unBEARable
08/27/2010 Hello Bear men of West Virginia! It is that time of the year again for college and public school students to go back to school, so I hope all of you had a great 2010 summer. I still can’t believe that there is only a little more than four months left in 2010, and then it will be a whole new year. I can’t wait for the fall and all of the great things that come with the season: Halloween, the leaves turning colors, Thanksgiving, the Italian heritage Festival, Black Friday, Labor Day weekend, Christmas and New Years Eve to name a few.
As some of you may know, I’m a huge movie buff (and I’m slowly turning my boyfriend into one too). As I think back over the movies I’ve seen during 2010 I wanted to share with you some of the most memorable films I have seen in 2010 so far. If movies are about $8.00 on average – factoring in the cheapness of matinees and the expensiveness of 3D movies – I have spent at least $160.00 in going to the movies so far in 2010; it is crazy, but there is something about seeing a movie on the ‘big screen’.
So what I have done Bear men of West Virginia, is to create two ‘top ten’ lists of the best and worst movies of 2010 – all of which should be released sometime this fall for home viewing – in accordance to my personal movie opinion. First and foremost are the worst movies of 2010 (so far):
Top 10 Worst Movies (so far) in 2010
By far the biggest disappointment to everybody in 2010 was with M. Night Shyamalan’s Avatar: The Last Airbender, so much even, that it is now a roaming joke on the internet, television and even in other movies. The potential for this three part movie was phenomenal, but somewhere along the line the elemental bending got dummied-down, and the character from the original series became emotionally-muted; the original animated series is so much better that I’m shocked in horror for the next two books.
I originally heard of The Human Centipede from friends about how messed-up this movie was, and I hear that they are already making a sequel. I’m not going to say anything about the plot of the movie because the trailer speaks for itself, but there is actually no point whatsoever about seeing this film, unless (as my friend Les put it) ‘your want a part of your soul to die’. Seriously, I like the Hostel movies, as well as the Saw movies, but this is worse than watching someone being tortured to death in a movie; it’s degrading.
Another huge disappointment in cinema was the remake of Clash of the Titans 3D, which actually wasn’t in 3D at all, just parts of the movie were converted to 3D viewing; however, most of the movie was 2D except for a couple CGI scenes (which are easily converted into digital stereoscopic 3D). All in all, the original was so much better, and it goes to show how a plot and character development can’t be replaced by special effects and explosions. Also, the remake not only eliminates the character of Bobo, but actually makes fun of him; for shame Hollywood!
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As for the rest of the movies on the list: Alice in Wonderland 3D was similar to Clash of the Titans 3D in that the movie didn’t really take advantage of the 3D technology, everyone is sick of seeing the love-triangle (Tim Burton, Johnny Depp and Helen Bonham Carter) and Johnny Depp’s portrayal of the Mad Hatter was more like the shark hunter in the originals Jaws movie; I liked the original Lon Chaney Wolf Man better than the remake because you didn’t have two lead actors, who were also werewolves, fighting for screen time and ruining the plot of the movie; I liked the Nightmare on Elm Street the first time I saw it, when it was called A Nightmare on Elm Street 1 through 4.
Shrek 4 Forever After was a reimagining of the Shrek series, but what I miss the most is that the first and second Shrek movies actually were entertaining to adults. As the series progressed they became more and more for children, more archetypical, and only humorous to straight couples and parents (not everyone in the world is a stereotypical straight married couple residing in the U.S.A.). I actually don’t care to re-watch Iron man 2 at all; to many characters, villains and frankly action are being produced by Marvel movies, and their film company will soon be dead from their bastardizations of their comic books, as well as overproduction. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice had the potential to be a great series, and a follow-up to the Pirates of the Caribbean series, but it’s characters and plot were too Nickelodeon to see a sequel; however, it is worth watching at least once, with the release of Tron Legacy later this year (as well as them remaking all of their older movies), I predict that Disney will be a movie force to be reckoned with over the next couple of years. Finally the movie Predators is the least of my hated movies in 2010, because when you go to see a Predator movie, you really know what you are in store for: action, aliens and machismo; it is yet another sequel in the endless possibility of sequels in both the Preadtor and Alien series.
Top 10 Best Movies (so far) in 2010
And now for my ‘Top 10 Best Movies (so far) in 2010’ list, which is ordered by movies that I thought were refreshing, original and have re-watchability. The best movie I have seen this year so far is Scott Pilgrim VS. the World for two reasons: it is actually a video game that you are going to watch, as well as a movie; Brian-Bear and I laughed the hardest at this movie more than any other movie of 2010. Scott Pilgrim VS. the World is a refreshing take on a modern love story that reminds me of No More Heroes for Wii, is very gay-friendly, references many popular video game sounds and features, as well as having badass humor and action sequences; this is a must see!
The long awaited sequel of the Twilight Saga: Eclipse delivers! The movie moves more away from romance, and more into the werewolves and vampires working together to protect Bella from Victoria. The Twilight Saga in many ways depicts an eternal love, and has been embraced as the new Romeo & Juliet of the 21st century. Equally successful is Kick-Ass The Movie, which I saw at the Sunset Drive-In Theatre this summer with Brian-Bear and some friends; it has an overdose of two things: action and humor! Also, it is refreshing to see a different take on superheroes now that Marvel has flooded the market with a lot of re-fried crap.
As for the rest of the movie on my Top 10 Best Movies (so far) in 2010’, Inception is fantasy-crime drama that is phenomenal, Splice is a great new monster-movie, Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief is really entertaining (even though the sequels are probably not going to be made, The Lovely Bones is a sincere serial-killer movie (but I’ve been told the book is even better), Dinner for Schmucks is just down-right funny, Toy Story 3 is the last movie in a great series of movies from Pixar, and How to Train Your Dragon 3D is probably the best movie that Dreamworks will release this year; I highly advise checking these movies out because they are really good.
Well that’s it Bear men of West Virginia; until next time live, love and laugh!
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