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Monthly Archive for July, 2008
Dr. Horrible is currently being re-streaming on Hulu! All 3 acts! Yes you can watch it in Australia without messing around with Proxies!
But so often I come in at the end of these internet ‘memes’. Rarely am i there at the beginning. But just now i think i saw something that by Thursday afternoon will rival Rickrolling, 2 Girls One Cup, or Goatse.
Its called cake farting. Google it, but not at work. I cant link to it here.
Wanted is superhuman assassin gun porn, and like every other film released this year (well, almost) is based on a comic. If you took The Matrix, removed the social commentary and “I’m very serious” aesthetic, and replaced it with brutal violence, buckets of wonderful spatter, and Angelina Jolies arse, then you pretty much have Wanted.
Wanted knows what it is: a film for young men to get excited at. It’s funny, looks good, and doesn’t take itself too seriously. It doesn’t really challenge the audience, but it’s an action film – did I mention of has a shot of Jolies’ naked arse?
James McAvoy plays the lead role of Wesley well, although his talent as an actor is a little wasted on this occasion. Morgan Freeman and Angelina Jolie are basically themselves (as they are in almost every film they participate in), and the rest of the cast are filler. Timur Bekmambetov directs and brings much of the visual style he fleshed out with the films Nightwatch and Daywatch to the screen. Unfortunately the script is a little light and apart from the protagonists’ montage to hero (christ I’m so over this convention) there’s little in the way of character development. If Timur had been involved with the screenwriting I imagine Wanted could have been so much more, but as it stands it’s a just a good example of modern popcorn action.
If you can accept the premise of a fraternity of super-powered assassins receiving direction from a magic loom (I shit you not), then by all means watch and enjoy this film. Take it for what it is, ignore the suspect looking CG rats, and bring your mates. Good times.
3.5 stars.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars. 4 minute trailer is now online over at yahoo in sexy HD, definitely worth a look.
[edit] Wow. That was a really … boring trailer. Well done team! [/edit]
The best show on television is back September 28.
<rant> australians have to wait or bit torrent etc.. </rant>
A few months back, I linked to some kid on Youtube reviewing Rambo, it was fucking hilarious, and captured the imagination of Chris Kahler, who brought up the Kid on the latest Mactalk podcast.
Just to go full circle here, the lovely Alex Reid just linked me to the Kid’s review of The Dark Knight.
Pure Gold.
As a quick tip for the listeners who’re diligently working their way through the homework, don’t watch The Bank Job on say, a crowded train at 7am while you’re on your way to work. It’s riddled with boobies – you’ll get disapproving looks from the elderly lady sitting beside you. She couldn’t help but see because, like a fool, you were watching it full screened on your MacBook, frantically trying to fast forward while turning a deep shade of beetroot.
*Ahem*
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