Day: November 16, 2014
Quantum of Solace
This review is part of Project Bond, wherein over the course of 2014 we watch all of the James Bond movies in production order.
Summary: in which the design people must have got a good deal on glass. Water is the most precious thing in the world… and this is actually a sequel?
Alex: turns out this isn’t quite as bad as I remembered. Faint praise I know, but after the glories of Casino Royale there were a lot of hopes riding on this film and at the time… well. I was sad. However, in the context of all Bonds, this one isn’t too shabby. Also, shout out to yet another absolutely kick-ass song; Jack White and Alicia Keys are an inspired, off the wall choice and I think they’re awesome.
The film opens with a brutal, fast car chase through Italian mountains and at the end, it turns out…
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Interstellar: My Review
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Interstellar
A film by Christopher Nolan
I was going to write something very detailed and profound about Interstellar immediately after seeing it.
I loved the movie. I loved Matthew McConaughey and his motley crew’s mission to save the human race. I just feel that what I saw wasn’t what I wanted to see. Years of waiting for this film from back when it was a Steven Spielberg project probably set my expectations WAY to high.
Much like the Beatle’s “reunion” singles from the 90s, Interstellar is good film- not a great one.
Here is my flippant review (with spoilers):
Imagine a world so alien that the very clouds are frozen.
Imagine orbiting a singularity and then landing on a planet orbiting it, girdled by endless, enormous waves.
Imagine being able to breach the 5th dimension and communicate across space-time.
Imagine visualizing with stunning accuracy a wormhole within sight of…
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The Judge: A Review
I decided to go see movies this weekend. First up: The Judge, starring Robert Downy, Jr. and Robert Duvall.
So, of course I love RDJ, so I was intending to like the movie, and as it turns out, it was a really great movie. I don’t generally post spoilers (even though the movie’s kind of old), so I’ll just do some impressions and feelings.
First off, the previews. I saw one for Steve Carell and Channing Tatum – Foxcatcher. So, this one looks creepy from the get-go, and then it says it’s based on the “shockingly true story” or something. So I continue to watch and actually pay attention. What could have possibly happened? I did not recognize Steve Carell, I’ll tell you that right now, and I do believe he will get an award nomination of some kind on the sheer fact that he’s doing something non-comedic…
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