Posts Tagged ‘Comedy’
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Movie: Good Luck Chuck Review
I’m not sure if I liked this movie or not. Good Luck Chuck didn’t exactly have a great plot, and thus didn’t allow the actors to portray good characters. They came off very stale which lead to the predictable ending. There were ‘funny’ parts that made me laugh, but it was more of the “ha, she ran into a pole” funny than anything that was thought through. The plot wasn’t really really bad, but it wasn’t really really good; It was a movie. I don’t think it really hit the mark that I was looking for, but I wouldn’t ask for my money back.Final: 4/10 “Do you like it when I eat your penguin ass?”
I do ask, however, that Jessica Alba start getting better roles. Honestly, I can say that when I first saw her in Dark Angel I thought she was amazing. But since then the last good thing she’s done is Sin City in 2005, where she played a stripper. Since then all of her roles have been quite poorly done (Invisible Woman included) and I feel that all she is doing is proving that her only talent is being eye candy. Lets get this girl acting a bit, or at least get her in playboy in the near future.
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That Canadian Guy (Glen Foster)
I love Glen Foster, he’s funny as all hell (I’ve actually found myself stealing some of his joke, he’s that good). I’d love to go see him live, that would make my year.
Anyway, he came to mind after a recent incident where I was viewing a court case. Whenever the witnesses would go on the stand they would say the whole “Place your hand on the bible. Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth to the best of your abilities?” thing and every single time I got a smirk and had to keep myself from laughing. And this is Glen’s fault. In one of his acts he says something along the lines of “not everybody believes in the Bible and they’re criminals, they have no conscience. You can tell them to put their hand in this cheese cake and swear to tell the truth.” And because of that, I kept seeing them putting their hands in cheesecake.Anyway, that’s really all I wanted to say. You can check out Glen on YouTube, he’s a funny guy.
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Old men are funny
“I’m newly retired and have decided to sell all my projects/toys. I have many things to sell, and I appreciate you looking at them. They are as follows:
1999 Buick Regal LS……………$5,100.00
1993 Dodge 4×4 1/2 ton Pick up….$2,600.00
1983 Chevy El-Camino………………$2,600.00
1958 Chevy Apache Fleetside……$23,000.00
2000 Yamaha Roadstar.. 1600cc…..$6,000.00
19xx Wife…………………….$ Negotiable” -
Movie: Superbad (Review)
OMG OMG OMG! Superbad is fucking great. Be it the dick jokes or McLovin, I’m lovin’ it. If I were to have sex with one movie, it would be this one. As far as comedies go, this one hit it on the nose. I might go see it again, and I’m sure as hell going to buy it on DVD when it comes out. This movie has beaten out both American Pie and Clerks for my #1 favorite comedy of all time. Today.
I’m not going to give away anything about the movie, just
GO WATCH IT NOW!Total: 10/10 “Yeah…I heard that was supposed to happen in health class”
Also note, whoever can find a ‘secret message’ in this post relating to the movie wins…I dunno. Just see if you can figure it out.
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Movie: Kickin It Old Skool (Review)
Now I’m a fan of Jamie Kennedy, but Kickin It Old Skool isn’t his best work by far.
The plot was OK, but wasn’t anything new. I can’t put my finger on the movie at the moment, but I’m certain that I’ve seen the ‘in a coma and wakes up 20 years later’ thing before. Though that being said, it had typical Jamie Kennedy humor with him break dancing. It may just be the suburban geeky white kid in me, but seeing a 30 year old break dancing cracks me up.
The supporting cast was good, a lot of familiar faces. I feel if it wasn’t for them, I’d have given this a lower rating since I’ve already seen Kennedy pull this act before. A few times actually. If you’re looking for something better with the same disturbing character, go watch Malibu’s Most Wanted instead.
Final: 5/10 Watch if it’s on TV or rent it when it moves to the cheap bin.
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Movie: I Could Never Be Your Woman (Review)
With so many recognizable names in I Could Be Your Woman (Sarah Alexander and Jon Lovitz to make the list short)I really have to wonder why I found this so boring. The plot was boring, old woman falls for young star.
However, the whole movie was I was thinking “ha, it’s Dee from Clueless” whenever Saoirse Ronan was on stage. And more so than that there was a part where one of the characters confronted the daughters math teacher, who was played by Wallace Shawn. That’s right, Mr. Hall from Clueless. Yeah I know, I found it funny though so STFU.
Anyway, the movie was really only saved by that and the songs/parodies that the daughter sand throughout the movie. Besides that, you could have really gone to see something better.
