Posts from ‘July, 2007’

A co-worker of mine has granted my wish: The Man Who Saves the World (Turkish Star Wars) Turkish-made film commonly known as Turkish Star Wars because of its notorious bootlegging of Star Wars film clips worked into the film.  Released in 1982, Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam was created in Turkey caught in the midst of massive [...]

So, that Turkish Star Wars thing I posted the other day?  It’s for real.  Really. Video Review:  Turkish Star Wars The review seems pretty spot-on: Years before Star Wars was ruined by Ewoks, ruined again by Episode One, and then pissed all over by Episode Two, Turkey had already done it. Turkey was light years ahead [...]

This just has to be seen to be believed… Turkish Star Wars final scene [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbYczbBlatA] Just…wow.  It’s like Ed Wood gone wild in the editing room.  The Indiana Jones music is really the crowning touch, don’t you think?

I’ll try to get around to writing some full reviews soon.  In the meantime, a list of the recent movies I’ve watched along with some brief comments and ratings (out of 4 stars possible): Black Snake Moan *** – An earthy, uncompromising study of redemption and salvation.  Excellent performances from Samuel L. Jackson, Christina Ricci, Justin Timberlake [...]

Pixar is the best animation studio in America today.  That title previously belonged to Disney, for many decades from the 1920s through the 1960s, then again in their revival from the 1980s through the 1990s.  Sadly, Disney has lost their way over the last 10 years, and most other animation studios turn out work that ranges [...]

Fans of end-of-times movies (of which I am a big one), great news – this is the best one yet. Alfonso Cuarón’s (Y tu mamá también, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) latest movie starts off with a nifty premise. It’s the near future. Women are infertile. There are no more children, and no [...]