While I was away in Australia, it seems I missed some things…like the Superbowl, the commercials and this trailer for M. Night Shyamalan‘s adaptation of the American Anime The Last Airbender. Now I’ve said this many times before, but it bears repeating. I’ve never seen an episode of the show but I know that it is wildly popular. Also, M. Night is a huge fan, so his decision to make this film is a personal one and he’ll be putting his heart into it. Here’s hoping that the end result is an adaptation that gives fans a warm feeling inside and that it does justice to the series. For those of you late…
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Annnd We're Back!!
As they say down under, Hallo Mates!! (BTW, no one says G’Day anymore. I think it’s because they know foreigners will just laugh at them if they say it). Well I have to say the bachelor party, the wedding, the reception, and the after party all went off without a hitch. “I love it when a plan comes together”. For any of you interested G-S-T fans out there, follow this link to our wedding slideshow on the photographer’s website. Man, is he good!! Other than that, Australia was awesome!! Expensive, but awesome and memories that will definitely last a lifetime. I’ll get some photos posted in the next few days…
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And Now For A Short Break…
Hello World, Marc Here: Tomorrow will be one of the biggest days of my entire life. Yes, that’s right, on Saturday at 7:30, I will be getting married!! Boy I can’t believe I’m at that point in my life. After that, my “wife” and I will be heading to Australia for 2 weeks to enjoy our Honeymoon. Oh, it’s going to be sooo sweet!! Boy it’s really an exciting time for me and so I felt like sharing with all you G-S-T readers. With that said, this will be that last post until I return mid-February. That is unless Rob and Pete get off their asses and start contributing…yeah, don’t…
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Off the Shelf…'Hook'
I think it’s fair to say that a great many people overlook this film and it wasn’t really popular when it came out, but over the years I have learned to love Hook. Steven Spielberg can almost do no wrong and while this is a departure from the actioners he is known to helm, this still had its fair share of kid friendly swashbuckling. Talk about an ensemble cast, this film has acting talent in spades…
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Random Film Thought of the Day…01.26.10
Does anyone recall that scene in Fellowship of the Ring, where Baromir has just died and they are about to send him over the falls? Stop right there…does anyone see a problem with this picture? Well I do. First off, imagine yourself in Aragorn and Gimli’s shoes (or boots rather) I know you just had a huge forest battle with some Orcs and you probably are saying, “well we don’t have time to bury him“, but really? Over the falls? Now this is just one instance where something in a movie sounds like a good idea or something very dignified…but it’s not. Here’s my thoughts on why:
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Off the Shelf…'Galaxy Quest'
This past weekend I was watching Star Trek on Blu-Ray (which is jaw-dropping btw). While I just love that movie I couldn’t help but think, more than a few times, of how spot on the Galaxy Quest spoof was to the entire Star Trek franchise. After the movie ended, and I swore that I was a confirmed ‘neo’Trekkie’ I put Galaxy Quest in for a spin and laughed my ass off. For starters, this was no spoof in the vein of Airplane! or even those abysmal “Scary”, “Date”, “Disaster” Movies that studios term as spoof either. Not this was almost an outright homage sprinkled with witty humor and fine acting. I have…
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G-S-T Quick 5 – Favorite Movie Monologues
One of my favorite elements in a film is a succesful (and memorable) monologue. When an actor can deliver a series of lines and carry the scene on the talent of that speech, it brings a certain weight to the movie. Many times in movies a monologue can consist of throw away lines or be a cheesy sequence all together, but I have assembled some of my favorites that are truly great below because they really are standout performances. They are impressive, dramatic and in a few cases stand the test of time but yet they all exist on a level that showcases the actor’s true talents and is an example of how…
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Final ‘Kick Ass’ Poster Released
While this movie is quickly becoming my most anticipated film to see in 2010 (right behind The Expendables and Robin Hood), this FINAL poster for Kick-Ass is icing on the cake. This was released a few days ago and if I wasn’t already sold on the film, this would totally convince me to see it. If you don’t already know everything about the film, let me enlighten you: Kick-Ass , the film adaptation from the comic book of the same name) is written and directed by Matthew Vaughn (of the awesome Layer Cake). The films follows the story of a boy without super powers attempting to become a super-hero. Lionsgate is…
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Oh Boy, a Happy Birthday “Double Feature”!!
One of the elements on IMDb that I pay more than passing attention to is the ‘Born Today‘ feature, and today one of my favorite actors turns 55. That’s right Kevin Costner is the big 5-5 and I thought it was worth mentioning because I am such a big fan of his. But what’s that?? Not good enough you say? Well, what if I told you that he shares the same birthday with probably the world’s classiest actor, or who Robert Osborne called, “the best of the best“. That’s right, the incomparable Cary Grant (who passed away in 1986) would have been 106…what? People still celebrate Elvis’ birthday. “You know, punk, one day you’ll…
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Looking Back At Films/TV of Old: Does It Spoil Our Memories?
I’d like to thank a recent G-S-T reader/commenter for the inspiration and advent of this post. After writing a post on “Nostalgia”, I got quite a lot of flack for saying I just don’t get Blade Runner. I also got some (actually far more than I imagined) agreement and a good number of readers concurred with me. But where as my post was asking “Does Nostalgia make a movie better than it is?“, I believe this post can branch out (thanks to the suggestion from Stuart) and explore how going back to something we one loved as a kid but now find it is nothing like (or worse) what we remembered.…