SALTY THE BEAST'S TEN BEST MOVIES OF 2010: Number Ten

Hello everybody and welcome to the beginning of the unveiling of my top ten films of the year 2010. In a year that had several ups and dow...

MOVIE REVIEW: The Fighter

It is amazing that there is still a relatively large amount of vitality in the boxing movie genre. The most recent entry to this canon, “The...

MOVIE REVIEW: True Grit

In the Coen brothers’ cult classic “The Big Lebowski,” Jeff Bridges portrayed Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski, an insouciant slacker who was descri...

MOVIE REVIEW: 127 Hours

I am fairly sure that everybody reading this can agree on one thing: death is a big fear of ours. It is something that we are clueless about...

BRÜTAL SØNG OF THE WEEK: A Year In Review

Hellote, everybody. Hope everybody had a fantastic Christmas day yesterday! Mine was quite brütal if I do say so myself. Hey, speaking of br...

MOVIE REVIEW: Little Fockers

This series of “Focker” films (which began in 2000 with “Meet The Parents”) has played out a lot like the longevity of hearing the name Gayl...

Moviefone's 50 Best Movies Of 2010

For the full story, click here. Their list goes as follows: 50. Alice In Wonderland 49. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse 48. Made In Dagenham 47. ...

A Request For Backup! Calling All Units!

Hey everybody! Hope everyone is having a brütaltastic holiday season. Me? I am currently in Washington state writing this blog from my siste...

MOVIE REVIEW: Black Swan

Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman) is a fiercely dedicated ballet dancer who is also an obsessively meticulous perfectionist. An example of her c...

68th Annual Golden Globe Awards Nominations

Yeah, I know. I'm a few days late posting this. Well you know what? I don't care, I'm posting anyways. Revealed on December 16th...

MOVIE REVIEW: The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader

Man, the gods must have had a plan that 2010 would be the year that all of the “scavenger hunt” adventure fantasy movies would be released. ...

Roger Ebert's Top 10 Feature Films of 2010

You can check them out in detail if you click right here. His top ten goes as follows: 1. The Social Network 2. The King's Speech 3. Bla...

BRÜTAL SØNG OF THE WEEK: December 19th, 2010

Oi people! The next time you guys shall see me (more accurately, read my stupid blog), I may have accommodated to my case of jet lag. I flew...

MOVIE REVIEW: Tron: Legacy

Back in 1982 (The geek's year for movies that included “E.T.”, “Blade Runner” and “Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan,” among other titles)...

BRÜTAL SØNG OF THE WEEK: December 12th, 2010

I am counting down the days of school until Christmas break (I myself have Monday through Wednesday and the tail end of Thursday). All I hav...

ALBUM REVIEW: Primus "Pork Soda"

Track Listing:1. Pork Chop’s Little Ditty ~2. My Name Is Mud3. Welcome To This World*4. Bob5. DMV6. The Ol’ Diamondback Sturgeon (Fisherman’...

MOVIE REVIEW: The Bounty Hunter

Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler star as the improbable couple Milo and Nicole in “The Bounty Hunter,” a plodding, predictable, unfunny an...

BRÜTAL SØNG OF THE WEEK: December 5th, 2010

I officially hate my current English class. That is all I have to say about this week. But enough of that bullcrap. My Brütal Søng of the ...

MOVIE REVIEW: Tangled

As much as I dislike using the word ‘cartoon’ to describe anything regarding animation (to me, it seems like a condescending term to use), I...

Salty The Beast's Picks for the 2011 People's Choice Awards

Nominations for the 2011 People’s Choice Awards have just been announced on Thursday, December the 2nd and the winners are to be announced o...

BRÜTAL SØNG OF THE WEEK: November 28th, 2010

Hey y’all! Hope everybody had a fantastic Thanksgiving weekend. I know I did. A weekend of awesome movies (all except for “The Bounty Hunter...

MOVIE REVIEW: Love And Other Drugs

In “Love And Other Drugs” (set around the year 1996), Jake Gyllenhaal plays Jamie Randall, an electronics employee turned pharmaceutical rep...

