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Mother Trailers
Posted on August, 27 2008 at 12 AM
Nathan, Jimison, Courtney and I sat down for a much needed movie trailer session and even though we only had time to enjoy about 20 or so, I think it was still a good thing we had going. Enjoys ‘em up!
Goal 2
Oscar – “Was there ever a Goal 1?”
Forever Strong
Oscar – “Yawn. Forever lame.”
All – “Rudy. Rudy. Rudy.”
Knowing
Oscar – “As long has his recessed hairline isn’t staring in it.”
Nathan – “Maybe he will wear some hats or something.”
Courtney – “Or a beanie?”
The Brothers Bloom
Oscar – “If it had come out before Ocean’s anything, I would have actually cared.”
Movie Trailer Guild logo
Posted on July, 23 2008 at 12 AM
After a crazy time dealing with an odd waitress at Denny’s, Courtney and I enjoyed some yummy movie trailers. Peep the links and comments and have some fun.
Sixty Six
Oscar – “66? How long did they wait to have this bar mitzvah?
Courtney – “They must have changed the rules on this!”
Watchmen
Oscar – “AAAHH! So amazing.”
Flash of Genius
Courtney – “So it is about windshield wipers? A swipe of genius!”
Disaster Movie
Oscar – “Does anyone even watch these anymore?!?”
Courtney – “Why do they keep making them?!?”
Man On Wire
Courtney – “Is it bad that the only reason I would watch this movie would be hoping the guy would fall?”
Cushy Couches and Trailers
Posted on July, 06 2008 at 04 PM
Our new furniture, friends and us got together and watched some movie trailers for your entertainment. Grab some popcorn and digg in!
Transsiberian
Jodie – “So not like the orchestra.”
Courtney – “When does the Christmas music start??!?”
The Longshots
Erin – “I’ve already bought my tickets!”
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Oscar – “If she starts making out with a baby …”
Working on the Trailer gang
Posted on May, 24 2008 at 11 PM
Us peeps were finally able to get all together again and watch some trailers. Here are the peanut gallery quotes from tonight’s festivities with Jimison, Courtney, Jodie and I:
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
“Do they ever wash the pants or is that part of the magic?” – Oscar
“That looks dumb.” – Jodie
“Poorly conceived.” – Jimison
“I feel like the people that made this movie don’t even know what it is about.” – Jimison
“Is it like the X-rated spinoff of ‘Dumbo’?” – Oscar
Quick to pick, trailer schtick
Posted on April, 28 2008 at 01 PM
Here we are, at it again. Saturday night’s trailer judges gave an average score of 7 (except for the German judge … 5 on that one). Enjoy the treats!
Meet Bill
Jimison – “Meet Stupid … he brought Bill with him.”
Shotgun Stories
Jodie – “Is he at least wearing pants at the funeral? Or is it just an undershirt and tightie whities?”
Oscar – “Is that even how you spell tightie whities?”
My Blueberry Nights
Jodie – “Tomorrow … we’re having muffins!”
Courtney – “Blueberry ones!”
Deception
Oscar – “Lies … all lies.”
Pineapple Express
Courtney – “Oh, this is what happens to all those freaks and geeks after they graduate from high school.”
Flight of the Red Balloon
Courtney – “The ballon is stalking that boy!”
Oscar – “French people make boring movies … but good toast.”
Chapter 27
Jimison – “Well that was at least 3 times better than Chapter 7.”
The Tracey Fragments
Jodie – “Geez, banana. Shut your freakin’ gob.”
Redbelt
Jimison – “That trailer made no sense. Stop trying to figure it out.”
Jimison – “Tim Taylor is back … in ‘Tool Belt’.”
Righteous Kill
Jimison – “Next week on Righteous Kill …”
Jodie – “That was one righteous kill, man.”
Sex and the City
[skipped … duh]
The Incredible Hulk
Everyone (except Jimison, who is still sick from the last Hulk movie) – “Yay!”
Movie trailers. So hood!
Posted on April, 26 2008 at 10 PM
There were full couches at tonight’s trailer showings … Nathan, Tyler, Courtney, Jimison and yours truly. Enjoy the goodness!
The Wackness
Nathan – “Apparently, a movie about nothing.”
Oscar – “That’s so wack!”
Quarantine
Jimison – “The movie you were not meant to see … but we want you to see it!”
Lakeview Terrance
Jimison – “This movie just tells me not to live next to Samuel L. Jackson.”
The House Bunny
[Let’s just skip this one … ‘kay?]
Henry Poole Is Here
Tyler – “When do the good previews start?”
Four Minutes
Nathan [sings] – “YOU’VE ONLY GOT FOUR MINUTES TO SAVE THE WORLD …”
Oscar – “Uh … this isn’t those for minutes …”
The Fall
Nathan – “Oscar, watching your cat chase a ball of fuzz was more enjoyable than this trailer.”
