Movies and TV Bwaaang June 12, 2014 by Dave Well, the Wil Wheaton Project is only three episodes old, and they’ve already ripped off Cracked.com. Episode three included a bit about the overuse of the “Bwaaang” sound effect, which seemed pretty familiar to me. Turns out that’s because it had been done before, as part of Cracked’s “5 Bizarrely Specific Ways Every Movie Trailer […] Read more »
Movies and TV Title Sequences April 10, 2014 / April 13, 2014 by Dave Some TV shows have little or no title sequence. The first one I remember doing this was Lost. Just a spooky noise, and then on with the show. There are others with really minimal titles, though none pop into mind at the moment. I love the approach – I obviously know what I’m watching. Hannibal’s […] Read more »
Movies and TV Does anybody in Hollywood actually walk anywhere? November 8, 2013 / November 27, 2013 by Dave There have been several abnormal walking statements or descriptions in (relatively) recent movies, and I’m wondering if I’m missing something. I walk quite a bit, and an 11 minute mile is really pushing it in terms of pace. 15 minutes per mile is a fast walk, 20 minutes per mile is a stroll … just […] Read more »
Movies and TV Monday Mornings February 10, 2013 / February 17, 2013 by Dave Monday Mornings is a brand spanking new series (I’ve only seen one episode so far). It’s a David E. Kelley show, which initially caused me some doubts – Harriet’s Law was a disaster. Several earlier shows (Ally McBeal, Boston Public) disintegrated fairly early on, and then proceeded to limp for years on the strength of […] Read more »
Movies and TV Jack Reacher February 9, 2013 / March 29, 2013 by Dave I was one of many who was caught between shock, disgust, and amusement when the news came out that Tom Cruise had been cast in the lead role of 2012’s Jack Reacher, the first movie made from one of Lee Child‘s series of novels about a former MP of the same name. The main problem […] Read more »
Movies and TV Skyfall and Underwater Combat December 2, 2012 / December 14, 2012 by Dave I just saw Skyfall, and was quite impressed. Daniel Craig provides all the usual Bond-ness, as well as a believable action hero. Javier Bardem never fails to please as a crazy / creepy villain. Even Ralph Fiennes, who I hadn’t realized was in the movie and thus initially assumed was the bad guy (on the […] Read more »
Movies and TV Same old same old July 25, 2010 / July 25, 2010 by Dave | 3 Comments on Same old same old I suppose it was inevitable, with the massive proliferation of TV channels and the constant hunger for new shows, that repetition would become more obvious. I don’t mean just the spin-offs from established franchises (all the CSIs or Law and Orders), but rather “new” shows that are clones of other new shows. Let me give […] Read more »
Movies and TV Plot holes in Salt July 25, 2010 / July 25, 2010 by Dave | 36 Comments on Plot holes in Salt As mentioned in Spys in Flats, I noticed a couple of gaping plot holes in this week’s new release, Salt. Well, to say I noticed them isn’t an attempt to flatter myself – you would have to be blind or in Hollywood to miss them. Or maybe they were noticed and nobody cared. I don’t […] Read more »
Movies and TV Spys in flats July 25, 2010 / July 26, 2010 by Dave I just watched “Salt,” the new Angelina Jolie spy-action movie. In terms of the action, it was pretty impressive. There were a couple of plot holes big enough to drive a truck through, which I’ll address in another posting, but I thought I should mention something specific that leapt out in the early moments of […] Read more »
Movies and TV Angels and Devils May 14, 2010 / May 14, 2010 by Dave During the past few episodes of 24 (and needless to say, there is a SPOILER ALERT in effect), a fair amount of time has been given to the good vs. evil struggle between former President (and known evil bastard) Charles Logan and current President Taylor’s Secretary of State (former Chief of Staff Ethan Kanin). There […] Read more »