Time to guess again.
Clue 1: still in the A's
Clue 2: four words sounds like A hot bike shove
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Alpha Dog (2006)
An Entourage like dramatic gangster type film about a drug dealer and the perils of the life of being wannabe thugs. They get in over their heads when a drug deal gone bad makes for a major dispute which in turn leads to an impromptu kidnapping.
Emile Hirsch plays a convincing inexperienced drug dealer torn between, trying to create a reputation of a tough guy you don't want to cross and a spooked kid that wants to take back the last week of his life. Not willing to accept the consequences of his decisions, he involves 2 naive friends, including Justin Timberlake and Shawn Hatosy, in kidnapping a 15 year old because it seemed like a good idea at the time. Realizing the scope of charges they would face for the decisions they made, the group takes drastic actions and they find themselves making things worse.
Ben Foster overacts his way through a challenging role of the real bad ass of the movie. A twitchy drug addict that destroys his life and career, relying on violence to solve his problems. This ultimately destroys his family and threatens the life of his younger brother.
This movie gets a rating of: In my collection (click to see rating system)
Questions to ponder while watching this movie:
Murder because of $1,200 owed from a drug deal gone bad?
If Zach is a black belt, how come he doesn't defend himself when they first kidnap him? Or when he figures out that he is not "going home"?
Is this movie in my(wifes)collection just because of Justin Timberlake's abs? Or Emile Hirschs abs? Or Shawn Hatosy's abs?
What happened to Jake?
An Entourage like dramatic gangster type film about a drug dealer and the perils of the life of being wannabe thugs. They get in over their heads when a drug deal gone bad makes for a major dispute which in turn leads to an impromptu kidnapping.
Emile Hirsch plays a convincing inexperienced drug dealer torn between, trying to create a reputation of a tough guy you don't want to cross and a spooked kid that wants to take back the last week of his life. Not willing to accept the consequences of his decisions, he involves 2 naive friends, including Justin Timberlake and Shawn Hatosy, in kidnapping a 15 year old because it seemed like a good idea at the time. Realizing the scope of charges they would face for the decisions they made, the group takes drastic actions and they find themselves making things worse.
Ben Foster overacts his way through a challenging role of the real bad ass of the movie. A twitchy drug addict that destroys his life and career, relying on violence to solve his problems. This ultimately destroys his family and threatens the life of his younger brother.
This movie gets a rating of: In my collection (click to see rating system)
Questions to ponder while watching this movie:
Murder because of $1,200 owed from a drug deal gone bad?
If Zach is a black belt, how come he doesn't defend himself when they first kidnap him? Or when he figures out that he is not "going home"?
Is this movie in my(wifes)collection just because of Justin Timberlake's abs? Or Emile Hirschs abs? Or Shawn Hatosy's abs?
What happened to Jake?
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Alfie (1994)
"Moral of the story. No good deed goes unpunished." Alfie
A remake of a Michael Cane and Shelley Winters movie of the same title (Alfie 1966).
Jude Law as a womanizing limo driver with an infectious charm. Great role for Law. This is similar plot to the original version of the movie, but it has a certain updated fun 90's twist to all the relationships. It has a new 90's musical soundtrack too with some tributes to the original Cher version of the title song sung by Joss Stone. I think the soundtrack would be really good although I have never heard it.
The messaging via the billboards in the background throughout the movie are used to give the movie a little more depth. The billboards working along with the word of the day calendar are always being used to try to keep it more intellectual. I think without these aspects this movie would be just a tame PG-13 smut film.
If you look deeply into this movie for great content you won't find it. For this reason I can not find any reason to give it better rating than In my Collection. As part of my wifes Jude Law collection to be exact. It is a good movie worth seeing, but it has no great moments to make it stand out above all the rest.
This movie gets a rating of: In my collection (click to see rating system)
Questions to ponder while you watch this movie:
Do all good deeds really never go unpunished?
What's going to happen with the rest of your life?
What's he got, better than me?
What have I got, really?
The true question ends up being: Is a plot full of "questionable" content really a plot at all? Or is this movie just "full" of questions? Do you know what I mean?
"Moral of the story. No good deed goes unpunished." Alfie
A remake of a Michael Cane and Shelley Winters movie of the same title (Alfie 1966).
Jude Law as a womanizing limo driver with an infectious charm. Great role for Law. This is similar plot to the original version of the movie, but it has a certain updated fun 90's twist to all the relationships. It has a new 90's musical soundtrack too with some tributes to the original Cher version of the title song sung by Joss Stone. I think the soundtrack would be really good although I have never heard it.
