As opposed to what, a *chocolate* lion?

So I went and saw the movie Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, unfortunately the second didn't trump the first (which is why I'm so afraid that they already said yes to a "three" before this one even came out!). With fairly good music and some very strange previews (one about the movie two races of mythical creatures signing a treaty and then it doesn't work out and there's a pixie like tribe and another that looks like frog people, blah, weird it's called DELGO, take a look if you don't believe me) Anyways, back to Madagascar 2, I mean yes there were some funny moments, most of them either including the penguins, OR Sacha Baron Cohen who plays a hilarious monkey king...he does a really good job. I guess I can't expect much from the plot since it's a simple children's movie the facts are that most children's movies have stepped up their game and have made itself entertaining for not just the kids but the parents too. I don't feel as though Madagascar quite reached that level. It was alright, but again, the movie just seemed to be lacking something in my eyes. (Image owned by Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa)

Osbourne Cox? I thought you might be worried... about the security... of your shit.

Burn After Reading is just a super crazy movie. I didn't really laugh all that much, though the previews made it seem like the movie was a "roll on the floor laughing" movie... . However, there weren't any ROFL moments for me. It's an incredibly dark comedy, all focusing on the misunderstandings of each character in the  movie. With the previews making it seem as though the entire movie is centered about Brad Pitt, the movie barely highlights on him and he ends up no longer being in it three fourths of the way in. The movie is just incredibly dark. There's a lot of swearing but the movie itself is quite slow paced. It's a lot of normal type characters doing normal every day things. Going to the gym, going to work, being fired, jogging, cheating on your spouse, and building sex toys. I wouldn't really recommend the movie for anyone who needs action packed movies or bust-your-gut comedies because it is neither. 

(Copyright picture: Burn After Reading, 2008)

You white, then you Ben Affleck.

I wanted to see it and sure enough that's just what I did. Role Models was fan-flippin-tastic! The humor was smart with a lot of tongue-in-cheek moments. The character Danny (played by Paul Rudd) has this unmistakable look on his face whenever someone says something odd around him. A sort of, "what the hell?" Sean William Scott does an amazing job making his character act completely happy with his life, with very little regrets or expectations. Bobb'e J Thompson is going to be an up and coming young actor who will work well in the "R rated" comedies. This young boy probably does the most swearing I have ever heard of someone under the age of 15. Throw in a styrofoam sword wielding dorky McLovin (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) and you've got a star comedic cast. When Rudd drives a giant Minator-shaped truck onto a statue of a horse in front of a bunch of high schoolers, both he and Scott's characters are forced into community service. Enter Augie and Ronnie, their "Littles" (like a Little Brother-Big Brother scenario). Though the movie is rated R, it came out right around the time of Zack and Miri, and from what I hear....it's the calmer of the two. A lot of the movie is intelligent, with a decent plot. I personally thought that Augie's world was ESPECIALLY funny! Though my favorite part includes the formation of the mythical land of Kiss-my-anthia.....you'll get it when you see it. :)

Movies I want to see....

Zack and Miri Make a Porno- First of all, I adore Seth Rogen. He's funny and sweet and does an awesome job making new-aged comedies. I feel as though it'll be a bit naughty...but I'm willing to put up with it in order to enjoy this comedy. Elizabeth Banks will also be showing in SEVERAL movies in close succession including W., Zack and Miri, Role Models, and her upcoming projects are The Uninvited, and the H-Man cometh.

Role Models- Sean William Scott has charmed me in all the American Pies as well as "The Rundown" so, add Sean William Scott with Paul Rudd (who is an amazing actor and has done some spectacular supporting actor roles including "Knocked Up" and "Forgetting Sarah Marshall"....who will P.S. be in a movie in 2009 called "I Love You, Man" with him and Jason Segel in it again [just like FSM]) and you've got yourself a decent comedy. Neither of them have really gotten the chance to hold a movie up on their own. Mostly all their movies are supporting roles so this is their chance to really prove themselves. Add Christopher Mintz- Plasse to the mix (for everyone who doesn't know...that is McLovin!) and how can you even go wrong with it?

