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]]>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:33:02 GMTMovie MarathonsWed, 22 Jul 2009 01:35:58 GMT15022Group Spout Group:Movies we do not want to see - Try to convince us to see these movies! http://www.spout.com/groups/Movies_we_do_not_want_to_see/70/default.aspx Group Name: Movies we do not want to see - Try to convince us to see these movies!
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]]>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:31:56 GMTMovies we do not want to seeWed, 22 Mar 2006 14:27:50 GMT203190Group Spout Post: Re:Weekly Theme for July 20: Television http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_July_20_Television/625/43196/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mciocco
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Post Date: 7/20/2009 1:13:40 PM
Body: A few come to mind: Network - At the time, Paddy Chayefsky tried to imagine the most ridiculous and absurd things that could happen on TV news... Frighteningly, it doesn't seem as ridiculous or absurd these days. Groundhog Day - TV weatherman caught in a space/time loop. Great movie. The Truman Show - Jim Carrey in a semi-serious role? Decent movie, though I'm not sure it's aged that well... The Insider - Or, how everyone lost faith in 60 Minutes. Anchorman - I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany. And some horror TV films: Poltergeist, Ringu, and Videodrome
]]>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:13:40 GMTmcioccoWeekly Theme7/20/2009 1:13:40 PMA few come to mind: Network - At the time, Paddy Chayefsky tried to imagine the most ridiculous and absurd things that could happen on TV news... Frighteningly, it doesn't seem as ridiculous or absurd these days. Groundhog Day - TV weatherman caught in a space/time loop. Great movie. The Truman Show - Jim Carrey in a semi-serious role? Decent movie, though I'm not sure it's aged that well... The Insider - Or, how everyone lost faith in 60 Minutes. Anchorman - I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany. And some horror TV films: Poltergeist, Ringu, and Videodrome Spout Post: Re:Weekly Theme for July 13: Whodunit? http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_July_13_Whodunit/625/43032/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mciocco
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Post Date: 7/13/2009 6:58:22 PM
Body: The whodunit appears to have morphed into about 30 or 40 different police procedurals on TV. Between the million CSI and Law & Order variants, you could find yourself watching a whodunit for just about every waking hour of the week. In terms of movies, you've hit most of the ones that immediately jump to mind. A couple of others: The Name of the Rose - I haven't seen this in years, so maybe it doesn't hold up, but this adaptation of an Umberto Eco novel was pretty good. The Usual Suspects - Perhaps not a pure whodunit, I think this still works Seven - Again, probably not a pure whodunit, but it kinda works A lot of slasher movies could arguably be whodunits. My Bloody Valentine and Sleepaway Camp spring immediately to mind (heck, even Friday the 13th Part V might work, though it's pretty inept).
]]>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:58:22 GMTmcioccoWeekly Theme7/13/2009 6:58:22 PMThe whodunit appears to have morphed into about 30 or 40 different police procedurals on TV. Between the million CSI and Law & Order variants, you could find yourself watching a whodunit for just about every waking hour of the week. In terms of movies, you've hit most of the ones that immediately jump to mind. A couple of others: The Name of the Rose - I haven't seen this in years, so maybe it doesn't hold up, but this adaptation of an Umberto Eco novel was pretty good. The Usual Suspects - Perhaps not a pure whodunit, I think this still works Seven - Again, probably not a pure whodunit, but it kinda works A lot of slasher movies could arguably be whodunits. My Bloody Valentine and Sleepaway Camp spring immediately to mind (heck, even Friday the 13th Part V might work, though it's pretty inept). Spout Post: Re:Drag Me to Hell http://www.spout.com/groups/HORROR_MOVIES_101/Re_Drag_Me_to_Hell/222/42759/1/ShowPost.aspxPost By: mciocco
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Post Date: 6/22/2009 4:10:35 PM
Body: I'm pretty much in agreement with everything there. There are definitely some things I loved about the movie, but there were a couple of things that bothered me. The obviousness of the whole envelope switcheroo being one of them (but then again, even when you predict it, it can be somewhat satisfying, depending on whether or not you like the main character). But I loved the "hankerchief as recurring villain" bits, and of course my favorite part of the movie was the fact that there was an anvil hanging in the shed. I was laughing hysterically when I noticed that, to the point where I think I was making other people in the theater nervous. Ultimately, it's a fun little horror movie that doesn't try to be any more than what it is, and it works really well on that level. It's not quite up there with Evil Dead II or anything, but still a fun time. Definitely worth a rental if you get a chance...
