The movie stars Russell Brand (Get Him to the Geek, Hop), Helen Mirren (Gosford Park, A Midsummer Nights Dream), Greta Gerwig (Geenberg, Hannah Takes the Stairs), Jennifer Garner (Catch Me if You Can, 13 Going on 30), Luis Guzman (Anger Management, Fast Food Nation), and Leslie Hendrix (Law and Order SVU).
The plot is the same as the origional. In order to get his inheritance Brand has to marry Garner but falls in love with Gerwig.
The best thing about this movie is Brand. He is good. His interaction with Mirren is also good (her characters resolution in the movie was very good). Im debating if I did not like Garner in the movie because she plays a bitch or if it was a bad performance. Eather way she was a drag on the movie big time. Another drag in the movie was a scene on a construction site. It was stupid and just wrong. Brand uses a nail gun to shoot nails across a room. The only trouble is all of the nail guns I have used have had two safty measures that make what he did undoable. (You have to pull the trigger and have the place where the nails come out in contact with a solid service.) The other one is less trouble. Most people who use tabel saws only extend the height of the blade just deep enough to cut the wood to prevent loosing a finger or two like I almost did.
I think they used a version of the origional song in this version I liked it. They did use the origional song in the credits. Some lines fell flat, Like Mirren to Evander Holleyfield "get him out of the ring ir I will bite your other ear off." There were some others that were duds. I did like the use of classic movie cars in the film. The Batmobile (From the ones in the 90's, the Back to the Future DeLorean, and the Mystery Mobile from Scooby Doo, there are others but cant remember.
Im rating the movie as a C or C+. Brand performance I would rate as a B or B+, the rest of the movie as a C-. I think the movie is worth seeing just for Brands performance and have not seen the origional recently enough to say if it was better.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Catalina Trust (1999 TV14)
The movie stars Jay Harrington (Octopus, Better Off Ted tv), Arabella Holzbog (Ocean Park), David Vegh, Erica Shaffer (Running Springs, The Socratic Method), and John Shea (Lois and Clark tv, Southie).
The plot of the movie is Harrington has to go to Arizona to settle his estranged grandfathers estate. To sell his hotel. Whe nhe goes there he has no interist in keeping the hotel but falls in love with the hotel and his grandfathers secretary, which does not go over well with his fiance. Not at all origional.
Im rating this movie as a D or C-. My biggest problem with the moive is Harrington brings his foster brother who just pased the bar on his third try. I guess that was to set up the fact that Shea, the Arizona lawyer who settels the estate, is trying to cheat Harrington out of lots of money. I could not get into the suspension of disbeleif that the foster brother did not ask more questions but found some stuff reading a family history.
Another thing I have never seen before. At the end of the movie there was something I have never seen before. "Some animals may have been mistreaded in the making of this movie." Like I said all of the other movies I remember seeing No animals have been harmed in the making of this movie.
My advies watch the two seasons of Better Off Ted and skip this movie its not worth it.
The plot of the movie is Harrington has to go to Arizona to settle his estranged grandfathers estate. To sell his hotel. Whe nhe goes there he has no interist in keeping the hotel but falls in love with the hotel and his grandfathers secretary, which does not go over well with his fiance. Not at all origional.
Im rating this movie as a D or C-. My biggest problem with the moive is Harrington brings his foster brother who just pased the bar on his third try. I guess that was to set up the fact that Shea, the Arizona lawyer who settels the estate, is trying to cheat Harrington out of lots of money. I could not get into the suspension of disbeleif that the foster brother did not ask more questions but found some stuff reading a family history.
Another thing I have never seen before. At the end of the movie there was something I have never seen before. "Some animals may have been mistreaded in the making of this movie." Like I said all of the other movies I remember seeing No animals have been harmed in the making of this movie.
My advies watch the two seasons of Better Off Ted and skip this movie its not worth it.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
God Grew Tired of Us (2006 PG)
The movie start Panther Bior, John Bul Dou, Daniel Abol Pach and Nicole Kidman.
This is anothe documentary. It focuses on four of The Lost Boys. Refuges from Sudan who had to relocate. The horrors they had to over come are unspeakable and unimagnable. Mans crewlity to hs fellow man never ceases to amaze me.
