tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17256183652389953792012-03-18T06:52:11.187+10:00Film-A-DayOne man's journey to watch and review a film a day. Join him, won't you?ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.comBlogger1391100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-59217817896400596792011-10-27T17:09:00.000+10:002011-10-27T17:09:13.394+10:00That Darn Cat Will Be The Death Of Us All
Well, after the disaster of dullness that was the last film, I promised you a good film. Now, I don’t know if it is a good film or not, but it has been the long time source of joviality between my friend Alyson and myself. And, it’s a live action Disney film – c’mon, how bad could it be? Disney know how to do pretty decent live action family fun; The Parent Trap, The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes,ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-77708301928017720112011-10-20T21:43:00.000+10:002011-10-20T21:43:16.787+10:00I Wish Cthulhu Would Rise And Kill These Asshats
As they say - "Image Unrelated". And a damn sight better than the subject matter.
Now, in my last review, I briefly mentioned that films based upon H.P.Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos tend to run the gamut from the rare good one, to the not so good. It is in my experiences that those that deal directly with the Mythos, rather than being inspired by, tend to be the bad ones – with the previous film ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-61469401943056500112011-10-14T10:26:00.000+10:002011-10-14T10:26:32.717+10:00The Last Lovecraft: Relic Of Cthulhu
Now, it is no secret that I am a pretty big fan of the writings of H.P. Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos in general. I have most of his core writings; have read a lot of other author’s takes on the mythos; own most of the Call of Cthulhu RPG books, card games and several other bibs and bobs of paraphernalia. I’ve seen many a film project that has been inspired by his work (and, in fact, one of ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-80528886112134843642011-10-11T11:41:00.000+10:002011-10-11T11:41:37.002+10:00Rescue From Gilligan's Island
Today, one of my shortest reviews ever. Why? Because there really isn’t a whole hell of a lot that one can say about Rescue From Gilligan’s Island, that’s why. Now, for anyone who has spent the last 40 years lost on an uncharted desert isle, this video is all you need to know about Gilligan’s Island.
And that is all you need to know about the show, and subsequent series of telemovies. ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-59365006413862774562011-10-09T10:42:00.002+10:002011-10-09T10:46:17.909+10:00Behind The Mask - The Rise Of Leslie VernonMichael Myers.Freddy Krueger.Jason Vorhees.Three names that are well known, not just to horror fan, not just to film fans; but names that have long crossed over into the cultural zeitgeist. However, they are, to us, nothing more than film characters – but what would happen if they were real, if their killing sprees had actually happened? And what would happen if someone looked upon these acts andShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-52809830434257506282011-10-05T18:59:00.000+10:002011-10-05T18:59:24.149+10:00The Witches Of Oz<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-68928169280223573152011-08-27T12:19:00.000+10:002011-08-27T12:19:43.089+10:00Film As Art<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-89404743230561439382011-08-20T16:54:00.000+10:002011-08-20T16:54:35.162+10:00Film Musings #1Well, after a break that went a whole heck of a long time longer than I first expected (depression and being scared to get back to it is a bitch, let me tell you), I return, with a slight change in format. Not only will I have reviews, but general commentary as well. And this, I hope is the first of a new push into the future.
Now, partially inspired by a column on another site that I frequent, ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-60424842666218817992011-05-08T21:41:00.000+10:002011-05-08T21:41:23.904+10:00I Want More Snakes On This Train...oh, and a plot too...ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-4135479420583416692011-05-07T20:09:00.000+10:002011-05-07T20:09:01.866+10:00Audio Review 8 - Global HeresyShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-4520757735411412012011-05-06T12:42:00.000+10:002011-05-06T12:42:12.566+10:00Audio Review 7 - St Trinian's.ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-24417309344923784602011-05-05T17:53:00.005+10:002011-05-05T18:29:44.706+10:00If Stuntman Mike Wasn't A Psychopath, He'd Be Jack Burton
One thing I said I was going to stay away from as much as possible when doing this blog, was the so-called “Internet Nerd” favourite films. I figured they have been covered so many times in so many places that me doing the same thing would end up being boring and trite. But since I have done films like Clerks, the Indiana Jones series, the Back to The Future series and even a bunch of films fromShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-21639496860379432602011-05-04T13:33:00.000+10:002011-05-04T13:33:02.169+10:00SAUSAGES!!!After a bit of a break yesterday, I am back. And today, I bring you the big screen debut (and as yet only outing) from one of my favourite comedy troupes. Canada’s number one comedy troupe, at that – Kids In The Hall. Today’s film is Brain Candy.
Released in 1996, two years after their self titled TV show ended, Brain Candy is a “twisted take” on the mid 90’s increase in society’s propensity to ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-18781387620664284972011-05-02T09:07:00.002+10:002011-05-02T10:04:31.879+10:00Dah Doo Doo, Dah Doo Doo, Dah Doo Doo
And please, let me know if it's too quiet.ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-86198976492277845272011-05-01T12:34:00.002+10:002011-05-01T12:34:39.296+10:00Doo Dah Doo Doo, Doo Dah DOOOOOOOToday, we continue the Indiana Jones series with the third movie – The Last Crusade. As you may remember from yesterday, this is a film that I’ve not seen since the first release, so this should be a bit of an adventure for us all.
