Farrelly Brothers have made some really fucking funny movies, and some really not so funny movies. I think they get a bad wrap for that though and I've found that the movies that weren't so funny to most, get a lot more funny after another viewing. Some are totally underrated, like The Ringer made me laugh pretty hard when I saw it in the theater, there I said it. I also thought Shallow Hall was pretty fuckin funny. Let's not forget the classics though, like Dumb and Dumber (my favorite), Something About Mary and my close second favorite, Kingpin.
Hall Pass got some pretty harsh reviews and some rough things were said about the brothers Farrelly, but Larissa and I thought it wasn't that bad at all. Definitely not their best work, but it had some really funny parts. I'm not that big of a fan of Jason Sudeikis, but he did alright. Owen Wilson does a pretty good job, which you kind of expect, even though he's about 60/40 for me anyway. I love whenever he works with Wes Anderson. Brilliant performances and writing whenever those two get together. I also actually like You, Me and Dupree (I'm sure I'll get shit for that one).
I wish there was more Stephen Merchant in Hall Pass though. He has a pretty funny scene at the very end, during the credits. He is always really funny. There are some good lines in this and I think it's a good one for couples to see. There are some parts I definitely could have gone without, guys will know what I'm talking about. All and all, it wasn't as horrible as people are saying it is, but I wouldn't rush to the theater, you can wait to watch it in the comfort of your own home with some pistachios and cheap beer....that's what I like to do, and let's be honest, who doesn't like that combo!?
WAIT FOR DVD!
Friday, March 25, 2011
LIMITLESS
The concept of this movie really intrigued me, so I was actually pretty excited to see it. Good cast, with Robert DeNiro and Bradley Cooper. Directed by Neil Burger, who did a couple of great movies that you should check out, well, actually a lot of you probably saw The Illusionist with Edward Norton, that was pretty cool (not as good as The Prestige though) and the other one is called Interview with the Assassin, which I thought was amazing and not too many people know about it. It's filmed like a documentary, so it seems very real, and it's about a guy who claims to be one of the shooters from the Kennedy assassination. Check it out, you'll be blown away by the guys performance.
Sorry, kind of got off track there. I'm sure you have all seen a preview or two for Limitless, guy takes a pill that lets him access ALL of his brains potential and he gets himself into some trouble of course but I don't want to tell you anything else. The energy of the movie (I sound like a hippie) is great because it doesn't really slow down. They keep you interested the whole time as to what might happen next and that's what I really liked about it. It really lived up to the cool trailers and that is hard to come by these days. Bradley Cooper can definitely hold his own in a movie with DeNiro (even though he's slipping in his old age). I have a feeling we're gonna be seeing even more of Coops. Hangover 2 is coming out soon, not sure how it could even compare to the first, but we'll see.
Limitless wasn't perfect, I mean they definitely could have gone further with it and I really wish they did. I wanted more at the end, but that's a good thing. As with any movie, there were little flaws, but for the most part, the movie didn't disappoint. The critics have been giving it mixed reviews but lately they've been seeing a lot of shit movies, so they're pretty bitter (can't blame em). Don't listen to them, this movie was really fucking cool and it was refreshing to see something of it's kind. It entertained and had a good plot.
SEE IT!!
Sorry, kind of got off track there. I'm sure you have all seen a preview or two for Limitless, guy takes a pill that lets him access ALL of his brains potential and he gets himself into some trouble of course but I don't want to tell you anything else. The energy of the movie (I sound like a hippie) is great because it doesn't really slow down. They keep you interested the whole time as to what might happen next and that's what I really liked about it. It really lived up to the cool trailers and that is hard to come by these days. Bradley Cooper can definitely hold his own in a movie with DeNiro (even though he's slipping in his old age). I have a feeling we're gonna be seeing even more of Coops. Hangover 2 is coming out soon, not sure how it could even compare to the first, but we'll see.
