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13 years ago
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Trying to clear through FA messages and interact a little more on here- going soft on Twitter for a bit for various reasons (but better than deleting my account which I was considering). Anyway- hope y'all have been doing well- sorry for not being around much. If I owe you a response to anything you've asked previously- let me know- fell off the bandwagon a bit!
I have zero commissions in the works, so prolly nothing new for a bit- open to suggestions if anyone has 'em. :)
Movie reviews if you give a shit- here's what I've seen recently:
MT ZION- a Kiwi film so don't worry about it lol. For the fellow New Zealanders out there- February next year, and it's pretty damn good. Stan Walker, Temuera Morrison. Kind of like a Kiwi The Sapphires in a manner of speaking. Plus Bob Marley!
WELCOME TO THE PUNCH- a pretty good British crime thriller. Doesn't stack up to The Sweeney, but James McAvoy is hot and it's quite stylised & dark. Good music.
FLIGHT- not what I was expecting from either Denzel or Robert Zemeckis, but I really liked it. Very much a drama, that just happens to have a really intense plane crash at the start. Denzel is always amazing of course.
LINCOLN- I was truly astounded by this film- it's so f**king good. Daniel Day-Lewis will take the Oscar, no doubts. A masterpiece of cinema. Learned a lot also, being a non-American.
LIFE OF PI- saw this in IMAX 3D (although it's only digital IMAX so not as impressive as other things I've seen recently). What the f**k, man? How is that such a popular book?! It's visually pretty stunning, and the 3D is original and entertaining. I don't know about the story though, but I guess if you love the book, you'll love the film too? Or something. Worth a watch for wow-factor though.
SKYFALL- this is old now, for most of you. Seriously worth a trip to your local IMAX theatre to see it in a special ratio edited by the director Sam Mendes. Looks and sounds stunning, plus, you know- the film is actually great as well- bonus! :D
SAVE YOUR LEGS- an Australian film, so again don't worry about it! For you Aussies? No. Unless you loved The Cup. Or are 60 years old.
RISE OF THE GUARDIANS- already wrote about this one, but go see it and have pervy thoughts about Bunnymund and then draw them for me please. Incredible 3D by the way.
BREAKING DAWN PART 2- eh, who cares? Best of the bunch- bar wasn't set very high. :\
THE TALL MAN- a French-Canadian thriller starring Jessica Biel. I don't know what's happening with the US release for this one- prolly VOD with a limited theatrical run. I got sent my really f**king secure VOD link direct from the studio with my name plastered all over the film in case I pirated it lol. It's okayish- I'd be pissed if I paid for it. No idea what's going on for most of the film, and frankly I didn't care. Thought about it quite a bit after watching though- sometimes people are sold on the afterthoughts, so there you have it.
HITCHCOCK- Sir Anthony Hopkins' best performance to date. Such a great film- it's really funny and fascinating, especially if you love film and anything Alfred Hitchcock ever created. Lots to learn here! Dame Helen Mirren was amazing as his wife. Thoroughly recommend seeing this film!
HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCHHUNTERS- Lol! It's actually kinda fun I have to say. Very funny, way over the top blood & guts, offensive language, etc. I rather enjoyed it, despite expecting not to. Fun use of 3D. Cheesy, silly, predictable- but cute.
THE IMPOSSIBLE- based on the true story of the 2004 tsunami that wiped out parts of Thailand, and one British family caught in the middle of it. Actually one of the most stunning films of the year- it's something you shouldn't miss. I have no idea how they filmed the disaster sequences, but f**k! Really devastating and emotional, but incredible. Ewan McGregor & Naomi Watts will prolly end up with award nominations I'd wager.
WRECK-IT RALPH- eh, you've all seen it and know how amazing it is- go again! And again! Loved the 3D in this one also.
PUSHER- British remake of the old Swedish film by Nicolas Winding-Refn. Nothing special- seen it all before (Human Traffic, etc). Ultra-violent and graphic drug use. Great music by Orbital though, and I dug the style.