Final: 5/10
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Movie: Romantic-Comedies
I’ve come to notice that of all the movies I watch, most seem to be comedies. That’s a fairly normal thing I would thing, I’d rather laugh more than cry or be scared. But lately, most of those comedies that are being brought to my attention are romantic-comedies. Or as I should say, are classified as romantic-comedies. For instance, the movie No Reservations which I recently in which most of the plot involves her learning to open up and allow herself to fall in love is a romantic-comedy. However the movie American Pie (the first one) is not a romantic-comedy, it is simply a comedy. For a movie to be anything with a split (romantic-comedy, thriller-horror, crime-drama, etc) the movie needs to have a fairly even balance. I think it should be at least 45% of one category to deserve the title. American Pie was not 45% romantic.
However that’s not what I was going to write about this blog. What I was going to write about, was the plot of every single romantic-comedy that ever existed. Yes, I think I’ve broken the formula. The key isn’t so much what happens in the movie as much as it is what hasn’t happened before the movie. Most of the changes that happen in a movie that create the plot involve a workaholic/routine, death of a loved one, or an accident blow out of proportion (but then it’s more comedy-romance based on the characters constantly messing up). Those are the inciting incidents that usually start the plot. Really it’s more anything that will take them out of what they normally do and force them to adapt. This is what causes the ‘comedy’ for most of them as they often fail at adapting and usually need the help of somebody else. This is where the romance comes in.
At least 90% of the ‘romance’ is often caused by the theory ‘opposites attract’. I could start naming off movies here that follow this theory but I’m sure most anybody who has seen at least one movie in this genre can clearly see. This person (the opposite) is often seen as the antagonist to the main character’s routine life. However, they find that the character that they’ve been having a problem with is not such a bad person, but in fact is exactly what they’ve been missing in their lives. Simply put: The ying to their yang.
The other 10% of romantic-comedies use the ‘social awkwardness’ route for the romance. Such as the male not being able to talk to girls because he gets too nervous, then finding out that the girl in which he after is just as nervous as he was. Some other social awkwardness signs can simply involve the character being shy or depressed and unwilling to create an emotional bond. This is often the case fof films in which the workaholic card is also played.
Ok, that’s it for now. I just really wanted to point that out, so next time you’re watching a movie watch for the opposite thing, chances are you can notice that deep down they’re all really just looking their place in life and somebody to love….or maybe that guy sticking the kid’s head in the toilet and stealing his lunch money is just an asshole.
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Movie: No Reservations (Review)
Instead of doing a long detail on No Reservations I’m going to be very general. It’s not so much that I’m lazy, but I’m going to be mentioning most of the plot in a post after this review.
Simply put the movie follows the workaholic who gets thrown off balance route. When Kate (Zeta-Jones) is forced to go from a single woman to taking care of her niece after her sister is killed in a car accident. Throw in a little ‘opposites attract’ action with a new co-worker Nick (Eckhart) and you have your movie romantic-comedy. With the two previous actors mentioned as well as rising star Abigail Breslin it made for a worth wild movie to watch.
The acting wasn’t over the top, but was more than enough for the simple plot at hand. As with the recent trend in culinary targeted entertainment, this movie leaves you not only satisfied with the movie itself, but also a little bit hungry.
Rating: 8/10
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Movie: Garden State (Review)
Garden State
Genre: Comedy/Drama/RomancePlot: This movie might not be the first of its kind, but it surely isn’t one of the cheesy knock offs. There was a clear and well laid out plot without the excess over thinking and dramatization as seen in most movies of the genre. That being said, all issues addressed in the story had significance and were cleaned up by the end of the film as all good film should. 4.5/5
Cast: The actors picked for these roles did a fantastic job. Braff Did a wonderful job expressing (or in this case not expressing) the true feelings of the character and Portman was breath taking as the free spirited Sam. 2/2
Other: .This movie was a great wake up call to the all the crap that has been spewed out lately that Hollywod is calling ‘romantic comedy’. I only regret is that I didn’t see this movie in theatres when it was first released. I’d definitely recommend it to anybody who enjoys this genre as it’s truly a gem. 2.5/3
Final: 9/10
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Movie: Rating System (V.1)
It has come to my attention that I’m not very consist ant with my movie reviews and need to come up with some sort of standard. After a bit of looking around I’ve found there to be 2 types of review standards: Simple (good/bad) or a extensive essay format review that takes everything into consideration right down to what color the director’s socks were. That being said, it looks like I’m going to have to develop my own method which I’m calling the ShirtNinja Standard of Reviewing Movies (SSMR)
SSMR is based on 8 simplified questions adding up to a total of 10 points giving the movie a total of 1/10 rating. Now take into consideration this is just a first draft, all recommendations and advice is welcome.
Plot (5 points)
1) Is it an Original plot/new idea? 1 point
2) Did the movie follow a plot line? 2 point
3) Did the movie fully explain itself (plot holes)? 2 pointCast (2 points)
1) Were the roles cast correctly/played well? 1 point
2) Did the characters fit well together for the story? 1 pointOther (3 points)
1) Was it an overall good movie and worth spending the time watching? 1 point
2) Would I watch it again? 1 point
3) Puke Point:If the movie doesn’t make the viewer vomit, it gets this freebie point. 1 point
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