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5 Benefits of Being a Movie Buff

Posted in Articles, Lists, Movies, tagged , , , , , , , on March 9, 2012| 3 Comments »

Last week, it sort of felt as though I bashed being a movie buff in preference for being a television buff with so many television related posts.   I can feel sometimes that I relay the imbalance of movies and television and I have to remind myself that I still need to write about movies every once in a while.  I haven’t really been to a movie theater as of late and all the movies I’ve been watching are either old or terrible, neither of which warrants a full blow review.  And I tire of lists that hold little relevance.  So I kind of went into the mind process of when I wrote about my ‘television ratio’ and ‘reasons to watch television’.  Today I write to defend the movie buff honor and claim how pride I am to being one. Below I’ve compiled a list of 5 reasons or better yet, perks to being a movie buff.  Read below.

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Morning Oatmeal: 20 Failed Franchise Formations

Posted in Lists, Movies, tagged , , , , , , , on March 7, 2012| Leave a Comment »

It’s no surprise that many movies have tried to copy the repeating success of a film franchise.  No one movie alone can beat the strength of a franchise in terms of box office.  Everyone beginning film wants to be the next Star Wars, Harry Potter, or Lord of the Rings.  But where these franchises have succeeded, about 3-5 have failed.  Below you’ll find The Golden Compass, Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, and Eragon.  While not all these films are bad [Mystery Men is in there, and I absolutely loved that movie], either their box office or uncommitted stars stopped these films from become sequels or even more.

20 Failed Franchise Formations

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Morning Oatmeal: 6 Absurd Movie Scenes that Actually Happened

Posted in Lists, Movies, tagged , , , , , , , on March 6, 2012| 2 Comments »

Absurd things like the rappelling scene in Mission Impossible are like the dreams of a fantasia screen writer.  However, these 6 scenes were inspired by events that actually happened.  Check out this other Cracked article that compiled this awesome list.

6 Absurd Movie Scenes that Actually Happened

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Morning Oatmeal: The Best TV Lines of 2011

Posted in Lists, Television, tagged , , , , , on March 5, 2012| 2 Comments »

I’m the one who knocks.

Bacon and Eggs.

Fallopian Tubes.

These are the best lines of 2011 compiled by the Huffington Post.    Check them out below.

The Best TV Lines of 2011

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A Cartoon Intellects of the Round Table

Posted in Television, tagged , , , , , , , on February 24, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Adam Withers got a commission [got paid to visualize an idea] to draw this collection of cartoon intellects.  When I originally saw this image, I could only identify about half, Velma, Dexter, Edd, and Nigel Uno.  When I visited his deviantart page, I soon realized that Jimmy Neutron is stud in the leather biker jacket.  The other two are apparently from TV shows called Daria and Johnny Test which I think we’re a little after my time.  Regardless, this is a genius collection of  cartoon intellects that with they’re combined knowledge, they could create world peace…or the means to destroy it.

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Morning Oatmeal: Quentin Tarantino’s Favorite Movies of 2011

Posted in Articles, Lists, Movies, tagged , , , , , on February 24, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Quentin Tarantino is a bonafide movie director, so his list of favorite movies is fairly significant.  Check ’em out, I fairly agree with his list, but maybe the order could be changed up a little bit.

Quentin Tarantino’s Favorite Movies of 2011

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Squirtle, Jay, and Kay Know What’s Up

Posted in Maintenance, Television, tagged , , , , , , , on February 23, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Little did you internet people know, today is my birthday.  And here I am continually writing stuff for you on a day where I should be relaxing and not worrying about stuff.  Sheesh, the things I do for you.  Nah, I’m just kidding.  I love this and writing for you guys is my vacation from the Hell hole of a school that I attend [JK, it’s not THAT bad].  So that wraps up today.  I’m 20 years old now.  Goddammit.  I’m old.  It felt like yesterday when I watched this television show and this movie.  But low and behold these are from the goddammed 90s!!  Sweet mama pajama.  Okay, enough with me facing my own mortality.  Someone get me a shot of something strong.

