Review Analysis: Awesome Edition

"Criticism may not always be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things." ~ Winston Churchill

Your host...Funbob! Critique is essential to grow as a person, so this cold and lonely night I will analyze others' work. I hope others do the same for both Buddah's and I techniques.

First to bat is Big Dogs At The Movies with their review for Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. The greatest aspect about their post, I felt, was the sincerity and honesty towards the film. They didn't like the movie so they explained exactly why. Although I must admit they lacked a recap of the film and a good introduction. One of their major flaws might of been the absence of entertainment. Buddah and I have short attention spans. We try to focus then see a glimpse of the lastest Pentel mechanical pencil and lose the train of thought. Therefore, as a writer, one must entertain your followers. It's like watching your local news (assuming the lack of a hot weather girl, if so then 50% of the population will surely be watching) rather than SNL. What kind of human does that?

Momo and Hatchi from Mask in Pham had a different approach. Their review of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog was entertaining and eye-catching. The introduction drew in the reader. Both writers were explained the film correctly and gave their opinion. In spite of those facts, there is always room for improvement. I think the background shows individualism but I would suggest using contrasting colors for the text. Don't use light pink text color on a white background; it hurts my eyes (although my glasses can't get any thicker). In addition, the authors could incorporate both their point-of-views in one passage instead of Momo writing then Hatchi. It would of been peachy if they would of elaborated a bit more during the movie overview.

Flick Daddys (extra points for the amazing name) are very consistent reviewers. First off, I like how they posted their favorite movies on the right corner of their blog. This is a great way for viewers to automatically A) know Del's and Mac's (extra extra points for the names) personality and B) know if the Flick Daddys review their genre. Mac's review on Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog was basic and straight forward. There were one or two spelling issues. The introduction might of been a bit confusing to a person that had not yet seen the movie, but overall it was a nice review. Moving on to Del's review, it was my favorite out of all the above. The movie review had great sentence fluency with just the right amount of humor. The reader could connect with the author throughout the passage. If your lost at anytime, take a peek at the Flick Daddys blog (evil laugh inserted here).

That's for putting up with me but I got Star Trek ship that needs assembling...

Review on Reviews

Buddah here and today I will be reviewing three reviews from other blogs. Now the whole purpose for this is to critique the style of how my peers blog. Now the review that I have chose to do is Dr. Horrible' Sing Along Blog. For the first review I will be reviewing is From The Movie Busters.

To start things off the movie busters are two guys named monster and slim. After reading their review I have to say they did pretty good. Following the how to write a blog page given to us they hit the main points like in the beginning they sum up their opinion of the movie in one sentence giving the readers a good lead of what the blog will be about and what side they are on if it was good or was it a bad movie. Then after they had background information of the movie making it easier for a viewer to follow or understand what they are talking about. In the end I really liked their blog because of how easy it was to follow.

My next review is on Cinema Net Kids review on Dr. Horribles Sing along blog. To start things off I really didn't like the review one reason is because they have mis-spelled words. But one thing is that they wrote aboutr what they thoght the net kids did not include any background info except about the characthers. I feel like they didn't fully express what they felt they gave barely any whys. Wheres the details. I don't want to be mean but to succeed you have to take in harsh critique.

My final review is from Big Dogs At The Movies. I really am shocked of how this review had followed nothing from a guide that was given to us. Again please don't take this the wrong way I am just giving my opinon but come on we have a guideline please try to follow it. Don't just state your oinion you have to have background information to prove it.

In conclusion my peers did a okay job the only critique I would give them even myself is not to just state your opinion but to have background information to back it up.

Sorry I have to go know I have to take my MCATS just for fun YAY

Welcome to Macintosh Review: Funbob Edition!

"It's like a sausage factory; you don't really want to know what happens," confesses Jim Reekes, ex-Apple engineer. Well, Rob Baca and Josh Rizzo show the unbiased truth in "Welcome to Macintosh". The movie explores almost 30 years of Apple's history. The creation of the movie must have been a challenge. How do you determine the major events of a company that has had such an effect in society and our culture? I believe that Mr. Baca and Rizzo created a exceptional film that is educational yet fun and amusing.

