Let me start by saying that I've been a fan of the Halloween series for many years now. The original 1978 Halloween by John Carpenter is a classic (which is a bold statement by today's 'standards', ie. people with such small attention spans-if there isn't enough action-it's boring). The series got progressively silly from that point on (Michael's mask is different in EVERY movie), but so what? It's a slasher series. It's supposed to be fun to watch, and not taken seriously.
A couple of years back, Rob Zombie was tapped to write and direct the 9th film in the Halloween series. He decided to do a "reboot" and start the story from scratch. Zombie releases his Halloween in August of 2007. I gave that film a B- when I reviewed it. "There's plenty of blood, and there are plenty of boobies (not to mention a good amount of fucking, refereces to fucking and plenty of utterences of the word "fuck"). It's a slasher flick. It's Rob Zombie. You do the math. Just don't expect an AWESOME film."
Here we are 2 years later, with another Zombie Halloween film. More boobs! More gore! More Michael! MORE BACK STORY!!!!
Rob Zombie took a simple thing like the boogey man and turned it into a long, twisted story that requires too much thought to be considered fun.
The original Halloween: Little boy kills his older sister. He's locked up for 15 years at a mental hospital. He escapes and goes after 3 High School chicks. He wears a white mask that hides his face and features. He kills a lot of people. Why? NO EXPLANATION. SPOOKY!!!
Rob Zombie's Halloween: Ugly kid gets picked on at school. Has an asshole for a stepdad, a slutty sister and a mother who strips. He snaps! And kills a lot of people.... Spooky? Naw. Ugly kid escapes mental institution as an adult and goes after his younger sister. Wears a mask and kills a lot of people.....
Rob Zombie's Halloween 2: Escaped lunatic lives as a bum...... kills a lot of people... is still crazy..... has mommy issues..... kills a lot of people.... goes after younger sister...... who somehow feels a connection..... ???
Basically, Rob Zombie decided to add LAYERS and LAYERS to a story that shouldn't have been fucked with at all.
Not spectacular. I give it a C
P.S. I spent the past week trying to come up with the appropriate words for this review. I did what Rob Zombie did..... I OVERTHOUGHT!!!!
Monday, August 31, 2009
Sunday, May 24, 2009
I still have time to do this!!!
I've been neglecting my blog as of late. Honestly, I've been busy planning a wedding, getting married, working, raising a 4 and a half year old, and getting fired. (As I mentioned before, I will touch more on those subjects soon) In the midst of all this, I have had a chance to see some great films.
Rather than blog about each one individually (since some of these film have been out for a bit), I figured I'd give a quick review of each.
MONSTERS VS. ALIENS
Honestly, this is a great film! Sometimes, animated films like these lean more toward the children, and every once in awhile sophisticated humor is thrown in for the adults (which throws the kids off). With Monster vs. Aliens, the film really does work for both children and adults. It doesn't try too hard to be a clever adult movie, and it doesn't dumb down too much for the kids; it's just funny. Well played by all of the voice actors. Bob (voiced by Seth Rogen) is hilarious. Great family film.
STAR TREK
The previews for this film didn't really appeal to me. (I went to see it because a buddy wanted to.) I expected a bunch of explosions and dopey dialogue, in other words; I was expecting it to be a worthless action film. (Besides, I was never much into Star Trek) Wrong. Not only was the story compelling, but the action was anything BUT worthless. From start to finish, Star Trek will keep your attention. It's a nice fresh twist on an older series. I was pleasantly surprised. When you hear the good reviews (and you will), believe them.
EARTH
There's not much to say about this one. It was a nice family outing. It was fun watching several groups of animals on the big screen, with narration provided by Darth Vader. I mean James Earl Jones!!! Sorry. "Cute" and "charming" would some up this film best. Enjoy.
ANGELS AND DEMONS
Mind you, this is based on the opinion of someone who has NOT read the book. I saw The DaVinci Code three years ago, and found that to be very entertaining. Tom Hanks returns on the follow up, Angels and Demons. I found this one to be a bit better than its predecessor. It seemed to have more action and fewer slow spots. This film, though long, and though it slows a bit by the end, does entertain.
Rather than blog about each one individually (since some of these film have been out for a bit), I figured I'd give a quick review of each.
MONSTERS VS. ALIENS
Honestly, this is a great film! Sometimes, animated films like these lean more toward the children, and every once in awhile sophisticated humor is thrown in for the adults (which throws the kids off). With Monster vs. Aliens, the film really does work for both children and adults. It doesn't try too hard to be a clever adult movie, and it doesn't dumb down too much for the kids; it's just funny. Well played by all of the voice actors. Bob (voiced by Seth Rogen) is hilarious. Great family film.
STAR TREK
The previews for this film didn't really appeal to me. (I went to see it because a buddy wanted to.) I expected a bunch of explosions and dopey dialogue, in other words; I was expecting it to be a worthless action film. (Besides, I was never much into Star Trek) Wrong. Not only was the story compelling, but the action was anything BUT worthless. From start to finish, Star Trek will keep your attention. It's a nice fresh twist on an older series. I was pleasantly surprised. When you hear the good reviews (and you will), believe them.
EARTH
There's not much to say about this one. It was a nice family outing. It was fun watching several groups of animals on the big screen, with narration provided by Darth Vader. I mean James Earl Jones!!! Sorry. "Cute" and "charming" would some up this film best. Enjoy.
