Flawless victory.

While my wife folds the laundry, I'm watching Lasagna Cat, and I had a very specific reaction to this one. I think you should skip watching that, though, and spend some time here:



Thirty seconds into that video, I knew I'd found a kindred spirit. Here's a little thought experiment:

How would you make the perfect film? And by "perfect," I mean a film that scores 100/100 on any imaginable scoring rubric. A paragon. A movie with flawless acting, music, plot, and so on. How would you do that?

1. Cast Sam Neill
2. Find real dinosaurs
3. Hire John Williams
4. Film

Well, that movie exists. It is called Jurassic Park.

BONUS FOOTAGE FROM THE SAM NEILL LINK:



Listen to the music in that tribute. Think about the kid who made the tribute. But seriously think about the music. And how much time had to have been spent scouring the Internet for the right photos.

Movie review!

We watched Sunshine tonight, and here is our review:

Catherine found her perfect way to die, which is exploding in the center of the sun while creating a new star. Joy and warmth. And sunlight. It's actually all she wants.

I found a perfect feeling of imperfection. The movie was great, sure; it's pretty awesome-looking, and that was just the Human Torch! Ha ha ha!


No, seriously.

But where was Sam Neill?

I ask because I already saw this movie, only it was called Event Horizon, and it starred Sam Neill and Larry Fishburne. I don't think I need to tell you that Sam Neill is the greatest actor of this generation. Here's just a sample from his IMDB page:

Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park 3
Event Horizon

I know!

Anyway, Sunshine was the same movie as Event Horizon, only all dark instead of all light. And trying hard, where you could tell the actors had seen the script ahead of time. And no Sam Neill looking like this:


No, SERIOUSLY.

So, all in all, I'd give Event Horizon five stars.