Made “as an apology for the second film”, The Holy Grail came five years after The Temple of Doom, and was supposed to be the final chapter in the original trilogy ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-4990918902111330172011-04-30T13:39:00.000+10:002011-04-30T13:39:05.358+10:00Doo Dah Doo Doo, Doo Dah Doo Doo DOOWe continue the revisting of the Indiana Jones film series with the second film – 1984’s The Temple of Doom. In addition to being, in my opinion at least, the best of the series, this film also has a couple of firsts to its name – it was the first film to be rated PG-13 (once a badge of honour, now kind of a kiss of death given the “softening” of the rating in recent years) as well as the first ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-15009654449591129382011-04-29T16:02:00.002+10:002011-04-29T16:02:50.198+10:00Doo Dah Doo Doo, Doo Dah Doo<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-14469696072746771942011-04-28T14:57:00.000+10:002011-04-28T14:57:19.452+10:00A Review Of An Incomplete FilmToday’s film is another in the long list of post Scream semi ironic horror films. In this one, however, the sides get flipped and hilarity ensues. Today’s film is Tucker and Dale Vs Evil.
Alan Tudyk and Tyler Labine play the titular Tucker and Dale, two dopey rednecks living, as such characters would do, in the creepy south. One weekend, a group of college kids hit up the area for a weekend ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-75331313915921941642011-04-27T08:09:00.000+10:002011-04-27T08:09:27.584+10:00I've Come To Suck...uh, Your Blood<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]>
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mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4ptShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-56147212910131208232011-04-25T14:52:00.000+10:002011-04-25T14:52:14.429+10:00In Which The Author Muses On The Film PaulLet me just say, first things first, that I am the target audience for today’s film. I’m a sci-fi nerd, I’m a dork, I love me some Simon Pegg and Nick Frost and every member of the supporting cast fills me with joy. Instead of crapping on, let’s just get to it – today’s film is Paul.
Pegg and Frost (assuming their usual task of writers and stars) play Clive Gollings and “the author” Graeme WillyShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-31160882333266432672011-04-24T07:40:00.000+10:002011-04-24T07:40:06.308+10:00Satan's School For Thinly Veiled Quasi HomosexualityIt’s time, once again, to dip into that hideous pile of public domain suck. No, not my Mill Creek boxes, rather the films that I buy for a buck at Crazy Clarks (the Australian equivalent of The Dollar Store). You know the kind of films; the ones that actual name actors did either early in their career, or for a paycheck; or the ones featuring a cast so obscure that not even they know who they areShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-14492545698786886052011-04-22T08:59:00.002+10:002011-04-22T08:59:55.882+10:00This Is Some Good StuffWhat do you think of when I say Joy Division (and later New Order)? How about The Happy Mondays? No? How about New Order? The Sex Pistols? Buzzcocks? A Certain Ratio (OK, you’d be forgiven for not knowing them, since they ultimately did fuck all)? How about The Hacienda? Factory Records? They were all connected to one man – Tony Wilson. Journalist, TV producer, music promoter, record company ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-25687836419546698212011-04-21T18:15:00.000+10:002011-04-21T18:15:15.524+10:00GoGoGoGoGoGoGOGOGOGo Uh huhhhhhToday’s film: Speed RacerReview Style: What I Liked/Didn’t Like
What I Did Like About Speed RacerThe Palate: The Wachowskis wanted to make a live action cartoon, and they did. Granted, a lot (most) of it comes from the handy computer, but every frame of this film looks like...nay, IS...a cartoon. And that is because the palate is nothing but big, bright colours. I, for one, love it.John Goodman: ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-58469476758586762022011-04-20T09:50:00.003+10:002011-04-20T09:53:57.360+10:00Audio Review 5 - El TopoShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-50359143573995618202011-04-19T14:38:00.002+10:002011-04-19T14:38:53.759+10:00Get Out Of My Way, Or I'm Gonna ShoveToday’s film was described by my good self upon watching it, as the middle part of a trilogy that never existed. And if this trilogy actually existed, I would watch the crap out of it. That’s how much I dig this movie. Another thing the film has going for it – it appeals to the part of me that really digs “comic book movies from comics that never were” (the same appeal that comes from UnbreakableShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-29088270071590720802011-04-18T09:05:00.002+10:002011-04-18T09:05:44.877+10:00This Monkey Film Is A ChimpNow, for the first time in quite a while, I am going to revisit my Mill Creek boxsets. As you may or may not remember, I have had a very interesting history with my choices from those boxes of joy, ranging from the pretty decent to downright lame and boring, but all in all, I have been pretty happy with most of the films that I’ve pulled from these. And today, I hope will be another good film. ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-43092116943298585692011-04-17T08:20:00.001+10:002011-04-17T08:22:25.518+10:00His Hair May Be A Bird, But The Review Is Still Valid“Cage is a good actor in good movies, and an almost indispensable actor in bad ones.”
