Let The Guy Do His Job
April 14, 2008 – 5:23 pmOkay, so by now, you’ve probably heard of the anti-Uwe Boll petition that’s been circulating. If you haven’t, then the gist of it is, that if the petition gets 1,000,000 signatures then Uwe Boll will stop making movies.
Personally, I can’t say whether or not his movies are any good, I’ve never seen them. From some of the descriptions I’ve seen, they sound like the kinds of movies that I’d like. On the other hand, a lot of people seem to dislike his movies. That’s fine. People are entitled to their opinion.
What I don’t understand is why people feel they need to push Uwe Boll to stop making movies. They don’t like his movies, fine, I understand that. There’s a simple idea that people need to keep in mind… IF YOU DON’T LIKE HIS MOVIES, THEN DON’T WATCH THEM! Pretty simple, huh? If you don’t like his movies, no one is forcing you to watch them. The man has a right to keep on making movies. That’s his job, that’s what he enjoys doing.
I don’t like romantic comedies, and you don’t see me circulating petitions to have writers and directors to stop making romantic comedies, I simply ignore them.
Too many people these days seem to think that the world revolves around them, and their opinions. Everything has to conform to what they want. If they don’t like a movie director, he shouldn’t be allowed to make movies anymore. If they don’t like a certain book, it should be banned from the bookstores. If they don’t like a TV show, it should be canceled. This B.S. needs to stop. Different people have different opinions on movies, TV shows and such.
Leave Uwe Boll alone, let him make the movies that he wants to make. Some people will like them, and some won’t. And I think it bears repeating, IF YOU DON’T LIKE HIS MOVIES, THEN DON’T WATCH THEM! Let those that do enjoy his movies continue to watch them.
The end of an era.
April 1, 2008 – 3:40 pmI don’t know how many of you are professional wrestling fans. I admit that I don’t watch wrestling as much as I used to, but last night I had to watch WWE RAW.
For those of you that don’t know, for the past few months or so, Ric Flair has had a stipulation that if he loses a singles match he must retire. Well, on Sunday night at Wrestlemania, it happened. He lost the match of a lifetime with the Heartbreak Kid, Shawn Michaels. I didn’t get to see it, but I’ve heard only good things about it.
Anyhow, last night on RAW, they gave Flair a sendoff worthy of his career. First of all, he came out to give his farewell address. He got into the ring, and thanked his fans. He thanked the other wrestlers that he had wrestled over the course of his career, and he said his goodbyes.
Flair was about to leave the ring, and HHH came out and stopped him. He gave Flair his thanks, and then started brinining out Flair’s old teammates and opponents. First of all, the rest of the Four Horsemen, Arn and Ole Anderson, Tully Blanchard, and their manager, J.J. Dillon. Harley Race, Ricky Steamboat (I used to love watching his matches), and Greg “The Hammer” Valentine. Other current WWE wrestlers came to the ring to thank Flair. They brought out his family.
It was an extremely emotional scene. Every time someone would get in the ring to hug Flair, the tears started flowing. Finally, the locker room emptied, and the wrestlers filled the aisle. The wrestlers and fans were all chanting “Thank you Ric. Thank you Ric.” Many of the wrestlers and fans were tearing up.
Watching it, I was half worried that Vince McMahon would do something to ruin the moment, but he didn’t. He didn’t even make an appearance, he just let the fans and other wrestlers show their love and respect for Ric Flair. I was crying myself as I watched, as I’m crying now as I write this.
Ric Flair is definitely one of the best professional wrestlers of all time. He could make the fans cheer him, or he could make the fans boo him. Nobody could cut a promo like him.
Saturday, Ric Flair was inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame. Sunday, he wrestled an incredible final match. And last night, he was given a sendoff worthy of his legendary career. All I have left to say, is… “WOOOOOOOOO!” Thank you Ric.