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My Television Watching/ Movie Watching Ratio is an Interesting Number

Posted in Articles, Lists, Television, tagged , , , , , , , on February 23, 2012| 1 Comment »

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Recently, I’ve been crushing so much television. Caught up with FX’s Archer and Justified. Looking into Life’s Too Short and Extras. Then there’s The Walking Dead that’s returned [one more episode till I decide my verdict on whether this show is still worth watching]. Awake and Game of Thrones come mid spring. And then a dry summer just gets us amped for Fall television. I’d say it’s almost a one year anniversity before I started taking television seriously. I remember a long time ago, my friends saying, ‘do you watch Parks and Recreation?’ ‘did you see last night’s Office?’ I was always left out of these conversations, trying to sway them to talk about movies for something I could possibly geek out about. Around this time last year, I finally started digging into television. Soon enough I had NBC’s Community, Parks and Recreation, and the Office entire series under my belt. Then Friends. Then suddenly I started craving more and more, catching up on Dexter, Firefly and more until the point where I’ve devoured everything from Arrested Development to more obscure TV shows like Better Off Ted. Now I find myself watching tons more hours of television than movies. I honestly say the ratio hours spent looking at a screen for television to movies is about 3:1. That’s maybe 3 hours of tv for one hour of movies. Translate a two hour movie, that means I watch 7 hours of television for 2 hours of movies. 7 hours of television either translates to 20 30-minute block, or 10 one-hour blocks.

Read below for a weekly take down in of my watching schedule and my thoughts on it.

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Morning Oatmeal: 15 Questions Keeping Hollywood Awake in 2012

Posted in Lists, Movies, tagged , , , , , , , on February 23, 2012| 1 Comment »

6. Is 'Prometheus' going to turn out to just be a prequel after all?

Yeah, this title is kinda funky.  This article is about 15 questions that will be proven in the year of 2012.  For example: will Prometheus be a sequel?  Can Melissa McCarthy become a movie star?  Will the Hunger Games be the next big franchise?  So check out these awesome questions that’ll be answered in 2012.

15 Questions Keeping Hollywood Awake in 2012

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The Community Board Game: The Quest for Priority Registration

Posted in Television, tagged , , , , , , , , , on February 22, 2012| Leave a Comment »

USDIRECT.com created this sweet boardgame that pitches the study group against each other for priority registration.  Roll the dice and battle through hilarious trivia, references, and jokes in a Candyland-esque fashion as you make way for priority registration.  Check below for the entire image as well as click on it to get a full version.  You may want to save this to print out later for an actual board game.  TV kudos to anyone who actually does this.

In other Community news: Community is reschedule to come back March 15th at 8:00 pm.  Unfortunately this pitches it up against Thursday night powerhouse Big Bang Theory, but in the state of NBC, I’m sure it will remain one of the stronger candidates for renewel.

In other, other Community news: I recently watched The Descendants [wait for my review next week along with Hugo], and I saw Jim Rash aka Dean Pelton was one of the main accredited writers.  I would love to see a Jim Rash acceptance speech, but not over a Kristen Wiig acceptance speech.  But in all honesty I would just love it if any of those two showed up and held one of those statues.

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Morning Oatmeal: 10 Certified Fresh Survival Movies

Posted in Lists, Movies, tagged , , , , , , , on February 22, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Rotten Tomatoes is always great at compiling movies based on certain genres.  This theme is survival and includes movies like Castaway, Buried, and 127 Hours.  Please check out these awesome survival movies.  The link is below.

10 Certified Fresh Survival Movies

 

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The True Modern Day Marshall: FX’s Justified

Posted in Reviews, Television, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on February 21, 2012| Leave a Comment »

When I first tried to get into this show, I actually had to Google the difference between the US Marshall Services and the difference between the FBI, State, and Local Police.  You’d think at first glance they’d solve crimes like the people on Dexter, CSI, Law and Order, generic crime show.  But the US Marshalls deal specifically with tracking down federal fugitives and escorting government-important personnel.  So here I am, all caught up with the shenanigans of US Deputy Marshall Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) and criminal mastermind Boyd Crowder (Walton Goggins).  Givens is a wise cracking, cowboy hat wearing, southern twang talking, Han Solo-esque men of men who tracks down the baddies while protecting the ones he cares for with his favorite pistol by his side and a conflicted sense of morality.  Crowder is a spiritually conflicted man who has used his wit to slither his way through the crime rings of Harlan County, Kentucky, as he tries to take back the town his family once owned. Combined with cultural insight to southern lifestyles, an amazing cast, and a surprisingly central and amazing storyline, Raylan Givens and company give us one of the most badass shows on air.

Raylan Givens has recently been transferred from the US Deputy Marshall service in Miami back to his hometown in Kentucky for seemingly gunning down a drug lord in plain sight in the light of day.  The chief is hesitant to add him to his team for Givens’s unorthodox and trigger happy methods, but can’t deny that Givens brings results when it comes to tracking down Kentucky’s most wanted.  As Givens returns home, he encounters his criminally estranged father, the step mother who raised him, a sour ex-wife, an old crush, and his old friend from his coal mine who has turned into one of Kentucky’s most dangerous terrorists, Boyd Crowder.  Raylan deals with himself, these people, and Kentucky’s most wanted as he gunslings everywhere from Lexington to Frankfurt to Harlan County.  Minor spoilers ahead, keep reading for more detail.

