Movie: Pineapple Express (R & UR, DVD Release Date: Jan 6, 2009)
Duration: 112 minutes (Unrated Version 117 minutes)
Rating: ****
Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen team up yet again to create another hilarious story about literally nothing at all. James Franco and Seth Rogen play Saul and Dale, two idiotic potheads on the run because of a murder that Dale(Rogen) witnessed. This unlikely pair hit it off immediately and deliver their jokes with perfect timing. Craig Robinson (The Office) and Danny McBride (Tropic Thunder) do very well as supporting roles, and have great chemistry with both Rogen and Franco. I was laughing the entire time the movie was playing and hours after it was done. The only weak point this movie has is its controversiality. The entire movie is about smoking weed, which will turn some people off right away. You have to take the movie for what it is and not what it contains. If you can get past the drugs, you will be able to take in one of my four favorite comedies of 2008!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Lakeview Terrace Brings Bread to the Table
Movie: Lakeview Terrace (PG-13, DVD Release Date: Jan 27, 2009)
Duration: 110 minutes
Rating: ***1/2
I must admit right away that I was not expecting much from this movie, despite all the hype it has received. Samuel L. Jackson plays the role of a demented neighborhood cop who wastes no time in letting his new neighbors know how he feels about their relationship. As usual, Jackson delivers a thoroughly convincing and entertaining role. The movie has few notable weak points, one of which is a distracting subplot that does not add much to the overall story being told. The storyline is very solid an concise, and does not jump around from place to place. The characters are developed enough to understand their motives without going off on tangents. Overall this movie is definitely worth watching at least once; maybe even worth owning.
Duration: 110 minutes
Rating: ***1/2
I must admit right away that I was not expecting much from this movie, despite all the hype it has received. Samuel L. Jackson plays the role of a demented neighborhood cop who wastes no time in letting his new neighbors know how he feels about their relationship. As usual, Jackson delivers a thoroughly convincing and entertaining role. The movie has few notable weak points, one of which is a distracting subplot that does not add much to the overall story being told. The storyline is very solid an concise, and does not jump around from place to place. The characters are developed enough to understand their motives without going off on tangents. Overall this movie is definitely worth watching at least once; maybe even worth owning.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Igor - Great for Kids but Not Much Else
Movie: Igor (PG, DVD Release Date: Jan 20, 2009)
Duration: 86 minutes
Rating: **
Those of you who like myself were hoping that Igor would be an original and entertaining new kids movie will be in for a surprise. John Cusack, Steve Buschemi, Jay Leno, Eddie Izzard, and John Cleese all play voices in this new twist on an old school concept. Although the voice actors themselves did a great job and some of their jokes are funny, the animation was a bit behind the audio and reverted to more generic character modeling. The characters are fairly developed, but the story suddenly rushed ahead at points leaving the viewer wondering what just happened. The ending, of course, leaves the good guys happily ever after and the bad guys reaping the consequences of their wrongdoings, but I found that I did not much care. The one thing this movie has going for it is that it is a good seasonal movie for kids around Halloween. I had high hopes for this one, but they were driven straight to the ground. If you are looking for a good kids movie, go with Kung Fu Panda instead.
Duration: 86 minutes
Rating: **
Those of you who like myself were hoping that Igor would be an original and entertaining new kids movie will be in for a surprise. John Cusack, Steve Buschemi, Jay Leno, Eddie Izzard, and John Cleese all play voices in this new twist on an old school concept. Although the voice actors themselves did a great job and some of their jokes are funny, the animation was a bit behind the audio and reverted to more generic character modeling. The characters are fairly developed, but the story suddenly rushed ahead at points leaving the viewer wondering what just happened. The ending, of course, leaves the good guys happily ever after and the bad guys reaping the consequences of their wrongdoings, but I found that I did not much care. The one thing this movie has going for it is that it is a good seasonal movie for kids around Halloween. I had high hopes for this one, but they were driven straight to the ground. If you are looking for a good kids movie, go with Kung Fu Panda instead.
Taking It From The Top - An Introduction
As I was driving home today thinking about how to best start off my brand new blog, I decided that it would be best to start out with an introduction explaining what I plan on writing about. First, a little bit about myself: my name is Nate Bradford and I live in Sandy, Utah. When I am not going to school at the University of Utah I am working at Hollywood Video where I get to enjoy all the free movies I can handle. Since I work in a video store, what better topic for me to write weekly about than movie reviews? So here I am, ready to help you decide on which movies to watch, and which ones to avoid at all costs. I will try as best as I can to review a movie that will be released the Tuesday following my post, but there will be weeks that I will not have time to watch a new movie. I will review a relatively new movie instead. I will give each movie a rating from 1 to 5 stars (classic isn't it?) as well as some of the finer and weaker points of each movie. I hope you enjoy and expect my first review very soon!
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