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows To Be Split
March 13, 2008 – 5:51 pmWell, it’s been announced that Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows will be split into two movies instead of just one.
I have mixed feelings about that. On the one hand, I’d like to be able to see the entire movie at once, rather than waiting 6 months for the second part of it. But on the other hand, there really isn’t much that they can cut from the story, and if they just made one movie, it would probably be at least a 4 hour movie.
At least they’ll be shooting the two halves of the movie concurrently, like they did with the LOTR trilogy.
All that being said, I’ve enjoyed the first five Harry Potter movies, and I’m looking forward to seeing Half Blood Prince when it comes out in May, and both halves of Deathly Hallows when they come out.
So, what’s next?
March 10, 2008 – 5:14 pmWith the spate of re-makes of old movies and TV shows in the past few years, I can’t help but wonder what’s next. Hollywood has remade the Flintstones, Starsky & Hutch, Dukes Of Hazzard, Scooby Doo, Bewitched, and many other old TV shows and movies.
Since they’ve done the Flintstones, are they planning on doing a live-action version of The Jetsons? I don’t know about you, but I could definitely see Danny DeVito as Mr. Spacely.
Although The Munsters have had some movies, they aren’t really re-makes. For some strange reason, I have a feeling that if this one was being re-made, Lindsay Lohan would be cast as Marilyn. Howie Long as Herman? No, I just can’t see him in a leading role in a movie.
Three’s Company? I don’t think so. A joke based on a misunderstanding can carry a 30 minute sitcom, but not a 90 minute movie.
I could possibly imagine a re-make of Hair, centered around someone being sent to Iraq instead of Vietnam.
On the other hand, do we really need more re-makes of movies and TV shows that have already been done. It’s probably time for the writers to start coming up with something original again. What do you think?
What is up with the attitude?
March 7, 2008 – 5:25 pmLately I’ve been watching “It Takes A Thief” on the Discovery Channel. If you don’t know, the premise of the show, is two ex-burglars use their skills to show people where their security is lacking, and how to improve it.
They drive around a neighborhood, looking for homes with gaps in their security. They then approach the homeowner, and get their permission to stage a break-in to demonstrate their lapses in security. They set up cameras inside the house, and tell the homeowners that one of the ex-burglars, John, will be breaking in to their house within a few days to “rob” them. When the homeowners leave, John will break in, and start hauling off electronics, paintings, keys, valuables, cars… whatever he can get away with. While he is doing this, Matthew is in a nearby van, watching the robbery on closed circuit TV, and recording it for the homeowners.
After the homeowners return, Matthew takes them out to the van to watch the robbery. After this, John returns so that the homeowners can meet him. He then points out their lapses in security, and how much loot he got away with, which he then returns. Matthew comes back the next day with a security team for a top to bottom security makeover of the home. A few weeks later, John returns to test out the new security.
What I don’t understand, is that many of the homeowners, watching the video, are making comments, such as “I’ll kill him”, “He’d better hope I never meet him”. And some of the homeowners, upon meeting John, react with anger, and in some cases even hostility. What I’m wondering is, what is up with that? Didn’t these people volunteer to have John stage a break-in? What did they think he was going to do, knock on the front door, and then give up when no one answers? The whole purpose is for him to stage a simulated burglary. That means he will break a window if necessary to get in. He will go through drawers looking for jewelry and credit cards. He will take whatever he can. So, why are the homeowners reacting with hostility? It doesn’t make any sense to me. They volunteered to let John break in, and then they’re angry about it.
Welcome
March 6, 2008 – 11:50 pmWell, it’s up… this is the new blog to accompany my site, Tim’s Movie Reviews. Here I’ll be posting my thoughts on movies, TV, celebrities, and entertainment in general. I may post a thoughtful insight into a movie or TV show, or it may be a rant against someone or some aspect of the entertainment industry. I may post additional reviews here, or simply random opinions. There’s only one way to find out what I’ll be posting… come back and read the blog for yourself.