In the Theaters
What was the last movie you saw in the theater? Was it worth the price of admission, or do you wish you had waited for the DVD?
The last one for me was "Pan's Labyrinth". It is one of those rare films that I walk out thinking, "I want to see that one again." Fantastic make-up (won the Oscar for that) and the story was so intriguing.
The last one for me was "Pan's Labyrinth". It is one of those rare films that I walk out thinking, "I want to see that one again." Fantastic make-up (won the Oscar for that) and the story was so intriguing.
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Caveat - Diane Keaton is guilty of the worst over-acting I've seen in a long time. They try too hard to get a laugh at times. Her character is neurotic, but they could have been far more subtle and had a better effect.
Funny thing is I like Diane Keaton, this was just her worst movie ever.
Any how, Piper Perabo plays the cute sister, and she's good. Remember her, from Coyote Ugly? The song writer?
The other sister does OK as a shrink.
Mandy Moore plays the lead and has great chemistry on screen. If you have liked her other movies, this is a must see, as it's one of her better performances. She's vulnerable, yet flawed. Practical at times, yet romantic at heart.
Good movie, just try to ignore Diane Keaton through the first half. It gets better, I promise.
If you're a fan, you'll love the movie. The surreal images and dreamy sequences are grossly exaggerated but rather funny.
They stereotype just about everyone, but it's all done in a humorous way. I really think movie makers have no idea how normal, middle-class suburban people live their lives, but it's still a funny look at us.
Suspend your belief for a couple of hours, and you'll get a couple of really good laughs. My wife and I both liked the movie (rare, it's usually one or the other) so I guess I can recommend it. :shades:
There doesn't seem to be a lot of good movies for adults out there right now. Too bad the wife won't see animated films with me.
300 is too violent for the wife. Blades of Glory is too silly for her (rental for me).
Might come down to Lookout vs. Reign Over Me, we'll see.
Different it is.
A high school sports car wrecks a car, and his life in the process, and suffers from brain related short-term memory loss. Struggling to deal with an overbearing father and a decidedly simplified life (especially after a glorious youth), he's sucked in to a plan to rob a bank.
It's a bit predictable, a few more twists would have been welcome, but it was interesting enough to keep us both alert, if not quite at the edge of our seats.
Jeff Bridges is pretty convincing as his blind roommate, but sadly only plays a small part in the film. I would have liked to see more of him.
Would I recommend it? Yeah, but wait 'til it's out on video. It's not the type of movie you really need the big screen to see. :shades:
At first it's hard to imagine Taj from the Van Wilder movies playing a serious role, but Kal Penn pulls off the likable son trying to blend in with American culture while at the same time trying to preserve his own. Hard to believe it's the same actor, though. He also played Kumar in the White Castle flick.
Any how, the story follows his mother, who marries a PhD student who studies in America and moves from Calcutta to New York. It's an interesting fish-out-of-water story with good character depth.
Definitely worth checking out, if only to see the contrasts and struggles to integrate two cultures.
One amusing sidenote, at the beginning of the movie my 6 year old son said everything was blurry. I looked over and he had his glasses off. I told him he needed to put his glasses on and it wouldn't be blurry. He put them back on and stated the movie was still blurry. I looked at the lenses on his 3-D glasses, and they were covered with popcorn butter.
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - Arrrr, I loved this one as much as the first two. Will there be another? They left a lot of loose ends to stretch it into a fourth film, but I suppose it depends if the actors are willing. After all, I couldn't imagine anyone other than Johnny Depp portraying Captain Jack Sparrow. One thing about this one, it is three hours long! So you won't be wantin' to guzzle too much rum befar or durin' or else ye'll be missin' the action whilst runnin' to the privy. :P
I'm looking forward to Ratattouie or however it's spelled too :P
Spiderman --great
Shrek the third--really good
Pirates at World's end--great effects, plot not so great, but I liked it
on DVD: Apocalypto--very good
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The cashier kept drilling me to buy more. i.e "Would you like a candy car... how about a cookie? they are only 90 cents, proceeds go to help homeless circus clowns". :sick:
My 6 year old son did say he liked the movie, though he was chowing down on popcorn and Airheads for the most part.
The killer is that both me AND my wife felt that way. It has male bonding moments and chick flick moments to make both genders happy.
A bit much on the profanity but it was appropriate in the context, i.e. they were trying to make it seem more real.
Excellent movie and definitely worth paying full price to see it in the theatres. Cute, funny, no doubt worthwhile.
It's more of a romantic comedy than a straight comedy that I was led to believe. Still a very funny and well written movie... and yes, the ole Jipster may have shed a tear or two during those sentimental moments.
It was a strong "R" for raunchy humor, language, upper female nudity( :shades: ), and a babies head being shown crowning from the birth canal. Why they had to show that, taking up about 50 feet of screen space in the process, I'm not sure.
Anyhow, a solid 3 1/2 Jip"Stars" for Knocked Up.
Did you realize that the Transformers movie and advertising was aimed at kids??? Why the next thing you know they'll be trying to sell TOYS to our kids. Where we will be THEN I ask you!!
Oh...
Nevermind!
I loved it. Cracked me up with lots of clever quips and a lot of humor that went right over my kids' heads.
That's the problem, though. My 4 year old just didn't "get it" most of the time. There was not enough physical, obvious humor for him. He was a bit bored and fussy, even with popcorn and an Icee.
My 8 year old daughter liked it better, but still, it was no Finding Nemo.
I recommend it for the adults, but for the kids wait 'til it comes out on video.
I've enjoyed the books and the movies, but I really thought it was the best of the movies so far. My oldest daughter disagrees a bit as she said it strayed a bit too far from the book for her tastes.
It got a round of applause at the end
Edit: Added it to my Netflix queue.
Surprisingly, it wasn't bad. If you liked the others, this one is just more of the same.
You need a total suspension of disbelief, but if you can let that go the action scenes are pretty wild.
There's one particularly funny stunt sequence where he refers to his enemy as a gerbil, but I'll let you watch it (wait 'til the DVD is out) because you'll get a good chuckle out of it.
My wife liked it, too. She doens't like to admit an action movie can be entertaining, but that's exactly what this was - entertainment.
(you did see Fargo, right?)
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Great movie, but save it for 10+ year olds.
She liked "High School Musical" and "The Amanda Show", so you think she'd like this movie too?
I found this site that does "family" reviews. They are say 11+. You know your daughter and can decide. To be honest, I probably would have taken mine to it when they were that age, but I would never restrict anyone from seeing a musical no matter how young/old they are.
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/Hairspray_2.html