Winter's Tale - We are all connected by the light

Have you ever loved someone so completely that they couldn't die? Well, yes, I suppose. But immortality is a bit overrated and cliche. I think Bilbo Baggins said it best, "I'm spread thin. It's like too little jam spread over too much toast." Or something of that nature. It wears you down. Winter's Tale kind of felt like that to me. This film starred Collin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Russell Crowe and Will Smith. Go ahead, allow that to soak in a bit. Will Smith...yeah that shocked me to. The director was Akiva Goldsman. He worked on I am Legend, A Beautiful Mind and I, Robot. Okay, he's a Will Smith fan. It's okay, so am I...except for After Earth. This movie was both what I did and did not expect. Over the last couple of Collin Farrell's films I have slowly started to become a fan. I loved Seven Psychopaths, I also liked him in Horrible Bosses as well. I also think he did quite well with this movie. As cheesy and stupid the lines were, he made the best of a situation. I would kill for his accent though. I'm told I can mimic it; but always wanted an Irish accent. The acting was fine in all departments accept for William Hurt, but lets face it, that guy sucks. Ever since he did The Village, he hasn't recovered in my eyes. Russell Crowe reminded me of a little demonic Irish Smeagol/Gollum, it was pretty funny. The love didn't really sell me. The story boasts that their love was the kind of love that gives the world hope. This love was supposed to be so fierce and reckless that it would cause Hell to intervene. I've seen better. What bothered me was the plot, or a lack there of. Or not even that, the lack of purpose. I don't want to give anything away, but I saw no real reason. Put this man through a lifetime of torment for a reason that really had nothing to do with anything. But as I sit here and think about it, does anyone really need a reason to save a life? You shouldn't need a reason I suppose, other than it's the right thing to do. But this is a fantasy film, and I need a reason dammit! You will understand if you see it. The movie felt long and dragged out, and I wasn't really entertained. Can someone answer me why the hell the guys guardian angel was a Pegasus? Whatever. Yeah, long, dragged out and the intensity of love wasn't there for me. I shouldn't be so harsh on that though; pretending to love someone and making everyone believe that you do is no easy task. I give Winter's Tale a 1 1/2 out of 4. Hmmm...Castor, I like that name. The signs will point you in the right direction. You could tell I went to this on Valentines day. If I had my choice I would have gone to see the Lego movie.

Her - The past is just a story we tell our selves

So out of the movies that came out over the last few weeks, the only one I could convince my girlfriend to see was Her. Yeah, I wanted to see The Marked Ones. It looks terrible, but I'm curious how it ends. I've seen the rest, I'm already balls deep, just finish it already. So...Her... The previews were pretty self explanatory, but I see all of these accolades, it was hard not to be curious. Her starred Juaquin Phoenix, Scarlet Johansson, Amy Adams and Rooney Mara. Along with some cameos that were quite surprising, yet delightful. The director was Spike Jonze...who the hell are you? Those of you who have seen it and know me might expect me to say something like, "oh, this reminds me of my past! Damn, I can relate heavily." Yeah, I can, but honestly, who gives a shit? I don't, not anymore. The story is about a lonely writer who has been separated from his wife and has trouble connecting with himself and others around him. He comes across a program called OS (Operating System) which is typically an AI (Artificial Intelligence) that has the ability to learn and grow beyond its programming, and caters to his specified needs. So the average nerd is naturally gonna fall in love with Scarlet Johansson's voice, hell, I would too. What I didn't see coming  was that I actually really enjoyed the chemistry between Phoenix and Johansson...if there was any to be had per-say. I found myself smiling at their interactions. Though some of it might have been a bit strange, and I laughed pretty hard during some scenes, it still wasn't bad. The acting was terrific. But at the same time I can't imagine it would be too difficult to look and act like Leonard from The Big Bang Theory either. I really liked the performances from all of the actors, very well done. After the movie and up to today, even now, I have been thinking about this movie. This movie has a lot of layers. The outer shell has a very simple design, but on the inside, if you care to look and delve deep enough, you will find quite a bit of complexity. I like movies that make you think. It's a nice break from the same old crap that caters to the simple minded. speaking of which, a group of redneck morons were in front of us. Constantly complaining, and ended up leaving after the first twenty minutes of the movie. I'm sorry your peanut brain couldn't comprehend that there weren't any explosions, tits or simple plots. Take your fucking NASCAR hat and wipe your ass with it you monkey. Sorry, they really annoyed me for the first bit of the movie, and I wanted so bad to say something, but I didn't. Aside all of that nonsense, the more I think about this movie, the more I grow to like it. It was very sad, but had some funny moments, intentional or not. I can't recommend this movie to everyone. I know a lot of people won't like it. It's not your typical romance film. This film took a chance to try something newish. This movie makes me happy, which is kind of a big deal for me. It made smile and feel, and I think that's something movies should strive for. I loved it. I give Her a 4 out of 4. Even the title could be something that could be thought about. Naturally it means the OS, but what about the one that caused this chain of events? You never know.

I'm at a payphone, trying to call home, all of my change I spent on you. Where have the times gone baby? It's all wrong. Where are the plans that we made for two? I know it's hard to remember the people we used to be. It's even harder to picture that you're not here next to me. You say it's too late to make it. But is it too late to try? In that time that you wasted, all of our bridges burned down. I wasted my nights, you turned out the lights, now I'm paralyzed, still stuck in that time, when we called it love, but even the sun sets in paradise. If happy ever afters did exist. I would still be holding you like this. All those fairy tales are full of shit. One more fucking love song and I'll be sick. Go ahead and take that little piece of shit with you.