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French playwright Jean Giraudoux once said, “Only the mediocre are always at their best.” And so is the case of Shane Acker’s new film, “9.” I’m not going to give much away so don’t worry about spoilers. However, once you’ve hit the 30-minute mark in the film, you pretty much get the idea of what will happen next. Continue reading ‘9 Sends Gregg Into Coma’
I have to admit that my initial interest in 9 was based solely upon the first preview that was touted to me in the theater not so long ago. The driving music, in the trailer, was the force that lit the wick on my inspirational candle, within my brain, to think that maybe this could be a good film. I really should stop figuratively judging a book by its cover, but I could not help it. What’s a boy to do? Continue reading ‘Brian Counts To 9!’
The Inglorious Basterds. Ah, Mr. Tarantino likes to use shock value not only in his films, but also in his films’ titles. I have to be honest. Before I saw this movie and people asked me what it was like (which is a bit odd considering they knew I hadn’t seen the movie at the time), I would tell them that it’s probably typical tongue-in-cheek Tarantino humor with some exaggerated violence. Continue reading ‘Gregg Infiltrates The Inglorious Basterds’
After viewing Halloween II last night, The Final Destination 3D was like a breath of fresh air. It was like much needed oxygen to my constricted blood vessels in my brain that have been suffocating from choking paralysis since last night. If I knew it was going to be that easy to get the bad taste of Halloween II out of my mouth, then I would have went to my local multiplex first thing this morning. Continue reading ‘Brian Braves The Final Destination 3-D Death Trip’
UrbanDictionary.com defines the term poop as “bodily waste of varying color, viscosity, shape, odor and texture. Usually exits the body through your pooper, speed, noise and degree of pain may vary depending on what you ate.’ YourDictionary.com refers to poop as “excrement; feces.” Dictionary.net speaks of poop as a noun to allude to obscene terms for feces with synonyms such as crap, dirt, turd, etc… Continue reading ‘Brian’s Halloween II Monster Bash’
I first saw the trailer for The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard, starring Jeremy Piven, in July. Based on what I saw, I had no desire to see this film. The whole speech on the plane that Piven gives about the alleged right to smoke on a flight is just hokey to the Nth degree and completely fake. I know, what’s wrong with me? I can suspend disbelief and watch cars transform into robots, but when someone convinces a stewardess that he should be allowed to smoke on the plane, I can’t buy into it. Continue reading ‘Gregg Delivers The Goods’
District 9 has been called a lot of things over the past several weeks. It has been said that the movie will blow your mind and that it is the must see movie of the year by Entertainment Weekly. Harry Knowles of Aint It Cool News has gone on record as saying he was mind f*#ked by the movie. Heck, when last checked today, the film even held an A- rating by both critics and users on Yahoo! Movies. So why do I feel like the bearer of bad news and in the minority here? That’s because I am. Continue reading ‘Brian Questions Whether District 9 Really Does Blow Your Mind?’
As my title implies, this movie should be called A Not So Prefect Getaway. Bam! Wow! What a way to start off a movie review. I guess the pressure is off from me having to craft and write three acts to this story, as you all know where this review is going and how it is going to end. Now that the cat is out of the bag, let’s spend a few moments dissecting why A Perfect Getaway will not see its second life on my Blu-ray shelves. Continue reading ‘A Not So Perfect Getaway’
I still remember the event well. I was about four or five years old. The year was 1982. I was with my parents at a local mall and we took a stroll through Sears. There, in front of me, was my very first exposure to G.I. Joe action figures. My mom said I could have just one so I had to make the decision count as this guy would eventually be fighting endless battles under beds, on top of dressers and over the rough terrain of living room carpet. The guy dressed all in black grabbed my attention first. Snake Eyes would be the first Joe figure I would own. Continue reading ‘Gregg’s Reflection on G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra’
Well I said I would not do it, but I did! I got my hopes up before seeing G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. Was I disappointed? Heck no! I sat there like a carefree kid in a candy store waiting for the next trip down memory lane as I saw all the action figures of my childhood come to life before my eyes on the big screen. Although, who would have ever known that The Baroness and Scarlett would have ever looked so good brought to life? We’ll get to that in a moment. Continue reading ‘Brian’s Delicious DLP Screening of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra’
First off, the studio sent a bunch of stuff to hand out on opening night. Our theater just had four posters so they had four trivia questions for the crowd. I was the first one to answer the second question which was “what is Storm Shadow’s real first name?” The answer is Tommy. So I won a poster which I already have because my brother got me one from his theater. Some had just one character but I got two copies of the one with all the characters on it…Joe’s on bottom and Cobra’s on top. Continue reading ‘Ricki’s Midnight Screening of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra’
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