In 1986, a freak break dancing accident put Justin Schumacher in a coma. Now, 20 years later, he (Jamie Kennedy) is waking up to a new world and discovering that the more things change, the more he's stayed the same. With the girl of his dreams (Maria Menounos) engaged to marry his grade-school nemesis (Michael Rosenbaum), and his parents drowning in the debt of his medical costs, Justin must rally his former squad, bust a move, and win back the girl of his dreams.
This is by no means a good movie. It's totally pointless, silly and there was no reason whatsoever for it to have been made. That being said, this movie has some huge laughs for those of you who loved the 80s, are still stuck in the 80s, or find the 80s as hilarious as I do. The dialogue references were hysterical and there were so many things in this movie that remind you of just how embarassing you once were.
For the casual movie renter, I wouldn't remotely recommend this movie. For all you 80s-aholics - AND YOU ALL KNOW WHO YOU ARE - this movie is totally worth the rental fee.
Blades Of Glory
When rival figure skaters Chazz Michael Michaels (Will Ferrell) and Jimmy MacElroy (Jon Heder) go ballistic in an embarrassing, no-holds-barred fight at the World Championships, they are stripped of their gold medals and banned from the sport for life. Now, three-and-a-half years on, they've found a loophole that will allow them to compete: if they can put aside their differences, they can skate together – in pairs' figure skating.
OH MY GOD! This might have been one of the funniest movies ever. I was crying from laughing and so was WW. As long as you take this movie for what it is - a completely silly laugh riot - there is no way you can't like this movie. It definitely helps that the filmmakers don't bother trying to take this movie seriously, but the duo of Will Ferrel and Jon Heder (although everyone and their mother knows him as Napolean Dynamite) are hilarious. Their facial reactions, the skating costumes/music, and thier one liners are all classic and the way that both of them speak are priceless.
I couldn't possibly recommend this movie more if I tried. This movie is one of the biggest laugh fests I've had in a long time. Get out there now and rent it, people!
OH MY GOD! This might have been one of the funniest movies ever. I was crying from laughing and so was WW. As long as you take this movie for what it is - a completely silly laugh riot - there is no way you can't like this movie. It definitely helps that the filmmakers don't bother trying to take this movie seriously, but the duo of Will Ferrel and Jon Heder (although everyone and their mother knows him as Napolean Dynamite) are hilarious. Their facial reactions, the skating costumes/music, and thier one liners are all classic and the way that both of them speak are priceless.
I couldn't possibly recommend this movie more if I tried. This movie is one of the biggest laugh fests I've had in a long time. Get out there now and rent it, people!
Perfect Stranger
Perfect Stranger asks the question: how far would you go to keep a secret? When investigative reporter Rowena Price (Halle Berry) learns that her friend's murder might be connected to powerful ad executive Harrison Hill (Bruce Willis), she goes undercover with the help of her associate, Miles Hailey (Giovanni Ribisi). Posing as Katherine, a temp at Hill's agency, and Veronica, a girl Hill flirts with online, Rowena surrounds her prey from all sides, only to discover that she isn't the only one changing identities. The closer Rowena gets to finding the truth, the more we see how far people will go to protect it.
This movie was outright horrible. The acting was crap, the story was poop, and the pacing was some of the most absurd stuff I've ever seen. The movie started off in fast forward and unless you had seen the preview numerous times - wouldn't really have the slightest clue what was going on or who was who. Then, when it came time for the buildup portion of the story, the movie went in to slow motion . . . . . so much so that I ended up taking a nap. Then when it got to the end - the movie (according to WW due to my aforementioned nappage) went rapid fire to explain everything in one of those Sixth Sense like flashback/swerve things. What in the blue hell made Halle Berry and Bruce Willis do this movie?
I wouldn't recommend anyone ever checking this one out. It was a steaming pile of dung and not even my nap was that enjoyable because it was still on when I woke up. Stay clear, peeps!
This movie was outright horrible. The acting was crap, the story was poop, and the pacing was some of the most absurd stuff I've ever seen. The movie started off in fast forward and unless you had seen the preview numerous times - wouldn't really have the slightest clue what was going on or who was who. Then, when it came time for the buildup portion of the story, the movie went in to slow motion . . . . . so much so that I ended up taking a nap. Then when it got to the end - the movie (according to WW due to my aforementioned nappage) went rapid fire to explain everything in one of those Sixth Sense like flashback/swerve things. What in the blue hell made Halle Berry and Bruce Willis do this movie?
