Monday, August 31, 2009
It's a bad day for the True Believers...
I can't help but think the Disneyfication of all I hold true is upon us. Get ready for a softer, cuddlier, more friendly version of Wolverine, kids. Maybe with lollipops for claws and some trademark mouse ears.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Is it my birthday?
If recent events are any indication, it just may be. Emagine entertainment has announced plans to open a cinema/bowling complex in Royal Oak.
What does this mean?
A. A major cinema within biking distance from my house.
B. A major cinema that serves beer... within biking distance from my house.
I heart this news.
What does this mean?
A. A major cinema within biking distance from my house.
B. A major cinema that serves beer... within biking distance from my house.
I heart this news.
Not-so-glorious Basterds
We saw "Inglourious Basterds" this weekend, and if I had to sum up the film in a sentence it would be this: Quentin Tarantino needs to get the fuck over himself.
Don't get me wrong, it's a good movie. The story is good, the acting amazing.
It's just that the movie is almost three hours long, and that's about 45 minutes too long.
I imagine Tarantino has this stable of kissups and toadies who have him convinced that he is so amazing that he can do no wrong, that every shot he takes and every bit of dialogue is so amazing that he must use it ALL. I don't think he knows how to edit anymore, or believes that anything he does ever needs to be edited. Ever.
Mr. Tarantino, building suspense and boring the viewer are two different things. Your scenes and movies are too long, and use too much unneccesary C-R-A-P.
Incidentally, even though the movie was way too long, it was done so at the expense of the Basterds, who themselves were ignored in their early days in lieu of spending too much time developing a story that could have been developed in half the time.
Hopefully, they'll rerelease the movie on DVD as a... what's the opposite of a director's cut?
Don't get me wrong, it's a good movie. The story is good, the acting amazing.
It's just that the movie is almost three hours long, and that's about 45 minutes too long.
I imagine Tarantino has this stable of kissups and toadies who have him convinced that he is so amazing that he can do no wrong, that every shot he takes and every bit of dialogue is so amazing that he must use it ALL. I don't think he knows how to edit anymore, or believes that anything he does ever needs to be edited. Ever.
Mr. Tarantino, building suspense and boring the viewer are two different things. Your scenes and movies are too long, and use too much unneccesary C-R-A-P.
Incidentally, even though the movie was way too long, it was done so at the expense of the Basterds, who themselves were ignored in their early days in lieu of spending too much time developing a story that could have been developed in half the time.
Hopefully, they'll rerelease the movie on DVD as a... what's the opposite of a director's cut?
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