Im rating the documentay as a B+. The best part it follows the people while they are in Kenya and for three years after they come to the States. This is also something that should be required vewing in high school.
Maybe we can stop going to see some of the crap that comes out every year and give our movie going dollars to something that can make an improvement to our life.
This is anothe documentary. It focuses on four of The Lost Boys. Refuges from Sudan who had to relocate. The horrors they had to over come are unspeakable and unimagnable. Mans crewlity to hs fellow man never ceases to amaze me.
Im rating the documentay as a B+. The best part it follows the people while they are in Kenya and for three years after they come to the States. This is also something that should be required vewing in high school.
Maybe we can stop going to see some of the crap that comes out every year and give our movie going dollars to something that can make an improvement to our life.
The Human Experience (2008 PG13)
The movie stars Jeffrey Azize, Clifford Azize, Michael Campo, Mathew Sanchez.
The movie is really a documentary. Its about four friends, two who are brothers, go on a quest. They live on the streets of New York City, go to an African Aids clinic, and a Leper colony to get an understanding of how people live.
Im rating this documentary as an A+ just for the idea of the movie to say nothing of how well it was made. It shows how hard people have it. It should be required viewing for all high school kids or people who need direction in there life.
Two movies come to mind one is Catfish and Babies. I went to see Catfish but not Babies. They seem to be alike in they are documentaries. Catfish was crap and should be seen by nobody. Babies looked good but have not seen it.
If you want to make a list of must see movies I dont see how this one could be lower then 2 or maybe 3. It is a movie about hope.
In short go and see the movie now dont wait dont say I have time to watch it later do it now and be happy you did not go to see Catfish instead.
The movie is really a documentary. Its about four friends, two who are brothers, go on a quest. They live on the streets of New York City, go to an African Aids clinic, and a Leper colony to get an understanding of how people live.
Im rating this documentary as an A+ just for the idea of the movie to say nothing of how well it was made. It shows how hard people have it. It should be required viewing for all high school kids or people who need direction in there life.
Two movies come to mind one is Catfish and Babies. I went to see Catfish but not Babies. They seem to be alike in they are documentaries. Catfish was crap and should be seen by nobody. Babies looked good but have not seen it.
If you want to make a list of must see movies I dont see how this one could be lower then 2 or maybe 3. It is a movie about hope.
In short go and see the movie now dont wait dont say I have time to watch it later do it now and be happy you did not go to see Catfish instead.
The Big Bang (2003 TV MA)
The movie stars Heather Joy Budner, Justin Capaz, Christina Wilcox, Alan Fessenden, Bruce Rise, Anthony J Holsten, Maria Lorino, and John Alton.
The plot of the movie is that there is a bounty hunter looking for someone who jumped bail. It is one of those movies where if focuses on random people whos lives cross paths. The idea is not at all origional (Crash comes to mind). Done correctly it can be a good movie experience.
This movie is not one of those good exxperiences. I rated the move as a D-. There was one or two scenes that were real tight and good but the rest of the movie had a lot of problems. One problem is the script. I dont see the characters saying what they said in those situations. The acting is not that great eather. The details have already started to fade.
My advice skip this movie and do something fun like dealing with the DMV. Life is too short for movies this bad.
The plot of the movie is that there is a bounty hunter looking for someone who jumped bail. It is one of those movies where if focuses on random people whos lives cross paths. The idea is not at all origional (Crash comes to mind). Done correctly it can be a good movie experience.
This movie is not one of those good exxperiences. I rated the move as a D-. There was one or two scenes that were real tight and good but the rest of the movie had a lot of problems. One problem is the script. I dont see the characters saying what they said in those situations. The acting is not that great eather. The details have already started to fade.
My advice skip this movie and do something fun like dealing with the DMV. Life is too short for movies this bad.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Small Town Saturday Night (2009 or 2010 R)
The movie stars Chris Pine (Star Trek, Bottle Shock), Shawn Christian (Tremmors 3), Bre Blair (Brothers and Sisters), Kai Majors, John Hawkes (Me and You and Everyone We Know, Zombie Strippers), Octavia Spencer (Pretty Ugly People, The Nines) and Lin Shaye (Stuntman, Driftwood).
