Movie Reviews, Page 13

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006) Not Jack Black’s best. He’s funny, but the premise and such just aren’t enough. …

Superbad (2007) Several funny parts, but the F-word is dropped 186 times (found that online) which is a TON. It’s so distracting …

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006) Pretty funny, but cd be quite offensive or at …

Block Party (2005) I had high hopes for this movie w/ Dave making some good observations and being open minded and showing …

The Thin Red Line (1998) I actually watched this a while back and just realized I hadn’t blogged about it. It’s not …

Muppets from Space (1999) Maybe my standards for these movies are too high… though the first one was really good. Thin in …

Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) The companion movie to “Flags of Our Fathers” – very similar in some ways and, of course, …

Rush Hour 3 (2007) Same jokes as the last two and probably worse action/fights. It felt formulaic and forced and the action …

Kingdom of Heaven (2005) The action was pretty good and the battles wd have been incredible if I cd have prevented myself …

Flags of Our Fathers (2006) Good story and action. The film processing they used was great as it gave the color tone …

The Butterfly Effect (2004) This movie is tough to get a handle on. I watched the director’s cut which was recommended to …

Mystic River (2003) This movie had a lot going for it and it went pretty well for the most part. If kinda …

Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (2005) (V) I thought this was a well-done version of a biased documentary. They presented …

Gosford Park (2001) Like “Gangs of New York” – good acting, characters and setting, but nothing I really wound up caring about. …

The Simpsons Movie (2007) I was pretty disappointed. The first few mins were great (the “Itchy and Scratchy” cartoon), but there wasn’t …

Gangs of New York (2002) Great acting, characters and setting, but ultimately I didn’t really buy into the story from Vallon/Amsterdam’s point …

The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) I might go back and give this a 5/5??? It’s hard to say if it was better than …

Rescue from Gilligan’s Island (1978) (TV) I thought it wd be funny to watch this after all these years… not so much. …

I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007) The first 2/3rds was pretty funny and not really offensive. Then it became the …

The Cider House Rules (1999) Well done and original, but a big heavy handed (not as bad as “Million Dollar Baby” though) …

Ratatouille (2007) Another great movie all around for what it is: clever, cute, well done and respectable in content and form. The …

Out of Africa (1985) This is just a good movie. The story is strong, the acting is good (Streep is dead on) …

The Great Muppet Caper (1981) An unfortunate disappointment. I guess they only had the one good movie in them. There was a …

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) I’m not the biggest fan of the previous Potter movies, so saying this …

Postino, Il (1994) Great characters and beautiful lives. I want to move to the location of this movie. Who could watch this …

The Verdict (1982) This was a good movie, but just short of great. The story was good, the acting was good and …

Fay Grim (2006) When I started watching this, I wasn’t impressed and almost decided not to finish the movie. I’m glad I …

Un condamné à mort s’est échappé ou Le vent souffle où il veut (A Man Escaped) (1956) I have a feeling if …

The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) This was a pretty big disappointment. I hadn’t seen it before and I guess now I know …

Employee of the Month (2006) Some funny and clever parts, but pretty weak in general.