'Bollywood Hero' stars Chris Kattan as himself. Is it really his story??? surely not. When he can't get work in Hollywood, he goes to Bollywood. This has all the makings of something that could be hysterical. It wasn't.
Skip it.
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Young Victoria ***1/2
'Young Victoria' is a biopic of the early life of Queen Victoria, starring Emily Blunt. It was very well done, and the historian here still learned a little. One aspect of the story that I enjoyed was actually seeing the love between Victoria and Prince Albert. I had always heard of this great love, but seeing it portrayed made it even more touching.
'Young Victoria' was a really nice watch, and I'd love for them to continue and do a series through her life!
Totally fine for the kids, and educational too!!
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'Young Victoria' was a really nice watch, and I'd love for them to continue and do a series through her life!
Totally fine for the kids, and educational too!!
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Peacock ***
'Peacock' is a strange little movie dealing with multiple personality disorder. It's a weird but interesting story that will probably have you hooked as soon as you realize what's going on. (The only big name in it was Ellen Page, who does not have the starring role.)
'Peacock' would be fine for the kids, but probably much too weird. I would steer the little ones away.
But otherwise, a pretty interesting watch!
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'Peacock' would be fine for the kids, but probably much too weird. I would steer the little ones away.
But otherwise, a pretty interesting watch!
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The Lovely Bones ***1/2
'The Lovely Bones' is based on a best selling book. And I could tell. I felt the entire time as if I was probably missing a lot of details.
It's about a teenage girl who is killed and then helps her family to find her killer from the great beyond. It was well done and an interesting story. Although I do have issues with the basic premise of the story, it was still a good watch.
It would be ok for most older kids to watch, although the subject matter is probably too much for the younger ones.
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It's about a teenage girl who is killed and then helps her family to find her killer from the great beyond. It was well done and an interesting story. Although I do have issues with the basic premise of the story, it was still a good watch.
It would be ok for most older kids to watch, although the subject matter is probably too much for the younger ones.
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Everybody's Fine **1/2
'Everybody's Fine' stars Robert DeNiro, Kate Beckinsale, and Drew Barrymore. Yeah, I know, they're all great!!!
But 'Everybody's Fine' wasn't that great. It's about an estranged Dad who has to go on a cross country trek to check on his children. His wife had always corresponded, and since her death, he wants to be more involved. His kids, of course, don't want to tell him anything. They want to continue keeping him in the dark as Mom had done. And as it turns out.... nobody's really fine.
'Everybody's Fine' was pretty disappointing to me since there were so many really good actors in it! It was just sad!!!
Kids can watch it, but won't want to.
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But 'Everybody's Fine' wasn't that great. It's about an estranged Dad who has to go on a cross country trek to check on his children. His wife had always corresponded, and since her death, he wants to be more involved. His kids, of course, don't want to tell him anything. They want to continue keeping him in the dark as Mom had done. And as it turns out.... nobody's really fine.
'Everybody's Fine' was pretty disappointing to me since there were so many really good actors in it! It was just sad!!!
Kids can watch it, but won't want to.
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Wonderful World **
Oh Matthew Broderick... I'm still waiting for another great movie out of you!!!
This wasn't it. Sad story. Not wonderful. He's a lonely, divorced Dad who finds love in his sick roommate's sister.
'War Games' was sooo long ago, Matthew!!!
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This wasn't it. Sad story. Not wonderful. He's a lonely, divorced Dad who finds love in his sick roommate's sister.
'War Games' was sooo long ago, Matthew!!!
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Serious Moonlight ***
'Serious Moonlight' stars Meg Ryan and Timothy Hutton. It didn't get great reviews, but I figured.... 'it's got Meg Ryan! She's so cute!!'
Well, 'Serious Moonlight' is about a wife who comes home to find her husband leaving her for another woman. She decides that she won't let him leave.... that is, she duct tapes him to the toilet until he comes to his senses. There are several interesting twists and turns (one involving an appearance by Justin Long) that take their relationship to another level, so to speak.
'Serious Moonlight' evokes thoughts of relationships, how they evolve, and the crazy things we do to keep them. It's an interesting movie, and well done. Parts of it are pretty crazy which may be why critics weren't on board, but all in all I found it interesting.
Your kids could probably watch it, but would not be interested. Also, they might not need the extra 'force'. They get enough of that in video games!
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Well, 'Serious Moonlight' is about a wife who comes home to find her husband leaving her for another woman. She decides that she won't let him leave.... that is, she duct tapes him to the toilet until he comes to his senses. There are several interesting twists and turns (one involving an appearance by Justin Long) that take their relationship to another level, so to speak.
