I just finished watching season one of Dollhouse last night and I want to write about it. Dollhouse was created by Joss Whedon three years ago, it aired for 2 seasons, and then it joined Firefly as another Joss whedon show that FOX cancelled.
The story for dollhouse is there's a corporation called the Rossum Corporation. They own and operate a dollhouse where they take a volunteer, they take their will, and their coinscience. They strip their mind and leave them only with their basic functions. A client will hire the Rossum Corporation for a job. For example a client will hire the Rossum Corporation for a bank robbery, the Rossum Corporation will take an "active" or a "doll" and upload a complete personality and a complete set of memories and the active will go and rob the bank. The main star of Dollhouse is Eliza Dushku who plays the main active. Also key to the story is there's an FBI agent named Paul Ballard and he's trying to find the Dollhouse and take it down. And there's a rogue active named Alpha who became self aware on assignment, he killed a bunch of people and then left. So the show's a Psychological thriller, a drama, and a mystery.
This is one of the most intrueging show's I've seen recently. My one gripe with this show is that there are some episodes that I call the Inception of TV where you need to really concentrate to understand whats going on. The coolest part of the show was after season one ended people were feeling good about the show. Then that summer at Comic-Con, Joss Whedon showed an un-aired episode called "Epitaph One" and that changed everything people thaught they knew about Dollhouse. The pilot episode thats on the blu-ray and the dvd, is not the original pilot. The original pilot however is a bonus feature on the dvd and blu-ray. I have not checked it out yet I definatley will get around to it. However Epitaph One is the season one finale.
Overall I really like this show. Dollhouse is not Joss Whedon's masterpeice that was and always will be Firefly. However I do have a vandetta against FOX for canceling this show. My advice to Joss whedon is this don't work with FOX ever again. I've heard he's got a show coming up about the workings of S.H.I.E.L.D from The Avengers. I really hope he dosn't sell that show to FOX. I havn't seen season two yet but I've heard that Joss Whedon was able to close up the story. For those any readers who have Netflix you can stream the entire series of Dollhouse. Season one, season two, Epitaph one, Epitaph 2 the return which is the season two finale, and the original pilot. I'm gonna give Dollhouse 4 stars. I'm gonna give a run through of what I'll be reviewing next. I'll review season 2 of Dollhouse when I get it and watch it, I'll review Iron man 3, I'll do a review of the 2009 Star Trek movie before I review Star Trek Into Darkness.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Catching Hell Review
Today I watched a documentary on youtube called Catching Hell. It's the story of the infamous game 6 of the 2003 National League Championship between the Chicago Cubs and the Florida Marlins. It's not the first time I watched this documentary. I've seen it on TV a few times before. I just wanted to write about it because I'm a huge fan of baseball and this remains a very controversial game today.
To any readers who don't follow baseball, let me explain the relevance of this particular game. The Chicago Cubs have a long history of losing. They havn't won a World Series since 1908. They were playing the Florida Marlins in the NLCS. they were winning the best of seven series 3 games to 2. If they won this game, they would go to the World Series. The Cubs were winning this game 3-0 going into the top of the 8th inning. they were 5 outs away from going to the World Series when the Marlins second baseman Luis Castillo stepped up to the plate. He hit a foul ball into the left field stands. The Cubs left fielder Moises Alou attempted to make a leaping catch, but a fan named Steve Bartman reached out and deflected the ball in an attempt to catch it. After this play the wheels fell off for the Cubs. The Marlins scored 8 runs that inning, won Game 6, and eventually won Game 7. Bartman quickly became the target of a lot of aggresion from angry fans. He got a lot of expletives screamed at him, death threats, etc.
