Saturday, January 31, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
Blu Ray Releases for 1/27/09 Previewed Briefly By Blue
* Any Given Sunday - Director's Cut (Warner) - Unfairly criticized Oliver Stone film. Not among his best, but a decent movie. Don't know about you, but I am sick to death of heart-warming/motivational football movies. They all have the same plot. This one is cynical, and perhaps too on-the-nose, because at times it's a little obvious.
* The Bourne Trilogy (Universal) - Don't get me wrong, I like these movies a lot, but goddamn they manage to stretch the plot out. There's enough plot in all three of these for one regular movie. Still, really well done thrillers.
* Dead & Buried (Blue Underground) - Terrific horror movie from the early 80s. I have a perfectly good dvd of this already though, and frankly this movie wouldn't really benefit too much from blu ray resolution.
* Death Trance (Tokyo Shock) - Fantasy samurai movie from the director of Versus starring Steven Seagal's son. It's about the apocalypse. Sounds about right.
* Groundhog Day (Sony) - I'd say this was Bill Murray's best movie but really there's a few that are all pretty amazing. This is a real contender. Though again this doesn't really call out for HD.
* Hulk Vs. (Lionsgate) - Two short animated films I guess? With Hulk fighting Thor and Hulk fighting Wolverine. Yawn.
* Lakeview Terrace (Sony) - The latest installment of the "Samuel L Jackson yelling at people" series. This time he's an evil cop!
* Open Season 2 (Sony) - Is this an animated film? I forget.
* The Pink Panther (1963) (Fox) - Oh, nice, the original. Dunno how this looks in blu ray but it should be nice. The Closeau-centric sequels are better though, imo.
* Pride & Glory (Warner) - I don't get why people hate Colin Ferrell. I mean, he was maybe in too many movies at once, but he's routinely good in all his roles. Even in Alexander, which was a poor movie(not as poor as people say at that) he was pretty solid. And I flat out love his work in Miami Vice and In Bruges. Anyway people assumed this particular movie sucks because he's in it, despite the presence of Ed Norton as well. Well hell! It got good reviews and is probably worth a watch on dvd at least.
* The Rocker (Fox) - I heard this comedy with Rainn Wilson from the Office is actually pretty good, if not actually rip roaringly hilarious. Sounds like a wait for cable deal though.
* RockNRolla (Warner) - Oh man. I loved this movie in the theater, and this is my must-buy of the week. Guy Ritchie's return to form, and for my money I actually like this better than Snatch and Lock,Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. The best soundtrack in years to boot. Fun fun fun movie and every performance is good.
* Stomp Live (Well Go USA) - Fuck Stomp. Them and the Blue Man Group. They exist on the same plane of retard-pleasing performance art that Carrot Top does, but since he talks he's labeled a stand up and held to a higher standard. Well guess what. Performance art sucks. Yeah, sorry. It's the bottom layer of bad art as far as I'm concerned, along with soft jazz, baby photography and modern country music. What does that mean exactly? Well, just this: even the people who are considered to be really good at it, are fucking terrible. It's non-art.
* Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Weinstein) - Woody Allen's 12th Return To Form in a row! Amazing how that works out. I'm serious. I've heard every movie of his since Deconstructing Harry has been a return to form. Such bullshit. Why can't critics just admit he's good but unpopular? I haven't seen a movie he's made in the past ten years that I'd consider bad. Anyway, this movie has the midget Scarlett Johanssen, Rat Face Penelope Cruz, and an actually attractive-from-every-angle actress in Rebecca Hall. Also Javier Bardem in a non-murder role that would've gone to Antonio Banderas five years ago.
* Zodiac: Director's Cut (Paramount) - This movie grew on me like no other in recent memory. I've probably seen it 15 times by now and it's better each time.
* The Bourne Trilogy (Universal) - Don't get me wrong, I like these movies a lot, but goddamn they manage to stretch the plot out. There's enough plot in all three of these for one regular movie. Still, really well done thrillers.
* Dead & Buried (Blue Underground) - Terrific horror movie from the early 80s. I have a perfectly good dvd of this already though, and frankly this movie wouldn't really benefit too much from blu ray resolution.