The movie centers around a small town. Pine on is on the verge of moving to Nashville and his girlfriend decides to stay in town and try and work things out with her ex husband a deputy. The deputys brother is back in town after a stint in jail after his brother arrested him. Pines younger brother (his real life brother?) is going out on a first date. And other events.
Im rating the movie as a B. Its good despite the fact that I watched Bubble. The movies are the same only they are in dffrent cities and diffrent people. They are both good but maybe people can watch them in diffrent months or even weeks.
As a Post Script I doubt you read these Sara but if you do I found Marks twin. He has a non speaking part at the start of the movie. Take away the beard and put a guitar in his hand and I swear its Mark.
The movie centers around a small town. Pine on is on the verge of moving to Nashville and his girlfriend decides to stay in town and try and work things out with her ex husband a deputy. The deputys brother is back in town after a stint in jail after his brother arrested him. Pines younger brother (his real life brother?) is going out on a first date. And other events.
Im rating the movie as a B. Its good despite the fact that I watched Bubble. The movies are the same only they are in dffrent cities and diffrent people. They are both good but maybe people can watch them in diffrent months or even weeks.
As a Post Script I doubt you read these Sara but if you do I found Marks twin. He has a non speaking part at the start of the movie. Take away the beard and put a guitar in his hand and I swear its Mark.
Entertaining Mr Stone (1970 NR)
The movie stars Beryl Reid (Star, Dr Phibes Rises), Harry Andrews (Moby Dick, Play Dirty), Peter McEnery (Tales That Witness Madness The Adventures of Gerard), and Alan Webb (King Lear, The Canterbury Tales).
The movie is based on a play. The plot is Reid, aging "Mrs. Robinson", and her closeted gay brother Andrews, both beome enamored with McEnery. Webb, Mr Stone, has a history wth there dad he killed his boss. In the end the father ends up Mr Stones next murder victim. The end of the movie takes an even more bazzar twits.
Im rating this movie as a C or C-. Its not a suprise that its based on a play. Its dialog heavy, small cast, and a set that would be easy to put on on the stage. If you want something farsical (I think thats a word) this is a movie for you. Its pretty bizzar. I cant really say I did not like it but just be prepared for a farse from the early 70's
The movie is based on a play. The plot is Reid, aging "Mrs. Robinson", and her closeted gay brother Andrews, both beome enamored with McEnery. Webb, Mr Stone, has a history wth there dad he killed his boss. In the end the father ends up Mr Stones next murder victim. The end of the movie takes an even more bazzar twits.
Im rating this movie as a C or C-. Its not a suprise that its based on a play. Its dialog heavy, small cast, and a set that would be easy to put on on the stage. If you want something farsical (I think thats a word) this is a movie for you. Its pretty bizzar. I cant really say I did not like it but just be prepared for a farse from the early 70's
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Bubble (2003 R)
The movie stars Dustn James Ashley, Debbieee Doebereiner, Katherine Beaumier, Misty Dawn Willkins and Joyce Brookhart.
The story is about three people who work in a small doll factory. It takes place in a small Ohio town. A new employee comes in and comes in between two workers who are friends. The new employee has an ex boyfriend who is the father of her two year daugter. The new employee is murdered. The movie is more about te lives of the people in the town as opposed to the murder.
I am rating the movie as a B. It may be sterotyping of small towns but I thoughtr it was spot on. It was a movie about what small towns are like. I lived in a small town for a few years, and even worked in a factory for a week or so, and the movie seemed to capture that life. I would not say its exciting. There is a scene in one of the homes and the sparness of the house was evident in te rest of the movie.
If you want an understated movie well acted by non actors thats good stream the movie I dont think you will be disapointed.
The story is about three people who work in a small doll factory. It takes place in a small Ohio town. A new employee comes in and comes in between two workers who are friends. The new employee has an ex boyfriend who is the father of her two year daugter. The new employee is murdered. The movie is more about te lives of the people in the town as opposed to the murder.
I am rating the movie as a B. It may be sterotyping of small towns but I thoughtr it was spot on. It was a movie about what small towns are like. I lived in a small town for a few years, and even worked in a factory for a week or so, and the movie seemed to capture that life. I would not say its exciting. There is a scene in one of the homes and the sparness of the house was evident in te rest of the movie.
If you want an understated movie well acted by non actors thats good stream the movie I dont think you will be disapointed.
