Recent movie views:

Well it has been quite sometime since I have made a blog update, No I have not forgot about it I just did not have much time to update it. So for this Blog Post I will tell you all of the films that I have been watching within the last week. (That I Recall)

1. Oscars: Not a movie but a significant viewing. I really enjoyed these oscars although I was upset by some awards. For one the movie Up In The Air deserved best adapted screenplay, and lost it. Reitmans amazing film went home without any awards at all which was very disappointing. Ingluorious Basterds I also felt was robbed two awards I thought it had a chance at. "Best Original Screenplay", and "Best Editing" should have gone to Basterds. The screenplay went to The Hurt Locker from which I heard does not have an amazing script. Also Editing was simply Fantastic in Basterds, and what really made it shine over its competitors. Other then that they were pretty entertaining. Although NEW MOON should NOT have made an appearance within the Horror film montage, it was HORRIBLE.....not Horror get it right :p. Other then that if you really care about my take on the oscars go to my twitter feed where I live tweeted the hell out of them!

2. Indiana Jones: The Last Crusade: This is an amazing film. Some consider it the best of the trilogy, and I can see why. Sean Connery and Harrison Ford have amazing chemistry as father and son. The dialogue is awesome, with many great quotes "This is how we say goodbye in Germany". Set pieces are great, The Tank Battle, The Boat Chase, and much much more. The effects still hold up well, I still love the leap of Faith effect used late in the film. It shows Indy's origin, and is very fun. I could probably make a big review of this film, but chances are you have already seen it, and if you haven't drop everything you have and RUN OUT, BUY IT. Truly a fantastic film.

3. Back to the Future: The classic 80s movie, that has a special spot in my heart. This time instead of an average viewing, I decided to listen to the film with a special fan commentary made by the movie podcast "Flicks". They did have a very entertaining commentary, and let me notice two important things that I had honestly never knew about the film. Like the fact that "Pepsi Free" was actually a drink in the 80s, or that the actor who played Jennifer changed for the last two films. The commentary also pointed out a bunch of cameos that I was previously unaware of, and they had the type of nerdy conversations that really make you wonder. I highly recommend you check out their podcast, and Back To The Future is a true classic that everyone should go out and see!

4. Clash Of The Titans: I had not seen this film for a long long time, and seeing how the remake is coming out in the next month or so, I wanted to see if the original still stands up. Which to be honest the effects look a little cheesy, but to me they still in a way hold up. I am really interested to see how the remake turns out , since it has high expectations to live up to. Well not that high, the original is good, but its not fantastic. Highlights of Titans are the giant scorpion fight, and the two headed dog fight. The claymation effects are really entertaining, but the dialogue is pretty cheesy. No actor delivers there lines extremely well but that is not why you watch films like these, you want to see heroes fighting monsters, and it delivers in that respect. The mythology is incorporated well, and assists the stories understanding. Also I would like to add that contrary to most peoples opinions I REALLY liked the mechanical owl side kick, I found him entertaining, and very cool looking. If you have any interest in the remake I suggest you view the original.

5. Speed: I literally just finished watching this film as I write this blog. I love this film, yes it is cheesy as hell, and this movie creates its own physics. We all know that bus would have never made that jump. We all know that Keanu Reeves is not a spectacular actor (although I think this is one of his best performances), and we know Sandra Bullock is not an amazing actress, yet for some reason all of these ridiculous things come together to bring you one hell of a movie. This is an amazingly fun movie. Denis Hooper is completely crazy, and always managed to make me laugh with his crazy ramblings. I enjoy some of the completely bizarre quotes "I'm taller", or "Shoot the hostage", and the action was very well shot. The bomb on a bus premise, makes this the most exciting movie ever made that takes place on a bus. Elevators, Buses, and trains oh my. You've got to love the sheer insanity of Speed, and the amazing amount of entertainment you will receive from this film. If you are in the mood for a fun movie, then I recommend you set out and rent or buy yourself Speed. Also one final note I found it interesting that the main character was always drinking bottles of coke (the labels were off but the shape of the bottle is a give away) is it saying coca-cola drive you insane.

Overall I did not do anything overly exciting this week, and I promise to start updating my blog post more often, I sincerely apologize for the lack of updates guys. Anyways tell me what you think of any of the 5 film related things I viewed this week, and I am open to any suggestions on topics for future blog posts. Your test for today is to name the movie this quote comes from "Death by stereo!" I will most likely make a blog post regarding this movie in question soon since something news worthy has come up recently regarding it.
Sincerly, Andrew Roebuck