Four Christmases- Vince Vaughn always lures me in with his bantering style of comedy. He just talks and talks and talks and talks and talks, and it's hilarious. The longer winded his speech is, the funnier it gets. Reese Witherspoon is in this movie with him and they seem to do what we normal folks can only dream of...to ditch all family for Christmas and instead have a tropical getaway. This tactic has been working for them pretty well...until there's a cancellation of all flights out of their airport. Being seen on the television that's covering the airports closing, they have no excuse....they HAVE to visit their families...all four of them.

Quantum of Solace- Okay so yes, all my other movies I'm looking forward to seeing are comedies....can you blame me? They're funny. They have you leaving the movie theatre with a grin on your face...or pee in your pants (on the most extreme occasions). Quantum of Solace will do all that and more. No one can contain their excitment for the new James Bond movie. Daniel Craig (though with that blonde hair and blue eyes) portrayed one of the most convincing James Bond's we've had since Roger Moore. Yes, I'm making the statement that Roger Moore totally kicked major James Bond ass! Heck yes! Anyways, it's going to be action packed, thrilling, explosions, cars, and JB just beating people up bloody raw....exactly what you want in a Bond movie. We can only hope Daniel Craig will be forced into a tight swimsuit again...oh yeah :).

Give me a catch up

My Best Friend's Girl- Comedy starring Dane Cook, Kate Hudson, Jason Biggs, and Lizzy Caplan (who I actually REALLY like...she was hilarious in Mean Girls...and I barely recognized her in Cloverfield). I already like Dane Cook and his humor, so the fact that he incorporates all of his personal style into this movie more than his others is awesome. However, that's why it's rated R. But anyways, funny none the less, the "Tank" is the perfect asshole who tries to turn over a new leaf. While the sweet/yet creepy guy....will never quite get the girl. Jason Biggs, the modern day Duckie.

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist-Ask anyone who has seen this movie and ask them to describe it in one word and you will get the same answer: CUTE. It's just so damn cute! Guys and girls will enjoy this movie alike. It's a search for the coolest sounding band ever...I wish we had a band like that in our area where there would be hidden clues and fake outs and all of that jazz. The toilet scene made me literally gag in the theatre....but the story between Nick and Norah is sweet and a perfect shows just how stupid you can be when you're hooked on someone who's wrong for you. The soundtrack for the movie is FRICKIN' AMAZING! Love love love it, so cute! Watch it!

Rocky Horror Picture Show-Listen, it's the cult-classic, how can I not watch it? And not only did I watch it, I saw it LIVE at the Oriental Theatre. So, the kick-ass cast Sensual Daydreams acted out the entire movie for a theatre full of crazy costumed-out RHPS fanatics right while the actual movie played out behind them. It was incredible. You get sprayed with water during the rain scene, throw mad amounts of rice at the wedding, and get to hear the hilarious and outrageous audience remarks at specific points during the movie. May I mentioned that I dresses up as Shaun from Shaun of the Dead, and I rocked it out! Had a homemade cricket bat and everything. However, the winner of the costume contest when to a Sarah Palin look alike with a pitchfork, devil horns, and a polar bear in which she continued to stab.

It's a CD, I hope you haven't got it. Because I don't have a receipt and I didn't exactly buy it.

So, Run Fatboy, Run was a interesting turn of events for Simon Pegg in his career. With movies like Shaun of the Dead (fav.) and Hot Fuzz, this movie was less about satire and more about "the message". There were still some decently funny parts, but this movie will in no way replace Shaun of the Dead in my heart or anything. Leaving his girlfriend at the alter while pregnant, his character Dennis decides to run the marathon his ex's new boyfriend is in order to try and persuade her he's changed his ways. In this movie Simon  is a loving father, a screw up of a boyfriend, a loyal friend, and he ends up being quite a role model by the end. It's just not quite what I see him doing...but the movie was good none the less. Simon has a new movie coming out soon How to Loose Friends and Alienate People. It stars him across the screen from Kirsten Dunst. We'll see....we'll see.

Pop tart wid de ketchup. She's a good.

