematography, and captivating characters it is a work of art and a brilliant piece to watch unfold.
I love this movie. Not just because of the blood and violence (although that is always a plus), I love this movie because of everything else in it: from the way it was shot, down the to the costumes donned by the characters. Tarantino goes into depth to give a backstory to each character, making each fight scene even more riveting. All together this is just one hell of a movie and I 100% recommend watching it if your in the mood for a gritty action revenge thriller, with just a dash of comedy thrown into the mix.
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Review of American Hero
American Hero follows Melvin, (Stephan Dorff) a man with the ability to move objects with his mind, on a journey to try and redeem himself after spending pretty much the entirety of his life partying, doing drugs, having sex and making poor decisions. After suffering a major heart attack he decides to get his life back on track to fight for the right to see his son and start to use his powers to do good and help people instead of harming them. Helping Melvin is his life long friend Lucille,(Eddie Griffin) a veteran who was hit in the lower spine by a sniper's round in the Iraqi war causing him to lose his ability to walk. As the story progresses you start to see the good Melvin, the side of him that wants to make a difference, the side of him that just wants to be a good father and not just the druggie, alcoholic f*ck up that everyone else sees in him. This is a very heartwarming movie, as much as it is a superhero movie. It goes to show that you can turn your life around and make a difference even if no one else thinks you can.
I really like this movie because of the unique humor it brings to the typical superhero/action/ comedy movie. Another really cool thing about this movie, is that it is shot as if they are making a live documentary of his life, with cameras and crew fallowing him throughout the movie. This movie definitely has some problems though; for one, there really isn't any flow, and it's more like segments mishmash together to create one movie. As well as the fact that Melvin's telekinetic ability is downplayed to more of a party trick then a superpower, which I think is BS. This isn't the best movie and won't be winning any awards but I personally like the characters and the message behind it.
I really like this movie because of the unique humor it brings to the typical superhero/action/ comedy movie. Another really cool thing about this movie, is that it is shot as if they are making a live documentary of his life, with cameras and crew fallowing him throughout the movie. This movie definitely has some problems though; for one, there really isn't any flow, and it's more like segments mishmash together to create one movie. As well as the fact that Melvin's telekinetic ability is downplayed to more of a party trick then a superpower, which I think is BS. This isn't the best movie and won't be winning any awards but I personally like the characters and the message behind it.
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Review of Lucifer
In the beginning... The Angle Lucifer was cast out of Heaven and condemned to rule Hell for all eternity, until he decided to take a vacation... The show fallows Lucifer (Tom Ellis) taking a permanent vacation to L.A. to help humanity with its miseries through his experiences and telepathic ability to bring peoples deepest desires and thoughts out of them. While meeting a girl at Lucifer's night club (The Lux) he gets involved in a shooting that subsequently ends in the death of the girl. Trying to seek out the man who killed her, leads Lucifer to becoming a LAPD consultant who tries to punish people for their crimes through law and justice. Along side Lucifer is LAPD officer Chole Decker, a former actress turned detective who wanted to be taken more seriously fallowing a topless scene in one of her previous movies; Mazikeen, Lucifer's loyal servant who is accompanying him on his vacation; and plenty more colorful characters that are introduced throughout the episodes but usually only stick around for an episode or two.
I like this show because the plot actually fallows Lucifer, instede of having him as a side character or a villain, and it gives you a look into the Devil's life. Tom Ellis's portrail of the Devil brings a whole new light to the typical image of Satan. Full of witty one-liners, carefree antics, and plenty of sexual humor, Ellis portrays all of this, while not forgetting the unforgivable darkness that lies behind the nice exterior. This show has pretty much got it all, yet it still has its problems. Each episode is new in its own way, but it fallows the same pattern of events over and over and ends up being kind of predictable. As a whole, this show is pretty damn great in my opinion, and I definitely recommend it.
I like this show because the plot actually fallows Lucifer, instede of having him as a side character or a villain, and it gives you a look into the Devil's life. Tom Ellis's portrail of the Devil brings a whole new light to the typical image of Satan. Full of witty one-liners, carefree antics, and plenty of sexual humor, Ellis portrays all of this, while not forgetting the unforgivable darkness that lies behind the nice exterior. This show has pretty much got it all, yet it still has its problems. Each episode is new in its own way, but it fallows the same pattern of events over and over and ends up being kind of predictable. As a whole, this show is pretty damn great in my opinion, and I definitely recommend it.