I wouldn't recommend anyone ever checking this one out. It was a steaming pile of dung and not even my nap was that enjoyable because it was still on when I woke up. Stay clear, peeps!
Fracture
Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling star in the dramatic thriller Fracture. When a meticulous structural engineer (Hopkins) is found innocent of the attempted murder of his wife (Embeth Davidtz), the young district attorney (Gosling) who is prosecuting him becomes a crusader for justice. Fracture is packed with twists and turns that weave in and out of the courtroom as the pair try to outwit each other.
I liked this movie a lot. Ryan Gosling and Anthony Hopkins played amazingly well off of each other. The drama between the two of them along with the rooting for Ryan Gosling to convict Anthony Hopkins really kept you interested all the way through. The only two things that I would knock this movie for was that it was a little bit too long and that I had figured out the big swerve that they kept building up to during the movie 15 minutes in to the movie so it wasn't nearly as dramatic when they revealed it.
That being said - this is definitely a worthwhile courtroom drama. I recommend this movie for viewing. You don't have to rush out there and check it out immediately, but it is worth the rental fee.
I liked this movie a lot. Ryan Gosling and Anthony Hopkins played amazingly well off of each other. The drama between the two of them along with the rooting for Ryan Gosling to convict Anthony Hopkins really kept you interested all the way through. The only two things that I would knock this movie for was that it was a little bit too long and that I had figured out the big swerve that they kept building up to during the movie 15 minutes in to the movie so it wasn't nearly as dramatic when they revealed it.
That being said - this is definitely a worthwhile courtroom drama. I recommend this movie for viewing. You don't have to rush out there and check it out immediately, but it is worth the rental fee.
The Lookout
The Lookout is an intelligent crime drama centered around Chris, a once promising high school athlete whose life is turned upside down following a tragic accident. As he tries to maintain a normal life, he takes a job as a janitor at a bank where he ultimately finds himself caught up in a planned heist.
This movie was great. Suspense movies to me are the hardest things to pull off in Hollywood. 95% of the time they either end up really lame, don't have enough juice to keep you interested, or you couldn't care less about any of the characters. This movie was in the other 5% of suspense movies. You find yourself genuinely caring for the main guy and his blind friend (Jeff Daniels). It's the type of movie where you don't take your eyes of the screen. It's perfectly paced and even when you kind of figured out exactly what was going to happen, you still want to see it play itself out.
I fully recommend that everyone check this one out. It is definitely worth the rental fee.
This movie was great. Suspense movies to me are the hardest things to pull off in Hollywood. 95% of the time they either end up really lame, don't have enough juice to keep you interested, or you couldn't care less about any of the characters. This movie was in the other 5% of suspense movies. You find yourself genuinely caring for the main guy and his blind friend (Jeff Daniels). It's the type of movie where you don't take your eyes of the screen. It's perfectly paced and even when you kind of figured out exactly what was going to happen, you still want to see it play itself out.
I fully recommend that everyone check this one out. It is definitely worth the rental fee.
Vacancy
When David (Luke Wilson) and Amy Fox's (Kate Beckinsale) car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, they are forced to spend the night at the only motel around, with only the TV to entertain them... until they discover that the low-budget slasher movies they're watching were all filmed in the very room they're sitting in. With hidden cameras now aimed at them... trapping them in rooms, crawlspaces, underground tunnels... and filming their every move, David and Amy must struggle to get out alive before whomever is watching them can finish their latest masterpiece.
This is one of those creepy movies that totally sticks with you. I know that I will be completely paranoid should I ever be in a similar position like the main characters were here. I wish that Hollywood would take note of this movie because I would love nothing more than for all thrillers to be a hell of a lot more like this movie. It wasn't gory. It wasn't corny. It was just very creepy all the way through.
I fully recommend this movie to everyone. That goes especially for thriller lovers like WW and myself. You guys will love it!
This is one of those creepy movies that totally sticks with you. I know that I will be completely paranoid should I ever be in a similar position like the main characters were here. I wish that Hollywood would take note of this movie because I would love nothing more than for all thrillers to be a hell of a lot more like this movie. It wasn't gory. It wasn't corny. It was just very creepy all the way through.
I fully recommend this movie to everyone. That goes especially for thriller lovers like WW and myself. You guys will love it!