The Love Guru was a horrible movie. That's about it.... I was so disappointed with this. Mike Meyers, what the hell are you doing? I cannot believe that movie was rated PG-13. I think it was crude and the sexual humor in it was disgusting. I wouldn't recommend anyone wasting 87 minutes of their lives watching this movie. It as no purpose, the plot is crap, and the best part was seeing Justin Timberlake in a speedo. So...yeah....

Skadoosh!

So, I had a private screening of Kung Fu Panda and I have to say, I thought it was wonderful. The movie was so innovative and the CG animation was mind-blowing! Amazing! Jack Black is the main character and though he is never physically seen on screen, his energy and personality is not left behind. His character panda is loveable, funny, and really establishes the "never give up on your dreams" motif that is oh so popular in the movies. With other voices such as Seth Rogen and Angelina Jolie, no wonder it was such a hit? It had really good humor in it and it really was a movie for all ages. Parents could take the kids and be generally interested in the plot and cute story. Just remember, there is no special ingredient. You are you, and that is wonderful. :) 

I'm going to take a pillowcase and fill it full of bars of soap and beat the shit out of you!

Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly do a HILARIOUS job at being Step Brothers. It's a perfect depiction of a family combining into one....except that the step brothers being combined are 40 years old. The brothers, like most families, don't start off well. They don't like anything about one another until they both discover a mutual hatred of Ferrell's younger brother. They develop a quick bond and hilarity ensues. It is rated R though, there are several scenes of grossness (like a certain body part being rubbed on a drum set)...and lots of swearing. But for as gross as some of it was, I wasn't discussed enough to dislike the movie. I loved it. Awesome!

And I'm Tim, God of Crazy-Baby-Land. Can you move please?

So, Son of the Mask, made in 2005. I didn't think it was as horrible as everyone else did. I thought the animation was actually really good. Though I hated the character that Jamie Kennedy changed into when he became the mask. Super ultra retarded. But the baby was cute, the dog was funny, and Alan Cumming or PeeWee....was well, creepy, as he aught to be. It took the obstacle of having a new baby in the house with the mother leaving and having the father take control. Which usually starts with optimism, is always chaos, but ends up well. It can't even compare to the original mask (sorry Jamie, you're no Jim), but, I did like it.

Well, Christy... How come your friend just called you Jane a second ago?

Though I've never gotten high and stolen a batch of my creepy roommate’s drug-laced party cupcakes, I sure do feel for poor Jane. Smiley Face is the story of a totally trashed girl who has to run her daily errands completely stoned. There were a BUNCH of well known stars in this movie. Anna Farris (House Bunny), Danny Masterson (That 70's Show), Brian Posehn (comedian), Jane Lynch (40-yr-old-virgin), John Krasinski (The Office!), and Jayma Mays (who played in Epic Movie and I couldn't place her face until I looked her up! But I knew that I knew her!). Anyways, lots of people for a small underground movie. I hadn't heard anything of this movie and it was made in 2007. But I did like it. I even laughed out loud at a couple of parts. P.S. Also an appearance from John Cho (Harold and Kumar movies)...perfect for a stoner movie wouldn't you say? 

Mister, if you don't shut up I'm gonna kick one hundred percent of your ass!

Ahhh, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, what a classic. The brilliant Sean Penn was given his break out role supported by Judge Reinhold. Most of the other actors I don't really see around nor do I remember...so I suppose that can say something right there. It's a perfect 80's movie about sex, pot, and high school, much like today's Superbad. It was truly all about "fast times", so the title worked. I was surprised how dirty it really was. Plenty of bongs, boobs, and yep, even some masturbation. It had its funny parts (mostly all scenes including Sean Penn) vs. his uptight U.S. History teacher. Though I wouldn't mind ordering one extra cheese sausage pizza during class sometime...think the teacher would mind?

You're British?

