Time Out Magazine has seen the light — after putting together the best 50 debut movies for a director a few weeks ago, the magazine has started to see the value of lists — it’s only a matter of time before they, too, start ranking the hottest serial killers
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What exactly is “non-stop climax action”? I’m not precisely sure, but I hope it’s not going to force me to buy a new couch once I start playing Bayonetta. But seeing as animated girls with Rapunzel length hair and guns instead of high heels aren’t really my thing, I think I’ll be OK.
I do like the filming technique used in this commercial to turn the real-life model into a surreal, uncanny valley version of herself. I also love how they had to repeat “non-stop climax action” twice because they realized it was just such a good marketing phrase.
In all seriousness, I have no desire to play this game. Devil May Cry 4 pushed the limits of crazy-ass-ness in gaming for me, and Bayonetta is just so over the top of that, I don’t even think I have the patience for it.
Bryan Singer has had a decidedly downward trajectory in the quality of his films over his relatively short career. His debut, The Usual Suspects, is thought to be one of the greatest crime dramas ever. His first two forays into X-Men were pretty great, but his take on Superman was yawn worthy. Lastly, his doomed project, Valkyrie was self destructed by its own star, Tom Cruise, so I can’t really blame Singer for that.
But realizing he needs to return to a franchise that people loved him for, Singer is now talking with Fox to come back to direct more X-Men movies. Now whether that means a Wolverine sequel, Magneto, First Class or X4, I’m not sure, but I’ll take Singer over Brett Ratner and Gavin Hood any day. I would prefer him to handle the new Wolverine movie, as the “Wolvie-goes-to-Japan” storyline was excellent in the comics, and would make a great film is done RIGHT, something I know isn’t possible for Gavin Hood.
So what do you think about Singer’s possible return? It seems like sort of a fail out to me, as he doesn’t really have any new ideas for projects after his last few failings, and now he’s doing the safe thing by coming back to X-Men. Any halfway competent director can make a good X-Men movie, because they’re mutants, and they’re awesome. That’s half the movie right there.
Audiences fell hard this weekend for the winning combo of Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau, with Universal’s “Couples Retreat” earning a surprisingly buoyant $35.3 million at 3,000 playdates
Look, I understand that Vince Vaughn is just going to play Vince Vaughn for the rest of his career so I’m sure that “Couples Retreat” has plenty of redeeming lines. And I know I haven’t seen the movie yet but come on. You don’t think this is just a bunch of stars from other successful comedy movies having a blast?
Like, they didn’t really write a script did they? Was this movie even directed? I’m pretty sure it was the cast getting drunk for the duration of the shooting.
And look how stale Favreau and Vaughn look. It’s a long ways away from Mikey and Trent which is what made these guys. For whatever reason I just don’t think I’m going to see this movie. I’d rather just rewatch The Heartbreak Kid, Swingers, Starsky and Hutch, Made, and Forgetting Sarah Marshall
However, if you guys tell me otherwise I’ll give it a shot.
I don’t often spotlight commercials here on Unreality very regularly, because frankly, I don’t watch them any more. Like, ever. Sometimes when Cash Cab is on as I’m making dinner, but otherwise I record everything or watch online.
But today I’m making an exception as this is one of the funniest and most creative commercials I’ve seen in years. If you predict the ending, I salute you, but it caught me off guard completely. Enjoy.
It’s been an argument of my buddy Nick that Val Kilmer is the best actor of our generation. And by our generation I’m referring to guys between the ages of 27-33ish. That’s a pretty bold statement because you’re pitting him up against the likes of guys like Ed Norton, Leonardo Dicaprio, and Matt Damon.
But then again, when I look at Val’s resume, it’s pretty damned impressive. And when you look at his best performances in movies, they are right up there with these other guys.
While I don’t think he’s necessarily the best, Kilmer’s had some damned good roles. Here are my top ten.
Aside from perhaps Avatar, Paranormal Activity has been the most hyped movie the year, but while the former movie cost over $200M to make, the latter was shot for a mere $11,000. It’s the kind of low budget success story in the works that we haven’t seen since another similar project ten years ago, which featured a certain group of individuals with a video camera being hunted by a witch in the woods.
I finally got a chance to see what all the fuss was about, as I’ve had a severe distaste for the film’s “midnight screenings in 15 cities only” campaign that has been going on for some time, but now with showtimes expanding to more reasonable hours, I finally headed to campus in Ann Arbor, and got to see the so-called “scariest movie of the decade.” But is it really?
The plot of Paranormal Activity is relatively simple, and appropriately described as “Blair Witch in a house.” It’s all shot from one camera, and follows a couple that combat an evil force that has been terrorizing the girlfriend for years, and has recently resurfaced in her boyfriend’s house. It mixes hand-held follow-around camera work with static, night vision shots, and the result is an incredibly immersive horror movie that will have you unconsciously on the edge of your seat the entire time. Continue Reading »
It’s almost the middle of October, so it’s not too early to do a Halloween-themed post. The best part of Halloween (once you’re too old for Trick-or-Treating) is getting dressed up in costume, but a close second is the sight of awesome carved pumpkins that feature original images. Some people go above and beyond the standard jack-o-lantern and carve recognizable, detailed characters into their pumpkins. I found a bunch of very cool carved pumpkins featuring video game or movie themes and posted them after the jump.
