today is garden state day…with a sprinkling of shyamalan and zombies. tien pointed me towards zach braffs garden state blog yesterday. braffs got a blog yo…hows that for coo beans? theres also a nice ny times interview with zach braff. the interview looks into braffs jersey upbringings (hes from s. orange) and what inspired the stories of garden state. its actually kind of odd to read about what went into the melancholic character of andrew large from garden state when placed next to goofy JD from scrubs. theyre pretty much polar opposites, and braff himself probably resides somewhere between the two. anyhoo, take a read, and then go check out the movie.
and while we’re on the topic of garden state, ign also has an interview with natalie portman. they talk and stuff…and she replies with words and sentences. mmm…portman.
SHYAMALANS POOP
so the following two reviews essentially confirm it, the village is dog shit. quint and moriarty from aicn both trash shyamalans latest movie, stating that while hes still a cinematic genius, the movies gorgeous, the actors are great…the storys still a giant suck. big fat suckage. quints review trashes the movie detail by detail, then prays that shyamalan doesnt walk down the path of lucas. and moriartys review spells out ALL THE MAJOR PLOT POINTS for you while neglecting to post up a spoiler warning. bugger. no biggie i suppose…i havent even seen the movie and figured out as much anyway. his review just confirms what i was afraid of in terms of the plot twist. read away if youre dying of curiosity.
MEAT PIE
and for those unaware, the british horror/comedy shaun of the deads making its way to america yo, via focus features. and the north american trailer just hit the web. zombies and comedy…word. shaun is a badass.
“theres no ‘i’ in team. but there is an ‘i’ in pie…in theres an ‘i’ in ‘meat pie’. the anagram of ‘meat’ is ‘team’…i dunno…“
> garden state blog (via tien)
> zach braff interview (via ny times)
> natalie portman interview (via ign)
> quints village review (via aicn)
> moriartys village review – major spoilers (via aicn)
> shaun of the dead trailer (via aicn)
Shaun of the Dead was definitely entertaining – first zombie comedy I’ve ever seen. Not quite as awesome as I thought it was hyped to be, but still good nonetheless. I’m guessing if I watched it again I’d like it even more – it feels like it would have a bit of that “Big Lebowski” syndrome that makes it funnier each time you watch it.
portman was on letterman last night and she was looking fiiiiiiinnnnnnne…