As said by Roger Ebert in his review of the recent Nic Cage film Drive Angry (which I will see at some point very soon). And I could not agree more. Let’s face it; the man has been is a lot of movie – many good, a few great, and many quite bad. I’ve long had an admiration for actors who get to that point in ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-83904593858361371802011-04-16T07:29:00.000+10:002011-04-16T07:29:28.899+10:00Audio Review - Hudson HawkShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-6258604126402456352011-04-15T09:31:00.002+10:002011-04-15T09:31:58.755+10:00Theme Week - Broken Lizard; Puddle CruiserClosing out Broken Lizard Week, and as I said waaaay back on day one I would be covering these films in the order in which I saw them, so we start – of course, with their first film. A film they made just as they graduated college, so, of course the film deals with college life. It’s called Puddle Cruiser.
Let me just get this out of the way first – as far as Broken Lizard films go, I think that ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-46676396045349578542011-04-14T08:17:00.000+10:002011-04-14T08:17:03.350+10:00Theme Week - Broken Lizard; The Slammin' SalmonWe come, now, to the Broken Lizard boys’ most recent film – The Slammin’ Salmon. And, unlike the previous three, it is a film that I have (as of writing this review) only seen the once, however I did enjoy it enough that I will no doubt be watching it again at some point.
Set over one night at The Slammin’ Salmon, a restaurant owned by ex world champion boxer “Slammin” Cleon Salmon, the film ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-49311084367010804422011-04-13T08:02:00.000+10:002011-04-13T08:02:57.737+10:00State Of The Union, Part 3So, folks, it's time to make a change or two around here. Don't worry, nothing big.
You'll notice, if you turn your vision slightly to the right, that I've installed a Donation Button. I'm not going to strong arm or guilt you into donating, but if you have a few extra shekels that you want to toss my way, I certainly won't say no to them. I will say thanks though.
As of immediately, my Ten ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-40754644925902125742011-04-13T07:52:00.000+10:002011-04-13T07:52:42.293+10:00Theme Week - Broken Lizard; BeerfestWe continue Broken Lizard Week with the guy’s fourth film (and third that I saw of theirs), and some would say their best – Beerfest. And before we continue, a minor CSB: when I saw this film at the cinema, it was the only time in all my many years of cinema attendance, that the projectionist screwed up the reels, instead of getting a standard 1-2-3-4 viewing experience, I got 1-3-2-4. Noone ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-7933860199373820982011-04-12T08:35:00.000+10:002011-04-12T08:35:52.747+10:00Theme Week - Broken Lizard; Club DreadWe continue with our Broken Lizard Week with my favourite film of theirs, and (for reasons unknown to me) a film that brings a lot of ire, primarily from people who just know them from Super Troopers. That film? Club Dread.
Working both as an affectionate parody of, and a spoof of 80’s slasher film (and we all know my feelings on good parody/spoof films and not bad “spoof” films), Club Dread ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-47111177836086945072011-04-11T10:53:00.000+10:002011-04-11T10:53:07.740+10:00Theme Week - Broken Lizard; Super TroopersThis week, I figure I would do a bit of a theme week. And for that theme, I have decided to review the films of one of my favourite comedy teams (I don’t really know how else to classify them, as they only really make films together – no stage shows or the like). Well, anyway, over a period of 10 years and five films (technically they’ve been making films for 17 years now, but I hadn’t seen theirShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-38344871365526627782011-04-10T09:46:00.000+10:002011-04-10T09:46:25.403+10:00The Rompiest Romp Since The MummyQuestion – what would you call a film that was part Indiana Jones, part Stephen Somers’ Mummy series, part Amélie? Before you answer, how about you add the sensibilities of both Tintin and a bunch of mid 90’s adventure games. Now, what would you call it? I don’t know – but you SHOULD call it The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec, the 2010 French Luc Besson directed live action ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-63572107971099731922011-04-09T09:10:00.002+10:002011-04-09T09:10:58.518+10:00Audio Review - Pirates Of The CaribbeanShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-32323956388226005612011-04-08T15:19:00.000+10:002011-04-08T15:19:54.380+10:00If This Film Were Any More Irish, Bono Would Write A Song About ItToday Film: The Secret of KellsReview Style: What I Like/What I Don’t Like
What I Liked About The Secret Of Kells
The Animation Style – As the film is based on the creation of The Book of Kells, one of the best examples of illuminated manuscripts that ever existed (and does to this day), I found that basing the art of this film on the same style of artwork from the book proper was excellent. It’sShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-23951148796000546172011-04-07T08:41:00.000+10:002011-04-07T08:41:27.629+10:00Ten Things I Learned From: ZoolanderThere is no problem around that a Walk Off can’t solve. Especially one that is judged by Mr David Bowie.
Gasoline fights never end happily. Never.
I don’t care who you are – gender, sexual preference, whatever – a shirtless Alexander Sarsgaard can only improve something.
