"SPACE ODYSSEY 2007: conversations at home with Riley Martin and company"
A documentary film by Christopher Langford


In this film we travel down to meet up with Riley and question him about his Experiences Being abducted by extraterrestrials and the information they have bestowed to him.

FANTASTIC AMAZING MYSTICAL

made by a sioux falls local, who i was able to talk to a couple days after watching, guy seems pretty for real about these aliens. Documentary is slow and static but interesting none the less.

5/10

110/00 movies

also lazy

but i haven't really been watching too many movies.  just netflixing tv shows.  also i've stopped reading two books before  finishing them and started reading the Y The Last Man books.  do comic books count?  anyway....

The Sopranos Season 5

Pretty much "Battlestar Gallactica" in the mafia is how I'm sure Jake would describe this show.

I love this show and it is consistently great season after season unlike  some shows that I'm into which dick around with stupid shit (Lost, The Office this season).  Possibly the best show ever.

10/10

House M.D.  Season 1

Hugh Laurie plays Dr. Gregory House, a great diagnostician and a huge asshole.  I think I'm more interested in this show because of the second part.  I'm not really big on medical shows or mystery shows, and this show is both.  It's also super formulaic.  You could make a drinking game out of the show pretty easy and get wasted every episode.  Jake would probably call it "Battlestar in a hospital".  

But I still like it.   House is funny when he's being a jerk.  There's usually some small storyline going to break the monotony of the whole obscure disease diagnosing.   Mostly I wish I could be like House and  say whatever I wanted when I am confronted with stupid people at work.

8/10

Dark Tower: The Gunslinger.   Stephen King.

One guy follows another guy across the desert.   That was the summary I gave someone to work.  She replied "Well it shouldn't be very hard to find someone in the desert."  I immediately stopped reading.  Just kidding.

I like this book alright.  Maybe not enough to get a tattoo about it, but I still liked it.  I'm not rushing out to get the other books in the series, but I'll probably read them.

8/10

48/150    movies

8/15          bukes

i am lazy
so im just going to make large updates from here on out
ehhhh whateva right?


indiana jones and the crystal skull


Hollywood icon Harrison Ford returns to the role of the adventurous archaeologist Indiana Jones nearly 20 years after he last donned the famous fedora and bullwhip to save the world from imminent peril. Joining Ford for this latest installment of the Steven Spielberg-George Lucas collaboration are Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett, Ray Winstone, Jim Broadbent, Karen Allen, John Hurt and Shia LaBeouf as Jones's headstrong young sidekick.

Indiana Jones vs. aliens. Don't by the "this movie is far fetched" hype. Were the reviewers expecting a documentary on knights templar? shut up. This movie was good 'merican fun

8/10
National Treasure: Book of Secrets

Benjamin Franklin Gates (Nicolas Cage) and Dr. Abigail Chase (Diane Kruger) -- who found riches and romance at the end of their first hunt for national treasure -- reteam with their wisecracking partner in crime, Riley Poole (Justin Bartha), for another romp through U.S. history. Now, armed with a stack of long-lost pages from John Wilkes Booth's diary, Ben is obsessed with finding the truth behind President Abraham Lincoln's assassination.

Again a fun movie and nick cage and his bad hair cut are always awesome. A more ridiculous indiana jones. a more awesome da vinci code

6/10

strange wilderness

When Peter Gaulke (Steve Zahn) and Fred Wolf's (Allen Covert) TV wildlife show is threatened with cancellation, they attempt to boost their flagging ratings by going in search of the most elusive beast of all, Bigfoot. But will their big plan turn out to be just another hoax? Directed by Fred Wolf, this raucous comedy also features Justin Long, Kevin Heffernan, Jonah Hill, Jeff Garlin, Ernest Borgnine and Harry Hamlin.

this movie had dante from grandmas boy, and puking into a sharks mouth, other than that it was pretty fart.

4/10
sword of doom

One of the most thrilling and disturbing samurai epics, The Sword of Doom delivers unparalleled action and outstanding performances from two of Japan's greatest actors, Tatsuya Nakadai and Toshiro Mifune. Nakadai dominates the screen as Ryunosuke Tatsue, a man for whom killing is a pleasure. Brought up by a father to whom the sword was the way of life, the sword is now the only family he recognizes. Pitted against him is Taranosuke..

a must see samurai movie for any samurai fan. Guy kills like 185082150825 people in the most epic fight ever.

