Late to the Game

56) The Amazing Spider-Man (dir. Marc Webb, 2012)

• Well-done reboot of the series, even though the origin story wasn’t necessary … but it was still handled nicely. A-

57) Monsters (dir. Gareth Edwards, 2010)

• Good monster flick that sets up an interesting world to explore. B+

58) You Only Live Twice (dir. Lewis Gilbert, 1967)

• Bond in Japan, Blofeld’s first appearance, good stunts and locales. B-

59) Iron Man (dir. John Favreau, 2008)

• Excellent superhero flick that still holds up. A

60) The Perfect Host (dir. Nick Tomnay, 2010)

• Interesting psychological thriller with an interesting twist or two. B

61) On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (dir. Peter Hunt, 1969)

• Good effort by Lazenby, stepping in and humanizing the role of Bond, and not making him as much of a womanizer, but showing that in some cases, his flings don’t mean anything (i.e., They’re for the mission.). B (See review for more.)

62) The Dark Knight Rises (dir. Christopher Nolan, 2012)

• Masterful conclusion to an epic trilogy. A-/A

63) Diamonds Are Forever (dir. Guy Hamilton, 1971)

• The end of the Connery era. Longer, unnecessary chases that serve to perhaps show the ineptitude of the US police force. B-/B (See review for more.)

64) Beasts of the Southern Wild (dir. Benh Zeitlin, 2012)

• Amazing … a simply amazing look at the backwoods of a fictional New Orleans post-Katrina with a fantastical twist, told from the viewpoint of a 6-year-old girl. Go. A/A+

65) Live and Let Die (dir. Guy Hamilton, 1973)

• Moore’s first outing as Bond. The film plays on blaxplotation, and relies on the novel for the characters, mostly. Otherwise, it’s a different beast. Sgt. Pepper is a no-no. But you’ve got music from George Martin and a theme song from Paul McCartney and Wings. B-/B (See review for more.)

66) The Intouchables (dir. Oliver Nakache and Eric Toledano, 2011)

• An inspirational affirming French dramedy. Go. A/A+

67) The Man With The Golden Gun (dir. Guy Hamilton, 1974)

• Continues the outlandish parodical nature of the previous Bond film, but it’s kung fu instead of blaxplotation. Sgt. Pepper returns and is the ignorant big-shot American tourist. *facepalm* Very different from the novel, too. C+/B- (See review for more.)

68) Ruby Sparks (dir. Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, 2012)

• Interesting meta-commentary on writers and their power over their creations. Definitely made me think about what liberties I take with whomever I write about … whenever that happens. A-

69) The Bourne Legacy (dir. Tony Gilroy, 2012)

• Good side-story in the Bourne universe, but you kind of need to be knowledgeable about Bourne going into the film. Also glad that Rachel Weisz wasn’t sexualized, etc. But the ending chase goes on a bit longer than need be. B+/A-

So, Halloween Day at camp is this coming Friday. I’m considering two possible costumes.
1) Shave all but the sideburns and faint stache, wear my collapsible top hat, and hand out small baggies of blue rock candy. And call myself Heisenberg.
2) Leave the sideburns and faint goatee, acquire a clip-on arc reactor or an arc reactor shirt, and go around saying that I’m Tony Stark.
… Yeah, costume 1 is probably a no-go because of the camp atmosphere and the fact that I wouldn’t want to give any of the bosses a bad taste. And if costume 2 doesn’t work, I could always wear my Batman shirt.

fuckyeahjosswhedon:

Avengers Assemble! High Quality, HUGE, mega awesome version!

YES!