games  anime  |  toys
This is a Dtoid readers's blog. For staff blogs click here. Confused? read this Create you own!  |   Members: Login now





BigPopa's Weekend Review: Robots and Guns
BigPopaGamer | 9:23 AM on 07.03.2008 10 comments


Oh man. I was looking on my blog list the other day and realized it has been almost a month since I have written anything. Even longer since my last Casting Call. Sheesh, I need to get on this. But I do have some good excuses: workload has been increasing and I moved into a new house. Yeah, been busy. So, to get back into the swing of things. So here's a couple of movie reviews to get started.


Wall-E
Runtime: 97 minutes
Rated: G
Directed by: Andrew Stanton

Quick Synopsis: Wall E is a movie about a garbage robot who has been on earth alone for the past 700 years, cleaning up the mess that we, as humans, left behind when we evacuated the planet due to overpopulation. But there's a twist, Wall E has developed a personality and is very lonely. That all changes when a ship lands on Earth and sends out a probe, Eve, who Wall E befriends and follows back to her mothership. What follows is the unlikely story of a simple, crude robot becoming the hero of mankind.

Now I don't know about you guys but I freaking love 90% of what Pixar puts out, the only exception being A Bug's Life. What I loved about this movie, and what other people have complained about, is the lack of dialogue for the first 30-45 minutes or so. But the reason I loved it is this; Pixar told the story through visuals alone. Watching Wall E work everyday, play with his pet, collect things, and even come home to relax after a long day's work was an awesome thing. Even when Eve gets 'sick'(I'm trying not to spoil it for anyone if they haven't seen it) he still expresses his desire to care for her through his actions.

I think that we, as movie fans, get so wrapped up in the dialogue of the movie and the conversation between the characters, we don't see the actions and nuances of the people. I loved that Pixar wasn't afraid to be a silent film for the first half. Most of the robots don't talk at all, but their actions says more than any amounts of dialogue could.

Now this movie definitely had some political and social commentary in it, if you want to look that deeply into it. I would suggest not doing this and going to see this movie in the mindset of a child. If you haven't seen Wall E yet, do so immediately. Behind Iron Man, it's my favorite movie of the summer so far.


Now on to my second film review.



Wanted
Runtime: 110 minutes
Rated: R
Directed by: Timur Bekmambetov

Quick Synopsis: Wesley Gibson is the biggest pushover you have ever seen. His boss walks all over him, his best friend is doing his girlfriend in the butt, and his life sucks. This all changes when an assassin tries to kill him and he joins a fraternity of assassins, the same fraternity his father belonged to. This fraternity uses a certain device to read 'Fate' and to decide who is their next target. Now Wesley is out to kill the man that killed his father.

That's basically the story in a nutshell, besides a few twists along the way, which I don't want to reveal here. Wanted really doesn't know what kind of film it is. Is it a film about a pussy that becomes a bad ass killer? Is it a movie about a young man trying to find his past? Or is it just a straight out action film with lots of bullets and death? Honestly, I don't know either.

James McAvoy is really becoming a good actor, although I really wanted to shoot him through the whole car chase scene(screaming your head off for 10 minutes is NOT acting). After he becomes a bad ass, he really turns it up a notch in that department. Morgan Freeman gives his usual great performance and Angelina, who we all obsess over, really barely did anything the whole film. Her role was the most disappointing by far.

The action scenes were all really well done. The car chase scene, as well as Wesley's first few assassinations were a lot of fun to watch. Too bad Hitman didn't show this much creativity.

While I enjoyed Wanted, it honestly wasn't even as good as Shoot Em' Up, a movie I regard as one of the best action movies in awhile. If you like action movies, go see it and you will probably have a good time. Otherwise, this movie is a coin flip.


P.S. Hope you haven't missed my ladies too much.



Is this post awesome? Vote it up!

0


Comment with Facebook





Click connect and comment instantly!

Comment with Dtoid





New? SIGN UP - it takes 5 seconds

10 comments | showing # 1 to 10

prev next

Kryptinite's Destructoid Blog
Are you serious?

So after watching Wanted, I really wanted to see Shoot Em Up and I bought it because I don't believe in renting shit.

While it was very entertaining and had great action, I think Wanted topped it in the action department.

I mean it's apple and oranges and we can't really have a valid internet argument over it so...I'll just wait until I see you at PAX.
BigPopaGamer's Destructoid Blog
@Kryp

I think it comes that I really love Clive Owen as an actor and I just felt like the stunts were done better in Shoot Em Up vs. Wanted. Both movies had great action sequences in them, just Shoot Em Up was a little bit better. I mean c'mon. Look at the casts.

