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I'm normally not a big fan of the midnight showings of new movies but I have seen 2 already in this month ,Transformers 2 and now the newest Harry Potter. Of course I didnt learn my lesson from Transformers about getting there before an hour before showtime so I got stuck at the very bottom...again.
Just to note this review isnt coming from someone who is a very big Potter fan or has seen all the movies in the series ( I haven't seen the first one) but I found out that it takes you about 15 minutes into anyone of the movies to make sense of it all because most of the other stories from the ones before dont really matter anyways. What annoys me the most about the movie is that when it starts going somewhere I like it changes and forgets what is was trying to establish. Is it a action movie..kinda, is it a love story...kinda, or maybe a kids movie.....this one not as much. Obviously the kids are a little older and with that the story goes a little darker which is good for the series but it just kinda dances around the true nature of what it really is about. The dark lord Voldemort is supposed to fight the chosen one Harry Potter in some kinda bad ass wizard battle royal or something. At least thats what I get from 12 hours worth of Harry Potter movie that I have seen . Its not like my review is going to stop anyone from going to see it that hasn't already and I dont want to stop you because your probably going to like it anyways. But for a non-Potter movie goer its probably not going to be worth sitting 3 feet in front of the screen in a crowded theater at midnight. I can say the only reason why I can still remember seeing this movie is because I am reminded everytime my neck starts hurting from staring straight up for 3 hours straight.
Bruno falls into that category of "you really like it or you really hate it".
Just like his other movie "Borat", Sacha Baren Cohen creates controversy in the real world as a fictional character that he creates. As the gay Austrian Bruno, Cohen gets into some really crazy situations like a hunting trip in Alabama,a swingers party, and an African American talk show where he shows of his new African American baby named O.J. that he traded for an Ipod. Probably the best part is when he lures then Presidential Candidate Ron Paul into his hotel room and starts to undress and dance for him.
Bottom line is that it really pushes the boundries to the extreme of acceptable content of an R rated movie just like Borat. Its so extreme that it WILL offend some people as did many people in my theater. Go see it if you like Borat, you wont be disappointed.If you haven't and you still want to go see if consider yourself warned.
Resident Evil 5
So for the record I have played Resident Evil 0,Resident Evil (both the gamecube remakes),Resident Evil Code: Veronica,Resident Evil 4, and now Resident Evil 5. I can say that I am fully aware of the Resident Evil storyline, videogame plot anyways. So I was hoping that they would make alot of things makes sense and provide some sort of closure to the story that they have been working on for 15 years. Even though I go to finally kill the dark emporer of the series, Albert Wesker, I still feel like 5 really doesnt add onto the main story. A aspect that still bugs me. For some reason the last 2 games although good, dont really look back onto the earlier games that much. All that aside Resident Evil 5 doenst really try to scare as much as I would like. Maybe that because its in the daylight in Africa and not in a haunted mansion or a sleepy European villiage. Resident Evil was never about action it was about slow methodical planning and moving from one room to the next. 5 threw most of that through the window. Yeah they make you conserve ammo but I rarely died, in fact I died more from just stupid mistakes during the quicktime events than anything else.
All that being said it has some sweet graphics. Maybe not quite Gears of War but close. The enviromental effects are some of the best ever seen in a game. It always irks me when they put so much into the backgrounds and you never stop moving long enough to admire them. Anyways I would reccomend this to anyone who like killing zombie like things with a little bit of story thrown in, but it only takes about 12 hours to beat so maybe a rent would be a safe bet.
Ghostbusters
Now this is a game I was waiting for. Its basically Ghostbusters 3 but intead of film they chose xbox. Atari did a really good job bring you the Ghostbusters feel to you, all the actors, from the movies including Jenene and Pecker are in it. The graphics are among some of the best I have ever seen, they did an great job capturing the likenesses of the actors (you can even see the acne scars from Bill Murrays character.
What makes this game fun is the process in which you capture a ghost. Shoot,capture,and trap every ghost and its harder than you think to wrangle some of the faster ghosts and move them over to the trap. I bought it but thats only for a die hard ghostbuster fan. My one gripe like Resident Evil 5 is the length. Its about 10 hours long. Probably less if I didnt wander around as much as I did to catch all the Easter Eggs. At least worth a rent.
I would like to go on record that about 95 percent of the time I go on RottenTomatoes.com I agree with the rating that a movie gets. For the most part the laws of average work even in the movie business. Then comes along a movie like Transformers:Revenge of the Fallen and makes me think that most reviewers are full of crap. Yes this movie is as loud and annoying as the first one but like I said before your watching a live action movie that is based off a cartoon that was based off a series of toys. Yeah I have a list of things that I dont like, its to long, there isnt as much character development as the first, Megan Fox is still in it just to look hot. But in the end do you think that is going to stop anyone from spending money to go see it ? Of course it isnt. You go to see if for the special effect,fight scenes,Megan Fox, and cool looking cars turn into killer robots that fight other killer robots.Its one fight scene after another and thats what people like to see including me. Going in the packed theater at 11am to sit and wait for another hour I relized that all the independent movies that I have seen,all the film appreciation classes in college say that this movie is shallow but I forgot all about that when Optimus Prime transformed midair after rolling out of a aircraft carrier. If anything its at least on par with the first one and dont let anyone tell you diffrent.
5.Counting Crows:Films About Ghosts
I am a sucker for best of albums and this is one of the bests. The thing is about Counting Crows is that most of the music hinges on about 3 different genres of music rolled into one. Sometimes its more rock and sometimes its more country. Either way its one of the best collections of music from one of my favorite bands. Its true they haven't made much of anything good lately but the 90's stuff sure does shine. Films About Ghosts makes it to the list because its about 20 songs that don't really get on your nerves. Sure everyone knows about Mr. Jones and me but have they listened to Mrs. Potter, one of the best 8 min songs that never really got any air time.
4. Team Fortress 2
Yeah there are alot of First-Person Shooter games on Xbox but how many really try to involve teamwork in the game. The teamwork aspect really sets it apart. I rarely play a game more than a month or 2 and I still regularly play Team Fortress 2 after almost 2 years.
3. Arrested Development Season 1-3
If you havent seen one of the smartest comedies on dvd,cable,hdnet,internet,etc your living under a rock. It made Micheal Ceras career and brought Jason Bateman back into the spotlight. Arrested Development asks alot from its viewers, it expects you to watch it from start to finish, every episode,season to season. Its only then that you really understand all the work that went into the continuity of the show. Plus its funny as hell! Go Tobias !
2. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Its a proven fact that white peopla love Wes Anderson and his movies. Yeah I like the dry sense of humour but I like Bill Murray even more. It has an awesome cast and the movie just grows on you and is great for repeated viewings.
1. The Adam Corolla Podcast
I still dont understand why I listen religiously to this. I loved him on Loveline, not because he gave any good advice to anyone, he actually prevented more callers getting through due to his ranting. Buts thats why you listen to him, his ranting. His common sense analogies are funny but only because its makes sense. True he doesnt have very good guests probably the best so far being George Tekei from Star Trek. But you dont really mind listeing to him talk to lesser know people like Polly Shore and Jack from "Jack in the Box" fame. On top of all that its absolutly free. I wonder how long it will stay that way ?
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