I just caught the Jurassic World trailer and something bugged me as I watched. It was playing to the same old, tired Hollywood manipulation routines of every other ‘blockbuster’ move trailer. It got me thinking about what the original movie and how that original trailer, now 20+ years old, would hold up against modern trailers….
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The Chronicles of Narnia by Focus on the Family Radio Theatre
Focus on the Family may be many things but I will always be impressed by the quality, competence and passion poured into the Radio Theatre presentations of each of the seven books in C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia. When the first movie came out, The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, I felt quite let…
Word to the Wise: Buy an up-scaling dvd player
Many friends and family I know have purchased an HD TV or are looking at them. None of them have ever considered watching traditional 480p DVDS on an up-scaling dvd player. So, word to the wise: Do yourself a favour and buy a dvd player that can play your old movies in 1080p.
The Power of Children’s Movies
Having the movie network I’m often able to catch some high quality films. In recent memory I’ve been impressed with Up, Bolt and Wall-E. I’m impressed with these movies not only because they target children andalso are quite watchable by adults, but I’m also impressed with their ability to touch on sensitive subjects in a straightforward yet mature, dare I say witty, way.
Second Guessing Avatar
Here’s one simple and fascinating thing that occurred for me while watching Avatar:
It’s not that you didn’t know when you were watching computer animation, it’s that you started second guessing whether the real actors you were looking at were real.
Prince of Persia – The Movie
Ever since Sands of Time this is one game to movie I’ve wanted to see. Here’s the trailer,
Revolver
I like my movies on crack. Not me, I mean the movies. Like Vanilla Sky. That was some good track.