We continue futher into a galaxy far, far away as we watch the next one in the 6 part series (so far). Cue opening star wars music and opening credits. I have a bad feeling about this...
Aaron:
I think you readers out there (if there are any yet) should listen to this on youtube while you read this blog The Imperial March by John Williams.
Okay here we go. So yeah wft The Cave bit on Dagobah wtf wtf wtf. Okay, breathe. Yeah I did enjoy this a little more than A New Hope, mostly for the Imperial ATATs (The big walker thingys), the first cool lightsaber battle and YODA woop woop. I do think that this is one of the better Star Wars films, simply because of everything that goes on. Luke kisses Leia, Leia kisses Han, Han kisses Chewbacca (behind the scenes hehe), Vader tells Luke him and his mother got in on and the end is mysteriously linked to Back To The Future (see Family Guy). Although I do like just how dark the film is compared to the others, even in the opening sentence: 'It is a dark time for the rebellion...' Not much else to say really, apart from Boba Fett totally should have been a chicken lol.
Rating: 9/10
Sam:
Erg, puppets. I am not a puppet fan in general, and I have a super bad fear of ventriloquist dummies. So in that sense, not a Yoda fan. Plus he is weird and makes little sense at the point in time. And he sounds funny. There's something characteristic about the kind of animation used for the walkers, it's almost jarring and hard to watch, the movement is almost so unnatural. And I'm certain it's the animation not the actual walkers because I see it in a lot of Tim Burton stuff. I always wonder in things like this when on earth (or another planet) the female characters find so much time to do such elaborate makeup and hairstyles. I mean, really, come on.
Must say Chewbacca is increasingly becoming my favourite character.
Rating: 4.7/5
998 bottles of beer on the wall...
Wednesday 5 October 2011
Tuesday 4 October 2011
Review 2: Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Ah, Star Wars - another lot of movies that one of us has seen and loved and the other had barely seen (but should have). And a series one of us ended up buying for the other in a fancy Blu-ray box set (don't get us started on the Blu-ray argument though, we both have completely different views on it). We had an intense discussion about whether to watch them in technical chronological order or theatrical release order. We decided to go with the latter.
Sam:
If I had to choose one thing that encapsulates the series for me, it wouldn't be the Jedi knights, the droids, any of the themes, or anything like that. It's the transitions. At first I found them incredibly distracting. I think it's just odd, seeing transitions normally only used in school assignments or dodgy sci-fi. They've kinda grown on me since, though. Honestly, not much seems to have happened so far. Although I do enjoy being able to match up Futurama references to the actual thing. Incredibly entertained by how they say "Falcon", it's like "Fahl-con."
There's also much innuendo to be found in the lightsaber duels and all. Anyhow, some of the characters are awesome, and Lucas did a hell of a job given the context (technology-wise etc) and despite not feeling like a great deal happens (til the end), it is enjoyable.
Uh, yeah, really not much else to say I guess. The Family Guy parody thing is pretty funny.
In light of the editing controversy, this is funny:
http://chainsawsuit.com - More Fun With George Lucas
(And although I haven't seen the truly original versions, I don't think he should have done some of things he did.)
Rating: 4.5/5
Aaron:
After years of not watching them, I finally got them in the bluray boxset and I've gotta say, it ages pretty well. Not my favourite Star Wars movie by far, but one of the best sci-fi movies I have ever seen. Even though some of the concepts are quite absurd (slug mafia bosses and a walking carpet), but Lucas really makes you feel like this is a living, breathing place (especially in the edited special edition). The space battles are cool, the stormtroopers are awesome (so making a suit one day), and the wit of Han solo is laugh out loudable. Unfortunately, I do have one or two criticisms. Well, I am a film student. I dont really like how Lucas has shown in the Jedi fight at the end (Vader vs Kenobi) that the lightsaber fight is slow and slightly pathetic, whereas in Episode 2 and 3, they are kicking ass with lightsabers. Yes, some may argue that it's because they are both pretty old at the time, but look at Yoda. He is 900 years old by the end of it and he can still kick ass with a lightsaber. N00BZ. Anyway, I do think that they did a fantastic job at the film and as the book says, you can never see the strings, so thats always a plus. As Sam said before, definately check out the Family Guy parodies as they are really the best at showing the faults and best bits of the films and making some really great comedy out of it, a must for Hope fans. Also the LEGO Star Wars games are really good for the levels and comedy they show from the source material, staying very faithful
Rating: 8.5/10
Another down, 999 left.