'Serious Moonlight' evokes thoughts of relationships, how they evolve, and the crazy things we do to keep them. It's an interesting movie, and well done. Parts of it are pretty crazy which may be why critics weren't on board, but all in all I found it interesting.
Your kids could probably watch it, but would not be interested. Also, they might not need the extra 'force'. They get enough of that in video games!
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Pirate Radio ***1/2
'Pirate Radio' stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, with Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson as supporting cast. There are also many other recognizable faces in there.
I wasn't very excited about this movie, but I was kind of excited about the story. I had no idea that the English had to pirate rock and roll music from off-shore ships until 1967!!!
Most of the movie portrays the everyday life of these guys who live on the ship. It's a little uneventful and wasn't the easiest for me to pay attention to. However, toward the end of the movie, the plot thickens and you learn of the heroic end of pirate radio.
I think you should watch this if for no other reason but to appreciate freedom and rock and roll!! It's an important story to be remembered!
As for the kids, they'll be bored, but you probably wouldn't want them to know about the boat loads of women who come to visit!
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I wasn't very excited about this movie, but I was kind of excited about the story. I had no idea that the English had to pirate rock and roll music from off-shore ships until 1967!!!
Most of the movie portrays the everyday life of these guys who live on the ship. It's a little uneventful and wasn't the easiest for me to pay attention to. However, toward the end of the movie, the plot thickens and you learn of the heroic end of pirate radio.
I think you should watch this if for no other reason but to appreciate freedom and rock and roll!! It's an important story to be remembered!
As for the kids, they'll be bored, but you probably wouldn't want them to know about the boat loads of women who come to visit!
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The Slammin' Salmon ***
'The Slammin' Salmon' is another ridiculous installment from the Broken Lizard people.
I wasn't too excited about this one, but I did get a lot of good, wicked laughs. The premise is that the crazy ex-boxer owner of the restaurant is offering a reward for the highest volume wait staff. The lowest is promised to get beaten by the big scary boxer. The hi-jinx ensue and they're all hysterical to sell the most.
'The Slammin' Salmon' probably won't go down as a great comedy, but it's definitely good for a few laughs.
As for the kids, some of the humor is a little raunchy and I'd just skip it. Just watch this one alone, or pre-screen.
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I wasn't too excited about this one, but I did get a lot of good, wicked laughs. The premise is that the crazy ex-boxer owner of the restaurant is offering a reward for the highest volume wait staff. The lowest is promised to get beaten by the big scary boxer. The hi-jinx ensue and they're all hysterical to sell the most.
'The Slammin' Salmon' probably won't go down as a great comedy, but it's definitely good for a few laughs.
As for the kids, some of the humor is a little raunchy and I'd just skip it. Just watch this one alone, or pre-screen.
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Sunday, April 11, 2010
Four Christmases ***1/2
'Four Christmases' stars Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn as they go to all four of their parents' for Christmas when their flight to Fiji is cancelled.
(Yes, it's April and Netflix is just now getting this to me!)
'Four Christmases' is really about relationships and the way we all deal with the crazy aspects of our families and each other. It was well done with lots of really good laughs to boot!
A good watch for the family!
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(Yes, it's April and Netflix is just now getting this to me!)
'Four Christmases' is really about relationships and the way we all deal with the crazy aspects of our families and each other. It was well done with lots of really good laughs to boot!
A good watch for the family!
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2012 ***1/2
'2012' is one of those apocalyptic movies. This one is regarding the Mayan prophecies of 2012. I generally dislike these types of movies because of the fear they instill. This one also did not rate very well.... But it does star John Cusack, so I had to watch it.
'2012' turned out to be much better than I expected. The story was put together really well in all aspects. The role played by Woody Harrelson really made the movie for me too. He's plays such a good screwball!!! (And I've been on a roll with his movies lately!) In '2012', an ordinary guy figures out what is going on, and scrambles to save his family, getting them to the ships whose seats sold for $1billion. And yes, everyone else dies!
So, '2012' was better than expected and a good watch!
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'2012' turned out to be much better than I expected. The story was put together really well in all aspects. The role played by Woody Harrelson really made the movie for me too. He's plays such a good screwball!!! (And I've been on a roll with his movies lately!) In '2012', an ordinary guy figures out what is going on, and scrambles to save his family, getting them to the ships whose seats sold for $1billion. And yes, everyone else dies!
So, '2012' was better than expected and a good watch!
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Zombieland ***3/4
'Zombieland' stars Woody Harrelson and Jesse Eisenberg. It's billed as a horror movie, but is much more comedy. If I hadn't noticed Woody Harrelson, I wouldn't have even gotten it... since I hate horror movies.
