It's Mendelian, like blond hair. You have recessive coolness traits and dominant ones. My dad is dorky sometimes, but damned if he doesn't have pretty great taste in old music (Jeff Beck! Stanley Clarke! Weather Report!), and damned if he didn't teach me to drive like a pro.
Just got back from seeing 2001 on the big screen as part of Leeds International Film Festival. It looked and sounded amazing however the film doesn't make a lick of sense and I don't think I will ever watch it again.
Before that I saw Comic con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope - a documentry by Morgan Spurlock, who stays behind the camera this time. Fun film with some touching stories, such as the time it spends with the owner of a comic book seller who bemoans the fact that comics aren't the focus of the con anymore and the trying to work out if he should sell his most prized comic. At times it does walk the line between laughing with and laughing at some of the people involved.
Wasn't really intending to see it, but I was at a friend's last night and we watched The Amazing Spiderman. I agree with everyone who said that this version of Peter Parker is much more likable, but otherwise I didn't really get much out of it.
Saw two movies today: a sneak preview of Rise of the Guardians, and then Argo since it happened to be at the same theatre.
Rise of the Guardians: Very sweet, superbly-animated movie with some solid character archetypes and a very relatable main character in Jack Frost (given a lot of emotional depth by Chris Pine's voice acting). I'd say I like it better than Wreck-It Ralph, even.
I'm not the biggest fan of what seems to be its ultimate message ("believing is seeing", i.e.: the importance of faith), but regardless of whether I agree or not, it uses the filmic medium well to communicate what it wants, which is always the sign of skilled filmmakers. Plus, it isn't so in your face that secular types can't enjoy the movie too. You can probably, without much difficulty, rework the message to be more about the importance of wonder and childlike awe of the world around you, which fits in just fine with a secular viewpoint.
TL;DR: Highly recommended for animation fans, children at heart, and those who value either spirituality or a sense of wonder.
Argo: Nice taut thriller. I had a tube of M&M's Minis with me for this film; by the final sequences, I was squeezing the hell out of that thing and eventually ripped the lid from the plastic connect-y bit that connects it to the tube. I was so tense and pumped to see how they were going to make it out. And this is even with me knowing that they would make it out because LOL history spoilers.
Also: I want to watch a whole movie about Alan Arkin and John Goodman's old guy bromance.
Only complaint: Ben Affleck could have stood to pump even just a little more personality into his role. Somehow I doubt the real-life Tony Mendez was that devoid of expression throughout his life (though, I could be wrong). Also, it was a little too "rah rah America" in parts, though that could just be me. It was hardly ever straight-up "'MURR'CA, FUCK YEAH", and when people with that attitude were shown, they were in archival footage and paired thematically against similar extremist footage from Iran. Still, there were just a few moments and scenes that made me twitch a little bit. Like when two characters are reunited and they're conveniently standing in front of a billowing American flag... >>
Savages, the touching story of nihilism, open relationships, and the never ending cycle of corruption and violence in the drug game. I'm tempted to write it off as just bad and muddled and depressing but it seems like under the celebration of being shitty to one's fellow man it is saying something about the dead end off violence fueled by ambition and the nature of civilization vs. the "savage" so it might be worth seeing.
Drag Me to Hell has served to reaffirm my hatred for the Gypsies. Fuck 'em.
I taught some Gypsies in the midlands to play Two Up at an antiques fair, once. To this day I fear the economic, societal, and religious implications that introducing this advanced gambling technology will have on the community.
So, uh, someone tell me if you see a statue of me around the midlands, wouldya?
Skyfall was pretty good. Didn't blow me away as much as Casino Royale did, and still does, but it was a very solid film. Really liked the villain and the dynamic differences between the first half and the second half of the film, but the other main characters just kind of fell flat for me.
Best movie theater food strategy is to have a female friend bring an enormous purse and put ten White Castle cheeseburgers and a few cokes in it. Then, you can watch the movie while eating sliders, utterly devastate a movie theater bathroom after the credits, and then head home to your own pristine bathroom.
Best movie theater food strategy is to have a female friend big an enormous purse and put ten White Castle cheeseburgers and a few cokes in it. Then, you can watch the movie while eating sliders, utterly devastate a movie theater bathroom after the credits, and then head home to your own pristine bathroom.
My friends and I are trying to figure out how to sneak a Crave Case or a TBell Taco Box into a theater.
