You know what?

The more I watch of South Park, the more I come to think of it as a sarcastic intellectual that acts out as a perverted xenophobe. Why? 'Cause.

The Drawn Together Movie

You know, I can admire a movie like the Drawn Together Movie. Its raunchy, trashy, and just plain horrid, but that's the point. Calling it anything else would be missing the point of the whole damn movie. It knows what it wants to be and accomplishes it in a truly stunning way.

Score: F+

Kung Fu Panda 2

I was never really a fan of the first Kung Fu Panda. It was clever, had a unique visual style to call its own, and was entertainingly goofy, but it lacked the chops to be anything more than just an alright film. And that's pretty much where the sequel lines up as well. Its a clever little film that manages to save itself from mediocrity by embracing its goofy, colorful side while still being able to somewhat be serious at times. That being said, there are some issues.

First and foremost, I am sick and tired of the "last of my kind/race/brand/clan/phylum/family" plot line. Its a pretty worn out cliche that needs a break from all the extensive overuse. KFP2's use of it was mildly tolerable, but at some point I'm just going to bash a movie senseless for including it. On another note, many of the characters aren't that well flushed out. The primary supporting cast is filled with one-dimensional characters that just don't get any time to characterize. An unrelated thought occurs: if the pandas were wiped out in some massive genocidal rampage, wouldn't the people in Po's village have heard about it? Or even just the kung fu masters? They clearly aren't out of the loop since messages are seen coming in. Shouldn't the destruction of an entire race of creatures be even worth a post-script?

Despite these gripes, the movie's alright, like I said. It isn't amazing or anything, but it manages to keep itself far away from mediocrity and that's pretty impressive for a kid's movie.

Arbitrary Score: Solid B

Evil Dead II

So I finally got around to watching Evil Dead II. I've seen Army of Darkness around four or five times now, so this has been a long time coming. The verdict? Pretty good. I love the dark comedy and the moments of goofiness, and the story's alright by me. Its hard to judge things like special effects since this comes from the time of goofy CG and even goofier splicing shots, but I've never really cared much for effects, only when they become something of a distraction or break the immerse effect of the movie, which it doesn't in EV2.
In conclusion: I like it, but Army of Darkness is the best of the bunch, happily breaking the unspoken rule that the third movie in a trilogy is the weakest.

Introductions Are in Order

So since every other hack and their cat has twelve blogs between them I figure, why not have my own? There's no real structure to this blog, just a way fro me to rant and stretch my writing muscles. I don't even think anyone will ever read this, so no skin off my nose.

So welcome, and wipe your feet if you've been outside.