Thursday, April 22, 2010

Michael V's In depth Review of KICK ASS


CAUTION: POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD

“I always wondered why nobody did it
before me. I mean, all those comic
books. Movies. TV shows... You’d
think that one eccentric loner
would have made himself a costume.

This thought is what drives Dave Lizewski to become that eccentric loner. He dons a green wet suit and hits the streets, looking to help out humanity and fight crime. However, he soon finds that he’s in over his head. Throughout the whole movie, even at it’s lightest points, there’s this lurking sense of dread and danger, as the back of your mind thinks, “What the f*ck is this kid thinking?!?!”. However, Dave is determined and ignores his common sense for a dream. This brings him into a world of violence, death, and deceit, that he didn’t expect, and that provides bushels of entertainment for the audience. Kick Ass is a powerfully refreshing story that manages to be both down to earth and over the top. It’s use of tweaked cliches serves as a great way to satire and pay homage to many other superhero/action movies. Perhaps the best way to sum it up would be to say it is infinitely entertaining and possibly the greatest example of deconstruction on screen... (read more-->>)

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Michael V's In depth Review of TWILIGHT and NEW MOON


I recently was forced by my insistent sister and mother to watch the two Twilight films. About a year ago, I had read both of those books to see what all the hype was about. But I stopped after the second one, deciding I had better things to fill my mind with than a book series that so blatantly manipulates the masses of teen girls who read it. To me, Twilight is like Chef Boyardee. People really like it, but it is not, by any means, quality stuff. Nor is it good for you...