February 2012
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GENERIC FIGHT THE SYSTEM AND FEEL GOOD ABOUT IF...
Well this is a new one on me… you can watch this movie on youtube. In fact, the full 90 minutes have been embedded into this post. I, however, watched this film on Netflix, like a normal person, advertisement free. But feel free to watch it wherever you like. Just as long as you watch it.
“The Rage in Placid Lake” is an interesting film considering my life seems to reflect a...
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A STAND UP GUY - "Words, Words, Words." →
I don’t watch a lot of stand up lately. As much as I love stand up, a lot of it is pretty bad or I’ve already heard it. Today, I’m happy to share a top notch comedian available on Watch Instantly through Netflix. Bo Burnham is 19 (on this recording) which is insane considering his fusion style of comedy feature intellectual wordplay with hip/hop style delivery. Highly...
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IT'S FRIDAY, FRIDAY, WATCH A FOREIGN FILM ON...
Oh man - boy am I happy to bring you something good for today’s Funtastic Friday, “Shaolin Soccer”. The name reminded me of a Bend It Like Beckham knock off or one of those Disney “Johnny Tsunami” kind of films, but I was happily mistaken.
“Shaolin Soccer” falls into the slapstick genre of kung-fu. A mixture of “The Big Green”, “The...
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WTF AM I WATCHING - "Four Rooms"
Are you kidding me on this one? So many big names and amazing actors and actresses… such a crazy impossible story. I don’t understand how they got so many strong reviews on this one. It was directed by Tarantino AND Rodriguez… I don’t know what to do with this one.
First of all, “Four Rooms” wasn’t bad. It wasn’t a horrible film. It was just a...
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BEST USE OF TOM HANKS AS COLIN HANKS DAD AWARD...
Oh that’s where John Malkovich has been hiding. He’s been hanging out with supporting characters in a feature film with Zulu and Ben from Parks and Rec. And nothing satisfies a film more than seeing Tom Hanks play the father of a character portrayed by his son Colin Hanks. One of those, “I see what you did there” moments… but I digress
“The Great Buck...
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DOUBLE DIPPING - "Cool As Ice" + HDTGM →
Just had the pleasure of watching then listening to a podcast about “Cool As Ice”. this movie falls into the “It’s Good to be Bad” category of films and the podcast, which features Vanilla himself is well worth your time. But be sure to watch the film first. It is worth your time.
And now it’s time for… How Did This Get Made
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Must Be Good It's Monday - "City Island"
Sorry to give a full poster opposed to the normal trailer. I just feel like A.) This movei might be a hard sell because it appears very generic at first glance. and B.) The trailer is way too long and tells too much of the story. All that to say, I really loved City Island and am proud to add it to my highly recommended films on my Netflix Instant Queue.
The premise behind “City...
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IT'S NOT QUITE THE FUGITIVE FRIDAY - "The Double"
I wanted to add the trailer like normal, but it kind of gives away the entire story. So if you like knowing anything, i.e. my wikipedia friends out there, then you can watch the trailer and feel totally informed before watching this film. Otherwise, just give it a try.
“The Double” fits my generic movie profile, and by generic I mean blockbuster / high budget / contains actors...
Jean-Ralphio is the Amazing Spiderman
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The wonderful people at CollegeHumor edited this together at breakneck speed after so many people tweeted/posted about Jean-Ralphio kinda looking like the Amazing Spiderman. To those editors (especially Sam Jacobson, I know it was you, you sly dog) I say kudos and thank you. To everyone else I say enjoy the trailer now as it will inevitably be taken down for breaking 1000...
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RED:NESDAY - "The Guard"
I really liked The Guard. I knew very little about it, and police comedies somehow never amuse me on paper, but about 10 minutes in, I’m glued. After checking its rating on Rotten Tomatoes, its easy to see why nearly everyone I’ve talked to knows about this movie. First of all, I LOVE Brendan Glesson, for his roles in both the Harry Potter series and In Bruges. The man is strikingly...
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DOCUMEN:TUESDAY - "Which Way Home" →
The concept is fascinating, but it lacked a call to action or direction for growth. More of a showcase film to a very unique and complex culture of kids train-hopping from Central America to the United States.
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DIDN'T CATCH A WORD - "Elling"
I would love to show you a trailer here, but it’s a Norwegian film so the picture has a little more to say. Click it to watch instantly with Netflix or give the rest of the review a little browse.
“Elling” is about two patients from an institution who receive permission to take care of themselves in government housing. I think Elling’s mom has passed away recently which...
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RED:NESDAY - "Everything Must Go"
“Everything Must Go” must go nowhere. I loved this movie. I can always tell a good film when listening to the trailer gets me excited all over again. “Everything Must Go” feels like a low budget film with a new side of Ferrel that stumps “Stranger Than Fiction”, which I know is saying a lot.
The trailer doesn’t allude much to the fact that...
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DOCUMEN:TUESDAY - "Dive!: Living Off of America's...
WATCH INSTANTLY
I actually watched 3 documentaries today, but could only comment on one, so I picked Dive! seeing as how it is the most original and the most experimental of the three. The other two were “Hearts of Darkness” which I had to rent from the DVD Queue and then “Forks Over Knives” which was actually much more informational, but I was a little distracted as I...