BRÜTAL SØNG OF THE WEEK: November 21st, 2010

Stop! Collaborate and listen. Guess who’s back with their brand new invention. NO, not Vanilla Ice! I’m talking about myself. And my brand...

MOVIE REVIEW: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part One

One thing I praise the Harry Potter franchise for (both the books and films) is that they become increasingly darker, heavier and more matur...

MOVIE REVIEW: Morning Glory

Rachel McAdams’ bubbly and vivacious performance in “Morning Glory,” like Amy Adams in “Enchanted,” is a fine example of how one performance...

MOVIE REVIEW: Unstoppable

Starting as a simple act of slothfulness by a train hostler (Ethan Suplee), large train #777 begins its supposed reign of terror that is ...

ALBUM REVIEW: Anthrax "Sound Of White Noise"

Track Listing:1. Potter’s Field*2. Only3. Room For One More4. Packaged Rebellion*5. Hy Pro Glo*6. Invisible7. 1000 Points Of Hate8. Black Lo...

BRÜTAL SØNG OF THE WEEK: November 14th, 2010

Cómo estás? And yes, I do mean you will be in a ‘cómo’ once I’m done with you. Welcome to the Brütal Søng of the Week of November 14th, 2010...

MOVIE REVIEW: Due Date

I enjoyed “Due Date” just about as much as I enjoyed an earlier film this year called “Dinner For Schmucks.” Both films play on the comed...

BRÜTAL SØNG OF THE WEEK: November 7th, 2010

Hey everybody! I just surpassed the ‘100 blog post’ mark yesterday with my review of “Megamind.” Aren’t you proud of me? But enough self-pro...

MOVIE REVIEW: Megamind

Something that seems murky to me in a good amount of superhero movies is the main villain’s motivation. In the end, what real reimburseme...

ALBUM REVIEW: Radiohead "The Bends"

Track Listing:1. Planet Telex2. The Bends3. High and Dry4. Fake Plastic Trees5. Bones6. (Nice Dream)7. Just*8. My Iron Lung*9. Bullet Pro...

ALBUM REVIEW: Mastodon "Leviathan"

Track Listing:1. Blood And Thunder*2. I Am Ahab3. Seabeast4. Island*5. Iron Tusk^6. Megalodon7. Naked Burn8. Aqua Dementia*9. Hearts Aliv...

MOVIE REVIEW: Saw 3D

Ever since October of 2004, the tenth month of the year has seen little to no large-scale horror movie releases to compete with the “Saw”...

BRÜTAL SØNG OF THE WEEK: October 31st, 2010

It’s flippin’ Halloween!!! It’s also Sunday!!! You know what that means: time for yet another Brütal Søng of the Week. This week, the Brüt...

ALBUM REVIEW: Living Colour "Vivid"

Track Listing:1. Cult Of Personality*2. I Want To Know3. Middle Man^4. Desperate People*5. Open Letter (To A Landlord)6. Funny Vibe7. Mem...

MOVIE REVIEW: Hereafter

“Hereafter” has a moderately gripping narrative and some good performances from its ensemble cast, but for me, the film was lacking in it...

BRÜTAL SØNG OF THE WEEK: October 24th, 2010

Hey, guess what? Halloween is almost upon us! You know what that means? Okay, well aside from another freaking “Saw” movie, it means…abs...

MOVIE REVIEW: Paranormal Activity 2

Ladies and gentlemen. You are about to witness possibly my most controversial movie review to date. Why do I say this? Because what we ar...

ALBUM REVIEW: Trivium "Ascendancy"

Track Listing:1. The End Of Everything2. Rain^3. Pull Harder On The Strings Of Your Martyr4. Drowned and Torn Asunder*5. Ascendancy*6. A Gun...

MOVIE REVIEW: Splice

I will give the makers of “Splice” one thing: they’ve got gall. They have the audacity to pitch a taboo (borderline unsettling) subject m...

