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2009 Movie Review

‘Daybreakers’ is a reminder that not all vampires are goofy — movie review

Who’s in it?: Ethan Hawke (The Explorers, Reality Bites), Willem Dafoe (Shadow of the Vampire, Boondock Saints)

A wise man once said, “The only thing I hate about Santa Clara is all the God damned vampires…”  Well, sir, I loved your movie by the way (that was from The Lost Boys if you didn’t catch it); but I would put it this way, “The only thing I hate about movies these days is all the God damned vampires…”.

Obviously there are too many vampire movies these days…
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2009 Movie Review

‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus’ may need multiple viewings to understand — movie review

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Who’s in it?: Christopher Plummer (Dreamscape, Dragnet the Movie), Andrew Garfield (the next Spider-Man), Johnny Depp, (Nick of Time, Sweeny Todd) and the late, great Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight, A Knight’s Tale)

Directed by: Terry Gilliam (12 Monkeys, Time Bandits)

I am really hoping at some point in my life I will understand this movie, even just a little bit, because this one is all over the place.  I’m not even sure where to start.  This is one movie that I could sit down and tell you every detail and you would still have no clue what the hell was going on if and when you finally saw it.  In fact, the less you know the better.  Let’s just say there is a guy who makes a deal with the devil and of course being the devil there are always strings attached.  So another deal is made for souls.  That’s all you get.  Good luck. Continue reading ‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus’ may need multiple viewings to understand — movie review →

2009 Movie Review

‘Up in the Air’ is a wonderful study of character in a world on the go — movie review

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Who’s in it?: George Clooney (From Dusk til Dawn, Out of Sight), Vera Farmiga (Departed, Running Scared), Anna Kendrick (Twilight, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World ), Danny McBride (Eastbound and Down, Pineapple Express)

Great movie.  I will just throw that out there.  In fact, I’ve seen it a few times since the first time I saw it in June, so we can just get that out of the way.

Here’s the lowdown on this one.  Clooney loves to fly.  His job is to fly all over the country and fire people.  I never said this was a happy story.  So dude flies around from city to city and fires people…excuse me, ‘let’s them go’ so that the companies they work for don’t have to.  Corporate downsizing, ain’t it a bitch?  Continue reading ‘Up in the Air’ is a wonderful study of character in a world on the go — movie review →