Sunday, May 30, 2010

Iron Man 2


Seriously, this movie hands down is one of THE best super hero movie ever created for the big screen. Who doesn't like watching a good guy in a metal suit kicking ass? I certainly love it. Even though it's not your classy, talent defining piece of "Art", it's still a fantastic movie and is well made in every way. The creativity of how things are managed in this movie is just beyond explanation, for starters. The suit case armor, it is just amazing how Jon Favreau came up with the case. The original comic book has the armor in a literal case, but the folded armor that creeps onto his body just shows how much of a visionary Jon Favreau is. I would nothing but recommend this movie.

Monday, May 10, 2010

Spartacus Blood & Sand.....um


This show is good if you think that the people back in Roman times were just like the people of today. The language of course is English but I am not talking about what linguist style they use, I'm thinking more about the cussing in the show, now naturally I don't care if someone cusses in a movie, sometimes it makes it more fun. But when you make a show about Rome, no one says f*ck or anything like that! Even if they did we don't know about it so lets just try and be more creative beyond our own day and age. The action is good but early on in this first season the violence gets to be a bit over bearing, not to mention a place called "The Pit" where twisted deformed human beings are a regular occurrence. One thing I can't stand is that when watching this show apparently it takes a break from the plot to let you view a bit of porn, I swear I have not seen so much male and female swagger are genitals in a show in my life, pretty much every episode has 6 pairs of boobs and there's no discretion of what it shows while the characters are in bed! Naturally I think the actor in this show though (Andy Whitfield), who plays the main character. Is a VERY talented actor and I enjoy any movie or show he's in because of him. But I do not recommend Spartacus Blood and Sand.