ALBUM REVIEW: The Jimi Hendrix Experience "Are You Experienced"

Track Listing:1. Purple Haze*2. Manic Depression3. Hey Joe4. Love Or Confusion5. May This Be Love6. I Don’t Live Today^7. The Wind Cries ...

BRÜTAL SØNG OF THE WEEK: October 17th, 2010

Welcome to another reasonably exciting edition of Salty The Beast’s Brütal Søng of the Week. This one is certainly a crazy one. From the ban...

MOVIE REVIEW: Jackass 3D

With my reviews of both film and music, I pride myself for both my tact and professionalism when it comes to critiquing the works. By outlin...

MOVIE REVIEW: Greenberg

“Greenberg” works mostly as a study of the title character Roger Greenberg, portrayed by the likeable Ben Stiller. His role in this film ...

ALBUM REVIEW: Dream Theater "Awake"

Track Listing:1. 6:00*2. Caught In A Web3. Innocence Faded A MIND BESIDE ITSELF:4. Erotomania5. Voices^6. The Silent Man 7. The Mirror8. Lie...

MOVIE REVIEW: Life As We Know It

I am completely serious in saying that the 1-year-old baby Sophie (played by triplets Alexis, Brynn and Brooke Clagett) is the best perfo...

MOVIE REVIEW: Devil

What “Devil” primarily has going for it is a creepy, claustrophobic sense of uncertainty during the first half. What it does not have is ...

BRÜTAL SØNG OF THE WEEK: October 10th, 2010

Hey, you want to know a weird fact? My “Piranha 3D” is my highest viewed blog post with 353 views as of right now. It is beating my next hig...

MOVIE REVIEW: My Soul To Take

Who would’ve ever thought that Wes Craven, the man behind the original “Nightmare on Elm Street” and “Scream” (one of my personal favorite s...

MOVIE REVIEW: Let Me In

“Let Me In is the American adaptation of the brilliant Swedish horror film “Let The Right One In,” which was released at the tail end of 200...

ALBUM REVIEW: Metallica "Master Of Puppets"

Track Listing:1. Battery*2. Master of Puppets*3. The Thing That Should Not Be^4. Welcome Home (Sanitarium)5. Disposable Heroes6. Leper Me...

BRÜTAL SØNG OF THE WEEK: October 3rd, 2010

Now that I’ve somewhat redeemed myself for the lazy week of posting (I’m still major backed up on album reviews), let us get right to the ...

Achievement Unlocked: Import Blog Posts

Oi people,I've imported all my older movie and music reviews to this new blog. Now with this blog, you have everything I've ever wri...

MOVIE REVIEW: The Social Network

"The Social Network" may be one of the fall’s most anticipated movies, but it also happens to be one of the most criticized and m...

MOVIE REVIEW: Green Zone

“Green Zone,” taking place in 2003 Baghdad, touches upon the (at the time) growing conspiracy that Iraqis were hiding large stockpiles of...

MOVIE REVIEW: Inception

Last night I took a second stab at Christopher Nolan’s “Inception.” The reason why…well frankly, I loved it the first time and I wanted t...

MOVIE REVIEW: The Town

Most people wouldn’t know judging by his questionable acting pedigree (“Gigli” anyone?), but Ben Affleck is a surprisingly intelligent in...

BRÜTAL SØNG OF THE WEEK: September 26th, 2010

Wow. Least productive week of blogging ever, huh? I haven’t posted a single thing since the last Brütal Søng post and consequently I am pr...

BRÜTAL SØNG OF THE WEEK: September 19th, 2010

Captain's Log. Sunday, September 19th, 2010. All two people reading this await a Brütal Søng of the Week. I am here to declare that it i...

MOVIE REVIEW: Easy A

21-year old Emma Stone has proven herself to be quite the young actress. She has commendable acting chops, good looks and an undeniable f...

ALBUM REVIEW: Slipknot "Iowa"

Track Listing1. (515)2. People=Sh*t *3. Disasterpiece4. My Plague *5. Everything Ends6. The Heretic Anthem *7. Gently8. Left Behind9. The...

