I should always go with my gut. Well, I guess not always, I mean, there was a time early in the year I had the Blackhawks to win the NBA championship. My heart was in the right place, though. Actuals with guesses to the right:
- Star Trek (1)
- X-Men Origins (2)
- Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (4)
- Obsessed (x)
- 17 Again (5)
Man, why did I put so much faith in “Next Day Air”? And why has “Obsessed” grossed more to date than “17 Again” despite “17 Again” having an additional week of release? And why didn’t I hate the new Star Trek movie? Questions like these are much too tough to answer, and I appreciate you guys getting off my back about it already.
So, yeah, I didn’t hate the new Star Trek movie. Even with all its lens flares, shaky cam, tilty steady cam, and time paradoxes, I couldn’t bring myself to give it a low grade. I think what we have here is a perfect example of me giving something much more credit than it probably deserves based on a few acute elements. I think minus a few points, even with everything it changes about the Star Trek mythology, it successfully captures the feel of the original series, and amplifies it to fit a modern theatrical experience utilizing proper casting, well-handled action sequences, 70’s style cheese, and a phenomenal soundtrack. Does that sound shallow? If it does, then you probably won’t dig this movie. It’s one of those rare instances in which I’ll give a movie a good grade (B, for the record), but won’t necessarily recommend it to everyone. I think if you go into it–as I did–with very little expectations across the board, you’ll probably end up being impressed. I’d love to talk to any of you who saw it and probably end up arguing for the movie, but I’m probably going to leave the review at that. It did better than most box office predictions, and the sequel that Abrams was talking about should now be officially green-lit, so, yeah.
And THIS is an A+
In related news, the space shuttle Atlantis is finally scheduled to take off today, making its journey to the center of the sun the last write-in suggestion that NASA is likely to allow.
Slow news day otherwise, so I’ll probably have to leave you guys ’til Wednesday. I’m off to Woodfield (again, I know) to try my luck at purchasing a wedding band, although from what I hear it’s quite a trial of wit and strength. I fear I might not successfully accomplish my goal but at the very least I’ll settle for a Wetzel Pretzel and call it a split-decision.
wait, no, this was Randhurst
The Glass City 