Thursday, 23 June 2016
Thursday, 19 May 2016
10 BEST MOVIE REBELS
A rebel without a real cause is one that is lost. These movie rebels, people who break the rules while going against the graine have to A- be unique from the framework of James Dean or B- just be the only likeable character in the film. Let the countdown begin
- Ferris Bueller in Ferris Bueller's day-off. Want a crash course in how to skip school and spend the day to you’re own devices. With many fourth wall breaks. Deadpool hasn't got nothing on this original A-pex -- he ducks his way out of school for graduation and steals a Ferrari and drives through Chicago. Rebel. Right.
- Cool Hand Luke. Just ask you dad about this one, a comedy set inside a working jail. He just can't help himself -- his does not follow the sadistic wardens rules and grow admiration from his prison friends who admire his unbreakable will. A classic. Trust me, he’s shakin it, boss. After the movies almost finished even some of the officers in prison grow to admire good ol’ Luke.
- A group of the most ridiculous groups of vigilantes band together to fight crime. In this group is a vigilante group called Big Daddy, played as expected from the great Nick Cage and his daughter; Hit-Girl who specialize in minors with guns and knifes inflicting such pain on whomever comes across these two. SPOILERS. Big Daddy doesnt make it, and Hit-Girl enacts vengeance. Here’s that bit. Hahaha.
- Of Course we can’t forget Agent Smith. I know Neo is the chosen one, but in the sequels Agent Smith instead of going to source for deletion he turns into the virus he once hated and spreads through the Matrix and becomes a real important part of Neo redeeming the Matrix for good. “Is it over?”
- V for Vendetta another Wachowski stamped movie, they wrote the script, is this adaptation of Alan Moore’s comic book. It is about a revolution in all aspects; a grand statement is made by Moore, and by the film's nice adaption; so with that you need some kind of rebel creating this movement, one that has been adopted by real life cyber vigilantes Anonymous. That would be V.
- One of the better movies from Guy Ritchie is a sting-kind-of gangster/comedy movie. Memorable moments and nice montage style of editing. With a string of great characters, but one is gypsie played unrecognizably by Brad Pitt. “Who wants to buy a caravan with no f*cking wheels.” An actual American pulling off something as ranged as a gyspie character kind like how british people are always playing americans. I’d say he’s a rebel, he messes up the boxing match at the end of the film, then there is a the twist, and it turns out this drunk, one punch champ is the real winner in this arm-chopping, bank robbing british comedy.
- Thelma & Louise. Two normal girl friends take a break from their lives and take short fishing trip. But a small road trip turns into a flee from the law when Louise shoots a man in a bar who was trying to rape Thelma. Obviously Ridley Scott is making a feminist statement with this as our girls were in the right, but feel the need to flee from the law. Ending in poetic ending when they reach the end of their journey.
- Mad Max. not really a rebel compared to the wasteland he is in. But after his wife and kid where ran down by a group of crazed gangsters lead by the toecutter -- Max turns animalistic and delirious with rage that consumes him into two sequels towards redeeming the family he lost to a nuclear waste that has no mercy for the light hearted. Forget the remake. This is Mad Max.
- James Dean in A Rebel Without A Curse. He broke the landscape with this performance that in the end would inspire nearly every actor today as he give an unheard of performance that could have only be matched by the like’s of Brando back then. The scene in the station is still better acting then even methodist would give in today's films. Great actor.
- Hunter .S. Thompson in general. Not just his character in his books or the subsequent films. Johnny Depp played the Duke in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Bill Murray homed in on Hunter in Where the Buffalo’s Roam. Instead of explaining the films. Let me run the the daily routine of Hunter on any given day right up till he died from a self inflicted gunshot wound.
- 3:00 p.m. rise
- 3:05 Chivas Regal with the morning papers, Dunhills
- 3:45 cocaine
- 3:50 another glass of Chivas, Dunhill
- 4:05 first cup of coffee, Dunhill
- 4:15 cocaine
- 4:16 orange juice, Dunhill
- 4:30 cocaine
- 4:54 cocaine
- 5:05 cocaine
- 5:11 coffee, Dunhills
- 5:30 more ice in the Chivas
- 5:45 cocaine, etc., etc.
