I bought The Avengers and Captain America today, and watched Avengers first. Silly, but it happened.
I saw ParaNorman last weekend and tomorrow I plan to see Hotel Transylvania.
ParaNorman wasâŚweird. I liked it, but it wasâŚweird. And completely different from what the trailers led me to believe. Plot/spoilers in the dark-gray text:
[COLOR=â#191919â]Norman is a boy, ridiculed by his peers, because he can see and talk to ghosts. He has become the laughingstock of his school. He has a crazy uncle who has quite disturbing mannerisms, and his grandmother, who died a long time ago, sits on the couch discussing the latest thing on the television. The town is obsessed with witch imagery because their claim to fame is that they were cursed by a witch that they lynched during the times of the Salem Witch Trials, so there are many witch-themed businesses about. Anyway, Normanâs crazy uncle tries to get him to read a book at the witchâs burial spotâŚbut Norman wants nothing to do with him, and then his uncle dies from an apparent heart attackâŚbut that doesnât stop his uncle from coming to Norman to plead his case once again. The book, the story of Sleeping Beauty, is to be read at the burial spot of the witchâŚand Norman initially dismisses it, but when zombies begin to come after Norman, he decides it best to try to do what his uncle requested. Spoiler: The zombies are of those that killed the witch, who was a little an innocent little girl, and they want Norman, not for food or anything like that, but to get him to read the book so that the witch can sleep for another year. The book has a spell that makes her sleep for another year and he would have to read the story every year until he can pass it on to someone else. Instead, however, the zombies, in their bumbling, have caused a riot in the streets of the town and a lynch mob has formed against the zombies. Norman, however, has another idea of how to rid the townâŚand the zombiesâŚfrom the witchâs curse: talking to her.
I really enjoyed the film even though, at first, the stylization of the people were off-putting. The major thematic elements, once understood, were interesting, if a little heavy-handed at the end of the film, though it was done well. Comedy was good. Horror was good. Reminded me a little of âMonster Houseâ.
3/4 stars
Iâm on this kick right now to see these kinds of movies. Hotel Transylvania tomorrow and perhaps even Frankenweenie when it opens. 
I just got the first chance to see all of Batman Returns since I was a wee child. And holy shit, that had a lot of sexuality to it. I saw that shit when I was⌠that young!?!?
I think Iâve got a Michelle Pfeiffer crush. Her portrayal of Catwoman was fucking beast. Not to mention the music⌠:jizz: Danny Elfman was like an evil Jim Dooley.
The movie rocked. It was also completely crazy⌠The movie rocked and it was crazy and life is complicated.
I most recently saw Hotel Transylvania. Extremely predictable. Extremely. The gags went on for entirely too long and the character of Jonathan was teeth-gratingly annoying.
Still, it was nice to look at and Mavis was cute in a computer animated sort of way. And the climax was fairly interesting. Other people found Adam Sandler as Dracula to be the worst character but I disagree. In fact, I, for one, forgot that Sandler was playing Dracula here. Jonathan was the worst character, IMHO. And Jon Lovitz was robbed; his character barely got any screen time.
Still, it couldâve been much better. But it couldâve been much much worse. Itâs a meh movie.
Took my little girl to see paranorman in 3D. It is basically a kids version of Silent Hill.
Ahh John Lovitz⌠The guy I love but always forget about!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dsgQb3jkk4
Sinister
Unsettling as hell. It had some jump scare moments but the feel of the overall movie was just incredibly unsettling. Thought it was pretty good, especially for a horror movie.
Argo, great movie, definitely worth seeing.
Blade Runner: The Final Cut. Quite good, even if the romance subplot is just plain creepy.
I have seen it, but that doesnât mean that I know what you thought about it.
PrometheusâŚ
Weâre watching the Forbidden Planet in psychology 101 right now.
Classic movie.
Just watched Argo last night. GO FUCKING SEE IT. Itâs actually quite good. I wasnât very impressed with Afflickâs last directorâs project, âThe Town,â but Argo is quite well made.
But is it really rape if itâs just a machine? 
It was certainly⌠an interesting part of the movie.
If anything, it just reinforced the highly nihilistic feel of the lives of the Nexus 6 robots. If we go by Deckard being human, than yes, that would be the question. But if heâs a replicant as well, that brings us to a whole new set of questions about romance between machines. Would such romances even have a point? Four years is very little time to live, and thatâs all the N6 models get. Would they really comprehend the concept? Or is it some forced tableaux hard coded into their cyberbrains? It really brings out some unfortunate implications.
Just saw Wreck It Ralph. I liked it a lot, actually. It had enough cameos and references to real games to make it feel authentic (not sure if this the word Iâm looking for but w/e), but the movie wasnât tied down to them and had its own story. Although I try not to guess the plot during the movie and just let it play out, in retrospect, it was pretty predictable, but thatâs to be expected for a family-friendly movie. The characters are all likable and interesting though and I think thatâs where this movie succeeds the most. I also thought the way it dealt with the whole issue of âwhat youâre supposed to do vs what you want to doâ was interesting. Itâs almost communist lol, but of course itâs idealistic being a kid-friendly film. Though for being a kid-friendly film, Calhounâs self-censorship gets pretty weak at some points. I have to wonder how parents cringed at âpussywillowsâ. Lol. Hereâs hoping this puts video-game movies on the map.
Also, I think this is the first role Iâve ever not hated Sarah Silverman in. Also I didnât realize Alan Tudyk was in it until the credits and so I had to retroactively geek out.
District 9
It was on G4, so I downloaded to finally sit down and see it. I was impressed. Namely because it was a Peter Jackson movie that wasnât nearly four hours long, as well as for the subject matter it portrayed. You really donât see that concept very often in this type of science fiction, where the aliens are being oppressed instead of the humans. The transformation of the primary characters were interesting to watch. I never expected it from a guy who looked like he was taken advantage of for the majority of his life, as he seemed more of a simpleton rather than what one would expect to be a likely hero.
Plus the action sequences at the end were top notch, and CG looked entirely believable. Not once did I have my suspension of disbelief broken by poor animation.
Didnât have cable the other day so I watched some old DVDs.
Used Cars is an adult comedy from 1980 (or earlier? will have to check) starring Kurt Russel as a used car salesman. He works for a nice old man that is trying to keep his asshole brother from taking over the used car lot. The asshole brother is trying to get the lot so that he doesnât lose anything when a new freeway ramp is constructed through his own property. Fun movie with some great bare tits in it 
Let It Ride is a 1989 comedy with Richard Dryfuss as a down and out cab driver with a gambling addiction that hears an unlikely tip on a racehorse that has been illegally holding back for nine races. So Dryfuss goes to the track to bet on the horse, and has one hell of a day. Jennifer Tillyâs role was perfect for her, and what I consider to be the epitome of her personality on film. Itâs a lot of fun and a must see.
Dude, you have to watch it on the FIFTH of November, not the day before.
Itâs kinda a requirement.
I just watched âWreck It Ralphâ. Surprising. And cute. I thought it was a good movie, but I wish it had a few more cameos. Ah well.