main draw back of a big family...i gotta wait till the DVD 
. babysitting + movietickets+ ect gets expnsive...as in i could jsut by the DVD for that price expensive...soem movies I hit the drivein for i think this one woudl scare teh kids.
Iron Man was considerably better than I thought it was going to be. Ye gods, the trailer sucked. If it hadn't gotten some very good reviews from some fairly fussy people, I wouldn't have seen it in a theater. And I would have missed something, because some of those scenes just aren't going to look the same on a monitor.
I'm hoping that the second "Hellboy" film will be as good as the first one was. I have some basis for that hope, since the director is DeToro again. He does a competent job with this sort of film. Quite competent.
I'm going to see Indy this weekend.
AND go to a nice sports bar where I CAN HAZ CHEEZEBURGER AN DRINK MANY COKEZ (I don't drink booze at all. With the many pain drugs I take, that would be what is know, in technical terms, as FAIL FAIL FAIL) and watch the VERY FAST CARZ GOEZ ROUNDS AN ROUNDS AND ROUNDS TILL DANICA WINZ THE RACING.
I think I read about this in a book when I was a young child. It was a book with dogs in it called Go Danica Go and had pictures of lots of Danicas in little colored Indy cars, zooming around racing each others.
It sounded like this...
GO DANICA GO.
DRIVE FAST.
DRIVE FAST DANICA.
BEAT ALL THE OTHER CARZ.
GO DANICA GO.
It was a fun book.
That is why I will watch her and drink my Cokz and eat cheezeburgerz while screaming GO DANICA GO at the big flat screen tv.
Danica rulz.
I must sleep a little now, as I am being very silly.
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I haven't seen it yet, but plan to. This is one of the few movies this year that makes it worth braving that filthy, dangerous, savage-filled jungle known as the American movie theater.
Otherwise, let's see: "Iron Man" was tempting, but I can wait on it for DVD. Same with "Sex and the City", "The Zohan" (sue me, I like Sandler movies), "Hancock" (interesting premise), "Get Smart" (unless the reviews are truly excellent), and "Clone Wars." That covers the blockbusters through Labor Day.
The only other blockbuster movie besides Indy IV I'll go to the theater for is "Dark Knight." Maybe "X-Files" if it's very spoiler-able. There are very few movies that warrant spending big bucks to see immediately and on the big screen.
No, it's displaying them.
But only when it's in the mood.
*sigh*
Our local rag didn't think much of it. I'll wait until it makes it to DVD and Netflix.
Yeah, I'm looking forward to "Dark Knight" as well.
Ok, I think that's it for me today. Haloscan is obviously in the process of re-synching their servers (during business hours ... on a fracking weekday) now that they've got their load balancing problems settled. As good as excuse as any to take a day off from commenting. Happy Friday, everyone. 
Jesse, You beat me to it, dammit. Ha, ha.
Can’t afford to go to Indy, so I will sit in the generic sports bar and swill watered down beer and/or cheap booze while my eyes are glued to the (somewhat) big screen TV and go zoom, zoom. No, wait; that’s the Mazda commercial. Sorry.
What’s the ultimate sports bar to watch Indy? Why, the cocktail lounge at the Speedway’s motel, right outside turn 2 of the track. The motel’s called the Brickyard Crossing Inn now. Was there about 15 years ago, for qualifying. The place must have been built in the 1950s, and it looked it. Who cares; on that weekend, it was the center of the racing universe, or right next to it.
Yeah, Danica drives for Michael Andretti, who was my hero back when I was going to the races. I don’t have a favorite now, but if pressed, I would probably say Tony Kanaan. And I’d like to see Michael’s kid, Marco get into Formula 1, and have better luck than his old man did.