Next: Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Sam:
If I had to choose one thing that encapsulates the series for me, it wouldn't be the Jedi knights, the droids, any of the themes, or anything like that. It's the transitions. At first I found them incredibly distracting. I think it's just odd, seeing transitions normally only used in school assignments or dodgy sci-fi. They've kinda grown on me since, though. Honestly, not much seems to have happened so far. Although I do enjoy being able to match up Futurama references to the actual thing. Incredibly entertained by how they say "Falcon", it's like "Fahl-con."
There's also much innuendo to be found in the lightsaber duels and all. Anyhow, some of the characters are awesome, and Lucas did a hell of a job given the context (technology-wise etc) and despite not feeling like a great deal happens (til the end), it is enjoyable.
Uh, yeah, really not much else to say I guess. The Family Guy parody thing is pretty funny.
In light of the editing controversy, this is funny:
http://chainsawsuit.com - More Fun With George Lucas
(And although I haven't seen the truly original versions, I don't think he should have done some of things he did.)
Rating: 4.5/5
Aaron:
After years of not watching them, I finally got them in the bluray boxset and I've gotta say, it ages pretty well. Not my favourite Star Wars movie by far, but one of the best sci-fi movies I have ever seen. Even though some of the concepts are quite absurd (slug mafia bosses and a walking carpet), but Lucas really makes you feel like this is a living, breathing place (especially in the edited special edition). The space battles are cool, the stormtroopers are awesome (so making a suit one day), and the wit of Han solo is laugh out loudable. Unfortunately, I do have one or two criticisms. Well, I am a film student. I dont really like how Lucas has shown in the Jedi fight at the end (Vader vs Kenobi) that the lightsaber fight is slow and slightly pathetic, whereas in Episode 2 and 3, they are kicking ass with lightsabers. Yes, some may argue that it's because they are both pretty old at the time, but look at Yoda. He is 900 years old by the end of it and he can still kick ass with a lightsaber. N00BZ. Anyway, I do think that they did a fantastic job at the film and as the book says, you can never see the strings, so thats always a plus. As Sam said before, definately check out the Family Guy parodies as they are really the best at showing the faults and best bits of the films and making some really great comedy out of it, a must for Hope fans. Also the LEGO Star Wars games are really good for the levels and comedy they show from the source material, staying very faithful
Rating: 8.5/10
Another down, 999 left.
Next: Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Review 1: The Dark Knight
Hey there, this is the hobo and the Rabbit. Well, we have finally started our first blog on The Dark Knight by Christopher Nolan. This was part of a Batman-Nolan marathon we had a few weeks back as the one of us hadn't seen either of them and the other absolutely loves them.
Aaron:
This would have probably be the bizillionth time I've seen The Dark Knight. I saw it twice at the cinemas, a few times at friends houses and lots when I'm bored and want to watch something good. I guess after growing up with the awful Batman and Robin, this was a refreshing change for the series. The series feels like it could be happening right now, it really is that believable. I only really started reading the comics a few weeks ago thanks to a friend from my study group (you know who you are 8A8A8A) and I cant believe what nolan has done for characters like the Joker and Scarecrow. Although, for all you Ledger fans out there, I can definately see the inspiration from the character in comics like The Killing Joke (Tim Burton's favourite Batman comic) and Brandon Lee's performance in The Crow. I guess for me The Dark Knight was the inspiration and faith for me to try other Batman media, for instance Batman: Arkham Asylum and the animated series. Back to The Dark Knight, I felt that Two face didn't need to die (or did he) and it is a shame that Ledger died as I feel that he would have made a great villain in The Dark Kight Rises. That said, I am sure Catwoman and Bane will have to suffice, and I am sure they will do brilliantly. Technically, I was impressed by the use of lighting and three act structure The Dark Knight utilises so fantastically, and the Batpod seems to really add to the awesomeness of Batman. Whoa, hang on. Did I just go through a whole blog entry without even talking about Batman? I think that Christian Bale does such an amazing job in both The Dark Knight and Batman Begins, bringing both the characters of Batman and Bruce Wayne to life so beautifully that only Bale and Nolan could have devised. Also Christopher Nolan is awesome and definately my favourite director (so far).
