From the look of the trailer, fuck yes.
This film makes Shoot 'Em Up look like My Dinner With Andre.
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Friday, May 9, 2008
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
All hail Eddie
Eddie Murphy's made plenty of critically panned movies in his time, and it's fair to say his newest, "Meet Dave" won't be any different.
Trailer and trash talk here.
Coming soon to a theater near you...
"Meet Dave"
Jokes and jokes and jokes and jokes and jokes.
Rated PG-13.
C'mon, you've got him getting hit in the nuts and the forehead, as well as a hilarious sneeze take, smirk to the camera, and hilarious dance montage, all in one 2 minute trailer. I think it's fair to say this will be the best movie ever.
Trailer and trash talk here.
Coming soon to a theater near you...
"Meet Dave"
Jokes and jokes and jokes and jokes and jokes.
Rated PG-13.
C'mon, you've got him getting hit in the nuts and the forehead, as well as a hilarious sneeze take, smirk to the camera, and hilarious dance montage, all in one 2 minute trailer. I think it's fair to say this will be the best movie ever.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Top 5 films about boarding school
5. Class
The brat pack in one of their lesser films. You’ve got Andrew McCarthy bangin one of the original MILFs, Jaqueline Bisset.
4. Lost and Delirious
Piper Perabo vehicle about lesbianism and teen angst. If you made it past the first half of that sentence, good for you.
3. Outside Providence
Hilarious. Dumb as hell, and wildly uneven, but still hilarious. Go rent it, dildo.
2. Dead Poets’ Society
Duh. Everyone’s already seen it. Should have been Robin Williams’ Oscar turn, rather than the fat bearded version of Mr. Keating he trotted out in Good Will Hunting.
1. Toy Soldiers
Sean Astin battles terrorists who take over the school. Plus, the tough but fair headmaster is the dude from Iron Eagle (Louis Gossett, Jr.). Oh, and R. Lee Ermey too. Did I mention Wil Wheaton? I LOVE this film. It is to boarding school what Red Dawn is to the Cold War.
Honorable Mention:
X-Men films, which are decent, but in which the boarding school just isn’t central enough to the plot.
Harry Potter Films – boarding school very central, but I happen to have an irrational dislike of all things Potter
Scent of a Woman – If I were half the blogger I was back then, I’d take a flamethrower to this film. Hoo-AH!
The brat pack in one of their lesser films. You’ve got Andrew McCarthy bangin one of the original MILFs, Jaqueline Bisset.
4. Lost and Delirious
Piper Perabo vehicle about lesbianism and teen angst. If you made it past the first half of that sentence, good for you.
3. Outside Providence
Hilarious. Dumb as hell, and wildly uneven, but still hilarious. Go rent it, dildo.
2. Dead Poets’ Society
Duh. Everyone’s already seen it. Should have been Robin Williams’ Oscar turn, rather than the fat bearded version of Mr. Keating he trotted out in Good Will Hunting.
1. Toy Soldiers
Sean Astin battles terrorists who take over the school. Plus, the tough but fair headmaster is the dude from Iron Eagle (Louis Gossett, Jr.). Oh, and R. Lee Ermey too. Did I mention Wil Wheaton? I LOVE this film. It is to boarding school what Red Dawn is to the Cold War.
Honorable Mention:
X-Men films, which are decent, but in which the boarding school just isn’t central enough to the plot.
Harry Potter Films – boarding school very central, but I happen to have an irrational dislike of all things Potter
Scent of a Woman – If I were half the blogger I was back then, I’d take a flamethrower to this film. Hoo-AH!
Monday, June 25, 2007
Looking Indiana, feeling Arizona
Check it out...
It’s been known for a while that a fourth installment of Indiana Jones was in production, and I’ve reserved pre-judgement until now. Last Thursday, Harrison Ford got into costume for the first time in 18 (!) years, and the film’s website captured the “action”.
Yes, this is a cash grab on par with reunion shows such as those of the Pixies and the Police. Folks who, as teenagers used to love Pixies/Police in their primes are now in their 30s/40s, married w/ children, but not so old that they don’t want to rock, albeit at a safe, seated show w/ a big jumbotron. Likewise, folks who were in the target demographic - little kids - when the Indy franchise launched are now in their late 20s, and while we might not want to shell out $150 for a 300 level ticket to watch Sting’s rippling muscles (enjoy, ladies), we sure as hell can afford $10 for a movie ticket. In other words, regardless of the exact original target demographic, there’s money to be made. They’ve realized that their former audience is feelin’ nostalgic and newly flush with capital, and have stood up to meet our demand. If this stuff is poor art, or bad for society, the problem ain’t Hollywood/TimeWarner, it is us.
And you know what? That Pixies reunion kicked ass. From all reports, so does the current Police one. So I’m setting aside the sarcasm, laying down the indie fan rockist hipster dbag mantle, and listening to my inner child: the kid who first saw Indy melt Nazis’ faces and get the girl and decided that Archaeology might be fun is still in here somewhere, and he wants more Indy, even if Indy wears Depends.
Plus, Ray Winstone (aka Gal) and John Hurt (aka “Oh no, not again”) are on board. In my book, that counts for a lot. Thus, this will earn my full recommendation, and while I’ll allow that it may suck, I’m going in with good expectations and excitement. Plan is for the film to open 5/22/08.
It’s been known for a while that a fourth installment of Indiana Jones was in production, and I’ve reserved pre-judgement until now. Last Thursday, Harrison Ford got into costume for the first time in 18 (!) years, and the film’s website captured the “action”.
Yes, this is a cash grab on par with reunion shows such as those of the Pixies and the Police. Folks who, as teenagers used to love Pixies/Police in their primes are now in their 30s/40s, married w/ children, but not so old that they don’t want to rock, albeit at a safe, seated show w/ a big jumbotron. Likewise, folks who were in the target demographic - little kids - when the Indy franchise launched are now in their late 20s, and while we might not want to shell out $150 for a 300 level ticket to watch Sting’s rippling muscles (enjoy, ladies), we sure as hell can afford $10 for a movie ticket. In other words, regardless of the exact original target demographic, there’s money to be made. They’ve realized that their former audience is feelin’ nostalgic and newly flush with capital, and have stood up to meet our demand. If this stuff is poor art, or bad for society, the problem ain’t Hollywood/TimeWarner, it is us.
And you know what? That Pixies reunion kicked ass. From all reports, so does the current Police one. So I’m setting aside the sarcasm, laying down the indie fan rockist hipster dbag mantle, and listening to my inner child: the kid who first saw Indy melt Nazis’ faces and get the girl and decided that Archaeology might be fun is still in here somewhere, and he wants more Indy, even if Indy wears Depends.
Plus, Ray Winstone (aka Gal) and John Hurt (aka “Oh no, not again”) are on board. In my book, that counts for a lot. Thus, this will earn my full recommendation, and while I’ll allow that it may suck, I’m going in with good expectations and excitement. Plan is for the film to open 5/22/08.
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