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Jan11

Frat Boy at the Movies: Revenant

by tonyd on January 11, 2016 at 12:01 am

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Leonardo DiCaprio plays Hugh Glass in Revenant, a movie that takes place after the colonial period but before the Wild West. The true story is actually somewhat crazier than what the movie portrays, but Hollywood felt it necessary to add more melodrama. (They always do.)

The basic premise is that Glass is a scout leading an expedition of trappers through the wilderness with his son. After being beset by all kinds of problems at the time, he’s mauled by a bear and thought to be close to death. Tom Hardy plays Fitzpatrick, the selfish trapper that just wants to put him down so that the rest of the group can survive. The trailer portrays the movie as kind of a wilderness revenge story, but at lot of it is build up. Hardy, as always, is amazing in his role. His voice and mannerism are just incredible.

This movie is bloody and made me feel cold throughout. Director Alejandro González Iñárritu does a great job of setting the mood and doesn’t spoon feed you the info. This is a movie where you have to pay attention. At the same time, however, the narrative is simplified as compared to what actually happened. For all the effort he put into creating a complex set of characters, I’m a little disappointed he didn’t go with the real, more complex ending.

That being said, it’s still a smart movie that evokes a lot of emotion. It is not for the squeamish. Hardy deserves some award for this one.

I recommend this one and give it 8 and a half keggers out of 10.

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Jan10

Your Fratoscope: January 10, 2015

by tonyd on January 10, 2016 at 1:13 am

If your birthday is this week: The stars say, call the cops. That’s not a surprise party waiting inside, someone is robbing your place. The stars would’ve done it, but the stars don’t want to get involved.

Aries: Your gum themed restaurant will be a failure.

Taurus: Oh, God! You didn’t buy the lottery ticket and all your numbers came out! Oh, God!

Gemini: You game of Candyland ends in a Beer Pong tournament, which then ends in a fist fight.

Lemini: You will pursue your love until you catch the runaway pizza.

Cancer: Someone will give you a business card, but all it will say is, “This is just a distraction, I walked away while you were reading this.”

Leo: You will find your happy place, but it will be closed for the season.

Virgo: This week, you’ll discover that getting that getting that horrible tattoo in 8th grade hurt your credit score.

Libra: You’ll be disappointed to find out that there is no hoverboard championship race.

Scorpio: You’ll have sex with a meter maid, which is easier than interpreting the parking signs in your city.

Sagittarius: You’ll be haunted by the ghost of Frosty the Snowman, who will demand to know why it’s so hot in January.

Capricorn: You will dance like no one is watching, but get arrested because lots of people were watching and very disturbed.

Aquarius: You’ll finally rake those leaves.

Pisces: You’ll finally rake those leaves from 2014.

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Jan09

Why I’m Not Seeing These Movies: Early 2016

by tonyd on January 9, 2016 at 12:01 am

As a screenwriter, I have a lot of conflicting feelings about some movies. Some because the people in that movie I know or would like to know, but mostly because I’m passionate about movies. And I really hate to see some very obvious mistakes get greenlit. So here now is another edition of Why I’m Not Seeing These Movies; Early 2016. BTW, I still haven’t seen Star Wars yet. Mostly because my Spider Sense tells me it sucks.

Ride Along 2: Because how will I follow the story without seeing Ride Along?

13 Hours: Michael Bay explosions and lens flare. The end.

Norm of the North: WTF. Cartoons used to be something they never make. Now they won’t stop. Pass.

Dirty Grandpa: Robert DeNiro used to be one of those actors that only appeared in critically acclaimed movies. Guess he’s saving for retirement. I’ll pass.

The Boy: Unless it’s about Bart Simpson, no. If I want haunted puppets, I’ll rent the Puppet Master.

Kung Fu Panda 3: See previous comment about cartoons. I’d rather watch something that’s 11 minutes long and amazing on Adult Swim, then two hours of Meh.

Deadpool: Dear Lord, let this movie open and die already. I’m so sick of seeing the trailer. I think this character is totally overrated.

Ben Hur: Wha-? Jesus Christ, just stop, Hollywood, stop.

Fuck all these movies. Here’s ones that I actually want to see: Zoolander 2 (looks fun), Hail, Caesar! (from the Cohen Brothers), Witch (which looks terrifying), the Revenant (Tom Hardy is an incredible actor) and Ip Man 3 (saw the first two, can’t wait for this). I may actually have to spend some money at the movie theater in the next few weeks.