Catching Hell was created by Alex Gibney who is a Boston Red Sox fan, So he made some interesting comparisons to Bill Buckner. The famous Red Sox first baseman who let a ground ball go through his legs that let the winning run score in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. If the Red Sox won that game they would've won their first World Series since 1918. I found those comparisons very interesting and they gave me goose bumps. I don't want to spoil too much in this review, but there are some odd coincidences that are mentioned about Bill Buckner who used to play for the Cubs before he was traded to the Red Sox. Overall this documentary was very informative. There are interviews with some fans who sat near Bartman and it's interesting to hear there side of the story.
This review wouldn't be complete without my opinion about this infamous play. I'm a die hard Milwaukee Brewers fan. I hate the Chicago Cubs. I was nine years old when this happened. The Brewers had a bad season and didn't make the postseason, so I was routing against the Cubs. I was very happy when the Cubs lost the series. I enjoyed every minute of their meltdown. That being said, The city of Chicago had absolultey no right to treat Bartman the way they did. The fans treated Bartman like he was Osama Bin Laden, or Adolf Hitler. for what? because he tried to catch a foul ball. Wrigley Field has no right to be called "The Friendly Confines" anymore. I do not believe Bartman is to blame at all for the Cubs downfall for 3 reasons. First of all. he wasn't the only person to reach for the ball. Secondly, the Cubs gave up 8 runs after that play. Bartman didn't give up the runs, The Cubs pitchers did. Lastly, even if Bartman did cause the Cubs to lose this game, he didn't lose the series for the Cubs he just forced a Game 7. The Cubs simply couldn't get it done. Bartman did what anybody else would've done. After all, It's every baseball fan's dream to catch a foul ball.
If you're a baseball fan, you need to watch this documentary. Even if you're not a Cubs or Marlins fan. This was part of the ESPN fiilms 30 for 30 that they did a couple years ago. They do air these documentaires from time to time so if you ever see it on the listings, I highly encourage you to watch it. You can also pick up the DVD on amazon for about 15 dollars. I give this documantary 4.8 out of 5 stars.
To any readers who don't follow baseball, let me explain the relevance of this particular game. The Chicago Cubs have a long history of losing. They havn't won a World Series since 1908. They were playing the Florida Marlins in the NLCS. they were winning the best of seven series 3 games to 2. If they won this game, they would go to the World Series. The Cubs were winning this game 3-0 going into the top of the 8th inning. they were 5 outs away from going to the World Series when the Marlins second baseman Luis Castillo stepped up to the plate. He hit a foul ball into the left field stands. The Cubs left fielder Moises Alou attempted to make a leaping catch, but a fan named Steve Bartman reached out and deflected the ball in an attempt to catch it. After this play the wheels fell off for the Cubs. The Marlins scored 8 runs that inning, won Game 6, and eventually won Game 7. Bartman quickly became the target of a lot of aggresion from angry fans. He got a lot of expletives screamed at him, death threats, etc.
Catching Hell was created by Alex Gibney who is a Boston Red Sox fan, So he made some interesting comparisons to Bill Buckner. The famous Red Sox first baseman who let a ground ball go through his legs that let the winning run score in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. If the Red Sox won that game they would've won their first World Series since 1918. I found those comparisons very interesting and they gave me goose bumps. I don't want to spoil too much in this review, but there are some odd coincidences that are mentioned about Bill Buckner who used to play for the Cubs before he was traded to the Red Sox. Overall this documentary was very informative. There are interviews with some fans who sat near Bartman and it's interesting to hear there side of the story.
This review wouldn't be complete without my opinion about this infamous play. I'm a die hard Milwaukee Brewers fan. I hate the Chicago Cubs. I was nine years old when this happened. The Brewers had a bad season and didn't make the postseason, so I was routing against the Cubs. I was very happy when the Cubs lost the series. I enjoyed every minute of their meltdown. That being said, The city of Chicago had absolultey no right to treat Bartman the way they did. The fans treated Bartman like he was Osama Bin Laden, or Adolf Hitler. for what? because he tried to catch a foul ball. Wrigley Field has no right to be called "The Friendly Confines" anymore. I do not believe Bartman is to blame at all for the Cubs downfall for 3 reasons. First of all. he wasn't the only person to reach for the ball. Secondly, the Cubs gave up 8 runs after that play. Bartman didn't give up the runs, The Cubs pitchers did. Lastly, even if Bartman did cause the Cubs to lose this game, he didn't lose the series for the Cubs he just forced a Game 7. The Cubs simply couldn't get it done. Bartman did what anybody else would've done. After all, It's every baseball fan's dream to catch a foul ball.
