Stinger503's Movie Fiesta 2009!

Well I guess I'm going to make this a yearly thing, each week expect one or more movie reviews from now till April. They can be DVD or in theaters (so expect Mall Cop soon).

Here's a taste of what you can expect (I'll put ! beside ones I want to see first:

DVD
Blast From The Past
Untraceable
Alpha Dog
Semi Pro!
Mississippi Burning
10,000 BC!
Miami
Where in the world is Osama Bin Laden?
The War Games
Next!
Drillbit Taylor
Clerks
Doomsday?
The Bank Job!
Smart People!
The Love Guru!
Get Smart!
Over Her Dead Body
The Abyss!
The Beach!
Groundhog Day (expect this sometime in February)
Cujo!
What's Eating Gilbert Grape!
Towering Inferno!
Crimson Tide
Waiting
Last King of Scotland
Knocked Up
Raging Bull

Theater
Mall Cop
Notorious B.I.G. (maybe)
Fanboys
Knowing
This Side of the Truth

Fable 2

I just wanted to bitch about something that really pisses me off. I started playing Fable 2 again after a short stint in October. And it was going great! I quickly got a family going and started completing quests. Well after a certain quest that took a long time and now my daughter is glitched and won't move or respond to me and my wife is no where to be found! What the fuck is this shit!? I looked online and saw that this is a known issue. *sucks in* HOW could they not find this during testing? I found this bug the first fucking time! Did no one marry before that quest? What the hell? *breathes*

Next week I'll be preparing a review for this (and you know this will be factored in), Fallout 3, Gear of War 2, NHL 09 and Call of Duty 5! Stay tuned!

Movie Review: Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button had a real Forest Gump feel to it for me. The basic plot is that Benjamin was born with a disease that made him born old and grow younger. The movie starts off in 1919 and follows from through the 20s and 30s as a child and teen. He begins to work as a ship hand and he ends up leaving home.

I don't really want to spoil anymore but there is just such a great cast of characters. The scenery is vivid and it's a feast for the eyes. There are a ton of connections between this and Forest Gump other than disease such as time, the deep south, boating, war, and love. It's a moving story and if you haven't seen it do so.

Acting: 9.5/10
Story: 10/10
Atmosphere: 10/10
Overall: 10/10
Rated PG (ONT) PG-13 (USA )

P.S. Another connection to Forest Gump is the events in time. For example you can hear the Pearl Harbour speech as well as see a rocket take off

Movie Review: Valkyrie

Valkyrie
During the Second World War, not all of Germany loved Hitler. This movie depicts the resistance movement and attempted coup that was almost successful. Tom Cruise plays Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg who, showing the life has a sense of humour, lost an eye and wears an eye patch. Anyway the basics of the mission is that they will use Hitler's Operation Valkyrie against him, by kicking out the S.S. after they kill him and taking over Germany and getting peace, thus avoiding the bombing of German cities, the invasion by Russia and changing the world from what we know now. It's ambitious and dangerous and they almost pull it off. It's an intriguing movie and it moved me a bit.

Acting: 8/10
Story: 8/10
Atmosphere: 9/10
Overall: 8.5/10
Rated PG (ONT) PG-13 (USA )

P.S. During this movie I couldn't help but think "Damn! I wish they actually succeeded"
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Now playing: Richard Wagner - Ride of the Valkyries
via FoxyTunes

Movie Review: Role Models

A very funny movie. Had a certain charm to it. The movie stars Paul Rudd (Knocked Up) and Sean William Scott (American Pie) who play to representatives of Minotaur, a fictional energy drink company. Rudd's character Danny is depressed over his life. He ends up being dumped by his girlfriend (Elizabeth Banks). Anyway his day gets worse and he ends up having to serve as a "big brother" like figure for kids with Sean's character Wheeler. Danny's kid (played by Christopher Mintz) is a nerd and plays in a real life role playing fantasy game. Wheelers kid is a foul mouthed Ronnie Sheilds (played by Bobb'e J. Thompson). So there's a ton of hi-jinks, some boobs and a ton of laughs. Watching Danny adjust to the game and the banter between Ronnie and Wheeler are great as is Jane Lynch as the leader of the organization for the kids.

Acting: 8/10
Story: 8/10
Atmosphere: 8/10
Overall: 8/10
Rated 14-A (ONT) R (USA) for Nudity and Cursing

P.S. Special mention of Ken Jeong who plays King Argoton. He was hilarious

On the Israeli Gaza Invasion

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Opening the New Year

I decided to spruce up the place a bit. I've changed the page to a more simple blog. You can see the title clearly promoted at the top, the green box to the right contains the twitter and follow links. Then the rest of the left has a much more compact and organized feel than before. I've also added a poll for people to take. Get a feel for the new blog and see what you think.