Movies? Who goes to movies anymore? Except kids, that is (ducks and runs from room).
love the fact that danica has a chance to win, but indy, and most car racing for that matter leaves me pretty cold. hey, let's watch a bunch of rednecks stomp on the gas pedal and turn left over and over. . .
nope.
not really looking forward to any of the blockbusters either. although i will probably sneak a niece and nephew in to see indy jones. . .hats and bullwhips, and karen allen. . .too much to pass up.
look they are turning left again....wake me when its over.
Hell yes I saw it, dressed in my hat too, much to the chagrin/embarrassment of my girlfriend, who feels that a 43-year-old man shouldn't act so silly. But then again, Harrison is over sixty now and if he can pull it off, so can I.
Here's how I'd rate it:
(1) Raiders
(Tie) Last Crusade & Crystal Skull
(4) Doom
If I had to choose, I might give Last Crusade slightly higher marks than Crystal Skull, only because of the great Connery, although I do have to admit I only saw the new one yesterday, and I only saw it once (I do have some responsibilities).
THe action is top-notch, as usual, motorcycle chases, car chases, and the typical macho fight (much like the one under the plane with the big bald guy from Raiders) scene. The opening scene was a little over the top for my taste (a little too Bondish for what I thought of as Indiana Jones), but does fill in some background about the character.
Without going into too much detail, there's a bit of socio-political commentary in the film also, which ties it nicely to today's climate of ALL FEAR, ALL THE TIME, something which hasn't been the case since the Red Scares of the 50's.
Shia LaBeouf is actually much better as Indy's sidekick than Short Round was. While I liked Shorty in Doom, I've always been leery of that Spielbergian effect of seeing kids as the greatest/wisest/most capable. In this case, having Mutt be in his (presumably) late teens makes his performance a little more real.
There is some sentimentality and regret for the past, most notably in reference to the late Denholm Eliott and Mr. Connery, but this is nicely segued in the film with the realization that hey, we're all only getting a little older, day by day by day.
And, call me a sucker for romance, but Marion Ravenwood was always the best of Indy's female compadres. I still shiver when I see her hold up the headpiece in Raiders and yell at Indy that she's "his goddamned partner!", so it was double the thrill to have her back with him in this film, feisty as ever, and smirking at Indy's antics. I predict the line "I don't think he plans that far ahead," will resonate with many women in the audience when they contemplate the behavior of their male partners; I got a slight nudge in the ribs from my squeeze when Marion said it.
There's less gore than Temple of Doom, and even the melting Belloq from the end of Raiders. But, there are bugs. Indy has snakes; I have bugs. So, I could resonate with that scene. It's specifically ants. Big ants. Oh so been there and done that. 'Nuff said.
The film is formulaic, but for me, formulaic in a way that resonates. I saw Raiders in 1981 as a young buck of 16 about to go off to college, and I've followed the series (of films, at least, the TV show never rang a chord with me) devoutly since then. A lot older now, I think this film will resonate with me about as much as Raiders did charcacterwise. Lucas' stories are always over the top, so you have to count that into effect, and this movie is no different.
Anyway, I had a lot of extra overtime hours to use from work, I'm always up for an adventure, and it was nice to get out of the snow, so it was a good afternoon of fun. Recommended (8 to 8.5 out of 10 stars, and that from a big fan).
Iron Man was considerably better than I thought it was going to be.
Yep. I thought it rocked, and Robert Downey Jr. tore that role up.
I like that dude, and he is proof that although someone might go through some personal problems, you shouldn't ever write them off.
Hell yes I saw it, dressed in my hat too, much to the chagrin/embarrassment of my girlfriend, who feels that a 43-year-old man shouldn't act so silly. But then again, Harrison is over sixty now and if he can pull it off, so can I.
Here's how I'd rate it:
(1) Raiders
(Tie) Last Crusade & Crystal Skull
(4) Doom
If I had to choose, I might give Last Crusade slightly higher marks than Crystal Skull, only because of the great Connery, although I do have to admit I only saw the new one yesterday, and I only saw it once (I do have some responsibilities).