Falling For Grace
Oscar – “Huh. She’s like Lucy Lu’s unpopular sister.”
Hitching up the Movie Trailer again
Posted on April, 24 2008 at 02 AM
We realized tonight that it has been a while since the four of us have gotten a chance to enjoy some yummy movie trailers together, so Jodie, Courtney, Jimison and I got together and worked our way through a few of the over 130 trailers we have missed. Hope you enjoy!
Blindess
Jodie – “Danny Glover with an eye patch. Nuh’ said.”
War, Inc.
Jimison – “The Cusacks go to war!”
Glass, a Portrait of Philip In 12 Parts
Courtney – “Oh, he said it … I don’t have to listen to this! And I won’t.”
Fugitive Pieces
Jodie – “Wait, he traded in the blonde chick for a Jewish girl? She must be a shicksa.”
Chaos Theory
Jodie – “This is a crappy movie. Crappy crappy crappy.”
Brick Lane
Courtney – “Hello, nose ring!”
Jimison – “That is where I keep my keys, too.”
The Children of Huang Shi
Courtney – “This is definitely worth renting. hehe”
Jodie – [continually shouts out indescript Chinese names]
The Strangers
Jimison – “I’m going to stop the trailer and I want you to run!”
Mister Lonely
Courtney – “IT IS scarier than the last trailer!”
Hellboy II – The Golden Army
Courtney – “I wanna see the first one!”
Oscar – “We own it.”
Courtney – “So let’s watch it.”
Oscar – “Ok.”
Water Lilies
Oscar – “The real tagline … Things aren’t always synchronized.”
Mongol
Jodie – “Oooo …”
Day 2008-1-4
Posted on January, 29 2008 at 05 PM
“four brothers separated upon
their birth … sifted through
life and strife and directorial girth;
now find a home within
my mind’s milky mirth.”
(This was for the four movies I have seen in the past year that were absolutely amazing and had so many iconic moments/elements.)
Smokin' Aces (2006)
Posted on January, 28 2008 at 08 PM
Just watched Smokin’ Aces the other night. Wow. And more wow. While there is far too much profanity and bloodshed to safely recommend this to any of my friends, it is by far one of the best movies I have seen in a while. The immersive story-line is great and similar to something like Ocean’s 11 … just replace every time you see Brad Pitt eating with 10 dead bodies and you got the idea. ;)
Each of the “villains” is expertly scripted and crazy unique (or in the case of the ‘Tremor brothers’, just straight up crazy!). I don’t really know the director (Joe Carnahan), but the quality of the cinematic build that this film has, makes me want to see more of his work. Any recommendations?
If you’re looking for a great “guys night” flick, this would be one of those fist-pumping thrill-rides that you probably shouldn’t leave out.
Pizza, Pie, Cake, and a side of trailers
Posted on January, 19 2008 at 07 PM
We (Tyler, Jodie, Courtney, Jimison, Ben, and yours truly) got together again for another fun filled evening of trailers. For some reason, there was lots of pie and cake involved. Oh, well. Hope you enjoy!
Leatherheads – “Maybe … and not just because Jim is in it.” – Courtney
Forgetting Sarah Marshall – “You can’t escape Veronica Mars.” – Jimison
Paranoid Park – “Wait, was that Avril Lavigne?” – Oscar
Shrooms – “Getting killed. My anti-drug.” – Courtney
Sea Monsters: a Prehistoric Adventure – “That movie needs more shrooms.” – Tyler
Postal – “That movie looks dumb.” – Everyone
Prom Night – “My prom was better than that.” – Jodie
Trailer Night! Trailer Night!
Posted on January, 09 2008 at 11 AM
It was a full night on Sunday … Courtney, Jimison, Ben, Jodie and myself … let’s hope it made for some fun movie trailer reviews. You tell me.
Run Fat Boy Run – “It’s the fat little engine that could!” – Ben
The Dark Knight – “Summer 2008 … not soon enough.” – Courtney
Vince Vaughn’s Wild West Comedy Show – “Can’t I just watch these for free on Comedy Central?” – Jodie
Billy the Kid – “So apparently I am going to pay $7 to watch someone’s home movies.” – Jonny
Planet B-Boy – “It’s like ‘You Got Served’ … but for realz!” – Oscar
Hancock – “Huh. Apparently, black superheroes are just as belligerent as regular black hoodlums. Interesting.” – Oscar
Night of Trailers
Posted on November, 18 2007 at 12 AM
So we hooked up the MacBook in the living room tonight and watched a bunch trailers together (Courtney, Jimison, Jodie and I, that is). We picked the best comments and posted here for your enjoyment. Let’s go!