Limitless wasn't perfect, I mean they definitely could have gone further with it and I really wish they did. I wanted more at the end, but that's a good thing. As with any movie, there were little flaws, but for the most part, the movie didn't disappoint. The critics have been giving it mixed reviews but lately they've been seeing a lot of shit movies, so they're pretty bitter (can't blame em). Don't listen to them, this movie was really fucking cool and it was refreshing to see something of it's kind. It entertained and had a good plot.
SEE IT!!
Saturday, February 26, 2011
TOY STORY 3
I'm a sucker for these Pixar movies. Even though I don't have kids, I find them entertaining and funny. I loved the first and second Toy Story, but I would have to say that my favorite so far is The Incredibles. It was hilarious and badass at the same time! This Toy Story however, I didn't think it was as great as everyone has been saying. I thought it was just as good as the other two.
I really liked it, but I've people say that it's the best movie of the year and it made them cry?? I guess the scene at the end was a little emotional. I just wasn't blown away by this one and I'm sure a lot of you are going to disagree and give me shit for this, and that's totally fine. Maybe I'm way off on this one. I thought the story was a little weak. It could have been better for the millions AND MILLIONS (in The Rocks voice) of dollars that was paid to all those writers. John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton, they could BUY a country! If was that rich and had ALL the time in the world I wanted, I could have come up with something better.
You probably disagree with me on that too, but that's alright. Like I said, I didn't hate Toy Story 3, I just don't think it deserves the title of BEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR or BEST COMEDY. The highlight of this movie for me was Michael Keaton as the voice of Ken. He should be in everything, honestly. I would love to see Keaton win an Oscar one day. Not for this movie, but for a dramatic or comedic role. He's awesome at both.
My final words on Toy Story 3 are that it's DEFINITELY worth adding to your bluray or regular DVD collection. Especially if you have kids, this is one that you'll enjoy with them.
BUY IT!
I really liked it, but I've people say that it's the best movie of the year and it made them cry?? I guess the scene at the end was a little emotional. I just wasn't blown away by this one and I'm sure a lot of you are going to disagree and give me shit for this, and that's totally fine. Maybe I'm way off on this one. I thought the story was a little weak. It could have been better for the millions AND MILLIONS (in The Rocks voice) of dollars that was paid to all those writers. John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton, they could BUY a country! If was that rich and had ALL the time in the world I wanted, I could have come up with something better.
You probably disagree with me on that too, but that's alright. Like I said, I didn't hate Toy Story 3, I just don't think it deserves the title of BEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR or BEST COMEDY. The highlight of this movie for me was Michael Keaton as the voice of Ken. He should be in everything, honestly. I would love to see Keaton win an Oscar one day. Not for this movie, but for a dramatic or comedic role. He's awesome at both.
My final words on Toy Story 3 are that it's DEFINITELY worth adding to your bluray or regular DVD collection. Especially if you have kids, this is one that you'll enjoy with them.
BUY IT!
Friday, February 25, 2011
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
Considering the fact that I am not in my forties or fifties, I wasn't super stoked about seeing this movie. It's definitely one of those movies that was made specifically for an older yuppie crowd. I'm also certain that it was made to be an Oscar contender. You know how some movies are just automatically gonna make it to the nominees? Like anything with or directed by Clint Eastwood (except Hereafter). Orrrrr, anything that revolves around a dysfunctional family.
I'm sure you can already tell that I loved this movie, huh? Nope, I certainly DID NOT like this movie and that's not too say it was terrible and I have a lot of hatred towards it. I just wasn't the audience that this film was intended for. Mark Ruffalo, Annette Bening and Julianne Moore are great actors, obviously, and they did a good job (not great) but they let the one character that you like (or at least that I liked) go away and you're like "That's it? They're not coming back into the movie?" Granted, the story was more about Annette Bening and Juliane Moore's characters (they're lesbians) but I always believe that EVERY character should have an ending or at least be validated.
