About two weeks ago, Projo posted an article about the Tax Credit Verbiage being adjusted to include more Rhode Island base companies instead getting out-of-state companies involved. Judging from the article I’d say it’s a step in the right direction.
Now, if SAG/AFTRA would come to agreement and get their respective contracts signed…
It should come, as no surprise that the latest Indiana Jones flick Indiana Jones and Search for Steven Spileberg’s Missing Mojo does not live up the previous three movies.
I say it should come as no surprise due to the fact that one third of the creative team: George Lucas already pissed all over a great franchise and our childhoods with the Star Wars prequels and the other two thirds, Spielberg and Ford haven’t had a blockbuster for several years.
And, unfortunately, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is not a blockbuster no matter what Box Office returns will be brandied about.
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Go. See. This. Movie. Now.
Wow.
Iron Man in a nutshell
Basically, Bruce Wayne, minus the parents dying is overseas showing off the new weapons systems his company created when his convoy is attacked, he’s wounded by his own company’s weapon and then saved by the enemy so then he can build them another one.
And, with the help of another captive he builds a suit of armor to get him out of captivity and home again only to turn over a new leaf and build possibly one of the best looking live action Iron Man armors I’ve ever seen.
I’ve ruined nothing of the movie for you since this story arc was written back in the 60’s with the Viet Cong being the antagonists instead. This is a movie that while it’s based on the comic book of the same name is not a comic adaptation it is instead a movie about what if Howard Hughes actually did live in the Twentieth Century and built a portable suit of armor.
From casting to script to SFX this movie is nigh perfect. And, the universe it’s creating via the end credit scene is something every comic book fan has been dreaming of. We have gotten our Ultimates and it’s up there on the widescreen as it should be.
The one, and only bad thing I can think of about this movie is the fact that : The action is almost too quick and some of the shots aren’t centered. I dunno if the centering problem was done purpose so it didn’t look like an action movie.
The crowd we saw it with was large so I don’t foresee GTA being a problem. The only problem was too many frackin’ kids. Does PG-13 mean anything anymore? And, mind you, this movie wasn’t PG-13 in spots it was downright R.
Marvel Studios did good. This is how all their movies should be. Let’s hope for no more Spider-Man 3s or X3s. Bring on Iron Man 2.
If you haven’t seen Iron Man yet, then do yourself a favor and sit through all of the credits.
If you missed Cloverfield in the theaters is arrived on DVD today. I wouldn’t worry about getting motion sickness, I didn’t find the camcorder footage that dizzying as most people.
Other recommendations for Net Flixin’:
Movies to stay clear away from, do not Pass Go and do not collect $200:
In non-movie news:
Sarah Connor has been renewed for a second season and LOST returns this Thursday!
I’ve brought up the current saga of the Rhode Island Film Tax Credit more than once and now it’s time to link yet another Projo Article and link to a retort to said article from 94 HJY’s DJ, Jeff Charles.
First things is first, the link to 94 HJY will probably change once a new rant is posted since, for whatever mind boggling reason, 94 HJY cannot seem to get on the bandwagon like all us other Word Press users and actually use Word Press for Jeff Charles’s Diary of a Psychotic.
But, that’s neither here nor there.
The real problem I have is with The Providence Journal.
I’ve mentioned before how many portions of these Film Tax Credit articles was cut and pasted from previous articles. So much so that if you read them long enough you know about the lengthy ongoing legal shenanigans that dragged on for many a month between The Providence Journal and the Rhode Island Film and Television Office to have the RI Film and TV Office release their records.
The current article that showed up two days ago is part of these shenanigans and I must say: Projo could please stop banging the “Woe is us, Woe is us, we’re in a finacial trouble in the Ocean State.” drum. If you continue to pull these shenanigans I’ll be forced to send you to your room without desert.
We all know the Ocean State budget is in trouble, we all know the Gov’ment is looking to tighten it’s purse strings. But, the Rhode Island Film and Television Office should not be the one to lose out because some fat cat wants his raise for doing next to nothing.
Some of us enjoy being extras, sitting around for 5 hours, networking aka shooting the shit, being fed and then being told we won’t be needed and still getting paid for 8 hours.
Do you seriously want all the films to go to Mass or CT? Do you seriously want the proposed Film Studio down in Hopkinton to become just that: proposed? Because it sure and heeeeccckkkk sounds like you do.
So, pipe down and go find some other human interest story to do.
It should be noted that this post has absolutely nothing to do with the $50 check I received for networking for 5 hours, getting fed and not getting called to do extra work on Tell Tale in Providence two weeks ago.
Nothing at all.
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