November 2006

Drugged Out Insanity

  • Title: Candy
  • IMDb: link

I’ll start out with a disclaimer, this is not my genre.  Movies about self-absorbed and self-destructive people who destroy the lives, and the lives around them, through their drug addiction usually don’t work for me (though there are exceptions, including this year’s A Scanner Darkly which you can read about here).  The flaw I usual find is strong in Candy, these characters bring the destruction on themselves.  And you know what?  They deserve it.  So why should I care?

Dan (Heath Ledger) is an out-of-work slacker who fancies himself a poet.  Candy (Abbie Cornish) is a smart and beautiful art student who is seduced by Dan’s smile and bohemian lifestyle which includes heroin.  Before long both are hopelessly in love and hopelessly addicted without any way out for either of them.

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Dancing Penguins

  • Title: Happy Feet
  • IMDb: link

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Happy Feet is a very average animated film with some brilliant animation.  Robin Williams does his thing, everyone learns an important lesson, and the world keeps on a spinin.’

Penguins mate by singing, if this animated tale is to be believed.  A penguin looks deep in his or her heart and finds the heartsong which will be sung and will attract a mate.  Two of the most musical penguins Memphis (Hugh Jackman) and Norma Jean (Nicole Kidman) come together in just such a moment.

Their son however is a disappointment.  Mumble (Elijah Wood) can’t sing, and has this odd habit of tapping his feet, and dancing to a beat that only he can hear.  He is in love with the lovely Gloria (Brittany Murphy) but without being able to sing a lick, he can’t win her heart or find a place in his world.

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Comic Book Shelf

Hey there true believers!  Today the fourteenth issue of our Comic Book Shelf edition hits our newsstand.  Want to know what’s getting released today at the old comic shop but too busy, or lazy (not that there’s anything wrong with that), to bother?  Well no sweat Bat-fans as we’ve got the scoop of what comics and graphic novels are hitting the shelves today.

This week’s releases include The Flash: Fastest Man Alive, Iron Man, Birds of Prey, Deadman, Daredevil: Father, Claw the Unconquered, What If? Spider-Man, 52, Hellblazer, Ultimate Fantastic Four, and more!

If you’re looking for graphic novels you don’t want to miss Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis, Fury: Peacemaker, Hellblazer: Empathy is the Enemy, Marvel Westerns, Superman: Man of Steel Vol. 5, Squadron Supreme Vol. 1: The Pre-War Years (Premiere Edition), and more.

For the full list check inside…

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Bond Week Giveaway

In case you’ve failed to notice, and if so you might want to get your eyesight checked, we’re running a special James Bond theme week here at RazorFine.  It’s cool and it’s exciting, but why should we get to have all the fun?

We’ve got prizes to give away and we’re looking for those who just love to get some free Bond stuff.  All you have to do is tell us what your favorite Bond film is, and why.  Simple right?  So c’mon and grab you chance to win a cool Bond hat, t-shirt, or poster!!

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