The kids in the movie, they're just all right. Hahaha, get it? Sorry, that was a shitty joke. Seriously though, they were just OK as far as acting goes. The chick from Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, Mia Wasakowska is in this. It doesn't end badly, just boring, once again. I hate movies where you know the filmmaker WANTS you to laugh. Like when Annette Bening takes a sip of wine from her glass but then chugs it. That's when all the women in the audience that are around her age are like "hahahaha, oh man, I've so been there!" Nope, sorry, not funny and that shit has been done a bazillion times. I won't say that there are zero funny parts in this movie, but the parts that are SUPPOSED to be funny, outnumber the parts that actually ARE funny.
I apologize for bashing this movie, for those of you that have seen it and actually liked it. I've seen worse movies, I just wasn't a fan....obviously.
PASS ON THIS ONE! unless you're over 40
I'm sure you can already tell that I loved this movie, huh? Nope, I certainly DID NOT like this movie and that's not too say it was terrible and I have a lot of hatred towards it. I just wasn't the audience that this film was intended for. Mark Ruffalo, Annette Bening and Julianne Moore are great actors, obviously, and they did a good job (not great) but they let the one character that you like (or at least that I liked) go away and you're like "That's it? They're not coming back into the movie?" Granted, the story was more about Annette Bening and Juliane Moore's characters (they're lesbians) but I always believe that EVERY character should have an ending or at least be validated.
The kids in the movie, they're just all right. Hahaha, get it? Sorry, that was a shitty joke. Seriously though, they were just OK as far as acting goes. The chick from Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, Mia Wasakowska is in this. It doesn't end badly, just boring, once again. I hate movies where you know the filmmaker WANTS you to laugh. Like when Annette Bening takes a sip of wine from her glass but then chugs it. That's when all the women in the audience that are around her age are like "hahahaha, oh man, I've so been there!" Nope, sorry, not funny and that shit has been done a bazillion times. I won't say that there are zero funny parts in this movie, but the parts that are SUPPOSED to be funny, outnumber the parts that actually ARE funny.
I apologize for bashing this movie, for those of you that have seen it and actually liked it. I've seen worse movies, I just wasn't a fan....obviously.
PASS ON THIS ONE! unless you're over 40
THE FIGHTER
Not a huge fan of the director, David O'Russel, although I did like Three Kings, but I still wanted to see this movie because it looked pretty awesome. Not to mention, Christian Bale is one of the BEST actors out there. I'm gonna tell you something top secrect....he's going to win the Oscar.
Many of you probably didn't know this, but Darren Aronofsky was supposed to direct this and I was pretty bummed to find out that he dropped out to do a ballet movie *cough*. He did stay on as an Executive Producer though. Surprisingly enough, David O'Russel knocked it out of the park with The Fighter! I heard 50/50 reviews, some people were let down, but I definitely was NOT!
I laughed my ass off! I swear this movie was a comedy! Don't get me wrong, it had it's dramatic moments and those were good as well, but I would say I was laughing during this movie for probably 60% of the time! Christian Bale was hilarious! And brilliant! He really did BECOME Dickey Ecklund and when you see the real Dickey at the end (that just sounds wrong) you'll see that Christian was dead on.
I have been a fan of Bale's since he was in Senior(accent) Spielbergo's "Empire of the Sun" which is one of my favorite movies. He is a real actor. As you know, he plays a crack head in this film and lost all kinds of weight. Almost as much as he did for The Machinist....almost.
Mark Wahlberg was pretty good, especially when he was talking to goats. "Hey, so you're a goat huh? Say hi to your mother for me". Sorry, I couldn't resist. No seriously though, he did a pretty good job in this, as well as Amy Adams and the woman who played the mom, Melissa Leo. In fact, I don't think there was anybody bad in this movie. The camera work was awesome too (you know I gotta mention that) but the DP wins the category for worst name ever, Hoyte Van Hoytema. I can't knock the guy too much though, he did an amazing job on this movie and he also has my dream job.
Finally a movie with a decent ending as well. I really liked this movie overall and I am glad that it's nominated and the actors are getting their dues. I'm telling you though, I think this movie is a comedy. I will laugh every time crazy crack head Christian Bale jumps out of a window into a dumpster and gets caught. Too funny.
SEE IT!