- 6:00 grass to take the edge off the day
- 7:05 Woody Creek Tavern for lunch-Heineken, two margaritas, coleslaw, a taco salad, a double order of fried onion rings, carrot cake, ice cream, a bean fritter, Dunhills, another Heineken, cocaine, and for the ride home, a snow cone (a glass of shredded ice over which is poured three or four jiggers of Chivas)
- 9:00 starts snorting cocaine seriously
- 10:00 drops acid
- 11:00 Chartreuse, cocaine, grass
- 11:30 cocaine, etc, etc.
- 12:00 midnight, Hunter S. Thompson is ready to write
- 12:05-6:00 a.m. Chartreuse, cocaine, grass, Chivas, coffee, Heineken, clove cigarettes, grapefruit, Dunhills, orange juice, gin, continuous pornographic movies.
- 6:00 the hot tub-champagne, Dove Bars, fettuccine Alfredo
- 8:00 Halcyon
- 8:20 sleep
Wednesday, 18 May 2016
10 Movie Characters And Their Real Life Inspirations
Hello and welcome to Child Stars Who Lost There Minds. My name is Michael. To make it on this list at least a couple of occasions the child stars had to so something slightly embarrassing in public or ran into countless legal issue. This is not a video shaming these men and women, but to shine a light on this dark side of growing out of childhood in a city built on lost dreams.
- Macaulay Culkin. The kid in Home Alone as many 90s and noughty kid my already know has shun away from the acting light since then. His delivery comedically was brilliant and for it the first two Home Alone movies they are now the Christmas movie a two generations. But after a slew of drug rumors and a depressing picture of him in tabloids it seems growing in and around the industry, and infamously sleeping a bed with Michael Jackson, has had a unmistakable toll on Culkin. This recent video seems like he has a sense of humor. Good luck with whatever you do Culkin.
- Corey Haim is probably the more sadder end of the spectrum for child stars. Like Culkin Michael Jackson made friends with Corey and his career rival Corey Feldman. For it he had the same loose grip on who to trust and his career went downward when he no longer had the youthful look. On March 10, 2010 in Burbank California; Haim’s prescription drugs eventually ended his life, he was found by his mother who had breast cancer at the time. What you hear is the 911 call. He died later at the hospital from drug induced pneumonia. He was driving towards a clean living before, but his addiction to pain killing medication was too much.
- River Phoenix is another tragic child star who was the most promising on this list to have a talented career before he died. He was a magician and actor; most well known for his role in Stand By Me. In the Early hours of October 31, 1993, Phoenix collapsed outside a nightclub in Los Angeles in front of his brother Joaquin and sister Rain. The coroner found deadly levels of cocaine and morphine in his system. He was only 23 years old.
- Drew Barrymore although a healthy mother and wife now, with some film roles like Adam Sandlers Blended (urgh) Drew Barrymore was once in a vortex of disillusion. The public outcome of this is the interview with David Letterman. She started out as the sister in Steven Spielberg’s E.T. When she grew up she was able to maintain film roles like one of the angels in Charlie’s Angels and, well, that was about it…. I kidding. But in the middle of the transition from child star to movie star she flashes David Letterman on TV in an interview that has to be fueled by something other than her personality.
- Amanda Bynes was a former Television and movie actress who has struggled with drug and alcohol abuse. She also accuses her father of sexual abuse on Twitter and was arrested for a second DUI in 2014, Shortly after the tweet, Bynes admitted her father had not in fact, molested her -- but that he had planted a microchip in her head that forced her the accusations.
- Corey Feldman was the epitome of 80s stars. He too was a child star who was destroyed by the relationship he had with Michael Jackson,, and is now outspoken about the dark side of growing up in Hollywood and how his parents squandered his earning that was estimated over a million. But when he turned sixteen he found all that was left was something over $20,000.
