Okay, here’s the coolest stuff of the year for me. Let’s jump into. I don’t have much time before the kidnappers come back so I need to make the most of it.
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The Goodest Stuff of 2022
Posted in Whatever with tags best of 2022, books, elden ring, games, movies on 12/31/2022 by Taylor HoltAlien: The Horror of Creation
Posted in Whatever with tags alien, aliens, analysis, movies, What are the alien movies about? on 09/06/2021 by Taylor Holt
Those familiar with the Alien series know it’s far from perfect. Between shoddy sequels to the subpar Predator crossovers, there are certainly improvements to be made. Ironically, the antagonist of the original Alien (1979) is referred to as the “Perfect organism.” Yet in another ironic twist, and like an Average Joe giving forced birth to a Chestburster, every Alien installment does something to nullify the movie that came before it.
But despite the flaws, fan’s love of the series remains. And why? Possibly due to the concurrent theme that appears to run through virtually every film in the franchise; giving it a stable foundation on which to build any other details the filmmakers wish. If the story has no real message, the audience can tell without being able to put it into words. But the Alien series has a message. So what is it?
Continue readingGOING THE DISTANCE: How Sylvester Stallone created a film Icon and why he still matters
Posted in Whatever with tags Court drama, Creed, movies, Rocky on 11/25/2015 by Taylor Holt
Written by Jacob Ethan Sapp!
When Rocky hit the scene in 1976, it introduced the world to the one of the most iconic characters in the history of cinema, won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director, and became America’s favorite underdog story. It’s almost crazy to think about how well received the original film was nearly 40 years later.
There were no early warning signs, this movie just struck out of the blue. Produced on a modest budget (by the same team Winkler-Chertoff pairing that produced every subsequent film), and starring a virtually unknown lead actor/Writer in Sylvester Stallone, this film could easily have been overlooked as an amusing, but insignificant character piece in a year otherwise dominated by Scorsese’s seminal masterpiece, Taxi Driver, or the truly terrific, Network. The film didn’t boast cutting edge effects, a big-name composer such as John Williams, (who at the time was probably working on a little picture he assumed nobody would ever watch called Star Wars), there were no big action set pieces, or shocking twists. It’s not a glamorous affair, as such Rocky’s success hinged on the old-school fundamentals of great storytelling, genuinely terrific acting, and a steady-handed director. Continue reading
Recasting for a Serious Version of “The Room”
Posted in Whatever with tags movies, Recast, the room, tommy wiseau on 03/23/2015 by Taylor Holt
Idea from Michael S.!
If you haven’t seen Tommy Wiseau’s live-action motion picture “black comedy,” The Room, I don’t know what to say to you. It’s a standard, or at least, it set one. When people talk about how HORRIBLE big budget movies are because there’s so much like, totally gross CGI unlike those amazingly quirky indie dramadies, I always ask them if they’ve seen The Room. It’s my way of telling them that a movie you didn’t like is not the same as a truly terrible movie.
But what if it wasn’t an awful movie? I know that’s like saying “What if we didn’t have to die” or something that would unmake everything we know about life, but imagine a world where Tommy Wiseau got to make the movie he originally thought he made? Or at least the dialogue was spoken by actors who knew what they were doing? Here are some ideas for a remake that will never happen and it never should. Continue reading
My TOP 5 Movies of 2014
Posted in Top 5 Lists with tags Best movies of 2014, movies, whatever, zombies ruin everything on 01/19/2015 by Taylor Holt
I wasn’t going to put one of these up seeing as how we’re halfway into the first month of 2015, but the Oscars aren’t even on until next month, right? So who cares?
Unlike the past couple years, there were a lot of great films to come out this year. And if they weren’t great, they were entertaining at the very least and that’s more than I can say for the years prior. My Top 5 of 2012 was more of a collection of films that I thought were just better than the others, but didn’t really blow me away.
2014, however, was the balls.
5 Properties that Deserve Movies (But Aren’t Gonna Get It)
Posted in Top 5 Lists with tags Adaptions, dmc, futurama, movies, movies that need sequels, Multiple Man on 10/17/2014 by Taylor Holt
This article serves as something of a sequel to my 2012 article 5 Properties that Should Never be Made into Movies. Or maybe its Bizarro brother.
We’re all fans of those things that will never be made into movies. As great as it is to know Hollywood isn’t going to pillage some of our favorite things because they’re too obscure or the budget would be huge, there are some things that would just be cool if they could just nail it.
But alas, for one reason of another, it just doesn’t seem likely for the following entries. Maybe its better this way. At least, that’s what I tell myself. Continue reading
MBTI: …And The Movies Part III
Posted in MBTI Artisans, MBTI Guardians, MBTI Idealists, MBTI Rationals, MBTI Stuff, MBTI Whatever with tags enfj, enfp, entj, entp, esfj, esfp, estj, ESTP, infj, infp, intj, intp, isfj, isfp, istj, istp, mbti in fiction, movies on 08/28/2014 by Taylor Holt
Everybody loves movies. If somebody ever tells you that they don’t really like movies that much, they’re either uninteresting or they’re just trying to impress you. In either scenario, walk away from them immediately.
One thing that often adds a lot of drama/comedy/tension to any cinematic situation are the characters being complete opposites in most, if not all respects. When you have two main characters that hang out as friends and get along perfectly, well, you’ve just created an Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn Comedy and have failed tremendously. No! Not another one! Congratulations, jerk!
Below are some ideas for films starring your type and your opposite- coming together to make movie history. Didn’t know your type had it in you, did you? Well, everyone’s a star in my eyes. I’m sorry I called you an jerk. Continue reading
ZRE Podcast #27- Guardians of the Galaxy
Posted in Podcasts, Reviews! with tags comics, guardians of the galaxy, marvel, movies, podcast, reviews, zre on 08/01/2014 by Taylor Holt
Spoilers ahead!
Just going over the newest Marvel movie, ‘Guardians of the Galaxy.’ Is it good as a comic book movie? Is it good as a REGULAR movie? Does it have an end credits scene? Yes to all.
ZRE Podcast #26: Hercules and Lucy
Posted in Podcasts, Reviews! with tags Dwayne Johnson, Hercules, luc besson, movies, podcast, scarlett johansson, the rock, zombies ruin everything, zre on 07/28/2014 by Taylor Holt
Or as I like to call them, “Strong Man” and “Smart Lady.”
Just an overview of the 7/25 movies released, Hercules and Lucy. Sure, too many jokes and logical fallacies can ruin a movie, but if you know how to balance them all, it really only makes so much of a difference to your film.
ZRE Podcast #22- The Greatest Rivalries
Posted in Podcasts with tags batman, comics, greatest rivalries, joker, movies, podcast, video games on 07/02/2014 by Taylor Holt
Mild Spoilers Ahead!
We’ve all been there, whether we recognized it or not. That guy or girl we stare down through the crowd. It’s like something out of a Coldplay music video except that you hate each other. Well, that’s what we’re talking about today. Josh and Taylor are going over some of the greatest rivalries to ever grace the screen (or page). That and the pronunciation of “butting heads.” Continue reading
Zombies Ruin Everything 