I am from generation where computers and internet are common. This movie was eye-opening to me. I never imagined how old Apple was and how radical the concept of a personal computer was back in day. Personal computers didn't do much and only had about four programs. Sadly, I thought that Apple began around the mid-1990's and evolved from a music to computers (and I call myself I nerd...). Little did I know that Apple Inc. had three decades of stories to tell.

Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs created their first computer (Apple I) in 1976 for enjoyment. It was created and stayed in their garage. In 1977, (then called) Apple Computers released its first product called Apple II. For the first time ever, a company engineered a computer for the average joe. Ronald Wayne contributed as well by drawing their logo and writing the manual. Steve Wonzniak was the hardware engineer, while Steve Jobs took charge of the sales. Wonzniak was one of "us" (nerd) and Jobs was the slick and charismatic salesman. Although different, they shared the same vision. With competition on the rise including Commodore and IBM, Apple set out to make their products better before the company sunk. Long difficult years soon followed. In 1984 (while Madonna was singing "Material Girl"), Apple released the Macintosh. It was a hit. A year later, both Wozniak and Jobs leave Apple. Dark times returned to Apple. The introduction of Windows was much help either. Apple struggled to survive. More than 20 years after his departure, Steve Job returns to Apple. Mac geeks rejoiced and the energy increased. Apple soared with new innovative ideas, the first iMac in 1997, the first iPod in 2001, iTunes in 2003, and the most recently the revolutionary iPhone in 2007.

Switching to the movie itself, I thought it was humorous and inspiring at some points. It amazes me how far technology has come in 20 years. Placing my wonders aside, I do feel that the only way a person could truly enjoy the documentary would be if they were not well informed about Apple's history. The film only covered the basics. I don't think Apple junkies want to see the basics. They want to know details, specifics, and secrets (like Twilight junkies). But since I didn't know two cents about Apple's past, I really enjoyed it. Recently, I got my first Mac. Secret: I used to like PCs, but now I hate their guts... or wires. All there's left to say is that "I'm Funbob, and I'm a Mac."

See Steve Wonzniak's reaction to the film

Directed by: Robert Baca and Josh Rizzo

Cast

Wayne Bibbens: as Himself

Vince Briel: as Himself

Charles DeVore: as Himself

Richard Halsey: as Himself

Andy Hertzfeld: as Himself

Andrew Hudgins: as Himself

Leander Kahney: as Himself

Guy Kawasaki: as Himself

Steve Kret: as Himself

John Moltz: as Himself

Jim Reeks: as Himself

Simon Tarr: as Himself

Ron Wayne: as Himself

Wanye Wenzlaff: as Himself

A new ERA has Come Welcome to MACINTOSH

Buddah here and today I am excited to review a documentary of a company that has revolutionized the tech world it its modern style computer, the digital music player, and the infamous phone. If you you don't know by now I'm talking about Apple Inc. Apple Inc the small company that started in Los Altos, California by Steve Wozniak, and Steve Jobs. This dynamic duo had worked out of their garage until in 1977 the two released the Apple 2. With the success of 5 million sold it put apple on the map. Being so popular Apple was at the height of its success until IBM released the first PC in 1984. Now Apple trying to survive came out with many iterations and CEO's but all failed until 1997 Steve Jobs one original founders came back and again shocked the world with new products such as ipods, macbook air, iphone.

Now enough of the history lets move on to my review for many people around my age didn't really know about apple and thought PC was the only computer company until recently with the release of the ipod or iphone. But in this movie it shows that apple isn't the computer that started a few years ago but a company that has a long history of success and failures. The people interviewed in this movie talk about their mac life and their mac philosophies. In the movie it really opened up to my eyes on how depth Apple's history was or how many people love Apple's mac. There was this one scene where they interviewed a man and he had a office building with thousands of macs and mac boxes they were stacked left and right then toward the end of the scene he says, "this is not even half". In conclusion, I would recommend watching this movie for fun, for knowledge, or it is another Apple thing you have to see.