Wild Hogs
Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence and William H. Macy hit the road in this comedy-adventure about a group of middle-aged friends who decide to rev up their routine suburban lives with a freewheeling motorcycle trip. Taking a long dreamed-of breather from their stressful jobs and family responsibilities, they can't wait to feel the freedom of the open road. When this mis-matched foursome, who have grown far more used to the couch than the saddle, set out for this once-in-a-lifetime experience - they encounter a world that holds far more than they ever bargained for. The trip begins to challenge their wits and their luck, especially during a chance run-in with the Del Fuegos, a real-life biker gang who are less than amused with their novice approach. As they go looking for adventure, they soon find that they've embarked on a journey they will never forget.
This movie was just plain fun. I remember when movies like this used to come out more often. I truly miss them. Today's comedies either rotate around sophmoric humor, T&A, or holier than though sarcasm. Simple comedic writing has so sadly faded away. This movie brings it right back. It was just a whole lot of fun watching and laughing to this movie. You find yourself loving the four characters and pulling for them as if they were your actual friends. As far as the level of funniness, I haven't belly laughed like this in a movie theater in a long time.
I truly loved this movie and couldn't possibly recommend it more to everyone. It's simple, it's fun, and it's hysterical. Go rent it right now!
This movie was just plain fun. I remember when movies like this used to come out more often. I truly miss them. Today's comedies either rotate around sophmoric humor, T&A, or holier than though sarcasm. Simple comedic writing has so sadly faded away. This movie brings it right back. It was just a whole lot of fun watching and laughing to this movie. You find yourself loving the four characters and pulling for them as if they were your actual friends. As far as the level of funniness, I haven't belly laughed like this in a movie theater in a long time.
I truly loved this movie and couldn't possibly recommend it more to everyone. It's simple, it's fun, and it's hysterical. Go rent it right now!
Are We Done Yet?
Are We Done Yet? is a follow-up to the 2005 family comedy Are We There Yet? and picks up where the last story left off. Now married to Suzanne (Nia Long), Nick Persons (Ice Cube) has bought a quiet suburban house to escape the rat race of the big city and to provide more space for his new wife and kids Lindsey and Kevin (Aleisha Allen and Philip Daniel Bolden). But when his new home quickly becomes a costly "fixer upper" and he finds himself at the mercy of an eccentric contractor (John C. McGinley), Nick's suburban dream soon becomes a riotous nightmare.
This movie is basically the exact same thing as the first movie. Its the same laughs, the same falls, and the same story build up and end. There really wasn't any reason for it to be made except to make some easy money off of family movie-goers. However, if you liked the first one - you will like this one just as much. My future stepchildren Stinka and Chub Shady enjoyed it and to be honest - that's really all that matters with these movies.
I'd recommend this movie to anyone with kids or anyone who saw and liked the first one. If that's the case, you will be just as satisfied as you were with the original.
This movie is basically the exact same thing as the first movie. Its the same laughs, the same falls, and the same story build up and end. There really wasn't any reason for it to be made except to make some easy money off of family movie-goers. However, if you liked the first one - you will like this one just as much. My future stepchildren Stinka and Chub Shady enjoyed it and to be honest - that's really all that matters with these movies.
I'd recommend this movie to anyone with kids or anyone who saw and liked the first one. If that's the case, you will be just as satisfied as you were with the original.
Unaccompanied Minors
It's Christmas Eve and five kids travelling alone have just been snowed in at the airport. Unaccompanied Minors follows awkward Spencer (Dyllan Christopher), rich-girl Grace (Gina Mantegna), tomboy Donna (Quinn Shephard), geeky Charlie (Tyler James Williams) and bashful Beef (Brett Kelly) as they try to escape a disgruntled airport official (Lewis Black) and reunite with their families. These kids are about to provide themselves with a holiday for the ages.
This is one of those movies that whether or not its good doesn't really matter. It's just a question of whether or not the kids liked it. My future stepchildren and our other adopted daughter loved it. They were laughing out loud throughout the movie so I ended up enjoying it just because of that. It's also finally a good movie that you can take your kids to that doesn't use questionable sexual humor. What is the deal with all of these "family" movies nowadays that you sit through wondering how in the hell things have degraded so much that your 8 year old is laughing at this stuff that you didn't see until you were 17 years old. Anywho, I digress in to a rant (a necessary one!!!) and must get back to the movie.
