What I'm Watching [IB/FB/WMQ]

[caption id="" align=“aligncenter” width=“354” caption=“Fan-Created Poster of Source Code by Matt Needle”] [/caption] Movies Source Code - Some defect in the genetic composition of my brothers has caused them to write off this movie as garbage. I assure everyone reading that the numbers obtained by Rotten Tomatoes assuring the public that 90% of movie reviewers liked this movie are worth listening to. The “thinking man’s action blockbuster” seems to have become a thing with Inception last year and Duncan Jones delivers. It’s not quite as deep as Nolan’s epic, but still the best option in theaters at the moment. ...

April 10, 2011 · 3 min · el33tcapitan

The Hangover and Howl's Moving Castle [Filmmakers Bleed]

Those two movies really couldn’t be more different, but that’s what I watched this week. A few words on each: The buzz about The Hangover was everywhere when that movie came out. Heck, even Rotten Tomatoes was calling it fresh, but I refused to believe it. I’ve been burned by far too many mediocre, unfunny, lowest common denominator comedies in the past and I refused to believe that this was any different based on the trailers. I could not have been more wrong. ...

February 4, 2010 · 2 min · el33tcapitan

Filmmakers Bleed: Forgetting Sarah Marshall

I’m a naturally skeptical guy when it comes to my entertainment. There is only so much time in a day and I don’t want to devote my time to watching crummy movies, playing bad games, or reading stupid books. So it takes someone whose tastes I trust to recommend a movie to me or a rock-solid trailer coupled with good scores on IMDB or Rotten Tomatoes to really get me to see a movie. I initially resisted The 40-Year-Old Virgin based on trailers, but when I finally saw the movie based on The Office-related Steve Carell love, I found a rather funny and enjoyable movie. ...

May 1, 2008 · 3 min · el33tcapitan