* Death Trance (Tokyo Shock) - Fantasy samurai movie from the director of Versus starring Steven Seagal's son. It's about the apocalypse. Sounds about right.
* Groundhog Day (Sony) - I'd say this was Bill Murray's best movie but really there's a few that are all pretty amazing. This is a real contender. Though again this doesn't really call out for HD.
* Hulk Vs. (Lionsgate) - Two short animated films I guess? With Hulk fighting Thor and Hulk fighting Wolverine. Yawn.
* Lakeview Terrace (Sony) - The latest installment of the "Samuel L Jackson yelling at people" series. This time he's an evil cop!
* Open Season 2 (Sony) - Is this an animated film? I forget.
* The Pink Panther (1963) (Fox) - Oh, nice, the original. Dunno how this looks in blu ray but it should be nice. The Closeau-centric sequels are better though, imo.
* Pride & Glory (Warner) - I don't get why people hate Colin Ferrell. I mean, he was maybe in too many movies at once, but he's routinely good in all his roles. Even in Alexander, which was a poor movie(not as poor as people say at that) he was pretty solid. And I flat out love his work in Miami Vice and In Bruges. Anyway people assumed this particular movie sucks because he's in it, despite the presence of Ed Norton as well. Well hell! It got good reviews and is probably worth a watch on dvd at least.
* The Rocker (Fox) - I heard this comedy with Rainn Wilson from the Office is actually pretty good, if not actually rip roaringly hilarious. Sounds like a wait for cable deal though.
* RockNRolla (Warner) - Oh man. I loved this movie in the theater, and this is my must-buy of the week. Guy Ritchie's return to form, and for my money I actually like this better than Snatch and Lock,Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. The best soundtrack in years to boot. Fun fun fun movie and every performance is good.
* Stomp Live (Well Go USA) - Fuck Stomp. Them and the Blue Man Group. They exist on the same plane of retard-pleasing performance art that Carrot Top does, but since he talks he's labeled a stand up and held to a higher standard. Well guess what. Performance art sucks. Yeah, sorry. It's the bottom layer of bad art as far as I'm concerned, along with soft jazz, baby photography and modern country music. What does that mean exactly? Well, just this: even the people who are considered to be really good at it, are fucking terrible. It's non-art.
* Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Weinstein) - Woody Allen's 12th Return To Form in a row! Amazing how that works out. I'm serious. I've heard every movie of his since Deconstructing Harry has been a return to form. Such bullshit. Why can't critics just admit he's good but unpopular? I haven't seen a movie he's made in the past ten years that I'd consider bad. Anyway, this movie has the midget Scarlett Johanssen, Rat Face Penelope Cruz, and an actually attractive-from-every-angle actress in Rebecca Hall. Also Javier Bardem in a non-murder role that would've gone to Antonio Banderas five years ago.
* Zodiac: Director's Cut (Paramount) - This movie grew on me like no other in recent memory. I've probably seen it 15 times by now and it's better each time.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Blu Ray Releases for 1/20/09 Previewed Briefly By Blue
* 13 Going on 30 (Sony) - Jennifer Garner does the Big thing. Less pedestrian than most romantic comedies, and somehow she manages not to look like a horse the entire movie! Quite an achievement!
* Amusement (Warner) - A horror movie shelved for a long while by Warner Bros, ala Trick'r'Treat. Is this one any good? Well, it's new horror, so I'm guessing no. But it was shelved by a greedy corporation so we should all pretend it is. Yeah! No kind of deception like self deception!
* Antwone Fisher (Fox) - Denzel Washington's directorial debut. Never saw it, don't care to.
* The Deal (2008) (Peace Arch) - A movie from last year starring Meg Ryan and William H. Macy that I never heard of. Is it any good? Well, it's about the behind the scenes antics of a movie production. So no, no it is not. Movies in that genre have a lower success rate than even horror movies.
* Domino (Warner) - I sort of liked this, sort of disliked it. I thought Keira Knightley was good(and hot) in it, but the plot is bizarre. Considering it's based on a true story I'd like to have seen it hew more closely to reality without the lame caper storyline.
* El Norte (Criterion Collection) - Some movie I've heard of but know nothing about. Plot sounds depressing though.
