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#Movie Review, #Away We Go, #Indie, #John Krasinski, #Sam Mendes, #Film

When I first saw the trailer for Away We Go, I thought, "This movie's trying too hard.". It had John Krasinski, and the last movie I saw (well, advertised anyway) that had him was Leatherheads, which looked, well, not great. And although I love Krasinski on The Office, it was this that made me wonder - would I be able to see a difference? Would a movie with John Krasinski just be a movie with Jim using a different name? And now that he's famous, will it be a good movie regardless of cast, or one that is simply riding his coattails?

#Movies, #Blu-Ray, #Update, #Personal, #Video Games, #C#, #Programming, #XNA Framework

So, things have gotten a little better. Of course they aren't great, but I'm working on that.

#Movies, #Aspect Ratio, #Widescreen

This is a subject that has been near and dear to my heart for many a year: widescreen aspect ratios.
I was recently reading an 'article' at Toms Hardware titled "16:9 Screens Popular, But Movies Go Wider". This article, if one were to call it that, is chock full of grammatical errors, and, well, I can sum it up in one sentence: "Widescreen monitors (or tvs) are cheaper to produce, and thus cheaper to buy, but some movies are not the same aspect ratio as the standard widescreen monitor or tv."
Now, it is sorta neat to read about why they are cheaper to produce (manufacturer's being able to cut more panels from these 16:9 and 16:10 sizes than a standard 4:3 size), but the article really got me with this:

The trend is not changing again, and I'll tell you why, after the break.

#Movie Review, #Review, #DVD, #Movies

Well, another week has passed... actually I think 2 weeks since I last sat down and wrote out something for this site. At any rate, I'm back with a couple quick reviews; I'll throw in some of last weeks stuff (if I can remember back that far) and hit up tomorrow's releases best I can. Enjoy, after the break.

#Personal, #Movie Review

Well, I've lost ALL interest in maintaining this website. Nobody visits it, it would seem (although I suppose my google adsense could tell me, I don't even care enough to check that). So, here are a few VERY quick movie reviews... perhaps I'll take the site in this direction later on, when I get a better job that lets me like movies again.

Bear in mind that I'll be doing these half-assed and very quick. No real in-depth looks at anything, no fancy language, metaphors and flowery... um, language. For now, I just want to bust out the reviews.

#Wild Hogs, #Movie Review, #Reviews, #Opinions, #Lame, #Unfunny, #Tim Allen, #William H. Macy, #John Travolta, #Martin Lawrence

Wild Hogs is, for some reason, the comedy hit of the summer - well, a third place hit, but top ten none-the-less. But I can tell you from first hand experience in a video store that it's a HIGHLY anticipated movie - I've had people asking for a release date for months now, and have heard many customers say they won't be renting Wild Hogs come this Tuesday - they'll be buying. And I simply couldn't get why until tonight when I sat down to watch it.
[review continued after break]

#Blockbuster, #Previously Viewed DVD, #Cheap Movies

While Blockbuster has of late had quite a few cheap DVD sales (mostly bundles such as 4 for $20, but also some random $3.99 and $5.99 discs thrown in), they rarely really have anything I want. That all changed today.
While I don't have a complete list, here are a few titles that are worth looking out for. (Most of the ones I don't remember, I don't remember for a reason).

* Capote
*Jarhead (Single Disc - and was there some sort of transfer problem with Blockbuster copies of Jarhead?)
* United 93 (Single Disc)
* Thank You For Smoking
* Ultraviolet
* Brokeback Mountain

I'm only picking up Thank You For Smoking and United 93, and maybe Jarhead if there was really no transfer trouble as I seem to remember reading about (apparently, Blockbuster's widescreen discs were cut-off some or something, I think a 1.78:1 ratio instead of the larger, 2.35:1.)

If I see more worth posting I will, but in the meantime, any recommendations from the short list? What's good/bad/sucks? Anything you readers will be picking up?

#The Simpsons, #Movie, #The Simpsons Movie, #Movie Trailers, #300, #Hot Fuzz, #Shaun of the Dead, #Burger King, #Whopper Junior, #Toys, #WRV, #Weakly Random Video, #Movie Tie-In

Alright so this weeks Weakly Random Video is going all over the place.
First, I just want to say I <3 Burger King, or as some refer to it, the BK Lounge. I have always loved Burger King; my usual meal is #2 at our restaurant and is the Double Whopper with cheese and a Sprite to drink (although I prefer Pepsi products over coke). I love the taste, the fries are some of my favorite (although Jack in the Box has some pretty good ones as well), and there are usually some awesome tie-ins to movies and stuff with toys. Well, this summer there is a tie-in with The Simpsons' Movie, with talking toys (15 in all!) at $1 each. I seriously do eat this up (pun intended).
Anyway, to tie-in with Burger Kings Tie-In, I'm posting the Simpsons' Movie Trailer (released today, Friday, July 27th) as this weeks WRV, along with some trailers for two movies out this Tuesday (July 31st), Hot Fuzz and 300. Enjoy after the break!

#Movies, #Film

I've worked in a video store for a few years, and have thus had the opportunity to see a lot of great movies. And yet, it always feels like a real chore to try to name off even a few. So when a co-worker of mine asked me to recommend some movies to her, I was initially at a loss.
I began to browse through the drama section, trying to jog my memory. The hardest part is that a lot of movies are so mainstream, I know most everyone has probably seen them, or I never watched them because they didn't pique my interest. But then I suddenly remembered the films and directors that make me love film. And in about five minutes, I had compiled a list of maybe 10 movies. So, after the break, here are a few of my favorite movies that I think might have been just below the radar for some people, and a few that have probably been seen by everyone, but perhaps not.

#WRV, #July 12th, #Happy Birthday, #Birthday, #Paul Thomas Anderson, #PTA, #Movie, #Film, #Weakly Random Video

It's my 23rd B-Day today. Yay. Got a promotion at work as well. And here's a little trailer for "There Will Be Blood", PTA's newest work... very much looking forward to it. It's after the break. Oh and we'll just call this the WRV, since I haven't done that in like two weeks.