June 18, 2008
M. Night Shyamalan's Biggest Shocker Yet
M. Night Shyamalan has produced some of the absolute best suspense films of the last several years. His works are highly regarded for their atmosphere creepiness, quirkiness, and totally unexpected twists.
Now, with "The Happening" Shyamalan hits his viewers with what may be the most superbly crafted "GOTCHA!" of his career.
...a film that sucks ass.
Being familiar with the mans body of work I was utterly unprepared for this.
Thus another feather in the mans cap I suppose.
This is not to say that it is not a creepy film, at least at first...
There are some truly horrific moments, all the more terrifying for their matter of fact presentation. The film , however, doesn't really get out of a sort of one trick pony rut except to preach about the irredeemable ills of industrialized civilization, and, with not a hint of irony, expound on the inherently evil nature of rural people (who as everyone in Hollywood knows are crazy, murderous, or both). There is also provided as comic relief, a befuddled military enlisted man who seems to be based on Gomer Pyle and a crazy, hot-dog-munching hippie couple who are, of course, a fountain of insight.
All of this is paint by the numbers situation normal for Hollywood...which given that this is a Shyamalan picture is really surprising...so you get 2, count them 2 utter surprises in one film!
The above list of Brickmuppet pet peeves would certainly be forgivable if the film were satisfying PC Greenpeace claptrap, but the last 20-30 minutes of the film tends to rather amble along and then just sort of ends....most unsatisfingly I might add... and that is simply not forgiveable.
I could have seen the Hulk...
1.5 Bricks
Now, with "The Happening" Shyamalan hits his viewers with what may be the most superbly crafted "GOTCHA!" of his career.
...a film that sucks ass.
Being familiar with the mans body of work I was utterly unprepared for this.
Thus another feather in the mans cap I suppose.
This is not to say that it is not a creepy film, at least at first...
There are some truly horrific moments, all the more terrifying for their matter of fact presentation. The film , however, doesn't really get out of a sort of one trick pony rut except to preach about the irredeemable ills of industrialized civilization, and, with not a hint of irony, expound on the inherently evil nature of rural people (who as everyone in Hollywood knows are crazy, murderous, or both). There is also provided as comic relief, a befuddled military enlisted man who seems to be based on Gomer Pyle and a crazy, hot-dog-munching hippie couple who are, of course, a fountain of insight.
All of this is paint by the numbers situation normal for Hollywood...which given that this is a Shyamalan picture is really surprising...so you get 2, count them 2 utter surprises in one film!
The above list of Brickmuppet pet peeves would certainly be forgivable if the film were satisfying PC Greenpeace claptrap, but the last 20-30 minutes of the film tends to rather amble along and then just sort of ends....most unsatisfingly I might add... and that is simply not forgiveable.
I could have seen the Hulk...
1.5 Bricks
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June 12, 2008
Wow!
Pixy provides us with this version of Hatsune Miku doing the caramel dance...
No really, you should click on it...
Wait for it....
No really, you should click on it...
Wait for it....
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June 08, 2008
Last Years Dr Who Finale in a Nutshell..
Not one of mine...found on the interwebz....
Not one of mine...found on the interwebz....
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A Positive Review of Speed Racer...
...from John C. Wright...
High praise indeed.
....And then there are the triple-backflipping ninja-Viking deathcars, covered with spikes, that try to mug Our Hero with their hidden weapons systems. And there are ninjas. And a monkey.
High praise indeed.
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