The Comebacks is a comedy that spoofs the best inspirational sports movies ever made.
Although there were a couple of decent laughs in this movie . . . . which automatically makes it better than most of the recent spoof movies . . . . . these types of movies really need to stop being made. Seriously. When two or three spoof movies come out a year it is beyond overkill. Its almost to the point where the second that three movies come out and reach a high enough pop culture status - a spoof must be made. Again - this movie had some small moments of laughter but was pretty craptastic on the whole.
I wouldn't recommend anyone renting this. Not unless you want to suffer through an hour and half to laugh 3 or 4 times.
Daddy Day Camp
Daddy Day Care finds dads Charlie Hinton and Phil Ryerson (Cuba Gooding Jr., Paul Rae) in another kid-harried adventure as they take over running a summer day camp. Armed with no knowledge of the great outdoors, a broke down facility, and a motley group of campers, it doesn't take long before things get out of control. Up against threats of foreclosure and declining enrollment Charlie is forced to call on his estranged father, Col Buck Hinton (Richard Gant) to help bring the camp together and teach everyone about teamwork, perseverance and the power of forgiveness.
As far as I'm concerned - this movie was one of those lame attempts of Hollywood getting money from parents because their kids will want to see this. It was totally formula, a complete waste of time, and yet another step in the pathetic downward spiral that is the career of Cuba Gooding Jr since winning an academy award. However, the future steppie Stinka loved the movie and in the end I guess that's all that really matters.
I wouldn't recommend anyone older than the age of 10 checking this movie out. If you want to rent it for your kids and run out of the room asap - then you should be fine.
As far as I'm concerned - this movie was one of those lame attempts of Hollywood getting money from parents because their kids will want to see this. It was totally formula, a complete waste of time, and yet another step in the pathetic downward spiral that is the career of Cuba Gooding Jr since winning an academy award. However, the future steppie Stinka loved the movie and in the end I guess that's all that really matters.
I wouldn't recommend anyone older than the age of 10 checking this movie out. If you want to rent it for your kids and run out of the room asap - then you should be fine.
The Invasion
The mysterious crash of the space shuttle leads to the terrifying discovery that there is something alien within the wreckage. Those who come in contact with it are changing in ominous and inexplicable ways. Soon Washington, DC psychiatrist Carol Bennell (Nicole Kidman) and her friend, Dr. Ben Driscoll (Daniel Craig), learn the shocking truth about the growing extraterrestrial epidemic: it attacks its victims while they sleep, leaving them physically unchanged but strangely unfeeling and inhuman. As the infection spreads, more and more people are altered and it becomes impossible to know who can be trusted. Now Carol's only hope is to stay awake long enough to find her young son, who may hold the key to stopping the devastating invasion.
This movie was basically a remake of Invasion Of The Body Snatchers. It was also one of those movies that was just kind of there. It wasn't horrible. It wasn't great. It was watchable even though at no point did you not totally know what was going to happen next. One would also wonder why Nicole Kidman would bother with this movie because its not like it mattered or not that she was in it or that she brought anything special to the movie in any way. It could have been a nobody playing the role and the movie would have been just as watchable.
I wouldn't ravingly recommend this movie to anyone. If this kind of movie is your cup o' tea, then go check it out. If not - don't.
This movie was basically a remake of Invasion Of The Body Snatchers. It was also one of those movies that was just kind of there. It wasn't horrible. It wasn't great. It was watchable even though at no point did you not totally know what was going to happen next. One would also wonder why Nicole Kidman would bother with this movie because its not like it mattered or not that she was in it or that she brought anything special to the movie in any way. It could have been a nobody playing the role and the movie would have been just as watchable.
I wouldn't ravingly recommend this movie to anyone. If this kind of movie is your cup o' tea, then go check it out. If not - don't.
