A+ for quality quips.
A+ for the cast, including Bill Murray. "This guy has a direct line to my funny bone."
A+ for not going by regular names, rather by cities for names. And the Twinkies thing, even though I don't like Twinkies.
C for blood. Makes me queezy.
Rule #32: Enjoy the little things.
A new world begins in this comedy about 4 humans who survive a zombie over take. I tell ya, I love zombie movies! Especially comedic ones (think Sean of the Dead - gotta love Simon Pegg). If I could, I would plunk one quotation mark at the beginning and another at the end because this movie is full of fabulous lines that make me smile and laugh.
Rule #Gleenobly: watch this quirky, delightful movie, not for children.
Gleenobly's rating: 8/10
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Movie Review: Star Trek from 2009
A+ for the plot & action.
A+ for the cast.
A+ for the twists & turns.
A+ for the humor.
Star Trek from 2009. Not much to say other than an ultra high level of cool. Love the cast, the shift in the story line, the way James T Kirk went above and beyond despite resistance and adversity, classic underdog triumphant wax poetic. What a lesson for us all. "Dang it Jim, I'm a doctor not a physicist!" Love this line, I use it as a substitution for "oops" or "sh!t" and often replace the word physicist for escalator or any other chosen word applicable to the situation at hand. As with Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and anything JJ Abrams, who can go wrong with Star Trek?
Gleenobly's rating: 10/10
A+ for the cast.
A+ for the twists & turns.
A+ for the humor.
Star Trek from 2009. Not much to say other than an ultra high level of cool. Love the cast, the shift in the story line, the way James T Kirk went above and beyond despite resistance and adversity, classic underdog triumphant wax poetic. What a lesson for us all. "Dang it Jim, I'm a doctor not a physicist!" Love this line, I use it as a substitution for "oops" or "sh!t" and often replace the word physicist for escalator or any other chosen word applicable to the situation at hand. As with Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and anything JJ Abrams, who can go wrong with Star Trek?
Gleenobly's rating: 10/10
Movie Review: Little Fockers
A for humor & mishaps.
A for the cast.
C for the exaggerated.
F for the ridiculous.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of the Focker franchise. I just think that it gets old after a while; the first one was the best out of all of them. Eccentricity was a bit over the top, (save for a spread eagle valley girl character played by Jessica Alba) but it was still hilarious and I always love the cast :).
Gleenobly's rating: 5/10
A for the cast.
C for the exaggerated.
F for the ridiculous.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of the Focker franchise. I just think that it gets old after a while; the first one was the best out of all of them. Eccentricity was a bit over the top, (save for a spread eagle valley girl character played by Jessica Alba) but it was still hilarious and I always love the cast :).
Gleenobly's rating: 5/10
Movie Review: Knight and Day
A for humorous misunderstandings.
B for stunts.
C for lame plot.
F for Tom Cruise.
In the spirit of Much Ado About Nothing and The Man Who Knew Too Little, we have Knight and Day. It's about a girl who gets caught up in this crazy weard investigation. The above mentioned movies were much better, though, and a lot funnier. There were funny parts, it was more like one liners or certain scenes, but as a cohesive movie - meh. Not so much. Too trite. Cool stunts, though.
I like Cameron Diaz. She's cute, funny, and spunky. Not a fan of Tom Cruise. I'm sure he is a nice man, but he's just never been one of my favorites. Bit over the top for me.
Gleenobly's rating: 3/10
B for stunts.
C for lame plot.
F for Tom Cruise.
In the spirit of Much Ado About Nothing and The Man Who Knew Too Little, we have Knight and Day. It's about a girl who gets caught up in this crazy weard investigation. The above mentioned movies were much better, though, and a lot funnier. There were funny parts, it was more like one liners or certain scenes, but as a cohesive movie - meh. Not so much. Too trite. Cool stunts, though.
I like Cameron Diaz. She's cute, funny, and spunky. Not a fan of Tom Cruise. I'm sure he is a nice man, but he's just never been one of my favorites. Bit over the top for me.
Gleenobly's rating: 3/10
Fringe Season Finale
Love it! Much better than Anna Torv trying to "impersonate" Leonard Nimoy! Can't wait for Fringe to come back.
IMDB: Fringe.
Fox: Fringe.
IMDB: Fringe.
Fox: Fringe.
Movie Review: Fast 5
A+ for the bank safe scene.
A+ for the cast
A for stunts.
B for cute, funny quips.
D for over the top stuff.
The glory of movies and the reason I am such a huge film buff is because of stories like Fast 5. Over the top? Yes! Ridiculous? Yes! Humor where I didn't laugh out loud but laughed on the inside? You betcha. But you know what? Doesn't matter in movies like this. I mean, who can beat awesome cars, awesome cast, super schweet stunts, and OMG that bank safe scene! I can honestly say I have never seen that before and I absolutely loved it, I was all over it! (Save for Dodge Chargers - huh? LOL, it was still cool).