8/10

darkon

Ordinary folks trade in their street clothes for medieval costumes, faux weaponry and full-contact battles in Andrew Neel and Luke Meyer's documentary about Darkon, a group that acts out fantasy war games based on complex rules and customs. Neel and Meyer capture the drama as padded swords clash, armies advance and a ruler crosses the line, while off the battlefield, participants open up about what keeps them coming back for more.

i was hoping for more of a "documentary" style movie than what i got from this movie. It just kind of showed the current story of where the darkon world was at right now, and not enough of how fucking insane people were that are involved in larping. Oh well i am almost level 8

6/10

shadow of the the Vampire

A wicked movie about the making of the 1922 silent-film classic Nosferatu, Shadow of the Vampire features Willem Dafoe's Oscar-nominated performance. Director F.W. Murnau (John Malkovich) yearns to create the most terrifying vampire tale imaginable. Unknown actor Max Schreck (Dafoe), cast as the vampire Count Orlock, makes an impressive debut as filming begins, even as he hides an unearthly secret.

a really awesome cocncept for a movie i think, and fill it with amazing actors and you got a real gem. Some weirdly uncomfortably funny parts from willem dafoe and malkovich being malkovich.

8/10

wristcutters

Trapped in an alternate world populated by suicide victims, a band of souls tries to find an escape route in Goran Dukic's quirky fantasy. Although he took his own life, Zia (Patrick Fugit) isn't ready for such a grim hereafter, particularly when he learns that his ex-girlfriend also killed herself. On a quest to find her, he befriends a jaded hitchhiker and a Russian rocker, and together, they set out in search of a more appealing afterlife.

a gimmicky movie that is well executed and fun/heartfelt. The girl in this is a total babe and tom waits is incredible. Looks like it was shot in the salt flats or salton sea or some dead land giving purgatory this weird cool grey look.

9/10
warriors

A prominent New York City gang leader named Cyrus (Roger Hill) wants to wage an all-out battle against the police, and as part of his strategy he calls upon Gotham's gangs to set aside their turf wars and come together at a summit. At the meeting, a rival leader kills Cyrus, but a Coney Island gang called the Warriors is wrongly blamed for Cyrus' death. Before you know it, the cops and every gangbanger in town is hot on the Warriors' trail

this movie is silly and not good. The gangs are pretty funny though and there are some pretty awesome one liners.

5/10

109/300 movies
6/30 books

Man of Iron

Iron Man  dir. Jon Favreau

Robert Downey Jr. is millionaire Tony Stark who has made his money manufacturing weapons.  When he almost gets killed in the desert by his own weapons, he decides to quit making weapons and concentrate on a suit that will help  him take on the people using his weapons for evil.

Kind of ridiculous, but still really entertaining.  It's somewhere between the Spiderman movies, which I think are really lame and cheesy, and "Batman Begins", which is darker, more intense and altogether better.   So as long as you aren't hung up on things like... how did he make this extremely complicated suit all by himself in his basement in like 23 minutes...  oh wait, I forgot about the montage of magazine covers at the beginning showing all the stuff he's done!  Nevermind!  Oh and Jeff "The Dude" Bridges is the bald bad guy.  Ha!  Fun movie.  Worth seeing in the theatre.

8/10

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly  dir. Julian Schnabel

Based on the true story of French Elle editor Jean-Dominique Dauby (Mathieu Almaric) who suffers a stroke and is left paralyzed except for his left eye.  Working with a nurse he developed a system of communicating involving blinking with corresponding letters.  He used this technique and a book deal he had to "write" his memoirs.

I realize this sounds kind of boring but it is actually really good.  The film starts with Dauby waking from a coma, but of course there are flashbacks showing what his life was like.  Still the stuff from his point of view accompanied with his narration is entertaining as well.  And the fact that a lot of the movie is taking place inside his mind allows the director (a painter) to be really creative and artistic.  I think a big help to this one is the fact that it is a true story, and a French movie.  If this was a Hollywood creation, it probably could have been a little more super sad at the sad parts and super uplifting at the uplifting parts.   Instead its just realistic sad and realistic uplifting.  Maybe a little too long...