Paul (2011 R)
The movie stars Simon Pegg (Star Trek, Hot Fuzz), Nick Frost (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead), Seth Rogen (40 Year Old Vergin. Superbad), Jane Lynch (Glee tv, A Mighty Wind), Bill Hader (SNL), Sigourney Weaver (Aliens, The Year of Living Dangerously), Kristen Wiig (Knocked Up, Whip It), Jeffery Tambor (Get Well Soon, My Teacher's Wife) and Blythe Danner (Brightrn Beach Memoirs, Stolen).
The plot of the movie is while on a sci fi romp in the southwest Pegg and Frost come across the real thing. They go on a buddy road trip to get Rogans alien to the pick up point.
Im rating this movie as a C or C-. Its not that I thought it was a bad movie but I am indefrent. It should of breen better with the cast it had. It reminded me of Galaxy Quest (also with Weaver) and thats a bad thing. Both movies have an identy crisis. They could not make up there minds what kind of movie wanted to be. Is it a buddy movie, sci fi geekey movie, sentimental movie or buddy movie. My advice pick one type of move and go with it dont try to make it too many diffrent things.
Another disapointment was the cursing. I curse a lot so it being there did not bother me. What bothered me was the cursing justg was not that funny (thats not what I mean to say what I meant to say is that the cussong was not funny at all sorry for not being clear). It was something that just fell flat. Also there were sci fi/ comic-con referances. I understood most of them but some just went over my head. There were some that I just thought am I suspose to laugh here?
My advce is to skip it and while your at it skip Galaxy Quest also.
The plot of the movie is while on a sci fi romp in the southwest Pegg and Frost come across the real thing. They go on a buddy road trip to get Rogans alien to the pick up point.
Im rating this movie as a C or C-. Its not that I thought it was a bad movie but I am indefrent. It should of breen better with the cast it had. It reminded me of Galaxy Quest (also with Weaver) and thats a bad thing. Both movies have an identy crisis. They could not make up there minds what kind of movie wanted to be. Is it a buddy movie, sci fi geekey movie, sentimental movie or buddy movie. My advice pick one type of move and go with it dont try to make it too many diffrent things.
Another disapointment was the cursing. I curse a lot so it being there did not bother me. What bothered me was the cursing justg was not that funny (thats not what I mean to say what I meant to say is that the cussong was not funny at all sorry for not being clear). It was something that just fell flat. Also there were sci fi/ comic-con referances. I understood most of them but some just went over my head. There were some that I just thought am I suspose to laugh here?
My advce is to skip it and while your at it skip Galaxy Quest also.
Game 6 (2005 R)
The stars are Michael Keaton (Batman, Pacific Heights), Robert Downey Jr (Ironman, Less Than Zero), Ari Graynor (Holly Rollers), Catherine O'Hara (A Mighty Wind, The Nightmare Before Christmas), Bebe Neuwirth (Cheers tv, Fame), Griffin Dunne (Sam the Man, Broken English), Shalom Harlow (In and Out, The Last Romantic).
There is no real plot here. The situation is Keaton has a play opening on the same night as Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. For non baseball fans its a famous game when Buckner (Red Sox first baseman) lets the ball goes through his legs costing the Red Sox the game and they went on to loose game 7. Very important game in Red Sox history. His wife, O'Hara, is starting divorce procedings. A rouge critic, Downey Jr, is going to review the play. And he gets caught in a bar with an actor friend.
Im rating this movie as a C+ B-. I think its worth going to see. I think its a character study with interisting characters. It took me a while to get over the fact that there is no plot. If you can do that sooner than I can then you could like the movie more then I did.
There is no real plot here. The situation is Keaton has a play opening on the same night as Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. For non baseball fans its a famous game when Buckner (Red Sox first baseman) lets the ball goes through his legs costing the Red Sox the game and they went on to loose game 7. Very important game in Red Sox history. His wife, O'Hara, is starting divorce procedings. A rouge critic, Downey Jr, is going to review the play. And he gets caught in a bar with an actor friend.
Im rating this movie as a C+ B-. I think its worth going to see. I think its a character study with interisting characters. It took me a while to get over the fact that there is no plot. If you can do that sooner than I can then you could like the movie more then I did.
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