“Anything, anywhere, any time. That’s our motto.”
The Scoop: 1990 R, directed by Roger Spottiswoode and starring Mel Gibson, Robert Downey Jr., Nancy Travis and Burt Kwoulk
Tagline: The Few. The Proud. The Totally Insane.
Summary Capsule: Gung-ho pilots forge the uncharted territories of Laos to form the first McDonald’s in the country.
““My own garden is my own garden,” said the giant. “Anyone can understand that. And I will allow nobody to play in it but myself.””
The Scoop: 1971 G, directed by Peter Sander and starring Paul Hecht and Charles Aznavour.
Tagline: None.
Summary Capsule: It’s about a giant who is selfish, and learns that this is not necessarily a good thing. Read the rest of this entry »
“Whenever you meet a beautiful woman, just remember somewhere 
there’s a man who’s sick of shagging her.”
The Scoop: 2004 R, directed by Charles Shyer and starring Jude Law, Jane Krakowski,
Tagline: What’s it all about?
Summary Capsule: Lecherously chauvinistic twit struggles with question of whether or not to remain an immoral weasly little dink, and can’t seem to decide on an answer.
It was the first Friday of 2012, and after watching two straight hours of videos on thatguywiththeglasses.com I made an impulsive decision: I wanted to go to whatever this MAGfest thing is they keep talking about and meet these people. The fact that the convention was already going on did not deter me in the slightest, as the website touted that tickets would be available at the door and would not sell out. Score!
The insanity of hosting a Christmas and a New Year’s party had left my husband and I exhausted, poorer, and on a desperate quest to rid our home of the terrifying new stains it had acquired. It’s a wonder, then, that I even suggested we spend our first free weekend of the new year together at a convention where we would blow far too much money, be on our feet all day and try to avoid new and diverse stains.
We did it, though, and I’m going to tell you about my experiences and thoughts on the music and gaming con. I’ll break this up into an arbitrary list of things to know about MAGfest and things I really enjoyed or want to point out about my first small(er than SD Comic Con) con.
“Jack Flack always escapes.”
The Scoop: 1984 PG, directed by Richard Franklin and starring Henry Thomas, Dabney Coleman, and Christina Nigra
Tagline: It’s not just a game anymore.
Summary Capsule: Little boy’s spy fantasies come true in the third world nation of… Texas!
“Whatever happens tomorrow, you must promise me one thing: that you will stay who you are – not a 
perfect soldier, but a good man.”
The Scoop: 2011 PG-13, directed by Joe Johnston and starring Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Tommy Lee Jones, Hayley Atwell, Toby Jones, Stanley Tucci, and Samuel L. Jackson.
Tagline: The first Avenger.
Summary Capsule: Former 90-pound weakling who got sand kicked in his face kicks some sand himself and becomes the hero of the beach! Or maybe it was America – yes, I’m pretty sure it was America. Oh well, there are beaches in America. Read the rest of this entry »
I don’t want to give the wrong impression with the title of this article. I love Don Bluth movies for their incredible artwork and dark, mature themes (well, most of them). When I watched them, especially Secret of NIMH, there was such a struggle and trauma on display that the battle of good against evil felt more real than anything I’d ever experienced with Disney.
So I repeat: This is not a slam on Bluth’s style, just more of an observation of the things that kind of pull me out of the movie and remind me that I’m watching something of his. Annoying as I find that, if you took any or all of these things out then you’d be taking out part of what made him unique.
Oh and before we begin: Yes, I know he worked for Disney for a while and there are some characteristics shared between his movies and the ones he worked on for Disney.
“I am Gandalf, and Gandalf means ME!”
The Scoop: 1977 PG, Directed by Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin Jr and starring Orson Bean, Richard Boone, Hans Conried and John Huston
Tagline: None
Summary Capsule: Midget-sized animation patters across Middle-Earth in search of treasure and foreshadowing
“Please make me a real boy?”
The Scoop: 2001 PG-13, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, William Hurt and Frances O’Connor
Tagline: David is 11 years old. He weighs 60 pounds. He is 4 feet, 6 inches tall. He has brown hair. His love is real. But he is not.
Summary Capsule: Deserted by adopted parents, little robot boy goes on a quest to bore us all.
“This was Dale, the City of Golden Bells, in the time of Middle Earth before
men came to power and ruined magic forever.”
The Scoop: 1966 NR, directed by Gene Deitch and starring Herb Lass
Tagline: None
Summary Capsule: A back-from-the-dead short loosely based on The Hobbit resurfaces after almost half a century. I’m buying the world’s thickest earmuffs in anticipation of when this causes every Tolkien fan on the planet to simultaneously explode.