Ben Stiller is only truly funny when his father is around, which leads me to believe that he only exists to try and impress ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-88443201462466346612011-04-06T16:09:00.000+10:002011-04-06T16:09:27.593+10:00Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr HitlerToday, I figured I would take a brief look at a film, in addition to making a lot of idiots very angry, is one of the best exercises in tension of recent times. It’s a film by one of my favourite directors, and possibly his best work – if not in the top 3. It’s a film that turned me into a fan of two people who I had never heard of before seeing this film. It’s a film that was both my favourite ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-19547859042527962832011-04-05T15:55:00.002+10:002011-04-05T15:55:50.846+10:00Heart Poundin, Veins ClogginNow, anyone who knows me, and especially anyone who has watched movies (or, really anything, for that matter) with me knows – I am the kind of guy who will almost constantly interact with the screen. Even with things I like. I’ve been like this pretty much as long as I can remember. And that is why I gravitated so readily to Mystery Science Theater 3000. After I came upon the show in the mid 90’sShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-31900138055025499902011-04-04T08:15:00.000+10:002011-04-04T08:15:18.288+10:00Ten Things I Learned From: Kick AssQuoting Scarface NEVER works. It didn’t work for Tony Montana, and it won’t work for you. And that goes double for real life.
Never trust a superhero with a cool car. Or if their dad is Mark Strong. Or if their costume is better than yours.
Don’t underestimate the disguise ability of a slightly longer mustache and far too much eye makeup. It works for Nicolas Cage, and it can work for you too.
NoShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-62316275256569103592011-04-02T08:01:00.001+10:002011-04-04T08:10:26.511+10:00Audio Review: Search For The Beast
Links:
Hellbreeder
Showgirls, Teen Wolves and Astro Zombies
Bigfoot Terror
Dave from Yet Another ComicShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-20453991934192566962011-04-01T11:16:00.000+10:002011-04-01T11:16:13.535+10:00This Review Is Paying You In AdvanceAs I have said in a few other entries on this thing, one of my favourite styles of humour is that of po faced seriousness. No matter how ludicrous a situation, if the players take it as nothing out of the ordinary and just part of their world, that can make almost anything even more hilarious to me. And it is that sort of humour that is well and truly played in today’s film – Mystery Team.
ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-11727662140201805572011-03-31T11:25:00.000+10:002011-03-31T11:25:33.615+10:00Ziggy Says You Have A 100% Chance Of Fucking Things UpAs I have stated in prior reviews (here, here), I like time travel films quite a bit. And, as I said, I really like time travel movies where shit fucks up...bad. Today’s film is the first film that I think of when I think “bad time travel”. Today’s film is The Butterfly Effect.
As you can guess by the title of the film, The Butterfly Effect uses a more chaos theory based mechanic for its take on ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-7798894651542364172011-03-30T19:17:00.001+10:002011-04-04T08:17:50.958+10:0010 Things I Learned From: Ferris Bueller's Day OffIf you are sassy enough (and/or the unrestrained ego of a clinically depressed teen), you can do anything, to anyone and not suffer the consequences.
Parades have the most lax security of anything. Next Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade – bum rush that thang.
The most serene place to sit and think is at the bottom of the pool. Until your douchebag best friend pulls you freeShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-31063786790678621442011-03-29T09:12:00.001+10:002011-04-04T08:18:12.634+10:0010 Things I Learned From: Revenge Of The Nerds Noone cares that the pies you are selling are little more than an inch of spray whipped cream if you give them surprise tits.
Homosexuals care not for aerodynamics. As long as something is bendy enough, they’ll find a way to make it fly.
Even the ugly, nerdy and fat want to join the Greek system, regardless of how much psychological torture the rest of said system put them through.
Sorority ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-14597321378461509842011-03-28T09:07:00.000+10:002011-03-28T09:07:38.609+10:00A New Beginning, and A Treat
Yes, folks, I am back. And because I am back and hopefully refreshed, you get to be witness to my very first audio review. It's Petey Wheatstraw: The Devil's Son In Law. Enjoy.
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The Human TornadoShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-64349969857793939652011-03-21T21:22:00.000+10:002011-03-21T21:22:10.989+10:00State Of The Union, Part 2So, regular readers of this blog know that I have suffered from a little burn out. And it’s not just this that has dropped – I write for many different places (well, for is maybe too strong a word) and it has all slowed to a nothing as well. I thought the spark had come back when I decided to write the Billy Madison SoC review the other day, and it was during that watch, I realised the main ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-61107550830174264812011-03-20T14:10:00.000+10:002011-03-20T14:10:50.569+10:00Why Is Chris Farley Topless? WHYOK, I think I’m back. And what better way to celebrate being back than by the first big solo outing from one of the 90’s big comedic names – Mr Adam Sandler. It’s a film that I am not afraid to admit that, the first time I saw it, I had tears running down my face from laughter. No, not Happy Gilmore (as funny as that may be) – the other one, Billy Madison.
In a nutshell – Billy Madison is the ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-81577934081588156302011-03-17T20:37:00.000+10:002011-03-17T20:37:20.976+10:00State Of The UnionSo, yeah, there hasn't been an update in a couple of days, so I figured I would let you - my loyal readers - know what is going on.
