as some of you know, i was struck with some sort of crazy sickness on friday/this weekend. i had a fever, couldnt eat, couldnt sleep, couldnt leave the house for more than 30 min at a time (had to say near the bathroom). what caused it? might have been the heat. might have been the ebola virus.
there isnt much to do when youre bed/couchridden. i coudlnt even bring myself to play assassins creed on the ps3. that would have involved thinking, paying attention and intricate button mashing - way more effort than i could muster at that state. instead, i drank a lot of gatorade and watched a buttload of movies. heres the rundown, along with my reviews.
note: the more angry ninjas a review gets, the more awesome the movie, because angry ninjas are awesome. this isnt some sort of reverse rating system where the more angry the movie makes me, the more angry ninjas it receives. now that weve got that settled…
27 dresses
watched this with the lady. its a mix between how to lose a guy in 10 days and (insert chick flick here). it had its funny moments (any scene with judy greer is pretty funny). the plot is predictable, but if your lady friend really wants to watch this movie, its not unbearable.
rating: 3/5 angry ninjas
king of kong - a fistful of quarters
if youre interested in classic video games like donkey kong, galaga, centipede, etc, this is worth a watch. its a documentary about a guy who sets off to be the world champion in donkey kong. hes an average schmoe, who is pitted against the sleazy current world champion. when i say sleazy, i mean it. funny to see how politics are in play everywhere, even in video game championships.
rating: 4/5 angry ninjas
the assassination of jesse james by the coward robert ford
holy crap give me those 2.5 hours of my life back. i saw the ratings on rotten tomatoes and thought this would be worth putting on my blockbuster queue. boy was i wrong. this movie contained no pacing, was mind numbingly boring (i think i fell asleep for like 10 minutes), and i am getting frustrated/mad just writing this paragraph. maybe it was because i watched it while i was sick, but man, i thought this movie sucked big time.
rating: 1/5 angry ninjas
cloverfield
awesome awesome awesome. i popped this dvd in not expecting much, given the lukewarm reviews and word of mouth bashery it received. well i for one, was very entertained. loved the unique storytelling, flashbacks, and the subtle video game references (the entire movie is shot via the perspective of a handheld camera, by a guy named hud = heads up display = how information such as life/ammo is displayed to the gamer on screen for you non-gamers).
warning: watching this on too big of a tv screen might make you queasy. not as queasy as blair witch though.
rating: 5/5 angry ninjas
ps. just as a measuring stick, i am known to have impeccable taste in movies, having loved such classics as dude, wheres my car, and the big hit.
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blair witch,
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how to lose a guy in 10 days,
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