Last night I was wrapping presents and wanted something to watch to make the process a bit more entertaining. After perusing the instant watch list on Netflix, G.I. Joe seemed like the a good brainless option.
Its brainless alright. Beyond brainless really and more like the worst movie of all time!
I say this as a lover of bad movies, a believer in the “B” genre, and a devout snide commentator. Even all my childhood G.I.Joe nostalgia wasn’t enough to save this movie. (I played with GI Joe figures for crying out loud, there is nostalgia there!! Though it might be dead now.)
The plot made no sense, the script was irritating, the characters were strange, plus there were like five million of them which made it impossible to keep track. Just terrible. I found almost nothing forgivable about the movie. The CG was fine. Oh and it did encourage me to hurry up with my wrapping.
Worst movie ever! Not even going to bother rating it. Its so bad I’m embarrassed to say I watched as much of it as I did. Turned it off fifteen minutes before the end because I was done with my present wrapping and had no interest in watching any more. Spare yourself, avoid this movie.
The last time I played a Prince of Persia game, Jake Gyllenhaal, the beefed out movie star of this movie, was probably still wearing footy pajamas. Which makes my game reference for this movie a bit outdated.
Even so, I was loath to pass this one up. The Sands of Time game was after all quite popular, plus beefcake, plus action movie. Total no-brainer.
Turns out, no matter how much beefing there is, I’m just not a huge Jake Gyllenhaal fan. Oh, he did a fine enough job, and he certainly didn’t ruin anything about the movie. One brand new little six-pack just isn’t suddenly going to make him my type.
From what I can tell the game aspect was translated fairly well. Plenty of fighting, lots of acrobatics and even a fair amount of ‘sanding’ back in time. Actually by the end of the movie all I could think about was that the turning back time using the sands must be an awesome game mechanic. Made me want to play the game.
Since my latest review is taking (FOREVER!) a while to finish, I thought I would share this little tidbit that a friend forwarded to me.
Its a Kotaku article about a Mortal Kombat video floating around the interwebz. Supposedly people are shopping around a new take on the Mortal Kombat franchise and made this video as a demo.
Even if you aren’t a huge MK fan, this video is definitely worth checking out, its quite promising!
In general I tend to avoid TV reviews, mainly because most of what’s available is vastly off topic. If fact most computer/internet/computer games that show up in TV (and movies) are laughable in their execution. Many an eye roll was had by me. =)
That’s one of the wonderful things about The IT Crowd; it gives us both sides of the coin, the tech savvy and the tech retarded, and somehow manages to create comedic gold.
I’m sure everyone under the sun (or should I say hiding from the sun) has seen this already, but I just couldn’t refrain from posting it. Simply because its AWESOME!
It turned out to be an add campaign for season three of The Guild. As far as advertisement goes, I found this music video to be not only effective but also extremely enjoyable. =)
(Its not that often that I actually enjoy an advertising campaign. In general I find most advertisements to be more of an unwelcome intrusion.)
Besides Felicia Day wrote the lyrics (and sings) and they are hilarious, especially if you have ever played on an MMO.
If the first movie was an aphrodisiac, then this sequel is laughing gas – riding high while laughing all the way.
It’s definitely a solid addition to the franchise and ultimately reminded me more of the TV show then its predecessor. Lot more humor, big action, and Optimus starting and ending the movie with his usual monologue.
Plot wise there are holes the size of Bumblebee, but I attribute those to authenticity and filled in the blanks myself. =)
In fact there quite a few of the plot lines reminded me of the first movie and I am tempted to say they just added material to the first script, but the run time for each movie is the same. I think its more likely that this was a previous version of the first movie script that got a bunch of extras added to it.
This review is long overdue and is now being rushed out in honor of the sequel (which I hope to go see in the theater soon!) It is also dedicated to my friend Pat, who is horrified by the fact that I love this movie (and will NOT let me forget it!)
I saw this both in the theater and on DVD (which I own and have watched multiple times). The full wall-to-wall screen is by far the more exciting experience, but watching it in the privacy of my own home is vastly more comfortable. =D
It’s been two weeks and I can’t seem to get anything done for the site. I sit and sit and stare at the computer and play WoW. (Of course I’m still playing World of Warcraft!)
But really I can’t blame WoW for my lack of posting, because I was in full throttle WoW mode long before my writer’s block showed up. (In fact it’s taken me five days just to write this little blurb.)
I had to wait until the second (SECOND!) weekend to go see this. Agony, I tell you, complete agony.
So I exaggerate a bit, but I was excited to finally go see it. Especially since the last movie my husband and I went to see together had been Transformers (that’s right, summer 2007!).
It was well worth the wait. I laughed, I cried, but most importantly I left the theater feeling elated.
Lost of people are calling this movie a reboot to the franchise and I will have to agree with them. Although the way they went about it was probably the most typical sci-fi plot device in the movie. Never the less the movie was less about plot (which was a bit weak)and more about the characters and bringing them all together. (more…)
Since my last top five list revealed the serious lack of quality in game to movie adaptations, I thought I would follow up with some great online material.
While there are a ton of game related videos out on the web, it has been challenging to find the ones of higher quality. All of these were given to me via web word of mouth, aka group emails.
Be warned, some of these are not kid or workplace friendly.
Last night I was wrapping presents and wanted something to watch to make the process a bit more entertaining. After perusing the instant watch list on Netflix, G.I. Joe seemed like the a good brainless option.