Sydney White
In a college comedy that puts a modern-day twist on an age-old story, Sydney White tells the tale of a tomboy freshman who ditches her conniving sorority sisters and finds a new home with a group of very dorky outcasts. Fed up with the way they've all been treated, she's off to war against the reigning campus royalty. Sydney White (Amanda Bynes) has come to Southern Atlantic University to pledge her late mom's once-dignified sorority. But while surviving the pledging process wrought by evil campus witch Rachel (Sara Paxton), Syd finds out this version of sisterhood isn't remotely what it's cracked up to be. Banished to a condemned house on Greek Row, Syd finds her rightful place with a band of seven very socially challenged guys. With the help of one lovestruck frat boy named Tyler (Matt Long), she and the doofs campaign to take over student government. Fighting for the rights of misfits big and small, Syd organizes her gang to revolutionize the system, once and for all.
This is your textbook teeny bopper type movie. Amanda Bynes continues to take the kind of roles that I bet Lyndsay Lohan never moved on from and does them much better than Lohan or any of the other teeny bopper actresses. She has great facial humor and some pretty good comedic delivery. I'm quite appreciative for this since it makes seeing movies like that with my stepdaughter much more digestible. Honestly - the only opinion that matters is the Stinka's and she seemed to really like it. That alone makes it worth the trip to theaters.
I would recommend anyone with daughters checking this one out. It is based in a college and contains some partying like scenes that some adults may not be a big fan of but other than that it was a pretty decent view that the little ones would like.
This is your textbook teeny bopper type movie. Amanda Bynes continues to take the kind of roles that I bet Lyndsay Lohan never moved on from and does them much better than Lohan or any of the other teeny bopper actresses. She has great facial humor and some pretty good comedic delivery. I'm quite appreciative for this since it makes seeing movies like that with my stepdaughter much more digestible. Honestly - the only opinion that matters is the Stinka's and she seemed to really like it. That alone makes it worth the trip to theaters.
I would recommend anyone with daughters checking this one out. It is based in a college and contains some partying like scenes that some adults may not be a big fan of but other than that it was a pretty decent view that the little ones would like.
Saw IV
Jigsaw and his apprentice Amanda are dead. Now, upon the news of Detective Kerry's murder, two seasoned FBI profilers, Agent Strahm and Agent Perez, arrive in the terrified community to assist the veteran Detective Hoffman in sifting through Jigsaw's latest grizzly remains and piecing together the puzzle. However, when SWAT Commander Rigg is abducted and thrust into a game, the last officer untouched by Jigsaw has but ninety minutes to overcome a series of demented traps and save an old friend or face the deadly consequences.
In general I'm not a big fan of these torture porn movies. They seem almost criminal to be made and the FBI should seriously be following the writers of these movies because one has to wonder what in the blue hell they are up to in their free time that is making them come up with this stuff. Its also beyond disturbing that these movies push the grotesque gore envelope so far that they end up desensitizing you to it. Whenever you get to a point where the guy falling on the chainsaw and wiggling all over the place is making you yawn because its not as bad as the blowtorch to the eye scene - there is a problem! That being said - I do like the actual story portion of the Saw franchise. While I found myself looking mostly at the design on the sides of the theaters or ceiling during many scenes in this movie, the story of how Jigsaw became Jigsaw and the detectives chasing after him was actually really good. I would actually say that this movie was the second best one after the original and it is pretty impressive that at the end of the movie you forget the massive, and I mean MASSIVE, gore and are replaying the movie in your head to figure out the switcheroo ending.
If you are a fan of these types of movies - this is a great one and you'll love it. Others who aren't in to these types of movies should stay far, far away.
In general I'm not a big fan of these torture porn movies. They seem almost criminal to be made and the FBI should seriously be following the writers of these movies because one has to wonder what in the blue hell they are up to in their free time that is making them come up with this stuff. Its also beyond disturbing that these movies push the grotesque gore envelope so far that they end up desensitizing you to it. Whenever you get to a point where the guy falling on the chainsaw and wiggling all over the place is making you yawn because its not as bad as the blowtorch to the eye scene - there is a problem! That being said - I do like the actual story portion of the Saw franchise. While I found myself looking mostly at the design on the sides of the theaters or ceiling during many scenes in this movie, the story of how Jigsaw became Jigsaw and the detectives chasing after him was actually really good. I would actually say that this movie was the second best one after the original and it is pretty impressive that at the end of the movie you forget the massive, and I mean MASSIVE, gore and are replaying the movie in your head to figure out the switcheroo ending.