THe action is top-notch, as usual, motorcycle chases, car chases, and the typical macho fight (much like the one under the plane with the big bald guy from Raiders) scene. The opening scene was a little over the top for my taste (a little too Bondish for what I thought of as Indiana Jones), but does fill in some background about the character.
Without going into too much detail, there's a bit of socio-political commentary in the film also, which ties it nicely to today's climate of ALL FEAR, ALL THE TIME, something which hasn't been the case since the Red Scares of the 50's.
Shia LaBeouf is actually much better as Indy's sidekick than Short Round was. While I liked Shorty in Doom, I've always been leery of that Spielbergian effect of seeing kids as the greatest/wisest/most capable. In this case, having Mutt be in his (presumably) late teens makes his performance a little more real.
There is some sentimentality and regret for the past, most notably in reference to the late Denholm Eliott and Mr. Connery, but this is nicely segued in the film with the realization that hey, we're all only getting a little older, day by day by day.
And, call me a sucker for romance, but Marion Ravenwood was always the best of Indy's female compadres. I still shiver when I see her hold up the headpiece in Raiders and yell at Indy that she's "his goddamned partner!", so it was double the thrill to have her back with him in this film, feisty as ever, and smirking at Indy's antics. I predict the line "I don't think he plans that far ahead," will resonate with many women in the audience when they contemplate the behavior of their male partners; I got a slight nudge in the ribs from my squeeze when Marion said it.
There's less gore than Temple of Doom, and even the melting Belloq from the end of Raiders. But, there are bugs. Indy has snakes; I have bugs. So, I could resonate with that scene. It's specifically ants. Big ants. Oh so been there and done that. 'Nuff said.
The film is formulaic, but for me, formulaic in a way that resonates. I saw Raiders in 1981 as a young buck of 16 about to go off to college, and I've followed the series (of films, at least, the TV show never rang a chord with me) devoutly since then. A lot older now, I think this film will resonate with me about as much as Raiders did charcacterwise. Lucas' stories are always over the top, so you have to count that into effect, and this movie is no different.
Anyway, I had a lot of extra overtime hours to use from work, I'm always up for an adventure, and it was nice to get out of the snow, so it was a good afternoon of fun. Recommended (8 to 8.5 out of 10 stars, and that from a pretty big fan).
Definitely Indy. Mmmm, Harrison Ford, even though I suspect he was hammered when he was on Leno a couple of weeks ago.
Low key weekend, maybe do some late spring planting (herbs and such), along with watching the first game of the Stanley Cup final.
Another liberal blog rattling on about crappy big-budget films, when John Cusack's 'War, Inc' is IN THEATERS NOW!!!!!!!
The big hollywood film companies are trying to bury Cusack's movie because it is a funny (and educational) satire on war profiteering featuring a newly-retired "Mr. Vice-President" and CEO of a thinly disguised Halliburton.
To keep audiences away, the distributors (read: Big Media) are only showing it on two screens in the whole US, in NYC and LA, and there's almost no advertising for it.
This weekend is it for this picture.
What Hollywood is hoping for is that 'War, Inc' gets no viewers, so they can justify pulling it by next Thursday and send it to the DVD cut-out bins. Hollywood is trying to suppress this film, without being overt about it.
So if you live within 100 miles of NYC or LA, then please, go see 'War, Inc', vote for it with your money, don't let the ruling class bury this important satire on Cheney and war profiteering.
Comrade Rutherford, I am totally phsyched to see War Inc. but I am in Japan... so it will be months before it gets here.
I did see There Will Be Blood. Which was great but hard to write about. Seriously, still mentally in turmoil about the film. Daniel Day Lewis is un-freakin-believably-great.
I saw the Crystal Skull but walked out about 2/3's of the way through. The straw that broke the camel's back for me was the bit with the DUKW and the tree.
It just didn't have the feel of the other movies which I enjoyed. Maybe I wasn't in the right mood, who knows? I just couldn't make it, too many unbelievable hokey slapstick hi-jinks overloaded my sense of disbelief.
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