]]>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:10:35 GMTmcioccoHORROR MOVIES 1016/22/2009 4:10:35 PMI'm pretty much in agreement with everything there. There are definitely some things I loved about the movie, but there were a couple of things that bothered me. The obviousness of the whole envelope switcheroo being one of them (but then again, even when you predict it, it can be somewhat satisfying, depending on whether or not you like the main character). But I loved the "hankerchief as recurring villain" bits, and of course my favorite part of the movie was the fact that there was an anvil hanging in the shed. I was laughing hysterically when I noticed that, to the point where I think I was making other people in the theater nervous. Ultimately, it's a fun little horror movie that doesn't try to be any more than what it is, and it works really well on that level. It's not quite up there with Evil Dead II or anything, but still a fun time. Definitely worth a rental if you get a chance... Spout Post: Re:Weekly Theme for June 22: The Plague http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_June_22_The_Plague/625/42758/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mciocco
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Post Date: 6/22/2009 4:01:02 PM
Body: Every example I'm coming up with seems to be a borderline case. Most are not about a plague proper, but have elements of plague type stories. The best example I can think of is the original The Andromeda Strain. (Incidentally, the 2008 miniseries sucks!) Serenity references many elements of plague, even though it probably wouldn't be considered a plague movie. I'm a big fan of the novel, but the I Am Legend movie isn't nearly as good... Still, some of those scenes of an empty NY hit home... 12 Monkeys is another that doesn't really hit the plague head on, but plague features in the story... The Stand mini-series isn't that great overall (another movie overshadowed by the book), but the first 2 hour episode is pretty great, and that's the part when the plague spreads... There are probably a million zombie movies that would qualify, but I'll leave that open for others:) ~Mark
]]>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:01:02 GMTmcioccoWeekly Theme6/22/2009 4:01:02 PMEvery example I'm coming up with seems to be a borderline case. Most are not about a plague proper, but have elements of plague type stories. The best example I can think of is the original The Andromeda Strain. (Incidentally, the 2008 miniseries sucks!) Serenity references many elements of plague, even though it probably wouldn't be considered a plague movie. I'm a big fan of the novel, but the I Am Legend movie isn't nearly as good... Still, some of those scenes of an empty NY hit home... 12 Monkeys is another that doesn't really hit the plague head on, but plague features in the story... The Stand mini-series isn't that great overall (another movie overshadowed by the book), but the first 2 hour episode is pretty great, and that's the part when the plague spreads... There are probably a million zombie movies that would qualify, but I'll leave that open for others:) ~Mark Spout Post: Playing Columbine http://www.spout.com/blogs/mciocco/archive/2009/4/12/41568.aspxPost By: mciocco
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Post Date: 4/12/2009 8:58:05 PM
Body: A few years ago, student filmmaker Danny Ledonne discovered a computer program called RPG Maker (which provides an easy way to create a video game without having to learn programming) and decided to make a game that would explore issues important to him. As a high school student in Colorado at the time of the Columbine shooting, he found that event to be particularly important in his life. He recognized himself in the shooters and wanted to make a game that explored that concept as well as the idea that video games were themselves responsible for the tragedy. So he made a game called Super Columbine Massacre RPG! where you play Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold and act out the massacre, following events on the day of the shootings and continuing after their suicide into hell (where they fight creatures from the video game Doom). In 2005 he (anonymously) made the game available for free on the internet. He didn't do much in the way of promotion for the game, but it almost immediately started garnering attention due to its controversial subject matter. Many people condemned the game and its creator, but it eventually started to pick up some supporters who mounted a defense. As a way of explaining his actions, Ledonne made a documentary called Playing Columbine in 2007 that covers why and how he created the game, and then springboards to broader discussions on the role of serious video games and art in our society.The film has been making its way through the festival circuit since then, including a the showing I saw recently at the Philadelphia Film Festival. While I wouldn't say that Ledonne is anywhere close to Errol Morris territory, I do think he has crafted an effective exploration of an intensely personal subject. Without knowing much about the game or the movie going in, I suspected that there might be something of a conflict of interests for Ledonne. Was this going to just be an exercise in self-serving defensiveness and bias, or would it be a legitimate exploration of video games, art, and culture? I'm happy to say that Ledonne has succeeded in making a movie that is more than just a defense of his simple game. Of course, the film starts by detailing the controversy surrounding the game and the response to the game. However, the movie wisely strays from the game at almost every opportunity in order to explore broader and more interesting concepts such as the demonization of video games in the media, the value of video games as an artistic medium, censorship, responsibility and the nature of violence and school violence. There is a somewhat cyclical structure to the film, as each segment uses the Super Columbine Massacre RPG! game as a springboard to discuss different ideas and controversies surrounding video games in general. For instance, one segment covers an incident where the game was pulled from the Slamdance Film Festival's Guerrilla Gamemaker Competition by festival director Peter Baxter. As a result, half of the other game developers withdrew their games from consideration and USC pulled its sponsorship of the competition. The details of this particular story are interesting by themselves, but the movie uses this as a jumping-off point to discuss broader ideas of censorship and art. The film is comprised primarily of talking head interviews intersperced with video game and movie clips, but Ledonne has done a great job assembling an appropriate and noteworthy cast of game developers, university professors, media experts, school shooting survivors and even game critics. Some notable names include Ian Bogost (video game professor and designer), Hal Halpin (founder of video game trade organization), Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago (designers of Kaedrin favorite, Flower), Jack Thompson (attorney and anti-video game activist), and Andrew Lanza (NY State Senator and video game critic). There are lots of other worthy contributers as well, and they mostly have interesting and thought provoking things to say. By necessity, Ledonne himself also appears throughout the film (for example, there are excerpts of interviews and lectures he has done), but you see him as one of many video game designers and experts throughout the film, not as the director (unlike, say, Bowling for Columbine). The movie obviously has its own bias, and the amount of time given to critics is dwarved by proponents, but the film does a good overall job of letting you know that fact. Perhaps it's just my current obsession with video games and art, but I did thoroughly enjoy this film. Unfortunately, I it may be difficult to actually see the film, as there doesn't appear to be any DVD release scheduled and I suspect there are a lot of clearance issues that would need to be worked out. Still, if you get a chance to watch it, I would recommend it. Even if you're not interested in a Columbine game, the movie goes much deeper, exploring interesting and broader topics like censorship and violence in the media. (Cross posted at my other blog)
]]>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:58:05 GMTmcioccomciocco Blog4/12/2009 8:58:05 PMA few years ago, student filmmaker Danny Ledonne discovered a computer program called RPG Maker (which provides an easy way to create a video game without having to learn programming) and decided to make a game that would explore issues important to him. As a high school student in Colorado at the time of the Columbine shooting, he found that event to be particularly important in his life. He recognized himself in the shooters and wanted to make a game that explored that concept as well as the idea that video games were themselves responsible for the tragedy. So he made a game called Super Columbine Massacre RPG! where you play Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold and act out the massacre, following events on the day of the shootings and continuing after their suicide into hell (where they fight creatures from the video game Doom). In 2005 he (anonymously) made the game available for free on the internet. He didn't do much in the way of promotion for the game, but it almost immediately started garnering attention due to its controversial subject matter. Many people condemned the game and its creator, but it eventually started to pick up some supporters who mounted a defense. As a way of explaining his actions, Ledonne made a documentary called Playing Columbine in 2007 that covers why and how he created the game, and then springboards to broader discussions on the role of serious video games and art in our society.The film has been making its way through the festival circuit since then, including a the showing I saw recently at the Philadelphia Film Festival. While I wouldn't say that Ledonne is anywhere close to Errol Morris territory, I do think he has crafted an effective exploration of an intensely personal subject. Without knowing much about the game or the movie going in, I suspected that there might be something of a conflict of interests for Ledonne. Was this going to just be an exercise in self-serving defensiveness and bias, or would it be a legitimate exploration of video games, art, and culture? I'm happy to say that Ledonne has succeeded in making a movie that is more than just a defense of his simple game. Of course, the film starts by detailing the controversy surrounding the game and the response to the game. However, the movie wisely strays from the game at almost every opportunity in order to explore broader and more interesting concepts such as the demonization of video games in the media, the value of video games as an artistic medium, censorship, responsibility and the nature of violence and school violence. There is a somewhat cyclical structure to the film, as each segment uses the Super Columbine Massacre RPG! game as a springboard to discuss different ideas and controversies surrounding video games in general. For instance, one segment covers an incident where the game was pulled from the Slamdance Film Festival's Guerrilla Gamemaker Competition by festival director Peter Baxter. As a result, half of the other game developers withdrew their games from consideration and USC pulled its sponsorship of the competition. The details of this particular story are interesting by themselves, but the movie uses this as a jumping-off point to discuss broader ideas of censorship and art. The film is comprised primarily of talking head interviews intersperced with video game and movie clips, but Ledonne has done a great job assembling an appropriate and noteworthy cast of game developers, university professors, media experts, school shooting survivors and even game critics. Some notable names include Ian Bogost (video game professor and designer), Hal Halpin (founder of video game trade organization), Jenova Chen and Kellee Santiago (designers of Kaedrin favorite, Flower), Jack Thompson (attorney and anti-video game activist), and Andrew Lanza (NY State Senator and video game critic). There are lots of other worthy contributers as well, and they mostly have interesting and thought provoking things to say. By necessity, Ledonne himself also appears throughout the film (for example, there are excerpts of interviews and lectures he has done), but you see him as one of many video game designers and experts throughout the film, not as the director (unlike, say, Bowling for Columbine). The movie obviously has its own bias, and the amount of time given to critics is dwarved by proponents, but the film does a good overall job of letting you know that fact. Perhaps it's just my current obsession with video games and art, but I did thoroughly enjoy this film. Unfortunately, I it may be difficult to actually see the film, as there doesn't appear to be any DVD release scheduled and I suspect there are a lot of clearance issues that would need to be worked out. Still, if you get a chance to watch it, I would recommend it. Even if you're not interested in a Columbine game, the movie goes much deeper, exploring interesting and broader topics like censorship and violence in the media. (Cross posted at my other blog) Spout Post: Re:WATCHMEN Poll: Raddest character? http://www.spout.com/groups/sci_fi/Re_WATCHMEN_Poll_Raddest_character/4/40849/1/ShowPost.aspxPost By: mciocco
Post To: sci-fi
Post Date: 3/5/2009 2:52:25 PM
Body: [quote user="SkyPilot"] My favorite Rorschach moment comes when his brainstorming gets increasingly wacky, and he's like, "All this Egyptian imagery is making my logic fuzzy..." [/quote] My favorite Rorschach moment comes when he's in prison and a prisoner tries to stab him in the cafeteria. He throws a bowl of boiling cooking oil on the prisoner and shouts "None of you understand. I'm not locked up in here with you. You're locked up in here with me." Badass.
