Brief update

Sorry for the lack of content lately my readers, been dealing with health issues and working on writing a book. So my attention has been elsewhere. But due to the downtime from being ill I have had a respectable amount of free time for movie watching, so here are a couple movies I've reviewed.

The Island (new version)
Actually kinda enjoyed this one. Ewan McGregor star in this post-modern dystopian thriller where they are basically playing 5/15 year olds in 30 year old's bodies. The progression of the reveal was very solid, you start realizing things at about the same time that the main characters do, with the exception of course of the Title mystery about the Island. Twists like that haven't surprised us since Soylent Green. Not a great film, but if it's on cable, I'd recommend it.

Daybreakers
Really interesting take on a usually very overcrowded genre. Everyone is getting really sick of Vampire movies. They are everywhere. Movies, TV shows, comics, novels, the damn things are everywhere. The market is literally saturated in vampires. And they always follow the same basic rules.
Vampires are rare and hiding among us.
They randomly fall in love with humans.
Their weaknesses only come into play at the climax of the story.

This film says "Fuck that" to all of those rules.
In this world the ENTIRE population got turned into vampires, because they follow the rule that absolutely everyone who is bitten by a vampire gets turned into one. Then there is the matter of adjusting society to a nocturnal lifestyle. Sun protection walkways and cars, the entire civilization is based around hiding from the sun. The love story isn't between a vampire and a human, it's between two surviving humans who are trying not to be eaten by the vampires.
Really well done, if you haven't seen it, go see it.


And as a bonus, Movies I am most looking forward to for the next four months:
(Feb 1)
Warm  Bodies: A love story between a zombie and a human? Even if it's terrible, it's such an amusing idea that I am totally in.

(March 8)
OZ the great and powerful: Love wizard of OZ, and this is one where they don't bother with Dorothy or Toto. Kinda like Wicked, which I also enjoy.

(May 3)
Iron Man 3: Do I really need to even describe this one? If you saw the first two, you're going to see this one.

(May 17)
Star Trek Into Darkness: Sequel to the Trek reboot. Yet again, if you are a Trek fan, you're going to see this film.