ANGELS AND DEMONS
Mind you, this is based on the opinion of someone who has NOT read the book. I saw The DaVinci Code three years ago, and found that to be very entertaining. Tom Hanks returns on the follow up, Angels and Demons. I found this one to be a bit better than its predecessor. It seemed to have more action and fewer slow spots. This film, though long, and though it slows a bit by the end, does entertain.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Don't Stop Believin'
On Tuesday, I caught the new show Glee on Fox. It's the story of a High School Glee club, made up of all walks of life. It took a few minutes for me to get into the show at first; the writers sort of threw a monkey wrench in there. The beginning was sort of lambasted with odd humor. Don't get me wrong, that's okay. But I was afraid the show was going to get stale REALLY quickly. Thankfully it recovered before long. (Or maybe, I just needed the few minutes to get acclimated.) The characters turned out to be hilarious, and the circumstances surrounding the Glee Club were a hoot. Glee, in fact, turned out to be very entertaining. Despite the fact that I had to sit through some music by Journey (I'm so glad that I wasn't eating), the music was refreshing. It's too bad that we have to wait until fall to see the series.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Coming soon.....more blogs!!!
Dear readers,
It's been far too long!!! I'll get some blogs up here very soon! I've got plenty of topics to blog about!
Life:
-Marriage
-Fatherhood
-Unemployment
Movies:
-Star Trek
-Earth
-Monsters vs. Aliens
-Angel and Demons
and of course, the new TV show Glee
Lots to say! (Better late than never) Check back soon!!!
It's been far too long!!! I'll get some blogs up here very soon! I've got plenty of topics to blog about!
Life:
-Marriage
-Fatherhood
-Unemployment
Movies:
-Star Trek
-Earth
-Monsters vs. Aliens
-Angel and Demons
and of course, the new TV show Glee
Lots to say! (Better late than never) Check back soon!!!
Thursday, April 30, 2009
DAMN IT!!!
They made it a PG 13 film!!! Wusses!!!
I certainly hope that with this rating (which will obviously attract a younger audience) that the film doesn't sacrifice a good story for neat-o explosions.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
(Possible) Names for Span's show
(For those of you who are unfamiliar with who I am talking about, Span is the 7 to Midnight jock at Q 106. Yes, Span is his real name. Anyway, his predecessor called his show "The Asylum". Because I was bored, I tossed around a few ideas that Span could call the show, now that it's his.)
*Spoonin' with Span
*Getting forked by Span. (nah)
*Span, Span, he's the man....if he can't do it.... MAC D can.... (maybe)
*Span-ish
*Span's Highly Intellectual Theatre (spoken with British accent)
That's it for now. My money is the first one, or the last one. Come to think of it, the last one probably works best; especially if it's abbreviated with the first letter of each word.
*Spoonin' with Span
*Getting forked by Span. (nah)
*Span, Span, he's the man....if he can't do it.... MAC D can.... (maybe)
*Span-ish
*Span's Highly Intellectual Theatre (spoken with British accent)
That's it for now. My money is the first one, or the last one. Come to think of it, the last one probably works best; especially if it's abbreviated with the first letter of each word.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Glad I don't work for them!
Clear Channel cut 590 radio jobs today! DAMN
Bring back the private owners!!!!
From the AP:
Tue Apr 28, 8:29 pm ET
SAN ANTONIO – Clear Channel Communications Inc., the largest owner of U.S. radio stations, said Tuesday it is cutting 590 jobs, including some on-air personalities, in its second round of mass layoffs this year amid pressure from the recession and evaporating advertising budgets.
Clear Channel's parent company, CC Media Holdings Inc., also said it will suspend its 401(k) match for all employees for the rest of the year, starting Friday. However, if the company hits 90 percent of its budget goals at the end of the year, the matches will be retroactively restored, a company spokeswoman said.
The latest cuts represent 2.7 percent of company's total work force of 22,100. They affect operational jobs like engineering, accounting and customer service, all in the radio division. The company also has an outdoor advertising division, which sells items like billboard space and wasn't affected by the job cuts.
The previous cuts of 1,850 jobs came in January and were also in the radio division, mostly in sales.
Clear Channel didn't break out the latest cuts by geography or job function, but said they do include some on-air personalities, whose identities weren't disclosed. Employees were notified of the cuts Tuesday.
Bring back the private owners!!!!
From the AP:
Tue Apr 28, 8:29 pm ET
SAN ANTONIO – Clear Channel Communications Inc., the largest owner of U.S. radio stations, said Tuesday it is cutting 590 jobs, including some on-air personalities, in its second round of mass layoffs this year amid pressure from the recession and evaporating advertising budgets.
Clear Channel's parent company, CC Media Holdings Inc., also said it will suspend its 401(k) match for all employees for the rest of the year, starting Friday. However, if the company hits 90 percent of its budget goals at the end of the year, the matches will be retroactively restored, a company spokeswoman said.
The latest cuts represent 2.7 percent of company's total work force of 22,100. They affect operational jobs like engineering, accounting and customer service, all in the radio division. The company also has an outdoor advertising division, which sells items like billboard space and wasn't affected by the job cuts.
The previous cuts of 1,850 jobs came in January and were also in the radio division, mostly in sales.
Clear Channel didn't break out the latest cuts by geography or job function, but said they do include some on-air personalities, whose identities weren't disclosed. Employees were notified of the cuts Tuesday.
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