Baggage (2013)

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World War Z (2013)

With zombie films making a come-back, thanks to The Walking Dead, there have been some people waiting for the theatrical version of "World War Z".  But with all the shenanigans going behind the scenes, some folks weren't sure if the movie was going to be that great.  The book, written by Max Brooks, has gotten a lot of praise.  Putting the book on film seem like it was going to be a challenge.  But I have to say, for a pg-13 horror flick, it wasn't that bad.

As we know by now, the film stars Brad Pitt.  He plays a employee from the U.N. name Gerry Lane.  While stuck in traffic with his wife and kids, a outbreak ensues, and everyone is running for their life's.  Gerry is able to get his family to safety, but the UN wants Gerry to go out and find what caused the outbreak.  Hoping that he will be able to find a cure.  He is accompanied by Marines to get him in and out.  Of course the crew gets attacked by the zombies, while trying to get some fuel for the plane.  So now Gerry and the pilot are on there own.  Gerry then goes to Israel hoping to find some answers.  Gerry is told to go to the World Health Organization (W.H.O) before the zombies manage to climb the walls in Israel.  Gerry escapes and makes it to the W.H.O facility.  And that's where he finds to answer to fight the undead.

Even though most of the zombies were CGI, it didn't ruin the movie that much.  Of course there was a lot of suspense.  And even though there wasn't any gore, the action made up for it.  If you're a traditional zombie fan, you may not like it.  Also if you're a fan of the book, you might find it disappointing.  But if you have a open mind, you might enjoy it.  Of course it isn't the best zombie film, but I think it's watchable.   Supposedly there's gonna be a unrated version on dvd/blu-ray, so can't wait to see what scene they add that didn't make the theatrical version. 

No Clowning Around (2012)

I've been planning on doing a video review of this film, but the problem is that I have trouble talking in front of a camera.  But this is a great short by Rob Dimension and Matthew Burd.  It totally deserves a review.

The film is about a clown name Mumbles, who use to host a local tv show back in the days.  The show ended up getting canceled, so Mumbles now works as a birthday clown.  The problem is that he shows up to these parties, pretty much drunk and a total mess.

We also meet his muppet, name Mr. Peepers (who is my favorite character in the film.  Hey, I love muppets).  Mr. Peepers likes to remind Mumbles that he's a total fuck up, and suggest that Mumbles kills himself (now isn't that a friend).

And of course there is Mumbles' girlfriend, Trixie, who has a bad drug problem.  Trixie also works as a prostitute, and her pimp, Lenny, has been giving her problems.  This upsets Mumbles, so he goes to confront Lenny, but things don't go to well.  But when Mumbles finds Trixie dead from a overdose, this makes Mumbles snap.  And then begins the violence.

This was a great micro-budget short.  Dimension and Burd did a amazing job.  The soundtrack was really great.  But what I love was the atmosphere in the end.  It really made the film very dark and gritty.  Glad to see that NCA won some awards.  If you want to purchase the dvd you can go to www.noclowningaround.com.  This film gets "5 Hitlers punched in the face"