Present tactics include:
1) The smuggler wears a suit and loads a leather attache (bought at thrift) with 30 sliders; the attache has been prepped with silicone seals so smells don't leak. It appears that the smuggler is merely a lawyer who is catching an after-work film with friends. This was the plan for Skyfall, but we didn't go through with it.
2) The smuggler is in a wheelchair wearing a hospital bracelet. There is a First Aid Kit underneath the chair, which actually holds 30 sliders or a Taco Box, along with a few cokes and a flask of rum. This is our plan for Crank 3D.
I straight up walk in with a backpack. No one has asked any questions so far but if anyone does I am just going to pretend to be really offended and claim my insulin shots are in my backpack, there may be a better excuse but I haven't needed one yet. I could also claim sexism in that women are allowed to bring in purses but I can't bring my backpack.
I could also claim sexism in that women are allowed to bring in purses but I can't bring my backpack.
Those guys are ruthless man, I don't know if that argument would work. I bought a dip-n-dots pouch thing right outside of a theater in a mall and tried to get in and they wouldn't let me bring it, no matter how much I argued they were stupid for putting one outside the entrance, leading people to believe it was part of the theater food.
Just get a girl with a big bag and keep it closed, they never ask to search the bag. I'm sure you can find a way to pack the tacos creatively. If there's no girl available and you think they'll make a fuss over a guy with a bag, hide it inside a shopping bag.
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My mom is more outwardly cool.
Before that I saw Comic con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope - a documentry by Morgan Spurlock, who stays behind the camera this time. Fun film with some touching stories, such as the time it spends with the owner of a comic book seller who bemoans the fact that comics aren't the focus of the con anymore and the trying to work out if he should sell his most prized comic.
At times it does walk the line between laughing with and laughing at some of the people involved.
Rise of the Guardians: Very sweet, superbly-animated movie with some solid character archetypes and a very relatable main character in Jack Frost (given a lot of emotional depth by Chris Pine's voice acting). I'd say I like it better than Wreck-It Ralph, even.
I'm not the biggest fan of what seems to be its ultimate message ("believing is seeing", i.e.: the importance of faith), but regardless of whether I agree or not, it uses the filmic medium well to communicate what it wants, which is always the sign of skilled filmmakers. Plus, it isn't so in your face that secular types can't enjoy the movie too. You can probably, without much difficulty, rework the message to be more about the importance of wonder and childlike awe of the world around you, which fits in just fine with a secular viewpoint.
TL;DR: Highly recommended for animation fans, children at heart, and those who value either spirituality or a sense of wonder.
Argo: Nice taut thriller. I had a tube of M&M's Minis with me for this film; by the final sequences, I was squeezing the hell out of that thing and eventually ripped the lid from the plastic connect-y bit that connects it to the tube. I was so tense and pumped to see how they were going to make it out. And this is even with me knowing that they would make it out because LOL history spoilers.
Also: I want to watch a whole movie about Alan Arkin and John Goodman's old guy bromance.
Only complaint: Ben Affleck could have stood to pump even just a little more personality into his role. Somehow I doubt the real-life Tony Mendez was that devoid of expression throughout his life (though, I could be wrong). Also, it was a little too "rah rah America" in parts, though that could just be me. It was hardly ever straight-up "'MURR'CA, FUCK YEAH", and when people with that attitude were shown, they were in archival footage and paired thematically against similar extremist footage from Iran. Still, there were just a few moments and scenes that made me twitch a little bit. Like when two characters are reunited and they're conveniently standing in front of a billowing American flag... >>
So, uh, someone tell me if you see a statue of me around the midlands, wouldya?
Present tactics include:
1) The smuggler wears a suit and loads a leather attache (bought at thrift) with 30 sliders; the attache has been prepped with silicone seals so smells don't leak. It appears that the smuggler is merely a lawyer who is catching an after-work film with friends. This was the plan for Skyfall, but we didn't go through with it.
2) The smuggler is in a wheelchair wearing a hospital bracelet. There is a First Aid Kit underneath the chair, which actually holds 30 sliders or a Taco Box, along with a few cokes and a flask of rum. This is our plan for Crank 3D.
It's not as fancy, but it's cheaper than a wheelchair.
Just get a girl with a big bag and keep it closed, they never ask to search the bag. I'm sure you can find a way to pack the tacos creatively. If there's no girl available and you think they'll make a fuss over a guy with a bag, hide it inside a shopping bag.
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People eating in theaters is one of the reasons I avoid theaters as much as I do. The noise is considerable.