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Bloodshot A Movie A Day Journal Entry

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Bloodshot – A Movie A Day #92

I’m been a huge comic book nerd for nearly all of my life, but even though I knew of Bloodshot, I never read it. It looked interesting enough, but for whatever reason, I just never gave it a shot. The trailers for the new Bloodshot movie had me very interested though. 

For one thing, I’ve grown to be a pretty decent fan of Vin Diesel over the last few years. I wasn’t a fan when he was doing stuff like XXX and the early Fast and Furious movies, but I jumped into the Furious series at number 4, and I absolutely love it. That led me to being a fan of Vin Diesel. Plus, when I learned that he’s a bug nerd in real life to, I became an even bigger fan.

Also, I’ve been a huge fan of Guy Pearce since Memento. I adore that movie, and Guy Pearce is great in it. He’s great in everything. Even Lockout (which I also enjoy). So seeing Vin Diesel and Guy Pearce in a comic-book based sci-fi action movie with strong overtones of Memento in the trailers had me hooked right away. I didn’t expect Bloodshot to be superb, but I expected it to be fun. It definitely is fun, and I was definitely satisfied with what I saw. 

Vin Diesel plays Ray, a bad-ass Marine who handles his business with brutal efficiency. Ray is killed after a mission, but he is resurrected by Dr. Harting. Harting uses technology to rebuild wounded warriors, and the nano-technology used to bring Ray back from the dead is Haring’s crowning achievement. Ray’s memories are spotty, but as flashes his own death begin to come back to him, Ray sets off on a mission of revenge. But not everything is as it seems. 

I don’t want to spoil any more than that setup, but you can watch the trailer if you want to know why I got such a strong Memento vibe. Bloodshot really does have a similar setup to Memento, but Ray is way more violent and murderous than Leonard was.

Overall, Bloodshot is a fun action movie with neat effects and likable characters. The plot is in no way surprising, but I don’t think it really needs to be. It’s just good, violent, pulpy fun. It won’t be for everyone, but I certainly liked it. I’d love it if they went ahead with a sequel or started a small shared universe with the Valiant Comics brand. A lot of things are up in the air right now with, well, the world, but also with movies and theaters. Bloodshot‘s theatrical run got cut way short, so hopefully once the industry recovers they’ll give this potential series another shot.

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Spaceballs A Movie A Day Journal Entry

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Spaceballs – A Movie A Day #90

This was my best friend’s choice for his birthday movie, so I watched this with him and his wife. I hadn’t seen Spaceballs in a long, long time, so it was definitely a fun time. I remembered a few things while watching (specifically, I remembered Michael Winslow’s scene and lots of Rick Moranis’s lines), but a lot of the movie felt new to me it’d been so long since I’d seen it. Of course I loved it.

I don’t think I really need to explain Spaceballs to anyone. I’m sure you know what it is and what it’s about. If you don’t know, it’s a spoof of Star Wars and other sci-fi and fantasy movies, and it stars some of the greats of comedy cinema. It definitely made me want to binge John Candy and Rick Moranis movies.

I’ll admit to not being a huge fan of many spoof movies. Mostly though, it’s the modern ones that I can’t really stand. Things like Scary Movie and Superhero Movie I just have zero interest in. But I grew up on things like Naked Gun and Airplane. I suppose I’m pretty particular about comedy. I know I am. Spaceballs absolutely works for me though. I shouldn’t wait so long to watch it again.

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Alien 51 A Movie A Day Journal Entry

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Alien 51 (2004) – A Movie A Day #81

I got Alien 51 for $0.99 from the bargain bin at my local used movie store, and I think that’s about as much as I’d be willing to pay for it. It’s a low-budget, straight-to-video sci-fi monster movie that was released in 2004. It’s biggest advertising point (printed on the front and the back of the DVD case) is that Heidi Fleiss is the the star. I think her being the star of the movie is debatable, but Heidi Fleiss is definitely in it. She spends most of her time complaining about pretty much everything.

In my view, the story really focuses on a character named Cleo. A monster has escaped from Area 51 and is on a bloody rampage across the desert. Cleo had some sort of involvement in the creation of the monster, so she reluctantly joins with a local sheriff, Sam Cash, to track down and stop it. Complicating matters are Billy and Evelda (Heidi Fleiss), a married couple who own a traveling freak show. Billy and Evelda want to add the alien-thing to their roster of freaks, so for just under ninety minutes, we are treated to poorly acted and edited carnage as the two couples hunt the monster as it rips random people to shreds.

I didn’t hate Alien 51, but it’s really not very good. I don’t mind the stiff acting or the bland story that much, but I was hoping there would be some good blood as a balance to the blandness. Unfortunately the blood isn’t great either, so I got kind of bored watching this. But hey, I only paid a dollar.

Trailer link: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3115647257?playlistId=tt0384803

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