Friday, August 26, 2011

Fright Night (2011) -- My After Thoughts --

I totally forgot I watched this movie last week. If you have never seen the original FRIGHT NIGHT (1985), I would suggest to pick up a copy or stream it over netflix if you are looking for a very retro horror movie experience. The remake itself was, to put it in lament terms... Alright. The remake was a nice theater experience, but it could have been way better if the filmmakers did a little bit of tweaking with the script. Things like, taking care of some continuity errors and beefing up some of the characters. If these problems could have been fixed before film production, FRIGHT NIGHT(2011) could have been one of the best vampire horror movies of this generation. But, it falls a little short. Just barely though. Should these type of flaws deter you, the average movie goer, from seeing this movie... No.



What I loved about the remake is its ample amount of blood, gore, action, and grade A-acting. Anton Yelchin was cool as the leading protagonist, exuding a sort of Marty Mcfly charisma. He was the cool teen who still has a little bit of dorky-ness inside him. Colin Farrell played Colin Farell, playing a cool vampire. The dude had alot of fun with the role.  Imogen Poots was good as the sincere/hottie/girlfriend who can pack a punch and Toni Collette gave a nice added depth to what I thought was a paperless role for her. David Tennat was foul mouthed, hilarious, and cool as Peter Vincent. The dude was no Roddy McDowall.



My major peeve with the film was the entire third act. I thought the climax was rushed, the filmmakers could have beefed up the last 20 pages with more action and a more climactic resolution. If you watched the original, there is about 20 pages of climactic action and suspense that leads to a bittersweet resolution. In the remake, it felt like 10 pages of climactic action with an OK resolution. Nevertheless, I still had fun with the movie.

So, should you go watch this movie? Yes. No sparkling vampires included.

Are there any cameos from the actors of the original? Yes.

Should I watch this movie over Conan? I haven't seen CONAN THE BARBARIAN. But, sure, why not! I heard its not doing good anyway...

Audience Reaction: People generally loved it and laughed at every moment that was suppose to be funny.


Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Weekend Vacation With A MOST AWESOME Tv Blast From The Past!

WEEKEND VACATION 

Its been awhile since I have posted something here on this site. Four days really, but that might as well be an eternity here on the web. Anyway, I've been busy with family & friends in my hometown of San Antonio TX. And, I was honored to have celebrated my nephew's 8th birthday At BIG LOU'S PIZZA. Yes, the "Big Lou's Pizza" that was shown on the travel channel show, 'MAN VS. FOOD'. My older brother OSCAR ordered one giant pizza for over twenty family members, me included. 


I could not finish my long pizza, I had already downed 4 large cups of BIG RED and I was out of the pizza race for good.
I visited the SAN ANTONIO ZOO and all I got was a scary Mexican monster troll...

I told my little brother he was "insane!" for even suggesting to eat an entire Big Lou's Pizza by ourselves. Then I told him he was "Even more insane!" for wearing that 'Tap Out' t-shirt...

MOST AWESOME TV BLAST FROM THE PAST!
So, I had a lot of fun in San Antonio and now its back to school... Finally! The extremely hot weather this summer has taken its toll on me and now I'm waiting for SNOWMAGEDDON PART DOS! I have so much to do this semester:Revise a full length horror screenplay, participate in a directing narrative class, Spanish 2050, and an art history class on the web. I also have an entire season to write for NTTV television's 'Wicked Cinema with Hugo G. Rave'. If you ever heard of a show from the 90's called 'MONSTER VISION', Wicked Cinema is an homage to the show. So, this leads me to my MOST AWESOME TV BLAST FROM THE PAST!

 MONSTER VISION! With Joe Bob Briggs!


And this is one of the reasons why I loved this show...

GODZILLA!


Wednesday, August 17, 2011

In Memory Of My Verizon LG Phone

Its been a long time coming... Well, actually not really, but for the last two months, I have been without my cellphone. MAJOR POOP if you tell me. Stupid financial issue. So, finally I had the money on Tuesday to pay off whatever fees I owed to VERIZON. I was hoping I could pay a small fee then the rest of the major fee later on... At least that was the plan, until I heard how much it was going to cost me to turn on my phone.


$505.37! For the two months I was without a FUCKING service! Fuck you, Verizon! I walked my fat Mexican ass to TARGET and bought myself a flashy new 'pay as you go' phone!

$135.78! How much did I save? Might as well be a gazillion dollars for all I care!(Seriously, I'm bad at math) Alright, so, I was let down by the bill amount from VERIZON, only because I really wanted to keep my San Antonio number which is -- Say it, King Leonidas...


