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April 16, 2013

Movie Trailer Tuesday: A Bunch of Trailers

We’ve been a little behind the 8 ball here at Fully Op with life and stuff but we are going to make it up to you starting with today. Not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5 but 6!! No, actually, just 5 trailers! Let’s dive in.

Carrie:

Dre: At this point, you’re either open to the idea of a Carrie remake or you’re not. If you are, this trailer has to please you on some level.

April 9, 2013

Movie Trailer Tuesday: 2 Guns, White House Down

Let’s skip the formalities and dive in [Ed. note: we usually do].

2 Guns:

Dre: This looks like the sort of dumb fun Hollywood used to excel in when Simpson and Bruckheimer were at the top of their game.

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April 8, 2013

Monday Morning Quarter-Baking: Tattoo

By J. Goodman

I’ve been holding back this MMQB for months. It was the fifth one I wrote and I thought it was soooooo good that I held it back. I wanted it for myself. As if I was going to develop it further and make something of it. Here we are months later and nothing has been developed further. At this point, I give it to you…the peeeeeeple.

No one, gets that reference, right?

[Ed. note: not at all]

Oh, well, here it is.

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April 5, 2013

Some Words on Roger Ebert

Ever since I was a little kid, I’ve been obsessed with movies. This was due, in part, to being raised by a pair of parents who enjoyed films (and more specifically, genre films like sci-fi) more than the average couple. We rented everything and we saw everything. At least it felt that way. Or maybe it was easier then.

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March 26, 2013

This is OLYMPUS!!!

By J. Goodman

Last weekend I saw Olympus Has Fallen. I didn’t plan to see Olympus Has Fallen. I wasn’t anticipating its release. What happened was it was Saturday. Someone said, Olympus Has Fallen came out yesterday, are you going to see it? I thought, no. But then I thought, why not. Could be fun. It seemed like an Under Siege movie. I liked Under Siege. What’s not to like about Under Siege?

March 26, 2013

Movie Trailer Tuesday: World War Z, Epic, Angels’ Share

New trailers, new trailer reviews. That’s right, it’s Tuesday.

World War Z:

J. Goodman: Back in November I said, “What’s my beef?

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March 13, 2013

FILM DISTILLED: Jaws

Before it was used as a way to warn Oscar recipients that they have been talking for too long, John Williams’ Jaws score was an intergal part of Steven Spielberg’s watershed blockbuster (see what I did there?). I can’t think of Jaws and not think of Williams’ music. Has ever a director had a greater extension of his vision than Spielberg did with Williams’ music? Maybe Hitchcock and Bernard Hermann and Tim Burton and Danny Elfman but the list is short.

I had fun turning this iconic image into an almost snazzy advertisement with a Rat Pack vibe. If I removed the “Jaws” text and inserted something like Camel cigarettes I think it would have worked.

*Film Distilled is a weekly series of freeze frames from some classic films (as well as some television) with editorial flourishes by Dre Rivas.

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March 12, 2013

Movie Trailer Tuesday: Hangover 3, Iron Man 3, After Earth

This was going to be an all trilogy MTT, but then After Earth reared its ugly (2nd version trailer) head and we couldn’t find another trilogy coming out anyway, so we just went with it. Thanks, After Earth.

The Hangover Part 3:

J. Goodman: I really liked the first one, never made it to the 2nd one and now I’m already feeling disappointed in the 3rd one. Why is this a trilogy?

March 11, 2013

Monday Morning Quarter-Baking: Movie Games

By J. Goodman

Last week, MMQB was on hiatus. The Quarter-Baking Gods didn’t feel fit to filter their message through me, their Earthbound medium. I prayed and communed all week and still nothing. But my penance was received and this week we’re back hitting you with a fresh, barely worth considering idea.

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March 6, 2013

Oscar Award Winner Picker Recap

By J. Goodman (with a Dre Rivas cameo)

To the victor goes the spoils. Years ago that may have meant something. In the linguistic present, who wants spoils? There’s nothing worse than decaying matter. If that’s what goes to the victor than call me Victoria. Did you get it? Did you get it?

Did you get it?

What I hope was the worst introductory paragraph on this blog, is just a poor segue into the real meat: the results.

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March 6, 2013

Movie Trailer Tuesday: Stories We Tell, Oblivion, Frances Ha

Let’s get to it.

Stories We Tell:

Dre: I wanted to make sure to include this trailer because I know you would crack wise about Sarah Polley, maybe make a reference to Guinevere being stupid or something (it kind of was).

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March 6, 2013

Film Distilled: The Best of the Worst

Dre is a rare talent and his Film Distilled series has pushed the boundaries for partially edited movie screenshots featuring movie quotes.

Most of them are works of art. Some are works of brain farts (did you get it?).

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February 28, 2013

FILM DISTILLED: Stargate

I know what you’re thinking. This is the greatest Film Distilled we have ever done. And if you are thinking that, you can only be one of two people: Goodman or my brother Jake.

If you are neither, you are thinking this is the worst photoshop job you’ve ever seen in your entire life. Neither group is wrong. This is awful. I think that it’s purposely awful goes without saying. But I need to protect myself nonetheless. Enjoy Stargate fans! Life is Mani-wei! Indulge yourself!

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February 27, 2013

Monday Morning Quarter-Baking: Filmdora

By J. Goodman

I have a dream. That films will one day be as easy to search and discover as music. It’s a simple man’s dream. Like peace on earth, cold fusion and the ability to grow gills for when Waterworld occurs.

If my dream came true, here’s what it would look like:

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February 26, 2013

Movie Trailer Tuesday: The Unbelievers, Upside Down

It’s Tuesday and you now what that means! OK, I have to be upfront. It’s not really Tuesday as I’m writing this. It’s Saturday afternoon at approximately 2:37 EST. But we here at Fully Operational are often so busy we’re trying to stay ahead of the game. A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow and all that jazz. OK, here’s your movie trailers.

The Unbelievers:

Dre: This is a fairly easy sell to a guy like me. I’m a Dawkins fan and have an interest in evolutionary biology which mixes with my interest in cosmology and, to a slightly lesser degree, astronomy.

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