If you are a fan of these types of movies - this is a great one and you'll love it. Others who aren't in to these types of movies should stay far, far away.
The Game Plan
The Game Plan tells the story of rugged superstar quarterback Joe Kingman (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson), whose Boston-based team is chasing a championship. Kingman is living the ultimate fantasy: he's rich, famous and the life of the party. But this dream is suddenly sacked for a loss when he discovers the 7-year-old daughter (Madison Pettis) he never knew he had – the product of a last fling before parting years ago with his young wife. Now, during the most important time in his career, he must figure out how to juggle his parties, practices and dates with the newfound ballet classes, bedtime stories and dolls that come with his daughter. Despite the often hilarious misadventures that come with being a new father, Joe discovers that's there's more to life than money, endorsements and thousands of adoring fans: the love and care of one very special small fan is the only thing that matters.
This is one of those textbook action movie actor tries to do a cutesy family movie type deals. Its like Arnold with Kindergarden Cop or Vin Diesel with The Pacifier. It is by no means a well done movie. It's totally corny, predictable and goes way over the top pulling heart strings. All that being said, these are always my favorite movies to take the steppies to. Stinka loves these kinds of movies and therefore, so do I. As silly and formula as these movies are - I would trade a thousand best picture viewings for one of these movies where the family walks out feeling glad that they saw this together.
I would recommend this movie to families or those going with kids. Its not a good movie in terms of quality but its a great movie to leave feeling good about enjoying time with the kids.
This is one of those textbook action movie actor tries to do a cutesy family movie type deals. Its like Arnold with Kindergarden Cop or Vin Diesel with The Pacifier. It is by no means a well done movie. It's totally corny, predictable and goes way over the top pulling heart strings. All that being said, these are always my favorite movies to take the steppies to. Stinka loves these kinds of movies and therefore, so do I. As silly and formula as these movies are - I would trade a thousand best picture viewings for one of these movies where the family walks out feeling glad that they saw this together.
I would recommend this movie to families or those going with kids. Its not a good movie in terms of quality but its a great movie to leave feeling good about enjoying time with the kids.
Mr. Woodcock
Billy Bob Thornton, Seann William Scott, and Susan Sarandon star in Mr. Woodcock. Scott stars as John Farley, a self-help author who returns to his hometown only to discover that his mother (Sarandon) has fallen in love with his old high school nemesis, Mr. Woodcock (Thornton) – the gym teacher who had put him through years of mental and physical humiliation. Determined to prevent history from repeating itself, John sets out to stop his mother from marrying the man who had made life miserable for him and his classmates.
This movie is exactly what the commercial led you to think it was. Billy Bob Thornton plays pretty much the same straight shooter, sarcastic role that he always does. Seann William Scott started the movie trying to act but eventually devolved in to an angry Stifler. I really don't think this guy will ever shed that role. There are a couple of funny moments, but most of the funny lines were in the ads for the movie. You know that they are going to bicker against each other for an hour or so and then make up for the "happy" ending. Its watchable, but you pretty much stop caring about a half hour before the movie ends.
I'd lukewarmly recommend this movie for rental. Its not a must see by any means, but it isn't completely horrid either.
This movie is exactly what the commercial led you to think it was. Billy Bob Thornton plays pretty much the same straight shooter, sarcastic role that he always does. Seann William Scott started the movie trying to act but eventually devolved in to an angry Stifler. I really don't think this guy will ever shed that role. There are a couple of funny moments, but most of the funny lines were in the ads for the movie. You know that they are going to bicker against each other for an hour or so and then make up for the "happy" ending. Its watchable, but you pretty much stop caring about a half hour before the movie ends.
I'd lukewarmly recommend this movie for rental. Its not a must see by any means, but it isn't completely horrid either.
Sunshine
Fifty years from now, the sun is dying, and mankind is dying with it. Our last hope: a spaceship and a crew of eight men and women. They carry a device which will breathe new life into the star. But deep into their voyage, out of radio contact with Earth, their mission is starting to unravel. There is an accident, a fatal mistake, and a distress beacon from a spaceship that disappeared seven years earlier. Soon the crew is fighting not only for their lives, but their sanity.
