Friday, September 16, 2011

Life Strikes Back

So, despite my recent activity in this my neglected child, I probably won't be doing anymore updates for a bit due to a recent bout of calculus. I do have a review of the recent classic Dominion in the works, and with a bit of polishing it'll be up in a bit.

Sorry to get your hopes up,
Carl

Monday, September 12, 2011

Animated Awesome

There's been a boatload of great animated movies in the last year or two, and you guys have probably seen all of these already, but this article is aimed towards anyone who's been living in a cave for the last couple years.
The question is not if you should see these movies, but if you're eyeballs can withstand the concentrated awesomeness that contained within. I'm not even going to try to tell you which is one the best, because that would be like comparing apples to oranges. Wait, never mind. Oranges taste gross. Like comparing Star Wars to Star Trek? No, I grew up with Star Wars. I dunno, just read the article.

First, a note on my terminology. There are two different angles of movies, to me. Epics and Comedies. Epics lean towards the plot, Comedies obviously don't. However, sometimes I use the word epic to describe anything good or high-quality. We clear? Good.
 In order of random:

Kung Fu Panda-a bit more of a comedy than the others, with excellent voice acting from Jack Black.
Note: Kung Fu Panda 2 was good, but not as good as the first. Kind of like Iron Man 1 and 2, in the that regard.

How to Train Your Dragon-a humorous epic, with the incredibly well-done characters in the spotlight. It's just awesome. That's all you can say.

MegaMind-a very modern movie, with characters changing lightning fast, in an already fast-paced movie. Even more so than with other movies, it'll take a few viewings to pick up all the nuances of the plot. It's not very well-known, because, well, the trailer looks stupid, and the premise is hard to sell. An example? The picture above.


Tangled-a classic Disney fairy tale created in the modern age, with influences from both eras. Complete with occasional singing, it's more of an epic than these others, which is not to say that it isn't hilarious, but the overall feeling you have after watching it leans more towards epic.

Thanks for reading!

P.S. I made a concerted effort  to throw in some pictures, because lately, my posts have been as colorful as Tatooine in a drought.