- Miley Cyrus is the best example of a child star who just lose it completely. The Disney child star who was famous for her father's one hit wonder singing career. But her career would a dual identity character who has to pretend to be a normal girl, while underneath is a stage singing star. Since departing the Disney good girl look with liberation she had been from adorable to plain weird with her bizarre public appearance and new look that if anything is one of the best moves to increase her singing career’s sales. As they have skyrocketed since her new persona has taken over the light.
7 Best Anti-Feministic Characters
Ever heard of the Bechdel Test. Well, anti-feminist may have pulled this one on you because it is a good point. A film has to pass this test by having 1. More than two female characters in it. And 2. Have to talk about something more than just men. Whether you are anti-feminist or hate the whole conversation does not matter. This video is a neutral zone where I will list off so-called anti-feminist characters that are actually cool in other way then just look sexy.
- Black Widow is so very obviously an anti-feminist character; look at when she first appeared in Iron-Man 2. In a wrestling ring, with the director himself infact. She becomes interesting from the fact that she can grapple leg lock Favaru to the ground. Later she also many scenes that can be up for debate on what she represents; female strength -- superhero -- or just the studio heads only appealing aspect to female audiences. Anyway you put it; Scarlet Johnson seems to pull in interesting portrayal of the special agent so much so that she may get her own movie soon. One strike for feminism. How about her flashback in Age of Ultron when they seem to have her being sterilized at a young age. In hopes that Bruce Banner won't want to be with her anymore.
- Well, what do you know another superhero movie, it’s like they built to be typical. Not only does Spider-Man have to rescue Mary Jane; she does not have her own story arch in the film. Her role in the film is for Peter to admire from afar, and her only affection for Spidey is from the multiple time he saves her. One of the most famous scenes is needless to say the last straw to whether the first Spidey movie is weirdly anti-feminist as it is a about a kid with superpowers.
- This one is gonna surprise you but Rey in Star Wars passes the test by the skin of her teeth, but still, at one point she is damsel in distress; be it she frees herself, but she is taken hostage with little or no effort from the bad guy. Apart from Leia from the original films -- she is the the only main female characters -- JJ Abrams also did the same thing with races in the film having a black, white and asian entourage. But it’s not look you care; you’ll like star wars if they tried killing Han Solo.
- The gorgeous Elizabeth Swan, although the sequels quickly half hazardously fixed this, she is the damsel for most of the film and the plot revolves around saving her countless times. Although she is smarter damsel then most the film is set on her being needed to be saved. Except for the pirates who just want to become human again so they can have their way with her.
- Listen, I understand the dilemma of falling in love with someone who won't remember you the next morning (well, as much as I can understand from watching the film anyway), but 50 First Dates had one of the creepiest, sexist endings to a film ever. The bottom line is that Lucy can't consent to having children with Henry if that consent only lasts 24 hours. I mean, seriously, how terrifying must those nine months have been?
- Fight Club is mainly just about the male libido and contending with man hood in a materialistic world so it’s no surprise Helena Bonham Carter’s character represents the only woman in Tyler’s and narrator's subjective view. So this one is not surprising and if anything done on purpose. The line"we are a generation of men raised by women" as if that's a bad thing should have been our first clue.
- Tony Stark -- the character in General although cool and playboy and plain misogynistic in general; the trait is integral to Downy's character -- so I’m willing to let this one slide if you girls are as I think Tony is the only thing keeping the Avengers from falling apart.
Tuesday, 17 May 2016
10 Best Cartoon Movie Adaptions
By best I mean the only ones that are watchable; keep in mind to make this list I had to fill out 10 spots with movie adaptations that are known for being awkward and senseless. With that out of the way let us begin.
- Jungle Book; was a cool movie. Perfectly written adventure film, breaking box office records and looked awesome with The Walkinator voicing the king. But because something is good at bringing in money and popular, does not mean it is in anyway perfect. Without spoiling it, it is a good fun movie until the final moments that left me scratching my head. I’ll elaborate in description.
- Not necessarily a live action adaption; it is a good movie adaption of stop motion british favourite Wallace & Gromit; taken on the bizarre scientific shenanigans of one its most well known episodes -- Wallace & Gromit Curse of the Ware Rabbit teached monster movies how it can be done with clay right Arnold.