Rating: 10/10
Sam:
I didn't know much about this movie beforehand. Actually, I knew little about Batman in general. The only reason I knew anything at all really is that as an Australian, I knew a fair bit about Heath Ledger and his role as the Joker. And he was truly amazing. It's quite hard for me to seperate a discussion of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, however. So, anyhow, I really do quite like Batman. I found the Nolan interpretations to be really well written - they had a good balance of humour and seriousness (Why so serious? heh). Michael Caine plays a pretty kick-ass butler. I was really impressed as well at just how, well, real the whole thing was. It was truly refreshing to see heroes and villains be so human, and seem like they could actually exist in our world. The film (well both of them), were also examples of something I struggle to find - movies that have interesting stories and are visually amazing. There are so many out there that are one or the other, so I always enjoy ones that are both.
Rating: 5/5
Well, there we have it. 1 down, 1000 to go, and I am sure you would agree we started with one of the best (our view on that may change over the course of the challenge).
Next up is Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Aaron:
This would have probably be the bizillionth time I've seen The Dark Knight. I saw it twice at the cinemas, a few times at friends houses and lots when I'm bored and want to watch something good. I guess after growing up with the awful Batman and Robin, this was a refreshing change for the series. The series feels like it could be happening right now, it really is that believable. I only really started reading the comics a few weeks ago thanks to a friend from my study group (you know who you are 8A8A8A) and I cant believe what nolan has done for characters like the Joker and Scarecrow. Although, for all you Ledger fans out there, I can definately see the inspiration from the character in comics like The Killing Joke (Tim Burton's favourite Batman comic) and Brandon Lee's performance in The Crow. I guess for me The Dark Knight was the inspiration and faith for me to try other Batman media, for instance Batman: Arkham Asylum and the animated series. Back to The Dark Knight, I felt that Two face didn't need to die (or did he) and it is a shame that Ledger died as I feel that he would have made a great villain in The Dark Kight Rises. That said, I am sure Catwoman and Bane will have to suffice, and I am sure they will do brilliantly. Technically, I was impressed by the use of lighting and three act structure The Dark Knight utilises so fantastically, and the Batpod seems to really add to the awesomeness of Batman. Whoa, hang on. Did I just go through a whole blog entry without even talking about Batman? I think that Christian Bale does such an amazing job in both The Dark Knight and Batman Begins, bringing both the characters of Batman and Bruce Wayne to life so beautifully that only Bale and Nolan could have devised. Also Christopher Nolan is awesome and definately my favourite director (so far).
Rating: 10/10
Sam:
I didn't know much about this movie beforehand. Actually, I knew little about Batman in general. The only reason I knew anything at all really is that as an Australian, I knew a fair bit about Heath Ledger and his role as the Joker. And he was truly amazing. It's quite hard for me to seperate a discussion of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, however. So, anyhow, I really do quite like Batman. I found the Nolan interpretations to be really well written - they had a good balance of humour and seriousness (Why so serious? heh). Michael Caine plays a pretty kick-ass butler. I was really impressed as well at just how, well, real the whole thing was. It was truly refreshing to see heroes and villains be so human, and seem like they could actually exist in our world. The film (well both of them), were also examples of something I struggle to find - movies that have interesting stories and are visually amazing. There are so many out there that are one or the other, so I always enjoy ones that are both.
Rating: 5/5
Well, there we have it. 1 down, 1000 to go, and I am sure you would agree we started with one of the best (our view on that may change over the course of the challenge).
Next up is Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
A combined intro
Whats that I hear? The cries of "Not another one!"
Yes, yes indeed, sorry. Due to miscommunications and jazz, we've come to a third intro. However! This means soon we will move to the actual reviews! Huzzah.
So, any posts under 'hoborabbit' are when the two of us are both posting about one of the movies from the book. Long story.
Yes, yes indeed, sorry. Due to miscommunications and jazz, we've come to a third intro. However! This means soon we will move to the actual reviews! Huzzah.
So, any posts under 'hoborabbit' are when the two of us are both posting about one of the movies from the book. Long story.
Sunday 18 September 2011
Intro part 2
Hey there.
Well as you may have gathered, i'm Aaron and im also talking part in this wierd and wonderful blog about trying to get through the 1001 films on the list. I am currently studying film and television at Central Institute of Technology in Perth. My taste in movies are quite different to Sams, so i should probably list the ones i like too.
LIKES:
So there you have it, the blog has kicked off and the review of our first film watched together on the list is Christopher Nolan's 'The Dark Knight', will be up soon.
All the best,
-Aaron.
P.S I'm English (hehehehe)
Well as you may have gathered, i'm Aaron and im also talking part in this wierd and wonderful blog about trying to get through the 1001 films on the list. I am currently studying film and television at Central Institute of Technology in Perth. My taste in movies are quite different to Sams, so i should probably list the ones i like too.
