Dorkgasm Gonzo Is God

Okay so this week is certainly better than some we have seen recently. There’s a wicked set of sisters, a teleporting loser, some very funny killers and a guy who just wants to go to prom.

            Back in 2004, there was a film from Thailand set loose upon an unsuspecting populace. The film dealt with the world of “spirit photography”, and what it could actually be. Then, in 2008, the American public got a tepid remake of the film that originally shocked audiences worldwide, and there was no rejoicing. Even fans of Joshua Jackson were saddened. However, thanks go to the wonderful folks from Tartan Video for their “Asia Extreme” series, which finally brought the much-heralded original to American shores. Now, maybe the rest of us can see what all of the fuss was about, eh?

So, I suppose you may be wondering why this review of The Mist on DVD was relegated to a blog entry. Well, since I had already reviewed the theatrical version before, I thought that this would be appropriate. Plus, it just gets it into your grubby hands faster.

This week is full of revenge, love, dreaming and a little singing with a lot of blood.

This week's releases include The Kite Runner, Wriscutters: A Love Story, The Mist, and Shrooms

            Based on the short story “Kneller’s Happy Campers a.k.a. Pizzeria Kamikaze” by Etgar Keret, the movie is not an instruction annual for the social impaired, as the title might indicate. Wristcutters is actually a lighthearted, enlightening and often quirky spin on life after suicide and coping with not living.

There are so many new DVD releases each week, I am doing a rundown of all of them to save some time. So here goes.

            While many here at Dorkgasm are quick to dismiss Wes Anderson's work as a handful stories about rich kids with problems, I cannot stress enough that his particular brand intelligent, dark and dry humor is exactly the medicine Hollywood needs.
I won't bog you down with a synopsis of The Darjeeling Limited. Basically, three brothers, played by Jason Schwartzman, Adrien Brody and Owen Wilson gather and go on a spiritual journey on a train through India with 11 suitcases, a printer, a laminating machine and handfuls of Indian medications.

            Okay, so call me a kid at heart but I loved Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium. How can you not? Mr. Magorium (Dustin Hoffman) runs a magical Wonder Emporium filled with amazing treasures like self-flying paper airplanes, moving dolls and a doorknob that, when rotated, changes the interior of a magical room. Oh, and let’s not forget the biggest dodge ball you have ever seen.

            Take a trip into the mind of a screenwriter. All of the jumbled influences of your day thrown together to form a thousand characters in a thousand scenarios. Sir Anthony Hopkins’ Slipstream gives the perfect insight in to the creation and execution of a movie.