If George Clooney took a 2 hour shit, I'd watch it. Seriously, he's in my top 3 actors of all time and I try to see everything he does. When he writes and directs a film then I just know I have to see the film.
Well, this is by far the best comedy of 2008 so far and it does not have a fart, burp, poop or pee joke. What a surprise. Actually, the film is refreshing but be warned, your audience will be using walkers.
But that is okay because I haven't laughed this much since Over Her Dead Body which in retrospect wasn't all that funny (and it contained fart jokes). The film uses a slapstick approach and it just works and it's a refreshing take than the crap we have been given lately.
The entire cast does a great job and while I'm not a Zellwigger fan she brings a lot of life to the film. I was actually expecting a lot more football but the film seems a little light on that and worries more about its characters.
The film also has a satisfying ending and pretty much ties up everything with no real plot holes. I highly recommend this film to anyone whose a fan of the cast or just looking to enjoy a 2 hour comedy which doesn't feel that long.
Entertainment Value - 4/5
Movie - ****/5
Friday, April 4, 2008
The Ruins
A little over a year ago I read the novel "The Ruins". Not much later did the film get green lighted and went into production. The novel was dark and entertaining and I was ecstatic about the film.
Well, I've seen it and I must say it was worth the wait. For me anyway. You're going to either love this horror film or hate it. The ending felt rushed and I'm not sure if it was exactly like the novel which I will now have to re-read.
However, if you can look past that minor flaw you'll witness the best horror film since The Descent and they both have a common theme. Despair is the theme of this film. Five tourists go to a Mayan ruin off the beaten path only to be trapped there by some natives due to something within the ruins.
I'm being vague but if you've seen the previews then you know what is about to happen. The cast does an excellent job of provoking paranoia and dread. The finale (excluding the last 4 minuets or so) is sickening and intense.
Gore hounds will love the effects and finally this film has a few actual jump moments and you know it's good when the guy behind you curse for his own jumping. Horror fans owe it to themselves to see this film and it does the novel a great justice which I can't say often.
Entertainment Value - 5/5
Movie - **** 1/2 / 5
Well, I've seen it and I must say it was worth the wait. For me anyway. You're going to either love this horror film or hate it. The ending felt rushed and I'm not sure if it was exactly like the novel which I will now have to re-read.
However, if you can look past that minor flaw you'll witness the best horror film since The Descent and they both have a common theme. Despair is the theme of this film. Five tourists go to a Mayan ruin off the beaten path only to be trapped there by some natives due to something within the ruins.
I'm being vague but if you've seen the previews then you know what is about to happen. The cast does an excellent job of provoking paranoia and dread. The finale (excluding the last 4 minuets or so) is sickening and intense.
Gore hounds will love the effects and finally this film has a few actual jump moments and you know it's good when the guy behind you curse for his own jumping. Horror fans owe it to themselves to see this film and it does the novel a great justice which I can't say often.
Entertainment Value - 5/5
Movie - **** 1/2 / 5
Stop Loss
This entire time I have reviewed movies in the order I saw them. I saw this after my next two reviews but I couldn't taint them by following them with this piece of shit.
I have seen pretty much every major theatrical release in the past 8 years. Not always in the theater but whatever. There has only been one instance of me walking out of a movie and I can't even remember what movie it was but I doubt I paid for it and if I did I must have gone to a different movie, thus my reason for forgetting it.
Well, I walked out of Stop Loss after its first hour. I have no clue how long the film is and frankly I don't give a damn. It's a waste of film, it's a terrible piece of shit that should have never been made.
You think Meet the Spartans sucked? Then you must realize this film is worse. I can not fathom why this was green lighted, why anyone wrote it, why anyone thought it would be a good idea to be in it and god damn does the director not realize he should stick to doing shitty videos for MTV (a name drop due to them releasing this piece of shit).
This film is such shit it doesn't even deserve an official rating.
Movie - 0/5
I have seen pretty much every major theatrical release in the past 8 years. Not always in the theater but whatever. There has only been one instance of me walking out of a movie and I can't even remember what movie it was but I doubt I paid for it and if I did I must have gone to a different movie, thus my reason for forgetting it.
Well, I walked out of Stop Loss after its first hour. I have no clue how long the film is and frankly I don't give a damn. It's a waste of film, it's a terrible piece of shit that should have never been made.
You think Meet the Spartans sucked? Then you must realize this film is worse. I can not fathom why this was green lighted, why anyone wrote it, why anyone thought it would be a good idea to be in it and god damn does the director not realize he should stick to doing shitty videos for MTV (a name drop due to them releasing this piece of shit).
This film is such shit it doesn't even deserve an official rating.
