Hoffman AMC Theater - Alexandria, VA 22307
Rating: 6 out of 10
The R rating is from the language used and nudity.
Broken Lizard always entertains, but in this movie, I was let down. I didn’t enjoy Beerfest nearly as much as I did Super Troopers. The comedy troop did add a lot of funny ideas and scenes throughout the film, but if you believed the previews showed you how funny this movie would be, you are going to be as disappointed as I was walking out. Of the three movies Broken Lizard made, Super Troopers was the funniest by far, Club Dread ranking as an entertaining no.2, but Beerfest is dismal compared the other two.
The movie is still worth seeing, but don’t get your hopes up. Perhaps I am being so hard on this film, because I think they could have done much better with the movie. The plot and characters were great, but as a whole, it just didn’t deliver as I hoped it would have.
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Showing posts with label Movie Review. Show all posts
Saturday, August 26, 2006
Accepted (2006)
Hoffman AMC Theater - Alexandria, VA 22307
Rating: 7 ½ out of 10
The PG-13 rating is from the language used.
The movie was generally entertaining. The story had a lot of possibilities, as with must movies in the past centered around college dorm life. The main character played by Justin Long (the kid who gets eaten in Jeepers Creepers), was similar to a mediocre Van Wilder. His friend, (Jonah Hill) who also played a small part in The Forty Year Old Virgin, really made the movie pretty funny. If you have seen the previews, “Ask me about my wiener” coming from a fat kid in a Oscar Meyer Weiner suit, his lines were just as great throughout the movie. I think he’s going to be in more comedies later on. The dean, played by Lewis Black, added a lot of laughs to the movie as well. The role of the moronic friend (Adam Herschman) didn’t deliver as well as a person in that role should have.
In summary, it was worth the money and I had a good time watching it. I will most likely buy the DVD when it comes out. If you are looking for the typical college T&A, you’re not going to find it here.
Rating: 7 ½ out of 10
The PG-13 rating is from the language used.
The movie was generally entertaining. The story had a lot of possibilities, as with must movies in the past centered around college dorm life. The main character played by Justin Long (the kid who gets eaten in Jeepers Creepers), was similar to a mediocre Van Wilder. His friend, (Jonah Hill) who also played a small part in The Forty Year Old Virgin, really made the movie pretty funny. If you have seen the previews, “Ask me about my wiener” coming from a fat kid in a Oscar Meyer Weiner suit, his lines were just as great throughout the movie. I think he’s going to be in more comedies later on. The dean, played by Lewis Black, added a lot of laughs to the movie as well. The role of the moronic friend (Adam Herschman) didn’t deliver as well as a person in that role should have.
In summary, it was worth the money and I had a good time watching it. I will most likely buy the DVD when it comes out. If you are looking for the typical college T&A, you’re not going to find it here.
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Little Miss Sunshine
Hoffman Center Alexandria VA 22307 AMC Theater
Rating: 7 ½ out of 10
The R rating is from the language used.
The movie encompasses the dysfunction of six family members on a road trip from New Mexico to California. The story puts a suicidal gay, a teen who chooses not to speak, a heroin using grandfather, a self-promoting jerk of a father, little girl obsessed with a beauty pageant, and a mother struggling with everything going on into a yellow VW bus for the duration of the film.
The film stays relatively in touch with reality for the most part, adding humor where there should be humor and more humor where there shouldn’t be. Steve Carell, Greg Kinnear, and Toni Collette are just two of the stars in the movie. Everyone appeared to work well with each other. I didn’t hear any reviews through the media to compare my thoughts with other reviews.
I’m a big fan of Steve Carell; just about everything he says in the movie amuses me. His style of humor is much more subtle than his previous performances, but still retains the effectiveness in the delivery and timing of his lines.
I love Alan Arkin’s (the Grandfather) role the most out of everyone’s character in the movie. Most of my laughs came from his obscene outbursts and behavior towards everything going on around him.
The finale at the end contained a number of funny elements, but it could have ended better. It was funny, but not hilarious. I probably wouldn’t watch this movie again unless I knew someone who was also a fan of Steve Carell that wanted to watch it. Carell was the main reason why I wanted to see this and I was not disappointed.
Some people may be a little confused by some of my comments about the movie and it boils down to this: I like it, but it wasn’t great. The movie retains my appreciation, but it just isn’t my ideal genre. If you like independent films like The Tenebaums and The Life Aquatic, this movie was a lot like it and I am sure you will think it’s great. I was half-expecting Bill Murray to make an appearance. The scenes and props had the same resonance as the above mentioned.