This movie deserves a recommendation simply because it followed the very tough rule of all science fiction movies. A truly good science fiction movie has to make you forget that you are watching a movie and somewhere in your brain believe that what you are watching could somehow be true or possible one day. This movie pulls this off right off the bat. The cast was good and the overall look of the movie was awesome. The only knock I would make against this movie is that when a raving loony bad guy gets introduced later on during the movie - its never very clear what the deal is with him. Literally. Every time he is on screen the camera shakes violently. It was almost as if they didn't have enough money left in the budget to do the makeup so they shook the camera whenever it was on him to try and make him seem scarier. I just found it kind of annoying. Besides that though this was actually a really well done movie and science fiction is the toughest genre of film to pull off by far.
I would recommend this movie to anyone in to sci-fi. Its worth the rental fee.
This movie deserves a recommendation simply because it followed the very tough rule of all science fiction movies. A truly good science fiction movie has to make you forget that you are watching a movie and somewhere in your brain believe that what you are watching could somehow be true or possible one day. This movie pulls this off right off the bat. The cast was good and the overall look of the movie was awesome. The only knock I would make against this movie is that when a raving loony bad guy gets introduced later on during the movie - its never very clear what the deal is with him. Literally. Every time he is on screen the camera shakes violently. It was almost as if they didn't have enough money left in the budget to do the makeup so they shook the camera whenever it was on him to try and make him seem scarier. I just found it kind of annoying. Besides that though this was actually a really well done movie and science fiction is the toughest genre of film to pull off by far.
I would recommend this movie to anyone in to sci-fi. Its worth the rental fee.
Death Sentence
Nick Hume (Kevin Bacon) is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses/experiences something that changes him forever. Transformed by grief, Hume eventually comes to the disturbing conclusion that no length is too great when protecting his family.
I really liked this movie. Its hard to explain why. Its kind of like those old Steven Segal movies. You know that they are not good movies and are totally formula from beginning to end, but you still love them anyway. I guess that this movie hit a nerve with me because I have grown to be beyond disenchanted with the way our judicial system works, and this movie exploits that totally with how a person can kill someone and get 3 to 5 years for "copping a plea". Basically Kevin Bacon says screw the system and goes after the guy vengeance style. Things snowball out of control from there and while some of the scenes are shockingly gruesome - this is one of those movie going experiences where you don't have to think at all and can simply enjoy the testosterone filled ride.
I fully recommend this movie to everyone. Although its gruesomely violent at time, it was a classic action/vengeance movie and WW and I enjoyed it a lot.
I really liked this movie. Its hard to explain why. Its kind of like those old Steven Segal movies. You know that they are not good movies and are totally formula from beginning to end, but you still love them anyway. I guess that this movie hit a nerve with me because I have grown to be beyond disenchanted with the way our judicial system works, and this movie exploits that totally with how a person can kill someone and get 3 to 5 years for "copping a plea". Basically Kevin Bacon says screw the system and goes after the guy vengeance style. Things snowball out of control from there and while some of the scenes are shockingly gruesome - this is one of those movie going experiences where you don't have to think at all and can simply enjoy the testosterone filled ride.
I fully recommend this movie to everyone. Although its gruesomely violent at time, it was a classic action/vengeance movie and WW and I enjoyed it a lot.
3:10 To Yuma
In Arizona in the late 1800's, infamous outlaw Ben Wade (Crowe) and his vicious gang of thieves and murderers have plagued the Southern Railroad. When Wade is captured, Civil War veteran Dan Evans (Bale), struggling to survive on his drought-plagued ranch, volunteers to deliver him alive to the "3:10 to Yuma", a train that will take the killer to trial. On the trail, Evans and Wade, each from very different worlds, begin to earn each other's respect. But with Wade's outfit on their trail – and dangers at every turn – the mission soon becomes a violent, impossible journey toward each man's destiny.