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Review of Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life
Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving life fallows Cooper Barrett (Jack Cutmore-Sott) fresh out of collage and ready to start his life. If you don't already know the show, watch this trailer before I continue thttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBDwbyH31OQ So now that you have a general understanding of the show, lets continue. Accompanying Cooper on his crazy antics is his best friend Niel Fissley (Charlie Saxton) a computer geek, searching for love; Berry Sandel (James Earl) a very flamboyant, lovable jackass, who doesn't seem to know the meaning of the word "don't do that"; Kelly Bishop (Meagan Rath) Cooper's neighbor and semi-love interest, who has a fiery temper and a thing for older men; and Josh Barrett, Cooper's older more successful, lawyer brother, who is always there to bail them out of trouble when times get tough.
What I like about this show is that brings action as well as comedy into-play, but without going crazy over the top, like jumping from building to building. And instead, more focuses on how real life people would react to dangerous and crazy situations, like running away screaming or something like that. Some problems with this show is how it is so fast paced and seems to need to drop a joke every 30 seconds and doesn't give you much time to breath. As well as the fact that a lot of the actors just seem to be spouting off dialogue like they are reading it off a scrip, instead of making it seem like they are coming up with it themselves. All in all I like this show, its quirky, edgy, and brings a newish approach your typical TV show. I don't 100% recommend it tho because it just might not be your type of TV show.
What I like about this show is that brings action as well as comedy into-play, but without going crazy over the top, like jumping from building to building. And instead, more focuses on how real life people would react to dangerous and crazy situations, like running away screaming or something like that. Some problems with this show is how it is so fast paced and seems to need to drop a joke every 30 seconds and doesn't give you much time to breath. As well as the fact that a lot of the actors just seem to be spouting off dialogue like they are reading it off a scrip, instead of making it seem like they are coming up with it themselves. All in all I like this show, its quirky, edgy, and brings a newish approach your typical TV show. I don't 100% recommend it tho because it just might not be your type of TV show.
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Review for The Hateful Eight
The most recent film directed by Tarantino, The Hateful Eight takes place in the post-Civil War era, and fallows a group of eight strangers blizzard bound in a small Wyoming cabin. Unlike most of Tarantino's films that open with blood and action right off the bat, he takes his sweet time building it up, relying more on suspense then just jumping straight into the action (oh but trust me, its a Tarantino film, so you know there will be buckets and buckets of blood). He spends over a half-hour on a stagecoach ride that introduces bounty hunter John "The Hangman" Ruth (Kurt Russel); his coach driver O.B. (James Park); his prisoner, the ruthless outlaw Daisy Domergue (Jennifer Jason Leigh), who is being escorted to Red Rock to be hanged by the neck till death; Red Rock's new sheriff Chris Mannix (Walton Goggins), a former outlaw that Ruth cant accept that he has become the new sheriff, and Maj. Marquis Warren (Samuel L. Jackson), an ex-slave turned anti-confederate war hero turned bounty hunter whose
record of wartime atrocities makes Ruth distrust him and Mannix hate
his guts.
Arriving at the cabin- a watering hole known as Minnie's Haberdashery- we are joined by a sprinkling of new characters. There is a smug British hangman, Oswald Morbray (Tim Roth, filling what might otherwise be the Christopher Waltz role), a furtive Mexican (Damien Bichir) who calls himself Bob, a smirking gun man by the name of Joe Gage (Michael Madsen, doing the whole Michael Madsen thing), and an old confederate general named Sanford Smithers (Bruce Dern). You can probably guess that his relationship with Samuel L. Jackson doesn't play out so well. The joint's owner, Minnie, is no where to be found and her husband is missing right along with her.
I really enjoyed this movie, party because it felt more like an experiment then a classic western. It was almost like Tarantino took bits a pieces from all different types of Westerns, put it in a pot, stirred them up a bit, then drizzled it all over this movie. Another thing to admire about this movie is that it was all short on Ultra Panavision 70mm, a format that has barley been used since the 1960s. All in all this movie is not without its faults but is not without its praise, and I definitely see this movie if you are in the mood for a gritty mystery with plenty of cussing and blood.
Arriving at the cabin- a watering hole known as Minnie's Haberdashery- we are joined by a sprinkling of new characters. There is a smug British hangman, Oswald Morbray (Tim Roth, filling what might otherwise be the Christopher Waltz role), a furtive Mexican (Damien Bichir) who calls himself Bob, a smirking gun man by the name of Joe Gage (Michael Madsen, doing the whole Michael Madsen thing), and an old confederate general named Sanford Smithers (Bruce Dern). You can probably guess that his relationship with Samuel L. Jackson doesn't play out so well. The joint's owner, Minnie, is no where to be found and her husband is missing right along with her.
