Point I Fell Asleep: ACTUALLY STAYED AWAKE
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Primetime
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1205489/
Finally! A movie that I enjoyed and would highly recommend to everyone. I love race relation movies like "Crash" and "Lakeview Terrace." Not because I want people to be aware that most people are still racist these days; it's because there are so few of them made that every new one puts an interesting spin on the issue. And because of that, the movies are interesting, and they keep me awake. Plus, this movie was like an old white man's version of "Boyz 'N the Hood." I loved the ending too. Highly recommend you watch it!
Monday, July 6, 2009
Friday, July 3, 2009
Fanboys
Point I Fell Asleep: ACTUALLY STAYED AWAKE
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Primetime
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0489049/
Let me just say that I am not a Star Wars fanboy. Heck, I don't even think I enjoyed the newer trilogy all that much. With that said, I still had high hopes for this movie due to the high IMDB rating. It was funny for the first minute and just went downhill from there. The movie had such a great plot, but it just wasn't funny. It had great cameos and that hottie Kristen Bell (the only good thing about the movie), and by the end, I thought it was a Judd Apatow movie because I recognized all the cameo actors. I kept hoping it would get funnier, but it never did. The movie was just too stupid to put me to sleep.
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Primetime
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0489049/
Let me just say that I am not a Star Wars fanboy. Heck, I don't even think I enjoyed the newer trilogy all that much. With that said, I still had high hopes for this movie due to the high IMDB rating. It was funny for the first minute and just went downhill from there. The movie had such a great plot, but it just wasn't funny. It had great cameos and that hottie Kristen Bell (the only good thing about the movie), and by the end, I thought it was a Judd Apatow movie because I recognized all the cameo actors. I kept hoping it would get funnier, but it never did. The movie was just too stupid to put me to sleep.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
The International
Point I Fell Asleep: 0:35 out of 1:58 (30%)
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Primetime
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0963178/
Mark this day. This is the first movie I fell asleep in, and instead of plowering through it for the sake of finishing it, Ijust turned it off, making better use of my time. I had such high hopes for the movie too. I usually love Clive Owen movies and Naomi Watts is a cutie. However, the plot started off so slowly that I immediately got confused in the first 5 minutes. My biggest gripe about the movie was that, right off the bat, they introduced 2 characters, Schulman and Salinger. Seriously?!? I'm supposed to remember who is Schulman and who is Salinger?!? In a "spy" movie where knowing each character is vital to the plot of the movie? They couldn't name the 2nd character "Wallowitz" or something?!? That way, I have a decent chance of remembering which character was which. This movie reminded me of "The Bank Job," which some people raved about, but I hated as well. Clive is now on my poo-poo list. So I fell asleep at the 35 minute mark; tried to watch some more, and gave up at the 1 hour mark. Maybe you'll enjoy it more than I did. Let me know if I should finish watching it...
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Primetime
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0963178/
Mark this day. This is the first movie I fell asleep in, and instead of plowering through it for the sake of finishing it, Ijust turned it off, making better use of my time. I had such high hopes for the movie too. I usually love Clive Owen movies and Naomi Watts is a cutie. However, the plot started off so slowly that I immediately got confused in the first 5 minutes. My biggest gripe about the movie was that, right off the bat, they introduced 2 characters, Schulman and Salinger. Seriously?!? I'm supposed to remember who is Schulman and who is Salinger?!? In a "spy" movie where knowing each character is vital to the plot of the movie? They couldn't name the 2nd character "Wallowitz" or something?!? That way, I have a decent chance of remembering which character was which. This movie reminded me of "The Bank Job," which some people raved about, but I hated as well. Clive is now on my poo-poo list. So I fell asleep at the 35 minute mark; tried to watch some more, and gave up at the 1 hour mark. Maybe you'll enjoy it more than I did. Let me know if I should finish watching it...
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Transformers: The Movie
Point I Fell Asleep: ACTUALLY STAYED AWAKE
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Primetime
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092106/
After that abomination of a movie called Transformers 2, I decided to go back to the tried and true cartoon version of "Transformers: The Movie. " First off, let me say that I can only remember about a dozen movies that I have seen more than once. I think I wore out my VHS copy of this movie when I was a kid. I used to collect Transformers (still have some today), I used to collect the comic books, and I used to watch the TV show. The great thing about this movie was that it came out after a season or two of the TV show, and it was mind-blowing. First of all, the TV show never really introduced any new Transformers, and this movie was like the All-Stars of Transformers. It introduced so many new toys that it gave every fanboy a hard-on. Not only that, in the TV show, no Transformer ever died. After this movie, so many Transformers died that they had to dub the next season of the TV show "Generation 2." And I think I even cried when Optimus died. Just nuts. Even today, I enjoyed every minute of this 90 minute movie. Oh, if you enjoyed this movie, you HAVE to watch the 3 part miniseries that came on TV right after this movie. It introduced the Headmasters. Am I getting too excited? I think so.
