The Woody Movie Project http://movieblog.thewoodyproject.com These are the movies I've watched. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:41:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol http://movieblog.thewoodyproject.com/2012/01/mission-impossible-ghost-protocol/ http://movieblog.thewoodyproject.com/2012/01/mission-impossible-ghost-protocol/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:41:30 +0000 Ryan http://movieblog.thewoodyproject.com/?p=1553 Very exciting and much less confusing than the previous ones.

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Must see.

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The acting is horrible, the special effects are terrible, it was presented in 3D which is irritating in itself, the story was dumb, and the 4th dimension was just plain offensive.

The story centered around a father who spent all his time working to provide a good life for his family when all they really wanted was to spend time with him.  There was nothing subtle about the message – it was stated outright every 5 minutes!  Ok, we get it, spend time with your family before it’s too late.  Stop beating us over the head with the message.

The 4th dimension is being called “aroma-scope”.  When you buy a ticket to see this movie you are given a scratch and sniff card with 8 areas on it.  During the movie a number will appear on screen indicating that the viewer should scratch the corresponding area and smell what the characters are smelling.  It is an amusing gimmick but implemented in poor taste – 4 of the 8 smells were farts, and another one was vomit.

I wouldn’t expose my children (if I had any) to this crap.  It plays to the lowest common denominator and insults everyone’s intelligence.

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Dumb.

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Happy in parts, sad in others.

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Sure, the ape special effects were technically amazing but that was about it.  There was no need for all of the inconsequential sub-plots and story lines that were presented and it just came off as filler to justify a full length feature.

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The movie had a strange look to it – it reminded me of the old Jason and the Argonauts movie style – with sets that were too bright and clean and backgrounds that were obviously paintings.

]]> http://movieblog.thewoodyproject.com/2011/12/immortals/feed/ 0 The Art of Getting By http://movieblog.thewoodyproject.com/2011/12/the-art-of-getting-by/ http://movieblog.thewoodyproject.com/2011/12/the-art-of-getting-by/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:06:25 +0000 Ryan http://movieblog.thewoodyproject.com/?p=1520 A depressed high school student (Freddie Highmore)  makes friends with a very complicated girl (Emma Roberts) and they end up saving each other.

Excellent movie, a little on the slow, sad side, but worth watching anyway.

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