- Since we have broken the rules without having the cartoon that is not necessarily turned into live action; I have to put the best batman adaption on this list with Frank Miller’s Dark Knight Returns. Batman V Superman is neither here nor there with this Marvel Animated Movie that is loyal and rich with setting the batman v sups while dealing with Bruce Wayne's old age and battle with retirement and death, that he is just not ready for, he has to baptize Gotham one last time.
- George of the Jungle. I am risking adding this on this list; but if you were born in the 90s then you've grew up with Brendan Frasier's films of the likes of the Mummy and George of The Jungle that is a little stupid to look at now; well, it very stupid, but as a kid I actually stole this on VHS from my primary school libary.What wrong with me.
- Cinderella. More based on The Grimms fairy tale, but it would not be as surprisingly watchable as it is, without the animated film. Pleasantly surprised by how good this live action version is, considering it was made a few years ago. Since then it went right out the radar as a little screen gem that will probably just as unexpectedly become a classic when the kids who watched it grow up to rule the world. I think it is part of this new Disney Fairy Tale universe iswell, so there, that.
- Inspector Gadget, dun-do-da-doo. The cartoon never really flew my kite, but the Matthew Broderick adaption is a good movie, no matter what anybody sais. I remember watching it recently and although it is not as magical as I remember; it holds up way better the George of the Jungle as a family film. Watching someone run around with a mechanical foot; is an image that will stick with forever no matter what the movie about.
- Ben 10 is a cartoon tv show that captured an entire generation of youths waking up for school in the mornings to see a normal smart mouthed kids transform into the most original super monsters It was adapted; not with lots of money; to be honest it is not the best they could of done with what they had; but they made up for it Ben did transform into a couple of the most well known monsters with his bracelate thats name escapes me.
- The Flintstones; at the risk of not sound like an intellectual snob; no one my age has ever even seen an original flintstones episode. Nope. I willing to be crucified for my belief, but to me the Flintstones is John Goodman. This is the best way to enjoy the family from bedrock as I don't care about the fact that Barney’s wife does not look like a supermodel. Unlike Trump I love Rosie O’Donnel and this film that I admit is a guilty pleasure. Look at it tough; it looks like perfect, visually unfaulted, UNFAULTED, adaption of the Flintstones -- visually.
- You knew this one would be on here; Jim Carrey’s incarnation of the Grinch who stole Christmas. The whos of whoville are trying to enjoy christmas with joyous glee. Well some grince up in the mountains thinks that this is insipid and intolerable; so he comes up with the genius idea to steal christmas from them. Only when he does; and the Whos celebrate it with a song -- it is so whomanistic his heart beats. His cold heart begins to beat and he tries his best to brings christmas to them as a neo-kind-of-evolved Santa clause of whoville. Did I mention Jim Carrey is awesome.
- I know I am gonna get a lot, I mean of lots of dislikes for this, but Scooby-Doo is probably my personal favorite adaption of a cartoon. I understand this means there are some out there who dont like it like at all; even matthew lilards flawless role as Shaggy. It just about hits all the factors; it looks great, the scooby gang look like (id be it a 90s version) of the scooby gang. The van is perfect in every way altough the movie ditches it shamlessly quatre the way through. Other then that I have to say; I think the first film is just delicate as an adaption. Lilard was the best part; so much so he now voices the actual shaggy in the cartoons. Come one, I bet anyone to watch this without enjoying just one second of it; even the just a little, as they nail the two most important parts ; (scooby do where are you)
Monday, 16 May 2016
10 Best Batman Story Archs That Need To Be Turned Into Movies
The Dark Knight is shamelessly the best hero we have. His films are not to be seen right now, thanks Snyder- but he holds the best spot with superhero movies with Dark Knight -- thank you, thank you. Why is he so awesome and easy to enjoy. Some say he has no powers, some say it is because he is rich but chooses to save the lower class. Really, let's be honest his story is just the best. His stories; are the best singed on the comic page as simple as that. I am heading into waters I know little about so with it -- let me try to list off -- and probably get them wrong.