]]>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:52:25 GMTmcioccosci-fi3/5/2009 2:52:25 PM[quote user="SkyPilot"] My favorite Rorschach moment comes when his brainstorming gets increasingly wacky, and he's like, "All this Egyptian imagery is making my logic fuzzy..." [/quote] My favorite Rorschach moment comes when he's in prison and a prisoner tries to stab him in the cafeteria. He throws a bowl of boiling cooking oil on the prisoner and shouts "None of you understand. I'm not locked up in here with you. You're locked up in here with me." Badass. Spout Post: Re:Weekly Theme for March 3: Motorin'! http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_March_3_Motorin/625/40786/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mciocco
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Post Date: 3/3/2009 12:04:47 AM
Body: I'll register my love for the Mad Max movies. The first Mad Max is an odd duck. A little uneven, but riveting stuff. Mad Max 2, or The Road Warrior as it's known here in the states, is one of those odd sequels that at least rivals the original... perhaps even surpasses it (incidentally, I just got the Blu-Ray and the picture is gorgeous!) Of course, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome is a distinct step down in quality, but I still have an affinity for it and some of it's more memorable creations (i.e. the titular Thunderdome and it's primary rule: "Two men enter, one man leaves." and of course, Master Blaster). I remember watching these movies as a youngin and being thrilled by the car chases. Low angles, cool cars and lots of revving. Awesome stuff.
]]>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 05:04:47 GMTmcioccoWeekly Theme3/3/2009 12:04:47 AMI'll register my love for the Mad Max movies. The first Mad Max is an odd duck. A little uneven, but riveting stuff. Mad Max 2, or The Road Warrior as it's known here in the states, is one of those odd sequels that at least rivals the original... perhaps even surpasses it (incidentally, I just got the Blu-Ray and the picture is gorgeous!) Of course, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome is a distinct step down in quality, but I still have an affinity for it and some of it's more memorable creations (i.e. the titular Thunderdome and it's primary rule: "Two men enter, one man leaves." and of course, Master Blaster). I remember watching these movies as a youngin and being thrilled by the car chases. Low angles, cool cars and lots of revving. Awesome stuff. Spout Post: Re:Weekly Theme for February 9: Public Transportation http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_February_9_Public_Transportat/625/40359/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mciocco
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Post Date: 2/9/2009 4:21:21 PM
Body: Do airplanes count? Airplane! is pretty darn funny:p These are probably more about road trips in general than public transportation, but Planes, Trains, and Automobiles and Midnight Run might count, right? Transsiberian is a recent thriller on a train. Didn't love it, but a lot of people seemed to think it was pretty good. Another recent horror movie on a train is Midnight Meat Train. Again, not especially groundbreaking stuff, but somewhat entertaining. I keep feeling like I'm really missing something obvious. Grrr. A lot of what I'm thinking of are just road trip movies, or movies that feature scenes on public transit... (like Dogma, which I'm not sure qualifies)
]]>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:21:21 GMTmcioccoWeekly Theme2/9/2009 4:21:21 PMDo airplanes count? Airplane! is pretty darn funny:p These are probably more about road trips in general than public transportation, but Planes, Trains, and Automobiles and Midnight Run might count, right? Transsiberian is a recent thriller on a train. Didn't love it, but a lot of people seemed to think it was pretty good. Another recent horror movie on a train is Midnight Meat Train. Again, not especially groundbreaking stuff, but somewhat entertaining. I keep feeling like I'm really missing something obvious. Grrr. A lot of what I'm thinking of are just road trip movies, or movies that feature scenes on public transit... (like Dogma, which I'm not sure qualifies) Spout Post: Re:STAR WARS vs STAR TREK: The Barroom Brawl http://www.spout.com/groups/Filmgaming/Re_STAR_WARS_vs_STAR_TREK_The_Barroom_Brawl/563/40235/1/ShowPost.aspxPost By: mciocco
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Post Date: 2/4/2009 1:37:56 PM
Body: But we're talking about a barroom brawl here, not a pitched battle in space or on open ground. Mostly hand to hand combat in close quarters. Ok, so I can maybe see Picard giving Boba Fett a run for his money. I still think Fett would win, but I can at least understand the inclination. But Spock over Darth Maul? No way! There are a couple other Trekkies who could take their opponent on the list, but the only real sure thing in my mind is that Worf would annihilate Lando.
