Merry Christmas

Well, Chistmas is here again. It is a wonderful time for many things. I will just say this one right off the spot, it is a wonderful time to pull out Christmas movies like Elf, Home Alone, A Christmas Story, A Christmas Carol (whatever version you prefer), and so on. Also a wonderful time to enjoy certain things you would have during the Holidays like Egg Nog. A perfect time to spend time with family, whether you travel far or just go a few doors down to be with family. Also a wonderful time to give to others, and also to receive. But the most important part about Christmas is the birth of our savior Jesus Christ. His birth into the world brought much peace on Earth. Hopefully you will take time to remember this on this wonderful Day. I recently saw the movie Scrooged with Bill Murray, and the quote near the end really caught my attention, he talked about how the miracle of Christmas doesn't have to be just once a year, but if we continue to give miracles to one another and help one another (probably completely butchered the quote) then Christmas can last all year long. The birth of our Savior is a huge focus today (or should be), but we should always take time each day to think about our Savior Jesus Christ and all that He has done for each of us, as we do so we can strive to become more like Him, and the miracle of Christmas can continue each day. Have a Merry Christmas.

Tron Legacy review

Like I said, I was going to post a review of what I thought of Tron Legacy once I saw it. I have been stoked to see this movie for a while now. The first time I heard about the sequel was actually in the works was back in 2008, when reports went online about a trailer that was shown at one of the conventions, I forget the name of it right now. But I ended up finding the trailer online, which was a crummy cam rip, but nonetheless, it was still exciting to see that a sequel was in the works. I ended up seeing the trailer again the following year when the actual trailer was put up online and not a crummy cam rip. That was where the anticipation started. Came in tonight not knowing how the story would turn out, as I heard complaints about the story. To me, the movie was more about the visuals, but honestly I still think it had a decent story to go along with it. Now the question you might have, knowing that this is a sequel, do you really need to see the original before this one. It wouldn't hurt, but I am sure you will end up enjoying this movie regardless.

Now about the visuals, first off, the 3D. I can't say this enough times, and I worry this will be brushed off, but this is a MUST SEE IN 3D! Seriously, the 3D was amazing in this movie. It had a lot of depth to it. This movie was filmed in 3D, like Avatar that was released last year. I feel this movie pushed the boundaries a bit with 3D. So when you see this movie this weekend, go see it in 3D, it is totally worth it.

The visual effects were really amazing as well, the design and look of it were just incredible to look at. Also, the sound design was outstanding as well, especially the score by Daft Punk. After watching the movie, I really want to get the soundtrack.

This whole movie was amazing to watch, it is one movie I really look forward to seeing again soon. It is worth checking out.

Almost Christmas Again

So we are a week and a half away till Christmas arrives. There are so many movies coming out this holiday season. First off, I have said it many times, and I will say it again. This weekend we see the arrival of Tron Legacy, I have been very excited for this movie for a while, and now it hits the theaters. I will be going to a midnight showing of it Thursday night, I don't normally attend midnight showings because I am working them, but this one I will, and I am very excited. The other one I really want to see is True Grit, which arrives on December 22.

Also, look for the Golden Globe nominations tomorrow morning. It will be interesting to see what gets picked for Best Picture. I do think one of them will be The Social Network, it has been winning awards by critics recently, I really do think it has a great chance at Best Picture. It is a very good movie, and is worth checking out. You may think it's a movie about Facebook, but it's deeper than that. I think another movie that could get an Oscar nomination for Best Picture is Inception, or at least a Best Director nomination. I will be going through my top ten picks of the year as the New Year approaches, and of course some other movies that I would categorize elsewhere, this year we had a bunch of really good movies.

For Blu-Ray and DVD this week, there is A-Team and Despicable Me, they are both good movies. Also this weekend there will be a couple of other releases, for example, there is Legend of the Guardians, it is a good movie, while the plot is full of holes, the animation is beautiful. There are many good movies on Blu-Ray that are worth picking up as gifts for Christmas, once again, I recommend Inception if you guys haven't picked it up yet, or seen it.

