Randomness: Star Wars Fan Made Videos

Chick 1 says:

A couple of Star Wars related videos for your amusement.

First, Star Wars is such a part of our culture now that even those few who haven’t seen it still have an idea of what it’s about…or do they? Star Wars as told by someone who’s never seen it. Watch it here.

And if you’re a John Williams fan, check this out. This guy’s got way too much time on his hands, but around the time he starts his whiney Luke impersonation (dead on, BTW) I was starting to crush a little. I find it interesting that although the lyrics are Star Wars inspired, the video features none of the actual score for Star Wars. Can you name the other John Williams scores in this medley? I count 6. Am I right?

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Chick 1 in Randomness 6 Comments

Casting Notes

Chick 1 says:

File these under “I Hope They Know What They’re Doing.”

Old & New News: There is no shortage of rumors surrounding the casting of Iron Man 2. We’ve already discussed the replacement of Terrence Howard with Don Cheadle here. Added to the mix is Tim Robbins as Stark’s dad, obviously in flashbacks. That could work. I like that they keep casting “serious” actors in a superhero movie.

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Chick 1 in Casting Notes 153 Comments

Quote of the Week

Many that live deserve death. Some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them, Frodo?

Gandalf (Ian McKellan)

The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Chick 1 in Movie Quotes 486 Comments

Review: Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Chick 1 says:

I love a movie where a makeover solves everything. That’s my kind of chick flick. While there’s more to this movie than just a makeover, it definitely captures the spirit of the story.

What I Liked: I caught this movie at the theater when it opened in March 2008 and enjoyed it. Watched it on DVD with a friend last night & enjoyed it even more the second time. Done in the style of a 1930s screwball comedy, it is never boring, moving along at a madcap pace. Read more

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Chick 1 in Reviews, The 2000s 3 Comments

Quote of the Week

“Hi Katarina. Make anyone cry today?”

“Sadly, no. But it’s only 4:30.”

Walter & Kat Stratford (Larry Miller & Julia Stiles)

10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Chick 1 in Movie Quotes Leave a comment

I Can’t Wait: The Long Cold Winter

Let’s face it. January and February are the nuclear waste dump of Hollywood. A period when movies whose releases have been pushed further and further back because they couldn’t compete with whatever else was being released, movies that have disappointed studio execs, movies that studios don’t know what to do with, and movies that just have no one to believe in them find themselves finally showing to audiences.

Add to this the romantic comedy season leading up Valentine’s (a genre I’ll talk about in an upcoming blog) and choices at the theater can seem kind of bleak. Read more

Posted on January 6, 2009 by Chick 1 in I Can't Wait! 74 Comments

Quote of the Week

It’s time to separate the wheat from the chafe, the men from the boys, and the awkwardly feminine from the possibly Canadian.

Cotton McKnight (Gary Cole)

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 2004

Posted on January 2, 2009 by Chick 1 in Movie Quotes 328 Comments

Review: Seven Pounds

Chick 1 says:

Will Smith in a drama; I’m there. Will Smith in pretty much anything; I’m there. The man has earned my trust. He can act. He’s charming. And he can make the most mundane line funny.

What I Liked: Shocker. I liked Will Smith. I cared about his character, Ben Thomas, and wanted to know what the heck was going on with him. Read more

Posted on December 30, 2008 by Chick 1 in Reviews, The 2000s Leave a comment

Review: Slumdog Millionaire

Chick 1 says:

All I knew about this movie from director Danny Boyle was that it was about a boy from the slums in India who gets to go on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and that it was getting a lot of Oscar buzz. The words life affirming had also been thrown around so that made me inclined to see it. Read more

Posted on December 28, 2008 by Chick 1 in Reviews, The 2000s 499 Comments

Review: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Chick 2 says:

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is very curious indeed. What was once a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald perhaps should have stayed a short story, or at least been a shorter version of a movie. Born with an unknown ailment (perhaps brought on by a clock that ticks backwards) that causes him to age backwards, Button (played by Brad Pitt) begins his life as an infant eighty-year old man not expected to live. Read more

Posted on December 28, 2008 by Chick 1 in Reviews, The 2000s 59 Comments

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