Kaos' way behind movie reviews

[chinook]

I am actually curious do you have a link...I tried to look it up and I couldn't find anything about what you were saying.

perhaps...kaos' phone intercepted a text from "da skreets" to prowler.  you know those phone companies and their towers. 

[Godfather]

This isn't it. But it references him not watching it.

http://www.examiner.com/x-31097-Book-Buzz-Examiner~y2009m11d28-Michael-Oher-hasnt-and-wont-read-The-Blind-Side

I read both that story and the SI story it mentions, I take his not wanting to see the movie or read the book as the following:

a. he mentions that he does not want to revisit that time in his life.
b. he also is very widely reported to be an genuinely shy person, he is not interested in promoting himself, he just wants to be a star in the NFL.

Still was a good movie, I have read some of the other real life comparisons, most say that the true story's premise was not that far off from the real thing. Like I said before I am sure it was "hollywoodized".

[Pell City Tiger]

I heard he hated Tim McGraw and wanted Vanilla Ice to play Mr Toohey.

[Saniflush]

I heard he hated Tim McGraw and wanted Vanilla Ice to play Mr Toohey.

That's true but only because he wanted to watch Sandra while she gets railed.  She love's chocolate town.

[Kaos]

Sandra used to look good, but her face was so chopped up looking in The Proposal she just turned me off.  Best I could say is that she's moderately attractive now.

On to other...

Gone Baby Gone

Couple of things.  Ben Affleck is a better director than he is an actor.  His brother is a better actor than he is, but that's not saying much.  A cigar store Indian is better than Ben.

Ben's not good at naming films, though, because this film might have done better had he dropped the name of the novel that provided the story and changed it to something that would resonate.  I didn't watch it at first because I figured it was a sequel to Gone in 60 seconds or one of those damn doofy ass racing movies with Sisquo.  

(For reference, the film earned about $20M.  It fared better than the insipid Walk Hard, but didn't score as well as The Last Mimzy, Mr. Woodcock, an IMAX movie about sea monsters or 107 other films released that year).

The story was good. Didn't have it completely figured out until the very end.  In fact, I thought it was over twice before it got to the end.  

Baby Affleck just didn't cut it for me.  Everybody else in the film -- including the uptight cop from Beverly Hills Cop -- was suited to the role.  Shrimpy Affleck was a fail.  This would have been so much better with Sean Penn, Mark Walhberg, James McAvoy or somebody else in the lead role.  

Not a great film, very depressing and the motives/motivations of Affleck's character just don't make sense but it kept you involved.  

Michelle Monaghan looked good despite a complete lack of displayed skin.  Her character didn't have a lot to do, but she did it well.  

Amy Ryan (Holly from The Office) was excellent as a crack whore. I think she might have even gotten an Oscar nomination for her role.

It was a good directing debut for the bigger Affleck.  Gives me hope that he'll actually contribute something to society.

[Kaos]

I read both that story and the SI story it mentions, I take his not wanting to see the movie or read the book as the following:

a. he mentions that he does not want to revisit that time in his life.
b. he also is very widely reported to be an genuinely shy person, he is not interested in promoting himself, he just wants to be a star in the NFL.

Still was a good movie, I have read some of the other real life comparisons, most say that the true story's premise was not that far off from the real thing. Like I said before I am sure it was "hollywoodized".

At least one of the things I read was in the Baltimore Sun.  I might have read it online or during a layover in the airport there.  From that I got the sense that he wasn't down with the attention the Dippys got and wasn't happy with being portrayed as little more than a pile of clay that they lovingly sculpted (all my words). 

It's entirely possible that I read into it more than there was.  It's also entirely possible that he doesn't plan to read the book because he went to Ole Miss and can't read. 

[Token]

 It's also entirely possible that he doesn't plan to read the book because he went to Ole Miss and can't read.  

Yeah, but he can sure bang the shit out of them white bitches.  

[Kaos]

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

A sweet piece of fluffy nothing, this meandering film follows the exploits of a pack of NY/NJ high schoolers who apparently have no parents and roam the streets of the city until the sun comes up. 

Nothing new, nothing ground breaking, just Michael Cera bumbling through another relationship. 

Andy Samberg (sp) and Seth Myers of SNL are wasted in lame cameos.

This is the second movie I've seen in the past couple of months where Kat Dennings breaks some guy in.  The other was Charlie Bartlett (another nerdy doof getting the benefit of Kat's enormosity).

None of the nerdy doofs I knew ever got broken in by a busty, lusty tigress like Kat.  She's not what you'd call classically beautiful, she's not svelte and minx-like.  But I really, really like her. She reminds me a bit of the quirky Joan Cusack (who was always attractive to me, too) but with a much bigger rack and better acting skills.

The movie was decent, a little predictable in places. It was no Fast Times or Breakfast Club, but it passes for what I guess is the current genre of teen movies.  It allowed Cera to do the only thing he's apparently capable of doing on film -- be a lovable little nerd. 

[hookemhorns1981]

 Can u say MOTORBOAT!!!

[Godfather]

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

A sweet piece of fluffy nothing, this meandering film follows the exploits of a pack of NY/NJ high schoolers who apparently have no parents and roam the streets of the city until the sun comes up. 

Nothing new, nothing ground breaking, just Michael Cera bumbling through another relationship. 

Andy Samberg (sp) and Seth Myers of SNL are wasted in lame cameos.

This is the second movie I've seen in the past couple of months where Kat Dennings breaks some guy in.  The other was Charlie Bartlett (another nerdy doof getting the benefit of Kat's enormosity).

