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It's About Time: Part 1

2012-02-24T21:48:00.000-05:00

I'm probably going to shock people when I say this... ...gulp... I've never seen "The Godfather" trilogy. Yes. It's true! I can think of three main reasons why I never cared to see these three films. The first it that I just didn't have it growing up. In my (initially my parents) movie collection, it wasn't there. Nor did anyone care to buy it. It just wasn't a part of my household growing up

Netflix'd #14: The Beaver (2011)

2012-02-21T02:15:00.000-05:00

-Okay…let’s get this out of the way: Mel Gibson has absolutely fallen off the wagon known as a successful career. After his DUI and the leaked phone calls to his now ex-wife, he surely is not at the same status he was in only years ago. I think he is a great actor and has done some really good things. So I’m viewing this strictly in the sense of what he does on the screen.

Netflix'd #13: Sin City (2005)

2012-02-16T12:00:00.000-05:00

-Walking into this film, I’ll just say I’m not a fan of graphic novel-like films. If I wanted to see a graphic novel, I would read it. I’m watching a move. So show me a movie. I feel these movies are abuses of special effects. Where they use fantastic looking films to blind the audience from the story and characters. -Fantastic ensemble. And how should I put this…

What is Love? Baby Don't Hurt Me.

2012-02-14T01:11:00.000-05:00

MovieTalk has been around for over a year, and last year I didn’t do anything for Valentine’s Day. Therefore, this year I wanted to write about two movies that center my idea of love. In my opinion, to sum up what love is, love is taking risks and seeing what comes out of them. With this idea, I want to talk about two movies that show this. The first movie to talk about is Along Came

Netflix'd #12: Super 8 (2011)

2012-02-13T01:22:00.000-05:00

My Notes: -I’m a fan of Steven Spielberg. However, I’ve never gotten to a respectable place with JJ Abrams. Never got into Lost or Heroes. I also never had any desire to see Star Trek or Cloverfield. Doing the research, the only film of his that he directed and that I saw was Mission Impossible III. -A pretty good period piece. Some films that take place in the past look pretty

MovieTalk update! 2/9/2012

2012-02-09T00:17:00.000-05:00

Hello to all the readers, I hope you all enjoyed the Super Bowl if you cared to watch it. A podcast that I listen to claimed that the game was really the final marker of the holiday season. It's when people decide to finally end the celebrating and starting living life again. In a sense...I can agree with them. I wanted to give you all some updates as to what's next for MovieTalk 1.

Netflix'd #11: Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

2012-02-07T13:52:00.000-05:00

Notes: -Going into this film, I knew very little about the story of Captain America. However, after viewing this and doing some research, I found the movie to be quite accurate when compared to the comics. -This is a very good looking film. Marvel really does a great job at making eye candy. -Okay...Chris Evans...I could not but look at him and think of Fantastic Four and his

A First Time For Everything: My FIRST Blu-Ray film.

2012-02-04T12:45:00.000-05:00

Hello MovieTalk fans, Well I just finished up reviewing the films I saw while I was home for winter break. Let's switch gears shall we? I want to talk about my first experience with Blu-Ray film. Simply put: it's amazing. The quality is a large improvement from DVD. I remember when DVDs were starting out and I was hesitant to leave VHS because of two reasons. First, VHS tapes were now

While I was on Break: Part 7

2012-02-02T12:00:00.000-05:00

Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) Notes: -Robin Williams. Enough said. -The movie was about 75 minutes of comedy, then 45 minutes of drama. The drama was good, but after an hour of laughing, who wants drama? -One thing that was weird to me was that Robin Williams swore a lot in this. I know this was in his pre-Aladdin days, but it's odd to me to hear that

While I was on Break: Part 6

2012-02-01T12:07:00.000-05:00

No Country for Old Men (2007) Notes: -"What's the most you ever lost on a coin toss?" < Good line! -A very good cast. Tommy Lee, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, and Woody Harrelson. -Not a fan of the ending. It's one of those "makes you think" endings, but it wasn't what I was looking for. -A very gory movie. Intense and the suspense builds up from the very beginining. My

While I was on Break: Part 5

2012-02-01T12:00:00.000-05:00

The Crazies (2010) Notes: -I have never seen the original version of this, but after viewing this one I am very intrigued. -Honestly...it's a very predictable plot. Not that I need everything to be completely new, but if I'm going on the same Rollercoaster, I expect to at least enjoy the ride. In this case...I did. -If you're a fan of horror and not a fan of modern horror, I'd