If you're a baseball fan, you need to watch this documentary. Even if you're not a Cubs or Marlins fan. This was part of the ESPN fiilms 30 for 30 that they did a couple years ago. They do air these documentaires from time to time so if you ever see it on the listings, I highly encourage you to watch it. You can also pick up the DVD on amazon for about 15 dollars. I give this documantary 4.8 out of 5 stars.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Han Solo and Boba Fett movies
Wow that happend fast. Almost as soon as I promise to report more news about Star Wars, more news breaks. It has been announced that along with the new Star Wars trilogy, new movies will be made talking about Han Solo's and Boba Fett's origin stories.
This is one of the many reasons why I was immediatley on board with Disney buying Star Wars because under George Lucas these movies would never be made. I don't know if these movies will be any good or not. It's too early to tell at this point Disney announced this news yesterday. I only heard about this a few minutes ago. The possibilities are endless with Disney owning Stat Wars. Personally I'd love to see a trilogy of movies about the Old Republic. Whenever I see the game trailers and The Sith sacks Coruscant I think to myself "That would be an awesome movie." But I'm interested to see what direction Disney will take with these characters. We saw a young Boba Fett in Attack of the Clones but I'd like his origin movie to be better than Attack of the Clones because I believe that movie was subpar. I'm very interested to see what Han Solo's origin story is. Mainly because he's one of my favorate characters of all-time. Movies depicting origin stories of characters are kind of hit-miss. X-Men Wolverine was a subpar movie. On the other hand, Batman Begins is one of my favorate movies of all-time. I'm not saying these movies will be as good as X-Men Wolverine or as good as Batman Begins. However I'm Interested to see these. This news has thrown me a curveball I honestly didn't expect this. I had a feeling that Disney was going to make more than 3 Star Wars movies but I didn't expect it this early. I mean just 3 months ago Disney bought LucasFilm and already we have an upcoming trilogy and origin stories on existing characters. If all this works out, this is a Star Wars fanboy's dream come true.
This is one of the many reasons why I was immediatley on board with Disney buying Star Wars because under George Lucas these movies would never be made. I don't know if these movies will be any good or not. It's too early to tell at this point Disney announced this news yesterday. I only heard about this a few minutes ago. The possibilities are endless with Disney owning Stat Wars. Personally I'd love to see a trilogy of movies about the Old Republic. Whenever I see the game trailers and The Sith sacks Coruscant I think to myself "That would be an awesome movie." But I'm interested to see what direction Disney will take with these characters. We saw a young Boba Fett in Attack of the Clones but I'd like his origin movie to be better than Attack of the Clones because I believe that movie was subpar. I'm very interested to see what Han Solo's origin story is. Mainly because he's one of my favorate characters of all-time. Movies depicting origin stories of characters are kind of hit-miss. X-Men Wolverine was a subpar movie. On the other hand, Batman Begins is one of my favorate movies of all-time. I'm not saying these movies will be as good as X-Men Wolverine or as good as Batman Begins. However I'm Interested to see these. This news has thrown me a curveball I honestly didn't expect this. I had a feeling that Disney was going to make more than 3 Star Wars movies but I didn't expect it this early. I mean just 3 months ago Disney bought LucasFilm and already we have an upcoming trilogy and origin stories on existing characters. If all this works out, this is a Star Wars fanboy's dream come true.
