There Will Be Blood.. Meh..

I went to Blockbuster today before work and picked up 3 movies. I recently went through imdb.com's top 100 reviewed movies, and choose a few to watch. I went for movies that I didn't think my fiance would like, so I could watch them at work. Shh, don't tell anyone, I'm not actually training. Muhahahaha...

The first one I watched was There Will Be Blood.

This was one of those movies that you see when it comes out, and it looks good, but never get around to seeing it for whatever reason.

It starts out ridiculously slow. How slow was it? Umm... how about the fact that there wasn't a spoken word for the first 14 minutes! Now normally I would condemn it from the get go for that very reason, but there is noise. And the noise and music are probably the most important part of the movie.
As I said, the movie moves so slow. And at times it feels as if the only thing moving the movie forward is the use of tempo in the music. Without it the movie would come to a halt. And sometimes its almost as if the music moves faster than the action. That came off kinda odd.

The whole movie centers around a turn of the 1900's "oil man". Reason I call him an "oil man" is that DDL (Daniel Day-Lewis was wayyy to long to type over and over) says that about himself about 15 friggin times. "I'm an oil man... I'm an oil man..." Ok, we get it. GAWD.

Now to say DDL is a dick would be a understatement. He's that guy that actually enjoys making others miserable. We all know a guy like that.. This is the story of that guy with money and power. Sorta like this guy minus the politics.

Now I won't ruin the movie for you, so I won't go to deep into the story. Plus, there isn't much story to get into, since hardly anything happens

Here's the key points: DDL is a dick, and he's an "oil man".... Yep, thats about it. Oh, there's a creepy preacher guy, pictured here.

So score time. I'd give the sound/music a 4 (how often do you realize good sound during a movie?) I'll give DDL's performance a 3, and creepy preacher a .4. So thats 7.4 for TWBB.

You Don't Know Jack.... O.o

So with the recent lack of new decent movies coming out to video lately, the pickings have been slim.
We went to pick out something random, and this caught our eye. As you can see, this stars Al Pacino as Jack Kevorkian. Dr. Death. It's a hilarious comedic review on life and death... Umm ya.. thats a lie.
I gotta say its one of the creepiest movies I've ever seen. You actually see yourself siding with the views of a guy that killed over 130 people. How often can you say that? (If its more than 1, you may need to talk to someone.)
Being a true story always adds gusto to the story. I dunno, knowing its true always makes it better in my opinion. This is no different. Even though this is a tough topic, it makes for a compelling story. You finish the movie with a better view on the subject, and for a true story what more could you ask for?
I enjoyed the movie, but its a slow moving. Some parts in the middle almost put me to sleep. It gave me the feel of a 90 minute movie stretched to 2 hours. 
Overall I would have to give the movie a 8 / 10. No jokes, but good movie.

Bonus pic:

(How can you make a post about Al Pacino without this??)

Saint John of Las Vegas... :\

Well we went to blockbuster last night, but there wasn't anything new I was interested. There was Sex in the City 2, but luckily I dodged having to watch that for another week.

We picked up a movie that looked decent enough from the cover. Saint John of Las Vegas. It had Steve Buscemi, that little fellow who was a writer in Elf, the black guy from 40 Year Old Virgin, and Sarah Silvermen. (If I did look up there names, I would have to further explain who they were anyways, so I saved you some time. Your welcome.)

The back cover explains "..oddball characters and outrageous twists in one of the year's most hilarious and original comedies." Lies...
Yes, the characters are indeed odd. But they only seemed that way because, 1. Steve Buscemi is always odd. and 2. it was poorly written, so the people came off weird.
Well played writers... Your ability to cover up your shitty skills by saying they are "oddballs" was genius.

Putting that aside, the movie just wasn't very good. The story was weak, and the ending anticlimactic. 
You could just tell how low budget this movie must have been. It just could have been so much better. It had a few funny parts, but they were rare. The only thing I found entertaining was Buscemi. I could watch that guy wash his car and find it entertaining. It doesn't take much. Which just goes to show just how boring this movie was.

Anyhow, Buscemi is worth 3 points alone. The dwarf is typically good, so he's worth 1 point (but wasn't used enough in this.) And I'll give the story, umm .8.
So that's a 4.8 / 10.

Welcome

Welcome to "They Know My Name at Blockbuster."

I spend way to much time (and money) at blockbuster. I'll do a review every now and then, and let you know what sucks, and whats awesome. I'll even be throwing in show reviews... Your welcome.
What to expect: Spelling errors, grammar mistakes, and the occasional pissy attitude. But always an honest review from they way I've seen it.
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