* Election (Paramount Entetainment) - Part 3 of Matthew Broderick's trilogy of awesomeness(including Wargames and Ferris Bueller's Day Off)
* The Express (Universal) - ANOTHER football movie. Yawn.
* Henry Poole is Here (Anchor Bay) - Years-later sequel to a movie I never saw.
* Igor (MGM) - Animated film about Frankenstein's assistant. Probably looks great. Not Pixar or Disney or Dreamworks so I know nothing about it, having not been beaten over the head about it like I am with their films.
* King Kong (2005) (Universal Entertainment) - A fascinating movie about a cabin boy named Jimmy and his education by the black first mate of the ship he's on. Their relationship is touching, as the first mate gives him life advice such as "Jimmy, you gotta get yourself an education! Gotta get yourself off this boat, Jimmy!". Unfortunately the movie is ruined an hour into it when some giant monkey shows up and takes over the movie for the next two hours. We sadly never see the Jimmy/first mate relationship resolved! I say sequel. Leave the monkey out this time.
* Max Payne (Fox) - A fellow I know who was a big fan of the Hitman movie HATED this. Said it was the worst movie he'd ever seen. I repeat again, someone who LIKED Hitman said THIS was shit. What does that tell you?
* The Notebook (Limited Edition Giftset) (Warner) - Boring chick romance movie gets a money wasting special edition.
* The Pink Panther (2006) (Sony) - Steve Martin remake of the original. Steve Martin can somehow make bad comedies ala Eddie Murphy without it staining his reputation. An impressive feat.
* Poison Ivy 4: The Secret Society (Warner) - The previous three movies had copious amounts of nudity, so hopefully this one does as well. But really, this will be on cable soon enough.
* Repo! The Genetic Opera (Lionsgate) - A horror rock opera starring Giles from Buffy with an extended cameo by Paris Hilton, from the director of Saw III and Saw IV. Yet I will watch this. Oh yes, I will. Do I hate myself? Most likely.
* Saw V (Lionsgate) - Speaking of Saw, this one wasn't so bad. Unfortunately unless you've seen the previous four(and who but me would) it won't make any sense. I'm a little stunned such a continuity-heavy horror series is continually successful. Never count out movies that give teenage boys a chance to feel up their scared girlfriends, I guess.
* Unfaithful (Fox) - Richard Gere, Diane Lane. Sex drama. I was like thirty years too young to see this when it came out. Diane Lane is hot, though.
* Amusement (Warner) - A horror movie shelved for a long while by Warner Bros, ala Trick'r'Treat. Is this one any good? Well, it's new horror, so I'm guessing no. But it was shelved by a greedy corporation so we should all pretend it is. Yeah! No kind of deception like self deception!
* Antwone Fisher (Fox) - Denzel Washington's directorial debut. Never saw it, don't care to.
* The Deal (2008) (Peace Arch) - A movie from last year starring Meg Ryan and William H. Macy that I never heard of. Is it any good? Well, it's about the behind the scenes antics of a movie production. So no, no it is not. Movies in that genre have a lower success rate than even horror movies.
* Domino (Warner) - I sort of liked this, sort of disliked it. I thought Keira Knightley was good(and hot) in it, but the plot is bizarre. Considering it's based on a true story I'd like to have seen it hew more closely to reality without the lame caper storyline.
* El Norte (Criterion Collection) - Some movie I've heard of but know nothing about. Plot sounds depressing though.
* Election (Paramount Entetainment) - Part 3 of Matthew Broderick's trilogy of awesomeness(including Wargames and Ferris Bueller's Day Off)
* The Express (Universal) - ANOTHER football movie. Yawn.
* Henry Poole is Here (Anchor Bay) - Years-later sequel to a movie I never saw.
* Igor (MGM) - Animated film about Frankenstein's assistant. Probably looks great. Not Pixar or Disney or Dreamworks so I know nothing about it, having not been beaten over the head about it like I am with their films.
