2001: A Space Odyssey meets Top Gun. The result is as dumb as it sounds.
If you like jets and explosions, then this might be okay. Otherwise, Stealth is better off going unnoticed on your movie watching radar. I liked Top Gun a lot better. Well, Top Gun is pretty much the best jet fighter movie ever made. Top Gun has better action and dogfighting, even better drama and acting.
The dogfighting sequences are fast in this film, but it doesn't look real due to its heavy use of computer generated graphics. It's like watching a videogame clip of Ace Combat 3. Actually, that is an insult to this great video game series. Ace Combat is a must play game if you love jet fighters.
Anyway, back to the movie. This film is geared towards ADHD teens who love videogames. The lines in this movie are really lame. For instance:
"Do you know what I think?"
"Think? Don't think."
Totally lame. Come on! Obviously, that was the writers' philosophy as well. Do action movies have to have bad acting and bad scripts? There's no real that says it has to be this way. When are they going to make a good movie with lots of action that movie goers crave?
That experimental plane, EDI (Extreme Deep Invader)-sounds like HAL from 2001. He acts like a rebellious teenager. He listens to loud heavy metal crap. I don't know what song it is, but he listens to the same damn song over and over again in the movie. One of the techs said that EDI downloaded every song on the internet. Why the hell did he have to listen to that song over and over? You mean to tell me that out of all the millions of songs on the internet, he chooses that crappy song to listen to. Stupid! I hate teenagers, especially teenage robot planes.
One of Jamie Foxx's retarded lines is: "Extreme Deep Invader? That's what they call me."
Lamers!
Jessica Biel falls behind enemy lines when her plane crashes over North Korea. She tries to run to South Korea. I wish those North Koreans will get their act together and stop being crazy. They're an embarrassment to all Koreans. This is especially true since so many Americans don't know the difference between North and South Korea. I don't want North Koreans to give all Koreans a bad name. Hopefully, one day, the two Koreas will be reunited once again. Then, Korea will be a superpower. Anyway, Korea would never had to be split into two if it wasn't for President Truman. General Douglas MacArthur wanted to completely kick out the communists who were invading Korea from the North. MacArthur was succeeding, but Truman feared MacArthur's growing popularity. Truman fired MacArthur for supposedly insubordinating. The truth is Truman was jealous of MacArthur. Korea might still be one country today, if MacArthur continued to fight off the commies. Now, North Korea is controlled by an insane dictator. Families have been split apart for half a century due to this. Damn it!
Sorry for going off on a tangent. Basically, the movie sucked.
Pros: Pretty planes. Fast dogfighting action.
Cons: Unrealistic jet action due to too much CGI. Bad acting. Bad story. Bad script. Annoying adolescent plane that talks like HAL and listens to one crappy song the whole movie.
My rating: D, 64.
Monday, February 13, 2006
National Treasure
National Treasure is no treasure of a movie, but nevertheless I was amused by the nonserious fun it provided. If you're able to get over the insultingly bad pseudo-history, this movie is a fun treasure hunt. If you can't, then you won't be able to watch this.
Maybe Disney made this as a way to make kids think that history is cool. Hopefully, kids who see this won't learn false history.
This movie is not meant to be taken seriously, of course. The producers thought that it would be fun to tell a tale about a treasure hunt that involves the most guarded national document, The Declaration of Independence. Some people just can't get over the fact that there would be a hidden treasure map on the back of this document that they simply hate this film.
The film is simply meant to be another fun popcorn movie for the ignorant masses. Those who know anything about American history might not be able to swallow this story.
Nicholas Cage stars as a third generation treasure hunter who believes there is a treasure map hidden on the back of the Declaration of Independence. He gets his computer whiz friend to help him steal it from the Library of Congress.
Cage manages to steal it, despite extremely heavy security and an evil millionaire who is after the treasure too. He soon learns that the Declaration is just part of a series of clues that lead to the treasure. He still has a long ways to go to find the treasure.
I thought it was fun to watch. Some parts were laughable. On the back of the $100 dollar bill, there's supposedly a clock that says 2:22. I've got to check my Benjamin a little closer next time. I doubt I'd see it though. I wish the movie didn't make up things like this. It would have been so much cooler if they got the facts straight. It's based upon American history, but everything is just plain made up.
