OBAMA - The Movie

This video was filmed for the White House Correspondents Dinner last night.  Too funny.  We all know Daniel Day-Lewis and the many characters he's played; so finding anyone else to play OBAMA would be pointless, right?

"Who is Obama anyway?  We never got his transcripts, and uh, they say he is kind of a loof..."

- Steven Spielberg

That Awesome Moment...

WHEN YOU REALIZE THAT E.T. APPEARS IN THE EPISODE I OF STAR WARS

THAT AWESOME MOMENT WHEN YOU REALIZE THAT YODA APPEARS IN THE E.T. MOVIE

AND E.T. SAYS: HOME! BECAUSE THEY ARE FROM THE SAME GALAXY

EPIC GEORGE LUCAS

AND

STEVEN SPIELBERG

ARE EPIC!

Movies in Rewind: Super 8

If you haven't seen Super 8, you should - it really is a good movie. If you grew up in the late 70's early 80's, you'll definitely love it. This is not a spoiler review, so no need to worry.

Ryan and I went to watch the movie over the weekend, and I'll admit, I shed a few tears.  Apart from being a Steven Spielberg / J.J. Abrams film, it definitely had an E.T., and The Thing feel to it.  So, in essence, it is a feel good movie that will help you understand that grief "isn't something you get over, but rather something you learn to live with."

This movie took me back to a time when Walkmans were coming into existence, whereas kids, we used to play outside instead of being confined to a room all day watching porn or playing video games - 1979.

The movie is about a kid who is stricken by grief, who doesn't get along with his father, and is relying on his friends to help him cope with life and growing up a child of the late 70's.  In the mix of all this, he gets together with his friends who want to make a zombie movie for an upcoming festival, while at the same time a train derails with a mysterious creature inside. Could it be something from Area 51 possibly?

You have two separate stories going on here, but yet they rely on each other.  On one side you have a father and son, a daughter and father who are at odds with each other.  And on the other side you have something mysterious on a train that escapes and wreaks havoc in a small town in the United States.  

Overall I give the movie an 8 out of 10.  Check out the trailer after the jump.

Movies to Watch: The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn

I'm actually kind of excited about this movie.  I grew up reading lots of books as a child and a teenager, and Tintin was one of my favorites - actually Tintin and The Hardy Boys were my favorite.  When I became an adult, Mary Higgins Clark's books on mystery, suspense, and psychological thrillers became my favorite past-time hobby.  But there again, there was nothing like the feeling I got when I read about Tintin and his dog, Snowy's adventures.

The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn will be released this Christmas, and it's going to be spectacular!  Especially in 3D, so I can't wait for all the great special effects.  Produced and Directed by Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg, the movie boasts some pretty awesome actors.  Daniel Craig (James Bond) as Red Rackham, Cary Ewles (Saw) as the Pilot, Jamie Bell (Billy Elliot) as Tintin, Andy Serkis (Lord of the Rings) as Captain Haddock, and countless of other characters I'm anxious to see.  This will be the first of a supposed trilogy based on the books written from the 1940's through 1970's.  I wish they would cover them all! LOL

Older folks will probably remember Tintin as a comic strip, but I don't.  In fact, I just read up on Wikipedia that it was a comic strip created by a Belgian artist back in 1907, and later translated into English.  It's amazing what you can learn online.  Anywho, check out the trailer below...

Movies to Watch: Super 8

A few days ago, a full-length trailer to the movie, "Super 8" was released.  I don't know if I've been sold on this movie yet.  I felt the same way about another J.J. Abrams movie, "Cloverfield."  Ryan and I didn't even go to the theatres to watch it, we just waited for it's release on Blu-ray/DVD. Check out the trailer below for yourselves.

I like that the movie has a late 50's, early 60's feel to it - a great element of the film.  My main concern is that Steven Spielberg is connected to this film; I sure would hate for the movie to ruin his reputation.  The trailer has done it's job - it has peaked my curiosity a tiny bit.