None of the nerdy doofs I knew ever got broken in by a busty, lusty tigress like Kat.  She's not what you'd call classically beautiful, she's not svelte and minx-like.  But I really, really like her. She reminds me a bit of the quirky Joan Cusack (who was always attractive to me, too) but with a much bigger rack and better acting skills.

The movie was decent, a little predictable in places. It was no Fast Times or Breakfast Club, but it passes for what I guess is the current genre of teen movies.  It allowed Cera to do the only thing he's apparently capable of doing on film -- be a lovable little nerd. 

Run away, little canary

[dallaswareagle]

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

A sweet piece of fluffy nothing, this meandering film follows the exploits of a pack of NY/NJ high schoolers who apparently have no parents and roam the streets of the city until the sun comes up. 

Nothing new, nothing ground breaking, just Michael Cera bumbling through another relationship. 

Andy Samberg (sp) and Seth Myers of SNL are wasted in lame cameos.

This is the second movie I've seen in the past couple of months where Kat Dennings breaks some guy in.  The other was Charlie Bartlett (another nerdy doof getting the benefit of Kat's enormosity).

None of the nerdy doofs I knew ever got broken in by a busty, lusty tigress like Kat.  She's not what you'd call classically beautiful, she's not svelte and minx-like.  But I really, really like her. She reminds me a bit of the quirky Joan Cusack (who was always attractive to me, too) but with a much bigger rack and better acting skills.

The movie was decent, a little predictable in places. It was no Fast Times or Breakfast Club, but it passes for what I guess is the current genre of teen movies.  It allowed Cera to do the only thing he's apparently capable of doing on film -- be a lovable little nerd. 

[War Eagle!!!]

Kaos, have you ever seen and reviewed the movie Snatch? It's one of my all time favorites! I'd be curious to see what you think...

[Kaos]

Kaos, have you ever seen and reviewed the movie Snatch? It's one of my all time favorites! I'd be curious to see what you think...

Nope.  I got Extract from Netflix today.  I'll add Snatch to the list.  Is it a porno?

[wesfau2]

Nope.  I got Extract from Netflix today.  I'll add Snatch to the list.  Is it a porno?

I've got Extract on the way.  Solid cast and you can't usually go wrong with Mike Judge.

I'll predict that you don't like Snatch.  Mostly because it is awesome and you are the only person that I know who is bound and determined to hate all things awesome.  Great cast, great dialogue, engaging story...all the makings for a Kaos pan.

[Kaos]

I've got Extract on the way.  Solid cast and you can't usually go wrong with Mike Judge.

I'll predict that you don't like Snatch.  Mostly because it is awesome and you are the only person that I know who is bound and determined to hate all things awesome.  Great cast, great dialogue, engaging story...all the makings for a Kaos pan.

I love all things awesome.  I just have high expectations. 

[chinook]

if we're doing review requests...anyone seen body of lies?  the skirt has it on the dvr for movie night this weekend.

[Kaos]

if we're doing review requests...anyone seen body of lies?  the skirt has it on the dvr for movie night this weekend.

DiCaprio and Crowe.  

It's on my Netflix list, but I keep moving it further and further down. (and based on the edit below, will remove it entirely).   

Crowe and Gerard Butler need to go back to where ever they came from.  Neither can act.

**Edit**

I have seen this.  I may have actually reviewed it in a separate thread before I started this one.  It wasn't bad. It wasn't great.  It was long. 

[Jumbo]

I've got Extract on the way.  Solid cast and you can't usually go wrong with Mike Judge.

I'll predict that you don't like Snatch.  Mostly because it is awesome and you are the only person that I know who is bound and determined to hate all things awesome.  Great cast, great dialogue, engaging story...all the makings for a Kaos pan.

I just added Extract to my que, I forgot about that one.

[War Eagle!!!]

I don't watch a lot of movies but Snatch I think is in my top 5 favorite. I think it's freaking great and hilarious.

Also, I actually liked Body of Lies. I thought it was a pretty good flick...

[Kaos]

Extract

Mike Judge is known for skewering social commentary.  Beavis and Butthead helped create an entirely new way of looking at the world (and at comedy).   Office Space is amazing in its ability to capture the pointlessness, frustration and dullness of the corporate world.  King of the Hill -- even though I didn't much care for it -- skillfully carved up mundane suburbia in a less vulgar and disturbing way than the crude Family Guy.

In Extract, though, he moved away from what he does best. There was no social commentary. He didn't shine a light on a particular way of life and expose its banality.  Instead he attempted to tell a relatively tame story of personal discovery and redemption.  

It wasn't his best work, but it wasn't horrible.  It was just a little flat and two-dimensional.  

Jason Bateman was adequate.  Much better in this role than he was in Couple's Retreat.  

Ben Affleck is a significantly better supporting actor than he is a leading man. He was good here although he was essentially channeling Lawrence (Diedrich Bader's role in Office Space).  

JK Simmons (one of my favorite actors since his turn as Schillinger the Nazi in Oz) was essentially wasted in a minor role.

Mila Kunis upped her worth with a good performance even though her role didn't really require her to do much beyond look super hot.  Having seen her in Book of Eli and knowing that she's capable of more, that made her understated performance here even more appreciated. And did I mention she was super hot to look at?

Kristen Wiig, who I don't care for at all on SNL, actually looked pretty hot in this movie.  Sexy even.  That was a pleasant surprise.  

Gene Simmons, well... Gene needs to stick to singing. He was over the top and should have taken a little more time to learn his lines.  For somebody who's in front of thousands on a nightly basis, you'd think he would understand a little better how to play a role.  

Overall not a bad movie.  I just expected a little more depth, particularly since Judge was at the helm.  I expected it to have a little more to say.  

Wiig



Kunis