Alright so needless to say...I'm glad I didn't pay the full price to see this movie The House Bunny was an ultra chick flick pretty much and I have to say I'm biased because I just don't like them. Overall this movie wasn't very memorable. The plot is was just boring and silly. Though there were some funny moments, the only redeeming part of this movie was its female up-and-coming actresses. Emma Stone and Kat Dennings are going to be starlets I think. They both have several movies in progress and are both incredibly funny. Of course, the lead, Miss Anna Faris always holds a special place in my heart for willing to be funny/gross/and do slapstick comedy. She's willing to go where other actresses wouldn't in afraid of losing their sexy appeal. Though she's been in all three of the Scary Movies and many others where she's shown a "non-girly" side, it didn't stop her hotness in this movie. Guest appearances from Hugh Heffner and real Playboy Bunnies were bland and uneventful. I feel the major part where they went wrong was that the "villains", each of them weren't made to be that big of a threat. They also weren't made nearly mean enough. By the end of the movie you want the audience to despise the villain and wish horrible things upon them. The "bad girls" really weren't anything to brag about. 

Yeah? Well I sure hope he showed ya how to pull a fire poker outta your ass!

Just Married...made in 2003 it was a slapstick comedy about marriage on the rocks...did I mention they're only on their honeymoon? With Ashton Kutcher and Brittany Murphy, they made a very good couple. They didn't just seem in love, they seemed like friends too. They were capable of goofing around together, which is what should be included in any relationship. Ashton Kutcher always does a good job with his freak outs (he attacks an attempted wife-stealer) which was funny. The movie shows how hard relationships can be when the two people come from different worlds. It also shows how hard it is when there's money involved. Little rich girl's family doesn't think he's good enough. But love is love, and the movie is basically about if love is good enough. 

Look out Napoleon Dynamite

Because I just watched The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang. It was made in 2006 and even has guest appearances by Jon Gries (Uncle Rico) and even Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite). So this movie has actors Justin Long (Accepted, Waiting) and Jeremy Sumpter (Peter Pan). It was an all around amazing movie for a geek. The characters are the perfect stereotypical dorky/dwebie/nerdy/fantastic-ness. I laughed really hard at this movie and think it's something my friends would enjoy. Awesome movie references, laser tag fights, paintball attacks, and giant-foam-sword battles. It's a dream. There are a lot of time jumps throughout the movie...but it all makes sense once you get the hang of it. The basic plot is several different people's lives intertwining around a Sasquatch sighting. Is it real? Is it fake? You won't know till about.....30 minutes into the movie. HA!

I don't read the script. The script reads me.

Tropic Thunder was an okay movie. Fortunately the amazing stars that were in it really carried it. Robert Downey Jr. was SUPER RAD as his character Kirk Lazarus. Ben Stiller was also very funny even though there was controversy about his character because HIS character played a retarded person. A lot of guest celebrities like Matthew McConaughey, Tom Cruise, Tobey Maguire, Lance Bass, and Jennifer Love Hewitt to name a few. I didn't think that Tom Cruise was as funny as everyone made him out to be. He just says the F word a lot and threatens people. Yes his dance is funny, but any famous actor in a fat suit dancing to a rap song would be funny. I love how crazy Ben Stiller goes in the jungle. Plus killing pandas is always great family movie fun.

1987 classic The Monster Squad was finally seen by me...today. For such an old movie, it had fresh humor mixed with the traditional movie monsters. What a classic. The monsters were wonderful! The costumes and make up design was fantastic for a 1987 movie. I mean dang, I wasn't even born yet!!!! The beagle dog was super cute! Plus (spoiler) I love how the army shows up after an unmarked note is sent to them written in crayon by a kiddy. It's hilarious. Anyways, I sure did enjoy it; old movies can still be good movies.

I was on vacation for a week...I've got catching up to do.

WALL-E- Cute. Love story. Movie with a lesson about human society. Wonderfully animated, detailed CG. I love the relationship between WALL-E and EVE. WALL-E's so adorable and his personality is child-like (friendly, attracted to shiny objects) though his "heart" is that of a love-sick puppy dog who's lonely and only friend is a cockroach. I enjoyed the movie but didn't think it was as heart wrenching or tear-jerking as everyone else said it was. Though it should win for animated picture, no doubt. "Too much garbage in your place? There is plenty of space out in space! BnL StarLiners leaving each day. We'll clean up the mess while you're away."

