The only reason I'm doing 5 is because I still have not seen Milk or Gran Torino. So I might revise this.
1. The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
2. The Dark Knight
3. Wall-E
4. Iron Man
5. Cloverfield
Monday, December 29, 2008
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Review: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
3. 3 hours. 3 amazing hours. 3 amazing hours of Brad Pitt. I'll be honest I don't think any movie should be longer than 2 hours. I'm a very picky man when it comes to runtime, but I did not want this movie to ever end. David Fincher's last production was Zodiac, now I personally haven't seen Zodiac but people have said that Zodiac was a little slow. So when I found out how long this movie was I got the sure feeling that a lot of this movie would be boring. For me there was never a dull moment, from the moment the opening credits ended this movie grabbed me and did not let go. The movie opened up a whole new perspective on how people should look at the joys of life and the sorrows of death. The messages this movie is sending are ones people need to listen to. One notable one is that of the so called "Lightning Man," and when you see it you'll know what I mean. Notable performances by the stars Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. On that note, this is Brad Pitt's best performance to date. If he does not walk away with the Best Actor Oscar this year, then the academy needs some work. Also a very extremely notable performance is that of Taraji P. Henson, who plays Benjamin's adoptive mother. The only other movie I have seen her is was Smoking Aces, and man can she throw down a performance, she was one of my favorite. So long movie short, if you haven't seen this, see it now, and I'll state this now and stand by it forever. Best movie of 2008.
5 Stars.
Thursday, November 27, 2008
We Bid Farwell to Music Legends
This week has been a rough one, the indie/rock band Phantom Planet best known for their hit "California" from the O.C. has gone on hiatus. What this means for the future of the band I do not know at the moment. all i know is that Phantom Planet superfans such as my very good pal Jordan Ballou are crushed by the news. The details are extremely limited but Phantom Planet guitar player Darren Robinson has released some information on his Myspace blog. "To answer many of you- this hiatus is entirely amicable," says Robinson. "There has been no fighting involved, I assure you. All four of us need some time to figure things out and just to be home. Fifteen years together is a long time indeed."
The band will be playing a very special last show on December 12th at the Troubadour and L.A. according to the band this is the venue where they performed their first all ages show. Weather they will return at this moment is unclear, but either way we'll never for one moment forget their music and charisma.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Band Of The Week! 11-24-08
Woo! Music! Doesn't get any better than this, and today I'm bringing you a recently discoverd band that I personally think can wale!
This Week: The Morning Of
Genre: Indie/Pop/Rock
Awsomeness: Lots of it.
I remember checking these guys out on Myspace.com awhile ago and I think they only had like 1 or 2 songs on their page. I quickly lost interest and stopped with them. In these recents days a young lad by the name of Jordan Ballou has once again sparked my intrest, but this time they have a full length album titled "The World As We Know It". I've had time to check it out and I must say it's impressed me. The Morning Of is much like the late "1997" in that it has Male and Female lead vocalists, they also mix in elements of Hard Rock and Indie, they also have a great piano player, and we all know I'm a sucker for the keys.
This Week: The Morning Of
Genre: Indie/Pop/Rock
Awsomeness: Lots of it.
I remember checking these guys out on Myspace.com awhile ago and I think they only had like 1 or 2 songs on their page. I quickly lost interest and stopped with them. In these recents days a young lad by the name of Jordan Ballou has once again sparked my intrest, but this time they have a full length album titled "The World As We Know It". I've had time to check it out and I must say it's impressed me. The Morning Of is much like the late "1997" in that it has Male and Female lead vocalists, they also mix in elements of Hard Rock and Indie, they also have a great piano player, and we all know I'm a sucker for the keys.
The Morning Of has just set up a west coast tour that will start in the beginning December with Danger Radio and My American Heart for more information about that go check out their myspace page at www.myspace.com/themorningof You can also find links to their merch shop at that same link.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Movie Review: Twilight
Ever since I hear the premise of the story I did think it was slightly cheesy. Also I thought that the books were kind of a trendy thing, and yes I did use to make fun of them a lot. So going into this I wasn't too pumped. So here goes:
First off I actually like how they took they age old idea of vampires and changed it. I think it was a bold move on Stephane Meyer's part. I find myself sometimes bored with the concept of vampires because they're all the same. So it was a cool change of pace. Also let me mention that i think Catherine Hardwick is a very talented director. That being said let me dive into what I didn't like.
1-Special FX-I've seen countless vampire movies. This had terribe flying effects, and speed effects. They should have put way more money into the effects. I think even the concept of wires would have been better for the flying.
2-Acting-Rob P. is not the best actor, neither is Kristen Stewart. I did howeverlike it more as it went along. The beginning was just terrible though.
3-Excessive pop culture-Catherine Hardwick can be a little too trendy, the soundtrack was kind of an awkward thing for me. It almost seemed like she wanted it to be more like a music video rather than the movie actually having a score.
Now we move onto the good things.
I did very much like the Cullen Family, I think they were casted very very well. I loved that each one had their own little personality, and I will continue too as long as they keep Nikki Reed's acting to a minimum. Another thing that struck me as cool was the artistic feel for the movie. Watching this I felt that the story was very poetic, and C.H. brought some hardcore visuals to go with it.
Story=B+
Effects=D-
Acting=D
Overall=C-
First off I actually like how they took they age old idea of vampires and changed it. I think it was a bold move on Stephane Meyer's part. I find myself sometimes bored with the concept of vampires because they're all the same. So it was a cool change of pace. Also let me mention that i think Catherine Hardwick is a very talented director. That being said let me dive into what I didn't like.
1-Special FX-I've seen countless vampire movies. This had terribe flying effects, and speed effects. They should have put way more money into the effects. I think even the concept of wires would have been better for the flying.
2-Acting-Rob P. is not the best actor, neither is Kristen Stewart. I did howeverlike it more as it went along. The beginning was just terrible though.
3-Excessive pop culture-Catherine Hardwick can be a little too trendy, the soundtrack was kind of an awkward thing for me. It almost seemed like she wanted it to be more like a music video rather than the movie actually having a score.
Now we move onto the good things.
I did very much like the Cullen Family, I think they were casted very very well. I loved that each one had their own little personality, and I will continue too as long as they keep Nikki Reed's acting to a minimum. Another thing that struck me as cool was the artistic feel for the movie. Watching this I felt that the story was very poetic, and C.H. brought some hardcore visuals to go with it.
Story=B+
Effects=D-
Acting=D
Overall=C-
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