Cinecast #23: Do The Hustle
It's been a while since your Cinecast hosts have shared mutual enthusiasm for a new movie. Well, director Craig Brewer's "Hustle & Flow" -- a smart and frequently funny character-based drama about a North Memphis pimp (the brilliant Terrence Howard) who has dreams of becoming a hip hop star -- is that movie. Brewer's film is filled with great performances and music, and is a welcome alternative to your typical summer fare.
Also on the show, Sam reluctantly reviews "The Island," the new one from dumb action movie director extraordinaire Michael Bay. To stay entertained during the movie's visual and aural assault, Sam used listener Blane Granstaff's "Arbitrary Movie Rating System." Just how low did "The Island" score? Tune in to find out. Plus, Listener Feedback and Massacre Theatre.
Note: Cinecast #24, featuring a review of Richard Linklater's "Bad News Bears" remake, will be available Friday, July 29. Also on Friday's show -- our Top 5 Movie Antiheroes.
Music by Jon Rauhouse courtesy of Bloodshot Records ... Cinecast theme music by Age of the Rifle.
Cinecast #23
:37-13:20 - Review: "Hustle and Flow"
14:12-18:55 - Review: "The Island"
18:56-26:40 - Listener Feedback
27:34-31:09 - Cinecast News and Notes
31:10-33:58 - Massacre Theatre
33:59-35:41 - Top 5 Antiheroes Preview
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5 Comments:
Hello there!
I heard about the movie rating system and thought I'd share share mine. The key is how much time and money are you willing to invest in the movie.
The lowest rate is:
This movie was a big fat waste of my time. I want my two hours back!
Next one:
This movie was worth my time, but not my money.
etc...
I did enjoy the original The Matrix (1999). I saw it three times in the theatre (with different friends) and bought the DVD and watched that a few times. That would be a good rating on my scale. There is virtually no upper limit. Maybe something like "I'd spend my fortune to sponsor a sequel"?
Your thoughts?
/ Al.x / Gothenburg / Sweden
A sure test for me is "Would i want to own this on DVD to watch it again, on a regular basis ?" A simple question. My DVD collection is entirely based on this premise. I used to buy movies i had never seen purely on word of mouth, but when you hit that xxxxx movie, you're left with a useless piece of plastic which takes up your space for nothing.
Its a binary way of rating movies (yes or no), but thats all i need.
However, that is for my personal use. Trying to communicate to others your rating for a film, i find the best way to do it is to position it next to movies they know and have a feeling on. For example, for Matrix, i can compare it on an index with 0 being Star Wars and -10 +10 being the extremes. Id rate it a -3. However if i take for reference 2001, i give it a -10. That doesnt mean that Matrix is bad, it just gives others a reference point. Vertigo would be +8 with North by Northwest as a reference. Giving an absolute rating, for me, just doesnt make any sense.
"If you saw us walking down the street, you'd think it was snowing...." LOL! That line made me literally laugh out loud as I was getting on the subway this morning. Another good podcast. I'm glad that with the new format, we're really getting two shows a week rather than one podcast sliced into two.
I think I will be looking forward to seeing Hustle and Flow now.
Thanks zander. I actually came up with that on the spot too! The Gore line I had pre-planned.
Other than "The Rock" I don't care much for Michael Bay's movies, however I really enjoyed "The Island". I had pretty much guessed the story before going in, but I went along for the ride and enjoyed almost every minute of it. It surprises me that you didn't find any redeeming qualities in what I took as a fun summer popcorn flick.
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