I spent a chunk of the afternoon cramming the katakana using the fantastic kana recognition tool at japanesepod101. After 250 flashcards I’d reward myself with a movie trailer preview. I’ve tested perhaps two thousand kana today and gone through all the trailers left on the Apple website that I thought might be interesting.
Ones I’d want to pay money for this weekend if they were showing.
- The Good Shepherd Starring Robert DeNiro, that’s an immediately good draw. Fictional movie about setting up the CIA in the early 1950’s. Apparently the main character (played by Matt Damon [teeth gritted]) is partially based on James Jesus Angleton. Now the strange thing about that is that James Jesus Angleton was as weird as they got, so I can’t really see how his essence would mix with that of any other character. But whatever, it looks good, it’s set in an unusual time, and Robert DeNiro is running out of years to play cool bad-asses.
- Well, actually, Babel IS showing here and I have already booked tickets for it tonight in Gold Class at VivioCity.
- Ooh, and here is a smart February 16 release for Breach, a (I am surely heavily) fictionalized story about super-traitor Robert Hanssen. I think there is a lot more gunplay and a lot less perversion than reality, but it looks like a pretty good movie. And Chris Cooper looks a lot like the real Robert Hanssen.
Ones that I’d technically pay money for, but it’s unlikely I’ll actually bother to go see, and will end up watching on a plane. Or not.
- Rescue Dawn theoretically might be ok, but I bet it’s formulaic. How many of these movies have you already seen?
- The Lookout might be ok, might be tedious. Hard to guess. The premise at least sounds unique.
- Ohhhh maybe if I was in a brainless mood and Ling and I wanted to watch a show, and nothing else was available, I’d watch the Silver Surfer, but I’ve never been a huge comic book fan, neither tentacle porn nor underwear perverts do much for me.
Something if I see on a plane, I might watch.
- 300. Apparently based on a graphic novel or myth or something. Looked potentially too stylish.
- I have my doubts about this one. May refer to it as The Shitter after watching.
- I’m not exagerating: I’ve never seen any of the Rocky movies.
T.T. Total Turds
- Live Free or Die Hard? How about Bite Me, Bruce Willis.
Movies I’d only watch with my mom and sisters.
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[...] If I re-wrote my movie trailer review post, I would stick Babel in a different category: “Movies I’d start to watch on a plane then get bored with and fall asleep.” [...]
Jackass! I just went onto your “Movies I’d only watch with my mom and sisters.” Your a jackass! HAHAHAHA
The Good Shepard is apparently realllllllly long & you feel every damn minute of it according to many reviews I’ve gotten from people who’ve seen it.
I saw Rocky Balboa in the theatre & it was honestly one of the best I’ve seen all year. Surprisingly so, as I’ve never seen any of the others either. Very human and wonderful. I literally had to hold myself back from cheering. Highly recommended.
The other one I saw and loved was Children of Men. Based in the future when all females are infertile for unknown reasons. Amazing–intense, but worthwhile.
As for Factory Girl, that stupid bitch, Sienna Miller is in it. You couldn’t pay me to watch it. ‘Shitsburgh’ my ass…
Bridge to Terabitha was a fanatsic book I read in elementary school. I’d rather read it again than watch a remake of it.
Saw the trailer for Breach…looked interesting enough.
Surprised you didn’t mention the new Hannibal Lector flick. Apparently it’s about him growing up and becoming Hannibal.
I don’t care for that spooky shit, but if you can stomach it, then it may be okay.
Casino Royale was enjoyable. It ran unneccessarily long, but Daniel Craig is far superior to Pierce Brosnan.
How could you leave out Beerfest? A Farley Family Fun Night Favorite. roflmao
[...] This made me nervous to watch Breach. Thankfully before I turned that on, I decided to clean my room, so I went looking for espionage-oriented podcasts to listen to while I tidied. [basically making piles of shit to take back downstairs and stick in large plastic crates]. I found this very interesting, very scathing review of Breach by the Counter-Intelligence Centre. It is well worth listening to, as the guy being interviewed, a former FBI Counterintelligence expert has real bona fides. [...]