would notre dame stop at 4 in '49? i think not

Mr. 3000 (2004): this movie wasn't so great. the makeup effects to make bernie look older were terrible and you could see the lines from where they applied it. the love scenes with bernie were about as bad as watching clint eastwood love scenes. keep the love scenes for the pretty people only. terrible songs they played. the entire movie was very clichéd and predictable. you can tell that the director added useless pieces of plot and phrases to the script just so they could have memorable lines for the trailer. it was basically your stupid average sports movie, with all the same tv shows in the movie talking about the movie, like larry king, jay leno, best damn sports show, etc). nothing made this movie stand out over all other sports comedy movies. there is nothing original about the movie. and by the time of the last game, i could predict every pitch's outcome. the cardboard cutouts in the upper decks of the stadiums are terrible obvious and the live actual crowd is completely unrealistic. have you actually been to a baseball game? people generally just kinda sit around and get drunk at the games and aren't screaming like mad for the players. finally, all the little pieces at the end to tie up the whole movie dragged on and on for like 15 minutes. they should have just ended it much sooner. don't ask me why the trailer made me think that this movie would be a good one. don't see.

When Will I Be Loved (2004): the opening metaphors were way to obvious. this movie just tries too hard to be all artsy and independent. it was a terribly cheap way to try and open your little artsy, risqué movie with neve cambell "so seductive" by being naked for the first part, but not actually showing anything. are they trying to pull a boogie nights and reveal her at the end, because that would be sooo artsy and independent. this movie is a bad B movie and proves that just because its indie doesn't make it good. the mike tyson cameo is the only good thing about the movie. it actually might be worth watching just to get about a month supply of tyson movie one-liners to quote to all your friends. oooo, and look at them, they are soooo trendy because they used beethoven for all the songs and looooong cuts which makes for lots of totally cool improv from these incredibly artsy actors which makes the movie soooo cool. not really sure what the point of the movie was, but the movie is sooo trendy that they probably left it open for interpretation. and did i mention how bad the acting really is? and for once i have to complain about how back the sound effects are. two people were getting it on but it sounded like they were doing it in a wood box or something. and watch them end the movie from a shot of her expression and freeze that shot and end it on that because that's sooo retro and cool. don't see.

The Motorcycle Diaries (2004): slow at first. there are a ton of pretty shots of south america but i've seen better movies that have a huge focus on landscapes. i wonder if they had easy rider in mind during production, considering the same theme of going on a spiritual journey on a motorcycle. the spanish language can be very beautiful at times in the movie. they certainly should make a sequel his life after these younger years. it was cool though to see the roots of such a celebrated man in history. reminds me of the first couple of hours of the movie gandhi. there is a perfect example of character development that should be expected out of every movie. the cinematography was great and each cut was perfect. the cast is full of beautiful people. if someone decides to come along and make a che sequel, i'll buy this movie. for now, just see it. by the way, a perfect ending.

just a word to everyone, this blog is half my life and half movies. sometimes you get more of one and not the other depending on the day. today happens to be a day for movies. couple things worth mentioning before i have to go home and sleep. mam and sis got baptized with the mormon church yesterday. it was really cool being there for them. i think my mam is gonna be really happy now having this in her life. and looks like mr. melchior did it again. 4th state championship for his drum line in 4 years time. that's my boy!