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I LOOOOOOVE SUMMER MOVIE SEASON!!!!!
Mom came home and asked if all I did was eat cereal and sit at the computer all day. Again. That was the kicker that pushed me over the edge to see what was playing at Wacky Wednesday at my local movie theater. $5 for every seat, every show, except for special engagements. And they were playing The Losers, starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan (I KEEP GETTING HIM CONFUSED WITH HARRY DEAN STANTON and RICHARD DEAN ANDERSON, for goodness' sake) and quickly-becoming-my-favorite-action-flick-chick Zoe Saldana. I've adored her since Center Stage, where she played a bitchy ballerina, but she's really blown up in the past year. She was freaking awesome as Reboot-Uhura, and if I didn't love her character in Avatar, it wasn't because of her performance. Anyway, this is supposed to be a quick post, so I'll try to write something longer later. Almost stayed for a showing of The Back-up Plan, but decided I wanted to keep my high off of The Losers intact. BTW, Chris Evans has HUUUUUUGE guns. Like, WHOA. They might be the right kind of guns to play Captain America, but I don't know enough about CA to know if Chris will play him well. I disliked his Human Torch character immensely, but after seeing The Losers, that may have been the movie/script/director/character reining Chris in, rather than a weak performance on his part (like I originally subscribed my dislike to).
Movies:
The Losers
I really enjoyed this movie! It's a team-based action flick, much in the style of the movies that will come out later this summer, A-Team and Stallone's The Expendables. In fact, Jeffrey Dean Morgan kept reminding me of Stallone throughout the movie: his looks, his gravelly voice, and this straight-at-the-camera, almost hurt-puppy look he would give. It had just enough humor and emotion, driven mostly through the well-defined characters. So many movies are team-based but focus in too much on a couple of main characters, and make the rest of the team one-dimensional. That can often happen because not enough care is put into either the script, or in casting actors into those roles to make them distinct. Not in this movie. Excellent casting across the board, except maybe the villain. I'm still on the fence with this one. The hard part about playing a convincing villain is treading that line between really evil and comically evil. Example: Heath Ledger's Joker. Truly terrifying, though he's essentially a clown. He commandeered more terror from me wielding a #2 pencil than when Jason Patric's Max shot his assistant for letting the wind blow his umbrella's shade off him. I both saw that coming and rolled my eyes. Not a good villain reaction. I never fully bought Jason Patric's character, and at some points, he barely missed becoming a moustache-twirling parody of a villain. Also, for such a rich man, his wardrobe throughout the movie just seemed off to me. Not luxurious enough, and wrinkly. There wasn't really a reason for that, so it diminished his character in my eyes a little bit. The camaraderie between the entire team was genuine. And I particularly liked the relationship between Roque (Idris Elba) and Pooch (Columbus Short). Sort of a big brother/little brother vibe that really worked well. Plus, I HEART COLUMBUS SHORT! Chris Evans was just geeky funny enough, but never weak--really, he maybe has the biggest biceps out of all of them. Seriously. And I loved his t-shirts throughout. I can't say enough about Zoe Saldana. She's incredibly kick-ass. So many females are polarizing (men like her 'cause she's sexy and women hate her because they're threatened, or men hate her because she's bitchy but women love her because she's strong and smart). But Zoe Saldana knows how to win everybody over. She knows how to make a fight scene work, packs a lot of heat, and is smoking hot. I think Hollywood should redirect some of the energy put into the campaign to make Sam Worthington the next big thing to her instead. I think it will reap much, much more dividends. And I'm saying this as a Sam Worthington fan. It's just, in the last three movies I've seen of hers, Zoe DELIVERS, and I'm still waiting for Sam to.
I know it's too early to tell, but I think out of the men-on-a-mission trifecta coming out this summer, this one might be my pick. I'm off to read some reviews and look at some numbers--hopefully it did well enough to warrant a sequel!
TV:
Glee, 116, "Home"
I don't like Kristin Chenowith, so watching her get three songs this episode was overkill. I like the Quinn/Mercedes relationship that's brewing. Hope Puck doesn't get in there and mess it up. Again, Artie and Tina, vastly underused. I loved the Kurt-centric plot, but I think he's putting himself on the outside, intentionally or unintentionally. He didn't have to wait outside. He could have walked in and watched some of the game with them. Male bonding doesn't have to only be around sports. Bah, overanalyzing again. Hope some of these Kurt solos make it into the next cd, though.
Craig Ferguson
Ugh, I really am liking Craig Ferguson but dang, the supposedly funny people showing up are NOT FUNNY! I watched Jonah Hill's and Jay Baruchel's appearances today and they were painful to watch, just like Charlyne Yi's. Not awkward, which I can do. They were just, unfunny. Double ugh.