Top 10 Actresses to be in Star Wars
As I promised I will name my top 10 Actresses I'd like to see in Star Wars. Just like my top 10 actors list, I will only name actresses who have not been in a Star Wars movie. Even though I'd like to see Carrie Fisher back, she will not be in this list.
My number 10 pick is Cobie Smulders. She will always be Robin Scherbatskey in How I Met Your Mother to me. However I liked her in The Avengers so I think she could handle being in Star Wars. Number 9: Miranda Otto. She was Lady Aeown of Rohan so I could see her as a jedi in Star Wars. Number 8: Judi Dench, Judi Dench was in Casino Royale and Skyfall. I could see her playing a senator or something like that. She helped bring the James Bond franchise back in Skyfall after a lackluster Quantam of Solace. Number 7: Kerry Washington. She was in Django Unchained she had a smaller role. However I really liked what I saw of her I think she could handle being in Star Wars. Number 6: Katie Sackoff. Katie Sackoff was in Battlestar Galactica so she knows her way around science fiction.
Those were my 10-6 picks now on to my 5-1 picks. Number 5: Emily Blunt. I know her mostly for her role in Looper. She was able to hang with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis. She stole a lot of scenes in that movie. I could see her as a jedi or maybe a bounty hunter in Star Wars. Number 4: Zoe Saldana, she's been in Star Trek and she'll be in the sequel coming out in May. So she's worked with J.J Abrams before so I think it's very possible she could be in Star Wars. Number 3: Marion Cottilard. She was in The Dark Knight Rises and Inception. She could be princess or queen. She could even be a Sith Jedi. She's one of my favorate actresses right now so I think she'd be a great pick for Star Wars. Number 2: Cate Blanchett She's mainly known for playing Galadriel in Lord of the Rings. I could see her as a leading member on a new jedi counsel. My number 1 pick: Jennifer Lawrence. She's mostly known for playing Katniss in The Hunger Games, however she's done much more than that to make her my number 1 pick. She's been in X-Men First Class, and she was nominated for best actress for Silver Linings Playbook. She is without question my favorate actress right now. I don't think she'd do it because I believe MockingJay Part 2 is due out in 2015. But she's my number 1 pick.
So those are my top 10 picks for actresses I'd like to see in Star Wars. As always I'll be watching for any news on the upcoming Star Wars movie, if any news breaks I will post my opinions on it.
My number 10 pick is Cobie Smulders. She will always be Robin Scherbatskey in How I Met Your Mother to me. However I liked her in The Avengers so I think she could handle being in Star Wars. Number 9: Miranda Otto. She was Lady Aeown of Rohan so I could see her as a jedi in Star Wars. Number 8: Judi Dench, Judi Dench was in Casino Royale and Skyfall. I could see her playing a senator or something like that. She helped bring the James Bond franchise back in Skyfall after a lackluster Quantam of Solace. Number 7: Kerry Washington. She was in Django Unchained she had a smaller role. However I really liked what I saw of her I think she could handle being in Star Wars. Number 6: Katie Sackoff. Katie Sackoff was in Battlestar Galactica so she knows her way around science fiction.
Those were my 10-6 picks now on to my 5-1 picks. Number 5: Emily Blunt. I know her mostly for her role in Looper. She was able to hang with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis. She stole a lot of scenes in that movie. I could see her as a jedi or maybe a bounty hunter in Star Wars. Number 4: Zoe Saldana, she's been in Star Trek and she'll be in the sequel coming out in May. So she's worked with J.J Abrams before so I think it's very possible she could be in Star Wars. Number 3: Marion Cottilard. She was in The Dark Knight Rises and Inception. She could be princess or queen. She could even be a Sith Jedi. She's one of my favorate actresses right now so I think she'd be a great pick for Star Wars. Number 2: Cate Blanchett She's mainly known for playing Galadriel in Lord of the Rings. I could see her as a leading member on a new jedi counsel. My number 1 pick: Jennifer Lawrence. She's mostly known for playing Katniss in The Hunger Games, however she's done much more than that to make her my number 1 pick. She's been in X-Men First Class, and she was nominated for best actress for Silver Linings Playbook. She is without question my favorate actress right now. I don't think she'd do it because I believe MockingJay Part 2 is due out in 2015. But she's my number 1 pick.
