Well its that time of year again where we the little people get told what movies are the best and who's performance's were worthy of gold statue glory! I for one watch every year just to get tips on what obscure movies to put in my netflix queue for rainy day material. I mean really, I dont know anyone who's seen 'The King's Speech.' Ya ever notice theres always that one movie from the UK with an all UK cast directed by some dude from the UK that gets rave reviews but no one here in America can tell ya jack shit about it? God Save the Queen! Don't get me started... Other than that this year is filled with quite a few actual WATCHABLE movies. True Grit, Inception, Toy Story 3... etc.. Although Id like to say there is a glaring snub in the best supporting role area. That Blackberry phone from BURIED with Ryan Reynolds definately should of been nominated. I mean, it got reception six feet underground and the fact that he was on the phone, texting and uploading video to Youtube all inside a wooden box buried in Iraq somewhere while being buried is amazing. Thats acting at its finest. Long story, I watched it this weekend and was shocked that it was 90 minutes of this guy in a box. No flashbacks, no breakaways to other characters elsewhere. Nada. Just him, buried with a blackberry. Break out the jiffy pop folks!
Ill be honest, out of the 10 nominated best films, Ive seen two. Inception and Social Network and that one was just recently. I dunno, I think from all the hype and the fact that Natalie Portman is in it.. Black Swann will probably win. Ive read enough Facebook postings and internet drivel to know that this movie struck home with a lot of people. Its in my netflix queue so... yeah.. Best actor? Again who knows? Id like to say Jesse Eisenberg for his uncomfortable portrayal of super geek facebook god Mark Zuckerberg but my money is on Colin Firth from that UK movie no one has watched. Maybe even Jeff Bridges again but I think his debacle that was Tron will cost him votes.
Personally my favorite will be the Animated Feature film award. Not because I care but because of the nominees. Toy Story, How to train your dragon and some independent junk mail of a movie called The Illusionist. You might as well have Toy Story up against some dude drawing stick figures using a flip book. Its not even a contest.
My only problem I guess with tonight's show is the fact that James Franco and Anne Hathaway are hosting. The academy cant find enough money to lure back Billy Crystal?? I suppose its better than Hugh Jackman last year. I mean watching Wolverine sing and dance to show tunes made me cry inside. It just wasnt right. In conclusion I can honestly say that my favorite part of the award show is that 'In Memory' reel they do. I like seeing who died and the fact that I can say "Never heard of em" to most of the recently departed.
Ok, lets watch the run on speechs and the band strike up queing the winner to get the hell off the stage already..
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Award shows..
I haven't watched the Grammy's in EVER because well... I usually dont care. Its always the same people with the usual outcomes and last night did not alter my feelings on that. Ill just throw out a couple thoughts. Lady Gaga once again, over the top with some kind of 'Message' in her arrival and her performance. Ok, Im gonna show up in an egg being carried by odd looking costumed dancers. Thumbs up! Then Im gonna sing about "Being born this way." Ok we get it, your mother dropped you on your head as an infant. Move on. So last year was a meat dress and this year an Egg. Next year shes showing up dressed as Porky Pig, book it! Shes going down the protein costume line.
Ill be brief on the Bob Dylan performance, if not for the surrounding bands performing with him would you of understood a word he said? That was just nonsensical noise from a guy thats about two decades past his prime.
Ill just touch base on two of the top award winners and wrap this up. Album of the year winner 'Arcade Fire'. Know nothing about these guys and have never heard a single track. I go on facebook last night and I see a high school buddy (Thanks Sevag) mention that he walked out of their concert in NY. That was enough for me. Who votes for the winner? Oh and here's my favorite... Best new artist. Esperanza Spalding.... Ok, Ill admit her name is beautiful. Sounds like a Spanish basketball brand. Other than that who's this chick? She was up against Justin Bieber and Drake to name a few and won?? After she won I see later on shes on the stage with some Youth Jazz Band while some guy is talking about the importance of Musical programs in schools around the country which is fine. So she's next to him with one of those gigantic bass things plucking away and singing scat. So Im like, ooooooooooooooooooh thats why she won. Shes so deep with her bass and shoobidy doo bop bop shoo bop bop that how could she not be the best new artist around???
