Friday, February 24, 2006

Aw, That Poor Wolf Is Crying

Don't really have a whole lot to talk about, since not a whole lot has been going on lately. When something happens, you guys will know about it. But I do have something to share: one more new review! I got Cry Wolf from Netflix yesterday, and my brand spankin' new review of it is up here. So check it out, won't you? Because that would be super.

Monday, February 20, 2006

Oh Yes, There Will Be A Review

For all three of my readers out there that care, I have a new review up at "Sutton At The Movies." Via the wonder that is Netflix, I've finally wrapped up my review of the horror sequel Saw 2. And you can check out my review of the original Saw while you're at it.

But be warned: In setting up the plot of Saw 2, I had to spoil a part of the original Saw's twist ending. So that review will be assuming that you've at least seen the first movie. My advice to you is to go rent them both, then come back and and read the reviews. Or you could just read them anyway, if you don't care about spoilers. Okay? Okay. Now that that's been taken care of, I shall bid you a fond adieu for now, until I can think of something more creative to talk about.

Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Harrison Ford: Computer Hacker

You'd figure the people running the movie theaters around here would know me by name. I went to see Harrison Ford's new movie Firewall tonight, and it's really really good. Ford is awesome as always, and Paul Bettany is a great villain. Bettany is rumored to be the leading candidate for the Joker role in the Batman Begins sequel, and if he gets the role, I think he'd be a good decision. I'm still pulling for Crispin Glover as Joker, but I'm not a Hollywood casting director, so what do I know. Anyway, Firewall is a well-made, well-acted movie, and I'm going to give it a solid four stars.

Friday, February 10, 2006

Ridin' The Rollercoaster of Death

Just got home from a showing of Final Destination 3. The deaths are a lot more shocking and surprising, and the use of a couple of songs really makes the movie just as much a dark comedy as it is a horror movie. And as a fan of the first two Final Destination movies, I thought part three was my favorite of the trilogy. My quick judgment call is that somewhere between three and a half and four stars, so I'll give it 3.75 stars and a definite thumbs-up. Check it out.

I'm In A Mood For Doom

I hope everyone enjoyed my last review, because I have a new one for you to check out. The new S@TM addition is Doom, starring "Worst Actor" Razzie nominee The Rock. So check out the review, will you?

If things work well, I should have another review up in a week or two, but I can't be for certain. But in any event, enjoy the Doom review, and I'll see you next time. Sutton out.

Saturday, February 4, 2006

When A Sutton Blogs

I just returned from seeing When A Stranger Calls, and frankly, it was quite an experience. The projector was off-balance numerous times (which ended up swapping the top and bottom halves of the screen), and there was one point near the end where the movie just stopped for absolutely no reason. So we got a ten-minute intermission for no reason, while half the audience left to complain and ask for refunds.

So enough about the crappy theater, let's talk about the movie itself. The movie is ostensibly a remake of the 1979 horror film starring Carol Kane, yet it takes the original film's somewhat famous first act and stretches it over a 90-minute frame. The remake would have made for a wonderful short film, but it starts to wear itself thin as it tries to squeeze in every "mysterious killer on the loose" cliché it can. And even if the big twist wasn't given away in all the commercials and advertisements, it would still be painfully obvious that the killer is in the house the whole time. Lead actress Camilla Belle is flat, running a gamut of emotions ranging from A to B while the movie itself relies too much on false jump scares. However, there are a handful of genuinely scary moments in the movie, while the stranger in question (whose over-the-phone voice belongs to Lance Henriksen) does manage to be quite creepy at times. But all in all, I'm going to give it a thumbs-in-the-middle with three stars. It's not horrible, but it's not going to set the world on fire either. And with that ending, I bet they're going to remake the second two-thirds of When A Stranger Calls, and release it as When A Stranger Calls Back. I would.

Friday, February 3, 2006

Who Marries A Corpse? Really?

After getting it via Netflix and recieving an offhanded request from Libby, I've got my first review of February up at Sutton At The Movies. The new review is for Tim Burton's Corpse Bride. Read and enjoy.

Thursday, February 2, 2006

Sutton Watches Smallville

Another episode of Smallville, and another post featuring my Smallville thoughts. Read up, ok?
  • Aw, Clark gets his dad's watch. Five bucks says he trades it to Jor-El next time he needs help after screwing up his relationship with Lana.
  • So is this masked female superhero supposed to be Smallville's answer to Batman? Color me unimpressed. I'd rather have Bruce Wayne kicking the crap out of muggers in seedy alleyways, thank you.
  • Lex is stalkeriffic!
  • Five bucks says "the Angel of Vengeance" would show up in the comics if she weren't such a total ripoff of Batman.
  • Clark Kent, Super-mugger.
  • Whoa, I go and call her a Batman ripoff, and they play a little of the Danny Elfman Batman '89 theme song when that Angel of Vengeance gets unmasked.
  • Evil Lex and Evil Lionel butting heads, huh? There's almost too much evil going on for one show!
  • "You don't know what it's like trading someone's life for yours." Did she not see last week's episode?
  • Holy crap, she is a Batman ripoff. Her mother got killed by a mugger, so she became a superhero. I like Batman and all, but does that whole "Bat-Embargo" thing mean he isn't allowed on Smallville? Because that just plain sucks if it does.
  • "He feels really guilty about the watch." He should feel guilty for inadvertently killing his father instead.
  • "Do you always change in a phone booth?" Hahaha.
  • All that product placement for a bat reference?
  • "He deserves to die"? Batman ain't a killer, honey. That's the Punisher's job. Wait, so now she gets to rip off Punisher too.
  • Wow, there's a bombshell. Lionel put out a hit on Batgirl's mom. I take back the Batman cracks, sounds like she's 100% Punisher-ette.
  • Lionel calling Clark "son" after being used as a representative of Jor-El is just kinda... odd, I think is the word.
  • Martha gets to replace Bo Kent as a state senator? So does that mean, say, Laura Bush could become President should something happen to George, or is this just weird TV logic?
  • Not only is Lex stalkeriffic, but Lionel is too. Like father, like son, I guess.
  • Another reference to Clark's future? They've been making a lot of those lately.
  • And then they call him "the man of steel." Too... much... foreshadowing.
  • Aw, what a nice way to send John Schneider out. (If you weren't watching, the episode concluded with Martha watching an old home movie of him and and young Clark on a tractor, with Jonathan waving at the camera and saying "goodbye.")

So that's all for this week's "Sutton Watches Smallville." I'm off to watch My Name Is Earl, so I'll be around same Super-time, same Super-blog.