I’m not really into “love stories” or sweeping romantic epics involving two people hiding their love for each other. I guess, becasue I’m a guy, I’m more likely to watch an action flick or some brainy feature with a twist ending (and either one with a scotch in my hand)…what can I say? Guilty as charged. I first saw this years ago in the theaters and assumed, based on how it was advertised, it would be an awesome martial-arts flick with gorgeous set designs. Well I got one out of two but was none-the-less impressed with the outcome. Hidden behind a cool sounding title like “The House of Flying Daggers”…
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G-S-T Quick 5 – Replay Value on Movies with 'Twist Endings'
For a time in my life I was very much into the types of movies that had twist endings, and it was all I talked about. To this day, my favorite movie with an “ah ha” ending is And Then There Were None (which is such a well done film – I really have to watch it again soon). However, with so many films out there trying to give the audience a shocker ending or some sort of twist they’ve never seen before, unfortunately there are only so many ways to fool someone. After a while, you end up with cliche endings that just seem like lame knock-offs of a…
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Off the Shelf…’3:10 to Yuma’
Let me start by saying that I have never seen the original 3:10 to Yuma so I have no basis for comparison nor did I cry blasphemy at the idea of this remake. I usually try to see the originals before their remakes (which,most times, are less than flattering) but something about most Hollywood “golden oldie” Westerns just don’t do it for me, so I just didn’t make the effort this time. Regardless, I have been a big fan of Russell Crowe and Christian Bale and so when this first came out on DVD I gave it a shot and was ultimately very impressed. Since this was my third time…
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Even great actors get their feathers ruffled…
Hello World, Marc Here: It’s long been said that Hugh Jackman is the nicest and classiest man in show business right now. And when you think of how well he did with the recent Oscars, he is easily a cut above other talented actors like Russell Crowe and Christian Bale who have a reputation for their tempers. Well it seems that really no one person is immune to the rampant stupidity that abounds in this world. In the video below you’ll see Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig acting in a play when they are interrupted by a phone as it goes off in the first row. This proves to be…
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G-S-T Top 10 – Buddy Flicks
First off, let me preface this by saying that trying to compile a great buddy flick list is going to be hard enough. There are so many movies that fit this description it’s almost it’s own genre. To widdle it down to 10 was near impossible so at the bottom I have some very deserving entries in the “Honorable Mention” Category. Next, and probably more importantly, let me tell you all that this list is devoted to my favorite movies out there that have impressive, memorable and hysterical “buddy” plot lines. As you will see in the entries below, some films are formulaic “buddy flicks” but others are indeed not…
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Sweet Trailer…'Solomon Kane'
Well it’s a rainy Monday here in Dallas, so it seemed the right time to post the first trailer for James Purefoy‘s latest: Solomon Kane. A 16th century Puritan, Solomon Kane is a somber-looking man who wanders the world with no apparent goal other than to vanquish evil in all its forms. His adventures, published mostly in the pulp magazine Weird Tales, often take him from Europe to the jungles of Africa and back. Honestly, I was expecting a little more and a little less…but let me explain. When I say “a little more” I was expecting something with some more feeling, not the sort of ‘wooden’ acting that’s abundant…
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G-S-T Quick 5 – Cheezy (But Still Fun) Films
Last night I watched Encino Man and it just reminded me of some other films that I really enjoy but were similarly (especially looking back now) cheezy. To be fair, they aren’t “god awful messes” but they still suffer from things like bad acting, and poor script writing, etc, and the quintessential synthesizer music that dominated the 80’s. The films listed below (in no particular order mind you) are ones that I find to be pure brainless, low budget, and ultimately overlooked entertainment…kind of like 5 episodes of Friends seen back to back to back. At the very least they deserve a second viewing (or first depending on the person).…
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Sweet Trailer…'Boondock Saints II'
The day has finally come to get our first look at the highly anticipated sequel to one of the most revered cult classics, The Boondock Saints. I have posted the trailer below so please, sit back and enjoy… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmDhSNssaOI] Now I love the first Boondock Saints and it is one of the more played movies in my library. Despite my feelings about the original, I have to say that this looks a little cheap, possibly (like the case of Crystal Skull) too little, too late. And oh, how the might have fallen. The entire gang (sans Willem Dafoe) is back for this sequel but the years have not been kind…
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Growing Up Watching Films and the Lasting Impressions They Leave
Last night, I was watching Animal House, which I sadly admit, for the first time in a while. As I laughed at the same jokes and recited the same lines which I have for years, it really got me thinking about this and other films I was pretty much raised on. As a child I would watch this movie with my dad and when it was physical humor that I pretty much understood it made me laugh. Other times, I remember looking at my dad and trying to figure out why he laughed at different lines, that obviously contained humor which I, at the time, couldn’t comprehend. While watching this…
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Sweet Trailer…'The Men Who Stare At Goats'
If you don’t know anything about this movie yet, you’re probably asking, what the hell is this movie about? A sequel to Borat??… some kind of farming documentary??…some art-house flick made by a first year film student?? Well in all three cases you’d be wrong and by the looks of the trailer, this could be one hysterical film…so for now, take a look and enjoy!! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVKi3z1NXF8] FirstShowing gives us the following on this quirky comedy: The Men Who Stare at Goats stars George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges and is directed by former actor and producer Grant Heslov, of only the comedy Par 6 previously and some episodes of “Unscripted”.…