Conversations with Other Women-Wonderfully interesting movie with stars Aaron Eckheart (Dark Knight) and Helena Bonham Carter (Sweeny Todd). I enjoy both of these actors and was especially impressed with this movie because the entire thing is based off of their conversation in one evening. A wedding party brings them together and the viewer soon comes to realize that they know each other from the past...somehow. The way this movie is shot is very different, and in my opinion it was different in a very good way. The screen almost constantly has two camera angles, one on Aaron and one on Helena. There are also flashbacks on one screen and points in the movie. Very original. Though I thought it would be EXTREMELY boring to just watch the two talk the whole entire movie, I appreciated it for what it was, a conversation. Interesting fact, they never even name the characters in the movie....simply a man and a woman. "The illusion of effortlessness requires a great effort indeed.

Babel-Award nominated movie. Interesting stories of people who would NEVER be connected in real life...yet somehow they are all connected by the matter of a gun. Each set of characters have trouble with communication, whether it's getting in touch with your country in the hopes of salvation, to being a deaf mute who just wants to get LAID already. Though a good quantity of the movie is in subtitles, I sucked it up and watched anyways. It was very good, no wonder it was nominated. The title is interesting, and at first had me thinking about the pig-movie. Scary to think that such extreme circumstances happen to people in real-life. Being trapped and injured in a foreign country, or watching your mom commit suicide. Yikes. "It's almost new. Three hundred cartridges. The guy who gave it to me said you can hit as far as three kilometers."

Doomsday-This movie was just a little stupid and gruesome. The plot line is very weird and somewhat poorly developed. And I'm gonna say the musical selection for this movie doesn't seem at all like it should be in this movie. The enclosed area is suppose to be society at it's all time low. Didn't seem all that bad to me. Same type of thing that the Romans and Greeks and older civilizations did. I guess it really was a "man eat man" society huh? Soooo there's either super strict society or a crazy no rules one? Weird. But there are always a gem even in the darkest of places? I'm not digging it. "This is our city! Whoever they send here, we're gonna catch them, we're gonna kill them, and we're gonna eat them!"

Pineapple Express-HILARIOUS MOVIE! Oh man I loved it! Seth Rogen is so frickin' awesome! I was also really surprised about how much of a plot there actually was to this movie! Not only about dope smokin' lol. However I'm not for drugs really, so there were parts of the story I couldn't help but dislike a little. But, it is just a movie right? It's that movie's world and they can do whatever they want with it. However it's based on the real world so...yeah I dunno. Anyways, SO many appearances from actors who were in Knocked Up and other movies of comedic genius over thus past year. The bouncer from Knocked Up, the doctor from Knocked Up, etc etc. I love how those guys stick together! So many good one liners, and you really get to feel the bond Seth Rogen and James Franco have. And James Franco was surprisingly funny, I wouldn't normally be able to see him in that role. Good job boys, good job. "Umm, heat-seeking missiles, bloodhounds, foxes, barracudas."

I'm not a baby. I'm a tumor.

So Hellboy II: The Golden Army was interesting....entertaining....but not as good as the other epic movies of the summer.

I was able to tell a lot of the movie before it happened. Like the brother and sister were physically linked, that Blue was gonna fall for the princess, and that there was gonna be twins :).

I'd like to think movies like IRONMAN, Hancock, and the Dark Knight blew it away. But it was...cute. The funny corny humor they always have, along with really good CG. I enjoyed see Hellboy at a young boy, big buck toothed little boy. Hah! It was an unfortunate battle between the people who Hellboy defends but hate him, compared to the inviting magical freaks of the world that allow Hellboy to fit like a glove.

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. We're tonight's entertainment.

So, The Dark Knight was absolutely amazing. I went to see it and there were just so many extreme scenes! I loved it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!!!!

Though the movie was good, it could have ended like several times.

There are so many twists and turns, and so many deaths that I didn't expect! Like I'm honestly wondering what they are going to do with the next one.

I heard the movie made over 16 million dollars with the midnight showings alone.

I can't wait to see what it does for the weekend. All sorts of records will be broken with the Dark Knight.

