A "Four-tnight" with Kevin Smith

Plot

One man, in jorts (jean-shorts) and a robe, fields questions from the audience while sharing a lifetime of experiences ranging from movie making to fucking his wife.

Cast

Kevin Smith - as himself
Stephen J. Fryers - audience member (seat L7)
Matthew J. Fryers - audience member (seat L8)

Review

OMG, this man is my hero. Kevin Smith, director/writer of such films as "Clerks", "Dogma" and "Chasing Amy" and creator of the Jay and Silent Bob characters (he plays the role of Bob) is a very approachable and outgoing guy's guy. Over the course of 3 hrs at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto my friend Matt and I listened and laughed as audience members asked him questions and he in similar fashion to previous events (see any/all of the Evening with Kevin Smith movies) retorted with witty remarks, sometimes vulgar but always funny experiences and occasional reference to dick sucking.

The show started on a high point as a guy asked Smith how he had proposed to his wife (which was after a rather interesting sexual experience) and then proceeded to propose to his own girlfriend. She said yes by the way! Kevin shared his more recent experience of working with the likes of Bruce Willis on the upcoming movie "Cop Out" (once called "A Couple of Dicks") and then progressed almost seemlessly into discussions of his love of assholes (the body area, not the people).

His show is not for the faint of heart, but it a must see for all Smith fans - whether its of the man himself or his work. He has made an appearance in TO every year for the past 5 or 6 years and told his audience last night that he thinks of Canada as "his girlfriend to the north". For more information please see his website at http://www.viewaskew.com/ for more information or just type his name into any search engine.

Overall, I am a huge fan of his work in movies, television, comics and online and encourage everyone to check out a show. He will be back in Canada the first week in February next year.

Looking forward to it!

P.S. He will be in Brantford June 4-6th for the Walter Grettzky Street Hockey Tournament. If you are interested in playing (might even play against him) go online to sign up today.

Rating

10 "Joints" out of 5 (Reel conversion - 5 reels out of 5)

U of T Film Festival

Anyone interested in being a field writer for Reel Geekz? I am making plans to attend this festival on March 13th 2010 to check out this event and anyone interested in coming with me is more than welcome. I would love to post your thoughts on the festival afterwards (i.e. your thoughts on the event, the movies, etc.) The film fest is a free event.

If you are interested, post a comment below.

Information

The U of T Film Festival celebrates the University of Toronto’s rich contribution to the arts through its student and alumni film and video makers. Now in it’s eight year, the festival also welcomes films and videos from all emerging and established filmmakers (though we have not lost our focus on student work). U of T alumni who have presented work in person include Atom Egoyan (Family Viewing), Don McKellar (Childstar) and David Sector (Winter Kept us Warm).

Pandorum

Plot

Two astronauts, Bower (Foster) and Payton (Quaid), wake up from suspended animation to find themselves alone, with no memory of who they are, what they are doing, or what has happened to the crew of their 60,000 passenger sleeper ship, the Elysium

Cast

• Dennis Quaid as Lt. Payton

• Ben Foster as Corporal Bower

• Cam Gigandet as Gallo
• Antje Traue as Nadia
• Cung Le as Manh

• André Hennicke as Hunter Leader

• Norman Reedus as Shepard

• Wotan Wilke Möhring as Young Bower's Father

Review

Very good movie! The action is well paced throughout the film and there are enough twists to keep you engaged from start to finish. The visual effects are amazing, the ship itself is well designed and its the little things that make this movie a good vision of the future. Crank systems to power individual consoles (however, if this crank system powers up the console if the main systems are down...how does it get information or connect with other systems throughout the depowered ship? Plot hole!) and little things like seats that recess into the floor to conserve space are such examples. What I am getting at is that the designers thought of things that make me actually believe that this could be what the future of space travel might actually be like.

My only real complaint about the movie that keeps it from getting a 5 out of 5 reels is the ending. There is such a huge lead up to the end, the odds or thought to be insurmountable and the task at hand overwhelming but within the last 20 minutes.....the plot is resolved with only a few lingering questions (such as what happens to the antagonists? or how will they rebuild when everything they need is under water?).

Overall, rent this movie!!! You will not be disappointed.

Rating

4 reels out of 5

Legion

Plot

After God loses faith in humanity, the Archangel Michael (Paul Bettany), who has become a fallen angel, is the only one standing between mankind and Armageddon. This time using angels to execute the Last Judgment, God's wrath descends on Earth to exterminate the world's population. In a desperate, last-chance gambit, Michael leads a group of strangers in a small New Mexico diner to become unlikely heroes to protect a young waitress (Adrianne Palicki) who is pregnant with what is believed to be Earth's only hope for survival.

Cast

• Paul Bettany as Michael, the archangel and leader of the human fighters.^[2]
• Tyrese Gibson as Kyle Williams^[2]
• Charles S. Dutton as Percy Walker,^[2] the one-handed cook
• Dennis Quaid as Bob Hanson,^[2] the diner's owner
• Adrianne Palicki^[2] as Charlie, a waitress.
• Lucas Black as Jeep Hanson,^[2] Bob's son.
• Kate Walsh as Sandra Anderson^[2]
• Kevin Durand^[3] as the archangel Gabriel, leader of the angel army and the main antagonist.
• Willa Holland^[2] as Audrey Anderson
• Jon Tenney as Howard Anderson,^[2] Sandra's husband and Audrey's father.

Review

So I watched Legion last night and wanted to share my thoughts. I warn in advance that this review will contain spoilers, so if you want to be surprised by the film - DO NOT READ. The movie starts off with little to no explanation of what is going on which in effect lets the audience discover the plot more or less as the characters do. After this the movie, while enjoyable and unique in its premise, goes down hill. The action is late to develop and limited to random 1-1:30 minute episodes of possessed victims being shot. Near the end of this extremely long 100 minute film are three "epic" scenes with a general in God's army who with all his might and stature cannot capture a baby boy from the hands of three average mortals. Please note the us of quotations around epic - SARCASM!!! Lastly, the movie leaves many questions unanswered like why is the baby so important? Who are the prophets? What was God's breaking point with mankind? and how can an infallible God be wrong about humanity?

Overall, I am glad I watched the movie as it was fun, but with little to no substance that teases you with action snipits and then abruptly ends leaving you wanting more.

Rating

3.5 reels out of 5