Many of you probably didn't know this, but Darren Aronofsky was supposed to direct this and I was pretty bummed to find out that he dropped out to do a ballet movie *cough*. He did stay on as an Executive Producer though. Surprisingly enough, David O'Russel knocked it out of the park with The Fighter! I heard 50/50 reviews, some people were let down, but I definitely was NOT!
I laughed my ass off! I swear this movie was a comedy! Don't get me wrong, it had it's dramatic moments and those were good as well, but I would say I was laughing during this movie for probably 60% of the time! Christian Bale was hilarious! And brilliant! He really did BECOME Dickey Ecklund and when you see the real Dickey at the end (that just sounds wrong) you'll see that Christian was dead on.
I have been a fan of Bale's since he was in Senior(accent) Spielbergo's "Empire of the Sun" which is one of my favorite movies. He is a real actor. As you know, he plays a crack head in this film and lost all kinds of weight. Almost as much as he did for The Machinist....almost.
Mark Wahlberg was pretty good, especially when he was talking to goats. "Hey, so you're a goat huh? Say hi to your mother for me". Sorry, I couldn't resist. No seriously though, he did a pretty good job in this, as well as Amy Adams and the woman who played the mom, Melissa Leo. In fact, I don't think there was anybody bad in this movie. The camera work was awesome too (you know I gotta mention that) but the DP wins the category for worst name ever, Hoyte Van Hoytema. I can't knock the guy too much though, he did an amazing job on this movie and he also has my dream job.
Finally a movie with a decent ending as well. I really liked this movie overall and I am glad that it's nominated and the actors are getting their dues. I'm telling you though, I think this movie is a comedy. I will laugh every time crazy crack head Christian Bale jumps out of a window into a dumpster and gets caught. Too funny.
SEE IT!
127 HOURS
I don't know why it took me so long to see this movie, because I'm not gonna lie, I was pretty stoked about it. The true story about Aron Ralston who got his arm caught between two giant boulders and had to cut his arm off! Sounds fucking crazy! How are they gonna make a movie out of that!? A dude stuck in one spot for 127 hours, sounds pretty boring.
Well, much to my surprise, it was not boring and Danny Boyle did an excellent job of keeping the movie flowing. There were some interesting and intense scenes, especially, THE scene...you know what I'm talking about. Boyle had some great help, with his fellow Oscar winner, Cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle and also (yes, TWO DP's) Enrique Chediak. These guys were key because how the hell can you make one character in one spot interesting? Well, they did a hell of a job.
James Franco is another one of those dudes that pisses you off because he's really good in everything, and he's a full time student at Stanford or whatever, and paints house, and is an architect, and designs all the rides at Disneyland, and makes shell art in his spare time. I might have made some of those up towards the end there but you get my drift.
He did a really good job in this movie and genuinely LOOKED like he was stuck under a rock for days. You really feel his frustration and pain just by looking at his face. By the time the movie was over, I didn't even realize that it had been that long. It went by really fast which is definitely a good sign. The scene where he cuts his arm off, and I'm not giving anything away because if you didn't know that happens, you should read or watch the news more. I fucking hate the news and I still knew about Aron Ralston and the arm incident. Anyway, the cutting of the arm is NOT as hardcore as everyone says it is. I heard that some people had to leave the theater and throw up or pass out. I mean, it's a little gory but there has been WAY worse shit to happen on the big screen. I would be lying if I didn't say I cringed a bit, but then I kind of laughed because you have to be pretty badass to cut off your own arm with a dull knife.
SEE IT!
Well, much to my surprise, it was not boring and Danny Boyle did an excellent job of keeping the movie flowing. There were some interesting and intense scenes, especially, THE scene...you know what I'm talking about. Boyle had some great help, with his fellow Oscar winner, Cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle and also (yes, TWO DP's) Enrique Chediak. These guys were key because how the hell can you make one character in one spot interesting? Well, they did a hell of a job.
James Franco is another one of those dudes that pisses you off because he's really good in everything, and he's a full time student at Stanford or whatever, and paints house, and is an architect, and designs all the rides at Disneyland, and makes shell art in his spare time. I might have made some of those up towards the end there but you get my drift.