Hoffman Center Alexandria VA 22307 AMC Theater
Rating: 7 ½ out of 10
The R rating is from the language used.
The movie encompasses the dysfunction of six family members on a road trip from New Mexico to California. The story puts a suicidal gay, a teen who chooses not to speak, a heroin using grandfather, a self-promoting jerk of a father, little girl obsessed with a beauty pageant, and a mother struggling with everything going on into a yellow VW bus for the duration of the film.
The film stays relatively in touch with reality for the most part, adding humor where there should be humor and more humor where there shouldn’t be. Steve Carell, Greg Kinnear, and Toni Collette are just two of the stars in the movie. Everyone appeared to work well with each other. I didn’t hear any reviews through the media to compare my thoughts with other reviews.
I’m a big fan of Steve Carell; just about everything he says in the movie amuses me. His style of humor is much more subtle than his previous performances, but still retains the effectiveness in the delivery and timing of his lines.
I love Alan Arkin’s (the Grandfather) role the most out of everyone’s character in the movie. Most of my laughs came from his obscene outbursts and behavior towards everything going on around him.
The finale at the end contained a number of funny elements, but it could have ended better. It was funny, but not hilarious. I probably wouldn’t watch this movie again unless I knew someone who was also a fan of Steve Carell that wanted to watch it. Carell was the main reason why I wanted to see this and I was not disappointed.
Some people may be a little confused by some of my comments about the movie and it boils down to this: I like it, but it wasn’t great. The movie retains my appreciation, but it just isn’t my ideal genre. If you like independent films like The Tenebaums and The Life Aquatic, this movie was a lot like it and I am sure you will think it’s great. I was half-expecting Bill Murray to make an appearance. The scenes and props had the same resonance as the above mentioned.
Saturday, August 19, 2006
Snakes on a Plane (2006)
Snakes on a Plane (2006) Opened in theaters Friday August 18, 2006
Rating: 6 /10
The key word to this movie is PREDICTABLE.
The movie kept me entertained for the 1 hour and 45 minutes it was on. Was it worth the $5.00 matinee charge? Just barely. My thoughts are, Sam Jackson didn’t add value to the film, nor did his name make me want to see. Producers could have saved some money there. Concerning his line everyone is publicizing, it only made the delivery sound worse than what it would have otherwise.
Synopsis:
· Obviously a lot of people died
· One typical 30 second sex/nudity scene
· Nothing remotely different in this movie was truly impressive.
· Special effects on the snakes was really good
· Plot was plausible for a action/horror movie
Snakes on a Plane made me jump 3 or 4 times and it made me chuckle about 2 times. If you liked Executive Decision or Anaconda, then you would probably like this movie, because you could combine the two and you would come up with , you guessed it- Snakes on a Plane. If you didn’t like Anaconda, then you wouldn’t like this, because Anaconda actually had better acting.
This is my first posted review; I am open to positive criticism, please give me some suggestions of what other information you would like to see in this critique, and what did you like about my posting. The main purpose for me to start writing these reviews is to find others who share the same taste and feel the same about the reviews that are out there; the published reviews from better known critics are inaccurate to what I think of a movie. Most cases it boggles my mind on what they use for judgement basis.
Rating: 6 /10
The key word to this movie is PREDICTABLE.
The movie kept me entertained for the 1 hour and 45 minutes it was on. Was it worth the $5.00 matinee charge? Just barely. My thoughts are, Sam Jackson didn’t add value to the film, nor did his name make me want to see. Producers could have saved some money there. Concerning his line everyone is publicizing, it only made the delivery sound worse than what it would have otherwise.
Synopsis:
· Obviously a lot of people died
· One typical 30 second sex/nudity scene
· Nothing remotely different in this movie was truly impressive.
· Special effects on the snakes was really good
· Plot was plausible for a action/horror movie
Snakes on a Plane made me jump 3 or 4 times and it made me chuckle about 2 times. If you liked Executive Decision or Anaconda, then you would probably like this movie, because you could combine the two and you would come up with , you guessed it- Snakes on a Plane. If you didn’t like Anaconda, then you wouldn’t like this, because Anaconda actually had better acting.
This is my first posted review; I am open to positive criticism, please give me some suggestions of what other information you would like to see in this critique, and what did you like about my posting. The main purpose for me to start writing these reviews is to find others who share the same taste and feel the same about the reviews that are out there; the published reviews from better known critics are inaccurate to what I think of a movie. Most cases it boggles my mind on what they use for judgement basis.
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