MOVIE REVIEW: Dear John

“What are we doing? I mean, we’re sitting here […] and we’re talking, but no one’s actually saying anything.” –John Tyree (Channing Tatum...

MOVIE REVIEW: Resident Evil: Afterlife

If I had to give the Resident Evil film series a compliment, it would be that I am constantly amazed at the overall improvement level wit...

BRÜTAL SØNG OF THE WEEK: "Capillarian Crest" by Mastodon

Happy Sunday, people. You know what time it is? Of course you do, you read the name of this blog post. So for the 12th to the 18th of Sept...

ALBUM REVIEW: The White Stripes "Elephant"

Track Listing:1. Seven Nation Army*2. Black Math3. There’s No Home For You Here4. I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself5. In The Cold,...

MOVIE REVIEW: The American

Now would be the time for you to throw all preconceived notions that “The American” is a full-out action movie out the window, because it...

ALBUM REVIEW: Mercyful Fate "Melissa"

Track Listing:1. Evil*2. Curse of The Pharaohs*3. Into The Coven*4. At The Sound Of The Demon Bell5. Black Funeral6. Satan’s Fall ^ 7. Melis...

MOVIE REVIEW: The Last Exorcism

Oddly enough, “The Last Exorcism” turned out to be one of the most pleasant surprises of the late summer movie season. Granted, this summ...

BRÜTAL SØNG OF THE WEEK: "You Won't Know" by Brand New

For this week (September 5th through 11th), my Søng of epic Brütality is “You Won’t Know” by Brand New. Brand New is quickly becoming on...

Restricted

Take a close look at this image if you will. If you know me personally, you might know that I just recently turned seventeen and could now...

MOVIE REVIEW: The Tooth Fairy

“The Tooth Fairy” casts Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as a cocky, arrogant ice hockey player named Derek “Tooth Fairy” Thompson. Mostly known...

ALBUM REVIEW: Avenged Sevenfold "Nightmare"

Track Listing:1. Nightmare2. Welcome To The Family 3. Danger Line4. Buried Alive*5. Natural Born Killer*6. So Far Away7. God Hates Us ^8. Vi...

Time To Get Off Of That Fence

Only over half a month ago, I saw one of the funniest, most exciting and most original action movies I have seen in the longest time. Comb...

BRÜTAL SØNG OF THE WEEK: "A Little Piece of Heaven" by Avenged Sevenfold

For the week of August 29th to September 4th, my Brütal Søng of the Week is gonna have to be "A Little Piece of Heaven" by Avenged...

MOVIE REVIEW: Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief

High-schooler Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman) finds out two alarming bits of information in the span of one day. Number one: he is a demigod; a...

ALBUM REVIEW: Austrian Death Machine "Total Brutal"

1. Hello California ~ 2. Get To The Choppa* 3. Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers4. All Of The Songs Sound The Same ~5. I Am A Cybernetic Organism, L...

BRÜTAL SØNG OF THE WEEK: "Tears Don't Fall" by Bullet For My Valentine

For this week (the 22nd through 28th of August), my Brütal Søng of the Week is "Tears Don't Fall" by Bullet For My Valentine, ...

MOVIE REVIEW: Vampires Suck

Dang it! I thought we were finally rid of Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, the two reprehensible knuckleheads behind the spoof movies ...

MOVIE REVIEW: Leap Year

Anna Brady (Amy Adams), a big city real estate staging consultant, is fed up with waiting for her long-time boyfriend Jeremy (Adam Scott) to...

BRÜTAL SØNG OF THE WEEK: "Suffocating Sight" by Trivium

Hello and welcome to a new feature entitled Brütal Søng of the Week. Starting now, I shall pick a song that I have been particularly interes...

MOVIE REVIEW: Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

I rarely ever see movies quite like “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.” It is a film that walks through familiar themes and territories, but twea...

MOVIE REVIEW: Dinner For Schmucks

I was not at all surprised after watching “Dinner For Schmucks” that it was directed by Jay Roach (“Austin Powers” and the “Fockers” series)...

