January 2010
18 posts
The first person I talked to after I saw Avatar
Dirk: It took everything I had not to walk out of Avatar.
Mitch: I haven't seen it, but I feel I'd be the same. I've still never seen titanic.
(my brain starts to overload)
Dirk: Its really beautiful to look at, really amazing stuff and the 3D is really awesome, but i'm pretty sure there aren't any actual characters in the whole movie and I am not joking here there might not be one conversation in the whole film. Literally for 2 1/2 hours no one has any idea why any of the actors are doing any of the things they are doing. It's literally astonishing how little the audience knows about any dialog that happens whatsoever... the more I think about it the angrier it makes me. James Cameron worked on a movie for 14 years and no one that worked for him ever asked "Why is the bad guy mean... seriously Mr.Cameron you might have to explain that." or they did ask it and they were immediately sacked. AND ANOTHER THING NOTHING FUNNY HAPPENS FOR 2 1/2 HOURS. There is one attempt at humor for 180 minutes and it last half of a second. Fuck man Shindler's List has funny parts for fucks sake. Laughing is what makes us care about characters right...right... I FEEL LIKE I AM TAKING CRAZY PILLS WHY IS THIS THE HIGHEST GROSSING MOVIE EVER.
Mitch: ha ha ha ha....I made a decision when I read that people were having "avatar depression" that if I didn't see it in 3-D, the wonder would escape me forever. I have no interest in watching it at home.
From the first preview, I was very...meh.
I also have a big pet peeve with the big boy directors getting to make one 3 hour movie and never backing off the throttle again. If avatar was an hour and 45 mins....I can guarantee that I would have seen it. Imagine the money it would have made...I honestly think it would be a 2.5 - 3 billion. Record SHATTERING.
Ferngully was short with the same story...get on it.
Dirk: It's like someone spent half a billion dollars on bad Lord of the Rings fan fiction added guns and removed humility. Then made it look awesome so no one could tell that the plot is a blurry knock off of the fucking Lorax by Dr.Seuss. THIS MOVIE WAS SO BAD THAT IT MAKES ME LIKE THE LORAX LESS AND I FUCKING LOVE THE LORAX. The audience doesn't know what makes the good guys do good things and we know less than nothing about what makes the bad guys bad, WE DON'T KNOW WHY THE MAIN CHARACTERS LOVE EACH OTHER! Seriously whats the point of watching this. James Cameron tried to put a plot on a Disney ride while telling me about how horrible human beings are for 180 fucking minutes. It is as if he intentionally made the film devoid of emotion in hopes of not distracting us from the Birds versus Guns war that looks pretty THEN HAS THE GAUL TO TRY AND THROW SOME SORT OF MESSAGE AT ME.
James Cameron: "What I was trying to say with all those really cool guns and half naked aliens was that... military industrial complex... deus ex machina... doesn't this all look cool... lets cast Michelle Rodriguez...
body paint is fun... make sure you recycle... characters don't need motivation fuck you."
Dirk: Sorry you just happen to be the first person I have encountered since I left the theater. What I am really trying to say here is that I care more about Optimus prime than any microsecond of any thing that happens in Avatar and Optimus is a goddamn robot who turns into a truck for fucks sake.
listening to "White Rabbits - Percussion Gun" →
The anthem to my January
listening to "We Were Promised Jetpacks - Ships... →
“Ive got a few clues and a hunch as well.”
A couple of absolutely horrible things that have...
1. There is an Earthquake in Haiti. THEN
- Despite the fact that the country is 85% Roman Catholic Pat Robertson insinuates that Haiti, and I am paraphrasing this, ”totally had it coming because I heard somewhere they worship the devil.” Awesome Christian figure head! Thanks for removing any doubt from anyone’s mind that you are in fact and asshole. Perhaps Asshole is a...
Three movies in my library that you should watch.
dannybobanny:
1. London (2005): Excellent movie that was essentially not promoted when it was released; what makes this lack of promotion even more surprising is the cast: Chris Evans, Jessica Biel and Jason Statham. The dialogue is so well written that just reading the screenplay could provide a solely enjoyable experience.
2. Sideways (2004): Again, another great movie that is...
If David Milch Writes It, I Will Watch It.
joshruben:
hilarysiegel:
HBO handed a pilot order for a horse-racing drama titled Luck. The project goes inside the world of horse racing and gambling through the eyes of a variety of people associated with a racetrack. David Milch, executive producer of HBO’s Deadwood, penned the project and filmmaker Michael Mann is set to direct the pilot. Both are executive producing with Carolyn Strauss,...
Watchthese are silly but they make me smile so there.
(formally) Ralston’s reaction is pretty priceless
listening to "KiD CuDi - Make Her Say (Feat. Kanye... →
Makes GaGa not so grating (read: does impossible)
WatchThe camera is shakey because i was a little nervous too.
What an amazing day, more to come.
4 tags
The Blue Springs Cinema 8
(I have a large popcorn bucket on my head while working at the concession stand.
An older lady approaches to purchase something.)
Customer: "I would like to have a medium popcorn, but I don't want one THAT HE has stuck his head in!"
Dirk: "It's aright mam my head doesn't fit in the mediums."
(I'm much more professional now.)
... and they make me wear a hat.
My 2009 playlist will make you run faster and jump...
I didn’t listen to enough full albums to have a decent opinion as to what was awesome. I’m just now listening to KiD CuDi, so needless to say I’m a little behind. But I can sure as shit put together a playlist of 2009. This stuff was my soundtrack in no Particular order.
I’ve got it all(most) - Modest Mouse
The Weary kind - Ryan Bigham
So Far From Your Weapon - The Dead...
This is what happens when Dirk goes out without...
So I had a party to go to and I swear I wasn’t trying to just sound cool.
This all happened last year.
This past Wednesday night I had the day off from work so I had (after closing a movie theatre 4 nights in a row) instinctively slept into the afternoon. So, by the time Thursday rolled around my body was well rested and primed for mass consumption of alcohol (it is important to note that...
