Venue: Alamo South Lamar
Still my favorite movie of the year, was happy to finally have the chance to pay to see it. SUPPORT THIS MOVIE! I reviewed it way back in March. Whoop whoop!
Rating: 10/10 Atkins
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Attack the Block (2011)
Revisit
Venue: Alamo South Lamar
Still my favorite movie of the year, was happy to finally have the chance to pay to see it. SUPPORT THIS MOVIE! I reviewed it way back in March. Whoop whoop!
Rating: 10/10 Atkins
Venue: Alamo South Lamar
Still my favorite movie of the year, was happy to finally have the chance to pay to see it. SUPPORT THIS MOVIE! I reviewed it way back in March. Whoop whoop!
Rating: 10/10 Atkins
Ip Man (2008)
Revisit
Format: Blu-ray
Venue: Rivendell
Introduced some friends from out of town to the blisteringly fast, incredibly exciting Ip Man. They loved it, as I still do.
Rating: 9/10 Atkins
Format: Blu-ray
Venue: Rivendell
Introduced some friends from out of town to the blisteringly fast, incredibly exciting Ip Man. They loved it, as I still do.
Rating: 9/10 Atkins
The Mummy (1999)
Revisit
Format: HD-DVD
Venue: Rivendell
As fluffy as adventures films get, but that does little to detract from the experience. My boy Luke covered this tightly-wrapped schlock tart for this week's Junkfood Cinema. Read it from Film School Rejects...not the Book of the Dead.
Rating: 7/10 Atkins
Format: HD-DVD
Venue: Rivendell
As fluffy as adventures films get, but that does little to detract from the experience. My boy Luke covered this tightly-wrapped schlock tart for this week's Junkfood Cinema. Read it from Film School Rejects...not the Book of the Dead.
Rating: 7/10 Atkins
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Death Proof (2007)
Revisit
Format: Blu-ray
Venue: Rivendell
I love this movie, I miss my South Congress apartment. Always makes me want to go to the Chili Parlor...again.
Rating: 8/10 Atkins
Format: Blu-ray
Venue: Rivendell
I love this movie, I miss my South Congress apartment. Always makes me want to go to the Chili Parlor...again.
Rating: 8/10 Atkins
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Revisit
Format: HD-DVD
Venue: Rivendell
Still one of my favorite Coen Bros movies. It took my many years to understand how much a traditional film noir it really is, just with a few extra esoteric trappings. The dude does indeed abide.
Rating: 9/10 Atkins
Format: HD-DVD
Venue: Rivendell
Still one of my favorite Coen Bros movies. It took my many years to understand how much a traditional film noir it really is, just with a few extra esoteric trappings. The dude does indeed abide.
Rating: 9/10 Atkins
The Punisher (1989)
Revisit
Format: DVD
Venue: Rivendell
I love this odious piece of cinematic crap. It may very well be this week's Junkfood Cinema...more to come.
Rating: 6/10 Atkins
Format: DVD
Venue: Rivendell
I love this odious piece of cinematic crap. It may very well be this week's Junkfood Cinema...more to come.
Rating: 6/10 Atkins
Insidious (2010)
Revisit
Format: Blu-ray
Venue: Rivendell
Still not wild about the sound design, but my God is this movie creepy. Some of the most simple, disturbing imagery I've ever seen.
Rating: 7/10 Atkins
Format: Blu-ray
Venue: Rivendell
Still not wild about the sound design, but my God is this movie creepy. Some of the most simple, disturbing imagery I've ever seen.
Rating: 7/10 Atkins
Monday, July 25, 2011
Back to the Future III (1990)
Revisit
Format: Blu-ray
Venue: Rivendell
Battle over: I like 3 more than 2. The Blu is gorgeous and Luke has now officially seen the entire trilogy. Hooray!
Rating: 7/10 Atkins
Format: Blu-ray
Venue: Rivendell
Battle over: I like 3 more than 2. The Blu is gorgeous and Luke has now officially seen the entire trilogy. Hooray!
Rating: 7/10 Atkins
Nightwish (1990)
1st View
Format: Netflix WI
Venue: Rivendell
One of the most pedestrian horror films I had ever seen slowly dissolved into one of the most inexplicably bugnuts horror films I have ever seen. Worth it just to watch it go completely off the rails.
Rating: 2/10 Atkins
Format: Netflix WI
Venue: Rivendell
One of the most pedestrian horror films I had ever seen slowly dissolved into one of the most inexplicably bugnuts horror films I have ever seen. Worth it just to watch it go completely off the rails.