]]>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 18:37:56 GMTmcioccoFilmgaming2/4/2009 1:37:56 PMBut we're talking about a barroom brawl here, not a pitched battle in space or on open ground. Mostly hand to hand combat in close quarters. Ok, so I can maybe see Picard giving Boba Fett a run for his money. I still think Fett would win, but I can at least understand the inclination. But Spock over Darth Maul? No way! There are a couple other Trekkies who could take their opponent on the list, but the only real sure thing in my mind is that Worf would annihilate Lando. Spout Post: Re:STAR WARS vs STAR TREK: The Barroom Brawl http://www.spout.com/groups/Filmgaming/Re_STAR_WARS_vs_STAR_TREK_The_Barroom_Brawl/563/40217/1/ShowPost.aspxPost By: mciocco
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Post Date: 2/3/2009 6:53:48 PM
Body: I think Star Wars is going to come out on top here. Star Wars is much more of an Action/Adventure series, which puts the more intellectual Star Trek at a disadvantage. I mean, the humans in Star Trek are all enlightened and diplomatic and stuff. Badassery displayed by a Trek character usually comes in the form of a gutsy strategic or diplomatic maneuver. Pitting such characters in a one on one fight with folks who are known for their physical badassery is generally a losing battle.
]]>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:53:48 GMTmcioccoFilmgaming2/3/2009 6:53:48 PMI think Star Wars is going to come out on top here. Star Wars is much more of an Action/Adventure series, which puts the more intellectual Star Trek at a disadvantage. I mean, the humans in Star Trek are all enlightened and diplomatic and stuff. Badassery displayed by a Trek character usually comes in the form of a gutsy strategic or diplomatic maneuver. Pitting such characters in a one on one fight with folks who are known for their physical badassery is generally a losing battle. Spout Post: Ping Pong Playa' http://www.spout.com/blogs/mciocco/archive/2009/1/21/39773.aspx Post By: mciocco
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Post Date: 1/21/2009 11:35:40 PM
Body: It's like Happy Gilmore, but with Asians, Basketball, and Ping Pong instead of Sandlers, Hockey, and Golf. In all seriousness, this movie probably has a little more heart than Gilmore, but the laughs are, well, different. The main character, Christopher "C-dub" Wang, is simultaneously more ridiculous and yet more realistic than Mr. Happy Gilmore. The movie has its flaws, but it's an enjoyable experience and rather funny too.
]]>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:35:40 GMTmcioccomciocco Blog1/21/2009 11:35:40 PMIt's like Happy Gilmore, but with Asians, Basketball, and Ping Pong instead of Sandlers, Hockey, and Golf. In all seriousness, this movie probably has a little more heart than Gilmore, but the laughs are, well, different. The main character, Christopher "C-dub" Wang, is simultaneously more ridiculous and yet more realistic than Mr. Happy Gilmore. The movie has its flaws, but it's an enjoyable experience and rather funny too. Spout Post: Ping Pong Playa' http://www.spout.com/blogs/mciocco/archive/2009/1/21/39773.aspx Post By: mciocco
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Body: It's like Happy Gilmore, but with Asians, Basketball, and Ping Pong instead of Sandlers, Hockey, and Golf. In all seriousness, this movie probably has a little more heart than Gilmore, but the laughs are, well, different. The main character, Christopher "C-dub" Wang, is simultaneously more ridiculous and yet more realistic than Mr. Happy Gilmore. The movie has its flaws, but it's an enjoyable experience and rather funny too.