- Because we know batman more than our own lives; his psychological reactions and his human level as a man who fights crime. What we need is an overhaul of something we know as batman but is totally different. Geoff Johns and Gary Frank’s Earth One is this. A modernized retelling of Batman where we begin with the caped crusader not as the master detective but rather rooked and unready seen when his grapple gun misfires, and lands in a pile of trash. But what really makes this story work is the reconstruction of Alfred Pennyworth who is no longer just any other butler, but an ex mi-6 agent who kicks ass. A British version of Rambo raising Bruce into the Dark Knight. Yeah, I’d suggest getting Sylvester Stallone direct this one.
- Hush; was a kind of blockbuster for comics. A mystery themed story where a new character called Hush enter Gotham. He supposedly know batman’s true identity. Batman has to use all his tool to figure this one out. With a cameo from villain and ally in batman's cast -- this one would make terrific sequel especially for the Ben Affleck directing stand alone movie to bring back DC’s universe by storm. Bring it down to it’s bare essentials by have a built mystery with a different secret ending maybe for the comic fan. Really interested to see if that is what DC will do.
- Batman Birth of A Demon is a book that looks at Batman’s most dangerous villain and how this immortal terrorist came to be. I think Snyder should have directed this story as both the comic and snyder are visually amazing looking storytellers while the plot itself isn't much to look at. In this 500 year spanning story we see Ra’s is as dedicated and idealistic as Batman but not morale compass to direct this for the greater good.
- This is a less psychologically themed version of Arkham Asylum-- as Batman, in order to find out if Zchas is behind the murders in gotham has to declare himself mentally insane in prison himself in with the lunatics that the newly renovated Arkham -- The Last Arkham Shadow of the Bat. It is most famous for its induction of Zchas (can not spell his name -- too lazy) into the Batman world as a new and crazier villain for Batman. I’d say, maybe, Quentin Tarantino could gloss this one over with the exploitation look, grind house it with an over 18 of guts and brains splatter, not batman, but the inmates killing each other.
- Batman Black and White would make a first anthology film if it were adapted. With a slew of filmmakers this unconnected collection of comic industry greats creating a collective book of batman stories that are unconnected you can find a very different kind of look the legendary myth of the batman. To name off a few directors; Guillermo Del Toro, Werner Herzog (that would be awesome), Ben Affleck the list could go on.
- A Death in The Family is probably the most popular story that would be an awesome story to. For a second in Batman v Superman was gonna cram it in with a flashback as it had Dark Knight Returns that will not make it on this list because it was kind of dastardly adapted in Batman V Superman. Through out Bruce Wayne's career one thing has haunted more than most -- the death of Jason Todd. Although they brought him back; making this fan chosen story obsolete -- but this important -- kind of. What the hell; get Kevin Smith to make this one.
- Batman The Long Halloween would make a themed movie really iconic easily as a serial killer who strikes on every holiday in the early years of Batman’s career. The book is most memorable for its style that is now considered unduplicable and original. Since Christopher Nolan cites it as his main inspiration for Batman Begins and Dark Knight; it has to be him right.
- Batman The Killing Joke. Anyone who know Alan Moore then you’d know he does not believe in comics being adapted. He believes and I agree the medium of comics are subjected to their medium, not meant for films as moving pictures. He is very loyal to his books. His movie adapted comics are evidence of this -- so making the Killing Joke would be near impossible of you believe the writer -- as he tells the Jokers origin story so well that is was immediately considered continuity worthy with the Barbara Gordon's being shot dead by the joker. With that polaroid camera. Haunting. Sam Raimi would nail this in a horror themed film.
- Juxtaposed on this his arch nemesis origin story with Batman’s from Alan Moore. Moore re imagining of a rebooted Batman after infinite earth excluded Robin, no high tach equipment or batmobile -- instead he is just a man in a costume imitating the underworld. Very minimalist; would need the likes of someone good with makeovers like James Cameron -- more realistic tough -- Steven Spielberg telling batman origins would be citizen kane of superhero movies.