Um... Thanks, dude... Anyway! The main point of my post is to lay my VERIZON LG PHONE to rest and take a ceremonial look back at my...

25 MOST AWESOME, MOST HILARIOUS, AND MOST RIDICULOUS PHONE PICS OF ALL TIME. Enjoy!
My older brother lives next to a spooky old insane asylum in San Antonio.
He must use COIN-STAR...
Daniel McQ! Film Broth'a! SOLID!
Rex Hudson! Adventure Extraordinaire!
HUUUUULK SMASH VERY EXPENSIVE PIECE OF FILM EQUIPMENT!
I produced a short romantic comedy film called BODY LANGUAGE for my advanced film class. The fine folks at Denton's 'CUP & CREPES' allowed us to shoot on there property.
Body Language crew, Matthew McCrary (Left) Joe Ruefner (Middle)Daniel Hernandez (Right)
Haha... Why are coins shooting out of that banana?
MUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSE!
Michael Krauss on the set of HAPPY THE NIGHT HARE, he so funny!
Some shit went down during the set of THE BOXER.
Apparently, someone has 'FL8AR'.
The black cat of APARTMENT #26. The little bugger was actually pretty cool.
On the set of the horror/comedy, HAPPY THE NIGHT HARE, I wrote the screenplay for the film.
People of Wal Mart PIC - I didn't know Isaac Hayes had a retarded brother...
My name is Adrian, and I am the SOBERWOOKIE!
When you see a Mexican (Hugo Ramos) riding a pink bike around the UNT RTVF film building. You know some shit is going down!

Me!
HBO on demand was trying to tell me something here.
Me on the set of RAW-PHOBIA with Cinematographer Extraordinaire, Austin Ducusin (Right)
Abel Cervantes (Left) Andrew Marroquin (Right) Some of my super-friends from San Antonio.
Intermediate film class. "How the hell do you work this damn-Mc-thingy-Mc-jigger?"
"Oh no! A Mexican! Quick, freeze!"
My 2000 Ford Focus right after the incredible hulk dropped a major douche on it...
The guy never picked up his photos...

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes -- My After Thoughts --

Okay, so, I watched RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES last Thursday at the movie tavern with my friend Jaret and these are "my after thoughts". First off, I loved this freaking movie! I was very surprised by the story, characters, special effects, and the super cool and often subtle references to the iconic original PLANET OF THE APES. I wouldn't call this film a 'reboot' of the series but a nice addition to the original series itself. Forget the dull lackluster Tim Burton remake with Marky Mark, that movie is not canon with this story. 

I read some reviews from film critics complaining about James Franco's 'phoning it in' acting performance. Honestly, I thought he was good, I really felt for the guy. He spends the whole movie trying to find the 'cure' and, well, lets just say it doesn't go well for him. If anything, the only character I thought needed a revision was the love interest played by Freida Pinto. Just a tad revision. Nothing major. But, she was still good in her role. Very sympathetic. John Lithgow added a very nice performance as Franco's dad who is diagnosed with Alzheimer. You can really feel the way he is losing grasp of everything around life. I lament, Andy Serkis portrayal of Caesar is most impressive! I think he deserves all this talk about Oscar nomination. You will love him, feel bad for him, and root for him when he finally rises...

So, final questions.

Is this movie worth seeing? Yes! Go ape! 1970's style!

Should you see this movie with a packed audience inside a theater auditorium? Yes! This movie is definitely a 'crowd pleaser'.

Does Charlton Heston make a cameo? No, you dumb ape! He's dead!

AUDIENCE REACTION: Lets just say there was a collected gasp in the audience during one very, very pivotal scene... Its good!

Friday, August 12, 2011

10 Things I Am Really Looking Forward To In The Future

Everyone is freaking out over all this 'end of the world' crap. Well, I'm not because I am actually looking forward to the future. Flying cars, hover boards, good politicians, etc. But, here are ten things I am really looking forward to in the future...

Crime Fighting Robots

























Jesus Christ


Censored Porn

Alright, not really, but I thought this was hilarious!

Ray Guns (Why not?)



President Coco

 
Time Travel


First Contact with Extraterrestrial Life


This Guy!


Cats Armed With Guns


The Ultimate Battle Between Good and Evil

Sleep well bitches!

