Captains Blog Supplemental

Beowulf & Grendel more like Beofail & Grendull...

2010-03-24T09:46:00.000-07:00

The magnificent and heroic story of Beowulf has never hit the big screen with wild renown. Beowulf & Grendel lacks a vivacity that should keep you fully engaged in this heroic tale. Sturla Gunnarsson's version of Beowulf is simply wimpy. The film struggles with continuity in editing. F-bombs are thrown in on occasion and are so awkward that some scenes mirror a high school lunch cafeteria.

The film has an R rating which is a bit much for how pathetic the violence and sexuality is portrayed. Gunnarsson films scenes of violence and action in such a tight shot that you can't see what's going on. Aftermath's of massacres with headless bodies on the floor are shot so wide open that you can barely make out what chaos really went down. The one sex scene is about 7 seconds long with all individuals fully clothed. I want to know who fell asleep while rating this one. I gotta tell you The Dark Knight is far more violent than this film and it is rated PG-13.

To tell you the truth the DVD menu was far more interesting accompanied by the one nice piece of music played throughout the entire film.

2 out of 5 stars easy. Don't even bother.

The Signal...What?

2010-03-17T09:07:00.000-07:00

The city of Terminus has been exposed to a mysterious signal that is being transmitted through television, cell phones and radio broadcasts. This signal causes people to kill each other in a jealous rage. Studded with comic relief and bouts of horror this film is difficult to place in a single genre, fitting in with films like Inglourious Basterds and Sean Of The Dead.

The Directors David Bruckner and Dan Bush constantly make you wonder what is going on truly keeping you on your toes the all the way to the end. The unique way the films timeline unfolds holds your attention to the end. Sadly we never figure out where the signal is coming from and why.

Very creative and Formalistic. I give it a 4 out of 5 stars.

Valkyrie is just plain and dull.

2010-03-03T08:27:00.000-08:00

Brian Singer fails to produce a gripping film. This proves that not all movies based on true events are exciting. Truthfully, how many Americans are going to care about a plot against Hitler that failed miserably. Are we supposed to feel bad for them? Are we supposed to relate to the fact that not all Nazi soldiers agreed with Hitler's oath? If this is what we are supposed to feel then Singer is just not convincing enough.

Singer has nothing of value accredited to him since his direction of The Usual Suspects

2 out of 5 stars. Don't waste money renting Valkyrie from a store. Get it from your library if you must watch it.

Avatar hardly worth the hype...

2010-03-01T12:09:00.000-08:00

James Cameron shows the world how to spend millions of dollars on special effects and sound by saving money on a weak script and recycled storyline. Avatar, hyped up to be best film of the year quality, is full of colorful scenery, noisy explosions and nothing more. The plot and theme, similar Disney’s Pocahontas, mirror the treatment of Native Americans during the colonization of North America, nothing new.

It took over $400 million dollars to make Avatar. The problem is none of that seemed to be spent on development.

4 out of 5 Stars. Worth seeing only in IMAX 3D but hardly worth the hype.

2010-02-01T05:12:00.001-08:00

Help! I am a lonely blog. Please start blogging again Stephen and I will be happy! Use me for your film criticism!

Okay I will, but on one condition. One day you help me get a job.

Deal!

snow dog!

2009-01-25T22:01:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving at my Grandparents!

Balance of Terror

2009-01-21T20:35:00.000-08:00

This image, still burned into my mind from childhood both haunts and excites me. As a kid "Balance of Terror" was one of my all time favorite episodes of Star Trek. I would pull out my Star Trek Micromachine Enterprise and Romulan Bird of prey and recreate the battle myself with sound effects and all. This also reminds me of how many Star Trek toys I own. When you start as a child its hard not to build a collection. Anyways, Balance of Terror, is the classic battle between two captains. I love stories like that. Also this episode includes appearances from Mark Lenard as the Romulan captain. Years later Mark would play Sarek, Spocks father. Also starring Lawrence Montaigne as a Romulan crew member. Lawrence appeared in The Great Escape(1963) as a captured American 3 years before appearing in Balance of Terror.

And a bit more in depth, my fellow nerd fans, you may remember Lawrence Montaigne as Mr. Glee in the old Batman TV show.

Watchmen!

2008-12-13T11:20:00.001-08:00

If you have not seen the new Watchmen trailer you really are missing out even if you don't know anything about it. Trailer two came out at the end of November.

bed

2008-12-11T23:11:00.001-08:00

I really need to start going to bed earlier. Since I work from 1pm to 10pm I have gotten into the habit of staying up till 3 or 4 and getting up at 11:30. I take a shower, eat and drive to work. When I get home after work i check my email, watch a movie or play video games into the night. I really need to get a new hobby. Its to tough to ride my motorcycle in the winter so there goes that hobby. I should go to bed, bleh.

New Laptop!

2008-12-10T20:25:00.000-08:00

Yaay, I have a new Laptop!

Sorry

2007-01-14T22:39:00.000-08:00

Sorry about all of the videos. I cleaned out the Vlog that I created for my Personal Media class. Please enjoy anyways though!

Packed Japanese Train

2007-01-14T22:36:00.001-08:00

A packed train in Japan bound for Higashi Kurume from Ikebukuro. My friends name is Peter Sunden. He came out to Japan to attend my brothers wedding and to hang out.

1st video podcast

2007-01-14T22:35:00.001-08:00

New Semester

2007-01-14T22:26:00.000-08:00

well I haven't written in my log for quite a while. I have been on Christmas break spending time with my girlfriend and now busy with the new semester. Tonight I had a lot of fun playing my friends Nintendo Wii. It is really fun to play let me tell you. Because I played it so much I mistakenly forgot to call my girlfriend. Another strike against Steve in the argument that video games do not take precedence my girlfriend. On the contrary, I love my girlfriend Jamie very much! And the great thing is she still loves me back even when I forget to call her!

Waste of Time!

2006-09-15T07:18:00.000-07:00

A complete waste of time. We didn't get any work done that night. From the left - Renee, Randy, Hartley, Chris, Me

what do I write?

2006-09-01T21:57:00.000-07:00

What do I write about? Do I write about love, or politics? Or do I write about my day? What if my day was really boring? Do I still write about it? Should I write about my friends or my enemies? Should I tell stories of my past or write about hopes and dreams for my future? Should I type entries or put them into video form? There are just to many things to write about and to many ways to express them. Sometimes choices are hard but, I still thank God for them!