In search of Magnolia

We all love John Carpenter’s The Thing, right?...

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:48:19 +0100

We all love John Carpenter’s The Thing, right? Here’s Pingu’s remake. Adorable and scary! :)

Fight fire with fire. Or music with music. The Marseillaise...

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 01:20:15 +0100

Fight fire with fire. Or music with music. The Marseillaise scene from Casablanca. Epic.

Pretty neat fan poster for “The Dark Knight Rises”

Sun, 18 Dec 2011 11:31:00 +0100

Pretty neat fan poster for “The Dark Knight Rises”

Source Code

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:51:02 +0100

Unfortunately it’s been a while since I saw a movie worth reviewing. Not that I watched only crappy flicks the last couple of months, I actually watched shit. Shit as in nothing, not crap.

But tonight I had to watch, free coupon, only valid today. Limited choice, and I ended up choosing between Source Code and Sucker Punch. Actually, I am quite curious about Sucker Punch as well. You know, a Zack Snyder piece. Love him or hate him. I adored 300 and kinda loved Watchman as well. His style is just interesting. Out of the ordinary, heavily saturated, unreal, yet he creates a world you’ll easily become part of. At least, I am, but I can imagine it’s not everybody’s cup of tea.

Then there was Source Code. Jake Gyllenhaal, big asset. I guess I’m hooked since Donnie Darko, he can’t seem to do anything wrong. But I saw and advert of this movie on a bus! If it’s advertised on a bus it can’t be any good right, or can it? Then I discovered the movie was directed by Duncan Jones, you know Bowie’s kid who really impressed me with Moon. So I decided to give it a fair shot and forget about the bus.

Without giving too much away, the movie is about a situation that repeats itself. There’s a bom on a train, and because of some technical quantum mambo jambo they succeed in sending someone back in time to find out what actually happend. They need to find the bomber, because the train is only the beginning. Next bomb will be nuclear and hit Chicago full force.

So yes, this keeps on repeating, sending him back and forth. Different choices are made with different results, only to discover the bomber in the end and prevent the nuclear attack. You could’ve guessed that right? That’s not what makes the movie interesting. What does is the discovering of the mission, and the way the main character reacts on that. And most interesting is when everything is set .. the hero doesn’t feel like one because he feels he failed in saving the people in this different reality that already ceased to exist. He wants to go back, save them all, even if there’s no use. It’s interesting because after 2 movies, we start to see Duncan Jones theme here. Obviously he’s obsessed with the notion of reality versus consciousness versus valuation of life. He played with these subjects in Moon, and he does it again here.

I liked the movie, recommend viewing it. Forget about the technical details, you don’t need to understand them and they don’t make sense anyway. People compare it to The Matrix, and yes it compares to The Matrix a Fiat compares to a Ferrari: there’s a correlation, but it’s weak, it’s an other game, other accents. In The Matrix you need to understand the mechanics, it’s about the mechanics. Here the mechanics are a necessary evil. You’ll buy it because it’s needed for the story.

Anyway, he got Gyllenhaal and a decent production budget so it seems .. I think Duncan Jones is heading in the right direction. Curious to see what this guy might bring us next, when he’s getting acces to a-list resources. Bring it on!

Oh, here’s the trailer. Nice style.

Wow, this is a kick ass movie poster for The Usual Suspects. You...

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:49:31 +0200

Wow, this is a kick ass movie poster for The Usual Suspects. You have to see it to get it though :)

17 movies with their original considered cast.

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 11:31:04 +0200

17 movies with their original considered cast.

For some reason, in Ghana they bootleg movie posters instead of...

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 09:15:16 +0200

For some reason, in Ghana they bootleg movie posters instead of using the original ones. Here are 70 of them, insane!

Minimalistic posters. Love it! There’s more.

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:43:56 +0200

Minimalistic posters.

Love it! There’s more.

Here’s The Godfather. Yep, the full movie. Enjoy, one of...

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:32:29 +0200

Here’s The Godfather. Yep, the full movie. Enjoy, one of the best flicks ever made.

Kudos to Sony Pictures for doing this!

Blow

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 16:41:00 +0200

How funny (or easy, schmuck, ..) would it be to claim that Blow (2001) blows. Except it doesn’t.

I have this movie in my rack for ages. Finally came to watch it because a somewhat younger very promising colleague, Renaat, pitched it. Well pitched, he called this his favorite movie in some casual talking, and I was like .. WHUT? Sure, there must’ve been a reason to buy this movie. Featuring Johnny Depp .. he rarely ends up in really sucky movies. Or maybe I heard some good critics about it. Or it was irresistible cheap. Whatever the case, I bought it but never watched it.