]]>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:35:40 GMTmcioccomciocco Blog1/21/2009 11:35:40 PMIt's like Happy Gilmore, but with Asians, Basketball, and Ping Pong instead of Sandlers, Hockey, and Golf. In all seriousness, this movie probably has a little more heart than Gilmore, but the laughs are, well, different. The main character, Christopher "C-dub" Wang, is simultaneously more ridiculous and yet more realistic than Mr. Happy Gilmore. The movie has its flaws, but it's an enjoyable experience and rather funny too. Spout Post: The Wrestler http://www.spout.com/blogs/mciocco/archive/2009/1/17/39625.aspx Post By: mciocco
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Post Date: 1/17/2009 3:33:51 PM
Body: The Wrestler: When I was in high school, I joined the wrestling team. Now, amateur wrestling of the sort I was participating in is not the same thing you see on TV. That wrestling is usually called "professional" wrestling. Both sports have some things in common, but amateur wrestling is much closer to other martial arts while the professional variety is closer to the theatrical arts. Thus professional wrestling is usually referred to as "fake" wrestling... and no one was more guilty of that than us "real" wrestlers. Of course, in some ways, our griping was justified, but on the other hand, we were also rather ignorant of the realities of professional wrestling. There is still quite a bit of physicality involved in the sport, and over time, it can certainly take quite a toll. Bill Simmons gives an excellent description of this in his review: Pro wrestling chews up and spits out its athletes with grueling schedules, brutal physical punishment and a tacit understanding that performance enhancers are okay—as are greenies, sleeping pills and painkillers. These guys destroy their bodies, then their hearts give out and they die. Google the phrase "dead wrestlers," and your computer will start to smoke like an overtaxed car engine. From the first shots of The Wrestler, you see just how much of a toll it takes. The scene is simple - it just features our main character, Randy "The Ram" Robinson, sitting in a chair preparing for a match. It's instructive that you don't need to see his face or hear him talk about it to know just how broken down and battered The Ram is (even before the match). You can see it in his posture and you can hear it in his breathing. This represents most of what The Wrestler has gotten right, which is Mickey Rourke's performance (which is as excellent as everyone says and yes, the parallels between Randy and Mickey Rourke himself are eerie. I won't belabor the point any more than that becaues it's been covered so extensively by everyone else...) and the inside look at the professional wrestling world that drives everything. In the 1980s heyday of wrestling, Randy the Ram was at the top of his game, performing at venues like Madison Square Garden in front of sold out crowds. 20 years later, he's battered and broken, playing tiny venues, signing autographs at small, local conventions, and working part-time at a grocery store. He dreams of reclaiming past glory, but hits a roadblock when he has the inevitable heart attack after a match that exemplifies the physical nature of "fake" wrestling. The doctor is clear: if he keeps wrestling, he'll die. This forces Randy to take stock of his life, and he attempts to restablish a relationship with his daughter while expanding his existing friendship with a stripper. The stripper, played by Marisa Tomei, parallel's Randy's story. Like Randy, she has chosen a career with a shelf life, and she's nearing the point where she will no longer be able to rely on her body to make money. She seems better prepared to face this fact than Randy though, and has done a reasonable job separating her personal life from her professional life. Randy is not so lucky. How these relationships play out comprise the rest of the story. As previously hinted at, the wrestling bits in the movie are fantastic. Despite my high school activities, I never knew much about professional wrestling, but this movie feels right. It hits all the notes of authenticity, from the aformentioned brutality to the backstage banter and wrestling jargon. Unfortunately, the two main relationships described earlier in this review are less successful. Of course, reuniting with an abandoned daughter and a relationship with a stripper represent a mine field of potential cliche, so it's somewhat impressive that screenwriter Robert Siegel is able to navigate with reasonable success. He doesn't emerge unscathed, particularly with respect to the relationship with the daughter (not that stripper subplot is perfect), but he managed to avoid the most troubling cliches. The movie's themes come through loud and clear. It ends on the perfect note, and I'm hard pressed to think of a better ending shot this year, if not this decade. I loved director Darren Aronofsky's first film, the creepy, paranoid math-based thriller Pi, and was duly impressed by his manic drug addiction tale Requiem for a Dream. I was less impressed by his last effort, 2006's gorgeous looking The Fountain, a movie best described as an "interesting failure." In The Wrestler, Aronofsky has toned down the manic style that impressed so many, but in doing so he has lost none of his visual potency. Instead of the quick cuts and spastic style of his previous efforts, he takes a much simpler, almost verite aproach. The camera follows Randy the Ram in long unbroken takes, often from behind, giving you his view of the world almost as if we're watching a documentary. I can't say it's always fun, but it's usually compelling. In the end, it's not Aronofsky's best movie and it's not perfect, but it's an improvement over The Fountain and one of the better movies of this year. The simple story basically amounts to a small, character based drama, and at a high level, it proceeds mostly as you'd expect, but it's definitely worth a watch (even if it's just for Rourke's performance). I haven't watched profession wrestling in probably over 20 years, but that doesn't matter - the movie is compelling for other reasons, and can be interpreted in several ways. (Cross posted at my blog)
