I've watched two new movies in the last two days:
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE--which I finally sat through and totally and completely loved and
LUCKY NUMBER SLEVIN--which should have worked, had a stellar cast (I mean come on, Morgan Freeman AND Ben Kingsley?!) but it just didn't. It should have been a great movie but it was like it was trying for something it never quite achieved.
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
The Manitou----70's Schlock so bad it doesn't even rate as a B movie. And it had Tony Curtis, who really must have needed food money at this point. The ancient otherworldly phrase the possessed people utter over and over again is so funny and ridiculous sounding, not only are you not scared, you're wondering if they ripped it off from Sesame Street.
The Last Kiss-----Really good chick flick drama except the fact that I can't believe either girl would want to have sex with Zack Braff. That guy is just hideous in my book. I've had a thing for Jacinda Barrett ever since The Real World and in this movie she really reminds me of my pal Joey P. Equal parts funny and sad.
Black Christmas---like a giant crappy train wreck. It's awful but you simply cannot look away! And come on, if anyone had liver problems so bad that they were permanently yellow I think they'd only live a few months. Come on. I know they got away with it in Sin City but that was a great movie anyway. This was just pure camp.
Art School Confidential----EXCELLENT! Good, sarcastic fun AND John Malkovich. What more could you want!
Music and Lyrics----cute and mindless. Sort of like The Wedding Singer only not nearly as quotable.
The Story of Us---Perfect chick flick, absolutely perfect story of a marriage. One argument scene was EXACTLY, almost word for word like an argument Aaron and I had.
Failure to Launch----Not the biggest Sarah Jessica Parker fan but who cares about her-----Zooey Deschanel MAKES this movie. Funny as hell. Has Matthew M (I can't spell his last name, naked bongo guy) and the guy that played the asshole rich boyfriend in the Wedding Crashers. Plus Terry Bradshaw and Kathy Bates.
The Last Kiss-----Really good chick flick drama except the fact that I can't believe either girl would want to have sex with Zack Braff. That guy is just hideous in my book. I've had a thing for Jacinda Barrett ever since The Real World and in this movie she really reminds me of my pal Joey P. Equal parts funny and sad.
Black Christmas---like a giant crappy train wreck. It's awful but you simply cannot look away! And come on, if anyone had liver problems so bad that they were permanently yellow I think they'd only live a few months. Come on. I know they got away with it in Sin City but that was a great movie anyway. This was just pure camp.
Art School Confidential----EXCELLENT! Good, sarcastic fun AND John Malkovich. What more could you want!
Music and Lyrics----cute and mindless. Sort of like The Wedding Singer only not nearly as quotable.
The Story of Us---Perfect chick flick, absolutely perfect story of a marriage. One argument scene was EXACTLY, almost word for word like an argument Aaron and I had.
Failure to Launch----Not the biggest Sarah Jessica Parker fan but who cares about her-----Zooey Deschanel MAKES this movie. Funny as hell. Has Matthew M (I can't spell his last name, naked bongo guy) and the guy that played the asshole rich boyfriend in the Wedding Crashers. Plus Terry Bradshaw and Kathy Bates.
Sunday, January 6, 2008
AVP-R---Don't waste your time, movies of the week are better than this.
REDS---Incredible. Even for the length it was, absolutely riveting and worth all the hype. I had no idea it was the story of John Reed or I would have looked it up myself. Had Jack Nicholson as Eugene O'Neil. Just fantastic, definitely deserved all the awards it got back in the day!
FAST FOOD NATION---more disturbing than what I was expecting. Will make you never want another burger again. Very sad. Very depressing.
There were plenty of cameos from name actors throughout: Wilmer Valderramah, Kris Kristopherson, Greg Kinnear, etc. Avril Lavigne made an appearance toward the end and the whole time I thought it was Tara Reid.
THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP----very odd foreign film. Great effects but was one of those that left you saying "Wha---?" when it was over.
OUTFOXED, THE STORY OF RUPERT MURDOCH AND FOX NEWS----depressing because it was so true. The story of how Fox news spins all it's stories and commentary to be utterly anti Democrat, anti liberal, anti gay, even though it promises "Fair and Balanced" reporting and how controlling and evil Rupert Murdoch is.
CHILDREN OF MEN----Had a few good "are they gonna get away?" moments but was nothing I would see again or tell anyone to see.
10th AND WOLF----Good basic gangster story.
SUPERBAD---Hysterical movie. Def. reminded me of Big Spring and Corpus. They had high school life dead on.
THE LAST SECT---Unimaginative vampire flick that held no surprises but for some reason the editing and effects made it look cool and make it interesting enough to keep watching.
RX---this movie stars Eric Balfour, who has to be the UGLIEST young actor out there. Seriously, he's hideous! I hated him in Six Feet Under as the Toe Sucker Guy but for some reason I can watch this movie over and over. It's easy to watch, no heavy plot to follow, just some kids trying to smuggle Ecstacy from Mexico into the US. The female lead is awfully cute. I'm not sure who she is.
WONDER BOYS----Okay, it probably isn't fair to post that here as this is the FOURTH or FIFTH time I've seen it. That should be a testament to the genius of this movie. From the actors to the dialogue, to the background music to the situations it is still one of the best movies made in the last ten years.
REDS---Incredible. Even for the length it was, absolutely riveting and worth all the hype. I had no idea it was the story of John Reed or I would have looked it up myself. Had Jack Nicholson as Eugene O'Neil. Just fantastic, definitely deserved all the awards it got back in the day!
FAST FOOD NATION---more disturbing than what I was expecting. Will make you never want another burger again. Very sad. Very depressing.
There were plenty of cameos from name actors throughout: Wilmer Valderramah, Kris Kristopherson, Greg Kinnear, etc. Avril Lavigne made an appearance toward the end and the whole time I thought it was Tara Reid.
THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP----very odd foreign film. Great effects but was one of those that left you saying "Wha---?" when it was over.
OUTFOXED, THE STORY OF RUPERT MURDOCH AND FOX NEWS----depressing because it was so true. The story of how Fox news spins all it's stories and commentary to be utterly anti Democrat, anti liberal, anti gay, even though it promises "Fair and Balanced" reporting and how controlling and evil Rupert Murdoch is.
CHILDREN OF MEN----Had a few good "are they gonna get away?" moments but was nothing I would see again or tell anyone to see.
10th AND WOLF----Good basic gangster story.
SUPERBAD---Hysterical movie. Def. reminded me of Big Spring and Corpus. They had high school life dead on.
THE LAST SECT---Unimaginative vampire flick that held no surprises but for some reason the editing and effects made it look cool and make it interesting enough to keep watching.
RX---this movie stars Eric Balfour, who has to be the UGLIEST young actor out there. Seriously, he's hideous! I hated him in Six Feet Under as the Toe Sucker Guy but for some reason I can watch this movie over and over. It's easy to watch, no heavy plot to follow, just some kids trying to smuggle Ecstacy from Mexico into the US. The female lead is awfully cute. I'm not sure who she is.
WONDER BOYS----Okay, it probably isn't fair to post that here as this is the FOURTH or FIFTH time I've seen it. That should be a testament to the genius of this movie. From the actors to the dialogue, to the background music to the situations it is still one of the best movies made in the last ten years.
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