Friday, February 27, 2009

Fired Up (aka FU)

What can I say about FU? It's a movie about high school kids looking to get laid. Is it wholly unbelievable? Yes. Do they cheat out to talk to each other whilst facing the camera? Yes. Is it funny? Yes. Is there ample nudity? Nope. Its basically an American Pie light. The main characters really play off each other well. One guy was Hunter on the Office. The other has been in NOT ANOTHER TEEN MOVIE and Tru Calling. There is no confusion that they're doing Shakespeare here. But its a pleasant way to spend 90 minutes.


Did you enjoy it?
Yes.

Would you see it in theaters again?
No.

Would you rent it?
Possibly.

Would you buy it?
No.

Would you watch it if you saw it was on TV?
Yes.

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Fanboys

Part of the trade off in seeing He's Just Not That Into You was that my girlfriend would come see this movie with me. You can't really tell from the poster here, but at the bottom it says "Coming to Our Galaxy 2007". Well, that didn't really happen. But it did get here. The big controversy with this film was that the Weinsteins were test screening it for so long. There is a plotline in the movie about one of the guys having cancer. Some versions didn't have that plotline at all. The final version that came out had what I would call "mild" cancer. Not the full storyline but it was present.

Its a road trip movie about friends going to Skywalker Ranch to see Episode One (the movie is set in 1999). As a Star Wars fan it had some cool easter eggs here and there. Overall, I was disappointed. That might also have come from the build up for literally years waiting for it to be released.

Did you enjoy it?
Yes.

Would you see it in theaters again?
No.

Would you rent it?
Yes.

Would you buy it?
No. Maybe to have as part of the cult collection. "Oh, you've never heard of it? Let me talk about it for the next 30 minutes."

Would you watch it if you saw it was on TV?
Maybe once. If they do 80's HBO and air it every 4 hours for a month, then no.

Friday, February 20, 2009

He's Just Not That Into You


Taken from the "self help" book comes the movie version. It goes back to the classic branding. Lets take a book that women love written by a male comedian with a soul patch and have it star a lot of people. I call it Woody Allen for dummies.

Let's just get to the rating questions:

Did you enjoy it?
Eh.

Would you see it in theaters again?
NO.

Would you rent it?
No.
Would you buy it?
No.
Would you watch it if you saw it was on TV?
No.

Friday, February 13, 2009

Friday the 13th (part 12)

The popular trend of remaking old films continues with F13th. It does things right, like making Jason alive again, not an unkillable zombie. There is a good amount of sweet sweet nudity. Inventive kills but plenty of room for sequel improvements. When a movie hits its twelfth you usually ask why. But as is the case with the new James Bond franchise, some times it just makes sense to start over.

If you're a fan of the series or a fan of horror you will definitely enjoy it.

Did you enjoy it?
Yes. Hell Yes.

Would you see it in theaters again?
If it was a midnight movie, sure.

Would you rent it?
Yes.

Would you buy it?
I have 11 others ahead of it to buy, but if I had the set I would for sure.

Would you watch it if you saw it was on TV?
Yes.

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Taken


Taken is the story of a guy who worked for the CIA, it cost him his wife and daughter (not dead, just left him). So now he's retired and wants to develop a relationship with his daughter. She is played by Maggie Grace (Shannon on LOST). Sometimes I love acting choices people make. How can you tell that his daughter is 17? Because she runs like a dullard. It has to be seen to be believed.

If you saw any of the commercials you know what happens. In a movie like this its not about the twists, it is about that action. It has it. I think it worked so well because Neeson is the average guy action star. He's like Bruce Willis in Die Hard. That really elevates the movie. Its produced (maybe story by) from Luc Besson. That should tell you more about it than I ever could.

I would say the best thumbs up you can give it is when your girlfriend says she liked it. And in the case of Taken, it got one of those.


Did you enjoy it?
Yes.

Would you see it in theaters again?
No.

Would you rent it?
Yes.

Would you buy it?
No. Possibly if in the bargain bin.

Would you watch it if you saw it was on TV?
Yes.