Mark's Review: Hard Candy

Ok, so... going into this film, I had zero idea what it was about. I knew Ellen Page was in it, and had heard it was good... but yeah, no clue what it was about.

That being said when it began with a close-up on an on-line conversation that would make Chris Hansen blush... I got worried.

Like I said, I didn't know what Hard Candy was about, but I knew Ellen Page looked to be like... 14 in it... so naturally... this conversation worried me immediately. So sure enough the two conversing parties decide to meet in real life, at a public coffee shop... they eat some pastries, they chat about music, books etc... and then Geoff (Patrick Wilson), the 35 year old photographer who has been chatting up this 14 year old Hayley (Ellen Page) discusses a bootleg copy of a song by Goldfrapp that Hayley has to hear, but "it'd be weird for you to come back to my place".... so naturally what's the next thing that happens? Yeah... they do...

AND THEN THE MOVIE EXPLODES.... I can't even go into it, but this movie is phenomenal. It's a little difficult to watch because of subject matter, but the acting is outstanding. I don't know if Ellen got an Oscar Nod for this film, but she sure deserved one. It's a heavy movie, that you really can't turn away from... it requires your attention. It's a strong STRONG story line, that gets pushed along by clever cinematography, and great acting by both characters. The movie takes place pretty much entirely at Geoff's house, and only features the two actors, except for a quick cameo from Sandra Oh of Sideways... yeah... I'll credit her with that, and not her subpar tv show which hurts my soul. :)

see this movie!

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THE IB PRO-FIN!

I don't know why... but everytime i hear ibuprofen... this is what I think.

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WaxIdiotical's Video Review: Cloverfield

Final Ratings:

Mark - Outstanding

Kyp - Outstanding

...I swear one of these days we'll review a movie that is less than outstanding and use this crazy rating system we developed.

WaxIdiotical's Video Review: Cloverfield from Mark Marshall on Vimeo.

Lionsgate Makes a Deal

So, checking my news feed this morning, I saw that Lionsgate Films made an independent deal with the WGA, my initial reaction was excitement, because with more and more films making deals with the WGA the pressure is going to start to rise, combine that with the beginning of informal talks once again, and that could...COULD... mean that the end is in sight... far off on the horizon. THEN I read the actual article... please understand, it wasn't shocking or anything like that, the title pretty much said it all, that Lionsgate and Marvel had both struck deals... what surprised me was that Lionsgate is not only a film company, they do tv shows... and they happen to do one of my favorites! Weeds the showtime original show starring Mary-Louise Parker as the widowed mother of two turned pot dealer. This show is fantastic and has all the elements required: humor, drama, and beautiful Mary-Louise Parker, and.... one of the Olsen twins?!

Also on Lionsgate platter of goodness is Mad Men, which I haven't actually seen, but have heard many much people rave about it. Needless to say I'm excited to see this deal go down.

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WaxIdiotical's Video Review: There Will Be Blood

Mark - Outstanding
Kyp - Outstanding

...have you noticed we tend to go see movies that we know will be awesome.

WaxIdiotical's Video Review: There Will Be Blood from Mark Marshall on Vimeo.