I really really really REALLY liked it....but I'm gonna say that I liked Ironman more! Ohhhh don't yell at me! I just did.

Heath Ledger is/was an extraordinary actor. As he played the Joker he stole every scene he was in. Outstanding. There were several chuckles heard throughout the theatre when the Joker would come on, but I felt as though they didn't understand the role Heath Ledger was trying to take.

Jack Nicholson's Joker was just delusion and la-la and in his own little world crazy guy...I mean he danced put on jam music, and splatter painted art out of a museum. He was just kinda a weirdo.

Heath Ledger really took the path of a sadistic, twisted, psychopath. No wonder he had such trouble sleeping.

I think he should win an award for that performance, hands down.

Can't wait to have another chance to see it.

A few things I didn't like:

• People should've realized there were MASSIVE MASSIVE amounts of explosives in the hospital


• Batman's voice is so scratchy and low and nothing like Bruce's in the real life, it just makes me laugh


• What were they thinking by killing him? What do they plan on doing now? Jeeze.


• Like Indiana Jones is afraid of snakes....Bruce is rather afraid of dogs now? Weird.

And I LOVED when the Joker was wearing a nursing outfit and wig! Awesome.

Just because I like ballet doesn't mean I'm a poof, you know.

Billy Elliot was a totally amazing movie. No wonder it was up for THREE Oscars.

It was so uplifting! I honestly even teared up at a few parts (and I'm not a very sentimental person!) Wow, the story was all based an a 11 year old boy wanting to dance; more specifically ballet. I figured, ballet? Ick no way! But I gave the movie a chance, and boy am I glad I did!

Jamie Bell who played the role of young Billy Elliot was so extraordinary! What an amazing kid actor he was! AND what a dancer he is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW! Sooo good! I have nothing but good things to say about this movie.

PLUS, Julie Walters who is Molly Weasley from the Harry Potter movies is in it! SAWEEEEEET!

The other phenomenal thing about this movie was the MUSIC, man it was soooo exciting and jazzy, all mingled with the struggle of coal miners strike. Gosh! So good!

Kyle, all those times I called you a stupid Jew, I didn't mean it. You're not a Jew.

Alright sooooo, I was watching the "100 funniest movies" on the E! channel, and South Park:Bigger, Longer, & Uncut was very high up on the list.

Now, I remember watching it when it came out at my friends house. Though I didn't fully take in what the movie was about. I was mostly just giggling at the swearing.

Now that I'm older I took another crack at it. Turns out the swearing doesn't make my laugh nearly as much, but instead of the somewhat dumb obscenity, I was able to look at the movie for what it is: a satire.

In this way I appreciated the work of Trey Parker and Matt Stone. Using a cartoon television show to make fun of American society, while constantly pushing the boundaries on what is socially normal/acceptable. I also really liked the fact it was a musical. Sure, why not?

It was up for an Academy Nominated Award. Enough said.

Fast or slow, I like the direction you're going.

Soooooo....well since Brokeback Mountain came out...I felt the need to see it. However, I never did see it and though it came out in 2005, here I am watching it in 2008.

An alright movie, done with two straight actors I was surprised at how well they adjusted to their roles. Putting gay men back in the days of cowboys made the movie more powerful than if they would've put the setting in today's society. In all honesty, we are much more accepting then they were back in the days of wild wild west.

Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger have some intense/somewhat violent tendencies in the film. The rough aggressive side made it seem more realistic. Two cowboys would surely have grabbed and struggled and smacked around each other a bit. Talk about "likin' it rough" ;) rawr.

Anyways, Heath Ledger, the incredible actor who is no deceased did an awesome job turning into his character. The strong silent...gay cowboy type. His accent was good and his mannerisms with tight lips and squinted eyes. I just overall enjoyed him. Jake's character was a little more static...I felt like there could've been more to him.

The ending was sad, and the last scene was just a little weird....soooo...yeah.

Call me an asshole one more time.

Will Smith as Hancock...I thought it was a kick ass movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah it was a little confusing, and no you didn't get to figure out ALL the information...but it was good.