This movie reminds me a lot of the book, The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. I think the movie will be similar to this. In the Da Vinci Code, the story revolves around the genius codes of Leonardo Da Vinci. In National Treasure, the story centers around Benjamin Franklin's riddles. The two stories both involve solving these puzzles to find a treasure that will change the world.
One thing I don't get about the bad guy in this movie was how dumb he was. He was supposed to be smart, but he didn't know how to solve any of the riddles without Cage's help. Yet, he tried to kill Cage early in the movie. Each step of the way, he needed Cage to solve these puzzles, but the bad guy was so greedy he just wanted to finish Cage off too quickly. He should have had enough smarts to know that he needed Cage's help. He should have waited until he actually got the treasure and then killed him. Near the end, they thought they came to a dead end. The bad guy leaves him there and takes off to another place he thinks the treasure is. What an idiot! Cage finds the treasure and the FBI arrest the bad guy. Dumb!
Pros: Fun treasure hunt. Pretends to be smart, even though we all know it's all made up. Enjoyable if you don't take it seriously.
Cons: Absurd story with made up facts about American history. None of it is remotely true. Super dumb bad guys.
My rating: B, 82.
Maybe Disney made this as a way to make kids think that history is cool. Hopefully, kids who see this won't learn false history.
This movie is not meant to be taken seriously, of course. The producers thought that it would be fun to tell a tale about a treasure hunt that involves the most guarded national document, The Declaration of Independence. Some people just can't get over the fact that there would be a hidden treasure map on the back of this document that they simply hate this film.
The film is simply meant to be another fun popcorn movie for the ignorant masses. Those who know anything about American history might not be able to swallow this story.
Nicholas Cage stars as a third generation treasure hunter who believes there is a treasure map hidden on the back of the Declaration of Independence. He gets his computer whiz friend to help him steal it from the Library of Congress.
Cage manages to steal it, despite extremely heavy security and an evil millionaire who is after the treasure too. He soon learns that the Declaration is just part of a series of clues that lead to the treasure. He still has a long ways to go to find the treasure.
I thought it was fun to watch. Some parts were laughable. On the back of the $100 dollar bill, there's supposedly a clock that says 2:22. I've got to check my Benjamin a little closer next time. I doubt I'd see it though. I wish the movie didn't make up things like this. It would have been so much cooler if they got the facts straight. It's based upon American history, but everything is just plain made up.
This movie reminds me a lot of the book, The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. I think the movie will be similar to this. In the Da Vinci Code, the story revolves around the genius codes of Leonardo Da Vinci. In National Treasure, the story centers around Benjamin Franklin's riddles. The two stories both involve solving these puzzles to find a treasure that will change the world.
One thing I don't get about the bad guy in this movie was how dumb he was. He was supposed to be smart, but he didn't know how to solve any of the riddles without Cage's help. Yet, he tried to kill Cage early in the movie. Each step of the way, he needed Cage to solve these puzzles, but the bad guy was so greedy he just wanted to finish Cage off too quickly. He should have had enough smarts to know that he needed Cage's help. He should have waited until he actually got the treasure and then killed him. Near the end, they thought they came to a dead end. The bad guy leaves him there and takes off to another place he thinks the treasure is. What an idiot! Cage finds the treasure and the FBI arrest the bad guy. Dumb!
Pros: Fun treasure hunt. Pretends to be smart, even though we all know it's all made up. Enjoyable if you don't take it seriously.
Cons: Absurd story with made up facts about American history. None of it is remotely true. Super dumb bad guys.
My rating: B, 82.
Friday, February 10, 2006
Bunny Hopping
This is a very short clip of me test driving Andy's new Razor scooter and attempting to do a bunny hop. Maybe, I might get one of these. Then, I'll go down one of those steep hills in LA. At least it has brakes. I know I can pull off some sweet tricks with some practice. But first, I'm going to buy a motorcycle.
Andy Pulling a Bunny Hop
Andy just bought this Razor scooter and he's trying to show it off. Maybe, next time we meet he'll learn some more tricks.
Pictures of Downtown L.A. before Lunch with Andy
Walt Disney Concert Hall and MOCA
I took the following pictures of downtown L.A. before having lunch with my good friend, Andy Nagai. We had Chinese food. I had my favorite--orange chicken. He just bought a Razor scooter that he wanted to show off. Unfortunately, I didn't bring my skateboard. Otherwise we would have had a good race. Maybe, next time we have lunch, we'll race. We had a good battle on the freeways a few years ago with my Mustang and Andy's 300ZX.
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