Movies and Television Podcast Episode 3 (Show notes)

Hello all, welcome to another addition of the movies and TV only podcast.

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The Adjustment Bureau

Do we control our destiny, or do unseen forces manipulate us? Matt Damon stars in the thriller The Adjustment Bureau as a man who glimpses the future Fate has planned for him and realizes he wants something else. To get it, he must pursue the only woman he’s ever loved across, under and through the streets of modern-day New York. On the brink of winning a seat in the U.S. Senate, ambitious politician David Norris (Damon) meets beautiful contemporary ballet dancer Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt)-a woman like none he’s ever known. But just as he realizes he’s falling for her, mysterious men conspire to keep the two apart. David learns he is up against the agents of Fate itself-the men of The Adjustment Bureau-who will do everything in their considerable power to prevent David and Elise from being together. In the face of overwhelming odds, he must either let her go and accept a predetermined path…or risk everything to defy Fate and be with her. The Adjustment Bureau is written for the screen and directed by George Nolfi (writer of Ocean’s Twelve, co-writer of The Bourne Ultimatum).

I Saw The Devil

When his pregnant wife becomes the latest victim of a serial killer, a secret agent blurs the line between good and evil in his pursuit of revenge.

Rango

Rango is an ordinary chameleon who accidentally winds up in the town of Dirt, a lawless outpost in the Wild West in desperate need of a new sheriff.

Beastly

A modern-day take on the “Beauty and the Beast” tale where a New York teen is transformed into a hideous monster in order to find true love.

Movies and Television Podcast Episode 2

Hey all, here are the show notes from Episode 2 of the Movies and Television only version podcast.

Listen to the podcast as well as past episodes here or on Itunes search for games movies and more.

News:

Viggo Mortensen Eyed for Superman

Jon Chu to Direct G.I. Joe 2

Total Recall Remake

Released In theatres This Past Week:

Drive Angry

Hall Pass

Shelter

Released on Dvd this Past Week:

Megamind

Due Date

Stuff I have Watched:

Superman/Shazam: The Return of Black Adam: Despite the title this is more then just a Superman / Shazam title, it is actually four shorts. In addition to the title characters we get a Spectre episode, Green Arrow, and a Jonah Hex. All pretty decent in their own right and done in different styles. Bottom line is I watched it off of Netflix instant streaming which I already have a membership for, and enjoyed these for what they were, only downside is I wish they were a bit longer, but they wouldn’t be called shorts.

First Movie Only Podcast is up

Hello all, decided to attempt to do a podcast again, this time seperating the movies podcast from the games. You can listen here or look up games movies and more on Itunes.

This week I go over the now playing

Unknown

Big Momma’s: Like Father Like Son

I Am Number Four

and watched on DvD

Mr. Brooks

Cover of Mr. Brooks

Taken

Surrogates (Movie)

Cover of Surrogates

Surrogates came out last year on September 25th, 2009 and is directed by Jonathan Mostow. The film stars Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell, Rosamund Pike, and Ving Rhames. When I first seen the trailers for Surrogates I was really impressed, but after hearing so much negativity about the title I decided to skip out on this one. I should know by now not to always go by what others say, but in a time of tight money and movie prices at all time highs I really don’t feel like gambling with every movie that comes out. Needless to say the movie is now available on Netflix’s streaming service which I am already a member of so with nothing to lose I decided to watch it this past weekend.

In a nutshell the story takes place in the near future where people live their lives out through remotely controlled machines known as “surrogates”. If these machines are damaged, or destroyed the end-user feels none of the effects and just wakes up and buys a new machine. Since the invention of surrogates crime has gone down, and the world is doing well. Not everyone buys into using surrogates and these groups of people settle into reservations for humans only. Meanwhile a rash of crimes start to break out where “surrogates” are being destroyed and their operators along with them. We follow the exploits of Willis’s character Tom Greer and FBI agent investigating the murders, and trying to deal with an uneasy marriage to a wife unwilling to be seen outside of her surrogate.

I love movies that take place in the future because you can have a lot of fun with the story and technology as it isn’t based on a time period that has taken place yet, and this movie does a great job at creating a believable setting. It also does a good job of getting you to think if our reliance on technology is always the best thing, other movies have done this as well but it definitely prompted debate between me and my girlfriend who I watched it with. Overall I enjoyed it for what it was, while I can say I’m glad I didn’t go see it in the movies that is not a putdown in any way, it is certainly watchable on TV and is a good 90 mins of entertainment, it’s just not up with spending money on food, parking, and movie tickets, but not much really is lately in my opinion. It is available on Netflix’s instant streaming, and at this point is probably playing on cable or on demand so I say if your into future and technology films check it out.

Pac-Man Championship Edition Dx

Image via Wikipedia

I found this game while browsing the new games on the XBox 360 dashboard, and decided to download the demo. After no more than ten minutes with the demo I decided to put down the $10 for a game well worth it. For those of you that hear the name Pac-Man and think of the old arcade game, think again, this is a sequel to the great revamping of the series Pac-man Championship Edition which came out back in 2007. While it does have its roots in the classic game this new edition adds so many variations to the boards and game modes, as well as new enemies like sleeping ghosts which wake up when you move past them. You can wake these ghosts up and get them to follow you then eat your power pellet and have fund racking up combos as you eat them in all there HD glory. If you ever played prior Pac-man games you probably had plenty of moments when you turn the wrong way or move the joystick without thinking due to the fast pace of the game, this game is a little more forgiving adding a slow motion effect when you get close to a ghost, as well as adding bombs you can activate with the L or R triggers sending all current ghosts chasing you into the middle of the board. When all is said and done this game is quite a nice distraction from all the time I’ve been spending playing Call of Duty lately and can be played by all types of people just like prior iterations in the series, easy to play hard to master but guaranteed hours of fun.