On Film
Some movies, I really get into. I mean, I get excited just waiting for the opportunity to pay $8 to see these flicks. Some are every bit as cool as I expect them to be. Some, not so much.
I never really thought I was a movie guy. I'm into some artsy stuff, but I also like the everyday thrilling action movie. My standards for movies may not be as high as some of yours, but hey -- they ain't as bad as, say, Courtney's.
The latest movie to really capture my interest? That would be Pathfinder, a movie that asks a very National Geographic-ish question: what would happen if the Indians fought the Vikings?
Answer? Jason pops a boner.
I can sense some of you pulling away from me, so let me just say this: how can this not be awesome? Look at it! How can this do anything less than kick serious cinematic ass?
There has been an ongoing discussion (READ: bitchfest) on the IMDB boards regarding the historical validity of this movie. I heard similar arguments about the recent King Arthur movie. Now, while I did enjoy that movie as a brainless action flick, the ads all proclaimed it as an accurate portrayal of the real King Arthur, to which I say "pish-posh!" Pathfinder, however, makes no such claims, and so this debate has been grating on me. Yes, the Vikings probably didn't wear helmets that like; no, there was probably no large-scale, epic, LOTR-style battle between the Nordic explorers and the native North Americans. I am not looking for a bio-pic. I'm looking for a balls-to-the-wall, What If?-style fantasy involving two of the most engaging archetypes from my childhood daydreams. I'm looking for tomahawk vs. war hammer, one fall to a finish, two-men-enter-one-man-leaves combat, and I don't give a damn if Sitting Bull never looked out to sea, saw a mile-long dragon-masted longboat and said, "Oh, shit!"
As I said, some movies, I really get into.
I never really thought I was a movie guy. I'm into some artsy stuff, but I also like the everyday thrilling action movie. My standards for movies may not be as high as some of yours, but hey -- they ain't as bad as, say, Courtney's.
The latest movie to really capture my interest? That would be Pathfinder, a movie that asks a very National Geographic-ish question: what would happen if the Indians fought the Vikings?
Answer? Jason pops a boner.
I can sense some of you pulling away from me, so let me just say this: how can this not be awesome? Look at it! How can this do anything less than kick serious cinematic ass?
There has been an ongoing discussion (READ: bitchfest) on the IMDB boards regarding the historical validity of this movie. I heard similar arguments about the recent King Arthur movie. Now, while I did enjoy that movie as a brainless action flick, the ads all proclaimed it as an accurate portrayal of the real King Arthur, to which I say "pish-posh!" Pathfinder, however, makes no such claims, and so this debate has been grating on me. Yes, the Vikings probably didn't wear helmets that like; no, there was probably no large-scale, epic, LOTR-style battle between the Nordic explorers and the native North Americans. I am not looking for a bio-pic. I'm looking for a balls-to-the-wall, What If?-style fantasy involving two of the most engaging archetypes from my childhood daydreams. I'm looking for tomahawk vs. war hammer, one fall to a finish, two-men-enter-one-man-leaves combat, and I don't give a damn if Sitting Bull never looked out to sea, saw a mile-long dragon-masted longboat and said, "Oh, shit!"
As I said, some movies, I really get into.