I've been gone a while. I'm going to New Mexico next week. I promise that I'll post something interesting.
Peace,
Tony
Friday, August 31, 2007
Monday, August 13, 2007
Simpsons Movie
Yeah, FINALLY saw it. You know the drill:
Story- Just like every other review out there, it's basically an hour and a half long episode. Most of the slap-stick humor is in there. Things went smoothly for the most part and it didn't seem like a half hour show stretched out. I only had a problem with the crude humor they seemed to have *forced* in there. There were at least three instances where this happens, and if you've seen the movie, you know what I mean. I expect that kind of stuff from a South Park movie, only because they do it all the time on the show. With the Simpsons, it didn't seem right.
Character Development- If you needed any character development, you must have been asleep for the last 18 years. Only a couple of new characters were introduced, but they were pretty well covered.
Visuals- Hmm, not sure what to say here. I think that more could have been done to polish up the final animation. It might just be that I'm finally seeing it on a huge screen, but I could see line imperfections on the characters (mostly Homer). I've seen 2D animation before, and never have I noticed that before. I hope I didn't ruin it for others who are going to watch the movie, because when I first noticed it, I couldn't focus on anything else. =( !
Direction- David Silverman has directed a few episodes of the Simpsons before, and did a pretty decent job. He also did Monsters, Inc. which I really liked. Other than shock-humor, he really pulled it together to not make it into the bomb everyone was expecting.
Well, just so you guys know, I did get my World Beer Tour playing cards. I'm 11 beers into it now. We also went into Nashville the weekend. Nothing too exciting happened, mostly because it's been too hot to do anything. My next big thing that I'm looking forward to is the US Open for skeet shooting. I'll be going back to New Mexico on the 6th of September for that one. As things get closer, I'll let you all know more about it.
That's all I have for now, 'till next time...
Peace,
Tony
Story- Just like every other review out there, it's basically an hour and a half long episode. Most of the slap-stick humor is in there. Things went smoothly for the most part and it didn't seem like a half hour show stretched out. I only had a problem with the crude humor they seemed to have *forced* in there. There were at least three instances where this happens, and if you've seen the movie, you know what I mean. I expect that kind of stuff from a South Park movie, only because they do it all the time on the show. With the Simpsons, it didn't seem right.
Character Development- If you needed any character development, you must have been asleep for the last 18 years. Only a couple of new characters were introduced, but they were pretty well covered.
Visuals- Hmm, not sure what to say here. I think that more could have been done to polish up the final animation. It might just be that I'm finally seeing it on a huge screen, but I could see line imperfections on the characters (mostly Homer). I've seen 2D animation before, and never have I noticed that before. I hope I didn't ruin it for others who are going to watch the movie, because when I first noticed it, I couldn't focus on anything else. =( !
Direction- David Silverman has directed a few episodes of the Simpsons before, and did a pretty decent job. He also did Monsters, Inc. which I really liked. Other than shock-humor, he really pulled it together to not make it into the bomb everyone was expecting.
Well, just so you guys know, I did get my World Beer Tour playing cards. I'm 11 beers into it now. We also went into Nashville the weekend. Nothing too exciting happened, mostly because it's been too hot to do anything. My next big thing that I'm looking forward to is the US Open for skeet shooting. I'll be going back to New Mexico on the 6th of September for that one. As things get closer, I'll let you all know more about it.
That's all I have for now, 'till next time...
Peace,
Tony
Friday, August 10, 2007
Take it away Emril.....
BAM!!!
Yay! I had today off. Since I had the free time, I went to another movie: Hotrod
Story- The idea of a wannabe stunt man has a lot of potential humor in it already. Andy Samberg has a natural charisma as Rod Kimble that fits with this type of character. There are some over-the-top scenes where the joke has nothing to do with the story, but they does add some laughs. The story itself is pretty weak, but it's hard to have a good story and decent comedy at the same time *cough* 40 Year Old Virgin *cough*.
Character Development- Not bad. I say this because they left the character development to the lead, instead of trying to water down the rest of the cast by giving them filler-laden backgrounds that nobody cares about. Even Rod's history is only slightly mentioned, and consequently, less equals more in this department. People who are willing to pay money to see this movie aren't going to care what Rod's childhood was like.
Visuals- Outstanding stunt work. Some of the stunts in the move looked real and looked really painful.
Direction- Pretty good considering this is Akiva Schaffer's first big screen project. As he matures in tinsel town, his work will become more refined. I believe that since he's only really worked with SNL as a director, he feels that every moment needs to be filled with some kind of laughs to keep the audience interested. Since this movie has been a moderate success, I'm sure we'll see more from him.
Incidentally, I happened to be the only person in the theater during the movie. I guess I should have expected that considering that I watched the movie at 1:45pm on a Friday. Kind of a weird experience, especially since I was the only one laughing.
Just so everyone knows, I'm 6 beers into my 110 World Beer Tour at Old Chicago. I'll be getting my deck of cards tonight. Woot!