* King Kong (2005) (Universal Entertainment) - A fascinating movie about a cabin boy named Jimmy and his education by the black first mate of the ship he's on. Their relationship is touching, as the first mate gives him life advice such as "Jimmy, you gotta get yourself an education! Gotta get yourself off this boat, Jimmy!". Unfortunately the movie is ruined an hour into it when some giant monkey shows up and takes over the movie for the next two hours. We sadly never see the Jimmy/first mate relationship resolved! I say sequel. Leave the monkey out this time.
* Max Payne (Fox) - A fellow I know who was a big fan of the Hitman movie HATED this. Said it was the worst movie he'd ever seen. I repeat again, someone who LIKED Hitman said THIS was shit. What does that tell you?
* The Notebook (Limited Edition Giftset) (Warner) - Boring chick romance movie gets a money wasting special edition.
* The Pink Panther (2006) (Sony) - Steve Martin remake of the original. Steve Martin can somehow make bad comedies ala Eddie Murphy without it staining his reputation. An impressive feat.
* Poison Ivy 4: The Secret Society (Warner) - The previous three movies had copious amounts of nudity, so hopefully this one does as well. But really, this will be on cable soon enough.
* Repo! The Genetic Opera (Lionsgate) - A horror rock opera starring Giles from Buffy with an extended cameo by Paris Hilton, from the director of Saw III and Saw IV. Yet I will watch this. Oh yes, I will. Do I hate myself? Most likely.
* Saw V (Lionsgate) - Speaking of Saw, this one wasn't so bad. Unfortunately unless you've seen the previous four(and who but me would) it won't make any sense. I'm a little stunned such a continuity-heavy horror series is continually successful. Never count out movies that give teenage boys a chance to feel up their scared girlfriends, I guess.
* Unfaithful (Fox) - Richard Gere, Diane Lane. Sex drama. I was like thirty years too young to see this when it came out. Diane Lane is hot, though.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
Kakow! Blu Ray Releases For 01/13/09 Previewed Booshly By Blue
* Appaloosa (Warner) - Um, I guess this was pushed from last week? Same comments from then apply now.
* Climbing Your Way Down The Corporate Ladder (Victory Multimedia) - Some low budget comedy starring Paulie from the Sopranos. IE probably terrible. Also Amazon's order page has this listed as cancelled. Soooo wtf.
* Drumline (Fox) - Nick Cannon's starmaking appearance. Jesus Christ this release week SUCKS.
* Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (Bandai Visual) - Dunno how this will look. The Appleseed cg movie apparantly was just mastered from a film print instead of the digital source so looked relatively crappy. I guess if you're interested read a review? What? You think these are reviews? You think I've seen any of these blu rays? They haven't been released yet! Hence the word preview. However since maybe 3 people read these they probably weren't expecting these to be reviews. Hmmm.
* Lakeview Terrace (Sony) - Part 23 of the "Samuel L Jackson Yells at People" epic. This time he's playing a cop.
* Mirrors (Fox) - Hey something I actually have seen, and actually liked! Kiefer Sutherland plays the most hardcore night watchman ever, in a movie by Alejandro Aja. Not a great horror movie but at least watchable. Doubtful I'll buy this.
* My Best Friend's Girl (Lionsgate) - Dane Cook needs to be raped in prison several thousand times. That's unrelated to this movie though, but if you know anything about it, then you probably thought it was due to his involvement in this movie, which just proves how bad it is. He deserves it just for the constant playing of commercials for this last summer.
* Stargate: The Ark of Truth (MGM) - Sigh. It is SAD AS HELL that this is the third best movie on this list(I assume, I only actually saw one of them).
* Swing Vote (Walt Disney) - Kevin Costner pretending people still find him charming.
* Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling (Paramount) - A dtv sequel to a movie no one but the stupidest people alive enjoyed.
* Climbing Your Way Down The Corporate Ladder (Victory Multimedia) - Some low budget comedy starring Paulie from the Sopranos. IE probably terrible. Also Amazon's order page has this listed as cancelled. Soooo wtf.
* Drumline (Fox) - Nick Cannon's starmaking appearance. Jesus Christ this release week SUCKS.
* Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (Bandai Visual) - Dunno how this will look. The Appleseed cg movie apparantly was just mastered from a film print instead of the digital source so looked relatively crappy. I guess if you're interested read a review? What? You think these are reviews? You think I've seen any of these blu rays? They haven't been released yet! Hence the word preview. However since maybe 3 people read these they probably weren't expecting these to be reviews. Hmmm.
