Posted in randomness on December 31, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Thank GOD 2009 is almost here!
I’ll be spending tonight attending a hockey game (Stars vs. Devils, in case you’re interested), but since I’ll probably be laying low the next couple of days, a bit early – here is your hot old man of the month for January:
Oh yes, it’s Alan Rickman. And if you have [...]
Posted in Comedy, randomness on December 29, 2008 | 21 Comments »
Oh, that sneaky little dude we all love named J.D. He nearly snuck his Endings Blog-a-Thon by me but he wasn’t quick enough!
When I think of endings, I think of the only movie that has multiple endings. Actually, it has multiple justified endings (Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, I shan’t say [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on December 29, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Here is the inherent problem with Domino: As a slick, uber-stylized action flick with no basis in reality, it’s actually kind of fun. Sure, it’s outlandish and over the top, but some of the best action flicks are. However…
Domino was marketed as and is supposed to be the life story of Domino Harvey, a bounter [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on December 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As far as the “big name” Hollywood films on the Worst Movies Ever slate, I do have to say that this festering pile of puke is the worst. BY FAR.
Larry Gigli (Affleck) is a rank and file mob guy who is entrusted with a task by his boss: to babysit the mentally handicapped brother of [...]
Posted in Action, Reader's Choice on December 27, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I didn’t really know how to review this one. I walked around a lot, thinking to myself out loud. I puzzled, I brainstormed, I concentrated. “Self,” I said, “How in the world do you do justice to Armageddon? I mean, it would be helpful if ‘Michael Bay’ [...]
Posted in Blog Notes on December 24, 2008 | 9 Comments »
First of all, have you joined the cool kids club known as Twitter? Just a reminder that you can follow 1,416 and Counting updates on Twitter.
Secondly, to the good and great people who read this blog: a very merry Christmas to all of you. To all those who have read, commented and participated in this [...]
Posted in Action, Reader's Choice on December 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »
They should’ve just called it “Testosterone in Overdrive”.
Brian Spilner is an undercover police agent assigned to infiltrate a group of fast-living street racers whom the police suspect are guilty of organizing and perpetrating raids on 18 wheelers carrying high priced loads of electronics. Spilner successfully gets into the tight-knit group of racers but doesn’t count [...]
Posted in Drama, Reader's Choice, tagged BMX Bandits, Nicole Kidman on December 22, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Man, I’m at a loss for words, in a way.
BMX Bandits is very clearly dated; made in 1982, it features an extremely young Nicole Kidman way before the specter of Tom Cruise fell upon her life. For god’s sake, it’s about BMX riders before BMX became this uber-cool, very fancy kind of [...]
Posted in Action, Flashback, Horror, Reader's Choice, tagged Alien vs. Predator, Aliens, help!, OMGWTF, Predators on December 19, 2008 | 11 Comments »
Paging Paul W.S. Anderson for a shellacking…
Gimme a break. Look, I don’t expect any sort of greatness from Alien vs. Predator. It’s popcorn entertainment and money grubbery at it’s finest, sure, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get a few minutes of cheap thrills from it. Unless…of course, you’re assuming someone with an attention span [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on December 18, 2008 | 4 Comments »
The internet hates me and doesn’t want me to be online with all the cool kids, so I’m laying in bed – RIGHT NOW! – watching Patriot Games for the umpteen millionth time, when the thought occurred to do an informal study, if you will.
Out of all the Jack Ryan movies, which is the best [...]