There's good comical essence throughout the entire movie, it was a LOT funnier then I thought it was going to be.

The end turns out to be very strange....but it was positive.

A lot of people have been bashing it, but I say just leave it alone. It was enjoyable, and just because they didn't tie up every loose end doesn't mean it's not a good film. Some of the BEST movies are that way.

Though Will Smith is an excellent actor and I love him to death, the one who really stole the show when he was on screen was Jason Bateman. His funny little one lines, and just the way he portrays his lines is genius! :) Awesome! I felt like Charlize Theron really didn't do as much as she could have. I disliked her scene

You can't live in fear

Ghost Rider, poor reviews, not the best revenue, and basically just not all that good of a movie. Dissapointing really, it had some awesome potential.

From the introduction, I really don't like the voice of the narrator. I've heard it before, and there's just something about it that turns me off. With a little research I found out it was Sam Elliott, who did a similar job narrating other movies. I just don't dig it, ya know?

Anyways, the movie was poorly executed. With all the money they used to make it, what a flop!

The redeeming part of this movie was the actress Eva Mendes, she's comedic and well portrayed in this film.

He is attempting to achieve the impossible. He is trying to sing in his own voice using someone else's vocal cords.

Art School Confidential....

weird movie.

SOOOO many weird star appearances. Many of the people were small actors who hadn't gotten their big breaks yet...or where just doing this film for giggles. It came out in 2006 so...it wasn't all that long ago.

• Sophia Myles- Underworld, Dracula, and T.V.'s "Moonlight"
  
• John Malkovich- Eragon, and Beowulf
  
• Jim Broadbent- Hot Fuzz, Indiana Jones, and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
  
• Matt Keeslar- The new T.V. series, "The Middleman"
  
• Joel Moore (love)- Grandma's Boy
  
• Nick Swardson (love)- Blades of Glory, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, Don't Mess with the Zohan, and Reno 911!

The movie was strange. All to do with the creative tendencies of these crazy art students. Also, there's a person strangling people on campus....no wonder the tuition was so low! Overall I thought the plot was interesting enough, I was able to guess the ending, but I feel as though the main actor Max Minghella as Jerome, just wasn't a strong enough actor. The ending was humours enough, and sad because it's true to real life.

No, I'm not okay alright? I'm losin' my mind a little bit. Gettin' chased by my car right now, gotta go!

Transformers! It's on the top of my list of favorites in my noggin. I just absolutely loved this movie.

Shia LaBeouf is an amazing actor, he's probably my favorite of my generation. Though I enjoy all the guys from Knocked Up and Superbad, Shia can do action AND comedy. He's the full package.
Plus....the one character that I seriously wanted to STRANGLE through that hole movie was Agent Simmons. What an annoying character. He was seriously the worst part of the movie for me. If a real government agent actually acted like that, I'd probably shot myself. Plus, punch him in the face.

Weird things on the plot that I didn't understand:

• Why did the All Spark ONLY produce bad robots....and then how did the Autobots come to be?


• Why did they think that Sam getting to the top of the building into a helicopter would REALLY protect the All Spark? When Megatron could turn into a jet?


• Why didn't Starscream (?) (in the first part of the movie) when he destroyed that army base, why didn't he use his full power when attacking in the streets in the end?


• Why couldn't the Autobots contact one another like Decepticons could (like when all the Decepticons contacted one another to meet up)


• Why couldn't any of the Autobots sense the evil little robot inside Mikaela's purse?

Speak No Evil?

So I just got finished watching See No Evil, Hear No Evil.

This was awesome, even though it came out the year I was BORN....I still enjoyed it.

Gene Wilder stole the show every time he was on camera. Richard Pryor also did a convincing job being a blind man. Being framed with a murder over an expensive gold coin while Wilder's deaf and Pryor is blind, hi-jinks ensue to make this wonderful comedy.

It's weird to see Kevin Spacey so young and such a weird bad guy.

It's cool though.

It was enjoyable.

Three measures of Gordon's; one of vodka; half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it over ice, and add a thin slice of lemon peel.

Last night I watched Casino Royale.