So those are my top 10 picks for actresses I'd like to see in Star Wars. As always I'll be watching for any news on the upcoming Star Wars movie, if any news breaks I will post my opinions on it.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Top 10 Actors to be in Star Wars
Now that we have a director for Star Wars, people have been wondering who will be cast for the upcoming movie. I will be giving my top 10 actors I would like to see in Star Wars. I will only be naming actors. I will post my picks for top 10 actresses at some point in the near future. Also, I will only be naming actors who have not been in Star Wars. Although I would like to see Mark Hamill, and Harrison Ford back they will not be on this list.
Number 10: Nathan Fillion, Fillion has been in Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog, Castle, Firefly and Serenity. He's done Sci-Fi before and I think he'd be a good pick to play a bounty hunter because he's played something similar to that in Firefly and Serenity. Number 9: Idris Elba, he's been in Thor, and Prometheus he's a very good actor I'd love to see him as a new jedi. Number 8: Tom Hardy, he's been in The Dark Knight Rises, Warrior, and Inception. He could be a good guy or a villian. He's one of my favorate actors right now and He'd be a great fit for Star Wars. Number 7: David Boreanaz, He's known for his role in the FOX crime drama Bones. He'd be a great pick to be a jedi or I could also see him as a bounty hunter. Number 6: Sean Bean. Sean Bean has been in Lord of the Rings and most recently Game of Thrones. He'd be a great pick to play a jedi.
Those were my 10-6 picks, now I'll move on to my 5-1 picks. Number 5: Cillian Murphy. Murphy was in all 3 Dark Knight movies and Inception. I think he'd be a great Sith Jedi. He did a great job playing a twisted character in the Dark Knight trilogy. He'd be great in Star Wars. My number 4 pick is another one of my favorate actors today. Number 4: Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He's been Looper, The Dark Knight Rises, 50/50, and Inception. I doubt he'll be in it, but he'd be a great pick for a jedi, or a bounty hunter. Number 3: Another Lord of the Rings actor Viggo Mortenson. Mortenson would be a great pick for a jedi master. I loved him in Lord of the Rings He would be fantastic in Star Wars. Number 2 and Number 1 I flip-flop in my head a lot. But these 2 would both be amazing in these movies. Number 2: Benedict Cumberbatch. He's going to be the villian in Star Trek 2, he was Sherlock Holmes in the BBC Sherlock series, and he's going to be the voice of Smaug in The Hobbit 2. I imagine Cumberbatch leading a Sith resurrection and I start geeking out. But he would also make a great good guy to. I would prefer it if he would be a Sith. With him being in Star Trek 2 he's worked with J.J Abrams before, so I think it's very possible he'd be in this movie. Number 1: Micheal Fassbinder, he's mainly known for playing Erik Lencherr a.k.a Magneto in X-Men First Class. He was fantastic in that. He'd be a great pick to be a smuggler or something like that. If the original trilogy were made today he would be my pick to play Han Solo.
So that's my top 10 picks to be in the upcoming Star Wars movies. As I said above I will have a top 10 actresses post coming soon. I will also post any other news regarding the movie as they happen.