P.S. I Love You – “Creepy love letters from beyond the grave.” – Jodie
Redacted – “Words were never so noisy.” – Oscar
Starting Out in the Evening – “That girl was creepy … like the girl version of the joker.” – Courtney
Purple Violets – “Maybe there is a reason this is just on iTunes.” – Oscar
This Christmas – “It’s like every single episode of Fresh Prince I have every seen … including the obligatory ‘showing up with a white significant other’”. – Jodie
The Mist – “Oh, they send the only black guy in town into the mist.” – Courtney
Saawariya – “A spectacle … about nothing.” – Jonathan
City of Men – “More like ‘City of Suck’”. – Courtney
Love In the Time of Cholera – “Music by Shakira … that’s all you need to know.” – Jodie
I Am Legend – “SOOOO AMAZING (insert high pitch squeal).” – Courtney
Giant Man Baby - Site
Posted on October, 22 2007 at 10 PM
I just finished implementing the new CSS stylesheet for Jason’s new video company site, Giant Man Baby Productions. I was given a logo created by a friend (Andrew Sale) and tagline … then pretty much ran with it.
I really feel that this design is going to be a lot of fun. It is simple clean and as soon we get some free time, adding in the Flash touches will make it really sweet.
This project is going to involve some really great guys, so I’d definitely recommend that you stay tuned and keep checking it for more of their entertaining videos.
Oh and props to Jodie for suggesting the nice touch of a tie to the whole man baby icon.
Trailers Gore Galore
Posted on September, 24 2007 at 11 PM
So I know that I have been hitting the movie trailers pretty hard this week, but really, what is wrong with that? Here I go again, this time with some trailers that Jodie probably won’t want to watch with me.
Saw IV – Wow. Not really much of a trailer at all … but then again, I haven’t really followed the series, so I don’t have anything invested in another sequel.
Hatchet – Uh … this just looks pretty dumb. Weak story-line and why have we already seen so much of the antagonist? What mystery is left? Which side of the hatchet he uses?? Dumb.
The Nines – Was that references to “The Number 23”, “The Sims” and “Just Like Heaven” that I just saw? Oh this can’t be good.
In the Valley of Elah – I would say that I am bored of this topic and story premise … but does that make me un-patriotic?
Lions for Lambs – Interesting. This is the kind of government / human condition analysis that I would enjoy reading more into … that is, if I was into reading about government and politics. ;)
More Flapjack Trailers
Posted on August, 04 2007 at 12 AM
Round Two of my trailer reviews:
- In the Shadow of the Moon – I don’t my generation was really that big on the whole “space thing”, but that hasn’t stopped me from having interest and intrigue in the stars above. If you enjoyed the great From the Earth to the Moon series that was out a few years ago, this is probably going to be another great treasure for you.
- The Spiderwick Chronicles- This looks to be a new generation’s Neverending Story. It probably will be very visually appealing, but unless I happen to be hanging out with a 10-year old when it comes out, I don’t plan on seeing this one.
Hot off the Griddle Trailers
Posted on August, 03 2007 at 07 PM
I just got caught up on my Apple Trailers, so here’s the rundown on what looks good and what I wouldn’t waste my money on.
- Dedication – This looks like something that will be honest and real. I think I will like the ungrounded nature of Billy Crudup’s character (He was great in MI:III). And why not give the director, Justin Theroux, props on a cute little trailer intro … with his MacBook Pro flip-around.
- National Treasure – Book of Secrets – Good golly! This looks like such a misapplication of potentially talented actors and a possibly decent storyline. I think this is going to have the same effect on me as Pirates 2 did … instead of loving the whole franchise a bit more, I am going to loathe both movies. Oh well. Nick, you didn’t impress me with Ghost Rider … why should I expect any better from this?
Click through for the rest of my reviews on upcoming flicks!
Vampires Scare Me
Posted on June, 08 2007 at 03 PM
Guess who couldn’t finish The Lost Boys this morning because he got scared? Yup, I am a scaredy-cat.
Just My Luck (2006)
Posted on June, 06 2007 at 09 PM
Um, this was another one that Jodie and Michelle forced me to watch. It’s pretty much what you would expect from another Lindsay Lohan movie, with typical drama and predictable outcomes. Granted, for what this movie lacked in originality, it made up for with endurability. Not only was I able to stomach the whole thing without cringing too often at cheese-ball corniness, but by the end, I was slightly intrigued. It probably didn’t hurt that McFly’s bass player was rolling with a pretty Fender Jazz, or that Faizon Love actually had a few funny moments.
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Posted on June, 05 2007 at 10 PM
3 out of 5 stabs with safety scissors
Jodie and Michelle made me sit down last night and watch this for the first time. And seeing that Jodie was nice enough to cook homemade lasagna for me, how could I say “no”?