Happy New Year!

The obligatory My top ten films of 2008 list

10.Diary of the Dead
9. The Ruins
8. The Strangers
7. The Signal
6. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
5. Speed Racer
4. The Bank Job
3. Dance of the Dead
2. Rambo
1. The Dark Knight

Rock it man

Hobbits unite

One of those days.

Mr Satan

Saviour of the Universe.

Is this what taking drugs is like?

Review: The Air I Breathe (2007)

The Air I Breathe (2007)

" So where does change come from? And how do we recognize it when it happens?"



I wanted this one to be great, after seeing the trailer I was psyched. Don't get me wrong it was good but it fell in to some wonky plot contrivances in the last half.



The story follows four different characters. As their lives intertwine. Forest Whitaker is a timid banker. Sarah Michelle Gellar plays a pop star whose contract falls under the control of a crime boss. Brendan Fraser as a man who can see into the future of everyone he meets. Kevin Bacon plays a doctor who loves a woman he can never have.



It was the Kevin Bacon segment were the film, which I was really draw into started to lose me. It got a bit over the top involving a snake bite, a suicide attempt, a pregnancy and a rare blood type. That said I did like the movie over all. I could have used more Forest Whitaker, he was underused. Sarah Michelle Gellar, Brendan Fraser segments were the best and could have been a whole movie to themselves. Plus it's always great seeing the Buffster in a good role, and here she got to play a character that seemed pretty close to some of the stuff she's had to deal with, overzealous fans and journalists.



I think the best thing about this film besides the acting was that it left me wanting to spend a little more time with these characters. The film is beautifully filmed and contains a few haunting images.



All in all a good film. Just be ready for a few ridiculous moments towards the end.

Trailer

Krampus!

Happy Holidays From Gramps.

Naughty!

100 great films: #19 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig."

Gran Torino

The one and only, Dr. Who

100 great films: #20 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

"You want to talk to God? Let's go see him together, I've got nothing better to do."

Christmas with Doctor Who

Majel Barrett Roddenberry 1932-2008.

Sweet Beards: Hugo Stiglitz

Celebrating the sweetest beards in film and tv.

Hugo Stiglitz gives good Beard in the Umberto Lenzi zombie film Nightmare City(1980).
3 out 5 in Beardage.





Honorable mention goes to Professor Zombie here....Who looks like  Josh Brolin and Will Ferrell's love child

100 great films: #21 Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

"This is Sky Captain. I'm on my way."

ADF: Horrorfest III

I look forward to these every year....

100 great films: #22 The Prestige (2006)

"Are you watching closely?"