2010. We blast into a 3-Dimensional new decade. We expect little yet hope for changes that will define this leg of the century as 'unique'. With the 1910s being as forgettable a decade as there could have been in the last century; we find ourselves poised now in 2010 to be just as insignificant as the 1910s or to set the golden standard for the rest of the century by making a bigger splash than the 2000s ...at least in a cinematic sense.
The 2000s led us into a new age of Cinema...a Special Effects age: A decade where no idea was deemed impossible on the grounds of technology (The Matrix, Star Wars Episodes 2 & 3, Avatar, Transformers) ...a Saga age: A decade where sequals and trilogies were Big Tickets (The LOTR, Shrek, X-Men, The Bourne and Ocean's series)...a Comic age: A decade where superheros and superhuman teams brought down villains and moviehouses around the globe (Spiderman, Batman and a thousand other caped crusaders)...a Novel age: A decade where poplular literature teamed up with the Hollywood to lure the world and a billion screaming teenage girls into fanatacism (The LOTR, Harry Potter, Twilight).
All-in-all the 2000s changed the way we go to the movies. We are just hitting the mid-point of the 2010 Summer Blockbuster and we're seeing how Hollywood wants to play this one out...in 3-D. That's the first big movie movement of this age of Cinema and as a regular Movie-Goer this year my movie experience has been a roller coaster of high points and stomach-churning low points (Prince of Persia currently holds the title for Biggest Burnout of 2010).
Much like the political scene in the country, Movies are polarizing to the degree that there is little or no middle ground at the box-office. Either Movies are Exceptional or they are Flops. This could be because Studios are trying to cash in on the 3-D craze and are kicking films out the door like a couple of Jehovah's Witnesses. This 3-D momentum has alot of people wondering if we're being asked to pay big money to see the worst possible excuses for movies flying at our faces through the screen. Whatever the reason for the tidal wave of worthless flicks, I am still in hot pursuit of a good movie...and on occasion this year I've even been to a Great movie. That said, I want to talk Movies!
Here at MovieMob we hope to hear the opinions of all types of Movie-goers. This blog is designed for Movie-Lovers to help other Movie-Lovers make informed decisions at the ticket counter in an effort to save poor suckers like Me from having to watch Clash of the Titans for $11.50 (3-D plastic glasses must be expensive to make). To help us see the movies we want and should see and avoid being 'Marketed' to a movie that's Teaser Trailer is more entertaining than the movie itself. The goal of this blog is to write reviews on the movies as they hit the box-office and hopefully get feedback from those with differing opinions and tastes.
Let's Talk Movies!
I'll rate movies on the blog on a 1-100 star scale (in honor of the Flight of the Conchords)...100 stars of course being 'the bombshiznit' and 1 star being 'GI Joe: Rise of the Cobra' or the movie equivalent of a cow turd (see below for example).
This blog entry= 23/100 stars
Enjoy!
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