There's no such thing as a stupid question, until you ask it

Hello I am the movie encyclopedia and if no one else will see it, I will.

If any of you have listened to the newest episode of "The Demented Encyclopedia" or have been reading my blog for a while you should know that I am a huge fan of Doug Walker aka That Guy With the Glasses. His site, thatguywiththeglasses.com has been a favorite of mine for two years. So needless to say I was certainly blown away when I heard that he was coming out with a Best of Volume 1 DVD. As a big fan I clicked on buy so quickly that Rain from Ninja Assassin couldn't have done it faster. And in three days flat my copy arrived in the mail. And as a super fan I also made sure to get the autographed edition, mostly because it makes the cover all the more awesome. Don't believe me?

See it IS more awesome like that.

Anyway I figure since I review movies and TV and DVDs when they come out that this should be no exception. I'll try to be as un bias as possible but you will have to excuse me if my inner fan boy comes out.

That Guy with The Glasses Volume 1 contains 6 hours of footage from That Guy With The Glasses. Along with featuring a few of his non-copyright protected Nostalgia Critics (in which he reviews older movies) like Transformers the Movie (80s cartoon version), Tedy Ruxbin, Casper, Cloverfield and a few of his Nostalgic specials like the Harry Potter book opening, and the Cloverfield trailer this DVD also includes a special never before seen DVD exclusive episode of Turkish Rambo aka Rampage. The Rampage review is good despite not being his funniest but it does include some great lines, one brilliant inside joke and one scene that will go through my head for a while involving Rambo and Street Fighter.

Also on this DVD is a bunch of his Bum Reviews (in which he plays a crack addicted bum who tells you the plot to a movie with spoilers). Along with favorites like Watchmen, Twilight, and Speed Racer, this DVD also includes TWO brand new episodes of Bum Reviews in which he reviews Paranormal Activity and GI Joe. Both are hilarious and both are certainly worthy of buying the DVD for.

Also on here is a large chunk of his Ask That Guy With The Glasses' and two brand new DVD exclusive episodes (imagine Ask a Ninja but eviler and snarkier). Both are hilarious but feel short. That's okay though since all the episodes watched together are a hilarious watch.

Finally there is a great array of other material like sketches, cartoons, interviews, Spooning With Spoony, bloopers, alternate/outtakes and much much more. The bloopers are great with the Alone in the Dark Bloopers (which clock in at 13 minutes) particularly hilarious.

Overall this DVD is jam packed with great content, exclusive content and it makes you itching for Volume 2 to come out. A great DVD and it you don't like it, just go to the site...it's free!

MY VERDICT: TOP FILM...ER DVD!

The Demented Encyclopedia Episode 1-"And Trust me...she's not a vegetarian."

Hello I am the movie encyclopedia and if no one else will see it, I will.

Many of my frequent listeners will know that I have been a regular podcaster with the Large Association of Movie Blogs doing both their official podcast known as the LAMBcast (check my Audio/Video section) as well as their version of rifftrax known as LAMBtrax (see Audio/Video).

As much as I love the LAMB though I have always wanted to do my own podcast. People seem to like my voice (I haven't heard otherwise) and I certainly have a lot of unique opinions so doing my own podcast certainly didn't seem like a crazy idea but, as usual whenever I get a new idea, there were some hitches: first, I didn't have the recording equipment. It's not that I can't rush over to Best Buy or order it online or anything but it's hard to get stuff working on my computer and every recording I've ever tried doing on here has failed miserably. The second is I hate listening to myself talk...well let me rephrase that...I hate listening to myself talk BECAUSE I end up rambling for three hours without any direction. Because of that I knew that I would need a partner. But who would team up with me? Who would take on the feat known as doing your own podcast? Little did I know that there was someone who wanted to do a podcast and didn't want to do it alone! That person WAS....

...Nick Jobe of Random Ramblings of A Demented Doorknob. A mouthful I know. One of my top five most read bloggers and a pretty good friend to me since joining the LAMB, he too wanted to do a podcast with a partner. So we knocked our heads together and came up with some ideas and before we knew it we had "THE DEMENTED ENCYCLOPEDIA!"

In the debut episode of our weekly podcast Nick and I took on the Oscars. But less about the nominees and whatnot like other people have done but instead our thoughts on the show itself. What was good, what was bad, what made George Clooney so pissed and threw that together. We sandwiched that in between our soon to be regular features of:

1. Plugs
2. Reality Round Up (Where we talk about American Idol and Survivor)
3. If I had Written/Directed (We took on Avatar and Up in the Air)
4. Recommend a... (Where we recommend a book/movie/DVD/CD)
5. Monologue/Dialogue/One-liner of the week (Where we do a dramatic interpretation of a monologue, dialogue or a witty one liner)

Coming in at a whopping 96 minutes this bad boy is a long one. But fear not we will try to shorten it in the future...cut us some slack its our first episode. So take a listen up at the top, listen on the sidebar, or download it from iTunes. You will find it under Podcasts if you search "The Demented Encyclopedia."

Enjoy....

You have no idea what you're dealing with

Hello I am the movie encyclopedia and if no one else will see it, I will.

I actually really like Paul Greengrass. His minimalist approach to film making, especially in recent years is quite intriguing. The Bourne movies felt like they were shot hand held, the action was chaotic, the sound mixing and editing was the best I had ever seen in a film, and it was an intense ride from start to finish. It only had one problem: Matt Damon. Those who have known me for a while know that I despise Damon. He's a decent enough actor and HAS had some really good films but he is just so cocky and narcissistic that I can never like him as a person. And no matter how much people tell me otherwise, this opinion is NEVER going to change. That being said I was actually excited for the fourth Bourne movie to finally come out and now it's here...wait...this isn't a Bourne movie? You sure? Oh well...it may not be a Bourne movie and it may have Matt Damon but Green Zone is still a DAMN good movie.

The story of Green Zone follows Roy Miller (Damon). He is a warrant officer who works with the CIA. One day, after they apprehend a criminal, a bunch of US special forces came in and took the criminal away, and punched out Miller while in the process. Confused Miller goes to Martin Brown (Brendan Gleason), the CIA Baghdad bureau chief and together along with a reporter named Lawrie (Amy Ryan) they go searching for the truth behind the weapons of mass destruction, something Clark Poundstone (Greg Kinnear), a Pentagon Special Intelligence officer, doesn't want to happen.

I gotta say that this is a damn good thriller even with it's flaws. The characters are stereotypical cardboard cut outs and their lines are mad libs of other Iraq war movies but the acting is good enough that it doesn't feel weak or cheesy. The camera is shaky and can affect a lot of people but it also has that minimalist style and swagger that made Greengrass so good. The action is chaotic and confusing but it's also in your face, non stop and entertaining.

Overall it's a great thriller, a controversial war movie, fun to watch and although it has Damon and it feels like Bourne 4, it's still a really great movie. Give this one a chance.

MY VERDICT: OWN IT