Planes, Trains and Automobiles - Those aren't pillows!

Comedy Gold from John Hughes. Seasonal as well. I want some American friends to celebrate Thanksgiving with. This is Steve Martin in good film mode and John Candy proving why he is sorely missed. You kind of laugh your ass off from the Taxi race with Kevin Bacon, through the bathroom scene to one of the great F*ck speeches in movie history. It's comes as kind a of a surprise that you're not still laughing at the end, but that is intentional. Still, I sat next to a guy on the bus that looked just like the late great JC does in the above picture. Well weird I can tell ya!

The Expendables - Yu not expendable Wambo!

Is this the best action movie cast....EVER?? Is the best action movie ....Ever?? I don't know, but I can't wait to find out. UFC Champ Randy Couture, Robert (T-Bag) Knepper and 'Oscar Winner' Forest Whitaker? are also in the cast.



I'm not sure if it's just a big wind up or if Stallone is continuing his 80's action revival. But it is the talk of the titnterweb and there are plenty not got a lot to say but I'm gonna record myself saying it and post it on Youtube fanboy videos out there.



Until 2o1o let us remind ourselves why we love the one liner action hero.

Banlieue 13 Ultimatum - B13/B14/District 14????

I only found out about this today and I am genuinely excited. I loved the first and it reminded me how French cinema is about more than the Tits and Cigarettes that enticed me as an adolescent. Must dig it out to watch again. Until February then Mr Besson.

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy - Well, when in Rome.....

Guess what, I do. I know that one day I am gonna to get married on top of a mountain, and there's going to be flutes playing and trombones and flowers and garlands of fresh herbs. And we will dance till the sun rises. And then our children will form a family band. And we will tour the countryside and you won't be invited. But until that time, I will continue to watch Will Ferrell movies because they make me laugh.

Philadelphia - The power of music and images

I cried the first time I saw and heard this and it still chokes me up now.

The X-Factor - Why don't you just fuck off!

That's it really. Didn't Andy Millman sum up all this excruciation reality TV BS already. I was sick tonight and saw this, especially the freak show number. Still not as sick as the fakeness of Simon Scowell and his co panel members. I get it. You can make a lot of money because most people are just sheep. 2009 auditions are to be held in Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, London and Manchester. Perhaps some organisation might find that information useful and do me a favour. I still would with that Diana Vickers though, even if I did end up in 'Special Hell' Ha!

Oh yeah I am slightly annoyed that they butchered one of my favourite songs. And yeah I know John Cale covered it as well, but he made it beautiful.

Bad Santa - He slept with an unclean woman

Don't watch this one with your kids. It just might not be suitable. It is rude, crude and downright dirty. But it just might be the best Christmas movie out there, the funniest for sure. Billy Bob nails it, The kid is immense, Tony Cox is huge and Lauren Graham is funny and so hot. It smacks Christmas on the head with a pneumatic drill dressed in bows an ribbons. The only people that wont like this is those miserable gits that think all they have to do is be soooper happy for two weeks a year. Well I hate you guys!!!

Pineapple Express - Prepare to suck the cock of karma

Good to know that Judd Apatow & Seth Rogen are keeping that classic 80's formula going. By that I mean the comedy action flick. This is very much in the mould of Beverly Hills Cop and others that escape me. Just a little bit more crazy and a lot more funny. Of course if you don't like the team, constant stoner jokes and the word F*ck, you probably wont like this. Would it be easier if I drew you an analogy??

Sons Of Anarchy - Once a Biker slut, always a Biker slut

A fantastic new show from FX. A take on Shakespeare as well so they say, meh, I never read any. To me this is a lot like the Sopranos', except these guys are a lot more likeable and they ride Motorcycles. More body art and less gold chains, you get the picture. Really good storylines and characterisation give this a genuine feel. It will certainly keep me out of the Pack Horse Pub anyway. And yep, that is the gay kid from 'Queer as Folk'. Didn't he do well.

Black Hawk Down - Black Hawk Down, so good I reviewed it twice

One of, if not, the best, War movie, if not, movie, ever made. Punctuation aside, it is that good. Real and unflinching. You feel like you've spent 24 hours fighting on the streets of Mogadishu with these guys. Fear, confusion, anger and death. Just like war, just like the business of killing another man. Director, cast, story, DoP, music, sound - everything is spot on. As usual Eric Bana steals the show. Watch it. Hoo-Aah!