I've never really been a big fan of Westerns. I can't really put my finger on why and have just accepted it as part of my movie watching preferences. Maybe its because in today's world or special effects I don't find anything that tension filled about chasing each other on horses and what not. However, I really enjoyed this movie. The best part of it was how the director was able to build an awesome amount of aforementioned tension that made you hang on to every scene. Russell Crowe and Christian Bale were both great and the movie was so well paced that you really didn't feel like you were sitting there for two hours at all. I only had one big knock on the movie but can't say too much about it without giving it away. I can't help but wonder why someone would be in a crazy gun fight for a good twenty minutes and then turn their back to chat with the shooting still going on.
I strongly recommend that everyone check this bad boy out. It's well worth the trip to the video store and is definitely one of the better things out there right now.
I've never really been a big fan of Westerns. I can't really put my finger on why and have just accepted it as part of my movie watching preferences. Maybe its because in today's world or special effects I don't find anything that tension filled about chasing each other on horses and what not. However, I really enjoyed this movie. The best part of it was how the director was able to build an awesome amount of aforementioned tension that made you hang on to every scene. Russell Crowe and Christian Bale were both great and the movie was so well paced that you really didn't feel like you were sitting there for two hours at all. I only had one big knock on the movie but can't say too much about it without giving it away. I can't help but wonder why someone would be in a crazy gun fight for a good twenty minutes and then turn their back to chat with the shooting still going on.
I strongly recommend that everyone check this bad boy out. It's well worth the trip to the video store and is definitely one of the better things out there right now.
Shoot Em Up
Shoot 'Em Up kicks into high gear with a memorable opening scene and never relents. Clive Owen stars as Mr. Smith, a mysterious loner who teams up with an unlikely ally (Monica Belluci) to protect a newborn baby from a determined criminal (Paul Giamatti) who hunts them throughout the bowels of the city.
If I would have seen this movie one day earlier - it would have been number ONE on the worst movies of 2007. I am willing to go so far as to say that this is one of the ten worst movies EVER! Words can do no justice to how insanely idiotic this movie was. The only reason that WW and I even managed to get to the end was that we kept saying that Clive Owen and Paul Giamatti were in it so it had to pan out. How else could those two awesome actors be in this!?! This movie was basically all out testosterone. It was a non-stop action movie with constant gunfights. Unfortunately, the dialogue and numerous pointless scenes were brutal. You want some snapshots? Giamatti fondles a dead woman's breast . . . . and then tastes the lactated milk. Owen kills numerous people using a carrot . . . . seriously . . . . stabs them in the eye and in the mouth with it. Owen is carrying a newborn child during most of the gunfights. A newspaper used as a diaper and covered with poop is mushed in a guy's face.
It was so beyond bad. This movie is on the same list for me as such classics as Jason X, Seed Of Chucky and Running Scared (the Paul Walker version - not the Billy Crystal buddy cop movie). You would think that I would never recommend this movie to anyone. However, this movie is one of those movies that is so horribly bad that I feel compelled to tell all to see it and marvel at how putrid it is. So, go rent it people and enjoy one of the worst things ever filmed.
If I would have seen this movie one day earlier - it would have been number ONE on the worst movies of 2007. I am willing to go so far as to say that this is one of the ten worst movies EVER! Words can do no justice to how insanely idiotic this movie was. The only reason that WW and I even managed to get to the end was that we kept saying that Clive Owen and Paul Giamatti were in it so it had to pan out. How else could those two awesome actors be in this!?! This movie was basically all out testosterone. It was a non-stop action movie with constant gunfights. Unfortunately, the dialogue and numerous pointless scenes were brutal. You want some snapshots? Giamatti fondles a dead woman's breast . . . . and then tastes the lactated milk. Owen kills numerous people using a carrot . . . . seriously . . . . stabs them in the eye and in the mouth with it. Owen is carrying a newborn child during most of the gunfights. A newspaper used as a diaper and covered with poop is mushed in a guy's face.
It was so beyond bad. This movie is on the same list for me as such classics as Jason X, Seed Of Chucky and Running Scared (the Paul Walker version - not the Billy Crystal buddy cop movie). You would think that I would never recommend this movie to anyone. However, this movie is one of those movies that is so horribly bad that I feel compelled to tell all to see it and marvel at how putrid it is. So, go rent it people and enjoy one of the worst things ever filmed.
