The following is simply a list of all the movies that I watched in the calendar year of 2012. Some I ranted and raved about, some I downright detested. I had given myself the modest challenge of a movie a week for a year. This is a chronological list of the movies. 2012 Movies in Theatre
"A Dangerous Method is a 2011 historical film directed
by David Cronenberg and starring Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen, Michael
Fassbender, and Vincent Cassel.
Set on the eve of World War I, A Dangerous Method describes
the turbulent relationships between Carl Jung, founder of analytical
psychology, Sigmund Freud, founder of the discipline of psychoanalysis, and
Sabina Spielrein, initially a patient of Jung and later a physician and one of
the first female psychoanalysts."
Dan is on vacation and I (Bobgar) watched A Dangerous Method
last night. I don't want to speak about the plot of the story save the quoted
text above because it is a story that must be experienced. It was a completely engrossing
story with captivating performances by all the actors. It is an excellent film
that is relentless in its portrayal of the individual's practices. In my estimation it is a near perfect film,
although admittedly some scenes are quite difficult to witness. Recommended.
What up boobers and toobers? It's Dan once again, blooging from the Northern Hemisphere for once. Not many readers might care about this but I thought I'd do a quick update on some of the WHYBW shows that I've mentioned in past Boob Toob episodes, just to see what I'm still watching and what I'm still digging. Last Resort: I'm still enjoying it although the characters are getting a little comfortable where they are. I'd prefer if they weren't but not a big deal. It'll only be 13 eps though so I hope they wrap things up nicely. 666 Park Avenue: I'm a few eps behind. Still fun to watch but the fact that I'm behind means that it's not exactly must see tv for me at the moment. That said, I did a Melbourne vacation for a few days in Nov and now I'm in the Philippines for the whole of Dec so that'll mess up my viewing patterns. Elementary: I think I'm only up to ep 3 or 4. It's fun but I'm happy to pile up eps. They really don't seem like Sherlock and Watson. I would've been fine if they had different names. Homeland: Still loving it. Even the daughter storyline is becoming tolerable. I'm gonna try to get my in laws here in the Philippines into it. They've heard that it's good but they haven't seen it yet. Sword Art Online: They're onto the second major story arc and I gotta say it's not as compelling as the first arc. Things slowed down quite a bit and there's a few story elements that I'm not all that interested in. It's almost over though so I'm happy to wait it out.
Bobgar will be talking about his first experience with the American Horror Story series on Episode 9. Discussed will be the first 4 episode of AHS Asylum plus a whole lot more TV talk by Dan and Bobgar. Stay Tuned.
What’s happening
Boobers and Toobers? It’s Dan, comin’ at’cha with an all-Asian edition of Boob
Toob Supplemental! Apologies to our readers (all two of you) for not having
done one of these for a while but the first entry below should explain things.
Let’s get to it!
Psy, HyunA & 4Minute
or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love K-Pop
It started
off with this awesome little music video that some of you may have seen...
After doing those kickass dance move a couple dozen times (this is a lie, I don’t dance... ever),
there was some talk regarding who the girl in the video was. After
extensive research i.e. a quick Google search, we found out that the girl in
question is none other than South Korean idol, singer, dancer, rapper, model, designer
(you had me at hello) Kim
Hyun-a (also known as HyunA). She actually has her own version of Gangnam Style
and a bunch of other music videos such as the newly released Ice Cream (sort of
like the Korean version of Milkshake by Kelis). Check out who makes a cameo...
Don’t let
that fool you though, she’s not just a pretty face with one or two sexy dance
moves. Case in point...
It didn’t
take long before finding out that she’s part of South Korean girl group 4Minute which is made up of
some very talented ladies. Apparently they're big around Asia. The video below gives a very brief intro on 4Minute.
More than a
week of being mesmerised by them and hypnotically consuming HyunA/4Minute related media
and I’m now slowly starting to get back to normal life. I am watching their very funny travel show though (Travel Maker) so that might make it into the show/blog at
some point.
A grown man
listening to some K-Pop... who’d have thought?
Dragon (Wu Xia) trailer
Apparently
it came out in China (and possibly some other Asian countries) last year but it’s
just now getting a US release.
Check out
the blurb below.
Liu Jin-xi (Yen) is a village
craftsman whose quiet life is irrevocably shattered by the arrival of two
notorious gangsters in the local general store. When Liu single-handedly saves
the shopkeeper’s life, he comes under investigation by detective Xu Bai-jiu
(Kaneshiro). Convinced that Liu’s martial arts mastery belies a hidden history
of training by one of the region’s vicious clans, Xu doggedly pursues the shy
hero—and draws the attention of China’s criminal underworld in the process.
Martial arts
noir starring Donnie Yen. AW YEAH! Takeshi Kaneshiro ain’t half bad neither.
Tangent: Anyone remember Takeshi from that Onimusha
game which also had Jean Reno?
I just
realised that it’s October 31 so I should’ve done an all-Halloween episode.
Screw it! I’m too far into this already!
The Bladed Hand trailer
Looks like a neat documentary on Filipino martial arts. It says it came out in 2010 so I’ll have to track it down. I knew Matt Damon used it for the Bourne films but I don’t really know a lot of the history.
The Man with the Iron Fists
Here’s
another movie that I’m dying to see. It is RZA’s directorial debut and it stars
him along with Byron Mann, Cung Le, David Bautista, Jamie Chung, Lucy Liu, Rick
Yune, Russell Crowe and a bunch of other people who will most likely get killed
at some point in the movie. Check out the blurb:
Making his debut as a big-screen
director and leading man, RZA—alongside a stellar international cast led by
Russell Crowe and Lucy Liu—tells the epic story of warriors, assassins and a
lone outsider hero in nineteenth-century China who must unite to destroy the
clan traitor who would destroy them all.
Since his arrival in China’s
Jungle Village, the town’s blacksmith (RZA) has been forced by radical tribal
factions to create elaborate tools of destruction. When the clans’ brewing war
boils over, the stranger channels an ancient energy to transform himself into a
human weapon. As he fights alongside iconic heroes and against soulless
villains, one man must harness this power to become savior of his adopted
people.
Here’s the red
band trailer (red band = unrated).
Here’s some fun
time TV spots.
And check
out this kickass music video for The Baddest Man Alive by The Black Keys &
RZA.
I can’t
wait! Until next time, keep kicking ass and taking names!