Number 10: Nathan Fillion, Fillion has been in Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog, Castle, Firefly and Serenity. He's done Sci-Fi before and I think he'd be a good pick to play a bounty hunter because he's played something similar to that in Firefly and Serenity. Number 9: Idris Elba, he's been in Thor, and Prometheus he's a very good actor I'd love to see him as a new jedi. Number 8: Tom Hardy, he's been in The Dark Knight Rises, Warrior, and Inception. He could be a good guy or a villian. He's one of my favorate actors right now and He'd be a great fit for Star Wars. Number 7: David Boreanaz, He's known for his role in the FOX crime drama Bones. He'd be a great pick to be a jedi or I could also see him as a bounty hunter. Number 6: Sean Bean. Sean Bean has been in Lord of the Rings and most recently Game of Thrones. He'd be a great pick to play a jedi.
Those were my 10-6 picks, now I'll move on to my 5-1 picks. Number 5: Cillian Murphy. Murphy was in all 3 Dark Knight movies and Inception. I think he'd be a great Sith Jedi. He did a great job playing a twisted character in the Dark Knight trilogy. He'd be great in Star Wars. My number 4 pick is another one of my favorate actors today. Number 4: Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He's been Looper, The Dark Knight Rises, 50/50, and Inception. I doubt he'll be in it, but he'd be a great pick for a jedi, or a bounty hunter. Number 3: Another Lord of the Rings actor Viggo Mortenson. Mortenson would be a great pick for a jedi master. I loved him in Lord of the Rings He would be fantastic in Star Wars. Number 2 and Number 1 I flip-flop in my head a lot. But these 2 would both be amazing in these movies. Number 2: Benedict Cumberbatch. He's going to be the villian in Star Trek 2, he was Sherlock Holmes in the BBC Sherlock series, and he's going to be the voice of Smaug in The Hobbit 2. I imagine Cumberbatch leading a Sith resurrection and I start geeking out. But he would also make a great good guy to. I would prefer it if he would be a Sith. With him being in Star Trek 2 he's worked with J.J Abrams before, so I think it's very possible he'd be in this movie. Number 1: Micheal Fassbinder, he's mainly known for playing Erik Lencherr a.k.a Magneto in X-Men First Class. He was fantastic in that. He'd be a great pick to be a smuggler or something like that. If the original trilogy were made today he would be my pick to play Han Solo.
So that's my top 10 picks to be in the upcoming Star Wars movies. As I said above I will have a top 10 actresses post coming soon. I will also post any other news regarding the movie as they happen.
Thursday, January 24, 2013
J.J Abrams to direct Star Wars episode VII
This is why I hate night classes I go out for a few hours I'm nowhere near a news source and I miss news like this. It has been announced that J.J Abrams will direct the new Star Wars movie. If you ask me, the fans have won. Disney bought LucasFilm last fall and it was announced then that a new Star Wars movie was coming out in 2015. My regular readers may remember my post about that. When the news first hit that new Star Wars movies were coming out, J.J Abrams' name was thrown around as a possible director. However he originally said he had no plans to direct the trilogy. Today he announced he would direct it.
J.J Abrams rebooted Star Trek in 2009 and before he did, Star Trek was dead. Abrams made it relevant again. As a life long Star Wars fanboy I know Star Wars isn't anywhere near where it used to be. The prequals took Star Wars off its petistol and matters were made worse every time the original trilogy was released in a new format. Because of all the tweaks George Lucas made to the original trilogy over the years, The overall quality of the film took a hit in my opinion. But now with J.J Abrams at the helm, I believe Star Wars has a legitimate shot at redemption. The only person who may have been a better choice for Star Wars in my opinion is Joss Whedon. He would be a perfect choice but The Avengers 2 is also slated to be released in 2015. However J.J Abrams was one of my top choices. I was a little let down when I heard he had no plans to direct it. But now I'm even more psyched for this movie than I was before.
I give George Lucas a lot of hate for the prequals, and for all the tweaks to the original trilogy. But him selling Star Wars to Disney was a great move on his part for 2 reasons. Number one the 4 billion dollar paycheck, and secondly he gave the fans what they want. I want to see what J.J Abrams can do with Star Wars. I can't wait to see what he'll bring to the table. 2015 can't get here fast enough.
