A Good Movie And Me

After last weeks train wreck of a movie it was nice to watch a good movie. And it was not only good but great. One of the best I've seen in a long time. The movie I am referring to was Marley And Me. The movie is about a very bad and unruly dog that grows on his owners. The Dog chews every thing makes all kinds of messes and does not listen. But in the areas that matter it turns out the dog is actually the best dog in the world. Through the love that Marley gives the family learns to cherish the Dog as a well thought of member of the family. The beginning of this movie is funny. The middle of this movie is heart worming. The end of this movie is quite sad. A journey that the viewer will enjoy, be entertained, and come away with a real good life lesson. This is a movie that the whole family can enjoy.

Yet Anouther Ordinary Post

I watched No Ordinary Family again last night. There were some shocking revelations in the episode. The mothers side kick, the lab tech, has some how gained powers. Plus there's a new threat to the family. One development that they are introducing is the fact that the daughter is being pulled slowly down a darker path by her boyfriend. It will be interesting to see what happens there. Also there was also a pretty good fight sequence in this weeks show. The episode ends with a pretty good cliffhanger as well.

Warning Dace Movie Ahead

Last night I had quite a adventure in movie land. I watched what could possibly be the wost movie in history.
To start off with, it was a dance movie. A click that ranges from mediocre to kitsch. Now were not really including Musicals, a genre of there own. With some exceptions like Hair Spray witch is a must see, just a load of fun. But I digress, back to the the train wreck that is Dance Flick. This movie has not a single intelligent bone in it's script. The movie had some crude humor but even that was not as sophisticated as the pie movies or something by the farrelly brothers. The low brow humor seamed to be thrown in just to get a quick laugh, which it failed to do. I did laugh a few times, but I felt dirty afterwords. And even when I laughed, half the time it was during a part that you shouldn't be laughing at. The actors were good, but wasted on a bad movie.
Avoid Dance Flick by all manse possible.

The Man Who Stares At Movie Screens

I just finished watching The Men Who Stare At Goats. I had high hopes, but I just knew that the movie could not live up to the source material. I do know quite a bit about the background for this movie. I happen to be a paranormal/supernatural buff. The movie tried to approach the content from a humerus side, whale remaining neutral about the validity of the subject matter. Although the truth may even be funnier than what was depicted in the movie. I still think a documentary, or some similar approach would have done the material more justice. But forget for a minute the facts in the movie, an look at it from an entertainment perspective. And even on this limited criteria the move falls short. It's just not that engaging, a rather mediocre outing.

Two For One

 Kung Fu Panda 2 is coming soon. I must say I was a big fan of number 1. I do seam to like animated movies a little more than maybe I should. My number one movie from last year was Magamind. I will not go into the details but if you haven't seen Magamind do so.
Another Animated film coming out soon is Puss In Boots. You know I going to see it although I really should not. What Dream Works has done to the Shrek franchise is just monsterus. They have pillaged the IP on that property to the point that they had to promise to end it to get people to go and see there movie. And now we have spin offs now that the main line is dead. Now in Hollywood this happens all the time, but that doesn't mean it should. Now don't get me wrong I love sequels. Just do it right, and if you need an example look over to Pixar.

Anouther Ordinary Post

I watched another episode of No Ordinary Family last night. The love vixen plot thread was kinda lame. But I loved the go between dialog of the daughter and her boy friend. That had me laughing. But I have to say I won't to see more Super Brain action. Of all the powers on the show, that's the coolest.

Ten Things I Like About This Movie

I just watched 10 Things I Hate About You. This is actually my first viewing. I know this is considered a classic and is on a number of must see lists, at least for the genre. So what's my personal opinion of the movie. I loved it it was really good. This movie deserves all the accolades. The movie is pretty much your standard cookie cutter teen romantic drama. Although it uses a few cliches, it deploys them well.

As for the trailers I saw this week there was one that stood out...
Bad Teacher, staring Cameron Diaz. If the movie is half as funny as the trailer, then this movie will rock. The movie sort of looks like Superbad only from the grownups point of view.