Soon..

I should blog, but I don't have time! AARGH! I have been thinking about doing some Best Of the Decade lists, articles etc. of course mainly focused on Young Hollywood. But it will have to wait a little bit longer while I settle into my new job.

Review: Across the Universe

I so wanted to love this movie! I really did. And I certainly loved parts of it, but as a whole? No. It was too surreal for me. Maybe I would've liked it better if I was stoned, but that's not my thing.

The movie worked best for me when it was grounded into reality. Example: Jim Sturgess singing All My Loving to his girlfriend in the street vs the trippy sequence that was Bono singing I Am the Walrus. Don't even get me started on the Eddie Izzard scene. If I would rewatch the movie, I would seriously skip that scene. I would rather watch T.V. Carpio's wonderful version of I Want To Hold Your Hand a thousand times than watch that scene.

I enjoyed the entire cast, in particular Joe Anderson as Max. He's a good actor and his singing surprised me. Between this and The Ruins, I can't wait to see him in other stuff. Evan Rachel Wood is a great actress with a lovely voice, but she always comes across as very young to me, sixteen-ish. Jim Sturgess has a certain something, but I was not always convinced by his singing abilities. T.V. Carpio, Dana Fuchs and Martin Luther McCoy did well with their supporting turns.

While I didn't love the movie, I will be picking up the soundtrack. Besides All My Loving and I Want To Hold Your Hand, my favorites are With a Little Help from My Friends, Let It Be, If I Fell, Dear Prudence, Something, Strawberry Fields Forever and Across the Universe.

I certainly don't regret blind buying this movie, but I'm not sure I would've bought it if I had seen it before. I'm still a bit unsure about how I really feel about this movie. Maybe a rewatch will help. Overall though, I feel this project was too ambitious for its own good. A 3/5.

No More Days of Night for George?

If this girl isn't in 30 Days of Night: Dark Days, then I officially don't care about the movie. I just read on Dark Horizons that principal photography has started on the sequel in Vancouver and that Kiele Sanchez is replacing Melissa George as Stella! Now I've read before that the producers were trying to get George back, so this is probably her own (wise) decision, but still.. more George makes Gwen happy! And to replace her with Sanchez? I disliked Sanchez with passion on Married to the Kellys, and didn't care for her on Lost. Not exactly thrilled by the idea that she's playing Stella.

Of course, I didn't like 30 Days of Night so I'm not entirely sure why I'm complaining here. Except that I'll miss George's gorgeousness.

The A-Team Promo

I have not posted about Bradley Cooper since August. What is wrong with me?! I still love you, Bradley, don't worry. Anyhow, via /Film comes the first official look at The A-Team, in which Coop stars as Faceman. Check out the HQ over at /Film! The A-Team is set for a June 11, 2010 release and also stars Liam Neeson and Jessica Biel.

Happy birthday, Ryan Reynolds!

Happy 33, Ryan! I can't believe you're in your 30s. This means we're getting old. I still remember watching you on that kids show The Odyssey! And I thought you were really cute in that X-Files episode with Laurie from That 70s Show, long before you turned into leading man material.

I was thinking about making a top 5 of my favorite Ryan performances, but I can't pick! I JUST CAN'T PICK! I always love Ryan, it's like a disease! Therefore I will just list everything I have ever seen him in:

The Odyssey, The X-Files, Two Guys, a Girl & a Pizzaplace, Dick, Van Wilder, Buying the Cow, Scrubs, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Blade: Trinity, The Amityville Horror, Waiting..., Just Friends, Definitely Maybe, Wolverine and The Proposal.

That doesn't seem like a lot now that I've listed everything, but it does mean I have been watching this man for over a decade. Okay, now I feel really old.

I want this poster #2

This poster for the latest Nicholas Sparks novel turned movie, Dear John, is not perfect, but it is lovely. The image itself is beautiful as are the movie's stars Amanda Seyfried and Channing Tatum. I'm just not too crazy about the font and the font colors. They don't really stand out from the background, making it hard to read certain letters.

Overall though, I wouldn't mind having this poster on my wall.

Trailer Park: Dear John

I loved every second of this trailer! I almost cried watching it! Amanda Seyfriend and Channing Tatum are perfect for this adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks novel (A Walk to Remember, The Notebook). Dear John is moving high up my must see list of 2010!