No I didn't see the Witch, Race or Risen this weekend. Was it because I didn't have time? Was it because I didn't wan't too?
Yes to both.
Sunday, February 21, 2016
Film Scores Radio
Just found out Pandora has a station dedicated to film soundtracks and its Awesome! Check it out!
http://www.pandora.com/station/play/3044878530630357144
If that url lead nowhere Im sorry, I just copied and pasted where I was listening form.
http://www.pandora.com/station/play/3044878530630357144
If that url lead nowhere Im sorry, I just copied and pasted where I was listening form.
Saturday, February 20, 2016
Room
Room was very good, and I'm glad I went to go see it. Going to have to wait a little bit before rating it though; there is a lot to consider about that movie and Im going to have to think about how much I really liked it over time.
Going To See Room
So Room and Brooklyn, both up for best picture, never got wide releases but I have the opportunity today to finally see one of them. Hopefully Room lives up to my high expectations. Im also really looking forward to Brie Larson's performance in the lead role.
Friday, February 19, 2016
The Race, The Witch and Risen.
Three new movies release this weekend. Considering that I may hold off on the Witch for this halloweens horror movie (with friends), and the last faith based movie left a real bad taste in my mouth I may only get around to seeing The Race. I also still want to check out How to be Single still and I expect plenty of opertunity over the next week.
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Deadpool's Success is a Big Deal
135million. 135 MILLION, I hope I'm not underselling that number at all but 135,000,000 over THREE DAYS is no random measure of coincidentental circumstance. The movie is a box office cannon, shattering records left and right and making history as we speak. And the movie wasn't just good, it was fantastic! It was the perfect Deadpool movie and a great ride to undertake. It was smart when it wanted to be, serious when it needed to be and always funny throughout.
Soon the the celebration will end and then will come the real miracle, whatever Fox does next. Lets break down everything that may happen.
For the first time with their superhero properties Fox gets to make the big play and decide the direction of their universe; Deadpool has given them the opertunity to do whatever they want. Deadpool 2? Oh sure I bet we'll see it in the near future. An R rated Wolverine movie? Its more possible now then ever before. Deadpool just became Fox's biggest franchise, he is their Batman, their Iron Man and now anything is possible.
Deadpool means big things for for other studios as well. For years now the R rated action film has faded slowly into the background, now the doors are open for new possibilities and new opportunities. We haven't seen the last of the meta-humor either. Once sparse the meta-humor comedy has become more and more preferable. Deadpool's success can mean new success for the comedy genre thought the type of humor they engage with. Think less balls to the wall and more eyes to the camera. Deadpool wasn't a big budget picture either, compared to other comic book it was made for penny change. This could lay the ground work for smaller superhero epics, more estranged projects that prior to Deadpool had little hope for a cinematic retelling.
But lets not forget what made Deadpool as big as it became, its marketing campaign was perhaps the best we have seen in recent history. It was engaging, it was ingenious, it was ridiculous and it was always eye-catching. When a new Deadpool clip dropped, even if it had nothing to do with the movie, you heard about it and chances are you laughed. Can every movie be marketed this way, no, and they shouldn't be. However Deadpool's marketing wasn't just funny, its finger was on the pulse on everybody who had saw the hilarious standee or the controversial trailer. Ryan Reynolds and crew knew what they had and they knew how to play it, whether it was Australia Day or after demands for a PG13 cut. We may not see this level of engagement in the future however I think this marketing campaign showed that there is high potential to marketing online and connecting with a fan base. Outside the trailers Deadpool released clips and photos and shared them on the online space making it a constant hot topic fresh in everyones minds. With social media becoming a larger part of our lives by the day this type of marketing campaign is going nowhere soon.
So there you have it Deadpool may mean big things for the future, time will tell if It all pans out.
If your at all interested in more check out these links:
Collider Movie Talk, Deadpool Box office
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz9W9H2bbrE
Deadpool on Boxoffice Mojo
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=deadpool2016.htm
Forbes
http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2016/02/16/deadpool-box-office-the-records-it-broke-and-didnt-break/#279cb5a57fbd
Soon the the celebration will end and then will come the real miracle, whatever Fox does next. Lets break down everything that may happen.