]]>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 20:33:51 GMTmcioccomciocco Blog1/17/2009 3:33:51 PMThe Wrestler: When I was in high school, I joined the wrestling team. Now, amateur wrestling of the sort I was participating in is not the same thing you see on TV. That wrestling is usually called "professional" wrestling. Both sports have some things in common, but amateur wrestling is much closer to other martial arts while the professional variety is closer to the theatrical arts. Thus professional wrestling is usually referred to as "fake" wrestling... and no one was more guilty of that than us "real" wrestlers. Of course, in some ways, our griping was justified, but on the other hand, we were also rather ignorant of the realities of professional wrestling. There is still quite a bit of physicality involved in the sport, and over time, it can certainly take quite a toll. Bill Simmons gives an excellent description of this in his review: Pro wrestling chews up and spits out its athletes with grueling schedules, brutal physical punishment and a tacit understanding that performance enhancers are okay—as are greenies, sleeping pills and painkillers. These guys destroy their bodies, then their hearts give out and they die. Google the phrase "dead wrestlers," and your computer will start to smoke like an overtaxed car engine. From the first shots of The Wrestler, you see just how much of a toll it takes. The scene is simple - it just features our main character, Randy "The Ram" Robinson, sitting in a chair preparing for a match. It's instructive that you don't need to see his face or hear him talk about it to know just how broken down and battered The Ram is (even before the match). You can see it in his posture and you can hear it in his breathing. This represents most of what The Wrestler has gotten right, which is Mickey Rourke's performance (which is as excellent as everyone says and yes, the parallels between Randy and Mickey Rourke himself are eerie. I won't belabor the point any more than that becaues it's been covered so extensively by everyone else...) and the inside look at the professional wrestling world that drives everything. In the 1980s heyday of wrestling, Randy the Ram was at the top of his game, performing at venues like Madison Square Garden in front of sold out crowds. 20 years later, he's battered and broken, playing tiny venues, signing autographs at small, local conventions, and working part-time at a grocery store. He dreams of reclaiming past glory, but hits a roadblock when he has the inevitable heart attack after a match that exemplifies the physical nature of "fake" wrestling. The doctor is clear: if he keeps wrestling, he'll die. This forces Randy to take stock of his life, and he attempts to restablish a relationship with his daughter while expanding his existing friendship with a stripper. The stripper, played by Marisa Tomei, parallel's Randy's story. Like Randy, she has chosen a career with a shelf life, and she's nearing the point where she will no longer be able to rely on her body to make money. She seems better prepared to face this fact than Randy though, and has done a reasonable job separating her personal life from her professional life. Randy is not so lucky. How these relationships play out comprise the rest of the story. As previously hinted at, the wrestling bits in the movie are fantastic. Despite my high school activities, I never knew much about professional wrestling, but this movie feels right. It hits all the notes of authenticity, from the aformentioned brutality to the backstage banter and wrestling jargon. Unfortunately, the two main relationships described earlier in this review are less successful. Of course, reuniting with an abandoned daughter and a relationship with a stripper represent a mine field of potential cliche, so it's somewhat impressive that screenwriter Robert Siegel is able to navigate with reasonable success. He doesn't emerge unscathed, particularly with respect to the relationship with the daughter (not that stripper subplot is perfect), but he managed to avoid the most troubling cliches. The movie's themes come through loud and clear. It ends on the perfect note, and I'm hard pressed to think of a better ending shot this year, if not this decade. I loved director Darren Aronofsky's first film, the creepy, paranoid math-based thriller Pi, and was duly impressed by his manic drug addiction tale Requiem for a Dream. I was less impressed by his last effort, 2006's gorgeous looking The Fountain, a movie best described as an "interesting failure." In The Wrestler, Aronofsky has toned down the manic style that impressed so many, but in doing so he has lost none of his visual potency. Instead of the quick cuts and spastic style of his previous efforts, he takes a much simpler, almost verite aproach. The camera follows Randy the Ram in long unbroken takes, often from behind, giving you his view of the world almost as if we're watching a documentary. I can't say it's always fun, but it's usually compelling. In the end, it's not Aronofsky's best movie and it's not perfect, but it's an improvement over The Fountain and one of the better movies of this year. The simple story basically amounts to a small, character based drama, and at a high level, it proceeds mostly as you'd expect, but it's definitely worth a watch (even if it's just for Rourke's performance). I haven't watched profession wrestling in probably over 20 years, but that doesn't matter - the movie is compelling for other reasons, and can be interpreted in several ways. (Cross posted at my blog) Spout Post: Pathology http://www.spout.com/blogs/mciocco/archive/2009/1/17/39624.aspx Post By: mciocco
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Post Date: 1/17/2009 3:28:02 PM
Body: Pathology: Apparently pathologists are douchebags. And drug addicts. And murderers. The plot follows a new pathologist who joins a crew of other residents. They play a game where they kill people (usually scum-of-the-earth types - a la Dexter) in unusual ways, then have their conspirators try and figure out how it was done. I have to admit a bit of perverse interest in the twists and turns of the story, and I suppose it is a bit of fun on that level, but there's nothing particularly special about it. Genre hounds may enjoy it...