Renaat admitted there might have been some nostalgic feelings. Back from the old days. It’s like my Natural Born Killers (1994). When I saw this flick in theaters, age 14, this forever changed my view on cinema.

Time to give Blow a chance.

Renaat described it as a bit airy. Less serious than for example Scarface (1983). I see what he means. It’s one of these movies that have the main character giving offscreen comments. Telling a story so to say. Yes these movies have a certain flair, but in this case I wouldn’t call it all airy or light or whatever. The form of the story is less serious .. like the movie is putting itself in perspective, I sure can appreciate that. But after seeing it I dare to describe the movie in general as a bit harsh.

It’s a movie about ambition. How great and easy it is to follow your dreams, as long as you are bright enough and willing to work for it. But soon this ambition is leaving itself behind, turning in greed. Greed creating false friends, wrong judgements and a very narrow perspective. This obviously ends in hostility, pragmatic love and betrayal.

Blow is the story of George Yung, building a drugs empire in the 70s on the American west coast. Yung discovers throughout the movie what true values are, but he’s in to deep. He can’t escape the beast he created himself.

Yeah, I enjoyed the movie. But no, obviously I wouldn’t call it the best movie I ever saw :) Although Johnny Depp get extra points for his hilarious hair style. For Renaat, and others, if you like the style of this movie I definitely like to recommend 2 titles to you

Boogie Nights (1997). From P.T. Anderson, the guy who made the movie this blog is named after. Boogie Nights is about the climb and fall of the porn industry. It’s worth solid gold!
Goodfellas (1990). Bit back in the crime scene, the mafia in this case. It’s about the ambitious kid (Ray Liotta, who plays the father of George Yung in Blow) who is climbing up into the organization. Scorsese at his best.

Oh, and if you like eclectic movies, make sure to check out the Guy Ritchie movies before he fucked Madonna. Lock Stock and especially Snatch (with Brad Pitt in a very funny role). They’re epic.

Quentin Tarantino on the inspiration for Pulp Fiction. The most...

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:44:00 +0200

Quentin Tarantino on the inspiration for Pulp Fiction.

The most peculiar thing however is that the youtube link has fuck in it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlC1nVUFuck

How cool is that!

forret: Javier Bardem vs Robert Downey Jr vs Jeffrey Dean...

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:19:30 +0200

forret:

Javier Bardem vs Robert Downey Jr vs Jeffrey Dean Morgan (by ScarletSaarelainen)

Batman trilogy posters combined. Grand!

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 10:43:57 +0200

Batman trilogy posters combined. Grand!

Letter of Stanley Kubrick to projectionists to ensure optimal...

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:03:49 +0200

Letter of Stanley Kubrick to projectionists to ensure optimal viewing experience for Barry Lyndon. Fantastic!

infamous57: So, I finally got around to seeing the new Karate...

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 12:25:43 +0200

infamous57:

So, I finally got around to seeing the new Karate Kid, and was really pleased to find out that it was the story all about how Jaden Smith’s life got flipped turned upside down. You see, he was chilling out, maxing, relaxing all cool, shooting some b-ball outside of his school, when a couple of guys (who were up to no …good) started making trouble in his neighbourhood. He got in one little fight and his mom got scared! And said “You’re going to learn kung-fu from the maintenance man downstairs.”

Pulp Fiction meets The Simpsons. More images here.

Sun, 15 May 2011 10:20:53 +0200

Pulp Fiction meets The Simpsons.

More images here.

8 Movie Special Effects You Won't Believe Aren't CGI Read more: 8 Movie Special Effects You Won't Believe Aren't CGI

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:22:00 +0200

8 Movie Special Effects You Won't Believe Aren't CGI Read more: 8 Movie Special Effects You Won't Believe Aren't CGI

Clockbusters

Sun, 10 Apr 2011 16:57:40 +0200

Intriguing and different movie quiz: Clockbusters.

You got to guess 50 movies, based on 3 clue images. That’s images not from the movie itself, but that for sure are related.

My score: 40/50

Pretty curious about the ones I couldn’t decipher. Help me out?

It’s not the Bicycle Thief ..

This one for sure rings a bell, but I can’t lay my finger on it.

Not sleepers, not a clockwork orange

Alas, no clue ..

Rings a bell

Feels familiar ..

Not the man in the iron mask. Not the Phantom of the opera. Not eyes wide shut.

I’d guess space cowboys, bit that’s wrong

It’s not batman, that’s for sure

No clue ..

Fun quiz!

What 10 years can do ..

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 08:46:45 +0100

What 10 years can do ..

Movies for Math-heads. Can you figure out the titles? I...

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 09:37:37 +0100

Movies for Math-heads. Can you figure out the titles? I can’t :)

Solution can be found throughout the comments on this page.