Ferdy at the Movies

25 entries

• Halfway Home, but There's Just One More Thing
  Last night was the mid-season finale of Battlestar Galactica. If you have not yet seen it, stop here and come back later. The spoilers begin below the fold....
  
  # At June 14, 2008 3:58 AM | Tags: appeasement Battlestar Galactica conservative cylons humans philosophy Revelations television War on Terror
• A Review of The Golden Compass from a non-Christian Perspective
  There has been a certain amount of controversy surrounding The Golden Compass, a movie opening this weekend which is based on the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman. I don't know all that much about Pullman's views of Christianity...
  
  # At December 9, 2007 10:33 PM | Tags: conservative David Koresh Eragon His Dark Materials movies Nation of Islam Philip Pullman reviews Satan Stardust The Golden Compass
• Okay, I Think Phillip K. Dick Has Been Done to Death and We Can Move On Now
  Bruce is a long-time science fiction fan and as a result he's seen almost every movie based on a Phillip K. Dick story. This is no easy task, as Hollywood has done about 15 Phillip K. Dick movies and there...
  
  # At November 3, 2007 11:24 AM | Tags: culture humor movies Next Nicholas Cage Phillip K. Dick review satire terrorism
• Using Television to Make Harry Dresden Boring
  The Dresden Files is a series of books about a wizard for hire in modern-day Chicago. Last year it became a television show on the Sci-Fi channel. The show was cancelled after one season, but it has fans who want...
  
  # At October 26, 2007 10:55 AM | Tags: culture fantasy Jim Bucher Keen Eddie reviews television The Dresden Files
• The Cat in the Sopranos Finale
  I promised I would talk about the cat in the Sopranos finale once I saw it on DVD. It's entirely possible the writers had a different interpretation than mine, but because I'm a superior life form, my opinion is the...
  
  # At October 25, 2007 10:40 PM | Tags: cats crime Sopranos symbolism television
• All-Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku-Nuku
  Asuko Natsume (Nuku-Nuku to her friends) looks like an ordinary high school girl, but in fact, she is a powerful robot warrior designed by the crusading scientist Dr. Natsume to help save the world from the machinations of the evil...
  
  # At October 4, 2007 2:25 AM | Tags: anime comedy humor Nuku-Nuku reviews satire television
• The Glitter Theory of Movie-Making
  Mariah Carey's Glitter is consistently rated as one of the worst films ever. Typical reviews condemn Carey's acting skills, and in fact the movie seriously damaged her career. Even Rifftrax was unable to save it: the kind of lampooning that...
  
  # At September 8, 2007 2:19 AM | Tags: Dreamgirls entertainment Eragon Glitter humor Mariah Carey movies philosophy reviews truth
• A Major Cinematic Disaster in the Making
  If you like science fiction and you're a movie buff, then it almost certainly follows that you're a fan of Mystery Science Theatre 3000, the show in which a human host and a crew of robots make fun of old...
  
  # At July 11, 2007 11:23 PM | Tags: Aeon Flux Eragon humor Michael J Nelson movies Mystery Science Theatre 3000 Plan 9 From Outer Space RiffTrax satire Troll 2
• Waiting for the DVD to Find Out How the Sopranos Turns Out
  I understand that in the Sopranos finale a cat played a major role. We don't have cable, but I understand my responsibilities as America's Most Trusted Feline, and as soon as the DVD comes out I'll let you know my...
  
  # At June 11, 2007 9:11 PM | Tags: cats crime and punishment culture David Chase gangsters Sopranos television
• I Didn't Ask to See This Movie!
  Okay, it's highly probable that Eragon is a good movie, and The Gremlin assures me it is quite different from the book, so you may want to skip this review and just read the book. The thing is, I feel...
  
  # At May 1, 2007 3:49 AM | Tags: culture Dead Like Me Eragon fantasy Harry Potter humor movies satire Wyrd Sisters
• Battlestar Galactica: Crossroads Part 2
  We watch Battlestar Galactica via iTunes, so we didn't see the season 3 finale until yesterday. While cruising the forum on the official site, and after viewing some of the episode reviews on IMDB, I've noticed a lot of negative...
  
  # At March 27, 2007 3:25 AM | Tags: Battlestar Galactica cats conservative Hollywood humor iTunes science fiction
• For Best Results, Bury This DVD in Asphalt
  We live in an affluent society protected by the rule of law. Our lives are easy, and we have a tendency to value them too little. I am more aware of this than most, because the average life span of...
  
