DVD Reivew: Gentlemen Broncos

Napolean Dynamite. Is there any other 21st Century film that is so well-known? Like Avatar and all the PIXAR films, it's lingo and messages resonate with all who watch it. So it's a real shame that director's newest project comes off as TOO weird and...just plain odd.

Utahan Benjamin Pervis is a teenager who wants to be a fantasy writer. When he gets to submit his publication to his favorite author, he plagiarizes it and makes it his own story. Meanwhile, we get to see the story come to life through little bits and pieces with the main book character being played by Sam Rockwell.

To say the film is tricky and weird is an understatement. To says it beyond confusing and patience-trying wouldn't be that much of a hyperbole. The film doesn't really let you get to know the characters and the book film is just..odd. Sam is great, but he falls here and Jermanie Clements does do well at all here as the plagiarizing writer. He's the only one though tat, you know, does anything. Combine bored actors with gallons of bathroom humour and you can see why this is one sloppy production.

Rating: 4.8 out of 10 or D+

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2009: The Year of Death, 3D and Animation

Death, 3D and Animation took over this year, as we saw film profits make over 10 and a half billion dollars. That gross comes courtesy of 3D preniums, perhaps stating that 3D is here to stay.

Death played a big part as well, from Farrah Fawcett to Michael Jackson, the stars that died were tremendous and left their marks on the world forever. I can honestl say that with Michael Jackson, he proves you don't know what you've got until it's gone.

Animation really became the star of the year though. When we saw preety bad live-action films (et tu Couples Retreat and Gentleman Bronco's), animation gave us mature and thoughtful fare like Fantastic Mr. Fox & Up. Even usual kiddie fare made us laugh harder like Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs. Toss all of that in with The Princess and The Frog & Coraline and you have one heckuva impressive lineup.

Live-Action got some great stuff, notable the Star Wars of our time that is Avatar. Brilliance like Where The Wild Things Are also played. Stupid comedies were anjoyable as well like Land of The Lost and Paul Blart.

2009 can be summed up as a landmark year for all of us, changing cinema for good and doing away with the old...and in with the new.