Monday, July 19, 2010

Cyrus

Black Devil Doll

Captivity

The Departed

The Cat Returns (Neko no ongaeshi)

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

Avatar

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

MacGruber

Gentlemen Broncos

The House Bunny

How to Train Your Dragon

Hitch

Youth in Revolt

Kick-Ass

Sex Drive

She's Out of My League

Puddle Cruiser

Happy, Texas

Hot Tub Time Machine


Club Dread


Saturday, April 10, 2010

The Slammin' Salmon

another good broken lizard film

i personally love broken lizard (even though i've only seen super troopers and beerfest) and their comedic style. sure there are some misfires here and there, but overall the characters are usually likeable and funny. the 5 guys are waiters at an upscale restaurant named after and owned by 'the slammin salmon' a former heavyweight boxer. he ends up owing $20k that he doesn't have on hand, so the restaurant has to earn that amount in one night or else! lots of funny stuff, even if it's a lot like the film waiting. slight but funny stuff here.

Defendor

good mix of action, comedy and drama

woody harrelson stars as arthur poppington, a 'slow' adult who believes he is a superhero fighting crime. at night he dons the persona of defendor and uses his skills and gadjets to bring petty criminals to justice. he is in constant search of 'captain industry', the man whom he believes sells drugs to the city, and that killed his mother. despite his limited mental capacities, defendor is actually successful as a crimefighter, although he keeps getting hurt and into trouble. the movie is very original, and i always love woody harrelson. the filmmakers don't make many mistakes and there aren't loads of cliches like in traditional superhero movies. highly recommended.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Paper Heart

unique, but not too interesting

charlyne yi (actress/comedian/musician) is the star of this 'documentary' about love and how she doesn't believe in it. the characters are thinly veiled versions of themselves as this is kinda a mix of documentary and behind the scenes footage, but a lot of it is scripted. the interesting/touching parts involve real people talking about love. that's the documentary part of it. things change when yi develops a relationship with michael cera (her real life boyfriend at the time) and the "filmmakers" think she's falling in love. yi is likeable to be sure, but she's not feminine at all, and the fact that she doesn't believe in love gets annoying. i don't see what cera sees in her, other than she's quirky and funny.