6.17.2015

"And shepherds shall we be, for Thee, my Lord, for Thee"


   The movies from the previous post:
  • Avengers: Age of Ultron (15)
  • Bookdock Saints (99)
  • North Avenue Irregulars (79)
  • Oceans 11 (01)
  • Valley Uprising (14) 
   Avengers: Age of Ultron suffers somewhat from the same malady that is coming to affect all of the Marvel movies, which is this: it is so busy setting up stories for the rest of the MU that it doesn't really bother telling it's own story. Apparently, and I could be wrong here because I haven't taken the time to do some back up research, it wasn't the movie that Joss Whedon wanted to make. However, it's pretty easy to see his stamp on it: a well-handled ensemble cast, the addition of more female characters (yes yes yes!), an oh-so-unexpected death (this isn't a spoiler. It's Joss Whedon we're talking about here), and so on. This movie is fun and enjoyable and could have been so much better and I hope Scarlet Witch figures heavily in all the remaining movies because she is awesome, and super super super powerful.

   So many people hate Boondock Saints but there is very little chance of me ever decrying it. It's a great flick and ain't nobody can convince me otherwise. I quote it all the time. I intend to never, ever see the second one though.

   I went to my pals house and after an extended walk with their dogs we decided it was movie and snack time, so I grabbed their cat and they grabbed North Avenue Irregulars and we hunkered down. It was one of their childhood favourites and I'd never seen it before, but that didn't keep it from being hilarious. I laughed a great deal. Undercover shenanigans!

   I hope you've seen Ocean's 11 because it's quite fun. Casino heists! There's not much else to say about it besides that Brad Pitt's character is constantly eating at that is hilarious to me.

   My brother and I watched Valley Uprising a few days after Dean Potter died in a base-jumping accident, and it was somewhat surreal to watch him talk about climbing in Yosemite in the last bit of this documentary. Valley Uprising is about the history and future of climbing in Yosemite National Park, of Dawn Wall fame. Royal Robbins! Alex Honnold! LYNN HILL! If you want to know more about climbing, watch this film. It's good. Here's the trailer:


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6 comments:

  1. Etudesque18 June 2015 at 10:10

    gasp! I can't imagine anyone ever hating Bookdock Saints! IT IS PERFECTION.

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    1. glynis19 June 2015 at 16:29

      It has TWENTY PERCENT on Rotten Tomatoes!!!!!!!! TWENTY. PERCENT. WTH. But that's from critics from when it came out, which was too close to Columbine for comfort. It has 91% from non-critics. But I often hear people bashing it which MAKES NO SENSE, since it is, as you say, perfection.

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  2. Jenny @ Reading the End18 June 2015 at 13:39

    ALL THE SCARLET WITCH is what I want. Thank you, MCU, for considering this request. Also, I like for Elizabeth Olsen to be more famous. I think she's great, and I have for years.

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    1. glynis19 June 2015 at 16:32

      I somehow did not know about Elizabeth Olsen, but I am officially a giant fan now. She was so, so great. I am hoping that there is a Scarlet Witch Experiences A Break With Reality And Then Changes The Entire Universe movie because, YES PLEASE.

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  3. Red20 June 2015 at 16:25

    Boondocks Saints has a special place in my heart, since we watched it a lot my freshman year when we first moved to Boston. The first times I saw Norman Reedus on Walking Dead I was so confused he didn't have the Irish accent

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    1. glynis22 June 2015 at 14:50

      I remember starting The Walking Dead and saying, "but...isn't he Irish? Also, there's no Darryl in the comics, what is going on."

      Boondock Saints is one of my favorite movies. I love it.

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