'Zombieland' was good for several really good laughs as a team of four loners join up traveling around killing zombies and looking for more non-zombies. Lots of funny moments, including a trip to Bill Murray's mansion in Beverly Hills.
Depending on your kid, you may want to skip this one. Although basically it would be ok on most levels, there is a lot of blood and guts throughout. So you may want to pre-screen.
So, if you're not squeamish, 'Zombieland' is hysterical!
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'Zombieland' was good for several really good laughs as a team of four loners join up traveling around killing zombies and looking for more non-zombies. Lots of funny moments, including a trip to Bill Murray's mansion in Beverly Hills.
Depending on your kid, you may want to skip this one. Although basically it would be ok on most levels, there is a lot of blood and guts throughout. So you may want to pre-screen.
So, if you're not squeamish, 'Zombieland' is hysterical!
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Coco Before Chanel ****
'Coco Before Chanel' is another documentary about Coco Chanel. This, however, is French starring Audrey Tautou. It was very well done in all aspects.
The reason I'm talking about it is to give credit again to Coco Chanel for helping to liberate women! Her contribution to women is so often forgotten! If not for her, we may all still be wearing corsets and long skirts people!!! What a visionary she was and probably didn't even realize what a long-term difference she was making.
So, everyone go out and buy something Chanel and celebrate your pants!!!
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The reason I'm talking about it is to give credit again to Coco Chanel for helping to liberate women! Her contribution to women is so often forgotten! If not for her, we may all still be wearing corsets and long skirts people!!! What a visionary she was and probably didn't even realize what a long-term difference she was making.
So, everyone go out and buy something Chanel and celebrate your pants!!!
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The Cowboy Way ***1/2
'The Cowboy Way' is from 1994 starring Woody Harrelson and Keiffer Sutherland. It was a friend recommend that I'd never seen.
It's about two cowboys who go to NYC to find their friend and his daughter. There were lots of good laughs in this one. It was well done, and well put together.
It's probably ok for most kids, but you may want to pre-screen.
Funny watch!
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It's about two cowboys who go to NYC to find their friend and his daughter. There were lots of good laughs in this one. It was well done, and well put together.
It's probably ok for most kids, but you may want to pre-screen.
Funny watch!
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Afghan Star ***3/4
'Afghan Star' is a documentary about the rise of pop culture in Afghanistan today. Apparently they have their own version of 'American Idol' called 'Afghan Star'. However, instead of fame and fortune, they get a little money and death threats.
The cause of Afghanistan is for some reason dear to me, in that I feel as an American that I have a responsibility to help them. If not for the US and USSR back in the '70s, the people of Afghanistan would have continued on their modernization route they were on with the rest of the world. However, thanks to us, they're back in the dark ages again; subjugating women and whoever else can be controlled. Sickening in our modern world.
So, yeah, I liked 'Afghan Star'! This is their first taste of democracy in many years (voting by SMS text). And if this needs to be their first step, then I am glad.
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The cause of Afghanistan is for some reason dear to me, in that I feel as an American that I have a responsibility to help them. If not for the US and USSR back in the '70s, the people of Afghanistan would have continued on their modernization route they were on with the rest of the world. However, thanks to us, they're back in the dark ages again; subjugating women and whoever else can be controlled. Sickening in our modern world.
So, yeah, I liked 'Afghan Star'! This is their first taste of democracy in many years (voting by SMS text). And if this needs to be their first step, then I am glad.
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The Hangover ***
Ok, so I've been waiting to see the unrated version..... I still wasn't that impressed. After all of the hype of it being the funniest movie ever, I thought maybe I was missing something. Apparently not.
But yes, 'The Hangover' was really funny. The premise is a bachelor party where they accidentally take some 'ruffies'? and can't remember anything about their night, including where they left the bachelor. So, the movie consists of his three friends re-building the previous night to find the groom. Well done.
And no, don't let the kids see it.
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But yes, 'The Hangover' was really funny. The premise is a bachelor party where they accidentally take some 'ruffies'? and can't remember anything about their night, including where they left the bachelor. So, the movie consists of his three friends re-building the previous night to find the groom. Well done.
And no, don't let the kids see it.
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Where the Wild Things Are **3/4
I was strangely really excited about 'Where the Wild Things Are' because it was my favorite book as a child.
All in all, it was pretty good, but did not meet my expectations. I felt like it could have been better. But I'm still glad they made it and perpetuated my favorite childhood book!
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All in all, it was pretty good, but did not meet my expectations. I felt like it could have been better. But I'm still glad they made it and perpetuated my favorite childhood book!
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