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December 28, 2017
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VIDEO: MOVIES: REVIEW: Gridlock’d (1997)
Clint: 3/5 stars, 6/10.
Carolyn: 3/5 stars, 7/10.
Native ratings: 3.7/5 stars Netflix, /10 IMDB.
So…. first movie we watch this year opens with a New Year’s Eve countdown… What are the odds of that? Compute them for me, please.
Carolyn’s thoughts: I thought this was going to be more of a caper, but it turned out to not be as funny as I was hoping. It was more a commentary about how messed up the system is for drug addicts who want to get help to kick the habit. It was pretty interesting, and it was lighthearted enough to not bring us down too much.
Clint: I can still see why this has “comedy” listed as one of its IMDB genres, but I should have noticed “Comedy | Crime | Drama” having “drama” right there at the end. If the only thing between drama and comedy is crime, then it verges on dramedy territory. I hate expecting humor and getting little. But this still had comedic elements all the way through to the end. It was kind of a black comedy. Depressing yet unexpectedly funny at the same time. I don’t know that I’d recommend it, but it had its interesting moments.
Written & directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall (directed 1 ep of Firefly).
Starring Tupac Shakur as Ezekiel ‘Spoon’ Whitmore. One of the last 2 movies he appeared in.
Tim Roth (Mr. Orange in Reservoir Dogs, The Incredible Hulk (2008), Funny Games, The Cook The Thief His Wife & Her Lover) as Alexander ‘Stretch’ Rawland.
Thandie Newton (2012, Run Fatboy Run, The Chronicles Of Riddick, Interview With The Vampire, Mission Impossible 2, 1 ep of American Dad) as Barbara ‘Cookie’ Cook.
Lucy Liu as Cee-Cee. (Why the hell didn’t I recognize her?)
Charles Fleischer (Roger Rabbit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, A Nightmare On Elm Street, Dick Tracy, Gross Anatomy, 1 ep of Men In Black:TAS, 1 ep of God The Devil And Bob, 1 ep of Weird Science, 1 ep of Lois & Clark) as Mr. Woodson.
Howard Hesseman (Halloween 2 (2009), WKRP In Cincinnati, 7 eps of Soap, 3 eps of That 70’s Show) as Blind Man.
James Pickens Jr. (19 eps of The X-Files, 19 eps of Roseanne, 2 eps of Curb Your Enthusiasm, 2 eps of Six Feet Under) as Supervisor.
Tom Towles (Rob Zombie’s Halloween, Grindhouse, The Devil’s Rejects, Night Of The Living Dead, 1 ep of Firefly, 1 ep of Malcolm In The Middle) as D-Reper’s Henchman.
Tom Wright (The Onion Movie, Live!, 2 eps of 24, 1 ep of Nip/Tuck) as Koolaid.
Richmond Arquette (A Midsummer’s Night Rave, Rob Zombie’s Halloween, Smashed, Scream 3, Fight Club, Se7en, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button) as Resident Doctor.
Vondie Curtis-Hall (Die Hard 2, 1 ep of The Sopranos, and the director of this movie) as D-Reper.
LINK URL: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119225/combined
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December 24, 2017
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VIDEO: MOVIES: REVIEW: Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010) [Finland]
A Finnish film subverting the Christmas legend with a twist. Entertaining, though somewhat slow in parts. The execution could have been better, but hey, it’s not a blockbuster-funded endeavor. It’s Finland. Still fun to see Santa Claus depicted as an evil demon. The ending was downright funny.
Written & directed by Jalmari Helander.
Starring a bunch of Finnish actors:
Onni Tommila as Pietari Kontio.
Jorma Tommila as Rauno Kontio, his father.
Tommi Korpela as Aimo.
Rauno Juvonen as Piiparinen.
Per Christian Ellefsen as Riley.
Ilmari Järvenpää as Juuso, Pietari’s naughty friend.
Peeter Jakobi as Pietari’s Elf.
LINK URL: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1401143/combined
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December 14, 2017
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VIDEO: MOVIES: REVIEW: The Da Vinci Code 2 – Angels & Demons (2009)
Clint: 3/5 stars, 8/10. (Compared to 3/5, 6/10 for Da Vinci Code.)
Carolyn: 4.4/5 stars, 8.6/10. (Compared to 5/5 stars for Da Vinci Code.)
Native ratings: 3.7/5 stars Netflix, 6.6/10 IMDB. (Compared to 3.6/5 stars, 6.4/10 for Da Vinci Code.)
“Pink Panther minus comedy plus religion.”
“National Treasure minus comedy minus patriotism plus religion.”
“24 minus America plus The Vatican.”
“Da Vinci Code 1 minus Leonardo Da Vinci plus Illuminati.”
It seems like everyone — Clint, Carolyn, Netflix people, IMDB people — all liked this better than first movie of the trilogy, The Da Vinci Code. Ignore the fact that Carolyn gave this one 4 stars and the last one 5 stars — she, too, agreed this one was better. (It’s hard to rate consistently, people!)
This was done very well… And was interesting. But I am quite turned off by religion, so I wasn’t super-thrilled with the entertainment, despite recognizing its quality. Religious stuff just doesn’t resonate with me.
Still better than the first, though. This one wasn’t a disappointment like the first one.
LINK URL: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808151/combined
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December 8, 2017
Can people click through [just click the picture], and upvote my /r/transtimelines pic?
Holy fucking shit, this is what I looked like as a girl 10 months ago, vs now? I’ve come a long way, baby. I legit had no fucking clue that it was this much of a difference until seeing the old pic.
Between left and right: 10 months, 30lbs, 17 laser hair removals, 22 electrolysis visits, 4mos of hormones, tons of fast food and ice cream (but also meal skipping and intermittent fasting), and NO EXERCISE.
And a ton more confidence — you can see it in my eyes. The lack of it before, and the beaming of it, now. More feminine despite way less makeup. I’m lovin’ it. This is the day I’ve been waiting for, actually. The day of “whoa i look different but didn’t notice it because it was day by day and gradual”. It’s a known trans milestone that I was waiting for. I knew, but hadn’t seen it.”
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December 4, 2017
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VIDEO: MOVIES: CARTOONS: REVIEW: Spider-Woman, Agent of S.W.O.R.D. (2009) [Marvel Knights]
Clint: 3.2/5 stars, 6.4/10.
Carolyn: 2.6/5 stars, 5/10.
Native ratings: 5.9/10 IMDB (not available on Netflix).
Only 51 minutes; a compilation of 5 motion comics that were about 10 minutes each.
Carolyn thought the dialog was a bit stilted and annoying, but this is really meant to be in the same vein as a comic book, not a movie… So I don’t hold it against it as much.
The artwork was good — Spider-Woman was modeled after Jolynn Carpenter. Did a google image search on her afterward. Yup! Spider-Woman!
The voice acting wasn’t as good.
A motion comic is a really low budget thing… I celebrate additional low-grade stuff vs having nothing.
I could see this as being done as an animated series akin to the Men In Black animated series. I’d watch it.
The conclusion seemed kind of rushed. Like, “Whoa, it’s suddenly over?” I thought more was going to happen but then it suddenly felt like The End.
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