]]>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 20:28:02 GMTmcioccomciocco Blog1/17/2009 3:28:02 PMPathology: Apparently pathologists are douchebags. And drug addicts. And murderers. The plot follows a new pathologist who joins a crew of other residents. They play a game where they kill people (usually scum-of-the-earth types - a la Dexter) in unusual ways, then have their conspirators try and figure out how it was done. I have to admit a bit of perverse interest in the twists and turns of the story, and I suppose it is a bit of fun on that level, but there's nothing particularly special about it. Genre hounds may enjoy it... Spout Post: Re:What is your favorite Martin Scorsese (directing) and Robert De Niro (acting) collaboration? http://www.spout.com/groups/Movie_Polls/Re_What_is_your_favorite_Martin_Scorsese_directin/657/39157/1/ShowPost.aspxPost By: mciocco
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Post Date: 1/6/2009 3:53:41 PM
Body: I agree that Goodfellas is probably the best of them, but it's worth noting that DeNiro only played a supporting role in that movie, which was primarily about Ray Liotta's character. Raging Bull is an incredible movie, but also (for me, at least) and incredible downer. Taxi Driver is pretty fantastic, though I haven't seen it in a long time. I would suspect that one of those three would win.
]]>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:53:41 GMTmcioccoMovie Polls1/6/2009 3:53:41 PMI agree that Goodfellas is probably the best of them, but it's worth noting that DeNiro only played a supporting role in that movie, which was primarily about Ray Liotta's character. Raging Bull is an incredible movie, but also (for me, at least) and incredible downer. Taxi Driver is pretty fantastic, though I haven't seen it in a long time. I would suspect that one of those three would win. Spout Post: Re:PINEAPPLE EXPRESS DVD Giveaway http://www.spout.com/groups/Filmgaming/Re_PINEAPPLE_EXPRESS_DVD_Giveaway/563/39122/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mciocco
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Post Date: 1/5/2009 5:46:08 PM
Body: 2001: A Space Odyssey Particularly the last 20 minutes or so, when Bowman goes through the star gate. I always find myself slackjawed and practically drooling by the end. I've heard that people used to get high and go see the movie, but I don't think it needs any help:p
]]>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:46:08 GMTmcioccoFilmgaming1/5/2009 5:46:08 PM2001: A Space Odyssey Particularly the last 20 minutes or so, when Bowman goes through the star gate. I always find myself slackjawed and practically drooling by the end. I've heard that people used to get high and go see the movie, but I don't think it needs any help:p Spout Post: FC #102: Listeners Top 5 Analysis! http://www.spout.com/groups/FilmCouch/FC_102_Listeners_Top_5_Analysis/302/39107/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mciocco
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Post Date: 1/5/2009 2:34:25 PM
Body: At the end of FC #102, you requested that listeners send you their top 5 and then you'd attempt to figure out their biography from said list. That sounds like fun! So here's my tentative list (still want to see a few before finalizing my top 10, but I think I have the top 4 at least ironed out) in roughly descending order (starting with the best): 1.The Dark Knight 2.The Counterfeiters 3. Timecrimes 4. Let the Right One In 5.The Bank Job (after #4, things sort of even out for me, so #5 could probably be interchanged with my next several films - I chose The Bank Job for this list because I'm probably the only one in the world that would put it in a top 10 list, so I figured it would be more interesting to include it here, even though I suspect that it will eventually be a bit lower on the top 10 when I get around to compiling it. Also, I tried to go by when the movie was released in the US, so a movie like The Counterfeiters still counts as 2008, even though it won the 2007 oscar). The biggest movie I still want to see before finalizing my list would be The Wrestler, which I plan on seeing this weekend. So there. I'm not sure what kind of biographical info you can glean from that, but I'm interested to see what you come up with:) FYI, if you want to cheat a bit and see what other movies I liked from last year, I did create this list on spout
]]>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:34:25 GMTmcioccoFilmCouch1/5/2009 2:34:25 PMAt the end of FC #102, you requested that listeners send you their top 5 and then you'd attempt to figure out their biography from said list. That sounds like fun! So here's my tentative list (still want to see a few before finalizing my top 10, but I think I have the top 4 at least ironed out) in roughly descending order (starting with the best): 1.The Dark Knight 2.The Counterfeiters 3. Timecrimes 4. Let the Right One In 5.The Bank Job (after #4, things sort of even out for me, so #5 could probably be interchanged with my next several films - I chose The Bank Job for this list because I'm probably the only one in the world that would put it in a top 10 list, so I figured it would be more interesting to include it here, even though I suspect that it will eventually be a bit lower on the top 10 when I get around to compiling it. Also, I tried to go by when the movie was released in the US, so a movie like The Counterfeiters still counts as 2008, even though it won the 2007 oscar). The biggest movie I still want to see before finalizing my list would be The Wrestler, which I plan on seeing this weekend. So there. I'm not sure what kind of biographical info you can glean from that, but I'm interested to see what you come up with:) FYI, if you want to cheat a bit and see what other movies I liked from last year, I did create this list on spout Spout Member:The_MOW - Mickey Micklon http://www.spout.com/members/148616/default.aspx Identity: The_MOW
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