Cee Lo came out dressed like a peacock surrounded by the Muppets on crack and dueted with Gwyneth Paltrow on that 'FORGET YOU' song. Why is Gwyneth singing? I understand shes married to the singer from Coldplay but do you see him running out starring in Shallow Hal part 2?? Which they should green light btw. The story could be Rosie has the surgery (gastric bypass) and how Hal reacts to it. Two thumbs up! Ok ok let me get back on track.
Ultimately I went to sleep after Katy Perry performed so I missed out on best Latin album of the year. Dammit! Please tell me Menudo won!!
Ill be brief on the Bob Dylan performance, if not for the surrounding bands performing with him would you of understood a word he said? That was just nonsensical noise from a guy thats about two decades past his prime.
Ill just touch base on two of the top award winners and wrap this up. Album of the year winner 'Arcade Fire'. Know nothing about these guys and have never heard a single track. I go on facebook last night and I see a high school buddy (Thanks Sevag) mention that he walked out of their concert in NY. That was enough for me. Who votes for the winner? Oh and here's my favorite... Best new artist. Esperanza Spalding.... Ok, Ill admit her name is beautiful. Sounds like a Spanish basketball brand. Other than that who's this chick? She was up against Justin Bieber and Drake to name a few and won?? After she won I see later on shes on the stage with some Youth Jazz Band while some guy is talking about the importance of Musical programs in schools around the country which is fine. So she's next to him with one of those gigantic bass things plucking away and singing scat. So Im like, ooooooooooooooooooh thats why she won. Shes so deep with her bass and shoobidy doo bop bop shoo bop bop that how could she not be the best new artist around???
Cee Lo came out dressed like a peacock surrounded by the Muppets on crack and dueted with Gwyneth Paltrow on that 'FORGET YOU' song. Why is Gwyneth singing? I understand shes married to the singer from Coldplay but do you see him running out starring in Shallow Hal part 2?? Which they should green light btw. The story could be Rosie has the surgery (gastric bypass) and how Hal reacts to it. Two thumbs up! Ok ok let me get back on track.
Ultimately I went to sleep after Katy Perry performed so I missed out on best Latin album of the year. Dammit! Please tell me Menudo won!!
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Hollywood hitting CNRL-ALT-DELETE
I suppose there are so many stories Hollywood producers can come up with and eventually 'Green Light'. It seems we are getting slammed with REBOOT's of existing movie titles we already know and love. Im going to examine a few and point out some could be good and some are just mistakes waiting to happen.
Arthur- Personally this is one of my favorite movie's from the 80's. Dudley Moore was amazingly funny in this role and the movie just has so many one liners that I can say in all honesty, my father and I still go back and forth with lines from this gem. Currently Russell Brand is set to star and redo this movie. I am on the fence on this one only because I actually like Brand and his movies have no dissappointed me. The heavy UK accent, the off the wall comments that he clearly adlibs. I think he can do this but we shall see.
Conan the Barbarian.. OK my brother and I will more than likely go see this only to come out of the theatre hating it. It wont have the musical score neccesary, nor will it have AHNOLD! From what Ive read it is attached to some dude that was in Baywatch... Baywatch?? This has fail written all over it and it bugs me because again, this is a franchise from the 80s that I love. To Be Continued on that one folks.
The Crow.. 3 words. DONT DO IT! Leave the Brandon Lee saga alone. Every Crow movie that followed the original sucked. Just avoid it Hollywood! If someone dies during its filming I may have to get another Tattoo. Heh..