I really enjoyed this movie, party because it felt more like an experiment then a classic western. It was almost like Tarantino took bits a pieces from all different types of Westerns, put it in a pot, stirred them up a bit, then drizzled it all over this movie. Another thing to admire about this movie is that it was all short on Ultra Panavision 70mm, a format that has barley been used since the 1960s. All in all this movie is not without its faults but is not without its praise, and I definitely see this movie if you are in the mood for a gritty mystery with plenty of cussing and blood.
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Futurama Blog part 2
Hermes Conrad is a Jamaican Bureaucrat, who works for the Central Bureaucracy and Planet Express. He is a limbo loving family man, who is always looking forward to his manwich, but never seem to to acquire it https://www.youtube.com/watchv=zAsyiIlnMaY
Finally we have Phillip. J. Fry, aka Fry. He is not what you consider to be one of the smartest people in the universe. Actually he completely lacks any common sense or intelligence what so ever. To give you an example on how stupid he really is, when aliens Brains rendered the entire human race into a bunch bumbling idiots, Fry was completely unaffected, due to the fact that his IQ was the lowest on the entire planet.
Some honorable characters mentions include: The Robot Mafia, led by Donbot, and escorted by his two henchmen, Clamps and Joey Mousepad. Not playing a huge role in the show, they only appear in a few episodes. Yet they remain some of my favorite characters in this show.
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Zapp Brannigan is the he pilot of the Nimbus ( The fag ship of Democratic Order of Planets) and is a 25 star general. Based off William Shatner and Capt Kirk, Matt Groening did everything in his power to make Zapp Brannigan as much of an egotistical asshole as possible .
The Robot Devil, really isn't that bad of a guy. He is the ruler of Robot Hell, and big fan of musicals, which are the entertainment equivalent of Hell. He is talented at playing the fiddle, so nationally he own a golden one. He lives in a amusement park in New Jersey, which was closed due to salmonella that the flum ride produced.
This show is absolutely amazing. Created by Matt Groening, (the mind behind the Simpsons) Futurama has received critical acclaim. The show has been nominated for 17 Annie Awards and 12 Emmy Awards, winning seven of the former and six of the latter. It has also been nominated four times for a Writers Guild of America Award, winning two for the episodes "Godfellas" and "The Prisoner of Benda", been nominated for aNebula Award and has received Environmental Media Awards for episodes "The Problem with Popplers" and "The Futurama Holiday Spectacular".Futurama-related merchandise has also been released, including a tie-in comic book series and video game, calendars, clothes and figurines. In 2013, TV Guide ranked Futurama as one of the top 60 Greatest TV Cartoons of All Time. This is one of my favorite shows of all time, and I 100% recommend it to anyone thinking about watching it.
Finally we have Phillip. J. Fry, aka Fry. He is not what you consider to be one of the smartest people in the universe. Actually he completely lacks any common sense or intelligence what so ever. To give you an example on how stupid he really is, when aliens Brains rendered the entire human race into a bunch bumbling idiots, Fry was completely unaffected, due to the fact that his IQ was the lowest on the entire planet.
Some honorable characters mentions include: The Robot Mafia, led by Donbot, and escorted by his two henchmen, Clamps and Joey Mousepad. Not playing a huge role in the show, they only appear in a few episodes. Yet they remain some of my favorite characters in this show.
.
Zapp Brannigan is the he pilot of the Nimbus ( The fag ship of Democratic Order of Planets) and is a 25 star general. Based off William Shatner and Capt Kirk, Matt Groening did everything in his power to make Zapp Brannigan as much of an egotistical asshole as possible .
The Robot Devil, really isn't that bad of a guy. He is the ruler of Robot Hell, and big fan of musicals, which are the entertainment equivalent of Hell. He is talented at playing the fiddle, so nationally he own a golden one. He lives in a amusement park in New Jersey, which was closed due to salmonella that the flum ride produced.
This show is absolutely amazing. Created by Matt Groening, (the mind behind the Simpsons) Futurama has received critical acclaim. The show has been nominated for 17 Annie Awards and 12 Emmy Awards, winning seven of the former and six of the latter. It has also been nominated four times for a Writers Guild of America Award, winning two for the episodes "Godfellas" and "The Prisoner of Benda", been nominated for aNebula Award and has received Environmental Media Awards for episodes "The Problem with Popplers" and "The Futurama Holiday Spectacular".Futurama-related merchandise has also been released, including a tie-in comic book series and video game, calendars, clothes and figurines. In 2013, TV Guide ranked Futurama as one of the top 60 Greatest TV Cartoons of All Time. This is one of my favorite shows of all time, and I 100% recommend it to anyone thinking about watching it.
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