If you have kids - watch this with them and enjoy laughing at them laughing. It's not necessarily a good movie but it is a good time getting to enjoy moments like that.
This is one of those movies that whether or not its good doesn't really matter. It's just a question of whether or not the kids liked it. My future stepchildren and our other adopted daughter loved it. They were laughing out loud throughout the movie so I ended up enjoying it just because of that. It's also finally a good movie that you can take your kids to that doesn't use questionable sexual humor. What is the deal with all of these "family" movies nowadays that you sit through wondering how in the hell things have degraded so much that your 8 year old is laughing at this stuff that you didn't see until you were 17 years old. Anywho, I digress in to a rant (a necessary one!!!) and must get back to the movie.
If you have kids - watch this with them and enjoy laughing at them laughing. It's not necessarily a good movie but it is a good time getting to enjoy moments like that.
TMNT
After the defeat of their old arch nemesis, The Shredder, the Turtles have grown apart as a family. Struggling to keep them together, their rat sensei, Master Splinter, becomes worried when strange things begin to brew in New York City. Tech-industrialist Max Winters is amassing an army of ancient monsters to apparently take over the world. And only one super-ninja fighting team can stop them—those heroes in a half shell—Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael. With the help of old allies April O'Neil and Casey Jones, the Turtles are in for the fight of their lives as they once again must face the mysterious Foot Clan, who have put their own ninja skills behind Winters' endeavors.
I was a big fan of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT in today's world for some reason) when I was younger. I loved the first movie even though it was a bunch of guys in birthday party entertainment suits. I was a little bit skeptical about this one since it was going to be animated, but the animation was awesome. It was done so well that when you are watching the fight scenes you actually felt like you were watching a real movie. The storyline was interesting enough to keep the adults attention, but the bottom line is that this movie is for the kids. Even though the story seemed a little too thick at the beginning - the kids will love this movie.
I very strongly recommend that anyone with kids go ahead and rent this one. It's one of those movies that isn't an absolute horror for the adults to sit though as well.
I was a big fan of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT in today's world for some reason) when I was younger. I loved the first movie even though it was a bunch of guys in birthday party entertainment suits. I was a little bit skeptical about this one since it was going to be animated, but the animation was awesome. It was done so well that when you are watching the fight scenes you actually felt like you were watching a real movie. The storyline was interesting enough to keep the adults attention, but the bottom line is that this movie is for the kids. Even though the story seemed a little too thick at the beginning - the kids will love this movie.
I very strongly recommend that anyone with kids go ahead and rent this one. It's one of those movies that isn't an absolute horror for the adults to sit though as well.
Disturbia
After his father's death, Kale (Shia LaBeouf) becomes sullen, withdrawn, and troubled - so much so that he finds himself under a court-ordered sentence of house arrest. His mother, Julie (Carrie-Anne Moss), works night and day to support herself and her son, only to be met with indifference and lethargy.The walls of his house begin to close in on Kale. He becomes a voyeur as his interests turn outside the windows of his suburban home towards those of his neighbors, one of which Kale begins to suspect is a serial killer. But, are his suspicions merely the product of cabin fever and his overactive imagination?
Be warned that there is a scene in the first 10 minutes of this movie that leaves your jaw on the floor. That being said - this movie was pretty good. It could have been a lot better if they would have gone straight to the suspense portion of the movie. It was a little bit of a corny, teeny-bopper, I like the girl who lives next door to me for a while there but became really good once he started zeroing in on the possible serial killer neighbor. This kid Shia LaBeouf probably has a pretty good future ahead of him. He seems to have that "it" quality. And the guy that played the creepy neighbor (I think his name is David Morse) has always been really good in supporting roles and is appropriately creepy in this role.
I would recommend people checking this bad boy out. It's not a must see but it's worth the rental fee.
Be warned that there is a scene in the first 10 minutes of this movie that leaves your jaw on the floor. That being said - this movie was pretty good. It could have been a lot better if they would have gone straight to the suspense portion of the movie. It was a little bit of a corny, teeny-bopper, I like the girl who lives next door to me for a while there but became really good once he started zeroing in on the possible serial killer neighbor. This kid Shia LaBeouf probably has a pretty good future ahead of him. He seems to have that "it" quality. And the guy that played the creepy neighbor (I think his name is David Morse) has always been really good in supporting roles and is appropriately creepy in this role.
I would recommend people checking this bad boy out. It's not a must see but it's worth the rental fee.
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