I've flat become burnt out on writing. Not films, as I still generally watch a movie a day. But writing about them constantly does take it out of me, especially when I can't find a creative angle on something. Yes, using my film knowledge to talk about movies I likeShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-62706928965392562332011-03-15T22:01:00.002+10:002011-03-15T22:01:38.381+10:00Fuck It, It's The Karate KidToday’s review is going to be very halfassed and kind of angry, so I apologise if I don’t reach my usual goal of 500 words minimum. Firstly, I was on my way to work today and got hit with a freak stomach bug that entailed me to come home (so, no work for me today). Secondly, the film is, well, a lot more dull and boring than I remember. Today’s film is The Karate Kid, and I will be doing it in ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-48557430237085779422011-03-14T21:12:00.000+10:002011-03-14T21:12:21.405+10:00Read This Review From Orbit...It's The Only Way To Be SureA week or so ago, I reviewed Event Horizon, a rather great space horror film. And today, I thought I would speak on the mother of all space horror films – Alien. So, let’s get right to it, shall we?
For the, quite literally, ONE of you who doesn’t know a thing about this film; firstly – welcome to the planet, and secondly – Alien tells the story of the crew of the Nostromo, a transport and ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-59387339816163612882011-03-13T20:34:00.002+10:002011-03-13T20:34:53.981+10:00Nic Cage Teaches Kids The AlphabetWe continue our foray into the cinematic oeuvre of Mr Nicolas Cage with one of the strangest performances that he has given. And, in a career practically made on strange performances, for this to stand above the rest – you know it has to be strange. If you know anything about Nic Cage, you will have heard tell about him being somewhat of a method actor with this film being cited as a pretty big ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-33802996160470677952011-03-12T09:48:00.002+10:002011-03-12T09:48:51.587+10:00Not The Review, It's In My EyesToday, I’m going to be doing a request of sorts. Not that it has been requested, but I know one person in particular has just seen this movie and we share a mutual love of the main actor. It is a film that is a remake (after a fashion) of one of my favourite horror films – and yes, I will be reviewing it at some point as well; it is a film that took the internet by storm a few years back and is ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-70462790970841856062011-03-11T22:18:00.000+10:002011-03-11T22:18:12.596+10:00I'm Blue Da Ba Di Da Ba DaToday’s film is part one of a trilogy, and in my opinion, it is the best of the series. No faffing about tonight, the film is Trois Couleur: Bleu.
The film is the first part of director Krzysztof Kieslowski’s Trois Couleur trilogy (the others being Bialy (white in Polish) and Rouge (red in French)), which is a series of films that seems to be more about manipulating the viewer by means of ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-27652368484808624962011-03-10T20:58:00.002+10:002011-03-10T20:58:49.608+10:00This Is One Supergroup That Should Never Go To Special School<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-2923171045075092032011-03-09T14:20:00.000+10:002011-03-09T14:20:34.089+10:00Honk If You Love Pussy...Cats<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-91846316588020733712011-03-08T14:35:00.000+10:002011-03-08T14:35:26.800+10:00How To Fight On An Elephant In 3 Easy StepsToday, I’ll be continuing my longstanding tradition of reviewing sequels without reviewing the first film in the series with a film that I haven’t actually seen yet. But I have seen the first in the series, and 10 minutes of the 3rd. It’s a film that is probably more famous for the issues surrounding the filming, though. In addition to multiple funding problems that threatened to shut down the ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-37252698658093515592011-03-07T14:11:00.000+10:002011-03-07T14:11:11.809+10:00The Game Is OnI like Sherlock Holmes. Have done for many years, stretching back to when I first saw The Great Mouse Detective (Disney’s animated entry into the Holmes canon) – I’ve always had a huge place in my literary upbringing for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s most famous creation. One of my most prized additions to my ever expanding library is a collection of Holmes tales. It may not be some crazy leatherboundShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-30007158247896053992011-03-06T10:43:00.002+10:002011-03-06T10:43:56.784+10:00Did I Ever Tell You My Favourite Colour Was RED!!!!<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-37548521903783029432011-03-05T09:08:00.000+10:002011-03-05T09:08:01.646+10:00A Film That Needed More Naked SplitsYou know, Jean Claude Van Damme is a funny guy – he’ll never ever return to the glory days of his career (the late 80’s and early 90’s), but it hasn’t stopped him. He may be pretty much relegated to the straight to DVD marketplace, but that hasn’t stopped him. If you look up his IMDB page, you’ll see that the man still makes 2-3 films a year, along with other people who seem to be in the same ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-36703359996169163192011-03-04T10:12:00.001+10:002011-03-04T10:13:23.910+10:00It's Not Shark Week, It's Just Shark DayToday’s film is one of the best horror films of, if not ever, then at least the last 35 years (and, let’s faces it, with the amount of remakes that get pumped out these days, 35 years IS forever). And, while it wasn’t his first film, was the first superhit for Steven Speilberg. In fact, it was such a hit that it pretty much altered the way that big films were released (ushering in the concept of ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-9998476378374550752011-03-03T09:43:00.001+10:002011-03-03T09:43:37.310+10:00I'm Not Even Going To Mention The Film's TitleNow, I’m not even going to tell you what today’s film is, just that it sucks. No – it doesn’t just suck, it’s a pure abomination of cinema, made by people who I am now convinced actively HATE the medium of film, their audiences, their actors and everything to do with filmmaking. That is the only way that Adam “Cancer” Friedberg and Jason “I Am The Reincarnated Idi Amin” Seltzer keep getting ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-65515770192074337212011-03-02T09:28:00.000+10:002011-03-02T09:28:59.724+10:00I Have Had It With These Gosh Forsaken Snakes On This Monday Friday PlaneToday’s film made some pretty serious waves on the internet a few years back. It seems that certain members of the internet community got wind of its production and star, and began championing it like nothing before. This championing got to the point where the script was pulled and rewritten with several scenes and lines suggested by many people. Pretty soon the film had achieved honest to ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-75720577578571272502011-03-01T11:38:00.002+10:002011-03-01T11:38:37.266+10:00Noone Shoots Cars Like Australians<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-53837355928523296772011-02-28T16:42:00.000+10:002011-02-28T16:42:40.545+10:00Kickpuncher 3: Headbuttroundhouser<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-59444668395837676982011-02-27T12:29:00.000+10:002011-02-27T12:29:26.581+10:00You Say Vampire, I Say Garbage HoboBecause it has been far too long, for you and for me, today’s film will, once again come from my giant Mill Creek box set. Much in the vein of Teenagers From Outer Space, I will be reviewing a film that’s title has intrigued me since I first set eyes on it. Today’s film is the curiously named Atom Age Vampire. But will it contain anything about the Atom Age OR vampires? We shall see.
Atom Age ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-15586750990079035312011-02-26T18:13:00.000+10:002011-02-26T18:13:57.857+10:00This Title Has Nothing To Do With The FilmRight, let’s talk Exploitation Cinema. Dodgy special effects, girls in short shorts, wafer thin plots, gratuitous everything, possible undead attacks, plenty of corny jokes, at least one “name actor” slumming it and having fun doing so, lots of implied (or outright in your face) sexy fun, low budget awesome Exploitation Cinema. A good piece of Exploitation Cinema can check off every one of those ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-77422703433021304182011-02-25T08:27:00.000+10:002011-02-25T08:27:54.425+10:00You'll Not See Creed Get This TreatmentAs they say, “ya gotta have a gimmick”. Well today’s film definitely has a gimmick. It’s a musical and each of the legion of musical numbers (and, actually, pretty much every aspect of the film) comes from one musical act. In this case, it’s The Beatles. Today’s film is Across The Universe.
Across The Universe tells several stories against the backdrop of the Vietnam War. Mostly, it is the story ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-60076285011665140062011-02-24T11:40:00.002+10:002011-02-24T11:40:56.227+10:00All Good Superheroes Need A Jar Of WaspsOver the past few years, we have been treated to, well, a glut of Superhero films – a lot good, a lot bad, a lot forgettable. And while most of them have been based on pre-existing comic book and television properties, there have been a few that feature all new heroes battling all new villains. The best of these have taken what I like to call “The Watchmen Approach”, whereby the world they ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-70725987219989763182011-02-23T17:12:00.000+10:002011-02-23T17:12:38.112+10:00We Could Have Been Anything That We Wanted To BeIt always interests me when someone takes a new spin to an established genre. I think it’s because the final result will go one of two ways – either it will be incredibly awesome, or it will crash and burn and take a lot of innocent people with it. And out of all the genres that one could try this with, the most risky is using a classic genre, one that has been “superseded” as it were – take, forShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-26678511553538332522011-02-22T16:27:00.001+10:002011-02-23T17:33:49.244+10:00The Honeymoon Is Over Baby, It's Never Gonna Be That Way...Today’s film is another one of those films that falls into the genre of “Day In The Life”, a fairly self explanatory title that includes such examples as Clerks, Clerks 2, The Breakfast Club and the recent series of films done over there at Jaded Hope. In a nutshell (not that you need one with a genre description like that), it’s a film that takes place over the course of a day and documents the ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-2619461043799875242011-02-21T09:14:00.000+10:002011-02-21T09:14:51.005+10:00Half Nelson, Full Nelson, Father Nelson<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-59133264887067012702011-02-20T11:20:00.001+10:002011-02-20T11:26:41.017+10:00Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can never hurt me...so says the old schoolyard rhyme. But, as we all know, words do have power – both good and bad. For every word that makes you feel glad, another can cut you like a knife. Words can do a lot of things, but what they do best is carry things. Things like ideas and thoughts. As we know, though – these are just abstracts with no real power. But, what if words had actual power – and I’m not just ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-10116559124992896752011-02-19T09:09:00.000+10:002011-02-19T09:09:19.165+10:00I'm Made Of 40% Dolemite<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-23540655470558761032011-02-18T07:49:00.000+10:002011-02-18T07:49:18.174+10:00Stop Or My Miss Marple Will Shoot<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-71615093371973484582011-02-17T08:15:00.001+10:002011-02-18T07:53:09.838+10:00With Your Feet In The Air And Your Head On The GroundWe get to another request, this time for my sister. You better enjoy it, Kristy.Today’s film is a recent cult classic, with a loyal following springing up around it almost immediately. It’s based on a book (and in my opinion, better than its source material) by Mr Chuck Palahniuk. It’s the 1999 near classic, Fight Club. As I said, it’s based on Chuck Palahniuk’s anti-consumeriest culture screed ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-54408194129237462512011-02-16T08:50:00.001+10:002011-04-10T20:30:04.875+10:00誰にも止める権利はない It has come to my attention that this is far and away the most read of the three 20th Century Boys reviews. And that confuses me, because this is the third film in the trilogy - as such, there is a LOT of stuff that needs catching up on, so here is a link to the first movie, and here is a link to the second film. Read them, and you will know what's what.
