- I am lazy.
- Although I have been lazy about blogging, I have seen a fair number of blog-worthy movies this summer.
- I've also seen a bunch of crap this summer.
Top 5 Summer '08 Favorites
- The Dark Knight - Even with all Heath Ledger hype and overblown promotions, this movie (3 PB Jars) exceeded all of my expectations. It's probably my favorite superhero movie of all time, a few notches above...
- Iron Man - Sort of the yang to The Dark Knight's ying: almost as enthralling and a bit more fun. Whereas the newest Batman film seemed a tad bit dark for summer fare, Iron Man (3 PB Jars) hit the blockbuster sweetspot.
- "I Love Money" (VH1) - A lot of TV shows have no shame, but this all-star edition of the Flavor of Love/Rock of Love/I Love New York franchise has been the ultimate summer entertainment. Pumkin, Frank The Entertainer, and The Stallionaires have filled the "Office"-less TV void quite nicely.
- "Shark Week" (Discovery) - Favorite program: "Shark Man". A shark diver sets out to hypnotize a great white shark in open water, using a technique previously tested on much smaller, less man-eating species. At one point he's in the water with only a spear between him and eight great white sharks. Enough said.
- Blockbuster Online - As a byproduct of my summer laziness, I rarely checked my Blockbuster queue to see what movie would be arriving next in the mail. As a result, I often had some strange DVD pairings, such as The Constant Gardener and Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay. Some of the best included Gone Baby Gone (2 PB Jars), Resident Evil: Extinction (2 PB Jars), and Batman: The Animated Series Disc 1 (2.5 PB Jars).
5 Things I'm Looking Forward To This Fall
1. All Things Terminator - From the exciting Terminator Salvation trailer to last night's premiere of "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" (FOX, Mondays 8pm), there's never been a better time to be a fan of the franchise. I plan on posting updates about the show and the upcoming 4th film throughout the fall.- 2. W and Religulous - The Oliver Stone-directed biopic on President Bush (Josh Brolin) and the Bill Maher documentary on religion will be in theaters just in time for the '08 election. Don't know if they'll make any difference for voters (Fahrenheit 9/11 flopped in that regard), but at least we'll all be in a political mood.
- 3. "The Office" - The only TV comedy I watch.
- 4. "Fringe" - It's being marketed as "X-Files" meets "Alias/Lost". Even if it can't match the quality of any of those sci-fi/action series, at least the series makes Joshua Jackson relevant again.
- 5. Burn After Reading - Can the Coen Bros. follow up their Oscar win with another hit? I'm not a big Brad Pitt fan, but how can you go wrong with Clooney and Malkovich?
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Feel free to post your comments and your own Summer/Fall Favorites below.
2 comments:
OH, my favorite coming this fall -- and the one thing I am obsessing (juust slightly :D) over this Fall is coming November 21st.
YES.
I'm a Twilighter. And the movie based off one of the best book series of all time has been moved up. It now replaces the release date that Harry Potter 6 previously had, and I couldn't be more happy about it.
Playing Edward Cullen: Robert Pattinson (ironically, who played Cedric Digory in the HP movie "Goblet of Fire")
Playing Bella Swan: Kristan Stewart (main character from the movie "Speak).
GREAT ACTORS! GREAT PRODUCER! Definetely the first on my list to go see this fall.
Haven't read the Twilight books but I've heard good things. Since B isn't much of a horror fan (read: he's scared of anything edgier than The Dark Knight), I may have to do a crash course in the novels this fall so that I'm prepared to blog about the feature film.
On an unrelated note, I wasn't overly impressed by the first two episodes of Fringe. I was disappointed by the acting and writing. The effort to set up a new JJ Abrams mytharc called "the pattern" just seemed too...contrived. I'm still trying to figure out what Rembaldi's secret was in Alias, not to mention the many mysteries of the island in Lost. Might give Fringe one more weak before moving on to other things...
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