- It is not easy to follow a direct sequel, but Dark Victory did it with Long Halloween. Even if a movie was made of this without the first one it would really interesting as we’d start after something has happened we have not seen. With flashbacks, just pretend like everyone knows. It would be like a Thomas Harris fan watching Silence of the Lambs for the first time -- you know what has happened with Hannibal Lector -- but you are now staring at him locked up. Obviously Jonathan Demme would have to direct this.
Saturday, 14 May 2016
Filmmakers Who Have Allegedly Done Horrible Things
Moviemakers have done horrible things; but that does not mean the men and women on this list have all done what they’ve been accused, legally speaking. But some of them have undeniably. This is not slanderous, but based on information in the public domain,
- Probably the most well known is Mark Wahlberg's early years when he attacked and partially binded a korean man with a baseball bat -- it was charged as attempted murder in 1987 after he beat two different men, leaving one blind in one eye. He pleaded guilty to assault and served 45 days at Boston’s Deer Island House of Correction.
- Bill Cosby
- What happens you accuse a director of rape. What happened ehind the walls of the m&c estate over two years if up for dispute. If you believe Michael Egan, he was groomed to submit in what was essentially a pedophilic sex den. If you beilive at hte time this young actor, the men he met -- Including X-Men director Bryan Singer, who has recently come back to the franchise with Days of Future Past and Apocalypse. I dont know this case enough to go into detail but there will be a link in the description for the full report, but it would be suprising as Hollywood is known for covering up such things about theire major filmmakers.
- Sean Penn tied up and then the crap out Madonna. Sean Penn is know for tow thing; acting and speaking OUT RIGHT LIBERAL ABOUT WORLD EVENTS, just like every pretentious actor known to man. While married to Madonna, Sean Penn pulled a Chris Brown that out-Chris Browned Chris Brown before there even was a Chris Brown. In 1988, after Penn flew into a rage over Madonna’s supposed affair with Warren Beatty, she called the marriage off. Peen responded by turning shit up 11. He tied her up and assaulted her for hours. Madonna dropped the charges.
- David .O. Russell and Lily Tomlin lost their composture on the film I heart Huckless; nad its on video; enjoy.
- Woody Allen married his adopted daughter; and this singed closed his ex’s repscpect of him. The nuerotic director has been in Yi Previn’s life since she was 10. Mia Farrow refuses to talk about the moment she found nude photos taken by him of their 20 year old daughter. Legally there was no foul play. But something such as this has left the otherwise genius filmmaker off many movie buffs radars, since.
- D. W. Griffiths Birth of a Nation and Intolerance are crowing acheivments and in the early chapters of the history of ilm are well repseceted altough the director behind it may have been racist in glorifying the Klu Klux Klan. He denied his allegations, making Intolerance in response. Somehow considering the time, and how political correctness is all the rage now, these films are still considered very important.
- Leni Riefenstahl. Triumph of the Will. With camerwork that has been praised by the likes of Ridley Scott and Quentin Tarantino and superb editing techquikes by Peter Jackson. Can we heil a filmmaker who supported hitler and the third reich. Her films are a picece of propaganda that painted adolf Hitler in most triumphant light. Riefenstahl's Nazi version of the likes of D.W. Griffith.
- Dario Argento, Suspiria, known for staging graphic murder and rape scenes with his daughters as the victims.
- Elvis Presley was a great figure for the 50s. In his prime he broke the roles; kids adored him and parents despised him. All the while he rose to fame he kept in mind that he wanted to be a movie star. With an unbreakable love and respect for mother, Grace, when Grace died Elvis almost immediately began tumbling down the rabbit hole. Near the end of his life he jars of prescription pills that were slowly poisoning him to death. Know for his love for young woman, maybe too young, Elvis would have film cassettes of clad and naked woman that he’d take with him on his drug fueled tours that he'd set up and watch. As well as filing more with the crazed fans he had. He also married Priscilla Presley who he hid away until she old enough to marry. After he did, he began to lose interest in his mature german bride.
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