I enjoyed MovieBob’s recent brief look back at why Batman (1989) mattered. But i also think he really didn’t dig very deep.
So here are my further thoughts:
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Category: review
Serenity : revisited review – 11 out of 9 stars
The Avengers comes out on Friday. Rather than revisit all the superhero flicks that led up to it, I thought it’d be more fun to revisit the only other film Joss Whedon has made thus far. I mean, Serenity juggles an ensemble, and offers action sequences and epic visuals … sooo… why not prepare to measure it against Avengers? See if Whedon has notably grown as a filmmaker?
(I know serenity had a small budget. I’m sure it’s a little unfair. but, whatever. it’s fun).
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John Carter (of Mars) 10/10 (one billion out of one billion?)
gentlemen and women of earth,
I would like to emphasize that John Carter was completely fucking awesome.
and you should see it.
damn.
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The Games Industry in 2012: quick thoughts
Chris Kohler’s thoughts on What 2012 Holds for Nintendo, Sony and More has me daydreaming about the industry. My response:
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Top 10 Trailers of 2011 (a mix of movies, video games, and not-actually-video promotional materials)
I think it’s interesting to keep track of great marketing maneuvers. The kind of things that are easily lost in time (especially if the product promoted is eventually revealed to be garbage. That doesn’t mean the trailer was bad! ). This list is mostly designed to catalog why certain strange things impressed me. I listed 15 things, because I didn’t have the heart to cut 5 of them. They’re listed in order of personal importance, not necessarily in order of quality or import to society (because it’s my blog – neener neener).
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personal rant: Passion Fruits
At lunch today, I fell into a delicious Dungeon (… a Dungeon Burger lunch that is, at McMenamin’s). And then I went crazy with neurotic worry.
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Midichlorians: Mysticism as Technobabble (or: Part One of Why Everyone is Wrong About the Prequels?)
I think I’ve now gathered enough nerdy notes to write an epic treatise on why the Prequels are in fact dramatically misunderstood and under-appreciated. Since it is so popular to hate George Lucas instead of thinking for yourself, I think it’d be worth writing something.
Below is one piece of the puzzle: explaining Midichlorians
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The big picture of Star Wars (currently playing out on the small screen)
Wired asks the world to comment on how the Clone Wars CGI TV series “does justice to the sprawling universe birthed by George Lucas a long time ago in an entertainment galaxy far, far away.”
Here is my thought (part of a larger rant on why people who hate the prequels should shut up):
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Why Citizen Kane is the shit.
This Wired Post asks readers to ruminate on why Citizen Kane might still be (wisely) considered the best movie of all time. I thought it fun to think about. here’s my quick rant: Continue reading “Why Citizen Kane is the shit.”
Luigi’s Haunted Mansion thoughts
wrote up some thoughts on this game, in response to an analysis on Gamasutra by Josh Bycer (which I felt could have gone further).
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