Rating: 2/10 Atkins
The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
1st View
Format: Blu-ray
Venue: Rivendell
Missed it in theaters. Quiet, thoughtful sci-fi that qualifies as such by virtue of its cerebral concepts as opposed to flashy set pieces or additional dimensions. Plays with the relationship between sci-fi and religion but never gets too preachy on either's behalf. Very strong.
Rating: 7/10 Atkins
Format: Blu-ray
Venue: Rivendell
Missed it in theaters. Quiet, thoughtful sci-fi that qualifies as such by virtue of its cerebral concepts as opposed to flashy set pieces or additional dimensions. Plays with the relationship between sci-fi and religion but never gets too preachy on either's behalf. Very strong.
Rating: 7/10 Atkins
Captain America (2011)
1st View
Venue: Alamo South Lamar (Summer 2011)
Sooooo many Captains of America on my list! This would be the big-budget blockbuster from Marvel studios. So far, this may be my favorite film of the summer. Joe Johnston brings his campy adventure mentality and refines it with interesting story and respectable performance. I think we're all ready for The Avengers now.
Rating: 9/10 Atkins
Venue: Alamo South Lamar (Summer 2011)
Sooooo many Captains of America on my list! This would be the big-budget blockbuster from Marvel studios. So far, this may be my favorite film of the summer. Joe Johnston brings his campy adventure mentality and refines it with interesting story and respectable performance. I think we're all ready for The Avengers now.
Rating: 9/10 Atkins
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Captain America (1990)
Revisit
Format: "DVD"
Venue: Rivendell
Watching the original crappy version of this film after seeing Pyun's abysmal director's cut was like a giant cinematic hug. Sure, it's still awful, but it looks like a auteur piece of genius by comparison. The enjoyable badness of this film, coupled with the impending release of Marvel's blockbuster reboot of the Cap'n, made it the perfect subject for this week's Junkfood Cinema. Don't shield your eyes.
Rating: 5/10 Atkins
Format: "DVD"
Venue: Rivendell
Watching the original crappy version of this film after seeing Pyun's abysmal director's cut was like a giant cinematic hug. Sure, it's still awful, but it looks like a auteur piece of genius by comparison. The enjoyable badness of this film, coupled with the impending release of Marvel's blockbuster reboot of the Cap'n, made it the perfect subject for this week's Junkfood Cinema. Don't shield your eyes.
Rating: 5/10 Atkins
Captain America Director's Cut (1990)
Revisit
Format: 35mm
Venue: Alamo South Lamar (with Director Albert Pyun live)
I had seen the 90s Captain America before; was privy to its shortcomings and loved it regardless. What was unleashed upon us, the unsuspecting crowd sitting that night in naive anticipation in the theater, was something far worse than the film we knew and ironically loved. Albert Pyun's director's cut proves that his dismissal from the project at the behest of the studio was 100% warranted. I will never be able to truly communicate how inept and amateur this chore of a director's cut really is. Sufficed to say, I prefer my Captain America fighting the forces of evil over, say, sweeping the floors at a Gold's Gym. Not. Making. That. Up.
Rating: 1/10 Atkins
Format: 35mm
Venue: Alamo South Lamar (with Director Albert Pyun live)
I had seen the 90s Captain America before; was privy to its shortcomings and loved it regardless. What was unleashed upon us, the unsuspecting crowd sitting that night in naive anticipation in the theater, was something far worse than the film we knew and ironically loved. Albert Pyun's director's cut proves that his dismissal from the project at the behest of the studio was 100% warranted. I will never be able to truly communicate how inept and amateur this chore of a director's cut really is. Sufficed to say, I prefer my Captain America fighting the forces of evil over, say, sweeping the floors at a Gold's Gym. Not. Making. That. Up.
Rating: 1/10 Atkins
Rounders (1998)
Revisit
Format: DVD
Venue: Rivendell
One of favorite movies of all time. This is the film that taught me to play poker, and win occaisonally. Matt Damon's Mike McDermott was the subject of this week's (last week's?) Reel Men for Movies.com. Ante up and give it a read.
Rating: 9/10 Atkins
Format: DVD
Venue: Rivendell
One of favorite movies of all time. This is the film that taught me to play poker, and win occaisonally. Matt Damon's Mike McDermott was the subject of this week's (last week's?) Reel Men for Movies.com. Ante up and give it a read.