For the first time with their superhero properties Fox gets to make the big play and decide the direction of their universe; Deadpool has given them the opertunity to do whatever they want. Deadpool 2? Oh sure I bet we'll see it in the near future. An R rated Wolverine movie? Its more possible now then ever before. Deadpool just became Fox's biggest franchise, he is their Batman, their Iron Man and now anything is possible.
Deadpool means big things for for other studios as well. For years now the R rated action film has faded slowly into the background, now the doors are open for new possibilities and new opportunities. We haven't seen the last of the meta-humor either. Once sparse the meta-humor comedy has become more and more preferable. Deadpool's success can mean new success for the comedy genre thought the type of humor they engage with. Think less balls to the wall and more eyes to the camera. Deadpool wasn't a big budget picture either, compared to other comic book it was made for penny change. This could lay the ground work for smaller superhero epics, more estranged projects that prior to Deadpool had little hope for a cinematic retelling.
But lets not forget what made Deadpool as big as it became, its marketing campaign was perhaps the best we have seen in recent history. It was engaging, it was ingenious, it was ridiculous and it was always eye-catching. When a new Deadpool clip dropped, even if it had nothing to do with the movie, you heard about it and chances are you laughed. Can every movie be marketed this way, no, and they shouldn't be. However Deadpool's marketing wasn't just funny, its finger was on the pulse on everybody who had saw the hilarious standee or the controversial trailer. Ryan Reynolds and crew knew what they had and they knew how to play it, whether it was Australia Day or after demands for a PG13 cut. We may not see this level of engagement in the future however I think this marketing campaign showed that there is high potential to marketing online and connecting with a fan base. Outside the trailers Deadpool released clips and photos and shared them on the online space making it a constant hot topic fresh in everyones minds. With social media becoming a larger part of our lives by the day this type of marketing campaign is going nowhere soon.
So there you have it Deadpool may mean big things for the future, time will tell if It all pans out.
If your at all interested in more check out these links:
Collider Movie Talk, Deadpool Box office
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz9W9H2bbrE
Deadpool on Boxoffice Mojo
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=deadpool2016.htm
Forbes
http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2016/02/16/deadpool-box-office-the-records-it-broke-and-didnt-break/#279cb5a57fbd
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Zoolander 2 Smells Like Poo
Rotten Tomatos= 22% Cinemascore= C+ MyScore 1/5
Wow...So I just Zoolander 2 and I got to say even though I was aware of the rotten tomato and Cinemascore I didn't think it would be this bad. How do you ruin Zoolander 1, you make Derek two times more stupid and three times more of an asshole. Nobody is likable in this movie, not Stiller, not Willson, not even Farrell whos Screen-time was slashed and character made just as stupid as everyone else. This movie is visual brain fart and it isn't even the funny kind (although the woman I sat next too was practically snorting). I can't recommend this movie to anybody in good conscious. I used to wonder why they never made a sequel to Zoolander, now I guess I know why. At least Deadpool gets to milk it of all the money it could have made on another weekend.
Movies Ive Seen So Far in the Last Couple Months
Here are the movies I have seen in the past two months or so and how I would rate them:
Creed- 4/5
Heart and the Sea -3/5
Hateful Eight - 4/5
Revenant- 3/5
Spotlight- 4/5
Big Short- 5/5
Joy- 2/5
Norm of the North- 1/5
Kung Fu Panda 3- 3/5
Hail Caesar- 2/5
Deadpool-4/5
Of Course I wrote a review for Star Wars so you can find that on the blog.
Creed- 4/5
Heart and the Sea -3/5
Hateful Eight - 4/5
Revenant- 3/5
Spotlight- 4/5
Big Short- 5/5
Joy- 2/5
Norm of the North- 1/5
Kung Fu Panda 3- 3/5
Hail Caesar- 2/5
Deadpool-4/5
Of Course I wrote a review for Star Wars so you can find that on the blog.
Where are the posts?
Ya I haven't been posting much. Expect more to come, maybe fewer review and more quick one off posts......Hopefully there will be more on the way.
Quick Thoughts on Deadpool!
