Reclusive psychopath Jacob Goodnight (a wrestler known as Kane) is holed up in the long-abandoned and rotting Blackwell Hotel until eight petty criminals show up for community service duty along with the cop who put a bullet in Jacob's head four years ago.When one of their own is kidnapped by the killer and her fate uncertain, the remaining lawbreakers must fight this freak of nature.
This movie was the dictionary definition of craptastic. Not that a classic horror film was expected by any means, but this was just so beyond painful to sit through. It was as if they had a casting call where they actually looked for the worst actors and actresses ever. Even the gory scenes weren't bad enough to make you jump or squirm. It was poop.
I wouldn't recommend this movie to anyone. Ever. Don't rent it and don't even watch it when it's on cable.
Superman Returns
Following a mysterious absence of several years, the Man of Steel comes back to Earth in Superman Returns. If you don't know anything about Superman - you need to be hit upside the head with a blunt object and pay some attention.
Anywho, everyone should be warned that this movie takes place after Superman II. We are basically supposed to pretend that Supermans III and IV never happened. That would have been a big help if it was a wee bit better advertised like that. It took me about 45 minutes to figure this out and had no idea why they kept referring to Superman taking off and returning now. The movie itself was really good, but Superman is one of the few super heroes that is so limited with what they can do for him with today's technological advances in film. The guy flew in the 70s and he's still flying now. There really isn't that much bang for the buck, you know? I thought that Kevin Spacey was great at Lex Luthor, but that the movie ran way too long ( 2 1/2 hours?).
It's totally worth viewing though and I would give it my full recommendation for everyone to check it out on video.
Anywho, everyone should be warned that this movie takes place after Superman II. We are basically supposed to pretend that Supermans III and IV never happened. That would have been a big help if it was a wee bit better advertised like that. It took me about 45 minutes to figure this out and had no idea why they kept referring to Superman taking off and returning now. The movie itself was really good, but Superman is one of the few super heroes that is so limited with what they can do for him with today's technological advances in film. The guy flew in the 70s and he's still flying now. There really isn't that much bang for the buck, you know? I thought that Kevin Spacey was great at Lex Luthor, but that the movie ran way too long ( 2 1/2 hours?).
It's totally worth viewing though and I would give it my full recommendation for everyone to check it out on video.
Clerks II
At the age of 33, mini-mart clerks and best friends Dante Hicks (Brian O'Halleron) and Randal Graves (Jeff Anderson) have it made. They work with each other, slack off all day, and get paid for it. But when the local Quick Stop that has been their entire life goes up in flames, Dante and Randal have to find new minimum-wage jobs at Mooby's burger joint. But when Dante announces that he's going to leave Jersey forever and marry Emma, his co-workers plan one last send-off that quickly goes awry.
Clerks is one of my favorite movies of all time. I was totally psyched when I heard this movie was coming out, but kept telling myself that there was no way it would meet the hype. Well, it didn't. There were some really good laughs (almost all from Randal and Jay), but overall I spent most of the movie wondering why Kevin Smith bothered making this. It wasn't completely terrible, but it really wasn't that good.
I would half-heartedly recommend this to anyone that liked the first. If you didn't like the first one or see the first one, don't go near this with a ten foot pole.
Clerks is one of my favorite movies of all time. I was totally psyched when I heard this movie was coming out, but kept telling myself that there was no way it would meet the hype. Well, it didn't. There were some really good laughs (almost all from Randal and Jay), but overall I spent most of the movie wondering why Kevin Smith bothered making this. It wasn't completely terrible, but it really wasn't that good.
I would half-heartedly recommend this to anyone that liked the first. If you didn't like the first one or see the first one, don't go near this with a ten foot pole.
The Ant Bully
The Ant Bully tells a story about a 10-year-old boy who embarks on a journey in to an ant world. New in town, friendless and tormented by a neighborhood bully, young Lucas has been taking out his frustration on the innocent ant hill in his yard. But one day the ants retaliate. Using a magic potion, they shrink Lucas down to ant size and sentence him to live in their colony.
This movie was a lot better than I expected it to be. I went in to it figuring that it was something the kids would enjoy and came out of it enjoying it just as much. There were some really funny moments in it that probably would fly right over little kids' heads, as well as messages that are clearly sent to the kids about how to treat others. Any kids movie that I laugh at and enjoy and teaches the kids something gets two thumbs up from me.