Star Wars IV: A New Hope

In a galaxy far far away, there were two nerds who saw the best trilogy EVER made!!

When we (hint: we were the nerds) saw this film, we found a hope, a new hope. This movie was digitally awesome for its time, and it changed the movie industry forever! George Lucas (creator of Star Wars and Indiana Jones), aside from being a director and writer, is a god to all nerds alike. How you may ask? Instead of doing a toy spaceship tied to a string for the whole Star Wars movie, Lucas took movie industry and used the force to flip it on its feet by creating computerized moving space ships, Death Star explosions, and (the weapons of the gods) a light-saber. With these new graphics he revolutionized movies and nerds together with the Force.

Although it sounds like we pray to the Lucas god every night for better grades, we do! We worship his writing geniusness (no, we know it's not a word). Lucas had the story line set up so everything "Star Wars" followed one tale. Even though Star Wars is its own universe, watching this movie will be the foundation for all other content to come in your inter-galactic journey.

Sorry, we have to go now we are now preparing for the Strike of the Empire. Brace yourself for AWESOMENESS!

Directed by: George Lucas

Produced by: Gary Kurtz and George Lucas

Written by: George Lucas

Cast

Luke Skywalker		Mark Hamill
Han Solo		Harrison Ford
Princess Leia Organa		Carrie Fisher
Grand Moff Tarkin		Peter Cushing
Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi		Alec Guinness
See Threepio (C-3PO)		Anthony Daniels
Artoo-Detoo (R2-D2)		Kenny Baker
Chewbacca		Peter Mayhew
Darth Vader		David Prowse
Voice Of Darth Vader		James Earl Jones
Uncle Owen		Phil Brown
Aunt Beru		Shelagh Fraser
Chief Jawa		Jack Purvis

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog Review

"Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog", the Emmy-Award winning musical, is about an aspiring super villain struggling to be a member of the Evil League of Evil. The series was on TIME's Best Inventions of 2008 list, "The Direct-to-Web Supervillain Musical". We have to admit that we expected another boring musical (just like those high school kids), but Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother) delivered an awesome lead role. The story follows Dr. Horrible, a low budget villain, who has a crush on Penny The Laundry Mat Girl, portrayed by Felicia Day. Captain Hammer (Nathan Fillion), the narcissistic super-hero and Dr. Horrible's enemy, creates a dilemma when Penny is rescued by Captain Hammer and falls in love with him.

It's usually awkward when comedy films try to capture a serious or dramatic scene, but this musical was hilarious and heart breaking (we're not going to tell you why). Only a handful of movies have actually succeeded in this attempt. The only negative feedback we give to this short film is that it is difficult to know what's going on and why the first minutes of the video. Without background information, the viewer is lost in the beginning. With or without its flaws, we highly recommend you check it out. Below is link to watch all three episodes online. Your welcome.

I WANT TO SEE DR. HORRIBLE'S SING-ALONG BLOG

Enjoy it for me while I cram for a test a don't need to take...

Directed by: Joss Whedon

Written by: Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon, Maurissa Tanchaoen, and Jed Whedon

Produced by: David Burns and Michael Boretz

Music by: Joss Whedon and Jed Whedon

Lyrics by: Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, and Maurissa Tancharoen

Edited by: Lisa Lassek

Cast

Neil Patrick Harris - Billy/Dr. Horrible

Felicia Day - Penny

Nathan Fillion - Captain Hammer

Simon Helberg - Moist

Nick Towne - Bad Horse Chorus #1

Jed Whedon - Bad Horse Chorus #2

Rob Reinis - Bad Horse Chorus #3

Otto Micheal Penzato - Van Driver

Lance Lanfear - Hawaiian Shirt Guy

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

Funbob here! About a month ago (when Kayne West wasn't that much of a jerk), I went to the movies by myself of course, bought a box of nerds and saw G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. The trailers were action-packed and made me drool. Unfortunately, it didn't surpass my expectation nor did it make me throw up of disgust. It was a "blah" movie.

