The Gingerdead Man

Now before the madness of this review begins, I must state that the way I watch movies is a bit different than most. I feel as if there are two categories of movies, Good quality movies, and overall enjoyable movies, and of course many fit into both. But when a gem comes along that not only is a horror movie about a killer gingerbread man, but stars Gary Busey as the title role, it sends my humor circuits into overload.

The film is about a murderer played by Gary Busey, named Millard Filndlemeyer, who kills a whole famly at a diner except for the daughter. The daughter ends up testifying in court which sends good old Findlemeyer to the electric chair. Without much explanation of why or how, but his ashes are sent to his other she pts them into a gingerbread cookie mix and sends them to the daughters bakery. Then some idiot cuts himself and his blood gets into the mix causing the Gingerbread Busey to be born and cause trouble all around.

The film proves to have the typical B horror movie plot that is so outlandish that it would make Ed Wood blush. But overall it is along the same line as the Leprechaun horror films, except instead of Warwick Davis you have Gary Busey. Now this movie is actually part of a trilogy, the next two do not include Gary Busey, oh and did I mention this movie features Gary Busey as a killer gingerbread man? But either way I will say quality value, this film would get a very low 1 out of 5 but as far as being an enjoyabe film, I feel it still may also be a problem for some. I don't like to recommend movies because lets face it, no one can ever really tell if you would like a movie, and when someone tells you of a random good film in which to search out, the film ends up being more rubbish than thinking robots communicate with tiny beeps. But as far as The Gingerdead Man goes, I found the whole movie to be a fun little horror movie to pop on during a sick day, or something to get together and watch and make fun of with friends. This movie can be a blast for some people which of course earns it a cult status, but I don't plan seeing a Gingerdead Man shirt at Hot Topic anytime soon, and who the hell I am kidding, I am stuck in space, I won't be seeing a Hot Topic anytime soon.

3 out of 5

Mr. Bean Cartoon

As my montourous collection of movies, T.V., and flavored oil's gets larger, the weirder some of the things I find get. Which brings me to something that brings me much joy, that is if I was human, but nonetheless it is Mr. Bean. But it's the animated series, which seems a bit intriguing seeing as how most of the live sketches and a bulk of the two movies are pantomimed. The series proves to be enjoyable to a certain degree but also makes for horrible background noise and generally awful noise unless you are watching it knowing it is Mr. Bean. I consider myself to be a pretty big fan of Rowan Atkinson and his work as Mr. Bean, and as a massive fan of animation in general, this was a bit of a dissapointment. I say this knowing I can watch Felix the Cat, old Mickey Mouse, and thouroughly enjoyed the silent animated film, The Illusionist, as stated in the back up records of these recordings.

Overall the animation of this series is interesting and If I had eyes, I would say that it was very visually stimulating, a robot can dream though...

But the series proves to be almost like a modern day Pink Panther with noises made by none other than Rowan Atkinson. (I wonder how much he got paid to just make little noises for this?) But as far as enjoyability goes for this series, unless you thoroughly enjoy animation, or thoroughly enjoy Mr. Bean, stay away, and even for those that enjoy both, it may prove to be a bit of a disappointment.


2.5 out of 5

Signing off, until later my fine feathered com padres, screw the mammals!

John Rabe

As I sit here alone on my space ship I begin to wonder what makes a true hero? and even working in the face of evil can a man redeem himself while still being a part of problem? Well this film John Rabe answers just those questions. Based on a the International best selling book "The Good Man Of Nanking" which in turn is the true account of the amazing man known as John Rabe (pronounced Jean Rob).

