After spending a week being lame, I am back in front of my computer motivated to post a new blog. Last DVD Tuesday, was a very cool day. The release of Star Trek on Blu Ray/DVD was front and foremost on most movie aficionados minds. However, for this lame fan boy, there was another important movie being released on Blu ray and that movie was Tyler Durden….er I meant Fight Club. To be honest, your not gaining much by purchasing Fight Club on Blu Ray, if you already have the DVD. The significance of the re-release, is the reminder of how frickin cool and ahead of the curve the movie was when it hit the theaters 10 yrs ago. It was the ultimate misfit manifesto, a dark and cool window of how a misfit for once in his miserable life is one of the cool kids. I fondly remember that most critics of the movie could not get beyond the violence in the movie. I found the fight scenes to be totally cool; however, it was the dialogue that made the movie for me. It was the dialogue, that I could relate to. I was in a weird space in my life, and Fight Club was a warm snuggy blanket. Tyler Durden was the epitome of cool, the ultimate wild child. He thumbed his nose against authority, lived by his own mantra, and was hell bent on causing mayhem. There are few misfits in life that haven’t at one time or another haven’t fantasized about being cool like Tyler Durden. If you haven’t seen Fight Club, or don’t remember the movie, I recommend you bring back Tyler Durden for another fantastic ride.

I have my fingers crossed about the upcoming new movie from the Matrix thinktank, Ninja Assassin. On the surface, the movie looks like it is going to be a blast to watch. A rogue Ninja assassin movie by the Matrix think tank should be a match made in heaven. I will have to be the first to admit that this movie was not on my geek movie radar. One day while I was googling for some Matrix quotes, I came across a link talking about a new Wachowski Brothers movie. I checked the trailer out, and saw enough good stuff about it, that I will check the movie out. Shooting from the hip, some of the action sequences reminds me of two of my favorite anime movies, Ninja Scroll and Crying Freeman. Both anime movies are ultra violent and deal with characters that exist in secret societies. I had always hoped that a live action hollywood version of both movies would be created. As with a lot of popular manga/anime, there are lot of good content to make a decent movie “Crossing my fingers about Cowboy Bebop.” If Ninja Assassin turns out to be a home run for the Wachowski Brothers, maybe I will see Ninja Scroll or Crying Freeman in the theaters someday soon.

I was cruising around ye ole cable box the other day when I came upon a movie, that I hadn’t seen in years. Grandma’s Boy isn’t a great movie by any stretch of the imagination, but I find it entertaining on so many levels. First and foremost, it is a movie about a bunch of slackers who test video games, how can I as a fan boy not enjoy that. Add in a monkey, crude humor and some wake and bake, the movie is an enjoyable way to waste a couple of hours. I recommend that if you don’t have this movie on DVD already that you go out add this one to your collection.

I have to admit that I have a twisted addiction to cheesy movies. A few weeks ago, I cruising the net when I came upon Mania website displaying a review for the Lesbian Vampire Killers. My immediate thought was that with a title like this and since it appears to be one of the straight for DVD variety, this movie must be sinfully bad. Sinfully bad is my kind of cheese. After viewing the movie, I was absolutely right. Without giving too much away, Lesbian Vampire Killers is a pretty good combination of cheese. Add two parts Showtime lesbian flix, three parts “worse vampire movie you ever saw”, and one part Shaun of the Dead “comedy input”, that is what you have in Lesbian Vampire Killers. My kind of cheese, sinfully gooey, and mildly entertaining.

Lesbian Vampire Killers

Top Ten Movies of the Year so far…..

I created a squidoo lense listing my top ten movies of the couple of weeks because I had nothing better to do at the time.  As always enjoy.

I am still suffering from the hangover of last year Batman movie. I have been searching for the wow factor on that level ever since. I am a movie junkie, that even like to watch the bad ones from time to time. Here is my Top Ten List for 2009 so far……..

1. The Hangover – The odd thing about this movie is that I originally was going to skip this one.
2. Star Trek – J.J. Abrams just keep rolling in the dough.
3. Watchmen – I am little biased because the I had read the graphic novel.
4. Taken – Another movie that surprised me, I didn’t think it would pack a bunch; however I left the theater impressed.
5. Harry Potter – Even though you know how the story ends, the movies are still entertaining.
6. District 9 – Simply awesome “Sleeper of the Year.”
7. Inglorious Basterds – Happy to see Q rebound.
8. Wolverine – Better than the last X-men movie, I would still like to see more intensity.
9. Terminator Salvation – A nice way to reboot the Terminator series.
10. Transformers 2 – A lot of action, and explosions…plot was a little suspect.