...Two Months Later...

You know when they cut to a later date in time in movies and tv shows? Well, previously on Krull Nugget...

Happy two month anniversary, baby!

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

Remember the movie "The Gate"? I don't remember a lot about it, but I remember it really scaring me as a child. Little mini sized troll demons chasing after kids. Scary. Well, there is a new version of that. I guess the screenplay is based on an old TV movie about these creatures.

DBAotD also is like Gremlins. The monsters in this case, aren't really trying to eat you, they're just kinda d-bags. They get the main little girl into trouble and cause general mayhem. The opening scene contains one of my worst fears, broken teeth. Even without showing anything, its pretty nerve racking.

And the end has a neat little twist that I really didn't see coming. Overall, a fun little scare of a movie. Worth seeing (or renting since it is out of theaters now).

Did you enjoy it?
Yes.

Would you see it in theaters again?
Maybe at a midnight screening, someday.

Would you buy it?
No.

Would you rent it?
Yes.

Would you watch it if you saw it was on TV?
Yes.

Moneyball (with Jonah Hill Q&A)

Moneyball- the book is very good. But just like Fast Food Nation, how do you take a book with a lot of stats and information, and turn it into a Hollywood blockbuster. Well, Brad Pitt doesn't hurt.

Of course, there were a lot of people involved in the Sabre Metrics revolution. So, instead of those guys, you get Jonah Hill playing a cobbled version of all of them. But it does work well and gives Brad someone to play against. Jonah and Brad against the machine.

Those who don't know the story, it is revolving around the poor (cash poor) Oakland A's who put together a team of "bad news bears" based on different stats than people are used to (in the baseball world). It made for quite an engaging story. It doesn't have a Cinderella ending, which is always a plus.

Jonah was on hand for a Question and Answer session after the movie. He was very funny but the microphone kept going in and out, which was annoying. My crummy pictures of the event below.

Did you enjoy it?
Yes.

Would you see it in theaters again?
No. I only read the book once too.

Would you buy it?
No, not an A's fan.

Would you rent it?
Maybe.

Would you watch it if you saw it was on TV?
Eh.

Contagion

Best way I can think to describe this movie? If Outbreak and Traffic got it on and had a baby. In my case, that is a compliment on both counts. You get to see a wide variety of characters and locations as they are affected by an outbreak. You get the family closest to the virus (Matt Damon / Gwen Paltrow). We have the CDC and WHO working to figure it out (Winslet / Fishburne / Cotillard). And you get the crazy blogger (this is the two thousand teens, Jude Law).

It is very good at being scary and realistic. That is also its downfall. People just die, as to be expected. But its so cold and procedural, you're not sure if you care. Also, with so many characters, you tend to focus on some more than others (Marion Cotillard is gone for the whole middle section of the film).

At the end, you do have a fun little bit, that I won't spoil, about how this whole virus got started. Good movie for what it is.

Did you enjoy it?
I did.

Would you see it in theaters again?
No.

Would you buy it?
No.

Would you rent it?
No.

Would you watch it if you saw it was on TV?
No likely.