War
After his partner is brutally murdered by the infamous assassin Rogue (Jet Li), FBI agent Jack Crawford (Jason Statham) vows to find him and personally avenge his partner's death. But Rogue proves untraceable until three years later when he resurfaces to ignite a bloody turf war between Chinese mob leader Chang (John Lone) and Japanese Yakuza boss Shiro (Ryo Ishibashi). Eager to capture Rogue once and for all, Crawford leads his team of crime specialists headlong into the conflict. But Crawford's thirst for vengeance jeopardizes his professional judgment, and as the violence escalates, Crawford finally comes face to face with his enemy to discover that nothing about Rogue or his plan is quite what it seems.
This movie reminded me a lot of those Steven Segal movies from the 80s that you all know and loved. The ones where the cop is out for vengeance and will stop at nothing to get the ultimate bad guy. This movie had lots of kick a$$ action, car chases, fights, and shoot outs. I've never been a really big fan of Jet Li because he is honestly the most emotionless face in all the world. Think about it. Have you ever seen him not have the same stone face? Anywho - he was good in the bad guy role in this movie and Jason Statham is awesome tough guy style in the cop chasing him role.
I'd recommend anyone who is in to the good guy/bad guy action movies to check this out. It is definitely worth the rental fee for those of you who are in to that kind of stuff.
This movie reminded me a lot of those Steven Segal movies from the 80s that you all know and loved. The ones where the cop is out for vengeance and will stop at nothing to get the ultimate bad guy. This movie had lots of kick a$$ action, car chases, fights, and shoot outs. I've never been a really big fan of Jet Li because he is honestly the most emotionless face in all the world. Think about it. Have you ever seen him not have the same stone face? Anywho - he was good in the bad guy role in this movie and Jason Statham is awesome tough guy style in the cop chasing him role.
I'd recommend anyone who is in to the good guy/bad guy action movies to check this out. It is definitely worth the rental fee for those of you who are in to that kind of stuff.
Resident Evil: Extinction
Resident Evil: Extinction is based on the wildly popular video game series and picks up where the last film left off. Alice (Milla Jovovich), now in hiding in the Nevada desert, once again joins forces with Carlos Olivera (Oded Fehr) and L.J. (Mike Epps), along with new survivors Claire (Ali Larter), K-Mart (Spencer Locke) and Nurse Betty (Ashanti) to try to eliminate the deadly virus that threatens to make every human being undead... and to seek justice. Since being captured by the Umbrella Corporation, Alice has been subjected to biogenic experimentation and becomes genetically altered, with super-human strengths, senses and dexterity. These skills, and more, will be needed if anyone is to remain alive.
This whole franchise is basically an excuse to make zombie movies. They try to sugar coat it with a sci-fi type storyline, but it just about the zombies and surviving. That being said, I thought that this one was much lamer than the prior two. It started off very silly with the dog fight scene. I really don't understand this franchises' obsession with blood slicked dogs. It got a little better in the middle. Zombie birds? Did they really have to do that? Do you have any idea how birds petrify me? I couldn't even look at certain points with that. However, the movie went right back in to the toilet of silliness at the end again ruining whatever slight okayness that it might have built up in the middle . . . . . and was of course left open for a fourth installment. Lord have mercy on us.I wouldn't recommend anyone checking this out.
It was your less than average, run of the mill zombie movie and not really worth the time. You are much better off staying away, people!
This whole franchise is basically an excuse to make zombie movies. They try to sugar coat it with a sci-fi type storyline, but it just about the zombies and surviving. That being said, I thought that this one was much lamer than the prior two. It started off very silly with the dog fight scene. I really don't understand this franchises' obsession with blood slicked dogs. It got a little better in the middle. Zombie birds? Did they really have to do that? Do you have any idea how birds petrify me? I couldn't even look at certain points with that. However, the movie went right back in to the toilet of silliness at the end again ruining whatever slight okayness that it might have built up in the middle . . . . . and was of course left open for a fourth installment. Lord have mercy on us.I wouldn't recommend anyone checking this out.
It was your less than average, run of the mill zombie movie and not really worth the time. You are much better off staying away, people!
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