Some Thought Food...

Quick show of hands: Is this not the most epic picture of me ever?Hello, good people. Today I finished the original draft for my college ess...

MOVIE REVIEW: The Other Guys

“The Other Guys” is what one might call a stupid movie for smart people. A common trait among movies like these is that all of the main char...

MOVIE REVIEW: Salt

“Salt” is an interesting sort of movie. It has a fascinating premise, an above average script, well-respected actors and, in due course, the...

Really? Really now?

Hey, for all I know, it could be great. I'm just saying that what I've seen of it so far has bad news written all over it. Just judg...

ALBUM REVIEW: Collective Soul

Track Listing:1. Simple*2. Untitled3. The World I Know*4. Smashing Young Man^5. December6. Where The River Flows7. Gel*8. She Gathers Rain9....

My Apology Of Sorts/A Renewal of Sorts

Hello Universe,First off, let me just that I deeply apologize for not updating any of my blogs in over a month. I've been wrapped up in ...

ALBUM REVIEW: Queensrÿche "Operation: Mindcrime"

In my voyages, very few people have listened to (or even have heard of) Queensrÿche before I tell them. I find that to be a real bummer as Q...

MOVIE REVIEW: Extraordinary Measures

Pompe Disease is a genetic illness which scientists had not yet developed a cure for during the events in “Extraordinary Measures.” The dise...

MOVIE REVIEW: Toy Story 3

Really…is there anyone on the face of the earth that doesn’t like the “Toy Story” series? I mentally asked myself that question the other da...

ALBUM REVIEW: "The Doors"

I may be in the minority…heck, I’m probably the only music critic ever, to say that I’m not a big fan of the Doors. While it’s true that a g...

MOVIE REVIEW: Get Him To The Greek

Aldous Snow (Russell Brand), once a prominent figure in the rock music industry, has just hit the downward spiral of his career. About as co...

ALBUM REVIEW: Smashing Pumpkins "Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness"

One may presume that if I were fanatical about any genre of music, it would be heavy metal and most of its various subgenres. That is the ex...

MOVIE REVIEW: MacGruber

You know, it’s always comedies that I have the hardest time writing a review for. My reasoning for this is that humor is absolutely subjecti...

MOVIE REVIEW: Iron Man 2

The wait is finally over. After almost exactly two years, the sequel to the brilliant Marvel comic adaptation “Iron Man” hits the theaters. ...

Salty The Beast's Top 10 Superhero Movies

During the past couple of years, superhero movies have reached the peak of their popularity, Also in those years, writers and directors ha...

MOVIE REVIEW: A Nightmare On Elm Street

I really do think that after Wes Craven made “Scream,” a decently frightening satire about common horror movie tropes and clichés, it was ti...

MOVIE REVIEW: Kick-Ass

In the world portrayed in “Kick-Ass,” the film adaptation of a comic book series of the same name, one theme is represented that is almost n...

ALBUM REVIEW: Def Leppard "Hysteria"

Despite the major setbacks suppressing the release of Def Leppard’s “Hysteria,” most of which was likely figuring out how exactly to move on...

MOVIE REVIEW: Date Night

The comedy “Date Night” features Phil and Claire Foster (Steve Carell and Tina Fey, respectively), two adults who want to break away from th...

ALBUM REVIEW: Tool "Undertow"

While the band may not click with everyone, Tool is one of my personal favorite bands of all time. More complex, cryptic, disturbing and dow...

MOVIE REVIEW: Wonderful World

“Wonderful World” is a small indie film whose protagonist, Ben Singer (Matthew Broderick), always has a pessimistic outlook on life. If he c...

MOVIE REVIEW: Crazy Heart

“Crazy Heart” was nominated for a few Academy Awards for the 82nd annual event, including Best Actor for Jeff Bridges and Best Original Song...

MOVIE REVIEW: How To Train Your Dragon

“How To Train Your Dragon” is a new animated film set in an island/village called Berk. Completely surrounded by water and far from any land...