The film takes place in China during 1937 in the planet Earths second world war. The film centers around the German businessman John Rabe after the Battle of Nanking, which led to the Nanking Massacre. This film leads up to this moment and how John Rabe sees the atrocities the Japanese are committing and in turn is elected to govern a safety zone in the midst of the surrounding war. Ulrich Tukur does a amazing job at portraying the title character and is joined by a very talented international cast including Daniel Brühl (From Inglorious Basterds and The Bourne Ultimatum), and Steve Buscemi (From Boardwalk Empire and Saint John of Las Vegas). Steve Buscemi plays an American doctor named Robert Wilson whom holds a deep grudge against the Nazi Rabe but begrudgingly takes the role of co leading the safety zone with Rabe. Daniel Brühl portrays a German doctor of a Jewish background who helps put together the safety zone.

I hate to talk about the whole story in my reviews because basically I feel if I am writing a good review, I want you to see the movie and if I tell you the whole story, what is the point. But through and through, I just want to let you know that this movie is a story the world should know and very few do. History is filled with heroes and some do not get as much credit as they deserve and John Rabe is one of those men. This story, like most World War II stories is dark and depressing, but the thing I loved about this film is the fact that they do have moment that make you smile, and sometimes laugh, which is not something you can say about many war films.

I honestly must say that this was my favorite film of 2010, and that may be a very big surprise to many people considering it had nothing to do about Facebook or Jesse Eisenberg talking slowly and silently. But I feel that this film combines so much of what makes films and overall stories great. A lot of credit has to go to the director, Florian Gallenberg. The fact this was only his seventh film to date shows a lot of promise for him as a very successful international film director. This film was nominated for and won many awards across the globe to show this including being nominated for over seven German Film Awards, winning Best Film, Best Actor (for Ulrich Tukur), Best Production Design, and Best Costume Design. Ulrich also won Best actor at the Bavarian Film Awards, meaning none for the movie monopoly of the U.S.A. But most of the time I find any films not from the U.S.A. to be of a much higher quality. A lot of other countries have not lost sight that film is an art and not just a huge cash machine.

and since he helps me post these Jacob asked me to point out that Steve Buscemi's performance is phenomenal and among his best and he was one of very few non German citizens to be nominated in the German Film Awards, this being for Best Supporting Actor.

5 out of 5

Now I have to go wax my rod, or as humans say, make sure that when metal touches metal it doesn't make that high pitched squeaking sound that sometimes hurts your ears making you rush to the nearest store for a can of WD40.

Stay tuned for the next Review From Outer Space!!!!!

The Illusionist

My first review is of The Illusionist, the new film by Sylvain Chomet, who made the wonderful Triplets of Belleville. The film is about a down and out magician who just can't seem to find anyone who still enjoys magic, until one performance at a dive bar where a little girl falls in love with his act and this sparks a relationship between them that will change their lives forever.

Although The Illusionist is mostly a silent film accompanied by some beautiful music written by the director, it captivates you the whole way through. I feel that although some people feel silent films are a thing of the past, The Illusionist shows that dialogue is not necessarily needed in order to have a modern day masterpiece. The fact that just as much emotion can come through these silent animated character as the best Laurence Olivier performance is outstanding to me. That is one thing about animation that out trumps other entertainment is that you can have an outstanding performance even without words. I mean just look at how far Wile Coyote and Pink Panther got without using words.

The one thing that really shines in this film is the artwork, the only other animated artwork I can compare it to is Hayao Miyazaki films, and we all know how beautiful the animation is one those, at least I hope we do, if not please go treat your self to Porco Rosso or My Neighbor Totoro. But when an animated film gives away so much beauty and it still has a wonderful story, you have some very talented people at work there. Just as with Miyazaki's films almost every single frame is a picture I would gladly frame and put on my wall.

Overall the film has a great production value, as well as a great story and beautiful visuals. After seeing this film I really would have liked to see Toy Story 3 win best film and The Illusionist win best animated film, because Toy Story 3 was a great film, but The Illusionist was a great animated film. The animation in the Illusionist out trumps any 3d experience because once you realize how long it took to put in all the details of this film mostly by hand and not a computer you begin to realize how much work went into this film and just how much recognition is deserves.

5 out of 5

Now I must go and change the whale oil in my spaceship but stay tuned for the next Movie Review From Space!!!!!!!!!