http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1279935/
i was lured to see this one by the combined forces of tina fey, mark wahlberg, ray liotta, and, had i only known she was in it ahead of time, gal gadot. you may remember her from the most recent fast and furious movie, where she played the part of Totally Hot Girl. this is the same part she played in date night.
ummmm...anyway, date night unfortunately had steve carell in it, too, which is too bad because steve carell is totally lame. i assume that people find him funny because he plays the same character over and over, like a remix of jim carrey, pet detective. seen jim carrey in anything lately? no, of course not. BECAUSE HE IS STEVE CARELL! witness the truth revealed, only here, on schmolli's movie review blog thing.
2010-04-23
the rainmaker
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119978/
"MATT, baby. let me tell ya, ya gonna be the next TOM CREWS if you just do TWO THINGS for me. first, ya gotta do a LAWYER movie. second, ya gotta do a JET PILOT movie. i'm bringing a SCRIPT over to ya NOW."
this is what i imagine matt damon's agent said to him to get him to do this film. luckily for his career, he must have fired that agent.
"MATT, baby. let me tell ya, ya gonna be the next TOM CREWS if you just do TWO THINGS for me. first, ya gotta do a LAWYER movie. second, ya gotta do a JET PILOT movie. i'm bringing a SCRIPT over to ya NOW."
this is what i imagine matt damon's agent said to him to get him to do this film. luckily for his career, he must have fired that agent.
franklyn
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0893402/
this is one of those films where multiple story lines come together. they did a good job with it, the stories flowed together pretty well. i got a little lost on what the message was supposed to be with regard to something i should probably not mention if i do not want to give away important plot elements, but my understanding is that you are supposed to watch this one twice. an alternative to watching movies twice is to have a photographic memory. sadly, my memory is *pornographic*.
this is one of those films where multiple story lines come together. they did a good job with it, the stories flowed together pretty well. i got a little lost on what the message was supposed to be with regard to something i should probably not mention if i do not want to give away important plot elements, but my understanding is that you are supposed to watch this one twice. an alternative to watching movies twice is to have a photographic memory. sadly, my memory is *pornographic*.
2010-04-19
kick ass
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1250777/
kick ass was the same movie as observe and report (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1197628/), in much the same way that snatch was the same as lock, stock, and two smoking barrels. and layer cake. and the other one that i can never remember. aside of the obvious plot parallels, the main thing both "kick ass" and "observe and report" had in common was a kind of darkness that lurked behind the scenes and bubbled up unexpectedly. i liked that, as a change of pace, but i hope it does not catch on because its main attraction is its fleetingness. you can only shock somebody so many times before they catch on. i guess you can tie them down and tape the probes on, too, but that usually does not happen in a movie theater kind of situation.
i am not sure what nicholas cage was doing in this film, but i was really happy to see him screaming as he burned alive. as for the "hit girl" character, foul-mouthed pre-teen kunoichis have never been cool. i wish people would stop making them. i can see the fascination--it is the same as when little abigail says "hi mrs marplebee! my daddy says you're fat and useless!"--but it is not a good kind of fascination. as for the main character, i can not really think of anything i want to call out about him, other than the absolute preposterousness of the idea that he would hook up with a girl.
with all that said, i enjoyed the overall film. it was comic book enough that i could overlook the absurdity, laugh at the jokes, and just sort of go along for the ride.
kick ass was the same movie as observe and report (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1197628/), in much the same way that snatch was the same as lock, stock, and two smoking barrels. and layer cake. and the other one that i can never remember. aside of the obvious plot parallels, the main thing both "kick ass" and "observe and report" had in common was a kind of darkness that lurked behind the scenes and bubbled up unexpectedly. i liked that, as a change of pace, but i hope it does not catch on because its main attraction is its fleetingness. you can only shock somebody so many times before they catch on. i guess you can tie them down and tape the probes on, too, but that usually does not happen in a movie theater kind of situation.
i am not sure what nicholas cage was doing in this film, but i was really happy to see him screaming as he burned alive. as for the "hit girl" character, foul-mouthed pre-teen kunoichis have never been cool. i wish people would stop making them. i can see the fascination--it is the same as when little abigail says "hi mrs marplebee! my daddy says you're fat and useless!"--but it is not a good kind of fascination. as for the main character, i can not really think of anything i want to call out about him, other than the absolute preposterousness of the idea that he would hook up with a girl.
with all that said, i enjoyed the overall film. it was comic book enough that i could overlook the absurdity, laugh at the jokes, and just sort of go along for the ride.
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