I would fully recommend this movie to everyone - especially if they have kids.
This movie was a lot better than I expected it to be. I went in to it figuring that it was something the kids would enjoy and came out of it enjoying it just as much. There were some really funny moments in it that probably would fly right over little kids' heads, as well as messages that are clearly sent to the kids about how to treat others. Any kids movie that I laugh at and enjoy and teaches the kids something gets two thumbs up from me.
I would fully recommend this movie to everyone - especially if they have kids.
An Inconvenient Truth
An Inconvenient Truth offers a look at one man's commitment to expose the myths and misconceptions that surround global warming and inspire actions to prevent it. That man is former Vice President Al Gore, who, in the wake of defeat in the 2000 election, re-set the course of his life to focus on helping save the planet from irrevocable change.
I think that this movie should be enstated as a must watch in our educational system at the high school level. It was very interesting and beyond informative. It's not the type of movie that you can recommend based on entertainment value so I won't even bother with that. I do think it's the type of movie that everyone should see, but unfortunately think that unless it effects a vast majority of those who see it - the desired effect will never be reached.
The only problem that I had with the movie was how Al Gore continually pointed fingers at the current administration needing to do this and that when the two administrations that he was a part of are just as accountable for the current state of concern about the environment. Other than those occasional cheap shots - I thought that Al Gore and this movie were phenomenal.
I think that this movie should be enstated as a must watch in our educational system at the high school level. It was very interesting and beyond informative. It's not the type of movie that you can recommend based on entertainment value so I won't even bother with that. I do think it's the type of movie that everyone should see, but unfortunately think that unless it effects a vast majority of those who see it - the desired effect will never be reached.
The only problem that I had with the movie was how Al Gore continually pointed fingers at the current administration needing to do this and that when the two administrations that he was a part of are just as accountable for the current state of concern about the environment. Other than those occasional cheap shots - I thought that Al Gore and this movie were phenomenal.
Scoop
Scoop is the new comedy from Woody Allen. Scoop stars Mr. Allen, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson, and Ian McShane. The late journalist Joe Strombel (McShane) is being mourned by his colleagues, but shile stuck in limbo, Joe remains committed to pursuing a hot tip on the identity of the Tarot Card Killer in London. He communicates his knowledge from the beyond to the alive Sondra Pransky (Johansson) during a stage performance by magician Sid Waterman (Allen). Sondra starts chasing the big story, enlisting the aid of Sid.That chase leads right to Peter Lyman (Jackman). Soon, Sondra finds that the romance of her life may well be the dangerous scoop she's looking for.
With the exception of his early off the wall comedies, I've never been a really big fan of Woody Allen. I look at him and I see a creepy looking guy who slept with his and eventually left his wife for . . . . . . his adopted child. How is this guy not permanently blacklisted for something like this? I know that it was years ago, but come on!!! Even criminals look down on that sort of stuff.
Anywho, getting back to the movie - it was surprisingly decent. There were a couple of times that I found myself laughing out loud. Woody Allen was actually the best performer in the movie. I would fully recommend this to any Allen fan and loosely recommend it to all else. It would definitely be worth checking out on cable though.
With the exception of his early off the wall comedies, I've never been a really big fan of Woody Allen. I look at him and I see a creepy looking guy who slept with his and eventually left his wife for . . . . . . his adopted child. How is this guy not permanently blacklisted for something like this? I know that it was years ago, but come on!!! Even criminals look down on that sort of stuff.
Anywho, getting back to the movie - it was surprisingly decent. There were a couple of times that I found myself laughing out loud. Woody Allen was actually the best performer in the movie. I would fully recommend this to any Allen fan and loosely recommend it to all else. It would definitely be worth checking out on cable though.
You, Me & Dupree
Carl and Molly Peterson (Matt Dillon and Kate Hudson) are just starting their new life together. There's just one unfortunate hitch in their perfectly constructed new world...And his name's Dupree. Randy Dupree (Owen Wilson), Carl's oldest friend, has found himself with nowhere to go after being fired. Carl yanks pal out of the bar he's living in and invites him to temporarily crash on the couch. That's where things spiral completely out of control for the happy new couple.
I was pretty disappointed with this movie. They really tried to cash in on Owen Wilson's popularity from Wedding Crashers (a much much funnier movie!), but this movie was nowhere near as funny. Matt Dillon was pretty bland and basically every funny scene in the movie was in the commercial.