8/10

I'm Not There dir. Todd Haynes

Six different actors play Bob Dylan-esque characters (none of them are named "Bob Dylan") during different stages of Dylan's life.   I really like Bob Dylan, but this movie was kind of disapointing.

A lot of the dialogue comes from quotes and a lot of the shots are re-enactments of photos or video.  I suspected this when watching it, even though I didn't exactly recognize all of it, but it was confirmed in some notes on the DVD, and the commentary.  I don't really think that was a great idea.  I guess if you're some kind of Bob Dylan historian (I'm not) this might be kind of cool.  

 I'm sure the whole six actors thing seems really novel and inspired and "oh it suits his music so well" when I think maybe just one good actor who could act like different characters might have worked better.  But what do I know?  Walt from Lost was just annoying as little kid Dylan (named Woody Guthrie in the movie) and Cate Blanchett (Jude Quinn) actually looked the most like Dylan, but was just kind of annoying, aaaaand she's not a man.  

Music's good though.  David Cross is hilarious in a small role as Allen Ginsberg.  Some of the cinematography is really great, and there are some good parts scattered around.  But the structure and loose narrative don't make for a good two and a half hour movie.  One actor, 90 minutes.  Solid movie.  Instead...

6.5/10

46/150

the fire keeps on burnin' guitar solo is pretty rad

i have a ton of shit to update about so i will probably keep the reviews short
i know all of you are sad

The Shining

Stanley KubrickAll work and no play make Jack a bloodthirsty boy. On the wagon after his alcoholism created family troubles, aspiring novelist Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) accepts a position as off-season custodian at an elegant but eerie hotel so he can write undisturbed. No sooner have Jack, his wife (Shelley Duvall) and son Danny settled in than the ominous hotel starts to wield its sinister power over father and son. …

probably one of the most scary movies ever to me. For all the movies that are filmed in hotels why don't more use the really long hallway scary shot. put a kid on a bigwheel bike riding on that shit and you got horror.

9/10

Last Detail Hal Ashby

In this classic 1970s road movie, Officers Buddusky (Jack Nicholson and Mulhall (Otis Young) must escort a young sailor (Randy Quaid) to a New England military prison, where the 18-year-old is about to serve eight years for a trivial offense. Determined to cram all the living they can into one lost weekend, the boys booze, brawl and fornicate their way to their ultimate destination. Both Nicholson and Quaid deliver Oscar-nominated performances.

i was trying to have a jack nicholson marathon, i only made it through two movies though. I heard he thought his mom was his sister until they told him the ruse at 33 years old. This movie has lots of swearing and randy quaid being a wuss. he comes around though.

7/10

Millions Danny Boyle
Acclaimed director Danny Boyle posits a tantalizing question in this engaging film: What happens when two boys stumble upon a cache of cash? Damian (Alex Etel) and his brother, Anthony (Lewis McGibbon), find a satchel filled with British pounds, but with the country just days away from switching to the Euro, they must quickly find a way to spend and share the wealth. Trouble is, Damian wants to give to the poor, while Anthony aims to live it up.

danny boyle makes kids movies? who would have though? this is a really standout kids/family movie that you should watch with your mom

7/10

High Lonesome Rachel Liebling
Whether you're a longtime bluegrass fan or just discovering the genre, you'll appreciate this documentary. Bluegrass music was born of a combination of African and Celtic sounds and is the base of American country music. This film traces the musical form from its Appalachian roots to the present and features more than 100 songs performed by legends such as Bill Monroe, The Stanley Brothers, Mac Wiseman, Jimmy Martin, Flatt & Scruggs and others.

i went and saw this at a movie series thing that the university here is doing about "plains" music. I was hoping for some scary mountain man blue grass stuff but all i got was how bluegrass got boring and modern. still some sweet jamz and old timey footage though

6/10

Hairspray Adam Shankman

Set in 1962, this colorful adaptation of the Tony-winning musical (spawned by director John Waters' cult classic of the same name) follows ambitious teen Tracy Turnblad (Nikki Blonsky), who tries to integrate a racially divided Baltimore one watusi at a time. The film's star-studded cast includes John Travolta, Queen Latifah, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Allison Janney, James Marsden and Amanda Bynes.

im kind of bummed that john watters let this happen. I never saw the original but i think i have seen most if not all of john waters other movies, and isn't he suposed to be a creeper? I guess you have to pay the billz some how. This maintains a few uncomfortable parts to make it at least a little like waters' style but over all it's for wusses.