J.J Abrams rebooted Star Trek in 2009 and before he did, Star Trek was dead. Abrams made it relevant again. As a life long Star Wars fanboy I know Star Wars isn't anywhere near where it used to be. The prequals took Star Wars off its petistol and matters were made worse every time the original trilogy was released in a new format. Because of all the tweaks George Lucas made to the original trilogy over the years, The overall quality of the film took a hit in my opinion. But now with J.J Abrams at the helm, I believe Star Wars has a legitimate shot at redemption. The only person who may have been a better choice for Star Wars in my opinion is Joss Whedon. He would be a perfect choice but The Avengers 2 is also slated to be released in 2015. However J.J Abrams was one of my top choices. I was a little let down when I heard he had no plans to direct it. But now I'm even more psyched for this movie than I was before.
I give George Lucas a lot of hate for the prequals, and for all the tweaks to the original trilogy. But him selling Star Wars to Disney was a great move on his part for 2 reasons. Number one the 4 billion dollar paycheck, and secondly he gave the fans what they want. I want to see what J.J Abrams can do with Star Wars. I can't wait to see what he'll bring to the table. 2015 can't get here fast enough.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Looper Review
I never went to see Looper in theatres, but I've heard many good things about it. So last week I went ahead and picked up the movie on blu-ray. After watching it I felt the need to write about it.
Looper takes place in the year 2044. Time travel hasn't been invented yet, but it will be in the future. It will be immediatley outlawed and is only used by big criminal syndicates. Whenever the mob wants to get rid of someone they send them back in time where a looper is waiting to kill them and dispose of their bodies. Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays a looper and things are going well for him until the day when the mob decides to "close the loop" they send back his future self played by Bruce Willis. The first time I saw a trailer for this movie I thought that was all there was to it, but its not there are layers to this movie.
One of the big strengths to this movie is there's great dialogue. There's intense dialogue, there's small talk, etc. One thing I love about Joss Whedon scripts and Quentin Tarantino scripts is that aside with big action scenes in their movies there's also alot of great dialogue. This movie was written and directed by Rian Johnson and I would say he's one director to look out for in the coming years.
One thing I will say is that there's a kid in this movie. A kid in a sci-fi/action movie almost never works out. However this character makes sense. It made sense to me that he was in this movie. Most kids in sci-fi/action movies just end up annoying me but not in this case.
I remember I really wanted to see this movie in theatres. Mainly because Bruce Willis is one of my favorate actors, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt is an up and coming star. This movie pleasently suprised me. I really enjoyed this movie. I'll give this movie 4.7 out of 5 stars. It was definatley one of the best movies of 2012.
Looper takes place in the year 2044. Time travel hasn't been invented yet, but it will be in the future. It will be immediatley outlawed and is only used by big criminal syndicates. Whenever the mob wants to get rid of someone they send them back in time where a looper is waiting to kill them and dispose of their bodies. Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays a looper and things are going well for him until the day when the mob decides to "close the loop" they send back his future self played by Bruce Willis. The first time I saw a trailer for this movie I thought that was all there was to it, but its not there are layers to this movie.
One of the big strengths to this movie is there's great dialogue. There's intense dialogue, there's small talk, etc. One thing I love about Joss Whedon scripts and Quentin Tarantino scripts is that aside with big action scenes in their movies there's also alot of great dialogue. This movie was written and directed by Rian Johnson and I would say he's one director to look out for in the coming years.
One thing I will say is that there's a kid in this movie. A kid in a sci-fi/action movie almost never works out. However this character makes sense. It made sense to me that he was in this movie. Most kids in sci-fi/action movies just end up annoying me but not in this case.
I remember I really wanted to see this movie in theatres. Mainly because Bruce Willis is one of my favorate actors, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt is an up and coming star. This movie pleasently suprised me. I really enjoyed this movie. I'll give this movie 4.7 out of 5 stars. It was definatley one of the best movies of 2012.
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