MOVIE REVIEW: The Ghost Writer

The opening scene of “The Ghost Writer,” the newest film by visionary director Roman Polanski, illustrates a mysterious death of a man. A fe...

ALBUM REVIEW: "Audioslave"

After Rage Against The Machine’s 2000 disbandment, specifically Zack de la Rocha’s creative differences, the remaining three members (guitar...

ALBUM REVIEW: Anthrax "Among The Living"

1986 was without a doubt thrash metal’s golden year. That year saw the release of many amazing records and singles that will always live on ...

ALBUM REVIEW: Megadeth "Countdown To Extinction"

Megadeth’s 1992 album “Countdown To Extinction” is the band’s most commercially successful album to date. It is the successor to, in my opin...

MOVIE REVIEW: Alice In Wonderland

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll is a literary work that has many times been translated, reworked and/or re-imagined to fit...

MOVIE REVIEW: Shutter Island

Ashecliff is a mental institution for the criminally insane located on Shutter Island. The island itself is virtually inescapable. The asylu...

ALBUM REVIEW: The Scorpions "Virgin Killer"

I am going to take a wild guess and say that most of the people reading this have not listened to the Scorpions’ 1976 album “Virgin Killer.”...

MOVIE REVIEW: Cop Out

“Cop Out” is a crass, tasteless action-comedy directed by Kevin Smith, who is the man responsible for the entire View Askewniverse as well a...

ALBUM REVIEW: Pink Floyd "The Wall"

Released in November of 1979, Pink Floyd’s concept album “The Wall” has since become an instant classic and is considered one of the best do...

Salty The Beast's Epic Top 10 of 2009

Yeah, yeah, I know what you are thinking: this list is pretty late into the new year. At first I wasn’t going to post my list, but after fin...

MOVIE REVIEW: Edge Of Darkness

Don’t be fooled by the advertising for “Edge of Darkness.” It is not as much of a high-voltage action movie (like “Taken”) as it is leading ...

MOVIE REVIEW: The Wolfman

At the very beginning of the year, the film “Daybreakers” was released. That film basically said, “To Hell with ‘Twilight,’ this is a real v...

MOVIE REVIEW: To Save A Life

“To Save A Life” is an independent movie that sends out a strong message about how suicide is not the answer in any case. That is a message ...

ALBUM REVIEW: Skid Row "Slave To The Grind"

Skid Row’s self-titled first album was released in the year 1989, around the time where the popularity of hair metal was dwindling more and ...

Congratulations, James Cameron

A few weeks ago, it was recorded that James Cameron’s “Avatar” was the number one highest grossing movie of all-time worldwide. The record...

MOVIE REVIEW: Up In The Air

“Up In The Air” is a fantastic new film by Jason Reitman. It includes some deep characters and an even deeper look at the modern day world. ...

ALBUM REVIEW: AC/DC "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"

Man, I’ve loved AC/DC ever since I was introduced as a little kid to Back in Black. The band was one of my first initiations to the hard roc...

MOVIE REVIEW: Legion

Now here are the bad January movies that we're used to seeing. "Legion" is a bad movie. I would say it's laughably bad, bu...

ALBUM REVIEW: "Beavis and Butt-Head Do America: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack"

The main reason I bought the Beavis and Butt-Head Do America soundtrack a few years ago was for the track "Love Rollercoaster" by ...

MOVIE REVIEW: The Book Of Eli

Welcome to the year 2043, where the earth has now become a sparsely populated wasteland and everyone wears aviator sunglasses. People posses...

ALBUM REVIEW: King Diamond "Them"

King Diamond (born Kim Bendix Petersen) is a musician who is considered by some (including myself) to be one of the greatest heavy metal voc...

MOVIE REVIEW: Daybreakers

Let's be honest: in the last couple of years, there has been a crap ton of vampire movies. And most of them have tried to create new int...

ALBUM REVIEW: Heart "Little Queen"

I once heard Chris Cornell of Soundgarden (along with countless others) say that Heart is the American version of Led Zeppelin. There has ne...