6/10

long way round (2 disc)David Alexanian
A sort of The Motorcycle Diaries for the Hollywood set, this documentary miniseries chronicles the cross-continental adventures of actors Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman as they set out on their BMW bikes to travel round the world. Embarking from London and arriving 115 exhausting days later in New York, the duo tackles 20,000 miles of tough terrain, explores offbeat destinations and takes in colorful local culture.

a t.v. show about ewan and his friend riding around buttass no where on expensive motorbikes. Interesting stuff. These dudes seem pretty down to earth and like some one you could hang out with. Riding through scary russia and mongolia was the best due to lack of roads or anything that we consider normal roadside fair. once they get to the u.s. it gets pretty slow, but luckily they cross the whole continent in like one and a half episodes.

7/10

Jackie Brown

Director Quentin Tarentino added his deft touch to nicely placed wry humor, combined that with an all-star cast (including Samuel L. Jackson, Pam Grier and Robert De Niro) and delivered the action-crime caper Jackie Brown. Jackie is a flight attendant who smuggles cash on the side. When busted and pressured to help with an investigation, she plans to play the opposing forces against each other and walk away with the dough.

by far some of tarentinos best dialog (in a very dialog heavy movie) in my opinion, but it could have just been the stellar cast that pulled it off. A bit on the long side and a bit on the 2080358 twists side.

p.s. samuel has some tubular hair in this

7/10
In the name of the king Uwe Boll












When the Krugs -- a violent race of brutes who are controlled by the evil Gallian (Ray Liotta) -- kill his son and kidnap his wife, Farmer Daimon (Jason Statham) sets off on a quest for revenge. Along the way, he meets those who vow to help him in hopes of bringing peace to their beloved kingdom. Leelee Sobieski, Burt Reynolds, Claire Forlani and John Rhys-Davies co-star in this fantasy adventure based on the popular role-playing game.

Uwe Boll is a cenimatic genious. This is probably one of the worst movies i have ever seen with the best cast ever. It's like watching power rangers with millionz dollarz acting budget. It's like a video game that was about nerd shit that no one cared about got made into a movie that no one cared about. how does he do it?

6/10

battle star season 3 (6 disc)
The third season of this popular sci-fi drama picks up where the 10-part series of "Webisodes" left off, with Tigh (Michael Hogan), Tyrol (Aaron Douglas) and Anders (Michael Trucco) leading resistance forces on New Caprica in attacks against their Cylon oppressors. Elsewhere, a reluctant Starbuck (Katee Sackhoff) is enduring forced cohabitation with Leoben Conoy (Callum Keith Rennie), a humanoid Cylon agent she despises

still my favorite television show. Picks up with last seasons awesome finale and stays out of the typical zone that most television shows suffer. Real world issues but in space. Also has another pretty awesome season end


8/10

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Film Club by David Gilmour
From Publishers Weekly
In this poignant and witty memoir, Canadian novelist Gilmour (A Perfect Night to Go to China) grapples with his decision to allow his teenage son, Jesse, to leave school in the 10th grade provided he promises to watch three movies a week with his father. Determined not to force a formal education on his son, former film critic and television host Gilmour begins the film club with Truffaut's The 400 Blows—with Basic Instinct for dessert. There are no lectures preceding the films, no quizzes on content or form: just a father and son watching movies together. Expertly tracing the trials and tribulations of teenage crushes and heartbreak, Gilmour explores not only his choice of films but also Jesse's struggles with his girlfriends and burgeoning music career. There are units on everything from undiscovered talent (Audrey Hepburn's Oscar-winning debut in Roman Holiday) to stillness, exemplified by Gary Cooper's ability in High Noon to steal a scene without moving a muscle. Gilmour expertly tackles the nostalgia not only of film but also that of parents, watching as their children grow and develop separate lives. With his unique blend of film history and personal memoir, Gilmour's latest offering will deservedly win him new American fans.

another one of those advance reader copies from the library. A interesting concept that seems to work surprisingly well on a kid who seems like some dumb gangster dude. A great way to learn about movies of importance.

8/10

102/300 movies
6/30 books