Just up at my local Blockbuster Video and plenty of copies of Rendition were available for rent.
Instapundit has a worthy post on the bleeding out of Stop Loss. In the post is a link to a counter anti-war/anti-America Hollywood War movie, Outside the Wire. I am looking forward to adding this film to my collection in the near future.
Rented No Country for Old Men BTW.
I liked it. I used the 4 passes I got from the Bee Movie and took the boys and the neighbor boy to see Enchanted. It was probably not the best choice for the four of us. The boys thought to much kissing stuff took place and not enough of the stuff boys, including myself, like to see in a movie. But a really good movie that lives up to the Disney standard.
The other flicks that were available for viewing were Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium and Fred Claus did not rate as high as Enchanted at Rotten Tomatoes here and here respectively. So in that we don’t get to the theater that often, I think we made a good choice. Holidays mostly are the only time we can get out as a family.
Until Christmas.
Sources: Yahoo, Rotten Tomatoes
Captain Ed also has a nice review of the flick. Written and expressed in a way I only wish I could.
I would wait for it to come out on DVD. Even though the theater we saw it in was having sound problems (got 4 passes for another movie) I found it obvious for myself, not a laugh was really had through out the entire flick. I expected more from Jerry.
Of course it will do fine in theater, DVD and the ton of other periphery sales. So I cry not a tear for the millionaires that will do fine on this movie.
Sources: Yahoo, Rotten Tomatoes
Even though Amityville Horror scored low at Rotten Tomatoes, I like it.
Hot Fuzz, I liked it. Much like I liked Shawn of the Dead. If you liked that, you will certainly appreciate this.
If you are into all of the unnecessary violence, blood, guts, mayhem, explosions, severed heads and other body parts getting blown or cut off, you will certainly like Hot Fuzz.
Superbad, saw this on Tuesday evening with just a few people in the audience. I was not planning on seeing this movie when I did, but when I got home that night and found the Kirby Company guy in my liven room showing my wife their latest carpet cleaner I had to get out of the house.
I liked it!
The movie was really good for the vulgar humor and the typical story line, in the same vein as Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Just more rude and crude.
Absolutely not a family friendly movie. The kids certainly should not be in the house or at least within ear shot of this one.
Clerks II, saw it on DVD over the weekend and loved it. The guys at work have been telling me how funny it is for weeks. I’ve just been waiting for it to come in from Blockbuster.
If you do not get Kevin Smith you may not enjoy it as fans do, but if you like crude humor you just might like this one. It is certainly not for all audiences and children should not even be in the same house when this movie is being played.
It was great! If a had a ratings system I would give it “Two Thumbs Way Up”, “Five Stars” or even an “A” rating.
The experience was exceptional. It was even more than I expected. After many years of watching The Simpsons on the small screen it was truly a delight to experience it on the big screen. My two boys absolutely enjoyed it. But I probably got more out of it because some of the story went way over their heads in typical Simpson’s fashion.
Unlike Beavis & Butt-Head and South Park which basically produced their small screen show and put it on the big screen, The guys of The Simpsons made this movie for the big screen and it shows. They took full advantage of the format and even added more depth to the animation and more life to the characters and the setting of Springfield.
I recommend staying until you see the Gracie Films credit roles. You get to hear the “Spider Pig” number in full production. A very nice production and will be the reason I buy the sound track soon. I have never bought a movie sound track but I think this one is a must have along with the movie when it is eventually released.
Dan Castellaneta voice of Homer Simpson was on Bob and Tom the other day and I must say there is not much difference between his voice and that of Homer. He made mention of the number of Korean animators involved in the movie and if you stay for the credits that will certainly be apparent. The credits and inset skits take up nearly the last ten minutes of film.
My only hope is that they never do a sequel as was suggested in one of the skits during the end credits. As sequels usually go, I would hate for this movie to be tainted with a sequel flop.
Mr. Black’s Reviews has a video review.
Via Glenn Reynolds, this post from Popular Science Blog on the science and mathematics of The Simpsons. I think they will be pleased with the references.
Dang, this is the second link I have made to Instapundit today. I hope he doesn’t think I am just trying to get him to link to my blog. I am very happy with the solitude my blog experiences.
UPDATED: Fixed an issue brought up in the comments. Damn it, my 3rd grade education.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (2005)
Took the oldest son (9) finally to see this movie that I have heard so much about. Strangely I had heard nothing about it before now, but that is probably because I need to get out more.
He said “it was great” and I thought it was great as well.
The only nit I have to pick was with the CGI when they were on the rock bridge. I think they must have let the interns do the graphics in that scene. The lighting did not match what so ever. Other than that I thought the graphics and all of the talking animals were great.
