Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Short Review: Toy Story 3

Wait... Is that Dreamworks Face?!


I almost cried. Almost.
Points:
  • Looks incredible.
  • Hits nostalgia without being cheezy.
  • Will probably make you cry.
    • In two parts(!)
  • Spanish Buzz is awesome.
  • Ken and Barbie are the best screen couple ever.
  • Relatable, at least to those of use who're heading off to college next year. 
  • Maybe abandoned one side plot a little too soon? I wanted to see more of the hedgehog.
I've never seen anything like this. It's the third part of a trilogy, yet it still is good, or even better than the others... It tries some things I've never seen done before in a "kid's" (sort of) film and it pulls it off with the kind of subtlety that Pixar is known for. This is amazing.

Toy Story 3 gets a :
SO. FREAKING. KEWL.


(I know most of you've probably seen this already. I was slow and just saw it, so yeah. )
I'm going to go find my Legos and Spaceships and play with them now, mmkay?

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Explanation of Ratings

Yeah, I rate things a little bit off.
What these essentially mean is how cool I think whatever it is I'm reviewing is. And by Cool, I mean like how watchable or playable it is (at least to me).

For instance (In descending order):

  • SO. FREAKING. COOL.- Top of the pick. This is something you should check out. Not much to complain about. 
    • Example: Inception or District 9, Fallout 3 or Stranger's Wrath
  • Pretty Darn Cool- Really, really good. Has some things that are kind of distracting or annoying, but still definitely worth seeing 
    • Example: Tron Legacy or Pandorum, Advent Rising or Lost Planet
  • Decent Flick-Just like it says. A good movie, but not really that memorable or outstanding. Worth seeing if you really want to, but otherwise, just wait for a price drop or DVD.
    • Example: The Green Zone or Ninja Assassin, Army of Two or Area 51
  • Ehh-Something that doesn't really click. It has some redeeming qualities, but it otherwise is a pretty shoddy piece of work. Wait for price drop or DVD if you really want to see it.
    • Example: I actually have no idea. I'll tell you when I see it.
  • No.-Something completely broken or bad. 
    • Example: The Lovely Bones. 
Yup, so that's all the ratings in a nutshell. 

    Short Review: Tron Legacy

    Points:
    • Jeff Bridges as the Dude who's also a god in the Grid while his son tries to rescue him.
    • Looked really awesome
    • Surprisingly deep storyline which held some cool surprises(well, about as deep as someone desperately trying to be deep).
    • Daft Punk. Full Stop.
    • Eargasms all the way through. No, seriously.


    Definitely go see if you want a really awesome spectacle. Otherwise, wouldn't bad at all to see on a Weekend.

    Tron Legacy gets:
    Pretty Darn Cool

    If this means anything to you at all, go see it.