* Lakeview Terrace (Sony) - Part 23 of the "Samuel L Jackson Yells at People" epic. This time he's playing a cop.
* Mirrors (Fox) - Hey something I actually have seen, and actually liked! Kiefer Sutherland plays the most hardcore night watchman ever, in a movie by Alejandro Aja. Not a great horror movie but at least watchable. Doubtful I'll buy this.
* My Best Friend's Girl (Lionsgate) - Dane Cook needs to be raped in prison several thousand times. That's unrelated to this movie though, but if you know anything about it, then you probably thought it was due to his involvement in this movie, which just proves how bad it is. He deserves it just for the constant playing of commercials for this last summer.
* Stargate: The Ark of Truth (MGM) - Sigh. It is SAD AS HELL that this is the third best movie on this list(I assume, I only actually saw one of them).
* Swing Vote (Walt Disney) - Kevin Costner pretending people still find him charming.
* Without a Paddle: Nature's Calling (Paramount) - A dtv sequel to a movie no one but the stupidest people alive enjoyed.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Blu Ray Releases For 01/06/09 Previewed Briefly By Blue
* ABBA: The Movie (Universal Music) - Finally something for FNORD. A documentary by Lasse Hallstrom(later the director of Chocolat) from 1977 about ABBA's first world tour. Pass.
* The Absolute Best of Ghost Hunters (Image) - Surprisingly longer than a minute.
* An American Carol (Vivendi Visual) - Conservatives prove once again they don't have a sense of humor or any human decency, as the filmmakers exploit famously non-partisan historical figures such as George Washington, and the tragic death of non-"Real Americans" on 9/11 to press their dubious claim of being correct about everything ever, and that it's just simple-minded short sightedness that makes anyone believe anything else.
* Appaloosa (Warner) - This movie is odd. On one hand so much of what I heard about it sounds dull, on the other tons of people are in love with its old-fashioned take on Westerns. Rental.
* Babylon A.D. (Fox) - I saw this in the theater because I was bored as hell, and this didn't help. Generic plot, generic set design, generic actors. Frankly the story didn't even make much sense.
* Bangkok Dangerous (Lionsgate) - Nicholas Cage in a bad Asian film. Really this wouldn't be as reviled if it actually starred an Asian actor, but then again that asian actor wouldn't have been paid as much.
* Caligula (Image) - The capper to Malcolm McDowell's Trilogy of Twats, ending the cycle begun with If... and continued in A Clockwork Orange, this movie is seriously underrated, though still not especially good. But it's far from the worst movie of all time. More odd than anything else, like a Pasolini movie with English actors.
* Dexter: The Complete First Season (Paramount) - Heard the show is great, I've been waiting for this to hit blu ray. Preordered it.
* Disaster Movie (Lionsgate) - These Parody Movies are an unholy abomination of Hollywood and need to be stopped.
* Eden Lake (Weinstein) - Blu says it probably sucks(actually he said he didn't know, but I'm guessing he'll think it sucks, which it almost certainly does, being a new horror movie and all).
* Friday Night Lights (Universal) - Yet another football movie, this one seems to have struck a bigger chord than most, resulting in Peter Berg having a successful directing career suddenly, and a tv show. The tv show has hot chicks in it, and stars the guy playing Gambit in Wolverine. That's all I got.
* The Last Emperor (Criterion Collection) - A better title would be the The Last Emperor...SO FAR!!! Because really China can't keep up this Communism thing forever.
* The Man Who Fell to Earth (Criterion Collection) - One of David Bowie's best movies, and that's actually saying something! Also you see Rip Torn's penis! And Bowie's(it looks odd)! Probably too arty for most sci fi fans, but I enjoyed the film.
* National Geographic: Atmospheres - Earth, Air & Water (National Geographic) - Yawn.
* Pineapple Express (Sony) - A stoner action comedy that isn't particulary funny or exciting. Decent flick though. Just not as good as promised by the awesome trailers.
* Ping Pong Playa (Image) - Never heard of it.