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Top Ten MOST AWESOME Movie Shoot outs (Part 2 0f 2)

5) Equilibrium - Hall of Mirrors

Why is this scene #5 on my list? Two things. Christian Bale and GUN-KATA. In every typical action movie, the final conflict always has our hero kicking ass in the name of good, the hero falls to his/her enemy, and then rises again to defeat the enemy. That never happens in EQUILIBRIUM. In the final conflict of the movie, John Preston never falls. One man. Full of emotion. Mowing down every bad guy in sight, and no one can stop him.

4) The Matrix - Lobby Shoot-out
How can you make a top ten list featuring the most awesome movie shoot outs and not have THE MATRIX? You can't! The pace, action, visual effects, Oh my! The Wachowski Brothers used their awesome knowledge of Japanese animation and John Woo films to create arguably one of the most exciting action scenes ever made.

3) The killer/Hard boiled - Church/Hospital Shoot-outs


 
If I had chosen one over the other, the "other" would be left out, So, I made an exception for #3. What brings these two awesome John Woo scenes together is the comradeship between two men: one good cop and one conflicted hero. Put the two together and you are destined to watch something beautiful and violent on the screen.

2) Heat - Street Shoot-out

HEAT probably has the honor of having the most realistic shoot out in movie history. The loud and visceral sound of real automatic gun fire is what sets this scene apart from every other movie shoot out. You can feel the danger on both sides and because of this unrelenting "danger", this shoot out is one the most AWESOME pieces of action cinema ever made... It may not be #1... But, its #2 for a good reason...

1) The Wild Bunch - The wild bunch vs. The Mexican Army

 
Forget the MTV style pace of action or a bunch of dudes firing two guns at the same time. THE WILD BUNCH has the most AWESOME, most RIDICULOUS, most BLOODIEST showdown in the history of action cinema. These guys fuck up a lot of Mexicans! All in the name of brotherhood and friendship.


Wednesday, August 10, 2011

The Economy Sucks!

Don't be sadz! Your stocks and bonds might be worth as much as a roll of toilet paper from Baghdad right now, but remember this, its the small things in life that will get you by. Be a choo choo train, my friends! Keep on trackin' you never know where this dark road will lead you.






Friday, August 5, 2011

Top Ten MOST AWESOME Movie Shoot Outs (Part 1 0f 2)

10)The Terminator - Police Precinct
You think hiding inside a police station full of Los Angeles finest will protect you from an emotionless killer cyborg? Sarah Connor and everyone else inside the police station learned that answer the hard way.

9) Hard Boiled - Tea House
I watched HARD BOILED on VHS when I was 15 and I remember this part really sticking out for me because of the level of carnage going on in the scene. Chow Yun Fat is jumping around everywhere, firing two guns, while a bad guy mows down everyone in sight with a machine gun. Now that's hard boiled!


8) Tombstone - Gun Fight At The OK Coral
 
How do you perfectly re-enact one of the most infamous shoot-outs in wild west history? You hire Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton, dress them up in old west style suits, give them pistols that's how!

7) The Good, The Bad, And The Weird - "Please don't let me be misunderstood" Shootout.
 
For some apparent reason, I got a very STAGECOACH vibe from this scene. Weird! The movie itself is probably one of the most entertaining Asian western movies of all time. I implore everyone to watch THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE WEIRD. Its that fucking awesome of a movie.

6) RoboCop - Drug Factory
 
Just when you thought it was safe to manufacture your drugs in an old factory, RoboCop comes by and fucks your shit up! Part man. Part machine. All cop. Everyone besides Red Forman bites it in this scene. Well except that annoying black guy with the annoying laugh, but he gets his due later on in the film. If you haven't seen RoboCop, you need to crawl out of your own ass and borrow the movie from your local fan boy...

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Most Awesome Movie Line and WTF Ending of All Time!

In honor of the upcoming release of RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES. I thought it would be nice to post arguably one of the greatest endings in film history. I hope the AMC channel airs the PLANET OF THE APES series marathon because I want to see some "Damn dirty apes" !


My favorite musical of all time!

Please, don't mind the Spanish.

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Awesome Street Art by MTO

It has been awhile since I posted any ART that was awesome or ridiculous on this site.


 More Awesome Art!

Monday, August 1, 2011

The Most Awesome CD Commercial Ever Made!

"Imagine a world where time drifts slowly" ha ha. The commercial for the first PURE MOODS compilation brings back so many unchained memories. This was the first CD that I truly ever wanted! I swear, I remember bugging my mom tirelessly to get me this album. Now,  I have all four CD's on the PURE MOODS series and I still listen to all of them to this very day.


Visit the world of dancing unicorns and naked ginger chicks!

Banned Skittles Commercial 2011