Peace,
Tony
Yay! I had today off. Since I had the free time, I went to another movie: Hotrod
Story- The idea of a wannabe stunt man has a lot of potential humor in it already. Andy Samberg has a natural charisma as Rod Kimble that fits with this type of character. There are some over-the-top scenes where the joke has nothing to do with the story, but they does add some laughs. The story itself is pretty weak, but it's hard to have a good story and decent comedy at the same time *cough*
Character Development- Not bad. I say this because they left the character development to the lead, instead of trying to water down the rest of the cast by giving them filler-laden backgrounds that nobody cares about. Even Rod's history is only slightly mentioned, and consequently, less equals more in this department. People who are willing to pay money to see this movie aren't going to care what Rod's childhood was like.
Visuals- Outstanding stunt work. Some of the stunts in the move looked real and looked really painful.
Direction- Pretty good considering this is Akiva Schaffer's first big screen project. As he matures in tinsel town, his work will become more refined. I believe that since he's only really worked with SNL as a director, he feels that every moment needs to be filled with some kind of laughs to keep the audience interested. Since this movie has been a moderate success, I'm sure we'll see more from him.
Incidentally, I happened to be the only person in the theater during the movie. I guess I should have expected that considering that I watched the movie at 1:45pm on a Friday. Kind of a weird experience, especially since I was the only one laughing.
Just so everyone knows, I'm 6 beers into my 110 World Beer Tour at Old Chicago. I'll be getting my deck of cards tonight. Woot!
Peace,
Tony
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
I'm still here....
in Tennessee, but nothing really cool has happened. I did see The Bourne Ultimatum. You know what that means:
Story- Considering that I've never seen any of the other Bourne series, it stood on its own very well. The actual story itself is quite entertaining and Matt Damon does a really good job as an action "hero." The only bad thing I have to say is that it's predictable, almost frustratingly so. If and when you see the movie, you'll be able to determine what's going to happen waaaay before it does.
Character Development- As I stated earlier, this is the third in a series of movies. Although this is the case, I felt that I knew Jason Bourne pretty well by the third act. He's a mysterious character who's really trying to find himself throughout the film, so you discover everything with Jason Bourne. Other characters, such as Nicky Parsons (Julia Stiles) and Pamela Landy (Joan Allen) were left by the wayside as far as development goes, but I imagine they had plenty of time to develop themselves in the previous two moives.
Visuals- Mind you this is my personal opinion: TERRIBLE! I can't stand the "shaky camera." This is such a cheap way of adding realism to movies Last I checked, I'm not epileptic nor do I involuntarily shake, so it's not "real" to me, just very frustrating. The amount of camera movement almost got me to the point of giving me a headache. Matt Damon did a very good job with the action scenes, and looks like a natural.
Direction- Most of the beef I have with this movie (see above) stems from mediocre direction. It would seem that Paul Greengrass needs to reevaluate how people see the world.
All in all, it was an entertaining film. It's not one that I would go out and buy, but it was worth the money I spent on the ticket.
Side note: You've all probably noticed that I do not give any kind of rating on the movie (such as 4 of 5 stars). I leave these out because they really have no bearing on what you'll think of the movie. Plus, it's a rather lazy way to review something. These reviews are just my opinion, no more no less.
That's all I have today. I'll be going back to Nashville this weekend...I'll keep you guys posted.
Peace,
Tony
Story- Considering that I've never seen any of the other Bourne series, it stood on its own very well. The actual story itself is quite entertaining and Matt Damon does a really good job as an action "hero." The only bad thing I have to say is that it's predictable, almost frustratingly so. If and when you see the movie, you'll be able to determine what's going to happen waaaay before it does.
Character Development- As I stated earlier, this is the third in a series of movies. Although this is the case, I felt that I knew Jason Bourne pretty well by the third act. He's a mysterious character who's really trying to find himself throughout the film, so you discover everything with Jason Bourne. Other characters, such as Nicky Parsons (Julia Stiles) and Pamela Landy (Joan Allen) were left by the wayside as far as development goes, but I imagine they had plenty of time to develop themselves in the previous two moives.
Visuals- Mind you this is my personal opinion: TERRIBLE! I can't stand the "shaky camera." This is such a cheap way of adding realism to movies Last I checked, I'm not epileptic nor do I involuntarily shake, so it's not "real" to me, just very frustrating. The amount of camera movement almost got me to the point of giving me a headache. Matt Damon did a very good job with the action scenes, and looks like a natural.
Direction- Most of the beef I have with this movie (see above) stems from mediocre direction. It would seem that Paul Greengrass needs to reevaluate how people see the world.
All in all, it was an entertaining film. It's not one that I would go out and buy, but it was worth the money I spent on the ticket.
Side note: You've all probably noticed that I do not give any kind of rating on the movie (such as 4 of 5 stars). I leave these out because they really have no bearing on what you'll think of the movie. Plus, it's a rather lazy way to review something. These reviews are just my opinion, no more no less.
That's all I have today. I'll be going back to Nashville this weekend...I'll keep you guys posted.
Peace,
Tony
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