While I was on Break: Part 4

2012-01-31T12:00:00.000-05:00

Good Will Hunting (1997) Notes: -Just another films with Robin Williams! Damn do I love his work. -While Williams is great, the biggest suprise for me is Ben Affleck. I usually hate his work, but this one I was surprised. -Another quotable film. "I will end you." "I got to go see about a her." -This film was rare in that I wanted it to go on about 10 more. It ended

Netflix'd #10: Hellraiser Revelations (2011)

2012-01-30T14:36:00.001-05:00

Notes: -Ugh. No Doug Bradley...this already isn't looking good. -The story was "okay." Many of the recent Hellraiser films were not original scripts. This one actually was. -Let me be clear here: THIS IS A BAD MOVIE! Now it you compared this to the other Hellraiser films...it's not the worst in the franchise. Personally, this film is better than Hellraiser 8 (where it's Pinhead in a

While I was on Break: Part 3

2012-01-30T12:00:00.000-05:00

Count of Monte Cristo (2002) Notes: -What is up with James Caviezel? I've seen him in two movies. BOTH had him getting whipped. I think he's trying to tell us something. -Luis Guzman is in this? Who else is in this...Adam Sandler? -R.I.P Dumbledore (you'll understand it when you see it).. -This was a very long movie, but well worth it. I was very surprised. -I never saw a film

While I was on Break: Part 2

2012-01-29T12:00:00.000-05:00

As Good as it Gets (1997) Notes: - Love me some Helen Hunt and Nicholason. This is a true all-star cast. -Really some of the sweetest quotes in this movie. -Hey guys, if you want to impress your lady friend, watch this with her. I guarantee you'll get brownie points. -I rarely buy movies now a days...I bought this one. Grade: Plot: 4/5 Acting: 2/2 Special Effects

While I was on Break: Part 1

2012-01-28T23:59:00.002-05:00

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Mission: Drew Blues... FINALLY FOUND

2012-01-20T23:23:00.000-05:00

Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry Hey MovieTalk fans, As I'm sure you know, I've been missing for over a month now. I just wanted to post to you all saying that I didn't forget about this blog and it's followers. When I was home for Christmas break, I didn't have internet. Therefore I couldn't really post anything. But now I'm back and ready to get the ball rolling again. So stay

Netflix'd #9: Bridesmaids (2011)

2011-12-13T01:08:00.000-05:00

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Did anybody else see this movie?

2011-11-28T17:00:00.000-05:00

Being home for thanksgiving, I decided to have kind of lazy day with my dad. So he put on HBO on demand and saw this movie was on. Repo Men was a 2010 film starring Jude Law and Forrest Whitaker (who I like as an actor). I'm watching this, and at first I was really amazed. Then I looked at the revene this movie made and was suprised that it made about half of how much it spent. That's a box

Women In Film

2011-11-23T11:30:00.000-05:00

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Colombia House Blues

2011-11-22T22:14:00.000-05:00

For most of my childhood, my mother recieved those Colombia House packets in the mail. She was never the one who had to open them up. I would also attack those when I was younger. I'd open that up and thumb through it. Each one had a similar promotion: BUY THE FIRST 5 VHS (LATER DVDS) FOR ONLY 49 CENTS EACH!! What they wouldn't tell you is the two other components that came with the colombia

Netflix'd #8: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987)

2011-11-18T19:52:00.000-05:00

This poster perfectly describes this entire movie. My Notes: -One of the few films out there that revolves around Thanksgiving (two other good ones are Dutch and Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving. I even have a love for Son-In-Law.) - R.I.P John Candy. But you can't help but look at him and just know his health was horrible. -I'm not a big fan of Steve Martin. Some things of his

Isn't this weird?!?

2011-11-06T00:00:00.000-04:00

Good evening MovieTalk fans, Back to the Future was on HBO this afternoon ( #4 Movie That Molded Me), and I flipped to it right around the time of this scene. Also take a look at my first post ever to see a more indepth explanation of why it made the list. Now the point I wanted to make actually happens right before this video (sadly, YouTube didn't have exact quote I was looking

Netflix'd #7: Thor (2011)

2011-11-01T09:00:00.000-04:00

My Notes: -Anthony Hopkins...I just wished you were involved more. -This is one is the last films to be made before the Avengers movie, so I liked seeing some hints on other Avengers -The movie did look good for a comic book film. -I do wish the viewer had more experience seeing Thor being brutal and arrogant. That kind of came and went quickly. -The plot was unoriginal and had too

HorrorTober #1: Stir of Echos

2011-10-31T12:00:00.000-04:00

Stir of Echoes (1999)