Feb 4
LyfMovies, Reviews comedy, community, humanity, lars and the real girl, movie, review, ryan gosling
9/10 (+2)
What an incredible movie. I don’t know that I can recommend this movie enough. It definitely won’t appeal to many people, and the message, subtlety and nuances of the story will potentially aggravate and confound people. If you enjoy movies that embrace humanity and it’s quirks then this is the movie for you.
(I’ve noticed most reviews include a brief synopsis of the movie and that I don’t do that often if at all. Do you, my readers, want me to?)
I commend Ryan Gosling on his incredibly sympathetic and reverential portrayal of the main character Lars. Ryan, with the help of the director and writer, never trips over the line and makes Lars a joke, and this is a big deal as, in a movie of this delicate nature, the line is closer than one thinks. My other commendations go to Patricia Clarkson as the doctor who encourages the community to come around Lars and support him, and to the director Craig Gillespie for an understated and very supportive vision; and also to his service of the story.
Go and watch this movie. Take your time though afterwords processing it though. It deserves your full attention.
Feb 4
Lyf.:.O.D.S.:., Technology, arts apps, art, canvas, drawing, html5, tech, webapps
Happening upon this beauty of a web app is something so enjoyable and refreshing. Harmony is a simple (in appearance only) drawing app done in HTML5 utilizing the canvas element. Mr. Doob is the creator of this wicked app. Check out his post on Harmony and his blog. You can also sample all his projects by going to his homepage and selecting from them at the top of the page.
Enjoy 
p.s. check out this trippy little beast!
Feb 4
Lyf.:.O.D.S.:., Technology email, google, google wave, tech, Technology
Well, maybe not exactly what I am waiting for, but it’s a darn good first step. If you have a Google Wave account, just go to your inbox and click on the arrow and then on ‘notifications’ and check off how often you want to receive notifications. I stumbled on the article at Lifehacker here and then it’s also on the Google Wave Blog here.
One step closer! Whee!
Feb 4
Lyf.:.O.D.S.:., Technology, video games final fantasy, games, iphone, Square Enix, video games
I have bee obsessively checking the app store since I heard that Square Enix would be releasing Final Fantasy I & II for the iPhone. Well, my obsessiveness has paid off! They were officially released yesterday! WHEEEEE :-]
I have downloaded FFI and will do number II when I finish I. Already it looks and feels so good. Square knew what the fans were looking for and man, I think they have totally delivered a winner. I hope and wonder if this means they will release III through VI for it as well??? One can dream can’t one 
p.s….as I was writing this (1 day after release) there are already reviews up…check them out here and here. While I think they may have some valid points, I won’t be able to say too much about them one way or the other, after all, I’m only 15 minutes into #1
Feb 4
LyfMovies, Reviews comedy, I Love You Man, Jason Segel, JK Simmons, movie, Paul Rudd, review
8/10 (+1)
So, Jenn and I were probably in the right frame of mind to watch this which is what made it so funny, but dude, it was seriously funny. Don’t watch this if you don’t like awkward, buddy, romance humour. But if you do like that kind of humour (and can tolerate a bit of the blue language) then watch this movie.
Technically there’s nothing to set this movie apart except for the very good acting. Paul Rudd and Jason Segel play off each other perfectly and have this awkward, weird and natural chemistry that adds something to this movie that you can’t really “direct”. The supporting actors do their job so well. I think the supporting actor is one of the most overlooked parts (aside from the fact that they do get an Oscar) in movies; and a bad supporting actor can totally break a movie. Not in this one! None of them are weak and all of them add something to the overall hilarity of this gem.
Sydney Fife: You get home safe, Pistol.
Peter Klaven: You got it, Joben.
Sydney Fife: I’m sorry, what?
Peter Klaven: Er… nothing.
Sydney Fife: No, what did you say?
