Jan
31
Monthly Movie Roundup
Posted in: movies| Appaloosa |  |
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| Genre: | Western (2008) | |
| Director: | Ed Harris | |
| Starring: | Viggo Mortensen, Ed Harris, Renée Zellweger, Jeremy Irons | |
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| Comment: | Nothing too fancy, but very solid and it will definitely make for a mighty fine evening (if you don’t mind looking at Zellweger’s scrunched up face). | |
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Crash | |
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| Genre: | Drama/Crime (2004) | |
| Director: | Paul Haggis | |
| Starring: | Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Brendan Fraser, Sandra Bullock | |
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| Comment: | Excellent movie with an incredible cast and a great plot that never quite turns the way you expect it to. Fantastic. | |
| How To Lose Friends & Alienate People |  |
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| Genre: | Comedy (2008) | |
| Director: | Robert B. Weide | |
| Starring: | Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst, Jeff Bridges, Gillian Anderson | |
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| Comment: | The movie starts out great and hooks you right away, but unfortunately it loses a lot of steam about half way through and sags into mediocrity. Funny, but the weak ending kinda ruins everything. | |
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Step Brothers | |
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| Genre: | Comedy (2008) | |
| Director: | Adam McKay | |
| Starring: | Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly | |
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| Comment: | Not the funniest thing Farrell has ever done, but if you like his kind of humor you should be okay. Decent. | |
| Superbad |  |
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| Genre: | Comedy (2007) | |
| Director: | Greg Mottola | |
| Starring: | Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Seth Rogen | |
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| Comment: | A couple of teenagers’ adventure to buy alcohol may cut it as a story in the States, but in Germany where the drinking age is 16… sorry, no. Without Seth Rogan this would’ve been completely unbearable. | |
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The Oxford Murders | |
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| Genre: | Crime/Thriller (2008) | |
| Director: | Ãlex de la Iglesia | |
| Starring: | Elijah Wood, John Hurt, Leonor Watling | |
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| Comment: | Meh. It’s okay if you’re not bothered by all the superficial math mumbo-jumbo or constantly expect Gollum to show up. So-so. | |
| Tropic Thunder |  |
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| Genre: | Comedy (2008) | |
| Director: | Ben Stiller | |
| Starring: | Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Nick Nolte | |
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| Comment: | It got great reviews but I didn’t like it at all. Then again, I’m not much of a Ben Stiller fan anyway. Your mileage may vary. | |
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Vals Im Bashir | |
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| Genre: | Animated/Documentary (2008) | |
| Director: | Ari Folman | |
| Starring: | Ari Folman (Voice), Ronny Dayag (Voice) | |
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| Comment: | One of the most incredible movies I have ever come across, and the ending hits you like a brick wall. A definite must-see. | |
| WALL·E |  |
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| Genre: | Comedy/Animated (2008) | |
| Director: | Andrew Stanton | |
| Starring: | Ben Burtt (Voice), Elissa Knight (Voice) | |
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| Comment: | Less talk, more fun. A cute piece of rusty junk and a sexy flying iPod make a surprisingly good humankind-saving couple. Everybody say Awwwwwwww! | |
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You Don't Mess With The Zohan | |
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| Genre: | Comedy (2008) | |
| Director: | Dennis Dugan | |
| Starring: | Adam Sandler, John Turturro, Emmanuelle Chriqui | |
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| Comment: | I generally enjoy stupid movies, but this one… not so much. It had its moments but overall I wasn’t too taken by it. Disco, disco! | |
I hated Appaloosa because of scrunch face. Ihatehersomuch.
I love Zohan, only for the part where he puts a sleeper hold on that little kid. I wish I had that move.