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Primetime
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092106/
After that abomination of a movie called Transformers 2, I decided to go back to the tried and true cartoon version of "Transformers: The Movie. " First off, let me say that I can only remember about a dozen movies that I have seen more than once. I think I wore out my VHS copy of this movie when I was a kid. I used to collect Transformers (still have some today), I used to collect the comic books, and I used to watch the TV show. The great thing about this movie was that it came out after a season or two of the TV show, and it was mind-blowing. First of all, the TV show never really introduced any new Transformers, and this movie was like the All-Stars of Transformers. It introduced so many new toys that it gave every fanboy a hard-on. Not only that, in the TV show, no Transformer ever died. After this movie, so many Transformers died that they had to dub the next season of the TV show "Generation 2." And I think I even cried when Optimus died. Just nuts. Even today, I enjoyed every minute of this 90 minute movie. Oh, if you enjoyed this movie, you HAVE to watch the 3 part miniseries that came on TV right after this movie. It introduced the Headmasters. Am I getting too excited? I think so.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Point I Fell Asleep: ACTUALLY STAYED AWAKE
Location: Theater
Time I Started Movie: Afternoon
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1055369/
So I watched the IMAX movie of this movie, which you would think would be a great idea since you want the great surround sound and the big screen for the CGI. However, it turned out to be a bad idea. I sat in the middle center of the theater, which was probably the optimal location, but the screen was so big that I could only focus on what was happening in the middle of the screen. This was great for the gratuitous shots of Megan Fox, but when you have chunks of metal colliding with each other, I couldn't make sense of who was fighting, what was going, etc. I did doze off for a couple of seconds in the middle of the show, and if I had watched this in primetime, I most likely would have fallen asleep, which would have been a good thing because this movie was terrible. You know a movie is bad when you look at your watch an hour into the movie and go, "Crap, I have another hour and a half to go." Here are some random things that went through my head when I was watching the movie:
Location: Theater
Time I Started Movie: Afternoon
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1055369/
So I watched the IMAX movie of this movie, which you would think would be a great idea since you want the great surround sound and the big screen for the CGI. However, it turned out to be a bad idea. I sat in the middle center of the theater, which was probably the optimal location, but the screen was so big that I could only focus on what was happening in the middle of the screen. This was great for the gratuitous shots of Megan Fox, but when you have chunks of metal colliding with each other, I couldn't make sense of who was fighting, what was going, etc. I did doze off for a couple of seconds in the middle of the show, and if I had watched this in primetime, I most likely would have fallen asleep, which would have been a good thing because this movie was terrible. You know a movie is bad when you look at your watch an hour into the movie and go, "Crap, I have another hour and a half to go." Here are some random things that went through my head when I was watching the movie:
- Wow, Megan Fox is hot.
- I'd much rather have watched the cartoon version of this movie.
- Which Transformer is that?
- I wish I was watching Armageddon; at least that movie got me more fired up at the end.
- Oh jeez, Tyrese IS THE WORST ACTOR OF OUR TIME.
- What is with all these one-liners?
- I wish I was at home continuing the 7th season of "24."
- Why does it smell so funky in this movie? Is it the fat guy next to me?
- I'm not watching another IMAX movie again unless it was made for IMAX.
- Boy, I'm glad Michael Bay isn't doing a 3rd one.
- I don't remember a Transformer named "Fallen."
- Why hasn't Shia and Megan's character died from all the shit flying around?
- Megan Fox has bad complexion.
- I wonder if I'll hit traffic due to the gay pride parade going on outside?
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Point I Fell Asleep: 1:15 out of 1:31 (82%)
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Primetime
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1114740/
One of the STUPIDEST movies of all time. It almost ranks up there with "Snakes on a Plane." I don't even know what else to say. I wish I had fallen asleep earlier in the movie.
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Primetime
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1114740/
One of the STUPIDEST movies of all time. It almost ranks up there with "Snakes on a Plane." I don't even know what else to say. I wish I had fallen asleep earlier in the movie.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
He's Just Not That Into You
Point I Fell Asleep: 0:35 out of 2:09 (27%)
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Primetime
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1001508/
I just wasn't into this movie. Sorry. It had one of the best all-star casts since "Love Actually," but it just didn't connect with me. I think maybe even the all-star cast distracted me from the plot of the movie. I think the movie made some great points about guys and dating, but I don't know... I just didn't like it as much as "Love Actually." I do know however that if my wife was Jennifer Connely and Scarlett Johannson was hitting on me, I'd have a brain aneurysm because I wouldn't know what to do. That's like asking me if I'd like to give up both of my legs for the ability to fly. The answer - I'd like both please!
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Primetime
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1001508/
I just wasn't into this movie. Sorry. It had one of the best all-star casts since "Love Actually," but it just didn't connect with me. I think maybe even the all-star cast distracted me from the plot of the movie. I think the movie made some great points about guys and dating, but I don't know... I just didn't like it as much as "Love Actually." I do know however that if my wife was Jennifer Connely and Scarlett Johannson was hitting on me, I'd have a brain aneurysm because I wouldn't know what to do. That's like asking me if I'd like to give up both of my legs for the ability to fly. The answer - I'd like both please!
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