Stepping on toes all over the place today. This time I am going to pull a lousyshots and say “The Raid” looks awesome.
My Most Anticipated Movies of 2012
- Dark Knight Rises (July 20) How can you not be excited for the conclusion of this amazing trilogy?
- Django Unchained (December 25) I am just shocked it took this long for Tarantino do do a spaghetti western.
- The Hobbit (December 14) There is hardly a question this is going to be good. Plus the trailer on youtube has the most amazing comment about someone complaining that the movie looks like a ripoff of Lord of the Rings and “even the wizard looks the same”
- Looper (September 28) After directing Brick and The Brothers Bloom, I am excited for anything Rian Johnson puts out there.
- Prometheus (June 8) Ridley Scott going back to his roots for the spiritual prequel to Alien, yes please.
AllRightRamblers Best Movies of 2011
3. Contagion - For a few days after watching Contagion, I became a germaphobe. If a movie can change the way I live for any period of time, it is doing something right.
2. Attack the Block - Humorous and action packed. Where Super 8 disappointed, Attack the Block was there to provide all the summer alien adventure I needed. The kids they found for this movie were perfect.
1. Win Win - Must see movie. I enjoyed every minute watching this. Paul Giamatti and Amy Ryan are always great. Everything they do feels genuine. This is a movie to seek out.
ARR Movie of the Year goes to Win Win
Other movies that might have made the list had I had a chance to watch them: Drive, Moneyball and 50/50
MovieCat for the iPhone - any movie or trivia fans out there with an iPhone should take a moment out of their day to download MovieCat. Normally a $1.99 app, it is on the iTunes store for free for a limited time. Let me know what you think.
Weekly Wrap-Up - So I seem to have a lot of extra time on my hands lately so I thought I would share what new and interesting things I have discovered over the past week that have interested me. What I’ve been playing, watching, or reading.
1) Ghost Adventures on Netflix - Oh my god, this show is an unintentional comedy gold mine. This show which airs on the Travel channel has 3 guys locking themselves in the country’s most haunted locations overnight and filming what happens. The main hunter, Zak, is a huge douche bag. His gelled up hair, tight t-shirts, and constant fist bumps has resulted in Holly dubbing the show “Ghost Shore”. Zak’s hunting tactic involves provoking ghosts. There are countless shots of him just yelling out to nothing telling them how he doesn’t like bullies and wants the ghosts to come out and get him. I am also a big fan of any time they hear a voice off in the distance, Zak will freak out shouting to the other guys asking if they heard it. The minute one of them tries to answer him he shushes them. The first episode of the second season goes to a whole other level when Zak ends up getting possessed. The show is a wonderful joke that these 3 guys don’t seem to be included on. Add it to your Netflix queue here.
2) Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light - This game could be some of the most fun local multplayer I have played since Goldeneye on N64. It is unlike any previous Tomb Raider games that I know of. You control one of two character both with very different abilities. Lara has a grappling hook and hand guns while Totec has a shield and javelins. Lara can create a tight rope with the grappling hook that Totec can walk across while Totec can throw the javelin into walls that Lara can climb up on. The game is full of puzzles that can only be solved by utilizing both characters unique abilities. Holly and I have had a blast playing this game. This is a $15 arcade title on XBox 360, PS3, and PC. Check out the combat heavy trailer here.
3) Red Letter Media Reviews Of Star Wars - This guy has reviewed and analysed the 3 prequels of Star Wars, some Star Trek movies, and Avatar in depth and posted the reviews on YouTube. Each review runs between 1 to 1 1/2 hours. So far I have watched the reviews for Episode 1 and 2 and this guy goes to great lengths to show that George Lucas is an idiot and really had no idea what he was doing with the prequels. He points out countless inconsistencies, plot holes, and errors in basic film making. You can learn a lot about the move making process by watching these reviews. The only draw back is while the reviewer’s character can be funny at times, portraying himself as a pizza-roll fueled slob, he has a story going on throughout the reviews about how he kills women in his basement. If you can ignore these uncomfortable attempts at humor, there is a lot of interesting stuff to be found. All Red Letter’s reviews can be found on his site, here
1994 Was An Incredible Year For Movies
Pulp Fiction
The Shawshank Redemption
Leon The Professional
Clerks
Ed Wood
The Hudsucker Proxy
Quiz Show
Dumb and Dumber
Natural Born Killers
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Best of edited for TV clips… Lebowski’s “Find a stranger in the alps” will always be a personal favorite.
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