The messaging via the billboards in the background throughout the movie are used to give the movie a little more depth. The billboards working along with the word of the day calendar are always being used to try to keep it more intellectual. I think without these aspects this movie would be just a tame PG-13 smut film.
If you look deeply into this movie for great content you won't find it. For this reason I can not find any reason to give it better rating than In my Collection. As part of my wifes Jude Law collection to be exact. It is a good movie worth seeing, but it has no great moments to make it stand out above all the rest.
This movie gets a rating of: In my collection (click to see rating system)
Questions to ponder while you watch this movie:
Do all good deeds really never go unpunished?
What's going to happen with the rest of your life?
What's he got, better than me?
What have I got, really?
The true question ends up being: Is a plot full of "questionable" content really a plot at all? Or is this movie just "full" of questions? Do you know what I mean?
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Airheads (1994)
Airhead –noun
Slang. a scatterbrained, stupid, or simple-minded person; dolt.
This movie is full of scatterbrained dolts making stupid simple-minded decisions which makes for a very funny plot. Three musicians hold up a radio station to try to get their single played on the air. It at least lives up to the title.
OK so that being said... more important than the plot ... the cast. Chris Farely in the early years of his wacky animated comedy. The second in a very long line of Adam Sandler movies. A small goof comedy role from Michael "Kramer" Richards and even a small revival role from an 80's classic Breakfast Club (Judd Nelson) playing Jimmie Wing. Almost forgot a cameo voice appearance from Mike Judge calling in to the radio station as Beavis and Butthead. What a cast! Knowing what I know now if I only knew back then.... or so the saying goes. This leads me to the greatest question I have about this movie. Was it this movie or Going Overboard that really catapulted so many of these careers.
For a movie that is based on a new band getting it's big break, you would think there would be good new upcoming music. But most of it was fairly recognizable music of the times like 4 Non-blondes, Anthrax, and some older Ramones (I think). And the original music written for the movie wasn't that good either.
So this is a movie that is the great beginnings of things to come. If you watch it with a little sense of nostalgia it makes it that much more fun to watch 15-20 years later. I would almost say this movie has gotten better with age.
I will fully admit that the sole reason that I own this is because for my Adam Sandler collection. So that being said:
This movie gets a rating of: In my collection (click to see rating system)
Questions to ponder while watching this movie?
Reel to reel really?
Nevermind don't think to hard about this movie!
Airhead –noun
Slang. a scatterbrained, stupid, or simple-minded person; dolt.
This movie is full of scatterbrained dolts making stupid simple-minded decisions which makes for a very funny plot. Three musicians hold up a radio station to try to get their single played on the air. It at least lives up to the title.
OK so that being said... more important than the plot ... the cast. Chris Farely in the early years of his wacky animated comedy. The second in a very long line of Adam Sandler movies. A small goof comedy role from Michael "Kramer" Richards and even a small revival role from an 80's classic Breakfast Club (Judd Nelson) playing Jimmie Wing. Almost forgot a cameo voice appearance from Mike Judge calling in to the radio station as Beavis and Butthead. What a cast! Knowing what I know now if I only knew back then.... or so the saying goes. This leads me to the greatest question I have about this movie. Was it this movie or Going Overboard that really catapulted so many of these careers.
For a movie that is based on a new band getting it's big break, you would think there would be good new upcoming music. But most of it was fairly recognizable music of the times like 4 Non-blondes, Anthrax, and some older Ramones (I think). And the original music written for the movie wasn't that good either.
So this is a movie that is the great beginnings of things to come. If you watch it with a little sense of nostalgia it makes it that much more fun to watch 15-20 years later. I would almost say this movie has gotten better with age.
I will fully admit that the sole reason that I own this is because for my Adam Sandler collection. So that being said:
This movie gets a rating of: In my collection (click to see rating system)
Questions to ponder while watching this movie?
Reel to reel really?
Nevermind don't think to hard about this movie!
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Aeon Flux (2005)
The Matrix meets Outbreak with a 2005 special effects twist. There is some really good action scenes throughout. Aeon (Charlize Theron) and Sithandra (Sofie Okonedo) crossing over the outer defenses was a fantastic action sequence. The movie and the background have all sorts of different great ideas of what the future holds. There where even some really cool integrated props that seem like they could be a great new technology.
There is a good plot for this film. It is a compelling story of what happens to the earth and humankind after a plague wipes out most of the world. Good graphics, good plot, decent acting makes for a good movie. I am not going to put this movie into my up tier of great movies, but it is a movie I liked and will watch again, in my collection.
