It's Not a Movie Its a Movement

Point Breaking Down The Fast and Furious Franchise

by Chris Sexton 

The last time I cameo-ed on DDT I was writing about one of my true loves, the New York Jets ; a franchise that I have an undying love and devotion towards but that franchise chooses to let me down every time. They are the worst. The IRS and terrorists are nicer to my psyche than the New York Jets.

Fast and Furious is the opposite.

Star Trek Into Darkness

Should you go see Star Trek Into Darkness? The staff of Double Down Trent says yes. Yes you should.

Cazalet's Review

Beam Me Up Abrams

When deciding which of the summer blockbusters we would see, my girlfriend and I came to a crossroads with Star Trek. She had no interest at all, I couldn't wait for it. She said "But I've never seen any of the movies or tv shows." I told her neither had I, I only saw J.J. Abrams reboot from 2009. So I made her watch that one and not surprisingly she was into it.

The Great Gatsby Reviews

We are a little behind on our review of Baz Luhrman's The Great Gatsby but nonetheless wanted to provide our review. Unlike other movie reviews we thought it would be interested for Steve and I to both write a review, independent of each others opinion, to an overall review. Two sets of eyes are always better than one.

Ryan Cazalet's Review: 

Borne Ceaselessly Into The Past

"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." The famous last words of F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece. It's a perfect metaphor for the current state of Hollywood in that we are seeing familiar characters and franchises returning to theaters. The past comes, once more, roaringly to life in the latest adaptation of The Great Gatsby, a film that left me feeling refreshed and greatly entertained.

How do you adapt a timeless piece of literature? Especially considering there have been 4 feature films already made (most notably 1974's Gatsby starring Robert Redford). The answer, according to Baz Luhrmann, was to add some flair to it. The director of Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge has a signature style of film-making that some people love and some people hate. I have to imagine this is the reason for the mixed reviews of 2013's The Great Gatsby.

Love is Blindness : A Case for the San Antonio Spurs

by Steve Coulter 

With Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals series between the Golden State Warriors and the San Antonio Spurs only hours away, the media conglomerates — I’m looking at you ESPN and TNT — have begin to blindly and redundantly hype this as a battle of “young and old.”

I know there isn’t exactly a counter argument to suggest the media companies are wrong with this citation as the Warriors are led by the exciting and titillating Stephen Curry, who has risen into the top 10 overall player rankings this postseason, and one of the league’s bravest new coaches — Mark Jackson. Meanwhile, the timeless and selfless Tim Duncan anchors the Spurs as one of the best four coaches to ever stand on a NBA sideline — Greg Popovich — guides them like a guru on yet another postseason quest.

Summer Movie Preview

by Ryan Cazalet

As of midnight May 3rd the summer movie season is officially under way. Although nowadays the official start can be debated. It used to be Memorial Day weekend was the first big summer blockbuster. However studios have started to roll out big budget movies in April so I guess the anarchists are winning.

Iron Man 3 hits theaters this weekend and its expected to be big. A popular theme this summer is sequels or recurring characters. It seems like Hollywood is running out of original ideas. Another big trend is IMAX and IMAX 3D. I love IMAX and I enjoy IMAX 3D. IMAX is absolutely worth the four extra dollars for some films. I will advise you on which films are worth going to IMAX and which to just see. I am listing the movies by the date of their release, not in the order that I want to see them. THIS IS A LONG READ, BUT IF YOU ENJOY MOVIES IT'S TOTALLY WORTH IT. It's also Friday and you probably want to kill time at work, and what better way than to read about summer movies.

So without further adieu I give you Double Down Trent's inaugural summer movie preview (click on the movie title for trailer of the film).

The Jason Collins Dilemma

By Steve Coulter

Now that the dust has somewhat settled from Jason Collins' landmark announcement on Monday I think it's an appropriate time to discuss what the future looks like for the four major sports in America and, potentially more importantly, what the future looks like for the man at the epicenter of both the gay and athletic community of our country.

Durant, Westbrook and the Nature of Sports : The Best Ultimately Rise

by Ryan Cazalet

I would like to ask that you allow me a quick tangent before I get to my argument, just so you know where I'm coming from. It may end up not being quick at all but in order to state a case one must first establish the fundamental principles.

I feel uncomfortable so easily dismissing the amazing skill of professional athletes. It's easy to sit back and do what Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith do; to simply pick a side yes or no, winner or loser, can they play or can't they? What critics and fans usually don't understand is that you don't always need to ask the question "did a team win the game or did their opponent lose it?"