I'll Watch Just About Anything

Hello, everyone. I know that I rarely talk about television on this blog, in fact, I don’t at all because television reviewing is hard and all I can ever say about most shows that I watch (like Game of Thrones or Justified) is HOLY SHIT, WHAT WAS THAT, THAT WAS AWESOME?! However, after seeing too many good shows that I love get cancelled before they get their chance, I’ve been thrown into action because of two finicky networks like NBC and HBO. So now, here is this request I have of you:

I think it’s safe to say that I am not a woman. I have never had a vagina, nor have I ever kissed a man or eaten a tub of ice cream after a break-up (though I’ve certainly come close). Therefore I’ve never seen the appeal of shows that women adore like Sex and the City and Gossip Girl that I’ve never seen the appeal to it as a fella. But then again, my girlfriend doesn’t ever want to watch shows like Breaking Bad and Sopranos with me. However, a couple of weeks ago I was introduced to two new women centric shows that I can’t stay quiet about any longer.

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Cabin in the Woods (2012)

Dir. Drew Goddard

I know folks, I have been away from this site for a very long time (but did you really miss me?) There are so many movies that I have backlogged that we have yet to discuss. I’ll leave that as a surprise to you, dear readers because today the theme of this review is all about unexpected surprises. My girlfriend is what I would call an accidental horror fanatic. She is always on the search for a movie that will genuinely scare her and so far she has come up with nothing. So tonight we decided to keep the journey alive and go see a little flick called Cabin in the Woods.

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A Separation (2011)

Dir. Asghar Farhadi

I haven’t done as many foreign films on this site that I would like. It takes a lot of effort for American audiences to sit down and watch a movie with subtitles, myself included. But I have been hearing nothing but amazing things about this quiet little film from Iran called A Separation. I had no real idea what the movie was about, only that it was good. Then it garnered itself a Best Foreign Language and Best Original Screenplay noms at the Oscars. That was all I needed to go see it. That and a whole lot of time on my hands Friday morning…

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Cool As Ice (1991)

Dir. David Kellogg

Look everybody; I think you all know where this review is steadily going to go. When the title is Cool As Ice and there’s a picture of Vanilla Ice riding a big yellow motorcycle, you can tell that this is going to be a bad movie. I knew going in this was going to be a bad movie. I’ve seen pretty much every classic bad movie there is to see. However, what I don’t know is what type of bad movie it is: it can be fun bad (The Room) or it can be just plain bad (Birdemic) or it can be really boring bad (The Tourist). So with Vanilla Ice in the mix, I was wondering what kind of bad this would be.

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OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006)

Dir. Michael Hazanavicius

Hollywood has been buzzing for months about the powerhouse that has become The Artist. I praised the film earlier in the month for its genuine feel and great acting. I was curious though to see what else this director has done. My attention was brought to a duet of films that were a spoof of these old French spy flicks of the 1960’s. I was surprised to find that these movies all have the same people from Team Artist: the director, its stars, even its composer Loudovico Bource (who I neglected to mention is my review: excellent score). I knew now that I must watch these movies as soon as possible. So I spent my Valentine’s Day with Jean Dujardin and Berence Bejo.

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The Iron Lady (2011)

Dir. Phyllida Lloyd

I got to admit that one of my favorite subgenres of cinema is the biopic. I have seen some of the best biopics ever (Man on the Moon) and some of the worst (Amelia Earnhardt). Today I have decided to watch a biopic that everybody is buzzing about. The Best Actress race is a tough call this year since there are so many great performances this year (but more on that at another time). Usually the Golden Globes are a precursor to who will win and there was a big upset when Meryl Streep won the prize. I figured it was time to stop stalling and see if The Iron Lady was everything it was all cracked up to be.

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Con Air (1997)

Dir. Simon West

Well folks, it’s time for another entry into the Nic Cage series here at I’ll Watch Anything. I have arguments with a friend of mine about whether or not he is a good actor. He always tells me that there are only three good Nic Cage movies: Raising Arizona, Leaving Las Vegas, and Con Air. I have only seen one of these flicks (Raising Arizona), but I have heard great things about Leaving Las Vegas. So Con Air came as kind of a surprise for me. I had never seen it in all of my years on this planet along with Face/Off. So I borrowed said friend’s copy of it and tried to see if it was all he cracked it up to be.

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Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Dir. Quentin Tarantino

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Sometimes I wonder why I haven’t reviewed all of Quentin’s films by this point. Ever since I saw his first movie, I considered him to be one of my favorite directors. When I heard that he had a new movie coming out, my young heart was ecstatic. So when I turned 17, I made sure the first R rated movie I saw legally in the theater was Quentin’s latest foray into cinema: Inglourious Basterds. I wasn’t sure what I was in for judging by the previews, but when I walked out, I was a tad disappointed. But many years have gone by and I have made a return to this movie.

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Tangled (2010)

Dir. Nathan Greno & Byron Howard

For some reason, I am always skeptical towards the recent animation forays by the Disney Corporation. I am afraid that they are now trying to emulate Pixar only without as good a quality. It makes me afraid they will slowly abandon the 2D animation that they do so well. Which is why I didn’t see Tangled right away. I wanted it so badly to be in 2D and that it may not work as the first computer animated Disney princess flick. But I hang out with too many girls and they have all seen it. So, I finally was told to borrow it, sit down, and watch it.

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A Better Life (2011)

Dir. Chris Weitz

I’ve taken a break from the usual riffraff of cult movies and bad Nic Cage flicks to thrust myself back into the Oscar race. As is standard with any awards show, there are always bound to be some very big surprises that slip by us. One of those surprises was the nomination for the largely unknown Mexican actor Damien Bichir for a little known picture that came out at the beginning of the summer. No one really knew who this guy was or why he was there, but I had heard about the movie a long time ago. So, I hunted it down to a single Redbox in my town and gave it a viewing.

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