I'm not gonna hurt ya...

Thanks to my job with its painful hours as of late, I haven't been able to see any movies or do anything cool this weekend. That's right, I had to pull two weekend shifts. Intense shite. Anywho, I can't comment on the quality of Zack and Miri Make a Porno, but all I can imagine is if Kevin Smith did it, it must be good. Everything he touches is brilliant; the dialogue, story and characters are memorable years after his films were released. Has anyone forgotten the piece about The Empire Strikes Back in Clerks? I think not. Or the line, "What the fuck is the internet?". Say I have bad taste, but I even partially enjoyed Jersey Girl.

Craig Robinson is one of the most underrated actors of today. You can quote me on that. Just based on his performance in "The Office", one can see he truly knows what he's doing. Anyone see the most recent episode on Thursday, the 30th? Apart from a hilarious interaction between Dwight and Andy and a creepy, "Why don't we put a little smile on that face?" from Creed, the interaction between Darryl (Robinson) and Michael (Steve Carrell) in the end scene was Oscar worthy... OK, fine, Emmy worthy. Point is, the man can act.

According to IMDB.com, High School Musical 3: Senior Year was the highest grossing film this weekend with an estimate of $15 million. The user rating of this movie on IMDB.com is a 3.3. Second place is Zack and Miri Make a Porno with $10.7 mil and an 8.0 rating. Third is Saw V with $10.1 mil and a 6.0 rating. This means for hundreds of thousands of people, the only horror they saw on Halloween was 112 min. of Disney induced torture. The difference between Saw V and HSM3SY? Not too much. Both will churn your insides and make you want to look away. Make the smart choice and say "No" to High School Musical 3.

I haven't seen Hot Shots part Deux so I had to look that up. As for the other, I could only guess Big, The Goonies, or perhaps Peter Pan.

"Do you have the slightest idea what a moral and ethical principal is? Do you?"

Let Me Find Out.

It seems that I got my November movie month started out right with Zack and Miri Make a Porno. I'm gonna say that I am a Kevin Smith fan. You may hate him but he is a smart fucking guy. And he gets what movies are really about. The Story.

This movie was no different. The story was simple and it is in the dialog where Mr. Smith really shines. The interplay between Seth Rogan and Craig Robinson (aka the black guy from the Office/ funniest scene in Knocked Up) was hilarious. Jason Mewes was great taking a step away from the crass Jay and a step towards playing an individual who may be legally retarded. Elizabeth Banks showed her range from comedy to drama as her character really is the most interesting.

The best part of this movie is Justin Long's cameo. I thought he was amazing in Live Free or Die Hard, but this you just have to see. That being said...

I recommend this for anyone looking for some great laughs and quotable lines. This movie did seem to me as a partial autobiography for Kevin Smith, explaining why he is a filmmaker.

"Would you grow up?" - Name that quote. (hint: the title of this post is from the same movie)

I am not a Role Model.

November 1st. The day all the Halloween decorations come down and all the Christmas ones go up. Well I am not going to talk about movies coming out in December, well not today. Now that November is here, I must say that the the movie I am looking forward to the most right now is Role Models.

Most of the time, I don't rush to see questionable Comedy movies unless there is nothing better out that weekend. However, this movie doesn't look questionable at all. It may not be Judd Apatow, but a few of his cohorts are going to be in this movie. I can't remember the last good movie Sean William Scott was in but he looks hilarious. Paul Rudd is always great with his deliveries, and I feel that the two of them together are gonna be awesome. Not to mention Mclovin is in the movie, who will hopefully be as good as he was in Superbad.

Another plus is that it's rated R, which usually lends itself to a wider variety of jokes. To name that quote Drew, it's from Black Sheep. I'll leave you with one, "I loved you in Wallstreet."

p.s. no google allowed for looking up quotes.

...ahem

I just noticed that my home boy posted a... post about the pile of slowly decomposing fecal matter known as Max Payne. God damnit. I am a gamer. A PC gamer. Yes, I'm what you may call a computer 'geek', but I'm also a sexy motherfucker so it evens out. I digress. Max Payne and its sequel were both great games with great stories. These stories were so good in fact, that there was no need for a director on this movie, just a guy that could have said, "Yeah, see that in the game? Yeah, do that. Good" Unfortunately, that didn't happen and what they ended up with was something terrible. More terrible than, I dare say, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation. I actually fell asleep during this movie. This has happened ONE other time: Night Watch (Nochnoy Dozor). It's really disappointing that a movie with so much potential can turn into something so bad. Moreover, it's unfortunate that the Oscar nominee, Mark Wahlberg, was sucked into a great idea but bad execution. Max Payne just adds to the list of those responsible for the decrepid video game to movie stereotype.

Solace Runner

Yes, it is true that this new director hasn't done any 'laser' movies (those that involve guns, money and bitches) but then again, Casino Royale wasn't the same kind of action movie that the previous Bonds were. Daniel Craig plays the emotional Bond; the Bond that cares about women and justice. I do have to agree with you that a mere 106 minutes of Quantum time probably won't be enough, but then again, think of how long (and at some points boring) the Casino segment of Casino Royale was. Sure, the film had to live up to it's title, but more killing via silenced PPK's is good too.

Quantum of Solace has potential of being a zero down time movie; the kind that goes by and makes you think, "Gee wiz, this is darn good, I could watch it again and again and never get bored with it." And maybe that's what the difference will be. In any case, I know that I, and plenty of people around the world, will be standing in line next weekend to see it.

"You cannot catch a bat in a pot! Moron!" ~ Name that quote!

The Kite Quantum

I have a strange feeling that I'm not alone in this. Casino Royale is the best Bond film to date. Period. After watching it I was blown away at the action and intensity of the story. Maybe that's because my previous favorite Bond film was Goldeneye and the man who directed that also directed Casino Royale. Now to the matter at hand.

I'm worried about Quantum of Solace. I was extremely pumped after seeing the first preview but now I gotta say I'm starting to feel the pressure. I have no doubt that it is going to open to a huge box office, but I think it's going to be a mediocre sequel, something the Bond franchise has never done before. Also, the director, Marc Forster (The Kite Runner) has never directed an action film. Weighing in the fact that this is going to be the shortest Bond film following the longest one, doesn't sit well.

On the bright side, Daniel Craig is going to be phenomenal. Olga Kurylenko is fucking hot. Although, I am curious as to why she is playing a Spanish chick even though she's from the Ukraine, but I guess I'll find out. I will leave you with one thing: It doesn't hurt going into a movie with low expectations, because you never know if the level will be raised when the movie ends.

Revelation

Something dawned on a me a while back. I had this grand idea of blogging about movies with another individual who would argue with me until one of us was ultimately right. That is what I set out to do, unfortunately that is not what is happening here. So, I have decided that the structure of this blog needs an overhaul. In addition to the reviews and warnings about current movies, I'm gonna start dishing my thoughts about the films yet to come.

Drew, Bring It.