This movie meets my criteria for a good futuristic sci-fi film. Cool new tech geek gadgets, good plot, and a cool effects. Also not essential but important part to a good sci-fi movie is: Would this make a cool video game? Like being able to play the bee-hive shooter/"blades" of grass scene on a video game console. (I am pretty sure there is such a game.) Lastly it makes a good futuristic sci-fi movie because for the most part it could really happen. So that almost makes it a slightly scary movie if one takes it too seriously.
This movie gets a rating of: In my collection (click to see rating system)
Questions to ponder while watching this movie:
What happens when some dies and they can not retrieve the DNA?
If so wouldn't the population keep shrinking?
If so wouldn't the population find it strange that the # of people does not rise?
(OK there are so many more DNA/Civilization questions so I guess my really true question to sum up all of these is:
People really did not notice for 400 years?Really?
I am going to have to throw the BS flag on that one and say I really think that humankind would notice that the whole population is being in-vitro fetilized. It is my opinion that humans are way to curious and inquisitive by nature.)
How cool would it be to have hands as your feet?
The Matrix meets Outbreak with a 2005 special effects twist. There is some really good action scenes throughout. Aeon (Charlize Theron) and Sithandra (Sofie Okonedo) crossing over the outer defenses was a fantastic action sequence. The movie and the background have all sorts of different great ideas of what the future holds. There where even some really cool integrated props that seem like they could be a great new technology.
There is a good plot for this film. It is a compelling story of what happens to the earth and humankind after a plague wipes out most of the world. Good graphics, good plot, decent acting makes for a good movie. I am not going to put this movie into my up tier of great movies, but it is a movie I liked and will watch again, in my collection.
This movie meets my criteria for a good futuristic sci-fi film. Cool new tech geek gadgets, good plot, and a cool effects. Also not essential but important part to a good sci-fi movie is: Would this make a cool video game? Like being able to play the bee-hive shooter/"blades" of grass scene on a video game console. (I am pretty sure there is such a game.) Lastly it makes a good futuristic sci-fi movie because for the most part it could really happen. So that almost makes it a slightly scary movie if one takes it too seriously.
This movie gets a rating of: In my collection (click to see rating system)
Questions to ponder while watching this movie:
What happens when some dies and they can not retrieve the DNA?
If so wouldn't the population keep shrinking?
If so wouldn't the population find it strange that the # of people does not rise?
(OK there are so many more DNA/Civilization questions so I guess my really true question to sum up all of these is:
People really did not notice for 400 years?Really?
I am going to have to throw the BS flag on that one and say I really think that humankind would notice that the whole population is being in-vitro fetilized. It is my opinion that humans are way to curious and inquisitive by nature.)
How cool would it be to have hands as your feet?
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
AKA: Ace Ventura Goes to Africa
This is exactly what you would expect from a a sequel to Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. There are enough alrighty then's and crazy Ace antics to keep the movie going forward. It is really a one man show. Jim Carey and the Ace Ventura character are a match made in heaven. Of course he had to try to milk it for all that it was worth. And that worth is 5 million+ for Jim Carey to continue this role in the sequel.
The plot is character driven and goes in the direction that leads to the most comedic scenarios for Ace. Surprisingly for a movie without any real interesting plot like the first one, it is still entertaining.
So for a collector of Jim Carey movies it is worth buying to complete a collection but it is not Carey's best movie or even as good as the original.
This movie gets a rating of: In my collection (click to see rating system)
Questions to ponder while watching this movie:
Someone is on the wing?
Did he say Bumble-bee Tuna?
Does he sleep with the princess?
AKA: Ace Ventura Goes to Africa
This is exactly what you would expect from a a sequel to Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. There are enough alrighty then's and crazy Ace antics to keep the movie going forward. It is really a one man show. Jim Carey and the Ace Ventura character are a match made in heaven. Of course he had to try to milk it for all that it was worth. And that worth is 5 million+ for Jim Carey to continue this role in the sequel.
The plot is character driven and goes in the direction that leads to the most comedic scenarios for Ace. Surprisingly for a movie without any real interesting plot like the first one, it is still entertaining.
So for a collector of Jim Carey movies it is worth buying to complete a collection but it is not Carey's best movie or even as good as the original.
This movie gets a rating of: In my collection (click to see rating system)
Questions to ponder while watching this movie:
Someone is on the wing?
Did he say Bumble-bee Tuna?
Does he sleep with the princess?
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