Futurama released its first straight to DVD movie which will then be aired on Comedy Central. After being off the air for about two years, it’s a welcome sight. But you might not want to run out to pick it up just yet.
There’s a bunch of time traveling, Lila meets a girl, and some internet scammers steal the Earth. There are a bunch of sight gags and a ton of references for Futrama jedi to catch. They also do a fair job of keeping track of the potential paradoxes that time travel could cause, not that they really pay too much attention to causality.
For the most part, the movie is effective. If you’re a Futurama fan, you’ll surely welcome the series’ return to TV. If you’ve never seen the show before, it does a fair job of introducing some of the characters, but honestly, it won’t nearly be as funny for you.
If you watched the above trailer, you’ve seen everything in the movie. Literally. If you haven’t, spend the 2 minutes and then you won’t have to see the movie.
Keanu Reeves does a good job of playing himself, which isn’t a bad thing. This was before he was famous, so it’s okay. But the main problem is that the movie’s boring. There were a few times that I wanted to turn it off. But, I waited it out to see if something would happen. Nothing did. Save yourself the trouble, pass on this one.
Spell out love messages. Write your name. Have some fun with buttons and letters. As if that wasn’t enough, by purchasing this kit, you get access to an e27 font.
Each kit comes with of the 2 dark brown horn buttons measuring (2 cm in diameter) with 9 holes, a needle, and three colors of thread.
If you don’t know anything about Blade Runner, you’ve been living under a rock for the last 20 years. As plodding (read: boring) as it may be at times, it is probably the most influential scifi movies ever. The cityscapes, the hover cars, the advertisements, the lights, all spectacular.
It’s amazing to see how well the film has held up for 25 years. The cities still look futuristic and the film doesn’t look like it’s ages a day. The only element that places it in the 80s are the flamboyant shirts Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) wears and the huge shoulder pads Rachael (Sean Young) wear. Aside from that, Blade Runner looks like it could’ve been made today and still be making a believable look into the future.
At last, the issue of whether Deckard is a replicant or not is answered. Short answer, he is.
No Country for Old Men is the new film by the Coen brothers. It’s about Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin, Gone Baby Gone) who finds a ton of money who is hunted by Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem), a sociopath.
In typical Coen Bros. fair, the pacing is deliberate with large sections of little to no dialogue. It’s easy to get lost in the beautiful landscapes and forget that there’s a psychotic murderer about. So if you’re looking for action flick, you’re not going to get it. There’s a high body count and there’s plenty of blood, but the tension doesn’t come from gun fights, rather, from the chase. The Coen Bros. are masterful at this.
I’d like to say I loved it, but it took me a little bit to fully understand the film. I wasn’t the only one either. Ninja, her brother, and many others in the theatre were like “huh?” as the credits rolled. But once you start thinking about it and the way everything pieces together, it’s brilliant.
