The Blind Review
As an avid movie and TV buff, I feel the need to talk about what I watch and say what I think about it. This is an outlet for me to do just that. I will bring as much of an unbiased opinion to all of my reviews as I can. I will give you the inside scope on what you should see, skip, and stay away from. I am your insider to the film world and will not let you down. I guarantee that.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Alice in Wonderland
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
Album Review: Zero Day
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Post Oscars
The Oscars are done and the results are in. It is now time to recap and see how I did. I will only be talking about the ones that I got wrong. Over all, out of my predictions I was twelve for twenty. With the ones that were guesses and the ones that were my favorites out of the way, there were a few surprises.
Best Costume Design – They say never to vote against a period piece for a reason my friends.
Best Documentary – Well this one was a guess out of left field. Out of this list I had only saw one of the nominees.
Best Film Editing – Hurt locker won this and while I wanted District 9 to win, I would have not picked Hurt locker over Avatar.
Music (Original Score) – Up won this and I can’t argue really. It was a toss up at best.
Sound Editing – Hurt locker won again. Oscar politics at play for most of these toss ups.
Sound Mixing - Hurt lock in another toss up.
Adapted screen play –Precious won this and I disagree 100%. Up in the air was a much better screen play. This was a shocker to me.
Original Screenplay – Hurt lock won to my surprise. This one I disagree with completely as well. Quentin Tarantino’s Inglorious Basterds not winning this was a major disservice to Tarantino. This one left a bad taste in my mouth. A war movie about a bomb squad member who deals with his life in
Well there you go. With a 60% I am feeling good, yet look to next year’s show to try and bump up my numbers.
Also I have gotten my first request for a review. I will be sure to get to that after my next review, which is going to be Tim Burton’s
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Oscar Predictions
With Oscar time right around the corner, thousands prepare ballots in their work places. I have made my picks and it could give you a head up when picking on your ballot.
Performance by an actor in a leading role – Jeff bridges should win easily for his role in crazy heart.
Performance by and actor in a supporting role – Christoph Waltz is the frontrunner for his role in Inglourious Basterds.
Performance by and actress in a leading role – Sandra Bullock is the strong leader here for her role in The Blind Side.
Performance by an actress in a supporting role – No doubt that this one will be won by Mo’Nique for her role in Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’.
Best animates feature film of the year – Even though the race is tight look for Up to come out on top.
Achievement in art direction – Although all are possible winners expect Avatar to win based on scope alone.
Achievement in cinematography - Once again expect Avatar to win with Inglourious Basterds being a close
second.
Achievement in costume design – This one is up for grabs, but my money is on The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.
Achievement in directing – This one is a tough one. I am betting on Kathryn Bigelow’s Hurt Locker to make history by naming her the first female director to win in this category.
Best documentary feature – Having not seen all of the nominees I have to give a partial guess, but I have faith in Food, Inc.
Achievement in film editing – I am making a risky bet with District 9. I think it will win at least one, and this one is it.
Achievement in Makeup – With a slim field for this category, Star Trek will win hands down.
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (original score) – Look for Fantastic Mr. Fox to have this Oscar in a loaded category.
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (original song) – The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart) will win this without fail.
Best motion picture of the year - Hurt Locker all the way. Even though I do not think it should win, look for Kathryn Bigelow to win this close one.
Achievement in sound editing – Another toss-up vote. I am going with the easy Avatar vote.
Achievement in sound mixing – Toss-up category again, Avatar for the guess on this one.
Achievement in visual effects – Avatar has this one in the bag, solid vote.
Adapted screenplay – Even though I would love for District 9 to win look for Up in the Air to win.
Original Screenplay - No film in this category was more original that Inglorious Basterds, bet on it to win here.
There they are. Hope this gives you a slight edge when you pick yours. Look to after the Oscars for my thoughts and to say “I told you so” on my winners.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Daybreakers
Vampire movies are a dime a dozen. With the sudden flood of vampire interest how can a new property make an impact? Daybreakers gambles with something a bit different with the genre. Can Daybreakers sink its teeth into the movie going public or does it come off dry.
Daybreakers is a vampire thriller written and directed by Michael and Peter Spierig. The Australian born brothers are known for a visceral and violent style of movie making, and Daybreakers does follow suit. Still relatively new to the movie world, Michael and Peter have two other films to their name, with one being thirteen minutes long.
Daybreakers brings in a few heavy hitters to fill its roles. Ethan Hawke plays Edward Dalton, a vampire hematologist who is working on a blood substitute for the pharmaceutical company Bromley Marks.
The art direction is steady with a few shots that seem to be out of place, though this is a small complaint. The CGI is at times terrible, and really hinders the films pace. Luckily this only happens two or three times with the rest of the film looking rather good. I do feel that while the acting was good, a more experienced director could have gotten a bit more out of the actors. That being said I have no doubt that Michael and Peter will do better with each future film.
I liked this movie. While it did leave me wanting more, I still feel that this film is solid and should be seen. The acting is good. The feel is good. A film about a civilization of vampires could easily come off cheesy, and Daybreakers makes its mark.
Sorry about the vampire puns…I could not help myself.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Legion
If god loses faith in humanity, does it make a good show? Legion tackles this question head on and runs with it. Do angels fighting make lots of money? Read on and see if this movie flies or falls.
Legion is from director Scott Stewart who is best known as a senior staffer at the visual effects company The Orphanage, and has done a few small films. Legion is set in a small
The story has immense potential but sadly comes off as a subpar zombie survival flick with angels who act like demons who look like zombies. The story is paced about as poorly as one could get it. With 10 minute spots of no action, Legion’s story can not hold it’s self up. Stewart is no Tarantino. The characters are uninteresting for the most part, and not due to the acting. The cherry on top of Legion is the ending. Not only is the ending unbelievable, unlikeable, and uninteresting, it is also close to nonexistent.
Now the acting is where most of the light comes from in this film. Paul Bettany and Kevin Durand are the only ones who seem to care about this job. Dennis Quaid and Charles S. Dutton are great actors, yet sleep through their roles, and the rest of the cast is made up of mostly actors you have never heard of. Paul Bettany is really up and coming in
Legion is not a terrible movie, yet it should not be seen in theaters. Wait till it comes out on DVD and watch it. I did not hate nor love Legion. It is a middle ground film that will be easily forgotten in the coming weeks though.