In Inception, there is a car chase scene. This does not spoil anything at all. But the most interesting thing about the chase scene as a whole is that the protagonist vehicle is none other than a Hyundai Genesis. Yeah, a Hyundai. A Hyundai. It’s not really news, the growth of the once-little Korean car maker, but it’s moments like this that really make me realize of just how big they’ve grown, and that they’re playing in the big leagues now.
Last night, I went and watched Inception. Without saying too much, I really liked the movie. I enjoyed the cast of the movie; I’ve never really been that impressed with Ellen Page, but this one, I thought she was alright. The story was okay, kept the viewer thinking and guessing, and there was a surprising amount of action than what I was expecting.
But anyway, despite the fact that I enjoyed the movie, not quite so much the venue. Atlantic Station, quite literally in the heart of Midtown Atlanta was built to be this mixed-live/shop kind of development that I’ve grown to call SimCity Commercial Zones these days, since these kinds of establishments have literally popped up in cities all across America, must like as if they were plopped down from the skies at the mouse click of the user, like in SimCity.
At first, I had wanted nothing to do with the idea of Will Smith using his influence and pull to recreate one of the greatest movies of all time, in The Karate Kid, but using his own kid as the titular role. And then when the premise of the plot was butchered to where instead of being in the United States, but instead China, I was a little beside myself; obviously from the get-go anyone with half a brain knows that it’s no longer karate. I thought the idea for the film was utter crap. However, that ended up changing somewhere down the line.
And that was when I found out that Jackie Chan was the actor chosen to essentially be “The Mr. Miyagi” of the film, and then suddenly, my tune began to change real quick. I’m a huge admirer of Jackie Chan, not just for the entertainment of all his acting, acrobatics, and martial arts, but I really admire the guy’s intelligence. He speaks so many different languages, has a massive fanbase both in the United States as well as Asia, and there’s something about the guy that seems genuine and that he truly puts himself into all his roles. With him as part of the flick, suddenly the movie didn’t seem like it could be that bad.
In conclusion? I was right. The Kung Fu Kid wasn’t bad at all . . . Mostly because pretty much, we’ve already seen the entire movie before. (Potential spoilers, plot summaries ahead)
Overall, I was pleased with Kick-Ass. Surprisingly violent and gory, and expectedly nerd-awkward at times. But I guess my expectations for this movie were a little higher than I had hoped for. Or maybe the story wasn’t quite as what I had expected it to be. When I left the theater, all I really had were feelings of satisfaction for the side characters, and more or less indifferent to disappointment with the titular Kick-Ass himself.
I’ll probably disclose more information about the flick than you may or may not want to hear, so if you haven’t seen the flick, read on at your own risk.
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I knew that I was going to see this movie when I first saw the preview, and learned about the basic premise. Not just for the simple fact that it looked like it was going to be a funny flick, but that dorks like me would be able to somewhat relate to the premise, and if there’s one thing that makes a story enjoyable is some degree of realism. She’s Out of My League was everything I had hoped for, and I can say without any hesitation that I loved it. It’s not going to be winning any Oscars any time soon, but fuck that- I had a smile on my face all the way to the ending credits.
In short, it’s a story of dork meets smokeshow by chance, and despite the stigma that dorks don’t get together with smokeshows, both of them attempt to make it work, regardless of what everyone else thinks.
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Just a few days ago, I watched The Crazies. And compared to Shutter Island and Alice in Wonderland, I liked this movie the best. Sometimes, I just like simple, and that’s exactly what The Crazies was – simple. Not a blockbuster, or something with a crazy and thought-provoking plot. The previews, the plot, and the execution, there was hardly anything to think about. Simple, survival, horror.
To be perfectly honest, I went into the Disney rendition of Alice in Wonderland with really low expectations. I walked out of the theater feeling that my expectations were exceeded, and most importantly, I felt more positive about this movie than I did walking out of Shutter Island.
I thought that Johnny Depp would usurp too much focus from the actual storyline, and essentially weaken it, and not to say that such did not occur, but not to the intensity of where I felt that the flick should’ve been called Johnny Depp in Wonderland instead.
No, instead I found it to be well-acted, and visually stimulating, and yet, not so gloomy of an atmosphere as Tim Burton films tend to get, but then again, the place is called Wonderland. And in the end, I left the theater feeling alright, not at all feeling disappointed and/or ripped off.
