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Over this past weekend I had the pleasure of acting for Spork Films again, for the 48 hour film project. It went quite well, I got to play a role I had some fun with. If you want to check out the film, I suggest going to the 9:15 showing of the entries tonight at the KiMo theatre. Vote for Sport Films, please!

Now some reviews:

Hellboy II

Visually amazing, this is what Hellboy I should have been - like a comic book on steroids. Guillemo Del Toro obviously cares about this project immensely, having turned down projects like Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince and I am Legend to make this tilm. This time, though, he could do what he wanted to, thanks to the budget he's managed to amass with Pan's Labrynth being so popular. The film was pretty phenomenal, fun to watch, and well-written, but still goofy in a comic way. Ron Perlman is amazing in the lead roll, Selma Blair is hot as LIz, and my only disappointment was that David Hyde Pierce didn't return to reprise Abe. Beyond that, I'd give this film 4.5 out of 5 stars.

Charlie Bartlett

Cool and Unassuming, this film was fun, and hit on a lot of the small trials that face most teenagers in high school. The characters were well developed, but not too much so. A fun script drove the whole thing, and combined some typical story features with some not so typical ones. Robert Downy Jr. is great as always, channeling a bit of his addictive nature into his character, and Anton Yelchin is great in the film's title role. 4.5 out of 5.

Sex and Death 101

Quite an odd film, a man (Simon Baker) receives a list in the mail of all the women he'll sleep with, generated by an all knowing "oracle" machine. Hilarity of various kinds ensues, the "death" part of the title got me a bit, but it rolled to a good close. Winona Rider plays a killer, which is always a nice thing to see, and she's got a great haircut. 3 out of 5.

That's about it, I dunno why I feel the need to review stuff lately, I just do.