I'm still watching movies ... just haven't gotten around to reviewing any more recently.
I will say that I'm disappointed in the 3D gimmick lately. I won't be watching anymore movies in 3D unless they are free.
Also, thanks to everyone who has shared the Spiller Tribute around... it's over 14,000 views and climbing! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pAJh_eJ7yo
Be back soon! Promise !
About Shoeless Works
Shoeless Works is comprised of me, Joe Jackson, and my wife Jessica. We are always trying to learn different ways to improve our abilities and pride ourselves on keeping our prices competitive.
We can completely custom build any package to fit your needs with videography packages starting at just $799 respectively.
Not all weddings or jobs are the same and we know this, we give out pricing guides all the time but please feel free to contact us just to schedule a free consultation if you think set packages aren't for you.
Questions? Feel free to contact us about anything ShoelessWorks@yahoo.com 
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Monday, March 08, 2010
HDR 231 (Alice in Wonderland)
Alice in Wonderland (3D)
About the Movie: The trailer should be enough info to figure it out…
Trailer:
Review:
Let me start off by saying that I didn't really have high expectations for this movie going in... With that said, I enjoyed this movie. I was expecting it to be overly Tim Burtonized with stupid special effects in a movie filled with overly dark characters and scenes. So that was a little bit of a surprise but I will say a couple things about Dir Burton, J. Depp, and 3D movies before i do my review.
First: Director Burton. Stop with the over the top effects. We know you want everyone to think you are weird and eccentric but it's just lame.
Second: Johnny Depp. Dear Mr. Depp, you are amazing. I think your acting is great but when you only take weird roles in order to keep your acting fresh and different it blends together into sameness. I will probably still watch anything Depp has a part in but it just doesn't seem interesting anymore. Its like johnny depp is the character and he's not playing the character anymore.
Third: 3D. I'm getting sick of it. It's annoying and doesn't work for a movie like this. Now, I know many will disagree with me with that and say "3D is awesome!", but it's not worth $3+ per person more per movie. I'm sorry, 3D is a gimmick and an easy money maker but all it does is lighten wallets and give people headaches... esp in "real" movies. I'll agree, it looks better in animated movies. If it's a cartoon or animated movie, sure... spend your money on 3D but I have watched my last 3D movie unless you are paying, they make it no extra charge or they actually make it look right.
Now back to the movie review:
So Alice is in Wonderland... well kind of. It's almost like a sequel to the original Alice in Wonderland and I actually over heard someone complaining that the movie should have been named something else b/c of that. Anyway, I felt the first 10-20 mins of the movie (before Alice goes down the rabbit hole) were really well done and shot creatively. I think the movie should have stayed in this style the whole movie... but... alas, the green/blue screen cgi filled movie started after. And true to Burton style it was very dark. I didn't think it was a terrible blend of darkness though. I thought the characters were lighter than some of his other movies and it had a happier feel to the movie (much like pee-wee's big adventure did). Again, I will remind you that I didn't have high expectations for this movie but I would say they were exceeded. You'll probably laugh or at least chuckle and never be bored but you'll probably forget about this movie before it hits DVD. My recommendation... wait to Netflix or redbox it.
HigherDef Rating:
and a half
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About the Movie: The trailer should be enough info to figure it out…
Trailer:
Review:
Let me start off by saying that I didn't really have high expectations for this movie going in... With that said, I enjoyed this movie. I was expecting it to be overly Tim Burtonized with stupid special effects in a movie filled with overly dark characters and scenes. So that was a little bit of a surprise but I will say a couple things about Dir Burton, J. Depp, and 3D movies before i do my review.
First: Director Burton. Stop with the over the top effects. We know you want everyone to think you are weird and eccentric but it's just lame.
Second: Johnny Depp. Dear Mr. Depp, you are amazing. I think your acting is great but when you only take weird roles in order to keep your acting fresh and different it blends together into sameness. I will probably still watch anything Depp has a part in but it just doesn't seem interesting anymore. Its like johnny depp is the character and he's not playing the character anymore.
Third: 3D. I'm getting sick of it. It's annoying and doesn't work for a movie like this. Now, I know many will disagree with me with that and say "3D is awesome!", but it's not worth $3+ per person more per movie. I'm sorry, 3D is a gimmick and an easy money maker but all it does is lighten wallets and give people headaches... esp in "real" movies. I'll agree, it looks better in animated movies. If it's a cartoon or animated movie, sure... spend your money on 3D but I have watched my last 3D movie unless you are paying, they make it no extra charge or they actually make it look right.