Peter Klaven: Nah, I don’t know… You nicknamed me Pistol, and I just called you… “Joben”… It means nothing… I don’t… I’m drunk… I’m gonna call a cab.
Feb 4
LyfMovies, Reviews inglorious basterds, movie, quentin tarantino, review
7/10 (-1)
This was an odd movie for me. Odd because after I saw the trailers I was disgusted by the amount of apparent violence. Then I read reviews from people saying they were either disappointed by the lack of violence or impressed with Tarantino’s ability to tell a story without “excessive” violence. I definitely fall in the later group.
Tarantino is a great storyteller who sometimes relies a little too much on violence. For me this movie is the best of both worlds for him. The violence was violent for sure, but the story was fascinating with very good dialogue and great characters. Tarantino is a director who’s style is subtle and I feel serves the story (more than some other directors that’s for sure).
For most people, this movie will not be anything special. To Tarantino fans and fans of solid movie making, this is simply a solid movie. I can’t really recommend it or not. Hmmm, yeah, I can’t say one way or another whether or not to see this movie. So, take that for what it’s worth.
Feb 4
LyfMovies, Reviews darwin awards, movie, review
6/10 (+1)
This movie surprised me. I rented this because I love to read the books of the same name because I know that I could have the potential, if I wasn’t a Haemophiliac, to be a Darwin Award winner.
I was surprised first of all by the cast – Winona Ryder (minor surprise) & Joseph Fiennes (HUGE surprise), along with a host of others from Chris Penn to Tim Blake Nelson to Nora Dunn. The next thing that surprised me was the plot – it had one, and it wasn’t bad (it wasn’t really great either, but hey, you gotta be a little lax in your expectations of movies like this). I enjoyed the massive quirkiness of Fiennes and the who-gives-a-rip attitude of Ryder; together they actually had decent chemistry.
It’s not a run-out-there-right-now-and-get-it movie, but definitely one to consider if nothing else grabs your attention.
Feb 4
LyfMovies, Reviews action, bill nighy, fantasy, movie, review, underworld, vampires, werewolves
5/10 (-2)
Well, here’s another one. The first one was loads and loads of fun. The second one looked like it was done by Uwe Boll and this one was better than 2 but not as good as one. Kinda standard action fare actually.
The best part of number 3 is the werewolves themselves. I thought they were very well done – dark, some able to transform some not but all very well conceived.
While the storyline is further fleshed out from the hints we got in #1, it lacks. The plot is predictable (for obvious reasons), the characters are marginally 2 dimensional and the direction is nothing to applaud.
If you liked the first 2, then by all means go and rent this. If you liked 1 but not 2, then see this when you have the chance. If you think werewolves and vampires are for geeks and english majors, then don’t watch these…ever!
Feb 4
Lyf.:.O.D.S.:., Technology apple, engadget, ipad, opinions
So, I’ve been reading a lot of opinions about the iPad from a lot of sites that I trust and while I agree with a lot of what has been said, I am still an optimist about it all.
I think the best post is from the engadget folks –> Editorial: Engadget on the iPad.
The biggest complaints around the interweb are:
- no multitasking
- no USB port
- no Flash
To all that I say “wait”, which is what a lot of people are saying. I can’t afford it right now anyway. If I could I would get it for sure, but I can’t and so I will wait for at least generation 2. We’ll see. I have drooled about it rather a lot though
Feb 4
LyfTechnology, video apple, ipad
Found this video over at Gizmodo and just had to share it with you.
I had so much fun following the apple event off and on today and was so disappointed when they announced it as the “iPad”.
*GROAN*
They couldn’t think of anything better?! C’mon Apple – you guys are supposed to be creative; how creative is iPad? It’s not. I was hoping personally for “Canvas” (that’s a wicked name for a device).
Do I want one? Heck Yes! But I will have to wait, it’s cheap, but not for me – $499-$829 depending on harddrive size and whether you want it 3G enabled or not. But check out the video below and tell me if it doesn’t just make you drool!
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