He did a really good job in this movie and genuinely LOOKED like he was stuck under a rock for days. You really feel his frustration and pain just by looking at his face. By the time the movie was over, I didn't even realize that it had been that long. It went by really fast which is definitely a good sign. The scene where he cuts his arm off, and I'm not giving anything away because if you didn't know that happens, you should read or watch the news more. I fucking hate the news and I still knew about Aron Ralston and the arm incident. Anyway, the cutting of the arm is NOT as hardcore as everyone says it is. I heard that some people had to leave the theater and throw up or pass out. I mean, it's a little gory but there has been WAY worse shit to happen on the big screen. I would be lying if I didn't say I cringed a bit, but then I kind of laughed because you have to be pretty badass to cut off your own arm with a dull knife.
SEE IT!
WINTER'S BONE
I didn't really have any desire to see this but after reading some other reviews (blasphemy!) I thought, what the hell, it could be good. Never heard of the any of the cast or crew, except John Hawkes, he's been in all kinds of stuff and is a REALLY good character actor and he happens to be on one of my favorite shows, East Bound and Down.
I would be surprised if any of you have seen this movie because it's been pretty low on the radar. The story takes place in a pretty depressing world of meth heads, and the main girl is trying to find her dad but has to deal with all these fucking crazy druggies. There, I explained the plot. Obviously there's more to it than that but don't get too excited. This movie only frustrated me because the main character, played by Jennifer Lawrence who is actually a pretty decent actress, and she is supposedly this "strong woman" who is trying to raise her younger brother and sister, but lets these weak ass meth heads kick her ass!? Dude, just throw a rock at their fucking head and they'll hit the ground in an instant! Or hell, one swift kick to the junk!
She encounters one crazy, lifeless junkie after another and lets them scare her?? Move to a different fucking neighborhood! Why do you live around all these psychos?
I don't know, this movie didn't do it for me at all and to top it off, the ending was extremely boring. The only cool part, which I can't mention, happens and then you're like "Alright, why couldn't more crazy shit like that happen?" There needed to be more action because there was WAY too much build up. John Hawkes was badass, even though he was a junkie himself. The sheriff was alright, played by Garret Dillahunt.
If you guys see this, and that's a big IF, you'll know exactly what I'm talking about. There just isn't much to take away from this movie and I certainly don't know why it's nominated for Best Picture. That's what happens when they have shit movies to choose from I guess. Except for a select few, which you will read about right here on Emoviereview, right? That's what I thought.
PASS ON THIS ONE
I would be surprised if any of you have seen this movie because it's been pretty low on the radar. The story takes place in a pretty depressing world of meth heads, and the main girl is trying to find her dad but has to deal with all these fucking crazy druggies. There, I explained the plot. Obviously there's more to it than that but don't get too excited. This movie only frustrated me because the main character, played by Jennifer Lawrence who is actually a pretty decent actress, and she is supposedly this "strong woman" who is trying to raise her younger brother and sister, but lets these weak ass meth heads kick her ass!? Dude, just throw a rock at their fucking head and they'll hit the ground in an instant! Or hell, one swift kick to the junk!
She encounters one crazy, lifeless junkie after another and lets them scare her?? Move to a different fucking neighborhood! Why do you live around all these psychos?
I don't know, this movie didn't do it for me at all and to top it off, the ending was extremely boring. The only cool part, which I can't mention, happens and then you're like "Alright, why couldn't more crazy shit like that happen?" There needed to be more action because there was WAY too much build up. John Hawkes was badass, even though he was a junkie himself. The sheriff was alright, played by Garret Dillahunt.
If you guys see this, and that's a big IF, you'll know exactly what I'm talking about. There just isn't much to take away from this movie and I certainly don't know why it's nominated for Best Picture. That's what happens when they have shit movies to choose from I guess. Except for a select few, which you will read about right here on Emoviereview, right? That's what I thought.
PASS ON THIS ONE
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