Blue eyed, blond haired James Bond?
Okay, I'll bite.

Though this movie has been out for a while, it was enjoyable.

I feel as though the movie wasn't as smoothly transitioned as it could have been.

There were several scenes where the plot became smoggy and hard to understand.

Overall it was good, I enjoyed Daniel Craig. He did a good job showing the mental aspect of what a trained assassin would have to be like.

I thought Bond's "girlfriend" was a dumb hoe fo sho'.....I mean seriously? I don't care what her problem was....she simply needed to tell James Bond what the hell was going on. Then at the end when she locked herself in the sinking elevator to die.....what a complete idiot.

Ugh.

But hey, it was a decent action movie the guys of our era.

Because we wouldn't haunt in Mexico?

Today before work I watched An American Haunting.

Now, I thought the movie was overall well made. I believe the movie would have people on the edge of their seats, trying to figure out just WHAT is happening to this little family. With the movie taking place in modern day time but reliving the early 1800's with a family who quickly enough becomes haunted by a spirit, it makes you feel like wearing a milk maid outfit or something. Supposedly this is based off of real events. This movie is about the only documented case in U.S. history where a spirit killed a man....or so they say.

Anyways, I figured out the plot twists and ending half way through the movie, but I feel as though normal people might not have such a warped and twisted mind as I do, and might not come to the conclusion of what was really happening as fast as I did.

I really enjoyed Rachel Hurd-Wood as the lead actress in the movie. I enjoyed her as the role of Wendy in Peter Pan, and it was good to see she could do something else with herself. She has this certain innocent it factor that makes her perfect onscreen.

I've gotta say I rather enjoyed it. Knowing the world isn't perfect, you can't trust anyone, and psychologically speaking you might not know what's going on in that brain of yours. Repressed memories, hallucinations, spirits? Anything and everything can be possible.

Last night with Charlie Bartlett

I just watched Charlie Bartlett on DVD last night. This generation's Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

This movie was interesting. With comedy that some get and others don't...I got about half of it. Some of it was just a little immature for me. I enjoyed the rolls of:

• Charlie Bartlett, the confused teenager who is constantly getting himself into trouble.


• Principal Gardner, an ex-history teacher whose wife left him which forced him to alcoholism.


• Murphey Bivens, the punk-ass bully Charlie ends up befriending (stole the scene most of the time).

I feel that Anton Yelchin who played Charlie was fairly green and just a little too innocent for the role he played. However, he did some of the best, funniest accents I've seen on screen for a while. Robert Downey Jr. played the role of the alcoholic principal very well (surprise?). I love him to death though, and with an intense moment towards the end of the movie, you really see his talent. Overall is was a good movie, with a lot of discussion of dysfunctional families and showing society just what a hard time teenagers really do have.

Iron Man, find me someone who DIDN'T like this movie...

I've got to say...Iron Man made me feel something in a movie theatre that I haven't felt in a loooooong time. Get your minds out of the gutter! I'm talking about the sheer excitement that going to the movies was like for you when you were a little kid! Now, I'm an only child who grew up with a big influence from my dad. That meant a love of comic books, superheroes, and cartoons.

So needless to say I was pretty damn stoked for Iron Man.

I also have always been a fan of Robert Downey Jr., and couldn't wait for him to have his break out role. He just needed and second chance, and wow did he prove himself! Iron Man didn't have the slow ridiculous start as most Marvel movies do....there was no camera zooming through webs or diving through DNA strands. It was action from the get-go. The plot was amazing (a sense of patriotism that I found helpful with America not being too fond of itself lately), the actors were incredible, the characters well developed and with excellent senses of humor. I especially loved Tony Stark's robots in this lab. They supplied comic relief AND touched your heart (like they were cute little pets or something). I really haven't heard anyone bash this movie. Most other reviews I have read have always been positive. If anyone DID have anything to bad to say about it....well I'd just tell them to shut up because they don't know what they're talking about XP.

So far this movie is hands down the best of the summer...NO LIE!

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I wonder if it will stay that way.....many are saying the Dark Knight....but I won't know till I compare the two.