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Morning Oatmeal: Fincher Talks about Each of his Films

Posted in Articles, Movies, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on February 21, 2012| 2 Comments »

David Fincher is clearly one of the best directors out there today.  The Social Network, Se7en, Fight Club, Dragon Tattoo and more.  He’s one of the most stylish and ambitious directors making some of the best stories out there today.  Here’s an interview of him talking about each of his films.  If you’ve seen his movies, it’s always interesting to see his thoughts on his movies.

Fincher Talks about Each of his Films

 

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23 Non Rom-Com Movies Photoshopped Rom-Com

Posted in Movies, tagged , , , , , , , , on February 20, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Cracked has this annoying tendency to make some of the BEST photoshop contests that attract some of them most clever participants.  And when I mean annoying, I mean awesome.  The premise is simple.  Take a serious drama, action movie, etc. and put the slightest hint of cliche rom-com elements, and you’ve got an amazing new poster for a new movie I’d definitely watch.  I’ve compiled here some of my favorites, but definitely hit the entire gallery here if you want/need more.

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Character Profile: Jack Skellington

Posted in Character Profiles, Movies, tagged , , , , , , , on February 20, 2012| 1 Comment »

Jack Skellington is the maestro of Halloween.  He’s the scariest cat in town and seems to be the most ambitious.  After getting tired of celebrating Halloween for countless years, he tries to take another holiday for his own and ends up biting off more than he can chew.  So I’ve compiled a bit of a biography, image, and video gallery to honor the master of Halloween.

The images have links to larger resolution images.  The links also provide an indirect link to their deviant art pages.

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Morning Oatmeal: 20 Awesome Job Quitting Scenes

Posted in Lists, Movies, tagged , , , , , , , on February 20, 2012| Leave a Comment »

There are a ton of job quitting scenes in movies, American Beauty, Fight Club, etc.  Here’s 20 to maybe give you the courage to take control of your life.  Haha, just kidding, don’t quit your job, but live out your fantasy through these scenes.

20 Awesome Job Quitting Scenes

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Award Show Photobombs

Posted in Character Profiles, Movies, Television, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on February 17, 2012| Leave a Comment »

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There’s something about the nice attire, sincerely superficial attitude, and general ass kissing aura that makes the award show photobomb much better than a regular celebrity photobomb.  Here’s a gallery of some hilarious photobombs during some of the most inopportune times.  It almost makes them seem human…

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A Serious Debate: Should I Read the Song of Ice and Fire Series?

Posted in Articles, Television, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 17, 2012| 4 Comments »

There’s a very strong debate swinging in my head. In anticipation for Game of Thrones season 2, I’ve already made the conviction to read the book A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin. This was to gain insight to some of the ulterior moves of some characters and I’ve been told time and time again that the television show, while a great adaptation, holds no comparison to the book. Seeing as I’ve already seen the series on television, there will likely be little spoilers as I read the book.

Now here comes the debate. As soon as I finish the first book, Game of Thrones season 2 is heavily based on the George R.R. Martin’s second book, A Clash of Kings. The debate is whether or not I should read the book before/during season 2 and spoil the television series. Hit the jump for some back story to help you get some perspective on the situation. Incredibly spoilertastic to those who haven’t watched the series, but no spoilers for those who kept up with the book series. Before you comment, please no spoilers for the upcoming Season 2 or the book A Clash of Kings. I will end you if you dare spoil me.

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Morning Oatmeal: The 25 Sequels Hollywood Owes Us

Posted in Lists, Movies, tagged , , , , , , , , on February 17, 2012| 1 Comment »

Hit Fix has compiled a list of 25 movies that should have sequels than some movies that definitely don’t deserve them.  Personally, I would’ve added Mystery Men to the list, because that’s one of my favorite movies.  See the list below.

The 25 Sequels Hollywood Owes Us

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Doug: The Movie

Posted in Television, tagged , , , , , , , , , on February 16, 2012| Leave a Comment »

A while back, I posted a grown up trailer for Nickelodeon’s Rugrats that depicted the show as a creepy psychological thriller.  Here’s more 90’s cartoon nostalgia with Nickoldeon’s Doug to be portrayed as a Indie-Dramedy.  A couple of things I liked that they maintained the actual skin colors of some of the characters as well as portrayed some of the series deeper inside jokes.  Truly only 90’s children will understand every quote and scene referenced in the series.

And someone seriously needs to teach Patty Mayonaise how to wear a bra.  Those things are all over the place.

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