Channing Tatum (Step Up), who played Duke, as we all know isn't the greatest actor. Although the lead role was given to him, I don't feel he deserved the role. Marlon Wayans (White Chicks, Scary Movies) showed that he could be serious and act unlike someone... But what I enjoyed most of all was two things. A) the action and effects for the most part were awesome and B) Snake Eyes! I think Snake Eyes was the heart and soul of the movie. He had all sorts of internal conflicts (wonder why that sounded so girly? Answer: I'm a chick). Most entertaining of all... his fight scenes! He was super ninja fast and ninja cool. I have to admit I'm pretty obsessed with Snake Eyes.

Oh, gotta run. I have to fix some regular pants my mom got me into high waters...

Directed by: Stephen Sommers

Written by: David Elliot, Paul Lovett, and Stuart Beattie

Cast

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje: as Heavy Duty

Christopher Eccleston: as James McCullen/ Destro

Gregory Fitoussi: as Baron de Cobray

Joseph Gordon-Levitt: as The Doctor/ Rex Lewis

Karolina Kurkova: as Courtney A. Kreiger/ Covergirl

Byung-hun Lee: as Storm Shadow

Sienna Miller: as Ana DeCobray/ Baroness

Rachel Nichols: as Shana O'Hara/ Scarlett

Ray Park: as Snake Eyes

Jonathan Pyrce: as U.S. President

Dennis Quaid: as General Hawk

9 Review

Now to Buddah's first review

Recently on 9-9-09 a movie called 9 was released. The film, highly anticipated, was a let down. Why you may ask? Well for one if you think that this is a Tim Burton film its not. The real man behind it all is Shane Acker the guy who brought us nerds the CG animation in "Lord of the Rings Return of the King". 9 is based off its earlier predecessor short film also called 9. It was a project that Acker made while in college. Due to its success the movie was then proposed for a feature length film. I would hardly call this a feature film due to the duration of only 79 minutes its more like a t.v. movie. Another problem with the movie is that all the action shown in the trailer is the same there weren't any more. Not to put Acker down but I think that he should of put more work into the project and have a later release.

The movie is set in a time period where humans are extinct and so 9 potato sacks are left to save the human-less planet. Their mission is simple fight off evil robots who look like the toys from Sid's room ("Toy Story"). In the beginning we find earth a desalinate planet and a potato sack named 9 (Elijah Wood). As nine wakes up he can't do anything (but they expect him to save the world). He then meets up with 5 (John C. Riley) from there the two get acquainted and then five takes 9 back to the others where he meets 2 (Martian Landau), 3 and 4 the silent ones, 6 (Crispin Glover), 7 (Jennifer Conally), and 8(Fred Tatasciore). From there they don't trust him at first but some do then in the end after fighting off evil robots.

The story line itself isn't bad but can be improved because we've all heard it before evil robots have taken the world and a group of heroes are our last hope.

In conclusion, 9 was a good movie but it didn't live up to its hype. It left us hanging. Although, it was a let down we hope the creators will make a sequel called 10. That will release on 10-10-10.

Oops, got to go. I have to re-tape my glasses....

Directed by: Shane Acker

Written by: Shane Acker

Produced by: Tim Burton, Timur Bekmambetov,

Dana Ginsburg, and Jim Lemley

Cast

Elijah Wood - as 9
Jennifer Connelly - as 7
Christopher Plummer - as 1
Martin Landau - as 2
John C Reilly - as 5
Fred Tatasciore - as 8
Crispin Glover - as 6
Alan Oppenheimer - as Scientist
Tom Kane - as Dictator

Who we are and What we like

Hi, we're Buddah and Funbob and we're two nerds with taped glasses, high overalls, and plain white T. If you can't find a textbook, we got one. We enjoy having no life, sitting on our butts, and watching movies. One of our favorite movies is Revenge of the Nerds because of what we are. Because our lack of a social life, we blog all day and nerd out at night.