Errrr.... I think that's about it! Will try and review every other week so it's not like, BOOM- a million reviews up in your face. Thanks for getting to this point of the journal, if indeed you did! :)
I have zero commissions in the works, so prolly nothing new for a bit- open to suggestions if anyone has 'em. :)
Movie reviews if you give a shit- here's what I've seen recently:
MT ZION- a Kiwi film so don't worry about it lol. For the fellow New Zealanders out there- February next year, and it's pretty damn good. Stan Walker, Temuera Morrison. Kind of like a Kiwi The Sapphires in a manner of speaking. Plus Bob Marley!
WELCOME TO THE PUNCH- a pretty good British crime thriller. Doesn't stack up to The Sweeney, but James McAvoy is hot and it's quite stylised & dark. Good music.
FLIGHT- not what I was expecting from either Denzel or Robert Zemeckis, but I really liked it. Very much a drama, that just happens to have a really intense plane crash at the start. Denzel is always amazing of course.
LINCOLN- I was truly astounded by this film- it's so f**king good. Daniel Day-Lewis will take the Oscar, no doubts. A masterpiece of cinema. Learned a lot also, being a non-American.
LIFE OF PI- saw this in IMAX 3D (although it's only digital IMAX so not as impressive as other things I've seen recently). What the f**k, man? How is that such a popular book?! It's visually pretty stunning, and the 3D is original and entertaining. I don't know about the story though, but I guess if you love the book, you'll love the film too? Or something. Worth a watch for wow-factor though.
SKYFALL- this is old now, for most of you. Seriously worth a trip to your local IMAX theatre to see it in a special ratio edited by the director Sam Mendes. Looks and sounds stunning, plus, you know- the film is actually great as well- bonus! :D
SAVE YOUR LEGS- an Australian film, so again don't worry about it! For you Aussies? No. Unless you loved The Cup. Or are 60 years old.
RISE OF THE GUARDIANS- already wrote about this one, but go see it and have pervy thoughts about Bunnymund and then draw them for me please. Incredible 3D by the way.
BREAKING DAWN PART 2- eh, who cares? Best of the bunch- bar wasn't set very high. :\
THE TALL MAN- a French-Canadian thriller starring Jessica Biel. I don't know what's happening with the US release for this one- prolly VOD with a limited theatrical run. I got sent my really f**king secure VOD link direct from the studio with my name plastered all over the film in case I pirated it lol. It's okayish- I'd be pissed if I paid for it. No idea what's going on for most of the film, and frankly I didn't care. Thought about it quite a bit after watching though- sometimes people are sold on the afterthoughts, so there you have it.
HITCHCOCK- Sir Anthony Hopkins' best performance to date. Such a great film- it's really funny and fascinating, especially if you love film and anything Alfred Hitchcock ever created. Lots to learn here! Dame Helen Mirren was amazing as his wife. Thoroughly recommend seeing this film!
HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCHHUNTERS- Lol! It's actually kinda fun I have to say. Very funny, way over the top blood & guts, offensive language, etc. I rather enjoyed it, despite expecting not to. Fun use of 3D. Cheesy, silly, predictable- but cute.
THE IMPOSSIBLE- based on the true story of the 2004 tsunami that wiped out parts of Thailand, and one British family caught in the middle of it. Actually one of the most stunning films of the year- it's something you shouldn't miss. I have no idea how they filmed the disaster sequences, but f**k! Really devastating and emotional, but incredible. Ewan McGregor & Naomi Watts will prolly end up with award nominations I'd wager.
WRECK-IT RALPH- eh, you've all seen it and know how amazing it is- go again! And again! Loved the 3D in this one also.
PUSHER- British remake of the old Swedish film by Nicolas Winding-Refn. Nothing special- seen it all before (Human Traffic, etc). Ultra-violent and graphic drug use. Great music by Orbital though, and I dug the style.
Errrr.... I think that's about it! Will try and review every other week so it's not like, BOOM- a million reviews up in your face. Thanks for getting to this point of the journal, if indeed you did! :)
I think that's about it really- we hear about these American legends like Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin, etc- but are never really taught much unless we choose to (and I kind of wish I had maybe done history or something). Thanksgiving? I dunno. But watching Lincoln inspired me to take stock of the things I have and actually attempt to achieve something important. I hope that makes some kind of sense anyway- please don't think me ignorant- I always paid attention at school and did well, this stuff just wasn't really covered.