  # At March 18, 2007 3:39 AM | Tags: Blacktop Duel Hollywood movies philosophy Saw Se7en thrillers Victoria Pratt
• I Still Don't Get the Bit About the Suicidal Bird
  Occasionally, one of my female human pets buys or rents a chick film on DVD, and Bruce insists on watching it on the grounds that he can then rate the DVD on Netflix and get better recommendations from the web...
  
  # At March 13, 2007 3:42 AM | Tags: Catholicism conservative Mansfield Park movies poultry Richard Chamberlain romance The Thorn Birds
• The Island May Be More Than It Appears
  If there is a chance you will see The Island on DVD, don't read any of the reviews, and don't look at the IMDB plot summary. The experience is much more fun if you solve the mystery yourself. Also, stop...
  
  # At February 9, 2007 11:59 PM | Tags: abortion cloning morality movies
• The Curse of the Curse of the Cat People
  The Curse of the Cat People is not a bad movie, it just has nothing to do with the title. This is not a horror film, it's an after-school special. My biggest criticism (and it's a big one) is that...
  
  # At February 4, 2007 10:14 PM | Tags: cats movies Val Lewton
• Maybe He Should Have Stuck with Whispering
  It is with a heavy heart that I report the existence of a Studio Ghibli film that stinks. I am speaking of The Cat Returns, and I cannot tell you how much I regret seeing this film. The title of...
  
  # At November 30, 2006 9:16 PM | Tags: anime cartoons cats Gay Purr-ee monarchy movies Studio Ghibli The Cat Returns
• Battlestar Galactica and the Subtle Social Message
  Watching television is always a scary prospect for a conservative, because you know most of the writers and directors who create the content think you're somewhere between stupid and selfish. For this reason, Bruce has always preferred science fiction and...
  
  # At October 23, 2006 3:05 PM | Tags: Battlestar Galactica liberals science fiction television Wonderfalls
• Charmed: The Complete First Three Seasons from a Cat's Perspective
  Charmed is a TV show about a trio of witches in modern-day San Francisco, and it ended a fairly successful run of eight seasons last May. Over the past couple of weeks, I have seen countless episodes of this series,...
  
  # At October 11, 2006 10:22 PM | Tags: Charmed humor supernatural television wicca
• This Hoot Movie is for the Birds
  I suppose the most horrifying thing about the movie Hoot is that they were showing it at the Gremlin's school. Taken on its own it's no sillier than screwball kid comedies like Spy Kids or Matilda. The problem is, at...
  
  # At September 12, 2006 8:15 PM | Tags: environmentalism family Hoot Howard Dean humor Madeleine Albright Matilda movies Path to 9/11 Peg-Eye Nate Spaced Invaders Spy Kids
• Looking Back at Hotel Rwanda
  Seven and a half years before September 11, a nightmare descended on the horn of Africa. In the space of 100 days, a million people were killed. The Internet was at the time a mere shadow of its current influence,...
  
  # At September 11, 2006 3:22 PM | Tags: 9/11 Bill Clinton conservative George W Bush Hotel Rwanda Katrina liberals Mogadishu Paul Rusesabagina Rwanda War and Peace
• Stay Out of This Fortress
  Regular readers will know that I don't do movie reviews, I do movie warnings, so if you don't want spoilers, stop now. I think, however, you'll have a much happier life if you decide to never see Fortress and read...
  
  # At August 11, 2006 2:53 AM | Tags: environmentalism Equilibrium Fortress Lawnmower Man movies science fiction Shawshank Redemption The Girl
• Some Memoirs are Best Forgotten
  Since 70% of the occupants in Bruce's house are female, chick films are a major hazard. In such cases, I always watch with Bruce as a form of moral support. He needed a lot for Memoirs of a Geisha. While...
  
  # At July 1, 2006 6:07 AM | Tags: Arthur Golden Japan Memoirs of a Geisha movies New York Times racism Underworld Evolution
• Snakes on a Plane
  I am generally a very tolerant individual, and though I do have standards for this blog, I am committed to the principle of free expression. I do, however, have limits, and they have been exceeded by this film. This is...
  
  # At April 27, 2006 10:02 PM
• The Apocalypse
  Like any film junkie, Bruce suscribes to Netflix. Yesterday a new movie came in called The Apocalypse. Bruce rented this movie because it was on his recommendations list. I don't know why that happened, except that in the cast biography...
  
  # At January 18, 2006 2:23 PM
• The Rudolph Valentino Syndrome
  One of the great hardships of living with Bruce is that he's a movie buff. This means that while I'm sitting in my favorite chair I must periodically endure DVDs of films that are considered classic for one reason or...
  
  # At January 5, 2006 2:01 AM