Movie 52: Fight Club

Add this fucker to my top ten list of all time favorite movies! This movie was so fucking good. At the risk of sounding like a pretentious ass wipe I would have to say that this movie is deep and intellectual through being shallow and misogynistic. What I mean to say is that while being emotionally complex it still beckons to that violent male attitude of fuck shit up or die trying. It's definitely a great movie to watch if you're feeling complex and thoughtful but don't want to watch something "dumb" or "artsy" though honestly I would classify this movie as an art film. It is tastefully done, with a stellar cast, a great story, and frankly a satisfying ending. I love it and if you don't then their is nothing wrong with you... at least that's what you think.

Movie 51: The Dictator

I'm back! With an exceptionally off color movie written by none other than Sacha Baron Cohen. This movie was full of laughs for those of you who smirk in the face of democracy and laugh at obscenity. I love movies that aren't afraid to tear down social norms using a nuclear warhead (a pointy one). This movie used the death star to fry every generally accepted line in the book of lines not to cross. "Too soon?" was a phrase that was too worn out after the first 20 minutes to even worth uttering anymore. Yet through its coarse comedy and social controversy it maintained a strong hold on a central story. The jokes added to this story instead of detracting from it, elevating this movie from gag to good. It's no masterpiece by any sense of the word, but it is worth seeing if you like a raunchy comedy, be prepared to be offended though :D very fucking offended.

Movie 50: Invention of Lying

Hahahaha, as an atheist I can really appreciate this movie, but I think the faithful can too. Yes, it is a direct religious parody, but the fact that faith gives hope and morality to a world that is otherwise dull and thoughtless. It also shows that art, literature, and cinema are all based on fucking bullshit, which I love. This is an excellent movie, with a great performance by Ricky Gervaise, whose name I probably just butchered. Also a minor role by a shaven Louis C.K. is worth a gander. Lovely good movie, I mean, I would watch it.

Movie 49: iRobot

Will Smithy Smith Smith, I do love that man. He's back and black and awesome in this movie. Apparently black people don't like cats? I didn't know that, but it was a joke in this movie. I enjoy the Eden scenario in this movie, a world of robots that are unable to sin, but you introduce some free will and all hell breaks lose. Robots making robots scares the shit out of me too Will Smith, but I do like cats. This movie is a great breakfast, with all your vital bits like witty dialogue, fun action scenes, three laws that are made to be broken, and NS-5. Also the music is tasty in the background. I also think that this is the best visualization of a post-modern robot, the mechanical precision of movement, yet with the fluidity of human-like motion, as well as synthetic silicone facial structure with precise human expression. Good movie, watch it motherfucker.

Movie 48: The Social Network

Another great movie tonight, The Social Network. I didn't know how they were going to turn something mundane like coding and web design into a dynamic Hollywood blockbuster, but they did. It's honest, and I like that in a movie, something that stood out to me in particular was the explanation of hacking, he described actual hacking, not glamorized movie style hacking with lots of screens and digital green glowing numbers, it was a tab on his desktop with a blinking fucking beacon for typing code. That's what hacking is guys in Hollywood! Get a clue. Anyway, it wasn't as good as Movie 47, but it was still excellent and I'm glad I picked it up. If you want a nice not kid friendly drama about actual shit that is relevant to our lives, then watch this crap.

Movie 47: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

This is one of the best movies I have seen in a really long time, and it made me cry profusely on numerous occasions. It's a story of love, loss, death, and grief, but it is also a story of hope. It is a story of one boy who's determination and love got him through the worst of times, both in his own life, and in the lives of millions of Americans. It's a story of pain, but a story of joy and success as well. The message in the end is extremely apt and incredibly clear. While our journeys may not lead to our own self discovery, or recovery, they may lead to the recovery of others, and in the end, that is what you needed. I love this movie, and I'm tempted to break my rule and give it the full 10/10, but I'll stick with my nothing is perfect rule and give it 9.9

Movie 46: The Smurfs

Adorable little blue men everywhere! Given the jokes got tiring, and the story was super predictable, and it wasn't as awesome as the old cartoon, it was still cute and probably the best kids movie of the year. The number of times the word Smurf is used kind of reminds me of John Malkovich being inside his own head. I hope at least one person understands that slightly obscure reference to a completely opposite movie. :P there's gonna be more, it's movie night!