January 2012
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MUST BE GOOD IT'S MONDAY - "The Stone of Destiny"
I’m not sure why the trailer makes this sound like an intense action drama… it’s an emotional uplifting family friendly movie about why Scotland is awesome. This is a feel good, “way to go kid!” kind of film that leaves you feeling smiling and satisfied.
A week or so ago, I made the point that people don’t think there’s anything good on Netflix, and...
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WATCH INSTANTLY - "Wristcutters: A Love Story" →
I always sort of assume that everybody has seen “Wristcutters: A Love Story” so I never feel the need to re-watch it or write a review. But it is a great film, and it continues to pop up in my instant queue suggestions so I figured I would pass the buck on to the rest of you. Spoilers… there is a reference to wrist cutting at the beginning of the film which is very dark and not...
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Nobody's watching
Every now and then I think of the old web team of Nobody’s Watching. I’m not sure how popular the show was considering their pilot never launched a series and the two went on to work on battle star galactica and snl… Either way the saying always stuck.
I say all of this because I’m still on the kick that people don’t like movies or at least they dot like sifting...
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WATCH AND LISTEN - "Birdemic: Shock and Terror" +... →
Today’s link takes you straight to watch Birdemic, which was a lot of fun. There are a ton of campy movies that aren’t campy enough to make the cut, while others have too high of a production budget to have not done a better job at creating a decent flick. Birdemic, however, feels like it has a $7,000 budget, an iPhone and Garage Band. But more than that, the poor execution and...
Who needs "original content" when there's a reblog...
made sense to reblog this.
the-intern-archives:
Just saying…
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MEANT TO POST THIS MONDAY - "Bunny and the Bull"
So I actually watched this last week and I think… well, it was enjoyable. One of the things I’ve been hearing a lot of lately is that Netflix doesn’t have any good movies on Instant Queue… followed quickly by, “Well, no like new movies.” Yes - this is true. But Saying Netflix has no good movies is like me saying ESPN has no good sports because I only like...
“Ahhh, come on now. You’ve climbed up on to your high horse, you might as...”
– Bunny and the Bull
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GO RENT THIS FILM - "Apollo 18"
I know I’m a little outside of the loop here in suggesting a Red Box film on a Friday, but unfortunately my timing is completely off. I also didn’t suggest any films on any of the other days this week so I’m just going to count it as a restocking week and start suggesting films that are actually good instead of just reviewing every damn thing I see.
“Apollo 18”...
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OOOGA BOOGA! - Nobody's Watching
So… a couple of updates today, since the past few days have been baron so I wanted to explain why. As I typically will when something seems out of order. I just want to express that I’m not being lazy or unprofessional. To me a lull or delay is a sign that something unnatural or unimportant has been happening seeing as how I do enjoy writing this blog. When I hit a dull moment in...
Watching "Winter's Bone" a.k.a. Hunger Games... →
As soon as I started this film I was like, “Who is this girl???” And then I realized she is on fire! a.k.a. Katniss in the upcoming Hunger Games. I’m only a few minutes in but already Jennifer Lawrence is portraying the same intensity and confidence that one would hope to see in our upcoming Mockingjay.
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SCREW'EM IT'S STEVE COOGEN DAY
I’ve tried double posting two movies at the same time in the past, and it was an epic fail… so I don’t know why I’m trying again. Here’s the gist of it. After I saw The Trip, I loved him. Saxxondale… not so much. Hamlet 2… I couldn’t believe it. I loved that movie. So more than a review… I’m giving a suggestion. there’s no reviews...
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WTF AM I WATCHING - "Rubber"
You would be hard pressed to say you’ve seen anything like this film… ever. I’m pretty sure that after this film I’ve become a MAGNET fanboy. I love everything they put out because I rarely understand it. That an Oscilloscope. Either way, “Rubber” makes its way to that list at that back of my mind in which I store my greatest treasures, waiting for that...
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I PAID TO SEE THIS MOVIE - "The Adventures of Tin... →
I forgot to comment on this film. I saw this after the Christmas break and NOT in 3D mind you. In no other industry to you pay people more money to lessen your experience. Anyway, I thought Tin Tin was great. I could not believe how great the animation looked and beyond that how intense the story was. I’ve heard people complain before that action movies end up with too much dialogue and...
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REDBOX RED:NESDAY - "Cowboys and Aliens"
Daniel Craig… Harrison Ford… that kid from Avatar the Last Airbender… what more could you want?!? I guess actually you could want a lot more so I don’t know why I started it out this way. I wanted a nicer Harrison Ford, a more obvious antagonist, and better character development. My girlfriend however thought the film was flawless and for that I have to assume the movie...
“Aggghhhh. I was totally supposed to write a review today. Ill just write two...”
– [Indistinct Chatter]
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HAVE A QUICK LAUGH - "Conan O'Brien Can't Stop" →
Not that my journey is starting anytime soon… but my interest in comedy/entertainment has been growing in the past few months so catching something like this was worth my time. They say it’s a documentary, because it is. But if you’re following a comedian around on tour for 6 weeks, you’re usually going to hear a lot of jokes. Not saying this is a bad thing, just...