Rob Dougan - The Fast & The Furious Angels

Rob Dougan is an artist that most of you will have heard of, or at least heard his music. He is most known for his work on The Matrix & Matrix Reloaded soundtrack. His work is heavily influenced by film in my eyes (and ears) and if I kept my CD cases I could confirm this fact. I urge you to track down his album, Furious Angels, especially the 2 CD version which has a instrumental version of the album. You see Rob D does sound a bit like Chris Rea when he sings and this is not for every ones taste.

All I know is that this is an album I keep revisiting, with many of the tracks reminding me I do have a heart. The track simply titled 'Instrumental' can even bring a tear to my eye.

As for the video, well Black Hawk Down is one of the greatest films ever made, and this music seems to fit. That's my Sunday afternoon gone then as I'll have to watch it now. Buy 'em both

Flight of the Conchords - The Humans are dead....

I don't know how I did it, but missed every episode on TV
So thank the lord for Fopp & co and the boxset DVD
Cos this one has to be watched again, try it and you will see
Following the lives in song and dance of two guys from NZ


Jermaine & Bret write and sing the songs when they're feeling low
And Mel she is their stalker fan, the only one they know
Murray is their manager and he's the guy that steals the show
Even the New Zealand consulate looks like it's from thirty years ago




So thanks for Peter Jackson, Lucy Lawless, Sam Neil and New Zealand Lamb. Lord of the Rings, Bad Taste, The Frightners, Braindead and Meet The Feebles (Hell Yeah!). King Kong ok maybe not King Kong, Crowded House and Heavenly Creatures. The worlds Fastest Indian and where I want to live. We have a new New Zealand export to celebrate, The Flight of the Conchords are here!!'

Fred Claus - Christmas time for Hitler and Germany??

So were they trying to make a Christmas turkey?? Proving that the Christmas story has limited parameters?? I don't know. I mean I know it bombed, but I'm not sure. A lot of this is funny and a lot more of it appears to be tongue-in-cheek. Just look at the cast involved, so many great actors. Some of the 'dramatic' scenes are so humorous they must have been playing us. At the end of the day people, it's a time for fun, family and kids. So run with, I love it!!

I don't think they ever really explained why Elizabeth Banks was hanging around in that sexy Xmas number, and I really don't think they needed to.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0486583/

The Blair Witch Clockwork Orange Project

To clarify some questions of late. My blog name came to me through my love of the work of Philip K. Dick. As I understand he had a recurring dream searching for a story called 'The Empire Never Ended', he never found it, and became convinced that if he did, he would go insane. It's that age old story, Boy meets Girl, Girl Meets Boy, Boy tries to get Girl, Girl says 'yikes', Boy looks for other Girl, Girl gets jea...well, it could go on and on.



And another thing, yep it's a movie blog. I will review the films as I watch them. And yeah I do watch that many. I found out a long time ago that Sleep is for wimps, and there's plenty of time to sleep at work anyway.



Why didn't I review many movies in October, well read my blog and you might learn something. I do other things to such high levels of geekdom as well you know. Cripes, you'll be asking why I watched so many tenuous linked Christmas movies in December next.


Yes this is a movie blog, but it's my movie blog and I'll review what is going on in my 360 head. It might not all be movies but then hell, get your own blog if you want to. I see movie influences in everything.



And as for the picture. Well that's really the reason for the rant. I liked it straight off. Got those movie influences sparkin' in my head. My thanks to Lauren for the model, although she less an orange and more a peach.

Zack & Miri make a porno - Keep your clothes on and drink some Cherry Wine, Uh huh

So Kevin 'theman' Smith returns with another of his filthy love stories. It IS Kevin Smith by numbers but what do you expect. Much like QT the man makes movies for himself, and if you don't like them, I doubt he's that bothered. Sharp dialogue and sharper observations and lots of it ....pretty dirty. This is one of his best. Some of the regulars are here, with Mewes on sparkling form. I get to pick a porn name....I want to be Pete Jones. And I loved the scene with Schwalbach. This is date movie material and if I take you to see it, you better be laughing with me, 'cos The Kevster is my god. Note - I may be biased and I may be babbling