I am also a huge fan of the Fast series. I am not going to give anything away, but I will say that the very last scene I was quite skeptical, but hey, like I said - gotta love the movies anyway. And Dwayne Johnson, Paul Walker, Vin Diesel - ahhhh I just wanna hug them and squeeze them and call them George.
When I think of the movies I enjoy and love, I think of the 2001 movie called the Majestic. My favorite line - I pulled this from IMDB.com:
[Inside the abandoned movie theater]
"Harry Trimble: That's why we call it The Majestic. Any man, woman, child could buy their ticket, walk right in. Here they'd be, here we'd be. "Yes sir, yes ma'am. Enjoy the show." And in they'd come entering a palace, like in a dream, like in heaven. Maybe you had worries and problems out there, but once you came through those doors, they didn't matter anymore. And you know why? Chaplin, that's why. And Keaton and Lloyd. Garbo, Gable, and Lombard, and Jimmy Stewart and Jimmy Cagney. Fred and Ginger. They were gods. And they lived up there. That was Olympus. Would you remember if I told you how lucky we felt just to be here? To have the privilege of watching them. I mean, this television thing. Why would you want to stay at home and watch a little box? Because it's convenient? Because you don't have to get dressed up, because you could just sit there? I mean, how can you call that entertainment, alone in your living room? Where's the other people? Where's the audience? Where's the magic? I'll tell you, in a place like this, the magic is all around you. The trick is to see it."
Gleenobly's rating: 8/10
A+ for the cast
A for stunts.
B for cute, funny quips.
D for over the top stuff.
The glory of movies and the reason I am such a huge film buff is because of stories like Fast 5. Over the top? Yes! Ridiculous? Yes! Humor where I didn't laugh out loud but laughed on the inside? You betcha. But you know what? Doesn't matter in movies like this. I mean, who can beat awesome cars, awesome cast, super schweet stunts, and OMG that bank safe scene! I can honestly say I have never seen that before and I absolutely loved it, I was all over it! (Save for Dodge Chargers - huh? LOL, it was still cool).
I am also a huge fan of the Fast series. I am not going to give anything away, but I will say that the very last scene I was quite skeptical, but hey, like I said - gotta love the movies anyway. And Dwayne Johnson, Paul Walker, Vin Diesel - ahhhh I just wanna hug them and squeeze them and call them George.
When I think of the movies I enjoy and love, I think of the 2001 movie called the Majestic. My favorite line - I pulled this from IMDB.com:
[Inside the abandoned movie theater]
"Harry Trimble: That's why we call it The Majestic. Any man, woman, child could buy their ticket, walk right in. Here they'd be, here we'd be. "Yes sir, yes ma'am. Enjoy the show." And in they'd come entering a palace, like in a dream, like in heaven. Maybe you had worries and problems out there, but once you came through those doors, they didn't matter anymore. And you know why? Chaplin, that's why. And Keaton and Lloyd. Garbo, Gable, and Lombard, and Jimmy Stewart and Jimmy Cagney. Fred and Ginger. They were gods. And they lived up there. That was Olympus. Would you remember if I told you how lucky we felt just to be here? To have the privilege of watching them. I mean, this television thing. Why would you want to stay at home and watch a little box? Because it's convenient? Because you don't have to get dressed up, because you could just sit there? I mean, how can you call that entertainment, alone in your living room? Where's the other people? Where's the audience? Where's the magic? I'll tell you, in a place like this, the magic is all around you. The trick is to see it."
Gleenobly's rating: 8/10
Donkey Lesson
The Donkey Lesson
Author unknown
One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do.
Finally he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey. He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well.
At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement, he quieted down. A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well, and was astonished at what he saw.
With every shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up. As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and trotted off!
Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a stepping stone. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up!
Remember these five simple rules to be happy:
1. Free your heart from hatred.
2. Free your mind from worries.
3. Live simply.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less.
Now, enough of that crap.
The donkey later came back and kicked the shit out of the farmer who tried to bury him.
Moral: When you try to cover your ass, it always comes back to get you.
Author unknown
One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do.
Finally he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey. He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well.
At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement, he quieted down. A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well, and was astonished at what he saw.
With every shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up. As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and trotted off!
Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a stepping stone. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up!
Remember these five simple rules to be happy:
1. Free your heart from hatred.
2. Free your mind from worries.
3. Live simply.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less.
Now, enough of that crap.
The donkey later came back and kicked the shit out of the farmer who tried to bury him.
Moral: When you try to cover your ass, it always comes back to get you.
Yahoo: Living a 6 Fig Lifestyle on 30k a Year
Happiness on a stick. Who says you have to be financially wealthy for this to happen? You can be who you wanna be making 30k a year.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Movie Review: Next 3 Days
A+ for eerie darkness.