Shoot Em Up: Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti(need I say more?) and Monica Belucci vs. James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman and Angelina Jolie.
BigPopaGamer's Destructoid Blog
@Kryp

I think it comes that I really love Clive Owen as an actor and I just felt like the stunts were done better in Shoot Em Up vs. Wanted. Both movies had great action sequences in them, just Shoot Em Up was a little bit better. I mean c'mon. Look at the casts.

Shoot Em Up: Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti(need I say more?) and Monica Belucci vs. James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman and Angelina Jolie.
GuitarAtomik's Destructoid Blog
I think Shoot Em Up was a better action film and Wanted was a better all around movie. I thought both were awesome though.

Still need to see Wall-E!
Sam Spectre's Destructoid Blog
I thought Wanted was a great movie but don't expect anything more than an action movie. I was pretty disappointed with Angelina Jolie too, she didn't have many lines.

I haven't seen Wall E yet but I plan on going soon. I love pretty much anything Pixar puts out. I'm a sucker for animation :P
MATTFOO's Destructoid Blog
I have not seen wall-e yet, but I have seen wanted. I really liked it.. I think its about the same level as shoot em up. The only reason I say that is the scene where he blows a hole threw the guy and then runs threw like 5 more men using the first dead guy as a human shield.(shooting the gun threw his head)
Jordan Devore's Destructoid Blog
I too liked Shoot Em Up better. Owen and Giamatti in the same movie? What's not to like?
Professor Pew's Destructoid Blog
Do want both of them. I loved Shoot em up, so I guess I can't go wrong with Wanted eh?
blehman's Destructoid Blog
"I mean, I move my hand half an inch this way to turn it on *click*, half an inch this way to turn it off. *click* How fucking hard is it to use a turn signal?"

I love Shoot em up.
VampireChrist's Destructoid Blog
does anyone know how Wanted the movie compares to the comic? i havent gotten to see it yet but the comic was some fun stuff


prev next


Comment with Facebook





Click connect and comment instantly!

Comment with Dtoid





New? SIGN UP - it takes 5 seconds

Comments policy

Destructoid is an open discussion community. You don't need to "audition" to post a comment - just speak your mind. We respect differing opinions on the site, so have at it. Be smart, funny, insightful, clueless, or cute -- but back it up with substance. Keep your cool, keep it fun. We only ask that you act respectfully and above all: don't be a troll and ruin it for everyone else. Don't bring down gamers or we'll, you know, gently shoot you in the face and stuff you into a flaming mailbox. Each comment is your opportuntity to make this community awesomer. Is that even a word?

Avoiding the banhammer only requires common sense: spamming, trolling, racism, NSFW stuff, and other forms of sucking will not be tolerated. If anyone is griefing please report abuse. Be good. Don't suck!

 about me

Some say BigPopa was not born, but put together using the body parts of the greatest pimps ever to be born. Like some kind of freak zombie, sent here to roam the world. To play video games, terrorize women, and consume the largest amount of whiskey as is humanly possible.

You are not far from the truth...

Popa's Full Avatar Dance


BigPopa's Girls Girls Girls Albums...Enjoy fellas password is dtoid for all of them.
Bikinis(350 images)

Boobs(450 images)

Booties(250 images)

BigPopa's Game Reviews:
Viking: Battle for Midgard
TimeShift
Rainbow Six Vegas 2

BigPopa's Movie Reviews:
Wall E & Wanted
Kung Fu Panda & Don't Mess With the Zohan
Prince Caspian
Iron Man
Harold and Kumar 2
Street Kings
Beowulf
Saw IV

Casting Calls:
Final Fantasy VI: Part 1
Mass Effect
Gears of War
Halo

BigPopa's Photobucket T&A of the Day:


Things BigPopa Likes:

His Cinci NARP video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcIrpocINHk

BigPopaGamer


IRCartel:


Boobs


Marissa Miller:


Tricia


Jessica Biel:


Keeley Hazell


Old No. 7


 xbox 360 gamertag
 mii friend code:
BigPopaGamer

 friends' updates
Aerox's Profile Aerox
IT'S TYRA TUESDAY - GET'CHO FIERCE ON
AgentMOO's Profile AgentMOO
The wrong thing: Sh*t just got real
ainmosni's Profile ainmosni
Fails at blogging.
Altair78's Profile Altair78
the king of fighters xii ps3 + hori fighting stick 3 ps3... for $116. Should I get it? (Very short blog)
atheistium's Profile atheistium
I'm in Canada for a Ubisoft Montreal Event
BahamutZero's Profile BahamutZero
Pachter's dumber than a bag of rocks, buy Borderlands.
Banj's Profile Banj
A death on XBOX Live...
BFeld13's Profile BFeld13
GTA IV: The Lost and Damned - Thoughts represented in pictures with words
BigPopaGamer's Profile BigPopaGamer
Drunkcast PAX Drinking Challenge: Official Rules(NSFW)
blehman's Profile blehman
Dear Diary, I've Met Someone Else
BlindsideDork's Profile BlindsideDork
Leaked Transformers: RotF trailer #2 = YES PLEASE!
bloodylip's Profile bloodylip
The Greatest Joystick Ever.
BluDesign's Profile BluDesign
A More Positive Katamari Forever Review...
BlueWolf72's Profile BlueWolf72
Ultimate Robot Trophies
Butmac's Profile Butmac
Live with Butmac makes it's return
CaffeinePowered's Profile CaffeinePowered
TF Tuesdays - 10/7
Coonskin05's Profile Coonskin05
A Not-So-Weird Kid's Top 10: NES Games
CronosBlade's Profile CronosBlade
360 Paradise Wednesday Week 2 - 10PM EST
DanGale's Profile DanGale
Dtoid Discusses: UK Dtoiders visit Capcom
DJDuffy 's Profile DJDuffy
“NieR:Replicant” Revealed: Thoughts on Gender Identity in Gaming
Excremento's Profile Excremento
A Weird Kid's Top 10 -- NES Games That You Had To Leave on All-Night To Beat
FAILCAST's Profile FAILCAST
Failcast episode 54 records tonight; [insert additional phrase here]
Hamza CTZ Aziz's Profile Hamza CTZ Aziz
Yoko Ono infects The Beatles: Rock Band
HarassmentPanda's Profile HarassmentPanda
Review: Magic the Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers
Hitogoroshi's Profile Hitogoroshi
Catching up on Bru-Ray Releases.
Hoygeit's Profile Hoygeit
Cammy Fan Art Illustration
itemforty's Profile itemforty
WWJDTN: What would Jesus Do to Nazis?
Jim Sterling's Profile Jim Sterling
Aliens vs. Predator multiplayer trailer is pretty amazing
Joe Burling's Profile Joe Burling
Meatspin Calculator Gymnastics: March 2009
king3vbo's Profile king3vbo
Why I Love Destructoid
Kryptinite's Profile Kryptinite
People in the gaming industry: Is your passion still strong?
LethalHairdo's Profile LethalHairdo
Manliness, Video Games, and You -- Lv. 6: The Contra Duo
masterledz's Profile masterledz
TMNT: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled is disappointing; so I wrote to Ubisoft...
MaxVest's Profile MaxVest
My New Job As A Chicken Sexer -- Not What I Thought It Would Be
Mister Disco's Profile Mister Disco
Fails at blogging.
Mxyzptlk's Profile Mxyzptlk
Left 4 Dead 2: Interview with a Zombie 2
Necros's Profile Necros
Cheesy Double Down (fixed!)
Nick Chester's Profile Nick Chester
Dead to Right: Retribution all about 'awesome violence'
PraiseChaos's Profile PraiseChaos
Not My Turning Point Gaming Rig
Professor Pew's Profile Professor Pew
Pew Review: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (360) (spoilerfree no less)
Reeper's Profile Reeper
Mighty Muggs: The Definitely VGR Edition.
Serpentish's Profile Serpentish
Sheir's Profile Sheir
"Co-Op," A New Videogame Podcast
Snaileb 's Profile Snaileb
I've been having a blast, but miss you too, Dtoid!
tazarthayoot's Profile tazarthayoot
Top 10 reasons it's Samit's birthday
Virtualgirl's Profile Virtualgirl
Not Everyone Loves GTA - Interview with the Parents Television Council
wardrox's Profile wardrox
A Short Film By Wardrox


 

 
  get involved

register or login
post a blog
post a forum
enter a contest
contribute a news tip
suggest a feature
be a guest editor
support

new member's guide
login assistance
tech support
report abuse
email our editors
read our dev blog
nuclear crisis?
keep in touch

RSS feed
Twitter
Facebook
Myspace
Flickr
Game nights
Meetup+play online
seriously

about Destructoid
advertising
terms of use
privacy policy
jobs at MM
buy our crap
our network

Tomopop
Japanator
Despingation?




Destructoid is an independently-run publication forged by our love of video games and the gaming community's need of accountable enthusiast press
living the dream since March 16, 2006