I would half-heartedly recommend this movie on video. You'd be much better off just waiting for it to show up on cable and check it out then.
I was pretty disappointed with this movie. They really tried to cash in on Owen Wilson's popularity from Wedding Crashers (a much much funnier movie!), but this movie was nowhere near as funny. Matt Dillon was pretty bland and basically every funny scene in the movie was in the commercial.
I would half-heartedly recommend this movie on video. You'd be much better off just waiting for it to show up on cable and check it out then.
Ice Age: The Meltdown
In Ice Age: The Meltdown, our heroes from Ice Age are back – Manny the woolly mammoth, Sid the sloth, Diego the saber-toothed tiger and the hapless saber-toothed squirrel known as Scrat. In the new film, the Ice Age is coming to an end. Manny, Sid, and Diego quickly learn that the warming climate has one major drawback: a huge glacial dam is about to break, threatening the entire valley. The only chance of survival lies at the other end of the valley. So our three heroes embark on a mission towards their safety.
Before sharing my thoughts on this movie, I just have to ask out loud why Hollywood thinks that if they don't put a number after a movie that we will all be dumb enough to not think it's a sequel. That's just plain insulting. They need to stop doing that.
Anywho, the movie itself was pretty decent. It was a definite let down from the first one and could have easily gone straight to video. If you liked the first one and the good chemistry between the animated threesome of Ray Romano, Dennis Leary, and John Leguizamo - this is definitely worth the rental.
Before sharing my thoughts on this movie, I just have to ask out loud why Hollywood thinks that if they don't put a number after a movie that we will all be dumb enough to not think it's a sequel. That's just plain insulting. They need to stop doing that.
Anywho, the movie itself was pretty decent. It was a definite let down from the first one and could have easily gone straight to video. If you liked the first one and the good chemistry between the animated threesome of Ray Romano, Dennis Leary, and John Leguizamo - this is definitely worth the rental.
The DaVinci Code
I'm not even going to bother with a summary of this movie. If you don't know what this movie (and 7 million week best selling book) is about, then you really need to climb out from underneath the rock you are living under. Besides, you really can't go in to detail about what it's about without blatantly telling what the controversial subject matter is.
Regardless, I had read the book and loved it. I couldn't wait to see the movie and when I finally got to the biggest thing that went through my head was . . . . . . . . Thank God I read the book first. It was almost as if reading it was a prerequisite to seeing the movie. For those who see this without seeing the movie - you can still enjoy it but they didn't really go in to as much detail and explain why certain things within the movie. For example, there is the albino that is chasing Tom Hanks the whole movie. In the book - it goes in to tremendous detail as to why he is doing this and his beliefs. In the movie - he's just going after him and you see him as the villian.
The bottom line is that the studio was pretty much damned if they do and damned if they didn't make this movie. There was just no way that it couldn't be made. But there was really no way that they would be able to capture the suspense and intrigue of the book when transferring it to film.
Now that the rants are over . . . . . I did actually like this movie and I would recommend it to all people . . . . . with a very strong suggestion of them reading the book first.
Regardless, I had read the book and loved it. I couldn't wait to see the movie and when I finally got to the biggest thing that went through my head was . . . . . . . . Thank God I read the book first. It was almost as if reading it was a prerequisite to seeing the movie. For those who see this without seeing the movie - you can still enjoy it but they didn't really go in to as much detail and explain why certain things within the movie. For example, there is the albino that is chasing Tom Hanks the whole movie. In the book - it goes in to tremendous detail as to why he is doing this and his beliefs. In the movie - he's just going after him and you see him as the villian.
The bottom line is that the studio was pretty much damned if they do and damned if they didn't make this movie. There was just no way that it couldn't be made. But there was really no way that they would be able to capture the suspense and intrigue of the book when transferring it to film.
Now that the rants are over . . . . . I did actually like this movie and I would recommend it to all people . . . . . with a very strong suggestion of them reading the book first.
Accepted
High school senior, Bartleby, is on his way to scoring eight out of eight rejection letters from colleges-which isn't going to go over big with Mom and Dad. At least he's not alone in the exclusion. Several of his crew of outcast friends are in the same boat. So…he decides to help himself and his friends by opening his own university.
