I think it was the summer before eighth grade that my best friend Tony and I, inspired by the brilliance of a little thing called Space Balls, set out to make our own Star Wars parody. We called it “Star Whores: The Adventures of Puke Flyswatter and Hand Solo” with the subtitle “Episode VI: Return of [...]
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When will then be now?
Posted in Movies, tagged space balls, star wars, star wars parodies on August 6, 2008 | 3 Comments »
There will be (half) blood
Posted in Movies, tagged harry potter and the half-blood prince on July 30, 2008 | No Comments »
Why So Serious?
Posted in Comic Books, Movies, tagged batman, the dark knight on July 20, 2008 | No Comments »
Best comic book movie ever? No, probably not, but The Dark Knight does deserve to be part of that conversation. It’s that good. (No one is more surprised than me.) It’s a fantastic popcorn movie that felt just slightly too long at two-and-a-half hours but had enough legit “wow” moments to justify the hype. Needless to say I [...]
Heath Ledger’s ghost hates me
Posted in Comic Books, Movies, tagged batman, karma, the dark knight on July 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Every time I say something bad about Heath Ledger, things happens to me. Bad things. First there was this incident back in January.
Now this: Less than a day after I made a mildly disparaging remark about his death (and really, it was more about the media coverage of his death), a frickin’ MACK TRUCK strikes my parked car and tears up the bumper, tail light, and [...]
I’m already sick of the Dark Knight
Posted in Comic Books, Movies, tagged batman, the dark knight, things are that overrated on July 16, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Apparently I’m the only person in America who isn’t all that interested in The Dark Knight. I’ve never really liked any of the DC superheroes, or Batman in particular. I think Christian Bale is overrated. I found Batman Begins boring and bloated. And oh my god am I sick of hearing about Heath Ledger’s “tragic death” and “Oscar-worthy” performance.
Now Zap2It is calling The Dark Knight [...]
Raiders of the Back Yard
Posted in Movies, tagged awesomeness, Epson Moviemate, indiana jones, Raiders of the Lost Ark on July 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »
On Saturday night we fired up the Epson Moviemate and showed a DVD-quality projection of Raiders of the Lost Ark in our back yard. Before everyone arrived I strung up two Queen-size sheets to the back of the garage, and at sundown everyone piled onto blankets and we watched Indy beat the Nazis (spoiler!) on a giant 12-foot [...]
Hulk is smashing good
Posted in Movies, tagged Marvel Comics, incredible hulk, marvel studios, ed norton, hulk on June 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I have seen the Incredible Hulk, and it is good. Very good. Better even than the generally positive reviews are giving it credit for.
This Hulk recalls the very best parts of the TV series—Banner as a lonely exile on the run and looking for a cure—with bigger set pieces, better acting, and a firm place in the growing [...]
Not Happening
Posted in Movies, tagged M. Night Shyamalan, The Happening on June 13, 2008 | No Comments »
Wow, is there anyone in Hollywood on a worse losing streak than M. Night Shyamalan? I was hoping The Happening would turn things around for him. Apparently not.
The Animated Adventures of Indiana Jones
Posted in Movies, tagged indiana jones on May 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
File this under: Things I really, really want to own even though it’s kind of tacky.
I found this 13×19-inch limited-edition print by Dutch artist Patrick Schoenmaker at the new online Indiana Jones Shop (which, incidentally, is like my own personal Internet heaven). It’s gorgeous, don’t you think?
Seeing this makes me want an Indiana Jones cartoon or series of full-length animated movies. Maybe that’s [...]
Return of the great adventure
Posted in Movies, tagged indiana jones, kingdom of the crystal skull on May 26, 2008 | No Comments »
It is, it can, and boy does it ever!
Those are the answers to the burning questions I had going into Indy 4:
Is it any good?
Can it live up to the hype?
Does it add anything new to the Indiana Jones mythos?
Put another way: I thought it would be good, and yet it was even better than I thought [...]
