Director: Takashi Okazaki (He was the creator, hasn't really done anything else)
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction, xXx)
Ron Perlman (Hellboy, Looney Tunes: Back in Action)
YesNoSoso: 2
If the title alone doesn't instantly make you want to watch this movie than you should exit from this blog and go pick up a copy of Tiger Beat. Afros? Good. Samurai? Good. Awesome anime fight sequences? Good. Music by RZA? Great. Granted, it isn't really a movie (more of a TV miniseries) and the dialogue is a little anime style cheezy, but all the aforementioned "Good"'s more than make up.
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2/19/09
Baby Mama (2008)
Director: Michael McCullers (first movie directed, but he wrote Undercover Brother [awesome] and Goldmember [sucked])
Stars: Tina Fey (Mean Girls, Beer League)
Amy Poehler (Wet Hot American Summer, Envy)
YesNoSoso: 2
I can't really point to anything in this movie that I thought was particularly hilarious, but it was in fact hilarious. Just like Fey's NBC comedy "30 Rock" (which is hands down the best show on TV) impeccable timing and a subtle tongue in cheek delivery style make the movie richly humorous. Considering how many comedies are truly terrible and/or outrageously stupid, its always a pleasure to watch a genuinely funny movie that isn't retarded. I'm looking at you Meet the Spartans.
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Stars: Tina Fey (Mean Girls, Beer League)
Amy Poehler (Wet Hot American Summer, Envy)
YesNoSoso: 2
I can't really point to anything in this movie that I thought was particularly hilarious, but it was in fact hilarious. Just like Fey's NBC comedy "30 Rock" (which is hands down the best show on TV) impeccable timing and a subtle tongue in cheek delivery style make the movie richly humorous. Considering how many comedies are truly terrible and/or outrageously stupid, its always a pleasure to watch a genuinely funny movie that isn't retarded. I'm looking at you Meet the Spartans.
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2/10/09
A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
Director: Robert Altman (The Player, Popeye)
Stars: Meryl Streep (Deer Hunter, Death Becomes Her)
Kevin Kline (The Ice Storm, In and Out)
YesNoSoso: 0
At first I wrote: "This movie should be viewed by all if only to get a better understanding of the long standing American tradition that is A Prairie Home Companion" but I'm changing my stance. This movie, which tells a day in the life of the Saturday evening live radio show, boasts a impressive Altman-style ensemble cast of Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, Garrison Keiller (the show's founder and leader), Lindsay Lohan, Virginia Madsen, John C Reilly, Maya Rudolph, and Lily Tomlin. But the movie is mostly a 2 hour long folk music concert with an extremely flimsy plot tying the performances together (the Virginia Madsen as the Angel of Death is especially bad). The movie does have a nice folksy charm, reminding one of better times, and would be nice for a family or if you are just in for a feel good show, but unless you are in one of those very specific demographics (or you just want to know more about Prairie Home companion) skip it.
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Stars: Meryl Streep (Deer Hunter, Death Becomes Her)
Kevin Kline (The Ice Storm, In and Out)
YesNoSoso: 0
At first I wrote: "This movie should be viewed by all if only to get a better understanding of the long standing American tradition that is A Prairie Home Companion" but I'm changing my stance. This movie, which tells a day in the life of the Saturday evening live radio show, boasts a impressive Altman-style ensemble cast of Woody Harrelson, Tommy Lee Jones, Garrison Keiller (the show's founder and leader), Lindsay Lohan, Virginia Madsen, John C Reilly, Maya Rudolph, and Lily Tomlin. But the movie is mostly a 2 hour long folk music concert with an extremely flimsy plot tying the performances together (the Virginia Madsen as the Angel of Death is especially bad). The movie does have a nice folksy charm, reminding one of better times, and would be nice for a family or if you are just in for a feel good show, but unless you are in one of those very specific demographics (or you just want to know more about Prairie Home companion) skip it.
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2/9/09
In the Valley of Elah (2007)
Director: Paul Haggis (Crash, Red Hot [To be fair, i haven't seen Red Hot but its the only other feature film he's directed])
Stars: Tommy Lee Jones (No Country for Old Men, Volcano)
Charlize Theron (That Thing You Do!, Mighty Joe Young)
YesNoSoso: 2
This movie is incredible. If you don't mind not being cheered up by your movies, definitely check this movie out. Amazing performances by all involved and another amazingly intricate Paul Haggis screenplay make this movie a must watch. Here's a fun game: See if its harder to find a legitimately good movie in Charlize Theron's resume (I settled for one where she had an incredibly minor role) or trying to pick just one awful one. And she is widely considered one of the best actress's around. Fuck you Hollywood.
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Stars: Tommy Lee Jones (No Country for Old Men, Volcano)
Charlize Theron (That Thing You Do!, Mighty Joe Young)
YesNoSoso: 2
This movie is incredible. If you don't mind not being cheered up by your movies, definitely check this movie out. Amazing performances by all involved and another amazingly intricate Paul Haggis screenplay make this movie a must watch. Here's a fun game: See if its harder to find a legitimately good movie in Charlize Theron's resume (I settled for one where she had an incredibly minor role) or trying to pick just one awful one. And she is widely considered one of the best actress's around. Fuck you Hollywood.
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2/5/09
Burn After Reading (2008)
Director: Joel and Ethan Coen (The Big Lebowski, Fargo [both incredible, I refuse to badmouth the Coen brothers])
Stars: George Clooney (The Good German, Leatherheads)
Frances McDormand (Short Cuts, Something's Gotta Give)
YesNoSoso: 2
I know there are those that will disagree with me, but I've at least enjoyed every single Coen brothers movie (Yes, even Ladykillers) and loved most of them. Burn After Reading wasn't hilarious like The Big Lebowski and I would be supremely surprised if it garnered the same cult following, but it is definitely made in the same style and is definitely worth checking out. Burn After Reading is relatively complex comedic crime caper (how bout that alliteration) with a kick-ass ensemble cast that includes John Malkovitch, Tilda Swinton, Brad Pitt, with the ridiculously underrated J.K. Simmons and Richard Jenkins.
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Stars: George Clooney (The Good German, Leatherheads)
Frances McDormand (Short Cuts, Something's Gotta Give)
YesNoSoso: 2
I know there are those that will disagree with me, but I've at least enjoyed every single Coen brothers movie (Yes, even Ladykillers) and loved most of them. Burn After Reading wasn't hilarious like The Big Lebowski and I would be supremely surprised if it garnered the same cult following, but it is definitely made in the same style and is definitely worth checking out. Burn After Reading is relatively complex comedic crime caper (how bout that alliteration) with a kick-ass ensemble cast that includes John Malkovitch, Tilda Swinton, Brad Pitt, with the ridiculously underrated J.K. Simmons and Richard Jenkins.
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