From Yahoo Movies:
Follows the exploits of the four Pevensie siblings–Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter–in World War II England who enter the world of Narnia through a magical wardrobe while playing a game of ‘hide and seek’ in the rural country home of an elderly professor. Once there, the children discover a charming, peaceful land inhabited by talking beasts, dwarfs, fauns, centaurs, and giants that has become a world cursed to eternal winter by the evil White Witch, Jadis. Under the guidance of a noble and mystical ruler, the lion Aslan, the children fight to overcome the White Witch’s powerful hold over Narnia in a spectacular, climactic battle that will free Narnia from Jadis’ icy spell forever.
La Shawn Barber has a review of the movie as well. If you have not been there yet, what are you waiting for? It is much better than this one.
I loved it.
I am a big fan of Adam Sandler and the intensity that he brought to his part was unbelievable.
For Yahoo Movies:
An dark comedy centering around Barry Egan, the socially impaired owner of a small
business—distributing novelty toilet plungers—in the San Fernando Valley. Dominated
by seven sisters, and constantly negotiating his own manhood, he is unlikely to find
romance unless romance finds him. In an attempt to resolve his loneliness, while having
a vulnerable moment, Barry contacts a phone sex operator who, in turn threatens him
with blackmail. Connected to a larger business network, the operator send some thugs
on a mission from Utah to California, to follow, scare, and extort Barry. Barry becomes
desperate, until a new door opens in his life. Therefore, when one of his sisters
fixes him up with a lovely young English woman, Lena–who has rather quirky qualities
herself–his emotions go haywire, fluctuating between lust, self-doubt, and uncontrollable
rage. Nonetheless, Barry will embark upon whatever adventure it takes, just to have
a shot at true romance.
In this encouraging report for the Sunday
Times of London, it reports that Bruce Willis is in discussions about making a
real movie about Deuce Four’s adventures in Iraq. It is said to be based upon the
excellent embedded reporting of Michael
Yon.
ANGERED by negative portrayals of the conflict in Iraq, Bruce Willis, the Hollywood
star, is to make a pro-war film in which American soldiers will be depicted as brave
fighters for freedom and democracy.It will be based on the exploits of the heavily decorated members of Deuce Four,
the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry, which has spent the past year battling insurgents
in the northern Iraqi town of Mosul.…
He is expected to base the film on the writings of the independent blogger Michael
Yon, a former special forces green beret who was embedded with Deuce Four and sent
regular dispatches about their heroics.Yon was at the soldiers’ ball with Willis, who got to know him through his internet
war reports on www.michaelyon.blogspot.com.
“What he is doing is something the American media and maybe the world media isn’t
doing,” the actor said, “and that’s telling the truth about what’s happening in the
war in Iraq.”
I look forward to this coming to a theater near me.
Hat Tip: Michelle Malkin
I loved it. I highly recommend it.
Tom Hanks and all of the characters were great especially Irma P. Hall. The musical
score was excellent. The Gospel music was a definite treat. If you enjoyed “O
Brother, Where Art Thou?“, this is another great Coen Brothers movie. These guys
most certainly have found that special something about filming in Mississippi.
From Yahoo Movies:
Goldthwait Higginson Dorr III is a charlatan professor who has assembled a gang
of experts for the heist of the century. The thieves are experts in explosions, tunneling
and muscle. The professor is their critical inside man. The base of operations is
the root cellar of an unsuspecting, church-going, little old lady named Mrs. Munson.
The ruse: the five need a place to practice their church music. The problem: it quickly
becomes evident that Dorr’s thieves lack the mental capacity to do the job. The bigger
problem: they have seriously underestimated their upstairs host. When Mrs. Munson
stumbles onto their plot and threatens to notify the authorities, the felonious five
decide to ‘do her in’ before she ruins their heist. After all, how hard can it be
to knock off an old lady? They’ll soon find out.
I liked it. I would recommend it.
From Yahoo Movies:
At the start of the New Year, 32-year-old “singleton” Bridget decides it’s time
to take control of her life and start keeping a diary. Now, the most provocative,
erotic and hysterical book on her bedside table is the one she’s writing. With a taste
for adventure, and an opinion on every subject–from her circle of “smug married”
friends, to men, exercise, food, sex, and everything in between–she’s turning a page
on a whole new life. Despite her efforts to get her act together, she finds herself
caught between two men–a man who’s too good to be true, and a man who’s so wrong,
he could be right. Meanwhile her new employers think she is nuts and her scatter-brained
friends are absolutely no help whatsoever.
I liked it. The characters were likable and believable. The special effects were great. The story was interesting, believable and not as much like Jumanji as you would think. I went with my oldest son and he enjoyed it as well. Probably for other reasons that only, a 9 year old could.
I will recommend it highly. It would also be a good movie to add to the library.