Also, look for trailers for movies arriving next year. One is for a movie called Rio, about a rare blue bird that lives in a cold town, he meets a girl that he follows on a crazy adventure, done by the same company that did Ice Age. Another one is Pirates of the Caribbean: On Strange Tides, I will be honest, I liked the first one, but the other two I really didn't care about that much, and this new one I am not too excited for, but who knows, it could be a surprise movie. Then there is Transformers: Dark of the Moon, and no I didn't miss a word in the title, that's how it is spelled. I will give the new movie a chance, I will admit, I did enjoy the last movie, not as much as the first, but it is a movie I don't mind watching, and I am sure that Michael Bay will fix up the problems he caused in the last one, and this last movie will be a much better movie, and a really great blockbuster. So there are some things to look for next year, and I am sure we will have some sleeper hits for next year.

I will be posting a review of Tron Legacy Friday morning.

December update

I thought of going through a few things about this month to start it off. First off, go see Tangled, it is a great movie, I really enjoyed it, bring your whole family. There were plenty of laughs, and also a very well done story. I highly recommend it. As well, if you haven't seen Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, go see it for sure, it is great. The only killer part is having to wait a bit for the next one, in about a week and a half, we only have to wait seven months till the next one hits the big screen. Those are the big ones to go see right now. This month will have a few releases that seem very promising. Next week, there is Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader, looks good and I will go see it, there is also The Tourist starring Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp, haven't really seen any advertisements for it, will need to watch a trailer for it, but could be good. The Fighter will also have a limited release, which stars Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale, looks great and should be up for many Academy Awards. There is also The Tempest, a new version based on William Shakespeare's final play. The following week we will see the release of Tron Legacy, I have gone through it in my last post so I don't see the need to go through it again here except this is one movie I am really looking forward to, read my previous post to see what I wrote. Another release is Yogi Bear, I am sure there will be families that might appreciate the movie, I never really got into the cartoon. The next week being Christmas, there will be the release of Gulliver's Travels, a new version of a classic tale starring Jack Black, I don't know what to say about this, maybe it could be good. Another one is True Grit, it is a remake of a movie back in the late 60s, I am excited for this, it looks great, directed by the Coen Brothers. Then there is Little Fockers, the second sequel to the Meet the Parents series, I really didn't care much about the first movie, never stuck out to me, and never bothered to see the second, so I probably won't really bother seeing this new one. There are probably some other movies that will hit the big screen this month, but these are the ones that stick out.

The home entertainment will have many big releases this month, see one of my previous posts for the big schedule, but next Tuesday we see the release of Inception on Blu-Ray, which will be exciting, especially since that will allow us to rewatch the movie and try to find the things that we missed in theaters, and also get into the extra features to try to figure out certain things. Yes, that is exciting.

I also want to bring up a soundtrack that comes out on Tuesday, Tron Legacy, the reason I bring it up is because it is one of the most hyped soundtracks this year which is done by Daft Punk, and reading the reviews, it sounds like they did a fantastic job with the score, I also brought it up in my last post, with a link where you can listen to samples from the soundtrack. Speaking of soundtracks, other soundtracks that you should check out this year that I have listened to are Inception, How to Train Your Dragon, and Social Network. The soundtrack to Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World is another fun mention, if you like crazy rock music. There are many other soundtracks that came out this year that I am sure are great. One that was an import from Japan was the soundtrack to Evangelion 2.0, which I thought was excellent. I also listened to The Last Airbender, wasn't a great movie, huge disappointment, but the music wasn't too bad. Music can really do a lot to help create the mood of a movie, it is usually one of the elements that always sticks out when I remember a movie, besides the visual or characters. I really enjoy listening to soundtracks to a movie, a lot of my CDs that I have are soundtracks. Music is great, I wonder what our world would be like without music.