A+ for the cast.
B for the plot.
D for diabolical shiveries.
So what do you do in the face of danger? What do you do when your options are low and good enough isn't good enough? Possible answers exist in this movie about a family whose life takes a turn for the worst when the mother gets charged for murder. I'm loving the level of darkness and suspense. Really makes you question life, the good and bad things that happen to you, and how you handle it.
The movie left me feeling mostly satisfied. Though, still.. felt a little empty. Like still dealing with the aftermath of how to really take in what I just witnessed. All-in-all, it is rare for me to not be able to guess the ending, so that's a plus for the movie makers. I wouldn't mind seeing an alternate ending. And I would love to see a sequel. Gain closure and more positivity.
I love the cast. I cannot think of a single Russell Crowe movie that I do not like, except for maybe Beautiful Mind. Elizabeth Banks - not her typical role, she did a great job though. She's one of my favorite actresses. I also enjoyed seeing Liam Neeson & Olivia Wilde and that d00d Michael from Jericho, and the guy from Ultimate Gift.
This movie reminds me of the McStay family (they went missing in California a year or 2 ago). And all the other people who have to go through tough situations such as this in real life. I pray that they can all receive the justice they deserve.
Now go see a comedy after you watch this movie. You'll need it.
Gleenobly's rating: 7/10
A+ for the cast.
B for the plot.
D for diabolical shiveries.
So what do you do in the face of danger? What do you do when your options are low and good enough isn't good enough? Possible answers exist in this movie about a family whose life takes a turn for the worst when the mother gets charged for murder. I'm loving the level of darkness and suspense. Really makes you question life, the good and bad things that happen to you, and how you handle it.
The movie left me feeling mostly satisfied. Though, still.. felt a little empty. Like still dealing with the aftermath of how to really take in what I just witnessed. All-in-all, it is rare for me to not be able to guess the ending, so that's a plus for the movie makers. I wouldn't mind seeing an alternate ending. And I would love to see a sequel. Gain closure and more positivity.
I love the cast. I cannot think of a single Russell Crowe movie that I do not like, except for maybe Beautiful Mind. Elizabeth Banks - not her typical role, she did a great job though. She's one of my favorite actresses. I also enjoyed seeing Liam Neeson & Olivia Wilde and that d00d Michael from Jericho, and the guy from Ultimate Gift.
This movie reminds me of the McStay family (they went missing in California a year or 2 ago). And all the other people who have to go through tough situations such as this in real life. I pray that they can all receive the justice they deserve.
Now go see a comedy after you watch this movie. You'll need it.
Gleenobly's rating: 7/10
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Movie Review: Thor
A+ for fantasy, sci fi, action.
A+ for the cast.
A for family, friend dynamics.
B for humor.
C for the love story.
D for the cheesy aspect.
I love it when people kick butt and take names. And the dichotomy between modern society and mythical / other universe - fabulous! It's a beautiful thing folks, much like mixing rap & Somewhere Over the Rainbow - or that movie coming out this summer called Cowboys and Aliens. Tickles me fancy. And the cast! Schweet! Kat Dennings, I picked up on her right away, can't miss it - the gal from Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist!
At any rate, Thor. Back to it. One of my favorite stories. Loved the family and friend dynamics and the conflict. Love story was a bit too much for me and there were some cheesy parts, but over all a pretty good story with cute humor.
"Take it back! Take back what you said about Thor!" a line from one of my favorite movies Adventures in Babysitting.
Gleenobly's rating: 7/10
A+ for the cast.
A for family, friend dynamics.
B for humor.
C for the love story.
D for the cheesy aspect.
I love it when people kick butt and take names. And the dichotomy between modern society and mythical / other universe - fabulous! It's a beautiful thing folks, much like mixing rap & Somewhere Over the Rainbow - or that movie coming out this summer called Cowboys and Aliens. Tickles me fancy. And the cast! Schweet! Kat Dennings, I picked up on her right away, can't miss it - the gal from Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist!
At any rate, Thor. Back to it. One of my favorite stories. Loved the family and friend dynamics and the conflict. Love story was a bit too much for me and there were some cheesy parts, but over all a pretty good story with cute humor.
"Take it back! Take back what you said about Thor!" a line from one of my favorite movies Adventures in Babysitting.
Gleenobly's rating: 7/10
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Cool Quote From TV Show 4400
"The end of one journey is always the beginning of another. Change is painful and always comes with a cost. It hurts to bear those costs, but we can't allow that to sway us. Tomorrow is a mystery. The only thing we can do is face it with resolve. We move forward, always forward and into what's next. We make a choice - we act upon that choice. And all that's left is to live in hope." ~Jordan Collier, episode Fifty Fifty, original air date 08/27/06
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