Mom came home and asked if all I did was eat cereal and sit at the computer all day. Again. That was the kicker that pushed me over the edge to see what was playing at Wacky Wednesday at my local movie theater. $5 for every seat, every show, except for special engagements. And they were playing The Losers, starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan (I KEEP GETTING HIM CONFUSED WITH HARRY DEAN STANTON and RICHARD DEAN ANDERSON, for goodness' sake) and quickly-becoming-my-favorite-action-flick-chick Zoe Saldana. I've adored her since Center Stage, where she played a bitchy ballerina, but she's really blown up in the past year. She was freaking awesome as Reboot-Uhura, and if I didn't love her character in Avatar, it wasn't because of her performance. Anyway, this is supposed to be a quick post, so I'll try to write something longer later. Almost stayed for a showing of The Back-up Plan, but decided I wanted to keep my high off of The Losers intact. BTW, Chris Evans has HUUUUUUGE guns. Like, WHOA. They might be the right kind of guns to play Captain America, but I don't know enough about CA to know if Chris will play him well. I disliked his Human Torch character immensely, but after seeing The Losers, that may have been the movie/script/director/character reining Chris in, rather than a weak performance on his part (like I originally subscribed my dislike to).
Movies:
The Losers
I really enjoyed this movie! It's a team-based action flick, much in the style of the movies that will come out later this summer, A-Team and Stallone's The Expendables. In fact, Jeffrey Dean Morgan kept reminding me of Stallone throughout the movie: his looks, his gravelly voice, and this straight-at-the-camera, almost hurt-puppy look he would give. It had just enough humor and emotion, driven mostly through the well-defined characters. So many movies are team-based but focus in too much on a couple of main characters, and make the rest of the team one-dimensional. That can often happen because not enough care is put into either the script, or in casting actors into those roles to make them distinct. Not in this movie. Excellent casting across the board, except maybe the villain. I'm still on the fence with this one. The hard part about playing a convincing villain is treading that line between really evil and comically evil. Example: Heath Ledger's Joker. Truly terrifying, though he's essentially a clown. He commandeered more terror from me wielding a #2 pencil than when Jason Patric's Max shot his assistant for letting the wind blow his umbrella's shade off him. I both saw that coming and rolled my eyes. Not a good villain reaction. I never fully bought Jason Patric's character, and at some points, he barely missed becoming a moustache-twirling parody of a villain. Also, for such a rich man, his wardrobe throughout the movie just seemed off to me. Not luxurious enough, and wrinkly. There wasn't really a reason for that, so it diminished his character in my eyes a little bit. The camaraderie between the entire team was genuine. And I particularly liked the relationship between Roque (Idris Elba) and Pooch (Columbus Short). Sort of a big brother/little brother vibe that really worked well. Plus, I HEART COLUMBUS SHORT! Chris Evans was just geeky funny enough, but never weak--really, he maybe has the biggest biceps out of all of them. Seriously. And I loved his t-shirts throughout. I can't say enough about Zoe Saldana. She's incredibly kick-ass. So many females are polarizing (men like her 'cause she's sexy and women hate her because they're threatened, or men hate her because she's bitchy but women love her because she's strong and smart). But Zoe Saldana knows how to win everybody over. She knows how to make a fight scene work, packs a lot of heat, and is smoking hot. I think Hollywood should redirect some of the energy put into the campaign to make Sam Worthington the next big thing to her instead. I think it will reap much, much more dividends. And I'm saying this as a Sam Worthington fan. It's just, in the last three movies I've seen of hers, Zoe DELIVERS, and I'm still waiting for Sam to.
I know it's too early to tell, but I think out of the men-on-a-mission trifecta coming out this summer, this one might be my pick. I'm off to read some reviews and look at some numbers--hopefully it did well enough to warrant a sequel!
TV:
Glee, 116, "Home"
I don't like Kristin Chenowith, so watching her get three songs this episode was overkill. I like the Quinn/Mercedes relationship that's brewing. Hope Puck doesn't get in there and mess it up. Again, Artie and Tina, vastly underused. I loved the Kurt-centric plot, but I think he's putting himself on the outside, intentionally or unintentionally. He didn't have to wait outside. He could have walked in and watched some of the game with them. Male bonding doesn't have to only be around sports. Bah, overanalyzing again. Hope some of these Kurt solos make it into the next cd, though.
Craig Ferguson
Ugh, I really am liking Craig Ferguson but dang, the supposedly funny people showing up are NOT FUNNY! I watched Jonah Hill's and Jay Baruchel's appearances today and they were painful to watch, just like Charlyne Yi's. Not awkward, which I can do. They were just, unfunny. Double ugh.