I was kind of inbetween on this movie. I didn't love it. I didn't hate it. It was just kind of there and watchable. It had some really good laughs. The fat friend in the movie seemed to get most of them. I'm not really sure how the kid from Jeepers Creepers is being considered a leading actor (the guy is actually rumored to get the Die Hard baton handed to him. WHAT!?!).
I would very loosely recommend this to anyone looking for some laughs. It might prove to be worth the rental fee. It would definitely be worth checking out while laying around watching cable.
I was kind of inbetween on this movie. I didn't love it. I didn't hate it. It was just kind of there and watchable. It had some really good laughs. The fat friend in the movie seemed to get most of them. I'm not really sure how the kid from Jeepers Creepers is being considered a leading actor (the guy is actually rumored to get the Die Hard baton handed to him. WHAT!?!).
I would very loosely recommend this to anyone looking for some laughs. It might prove to be worth the rental fee. It would definitely be worth checking out while laying around watching cable.
Little Man
In Little Man, the Wayans brothers are at it again. When a midget loses his recently stolen diamond by hiding it from the cops in some woman's bag, he has to pretend to be an infant left on a door step in order to sneak in to the house and get it.
The synopsis pretty much says it all here, people. There isn't much of a storyline or a script. It's basically an hour and half of some cheap laughs . . . . emphasis on cheap. Half of the time it doesn't even look like Marlon Wayans head is connected to the small body. The biggest reason that I was disappointed so much by this movie was that a couple of years ago, the Wayans brothers made a similarly weak sounding movie called White Chicks that turned out to be one of the funniest movies in years. I guess that I went in to this one expecting something similar and didn't really get it.
I wouldn't recommend this movie to anyone. Maybe you could check it out on cable if you want to giggle a little of some of the sight gags.
The synopsis pretty much says it all here, people. There isn't much of a storyline or a script. It's basically an hour and half of some cheap laughs . . . . emphasis on cheap. Half of the time it doesn't even look like Marlon Wayans head is connected to the small body. The biggest reason that I was disappointed so much by this movie was that a couple of years ago, the Wayans brothers made a similarly weak sounding movie called White Chicks that turned out to be one of the funniest movies in years. I guess that I went in to this one expecting something similar and didn't really get it.
I wouldn't recommend this movie to anyone. Maybe you could check it out on cable if you want to giggle a little of some of the sight gags.
Cars
Pixar's latest movie is set inside the world of cars. Lightning McQueen discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself unexpectedly detoured in the sleepy Route 66 town of Radiator Springs. On route across the country to the big Piston Cup Championship, McQueen gets to know the town's offbeat characters who help him realize that there are more important things than fame.
I went in to this movie with very low expectations. Besides it getting pushed back a couple of times by Disney, it was an animated movie about cars. Isn't that kind of limiting the possibilities just a bit? I expected the kids to like it but didn't think it would be anywhere near as enjoyable for adults as Finding Nemo, Toy Story, and The Incredibles were. I was dead wrong. I ended up completely loving this movie and even though they were cars - the side characters were awesome. Mater (voiced by Larry The Cable Guy . . . . . how the hell is that the name this guy will be referred to forever) was one of the best side kicks ever. You really don't appreciate how valuable a good side kick is in an animated movie. I'll go so far as to say that it makes or breaks the film. Shrek had donkey. Marlin and Nemo had Dory. Buzz had Woody and vice versa. Cinderella had Gus Gus. Snow White had the dwarves. I could go on an on. The side kick is mucho importante and Mater was awesome in Cars.
I would fully recommend this movie to all. It's even worth the purchase on DVD.
I went in to this movie with very low expectations. Besides it getting pushed back a couple of times by Disney, it was an animated movie about cars. Isn't that kind of limiting the possibilities just a bit? I expected the kids to like it but didn't think it would be anywhere near as enjoyable for adults as Finding Nemo, Toy Story, and The Incredibles were. I was dead wrong. I ended up completely loving this movie and even though they were cars - the side characters were awesome. Mater (voiced by Larry The Cable Guy . . . . . how the hell is that the name this guy will be referred to forever) was one of the best side kicks ever. You really don't appreciate how valuable a good side kick is in an animated movie. I'll go so far as to say that it makes or breaks the film. Shrek had donkey. Marlin and Nemo had Dory. Buzz had Woody and vice versa. Cinderella had Gus Gus. Snow White had the dwarves. I could go on an on. The side kick is mucho importante and Mater was awesome in Cars.
I would fully recommend this movie to all. It's even worth the purchase on DVD.
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