Rating: 9/10 Atkins
We Are the Night (2010)
1st View
Venue: The Great Hall's
I've heard people describe We Are the Night as the gender-flipped Near Dark...and those people are absolutely correct. So much of the plot behind this German vampire flick feels very reminiscent of Kathryn Bigelow's phenomenal 1987 horror classic. It's well shot, features great performances, and operates under some fascinating feminist ideals.
Rating: 7/10 Atkins
Venue: The Great Hall's
I've heard people describe We Are the Night as the gender-flipped Near Dark...and those people are absolutely correct. So much of the plot behind this German vampire flick feels very reminiscent of Kathryn Bigelow's phenomenal 1987 horror classic. It's well shot, features great performances, and operates under some fascinating feminist ideals.
Rating: 7/10 Atkins
Paul (2011)
1st View
Format: Blu-ray
Venue: The Great Hall's
I love Simon Pegg and Nick Frost; two of the funniest guys working today. But Paul is flat, lazy, and desperately pandering. My theory on this is that Pegg and Frost were trying to recapture the greatness of their series Spaced, wherein a nonstop parade of geek culture references marches to the delight of a niche audience. But what they ended up proving is that it is unwise to remove Edgar Wright from the equation if you are hoping for the same result.
Rating: 4/10 Atkins
Format: Blu-ray
Venue: The Great Hall's
I love Simon Pegg and Nick Frost; two of the funniest guys working today. But Paul is flat, lazy, and desperately pandering. My theory on this is that Pegg and Frost were trying to recapture the greatness of their series Spaced, wherein a nonstop parade of geek culture references marches to the delight of a niche audience. But what they ended up proving is that it is unwise to remove Edgar Wright from the equation if you are hoping for the same result.
Rating: 4/10 Atkins
The Reef (2010)
1st View
Format: Blu-ray
Venue: Rivendell
Covered these next few titles in this week's Under the Radar for Hollywood.com so I'm gonna run through them quickly. More thoughts here.
Rating: 5/10 Atkins
Format: Blu-ray
Venue: Rivendell
Covered these next few titles in this week's Under the Radar for Hollywood.com so I'm gonna run through them quickly. More thoughts here.
Rating: 5/10 Atkins
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt 2 (2011)
1st View
Venue: Alamo South Lamar (Summer 2011)
A fitting end to one of the most epic and encompassing film franchise's in history. Did they cover everything I wanted them to? No. But striving to do so would have been a fool's errand. I think the studio, the screenwriter, and Peter Yates did a superb job adapting a massive book into two great films. Their task was unenviable and they excelled. Poor out a little butterbeer, Harry's journey is at an end.
Rating: 8/10 Atkins
Venue: Alamo South Lamar (Summer 2011)
A fitting end to one of the most epic and encompassing film franchise's in history. Did they cover everything I wanted them to? No. But striving to do so would have been a fool's errand. I think the studio, the screenwriter, and Peter Yates did a superb job adapting a massive book into two great films. Their task was unenviable and they excelled. Poor out a little butterbeer, Harry's journey is at an end.
Rating: 8/10 Atkins
Tron: Legacy (2010)
Revisit
Format: Blu-ray
Venue: Rivendell
Upon a second viewing, it's clear that the first 30 minutes of this film is amazing. But the minute they enter Castor's club, the movie begins to de-res the bed and never recovers. Still looks great.
Rating: 5/10 Atkins
Format: Blu-ray
Venue: Rivendell
Upon a second viewing, it's clear that the first 30 minutes of this film is amazing. But the minute they enter Castor's club, the movie begins to de-res the bed and never recovers. Still looks great.
Rating: 5/10 Atkins
Demolition Man (1993)
Revisit
Format: Netflix WI
Venue: Rivendell
Another of my beloved bad movies. Covered this cinematic cheeseburger for Junkfood Cinema long ago and far away; one from the archives.
Rating: 6/10 Atkins
Format: Netflix WI
Venue: Rivendell
Another of my beloved bad movies. Covered this cinematic cheeseburger for Junkfood Cinema long ago and far away; one from the archives.
Rating: 6/10 Atkins
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Tangled (2010)
1st View
Format: Blu-ray
Venue: Rivendell
Witty, charming, and incredibly fun. Got to see this while the family was in town; Disney has meant a lot to us over the years. Mom said it was her new favorite, no small compliment coming from her.
Rating: 8/10 Atkins
Format: Blu-ray
Venue: Rivendell
Witty, charming, and incredibly fun. Got to see this while the family was in town; Disney has meant a lot to us over the years. Mom said it was her new favorite, no small compliment coming from her.
Rating: 8/10 Atkins
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