* Righteous Kill (Anchor Bay) - Pacino is an oddball, and DeNiro is lazy. I'm talking about the last ten years of their careers so far, not this movie, which I skipped. The premise of this seems pretty weak. These guys, in their mid-sixties, are supposed to be cops? And partners? Do they let people stay on the police force for over forty years? And be partners with someone equally as old? Pass.
* Superhero Movie (Weinstein) - ANOTHER Parody Movie. It WOULD get a pass because it has Leslie Nielsen in it, but then again he was in that horrible science fiction one years ago. No pass for you! Lame.
* The Wackness (Sony) - AKA the art of being FNORD(it's pronounced fuh-nor-d, Wildcat, not Eff-Nord). Actually this sounds like a lame indie movie. Yawn.
* The Absolute Best of Ghost Hunters (Image) - Surprisingly longer than a minute.
* An American Carol (Vivendi Visual) - Conservatives prove once again they don't have a sense of humor or any human decency, as the filmmakers exploit famously non-partisan historical figures such as George Washington, and the tragic death of non-"Real Americans" on 9/11 to press their dubious claim of being correct about everything ever, and that it's just simple-minded short sightedness that makes anyone believe anything else.
* Appaloosa (Warner) - This movie is odd. On one hand so much of what I heard about it sounds dull, on the other tons of people are in love with its old-fashioned take on Westerns. Rental.
* Babylon A.D. (Fox) - I saw this in the theater because I was bored as hell, and this didn't help. Generic plot, generic set design, generic actors. Frankly the story didn't even make much sense.
* Bangkok Dangerous (Lionsgate) - Nicholas Cage in a bad Asian film. Really this wouldn't be as reviled if it actually starred an Asian actor, but then again that asian actor wouldn't have been paid as much.
* Caligula (Image) - The capper to Malcolm McDowell's Trilogy of Twats, ending the cycle begun with If... and continued in A Clockwork Orange, this movie is seriously underrated, though still not especially good. But it's far from the worst movie of all time. More odd than anything else, like a Pasolini movie with English actors.
* Dexter: The Complete First Season (Paramount) - Heard the show is great, I've been waiting for this to hit blu ray. Preordered it.
* Disaster Movie (Lionsgate) - These Parody Movies are an unholy abomination of Hollywood and need to be stopped.
* Eden Lake (Weinstein) - Blu says it probably sucks(actually he said he didn't know, but I'm guessing he'll think it sucks, which it almost certainly does, being a new horror movie and all).
* Friday Night Lights (Universal) - Yet another football movie, this one seems to have struck a bigger chord than most, resulting in Peter Berg having a successful directing career suddenly, and a tv show. The tv show has hot chicks in it, and stars the guy playing Gambit in Wolverine. That's all I got.
* The Last Emperor (Criterion Collection) - A better title would be the The Last Emperor...SO FAR!!! Because really China can't keep up this Communism thing forever.
* The Man Who Fell to Earth (Criterion Collection) - One of David Bowie's best movies, and that's actually saying something! Also you see Rip Torn's penis! And Bowie's(it looks odd)! Probably too arty for most sci fi fans, but I enjoyed the film.
* National Geographic: Atmospheres - Earth, Air & Water (National Geographic) - Yawn.
* Pineapple Express (Sony) - A stoner action comedy that isn't particulary funny or exciting. Decent flick though. Just not as good as promised by the awesome trailers.
* Ping Pong Playa (Image) - Never heard of it.
* Righteous Kill (Anchor Bay) - Pacino is an oddball, and DeNiro is lazy. I'm talking about the last ten years of their careers so far, not this movie, which I skipped. The premise of this seems pretty weak. These guys, in their mid-sixties, are supposed to be cops? And partners? Do they let people stay on the police force for over forty years? And be partners with someone equally as old? Pass.
* Superhero Movie (Weinstein) - ANOTHER Parody Movie. It WOULD get a pass because it has Leslie Nielsen in it, but then again he was in that horrible science fiction one years ago. No pass for you! Lame.
* The Wackness (Sony) - AKA the art of being FNORD(it's pronounced fuh-nor-d, Wildcat, not Eff-Nord). Actually this sounds like a lame indie movie. Yawn.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Friday, January 2, 2009
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