LIKES:
- Romantic movies/ Rom-coms (as long as there is a quirky story)
- Superhero movies
- Fantasy (as long as its done right)
- Science fiction
- Mystery/ thrillers
- Disney films
- Violence (as long as its story and not just mindless violence)
- 80s teen films
- Gore/Slasher (seen enough to know its not my cup of tea)
- Anime (not seen much but Disney do the best animation in my opinion)
- Avant-Garde films
- Comedies (very, very picky with comedy)
- Westerns
- Movies based on books
- James bond (love the Pierce Brosnan ones, not overly fond of the others)
- Documentaries
So there you have it, the blog has kicked off and the review of our first film watched together on the list is Christopher Nolan's 'The Dark Knight', will be up soon.
All the best,
-Aaron.
P.S I'm English (hehehehe)
Wednesday 14 September 2011
Hi there!
Ahoy.
This blog here is the result of two screen students deciding to make a blog.
Slightly more specifically, a blog charting the movies we watch. I recently picked up a copy of 1001 Movies You Must Watch Before You Die. Normally like $50 but it was $15 so I was like, hey, why not?! My partner and I decided to watch EVERY ONE OF THEM. And blog about what we think. However we'll also write about whatever else we watch, and perhaps other random musings. As it is a joint project that I finally got around to starting, this whole thing is under construction, etc etc etc.
So, to start off, hello! I am Sam (short for Samantha). Currently studying screen production and gender and cultural studies - so I may sometimes go off on rants about sexism/racism in movies. Apologies in advance for that.
I have a feeling my taste in movies will change over this journey, so I think it'll be interesting to start a record here of what I do/don't like.
LIKES:
DISLIKES:
And a note on the blog name. It's currently 'A hobo and a rabbit' - this may change, I didn't consult Aaron about that yet... Anyhow, it's a Futurama reference (I am uber-fan!). I feel clever using it here, because the line is "Is that a hobbit over there?" "No, it's a hobo and a rabbit but they're making a hobbit." which is not only one of my favourite Futurama quotes, but also references hobbits, being of course a central part of The Lord of the Rings and the upcoming Hobbit movies, and is also from one of the Futurama movies as well rather than an episode, though the movies were split up into episodes but that doesn't matter.
More blogging soon!
- sam.
This blog here is the result of two screen students deciding to make a blog.
Slightly more specifically, a blog charting the movies we watch. I recently picked up a copy of 1001 Movies You Must Watch Before You Die. Normally like $50 but it was $15 so I was like, hey, why not?! My partner and I decided to watch EVERY ONE OF THEM. And blog about what we think. However we'll also write about whatever else we watch, and perhaps other random musings. As it is a joint project that I finally got around to starting, this whole thing is under construction, etc etc etc.
So, to start off, hello! I am Sam (short for Samantha). Currently studying screen production and gender and cultural studies - so I may sometimes go off on rants about sexism/racism in movies. Apologies in advance for that.
I have a feeling my taste in movies will change over this journey, so I think it'll be interesting to start a record here of what I do/don't like.
LIKES:
- science fiction. (Most of it anyhow.)
- comedies (If done well/my kind of humour.)
- 80s films (mostly coming of age/teenager ones.)
- movies based on books (though not all...)
- mystery/thrillers
DISLIKES:
- westerns
- romances
- documentaries (unless about a topic I like, which I guess is kinda obvious)
- Michael Bay movies (HAHAHA. No, he's just predictable BOOBS AND EXPLOSIONS, but I do like some of his stuff.)
- violence
- gore/slashers
- superhero movies (never watched them before meeting Aaron, but they're central to our relationship now)
- anime (there's 2 or 3 out there I enjoy watching)
- the odd rom-com (I just can't handle pure romance movies, ick.)
- fantasy (pretty much same reasoning as superhero movies)
- James Bond. Originally hated them, but am rather partial to them now.
And a note on the blog name. It's currently 'A hobo and a rabbit' - this may change, I didn't consult Aaron about that yet... Anyhow, it's a Futurama reference (I am uber-fan!). I feel clever using it here, because the line is "Is that a hobbit over there?" "No, it's a hobo and a rabbit but they're making a hobbit." which is not only one of my favourite Futurama quotes, but also references hobbits, being of course a central part of The Lord of the Rings and the upcoming Hobbit movies, and is also from one of the Futurama movies as well rather than an episode, though the movies were split up into episodes but that doesn't matter.
More blogging soon!
- sam.
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