Mr. Hakujin

Thanks, Arnah. I miss you and the Oz crew as well. And I see Nick is still in top form with his trademark "snark." Him and his damn inviso-txt clique.

i'd like to bond over my "fingersnaps."

The island explodes then it fades to Desmond in a a shower talking about this weird dream he had and the camera pulls out to reveal the shower is in a snow globe owned by Hurley who is sitting in a restaurant with Tony Soprano then it fades to black right before Rachel proposes to Ross.

Double Dare pwned them all.

It's been nearly a decade since I read the graphic novel and saw the film, but I honestly don't remember the movie being shit on a stick (or incarnate). It wasn't spectacular or groundbreaking, but it wasn't that bad from what I recall either...

One of the Hughes Bros is apparently trying to get a live action version of AKIRA going over at Warner Bros. I'm sure some die-hard anime heads will scream sacrilege, but I say we're in the Golden Age of Geekdom where comic/manga/anime works are getting serious treatment, so it could be a good thing. These guys did a decent job w/ From Hell, but I haven't seen Book of Eli yet...

^^Well said, sir. I could've easily saved $10 by avoiding the 3D, but the all too brief Craken sequence was pretty good in 3D. And the line w/ the owl was the (intentionally) funniest one in the film.

I second the "meh." Looks like a bunch of cheap 3D gags. The best thing about that trailer is the remix of APC's song Outsider. Sweet.

Did you see it in 3D? We were making fun of the cheezy 3D gags throughout the whole film. I don't know why they had to make it a "team effort" either. I'm leaning more towards Pedro's take, but I'll call it "not that good." Definitely not even close to matching the original in my book.

Yeah, I knew very little about Hellblazer before I saw Constantine, so I didn't have the baggage of comparing it to the source material. The opening exorcism and and final scene with Gabriel and Satan really makes the film for me.

no denying: you can't fuck with the hucklebuck. those vids were epic, ASC. i'm not sure if they're epic win or fail, but they're definitely epic.

No embed, but click here for quicktime trailer and the first five minutes of WHITE ON RICE. Looks to be a good comedy about a recently divorced Japanese guy that has to move in w/ his sister and her family.

Yeah, I actually saw it this summer. I thought I posted a mini-review of it, but apparently not. . .so I just put it in my latest batch of reviews. I rate it a solid "B."

Hot Tub Time Machine B- John Cusack is the marquee name in this film that extols the virtues of friendship (and hot tubs), but it’s the supporting cast of Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, & Crispin Glover that steals this film. As for the vibe, it’s going for a parody of Pleasantville meets Back to the Future, and it hits some really funny moments and doesn’t solely rely on 80s jokes for its humor. However, there seems like a lot of missed opportunities in this film and while I love the outrageous premise and concept it just doesn’t hit the mark. I would skip this one in the theaters (wait for the rental) and suggest staying home and watching Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure instead. Shutter Island B+ Leonardo DiCaprio plays a US Marshall investigating a case at a secluded asylum for violent criminals called Shutter Island. The plot has some similarities to the classic Agatha Christie novel And Then There Were None, right down to the fantastically twisted ending. Hurt Locker B I watched this film almost a year ago but apparently never did a review. I re-watched it recently after all the Oscar hype and my opinion didn't really change--it's still a decent action flick, but not one that'd really make my top 10 list for the genre. Jeremy Renier plays an adrenaline junkie that gets his fix by diffusing bombs in Iraq. He tries to assimilate back to life as a "civilian" with his wife and child, but the rush of war is just too much for him to resist. The iflm is interesting in that sense, he's not a hero or even a soldier so much as a junkie out for his next fix; his drug of choice is war. From Paris With Love D+ John Travolta plays a black ops badass sent to thwart a terrorist plot in Paris. His over-the-top acting and two decent fight scenes (the others are pathetic attempts at John Woo action) cannot make up for the godawful dialogue and the equally lame acting by co-star John Rhys-Meyers. LEGION C- I’m a sucker for movies about demons and angels and plots involving apocalypse scenarios. Dogma—liked it. Stigmata—liked it. Constantine—loved it. Prophecy—freakin’ loved it. Legion—fast forwarded through most of it. Nevermind the plot holes or the mediocre acting or the lifts from other horror films—this film really failed for me in the fact it’s called Legion and I only get one fight scene with angels during the whole film. And it was an OK fight scene, but when you sell a film on the fact it’s chock full of angel badassery and don’t deliver, well that’s just one sin I cannot forgive. The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard C Jeremy Piven tries to play his Entourage character as a used car salesman. Not so much as funny. The plot is so clichéd I won’t even go into it, but there are some good one-liners and a few laugh out loud moments, the two best ones are courtesy of Will Ferrell and his cameo in two scenes as a car-lot DJ (Yep.) that meets a less than favorable demise.

Ironic Amy mentioned the Werewolf thread b/c that's one of the few times on here I felt (almost) totally ignored. I posted wanting an explanation of what the game was all about and all I got was one post from Aarty saying, "You should play!" The thread just steam-rolled on by me, leaving me out of the reindeer werewolf games. Again, that was a rare instance I experienced what Amy is talking about, but I do notice in some threads people tend to have tunnel vision in their posting and responses.

I skipped Hot Rod b/c it had so many bad reviews, and like Baytor, I think Andy Samberg is best in 2-3minute chunks on SNL. However, DOJ was so fucking spot on w/ the last film he recommended [City of God] that I may have to give this one a try...

Hot Tub Timemachine. Had its moments, but there's no need to rush to theaters and you can wait to DL it.

^^Nah, he probably typed it from his iPhone. That keyboard can be a bitch...especially when you're posting @ 5AM.

Yes. It was a fuckin' mess. And I'm a sucker for anything involving angels and/or apocalypse-type plot-lines. Gabriel vs Michael scene was OK. Hear me? Two angels fighting and the scene was only meh! The rest was a giant turd of bad writing and sub-par acting. But the good news is it ends setting us up for an even worse straight-to-DVD sequel.

Legion. Damn your eyes, Chuck Sheen!

Lots of lil' comic movie tidbits on the Interwebs today: * Y: The Last Man is still looking good to become a film. Clash of the Titans director Leterier is rumored to be interested in directing. Full scoop here. * Hey, remember that Chromium Cover Bloodshot #1 that went for like $10 a week after it was released? You know, back in those good ol' gimmicky-Valiant dominated collector hey-days? Well, you might want to pick one out of the 25cent bin now as it looks to be in-development as a film by the director of the KICK-ASS movie. *This guy is gonna play Loki in the upcoming Thor movie. * New Iron Man 2 TV spot that features more of the supporting cast. Muy cool.

^^That saddens me about Gentleman Broncos. The trailer looked good, but it got horrible reviews. Guess I'll continue to avoid... Speaking of avoid...do so for FROM PARIS WITH LOVE. Vomit.

My thoughts exactly. The debut album by Broken Bells is blowing my mind though. So good!

You're so right! I just watched the episode w/ White Abed. Classic!

sure, now that ole hak's taken the brunt of the flack, the gaga love starts to trickle in. i see how it goes.