Today, 20th Century Boys, Part 3 – The ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-70166492070807391412011-02-15T08:43:00.000+10:002011-02-15T08:43:50.159+10:00Night Comes Down Upon The EarthToday, 20th Century Boys, Part 2 – The Last Hope.
A brief rundown for those who didn’t read yesterday – in part one of 20th Century Boys, a cult lead by the mysterious and charismatic Friend sprung up and basically took over Japan. As the cult’s symbol and actions were created by Kenji and his friends when they were children, they took it upon themselves to try and stop the cult – they failed. AtShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-78917560884428303682011-02-14T09:07:00.000+10:002011-02-14T09:07:50.756+10:00Friend Says It's Fine, Friend Says It's GoodOut of all the films I saw last year, none surprised me more than the film series I will be doing over the next couple of days. It’s the big screen adaptation of a somewhat unknown (to western audiences, at least) but multi award winning anime, and one of the biggest, most expensive film projects ever to come out of Japan. So big, in fact, that one film could not handle it, so it was made into a ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-23369355069585077922011-02-13T09:35:00.000+10:002011-02-13T09:35:49.723+10:00It's Like Master Of Disguise Only GoodWhat to say about today’s film? It’s based on a beloved character (well, characters) from the TV show Saturday Night Live. As far as Saturday Night Live films go, it’s looked at as one of the very best. And, through one group of friends/family or another, it’s a film that I ended up seeing over a dozen times at the cinema (true story).
Today’s film is Wayne’s World.
For those of you not in the ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-7107390044232788382011-02-12T08:31:00.001+10:002011-02-12T08:31:46.718+10:00Would You Review Me? I'd Review Me.Just like the midgets in Lord of the Rings, we walk from one end of the Jersey Series, we travel to the other. Except we skip all the middle bits. And there’s no Orcs. And we aren’t walking. So it’s not like the midgets in Lord of The Rings at all...Today’s film is Clerks 2. Made a decade after the first, Clerks 2 sees Dante and Randall still working their lousy jobs at the strip mall. A fire ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-62316020931158798932011-02-11T08:34:00.002+10:002011-02-11T08:34:58.403+10:00This Review Isn't Even Supposed To Be Here Today<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-60321866617414399772011-02-10T07:46:00.001+10:002011-02-10T07:46:14.314+10:00If You're Blue And You Don't Know Where To Go<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-74375712938501846962011-02-09T09:34:00.000+10:002011-02-09T09:34:30.275+10:00I Am Not Legit, Therefore I Must Quit<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-6494379688739552222011-02-08T17:56:00.000+10:002011-02-08T17:56:32.906+10:00REALLY Not Affilliated With Richard Ramirez<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-70214272677307102332011-02-07T10:49:00.001+10:002011-02-07T11:06:43.668+10:00Divide This Review By Nine, PleaseToday’s film is one of my recent favourite films, and was so close to becoming my favourite of last year. It’s based on a beloved children’s book by Mr Roald Dahl and was bought to the screen in an adaption of this tale, written by Wes Anderson and his long-time collaborator Noah Baumbach. It’s The Fantastic Mr Fox.
The film tells the story of the titular Mr Fox, retired hen thief, who goes to ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-64087444990218031272011-02-06T13:58:00.000+10:002011-02-06T13:58:21.235+10:00One Guy, A Box and No Pizza PlaceToday’s film is another recent release, and I WILL be spoiling it pretty heavily, so I’ll sound the Spoiler Horn very loudly right now.
*WARNING, HERE THAR BE SPOILERS!!!*
There, now you can’t say I didn’t warn you. Anyway, today’s film stars Mr Ryan Reynolds, some wooden planks and very little else. It’s called Buried. It’s all about a man who wakes up in the middle of Iraq, buried in a coffin, ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-15181748617660901772011-02-05T12:50:00.002+10:002011-02-05T12:53:15.387+10:00Rebel Grrl, You Are The Queen Of My WorldIt’s been a while since I’ve done a request, and I have had this one floating around for a while now, so I figured now would be a good a time as any to get to it. So, here you go Lissabeanies.