Ghostbusters, Im only ok with this if my hero Bill Murray is in it, if not I will utterly refuse to like this movie. You cannot have a ghostbusters movie without DR. Peter Venkman! "The next time someone asks you if you're a god say YES!!!" Cinematic gold people!
Superman and Spiderman, ok both these movies are being done and Ive had talks with a buddy at work about this. How do you reboot a franchise that was just rebooted??? I mean Superman Returns was done like 5 years ago and Spiderman? They just finished trilogy didnt they? So what does that mean? Youre just gonna start over and retell the same story? Do we as an audience wanna see a kid get bitten by a radioactive spider and discover powers all over again??????? Personally I think they should leave it alone for awhile.
Ok.. Mr. Vin Diesel.. Please sir. Please stop living your life a quarter mile at a time and make some quality films!! Im done with seeing this cat drive around in Rice Rockets avoiding cops with fancy driving and having Paul Walker by his side. Dude, enough! Get back to the Riddick Chronicles, lets explore that store some more. Its original, its dark and its character has an anti-hero feel like no other. Think about it.
Im just saying if we are gonna go backwards and use stories from the past, lets grab some quality scripts! Lets leave the Teen Wolf and The Phantom (The 30s hero in the giant purple suit) where they are, in the DONE bin. Lets reboot cult classics and do them right! Mad Max, The Snake Plisken movies. Something along those lines. Lets give the whole Vampire thing a rest, I cant take it anymore.
Nevermind, I read they are making Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Killer. I quit.
Arthur- Personally this is one of my favorite movie's from the 80's. Dudley Moore was amazingly funny in this role and the movie just has so many one liners that I can say in all honesty, my father and I still go back and forth with lines from this gem. Currently Russell Brand is set to star and redo this movie. I am on the fence on this one only because I actually like Brand and his movies have no dissappointed me. The heavy UK accent, the off the wall comments that he clearly adlibs. I think he can do this but we shall see.
Conan the Barbarian.. OK my brother and I will more than likely go see this only to come out of the theatre hating it. It wont have the musical score neccesary, nor will it have AHNOLD! From what Ive read it is attached to some dude that was in Baywatch... Baywatch?? This has fail written all over it and it bugs me because again, this is a franchise from the 80s that I love. To Be Continued on that one folks.
The Crow.. 3 words. DONT DO IT! Leave the Brandon Lee saga alone. Every Crow movie that followed the original sucked. Just avoid it Hollywood! If someone dies during its filming I may have to get another Tattoo. Heh..
Ghostbusters, Im only ok with this if my hero Bill Murray is in it, if not I will utterly refuse to like this movie. You cannot have a ghostbusters movie without DR. Peter Venkman! "The next time someone asks you if you're a god say YES!!!" Cinematic gold people!
Superman and Spiderman, ok both these movies are being done and Ive had talks with a buddy at work about this. How do you reboot a franchise that was just rebooted??? I mean Superman Returns was done like 5 years ago and Spiderman? They just finished trilogy didnt they? So what does that mean? Youre just gonna start over and retell the same story? Do we as an audience wanna see a kid get bitten by a radioactive spider and discover powers all over again??????? Personally I think they should leave it alone for awhile.
Ok.. Mr. Vin Diesel.. Please sir. Please stop living your life a quarter mile at a time and make some quality films!! Im done with seeing this cat drive around in Rice Rockets avoiding cops with fancy driving and having Paul Walker by his side. Dude, enough! Get back to the Riddick Chronicles, lets explore that store some more. Its original, its dark and its character has an anti-hero feel like no other. Think about it.
Im just saying if we are gonna go backwards and use stories from the past, lets grab some quality scripts! Lets leave the Teen Wolf and The Phantom (The 30s hero in the giant purple suit) where they are, in the DONE bin. Lets reboot cult classics and do them right! Mad Max, The Snake Plisken movies. Something along those lines. Lets give the whole Vampire thing a rest, I cant take it anymore.
Nevermind, I read they are making Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Killer. I quit.
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