Monthly Archives: April 2014
From The Web: Supercut of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
If you’re not familiar with the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die book, I really recommend it for movie lovers. The book itself (in any of its many updated versions) is an interesting overview of some of the greatest movies of all time. It, like all movie review and criticism, is not definitive due to the opinions involved in building the list, BUT it is still a fascinating look over the history of film. For those who maybe aren’t interested in the book, but are still interested in the movies, the list itself can be found on many websites. If you’re interested, I have found that the lists and updates on Wikia are the easiest to sort through.
Several of my friends and I are working on watching as many of the films on the list as possible… before we die I guess… Between all of us we range from seeing anywhere from 150 to a little over 400 of the movies. That’s a pretty good dent, but still a ways to go.
Filmmaker Jonathan Keogh apparently has at least watched a little bit of all of them. He spent a year of his life cutting together this awesome compilation of all of the movies on the list, plus a few selections of his own. It’s going to take me several viewings to catch all the intricacies of this 10 and a half minute film, but even on the surface it is amazingly clever and really well done. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did and maybe are inspired to expand your movie watching comfort zone.
*BEFORE YOU HIT PLAY* – Be aware that there are many films on the 1001 list that are rated R for violence, language, horror, etc., which all are included in this mash up. If you’re not OK with this, you may want to skip and/or watch with caution. I didn’t notice any nudity, but there’s a lot going on here so I may have missed it.
April Movie Preview: Part 1
Now that we’re post awards season, we’re in that weird in between before the summer movie explosion. That being said, there are several movies of note trying to get the jump on those summer releases (Captain America being the most obvious… why isn’t this a summer movie? I mean, it’s fine, I’m still super pumped for it.) Here are a few films coming out the first half of April. With any luck, at least one of these will catch your eye.
Captain America: The Winter Solider
Release Date: April 4th
Synopsis: 2 years after the events of The Avengers, Steve Rogers still struggles to embrace his role in the modern world and battles a new threat from old history: the Soviet agent known as the Winter Soldier. Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and starring Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Cobie Smulders, Robert Redford, and Samuel L. Jackson.
Our Thoughts:
Felix: It will be seen opening day. Marvel has done an amazing job of making better than expected movies even with characters that should be 2 dimensional. Last year’s Thor did a good job of having fun and still make you sit at the edge of the seat. From the early reviews, it seems that this has done the same, and Marvel is already ordering a sequel. Yay and yay.
Jennie: I have been nothing but impressed by this series of Marvel movies. They have done such a great job with story lines that many were skeptical of. They are really well done visually, but honestly I think the writers deserve the most praise. So far this one seems to be falling in line the same way and I’m very much looking forward to it.
Dave: I asked and they wouldn’t take my money ahead of time when they announced they were making this movie like two years ago. I gladly would have given it to them then. Marvel hasn’t made a bad movie in this series yet…which is really really impressive considering the genre they are working in and some of the trainwreck movies that come out of it. If they can make Thor work in theaters (with all his crazy and convoluted backstory) another Captain America movie should be a slam dunk.
