Thar be Dragons!

Thanks everyone for the lovely, lovely dragons! (and early bd wishes).

I feel like I need some ten sided dice now! /geek reference

Two Line Movie Reviews

Most of these are older movies that I've re-watched with my kids, so no spoilers newer than 1985 here. :D Also, please keep in mind that I purchased most these movies in the $5 bin at Walmart, so my expectations were low. I'd be a lot harsher if I'd paid $30 to get in the theatre and another fifty on popcorn.

First Blood (Rambo): Holy shit! I had no idea that Sylvester Stallone was so damn handsome when he was young! HALLO THAR NEW KINK! This movie was pretty much exactly how I remembered it. Very satisfying in that 'underdog kicks major ass' (and blows things up) way.

Aliens :We started with the second movie, because I thought the first one would be way too slow moving for my son. I thought it held up pretty good, story-wise and effects-wise. Ridley even goes all "Mrs Weasley" on the alien, screaming "Stay away from her, you bitch!" :D I really hate myself for liking anything that James "Douchebag" Cameron makes, but the guy makes some pretty damn great movies.

Harry and the Hendersons : This one wasn't as good as I'd remembered. Very campy bordering on ridiculous, but still with lots of heart. And Harry's face? Dear lord, SO DAMN AMAZING! Imma go out on a limb here, and say that NO CG special effects bullshit could ever match how well that 'analog' face was. So emotive, for makeup.

Dumb and Dumber *sigh* I admit that as shitty as Ace Ventura was, I laughed quite a bit. This one? About 3 minutes of funny in what seemed like a four hour movie. Even my kids weren't impressed.

Dumb and Dumber(er) part two: Oh Jesus! I got this one first, because they didn't have the second one, and because the actor's faces are squished up against a window, I didn't actually reaize that it was different people! If a script seems so shitty that Jim Carey turns it down, it MUST stink sumthin' awful. nuff said.

Beverly Hills Ninja Don't bother.

U.S. Marshalls I guess this is sort of like The Fugitive part two. No Harrison Ford, but Tommy Lee Jones and his gang, plus Wesley Snipes and RDJ. I figured with that cast, we couldn't go wrong. It was pretty good and enjoyable. I could watch Tommy Lee Jones paint a room, so yeah, I'm pretty easy to please that way.

The Day After Tomorrow Okay, this one is newer than 1985:D The premise is consumer-shaming and fear-mongering at it's best, but it's still pretty neat. I liked it both times I saw it. And a young Jake Gylinllyyllihylllhhlhaauullll? mmmmmm

Thor Okay, also newer!! Meh. It was fun to watch, but was kind of ... over the top? Stupid? Chris's Helmsworth's beard looked fake. I mean, it probably WAS, but it LOOKED fake. At least, the colour. Oh, and his cape was crazy distracting. RED MUCH? Good action scenes, pretty, pretty boys.

Lethal Weapon 1,2,3,4,5,6,6607-705-705-705-70-09486049864
Wow, that is some BAD ACTING in this movie! I must admit, I probably saw the first film about a bajillion times in my youth. Oh Mel, you so handsome before you crazy! Still the best white cop/black cop buddy film in the history of forevah. Joe Pesci is so fantastic! THEY FUCK YOU AT THE DRIVETHROUGH! ahahah still funny after all these years.



Okay, that's it for now.
If anyone thinks of other movies my kids might like to see, please leave suggestions in the comments. Harry likes action/blow em up things, and Quincey enjoys tamer comedy type things.
We still have Free Willy waiting to be watched. They also just saw the Goonies, but i wasn't home, so I can't comment on it.

RDJ scratchboard art.

Urg! So damn frustrating! Parts of this look really great, but over all it just doesn't gel. Oh well, try, try again!

( Work safe Robert Downey Jr )