Today’s film is many things – it’s a coming of age drama about a young girl finding her place in the world, it’s a sports comedy, it’s a story of standing up for what you believe in, it’s a film that shows ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-75956025326493836642011-02-04T09:52:00.000+10:002011-02-04T09:52:57.914+10:00I happen to have a Master's degree in African-American studiesWhat do you do if you are in a job you hate? A job where you are not getting the respect that you know you deserve? Would you find a way to get fired? Well, that is what the central character of today’s film thought that he would do. Unfortunately, it backfired on him and he ended up creating a cultural phenomenon that propelled him and all involved into the A List, then ended up destroying him ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-44616109691755490192011-02-03T09:05:00.002+10:002011-02-03T09:05:34.984+10:00A Film Worthy Of Hacksaw Jim DugganDue to circumstances beyond my control, I find my current selection of films limited to a handful of choices. Luckily for you, though, one of those choices is my ever faithful Mill Creek Sci Fi collection, so I am once again dipping my toe into those waters. And today, I’ll be talking over a film that I have been wanting to watch for a few years now – the interestingly titled Teenagers From OuterShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-51713101394896308032011-02-02T10:02:00.004+10:002011-02-02T11:09:58.306+10:00I Call It Flight Of 1,000,000 BumblebeesToday’s film is another in the series of “recently released” films – so let me fire off the Spoiler Horn straight away. I don’t know if it’ll really be needed, but it’s better to be safe than sorry.
It is a remake/reimagining (boy, do I hate that word) of a late 60’s/early 70’s TV series, that itself was a remake of a 20’s radio serial. The TV show, however, is most famous for introducing the ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-49393764664448325362011-02-01T08:02:00.002+10:002011-02-01T08:02:58.572+10:00No Zany Titles - It's The Breakfast ClubYou know, the phrase “influential” can take on different forms when talking about a movie. I could mean that it influenced the genre, or perhaps a technique used within it becomes widely used, or it could even be used to mean that it had an influence on the watcher. And it is this later use that I classify today’s film. In fact, were I to be totally honest, I would go one step further and call ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-21583170780035084462011-01-31T14:04:00.004+10:002011-01-31T18:51:06.600+10:00If You Want Something Visual, That's Not Too AbysmalOnce again, it’s time to delve into my giant Mill Creek box sets and see what comes from them. This time, unlike last time, I’m going with a film that is completely unknown to me – the 1925/6 Italian fantasy romp, Maciste In Hell. From what I have read up on the character of Maciste, he is basically and Italian take on Hercules, and has been used as a film character since around 1910. The use of ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-27050240660198906432011-01-29T08:00:00.000+10:002011-01-29T08:00:23.182+10:00I'm Sure I Saw Private Ryan Over HereHollywood has a tendency to release films in twos – no, not a film and its sequel back-to-back (although that does happen sometimes) – more, two films dealing with the same subject in roughly the same manner. Think the two big Robin Hood films that came out pretty much together in the early 90’s, or Armageddon and Deep Impact. Sure, the practice seems to have dropped off – as far as two cinematicShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-61363134755645474482011-01-28T17:14:00.003+10:002011-01-29T08:01:19.252+10:00Nine....chorus lines of people...Today’s film is an interesting little beast. It is an expansion of a short film that gained some popularity on the internet a few years ago, even being nominated for an Academy Award. And, with the backing of a big name director, it was expanded to a full length feature film. It has the number 9 in the title. No, it’s not District 9, but rather Shane Acker’s film 9, which came out the same year ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-30695902054310561382011-01-27T08:16:00.001+10:002011-01-27T08:18:29.793+10:00I Can't Explain What I Just WatchedI don’t even know how to explain why today’s film exists, except to say that midgets are awesome and Werner Herzog is fucking insane. For those of you who haven’t guessed the film - it’s Werner Herzog’s Even Dwarfs Started Small. It’s got midgets, a camel, some chickens and even a tree. It’s a film I have wanted to watch forever, and I have had a copy for a long while, just sitting there waitingShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-30169322163159132132011-01-26T08:08:00.001+10:002011-01-27T08:17:39.997+10:00The Nature Of Stephen Chow Was Comedic<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-9332896652244222512011-01-25T09:36:00.000+10:002011-01-25T09:36:55.780+10:00The Nature Of Jason Was Irrepressible!!When it comes to Asian martial arts stars that are known by a Western audience, there are really only a few names that one may think of (unless one has a decent knowledge of that regions cinematic output). Of course, Bruce Lee would probably be first and foremost in a lot of people’s minds. Beyond him, though, there is maybe a dozen other names that would spring to mind – starting with the stars ShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725618365238995379.post-40068779892709903572011-01-24T09:55:00.000+10:002011-01-24T09:55:32.788+10:00I Didn't Go To A Black College - I Don't Get This FilmToday’s film comes to us from a very divisive film-maker, and although the film doesn’t seem to have the same power today as it did when it was released, it still does have some degree of power. The filmmaker? Spike Lee. The film? Do The Right Thing.
The 3rd major film to be directed by Lee, as well as his first major hit, Do The Right Thing dealt with the powder keg that was Brooklyn in the 80’sShaneChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005831669993332739noreply@blogger.com2