Movie - 0/5
Thursday, April 3, 2008
21
Which such an original and thought provoking title one would say this was sure to be a masterpeice in the making. Actually the preview sums up the entire story in a nut shell minus the last 20 or so minutes but anyone could figure it all out.
Not that it's a bad movie mind you. It's actually some what decent if you're into these type of dramas but it's far from amazing or even all that interesting.
It does nothing to really insult the viewer and the performers give rather good performances. Seriously, have we ever seen Spacey do a poor performance? No but we've seen him do over the top in person but this is a fairly mellow role for me and a return to some what semi-evil roles he first started out doing.
I really don't know what else to say. it's a somewhat interesting story I'm sure most people have heard before and besides the acting it doesn't have much else going on. Maybe worth a rental but no theatrical viewing.
Entertainment Value - 2/5
Movie - ** 1/2 / 5
Not that it's a bad movie mind you. It's actually some what decent if you're into these type of dramas but it's far from amazing or even all that interesting.
It does nothing to really insult the viewer and the performers give rather good performances. Seriously, have we ever seen Spacey do a poor performance? No but we've seen him do over the top in person but this is a fairly mellow role for me and a return to some what semi-evil roles he first started out doing.
I really don't know what else to say. it's a somewhat interesting story I'm sure most people have heard before and besides the acting it doesn't have much else going on. Maybe worth a rental but no theatrical viewing.
Entertainment Value - 2/5
Movie - ** 1/2 / 5
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Superhero Movie
Like so many spoofs before it, Superhero Movie fails to do anything right. Gone are the days of Airplane and Naked Gun. We're even lucky to get a half way decent spoof with the Scary Movie films but lately we've been served shit like Meet the Spartans and Date Movie.
While this one doesn't falling into the utter garbage category of Date movie or the other ecent titles, it fails to do anything all that good.
The witty jokes aren't here, the dialog is almost painful and the cool in jokes fall flat. The two girls and a cup thing wasn't funny, was handled in such a dumb way I couldn't really understand why they even bothered having it in there.
I think I only laughed once and it was due to a Tom Cruise joke. Yes, we still haven't stopped laughing at Cruise...
I can't think of anything else to say. It wasn't funny but it at least had a plot of some sort that didn't feel like one joke after another. Still the bottom of the barrel but oh well. Oh and the film has a fart joke! Yay fart jokes!!!!
Entertainment Value - 1/2 / 5
Movie - 1/2 / 5
While this one doesn't falling into the utter garbage category of Date movie or the other ecent titles, it fails to do anything all that good.
The witty jokes aren't here, the dialog is almost painful and the cool in jokes fall flat. The two girls and a cup thing wasn't funny, was handled in such a dumb way I couldn't really understand why they even bothered having it in there.
I think I only laughed once and it was due to a Tom Cruise joke. Yes, we still haven't stopped laughing at Cruise...
I can't think of anything else to say. It wasn't funny but it at least had a plot of some sort that didn't feel like one joke after another. Still the bottom of the barrel but oh well. Oh and the film has a fart joke! Yay fart jokes!!!!
Entertainment Value - 1/2 / 5
Movie - 1/2 / 5
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
88 Minutes (advance review)
88 Minutes is a film I saw nothing on but while waiting in line for popcorn during the Hanna Montana madness (I was seeing The Eye) I saw the poster on the wall and thought it seemed interesting.
The premise of the film is simple. Al Pacino plays a psychologist who gets a phone call that says he will die in 88 minutes. So now he needs to connect the dots and figure out who this mad person is.
The film runs into a number of problems along the way. It constantly throws red herrings your way but it's resolved within minutes so it seems more like a time filler than anything else.
The movie also has actor problems. Not talent wise but without giving anything away you can't have a sort of well known person in a film for 5 seconds without some one in the world noticing...
To be frank about it all I was actually interested in what was happening until about the final third of the film. The big climax was more of a stutter and just did nothing for me. The twists while sort of creative I guess just don't do anything interesting.
The actors kind of feel like they are making their rounds and just want a pay check. I should have known something was wrong with this movie when it was released everywhere in the world in early 2007 and doesn't hit theaters in the USA until April 18th and this review is being posted on February 3rd.... So this will be dated for it's release date but I'm posting it now. Just don't get your hopes up.
Entertainment Value - ** 1/2 / 5
Movie - **/ 5
April Release Dates
April looks to be a very good month for me and I really need it to be a good month too...
Leatherheads - 4th
Nim's Island - 4th
The Ruins - 4th
Street Kings - 11th
Smart People - 11th
Prom Night - 11th
88 Minutes - 18th
Forbidden Kingdom - 18th
Forgetting Sarah Marshall - 18th
Pathology - 18th
Harold & Kumar 2 - 25th
Deception - 25th
Baby mama - 25th
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