"A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theater admission and the babysitter were worth it."- Alfred Hitchcock

Monday, October 18, 2010

RED * *


















In 1962, Producer Darryl F. Zanuck gathered 42 of the most international action stars to create the movie hit "The Longest Day". The movie's acclaim came mostly from it's all star cast of John Wayne, Henry Fonda, and Robert Micthum who lead the rest of the actors in the long, War time epic. However, it has been known as one of the first few stunts Hollywood has tried to do for people to actually watch their bad movies (ahem "The Expendables"...) . RED is without a doubt not an exception.

RED (if you didn't figure out already) stands for Retired, Extremely Dangerous. By the Retired they mean Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, and Morgan Freeman. By the Extremely Dangerous, they mean mostly Bruce Willis. These great veteran actors play ex CIA agents who retired because apparently, as shown in an extremely tedious 10 minute montage featuring Willis, they apparently are not as fit as they were in their "Die Hard" days. They are brought together after the CIA is targeting them to hide a huge government conspiracy that they might know about.
The movie is poorly directed by Robert Schwentke because it doesn't show any of these fine actors greatest traits; they all actually seem very weak or tired. I have heard this was a movie no one in production wanted to do, but when you're talking about a full force cast and a tons of money, you really can't say no. Unfortunately RED is more like BLUE.

Friday, October 15, 2010

Question for whoever's out there....

I have compiled up some of my thoughts and noticed that most of the movies i watch are good... but what I really want to know is a good awful film that just about sucks that you would like me to make a Video review for. It can be any type, oh but it has to be bad. I will chose from the choice that is the most popular.

I will constantly be asking questions of types of films i should review through Youtube or something, so be sure to suggest.

The Social Network * * * *


If I wear to say one word that defined our generation i would either say developed or Facebook. Yup, it seems strange, but Facebook compiles our entire lives (relationships, likes, dislikes, memories, pictures etc.) together in one place for the world to see. I frankly do not know what the world would be like without Facebook, or without the idea by the infamous Winkelvoss twins.

The Social Network shows the buildup of a website created by people who needed it themselves. Mark Zuckerberg, the current president of Facebook and founder, is portrayed by the neurotic Jessie Eisenberg who plays very well. The film shows Mark as a brilliant computer wiz at Harvard, where he gets an opportunity by the Winkelvoss twins (both played by actor Armie Hammer) to program a social networking site for the college campus. Mark goes a step ahead and actually creates the entire website himself. Along with his friend Eduardo (Andrew Garfield), the two take Facebook and the college interface by force. The movie winds through a set of lawsuits that happen to Mark by both Eduardo and the twins for using the Facebook for his profit.

Of course this is a brilliant character study of a person so mysterious and brilliant that half of the movie, we don't know any of his motives. It's brilliantly directed by David Fincher who gives the film some breathing room and thought for the plot, making it flow like a fast internet connection. Well written and great acting gives the film a unique quality of interest and entertainment that movies today don't have. This is how a great classic should be made, and it will go down in history as one of the best of this year. It clearly defined my generation and others with me truthfully: unlikeable even for Facebook.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

It's been so so long

So my bored days on Facebook have brought me back here. A place where I believed was at first a great way to write about my ideas and love for film, but then later turned into a boring chore that had me writing to much in a small amount of time. Now, I plan on bringing you guys (or however reads this) shorter and better reviews of films hat I would like to review. This includes reviews from the past and interesting articles. Again, I really want to get back to this project and I hope it will keep you and me busy wen we are bored of 0 notifications on Facebook.

I now leave you with this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbhrz1-4hN4

3/15 The Lights Go Down....


"A film is a petrified fountain of thought."
Jean Cocteau

Never have these words been more true. Alas this blog. A blog about the great art form known as the movies. Have you ever walked into a crowded theater, see a great movie, and walk out wanting to tell people about it? Well this is the place. Here I will be posting reviews to films you write or any that i have seen to show to the public whether or not they should see it. I also plan on writing about great movies and any other film i think is well deserving.
My goal is to educate today's youth about past films and the films we have today, because sadly, we are not in the golden ages of Hollywood any more and less and less people are watching the great movies. Movies educate us to the highest degree. They make us think, gain knowledge, and sometimes change our lives. If you have any suggestions or anything you think would be great for this blog (this is my first time using a blog, so help would be very nice) just email me at edunnl@aol.com