2-8-09

I saw Coraline in 3d this evening. Despite being a cartoon, it's an amazingly good movie.

12-23-08

In its time, Waterworld was the most expensive movie ever made.

12-6-08

Samuel Jackson was in Jurassic Park.

11-2-08

The math problem that Matt Damon's character solves in Good Will Hunting -- the problem that, supposedly, took a team of MIT professors two years to figure out -- is a simple tree puzzle that can be solved in minutes with a bit of trial and error and about 30 seconds' worth of graph theory.

10-16-08

The old FPS Max Payne is being made into a movie. Here's what star Mark Walhberg had to say:

''I was a little nervous about doing a movie based on a videogame because I grew up playing Pac-Man and Asteroids and there was no story there."

Holy. Shit.

9-6-08

Imperius: I fully expect to meet you at the Pearly Gates, little thief, and don't you dare disappoint me.
Phillipe: I'll meet you there, Father... even if I have to pick the lock.

This is a line by Matthew Broderick's character in the 1985 movie Ladyhawke. Awesome line. Shitty movie.

8-15-08

I watched this "Dr. Horrible" thing that everyone's been raving about, and it's good. I admire Whedon's ability to evoke unique sensations out of something so cliched, yet the problem in the end is that it is, after all, cliched. The humor is excellent, but there is a definite sense that the show aspires to make a serious point, and you can't make a serious point when the plot and the characters are so banal. Two flawed men compete over a boringly perfect woman -- I'm not going to be moved by what happens.

6-27-08

Wanted is horrible. One of the central plot elements is something called "The Loom of Fate." Not kidding.

6-19-08

"PRODUCER FRANK MARSHALL immediately proves his commitment to using CGI 'only when necessary' by featuring completely necessary CGI prairie dogs in the first shot of the movie."

-- Indiana Jones 4 abridged script

5-26-08

Harmony: Well, for starters, she's been fucked more times than she's had a hot meal.
Harry: Yeah, I heard about that. It was neck-and-neck and then she skipped lunch.

-- Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

5-24-08

Paul Newman is colorblind.

5-23-08

The new Indiana Jones movie has some funny moments and good action scenes, but it's also a travesty upon reason. Without spoiling too much, let me just say EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE DIED. MANY TIMES.

So I can't recommend it.

4-26-08

The Hobbit movie is really happening, and Guillermo del Toro was hired as the director.

4-25-08

Tom: Look, it's all completely chicken soup.
Nick the Greek: It's what?
Tom: It's kosher. As Christmas.
Nick the Greek: The Jews don't celebrate Christmas, Tom.

-- Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

4-5-08

Charleton Heston died today.

3-21-08

Highlander is a terrible, terrible movie.

2-8-08

Um, okay.

2-1-08

E.T. saved Reese's Pieces from going out of business.

1-22-08

Heath Ledger died today. He took too many sleeping pills.