Now back to the movie review:
So Alice is in Wonderland... well kind of. It's almost like a sequel to the original Alice in Wonderland and I actually over heard someone complaining that the movie should have been named something else b/c of that. Anyway, I felt the first 10-20 mins of the movie (before Alice goes down the rabbit hole) were really well done and shot creatively. I think the movie should have stayed in this style the whole movie... but... alas, the green/blue screen cgi filled movie started after. And true to Burton style it was very dark. I didn't think it was a terrible blend of darkness though. I thought the characters were lighter than some of his other movies and it had a happier feel to the movie (much like pee-wee's big adventure did). Again, I will remind you that I didn't have high expectations for this movie but I would say they were exceeded. You'll probably laugh or at least chuckle and never be bored but you'll probably forget about this movie before it hits DVD. My recommendation... wait to Netflix or redbox it.
HigherDef Rating:
and a halfSubscribe!!
Thursday, March 04, 2010
HDR 230 (Incendiary)
Incendiary
About the Movie: The trailer should be enough info to figure it out…
Trailer:
Review:
Hey look! another really weird movie that is messed up in a lot of different ways! YAY!! Well, this wasn't a terrible movie by any stretch but we watched it in blue-ray and let me tell you that Ewan McGregor had this weird rash thing going on on his shoulder and arm and it was really distracting... so much so that i really don't remember that much of the movie other than something about an affair and a terrible tragedy blah blah blah, oh and Michelle Williams gets naked in it too but it seemed gratuitous...
HigherDef Rating: and a half
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About the Movie: The trailer should be enough info to figure it out…
Trailer:
Review:
Hey look! another really weird movie that is messed up in a lot of different ways! YAY!! Well, this wasn't a terrible movie by any stretch but we watched it in blue-ray and let me tell you that Ewan McGregor had this weird rash thing going on on his shoulder and arm and it was really distracting... so much so that i really don't remember that much of the movie other than something about an affair and a terrible tragedy blah blah blah, oh and Michelle Williams gets naked in it too but it seemed gratuitous...
HigherDef Rating:
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HDR 229 (The Signal)
The Signal
About the Movie: The trailer should be enough info to figure it out…
Trailer:
Review:
So yeah, i see you there scratching your head after watching that whacked out trailer for this "movie" and you are thinking to yourself "hey, who put on the reruns of facts of life??". But all seriousness aside I think this movie was pretty much as crazy as the trailer makes it seem! So yeah, people are going crazy over this signal and everyone is gonna die... so yeah, watch the movie if you like that type of thing or want to get mind f###ed. Otherwise, just rent something nice to watch with your sweetie-poo.
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About the Movie: The trailer should be enough info to figure it out…
Trailer:
Review:
So yeah, i see you there scratching your head after watching that whacked out trailer for this "movie" and you are thinking to yourself "hey, who put on the reruns of facts of life??". But all seriousness aside I think this movie was pretty much as crazy as the trailer makes it seem! So yeah, people are going crazy over this signal and everyone is gonna die... so yeah, watch the movie if you like that type of thing or want to get mind f###ed. Otherwise, just rent something nice to watch with your sweetie-poo.
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HDR 228 (Bride Wars)
Bride Wars
About the Movie: The trailer should be enough info to figure it out…
Trailer:
Review:
Hey guys what! Some chicks are crazy! Yes! Indeed, so crazy that they actually book wedding venues really early on and then find their groom-to-be later (yes people this is true for some crazy psychopathic brides). So yes, before you even watch one frame of this movie you can already start feeling sad for real women who are depressed and pathetic already! YAY! Okay, so now that we've had our laugh for today, you can try and enjoy this movie if you really want to and can get over the fact that some people are really sad and will end up alone and with X number of cats...
HigherDef Rating: and a half
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About the Movie: The trailer should be enough info to figure it out…
Trailer:
Review:
Hey guys what! Some chicks are crazy! Yes! Indeed, so crazy that they actually book wedding venues really early on and then find their groom-to-be later (yes people this is true for some crazy psychopathic brides). So yes, before you even watch one frame of this movie you can already start feeling sad for real women who are depressed and pathetic already! YAY! Okay, so now that we've had our laugh for today, you can try and enjoy this movie if you really want to and can get over the fact that some people are really sad and will end up alone and with X number of cats...
HigherDef Rating:
and a halfSubscribe!!
Spring Breakthrough 2010 Promo video
Had a great time making this one as you can see with the bloopers at the end! I need to keep the camera rolling more often to catch all the fun times in the future.
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Monday, March 01, 2010
Stealth Vault
This is actually a video I made over a year ago but look for more Stealth Vault videos to come soon... more commercials as well.
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HS Sports Highlight videos for individuals...
Here are a couple of highlight videos I've made for kids currently in HS wishing to show off their talents to potential colleges in hopes to get scholarships and/or take it to the next level. Sean and Seth are some good kids and I hope they can continue their sports careers for at least 4 more years after HS.
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Haiti Relief video
Video I did for 1st Serve and the Haiti Relief project to stir some interest and get people active about helping the folks in Haiti. Hopefully there'll be a similar service for the folks in Chile coming soon... sigh... all the earthquakes are pretty devastating...
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Sorry for the lack of blogs...
I've been pretty busy lately so let me at least post the videos from some of the work i've been doing ...
movie reviews to come again soon!
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