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Boo Movie Classification System...Hooray Beer! 2007-08-01 13:44:00 (Editor's note: This post will most likely be deemed rambling and incoherent at times. If, at any point, you are wondering what the overall theme is, or if there is one, then I have done my job. Or vice versa. )Recently, while perusing the normally-overpriced DVD section at my neighborhood Costco, I came across one of a series of collections that Fox Video is putting out. The collections are comprised of three movies featuring a given star. The quality varies from collection to collection. George Clooney's features One Fine Day, Solaris, and The Thin Red Line. I'm ashamed to say that the only one of those three that I've seen is the first, but in my defense, the others haven't exactly received stellar reviews, either. Michael Douglas's features War of the Roses, Wall Street and Don't Say a Word. As Meat Loaf would say, two out of three ain't bad. Denzel Washington's? Man on Fire, Courage Under Fire and The Siege. Nic Cage? Trapped in Paradise, Kiss of Death, and Raising Arizo Read more:Classification
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New poll! (Aren't you excited?!?!?) 2007-07-31 13:04:00 In celebration of The Simpsons Movie (and its $70M+ opening weekend), I ask you to pick your favorite Simpson. Is it one of the animated clan? How about The Juice? Or maybe it's one of the singing sisters, Jessica or Ashlee? Sadly, father Joe did not make the list, nor did famed (and dead) Hollywood producer Don. Maybe when there's a poll for people associated with Jerry Bruckheimer... Read more:excited
Fletch's Film Review: Joshua; Waitress; Talk To Me 2007-07-30 18:10:00 It's time to play catch-up. So, as I've seen three small movies recently, here are three small reviews.Joshua
Sam Rockwell, Vera Farmiga (The Departed) and Jacob Kogan star in what might alternately be titled The Omen: Without the Religious Overtones. Kogan plays the 9-year old son of Rockwell and Farmiga, and aside from being generally disturbed already, he's not too thrilled about the new baby in the house. See, his whole life, Josh has been around a near-psychotic mother and a too-consumed-in-other-stuff dad that he thinks doesn't love him (which may be true). The new child provides an outlet for Joshua to vent his frustrations and try to get himself noticed (and it works).The film's biggest asset is its shock value. It plays out like a horror film, albeit minus most of the horror. What's left is a fair amount of suspense and a fair amount of proselytizing (Is Joshua gay? Should the family introduce religion into the house, as per grandma's wishes? Are these parents fi Read more:Fletch
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Fletch's Film Review: Sunshine 2007-08-04 02:16:00 As evidenced by the box office tally thus far, Danny Boyle's latest film, Sunshine, isn't being seen by hardly anyone. That's a shame, for despite its shortcomings, it's really a film that should be seen on a big screen (the bigger the better).Mind you, the shortcomings are big...but I'll get to those later.The concept is pretty simple and straightforward. A few hundred years into the future (a date is never given, but it's safe to say that it's a long ways off), our sun is dying, and the people of earth come up with a plan - send a team (or two) of astronauts on a suicide mission to "reignite" the big star with a big bomb.It's a great concept, and the execution of the first act is impeccable. The action starts off slow, with the audience learning pieces of the story, of the characters and of their ship, the Icarus II, for the first hour or so. Not enough can really be said about the visuals and concepts that the filmmakers dreamed up, CGI or otherwise - the only real compa Read more:Fletch
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TGITDNMAR (8/3/07) 2007-08-03 11:53:00 It's that time again for TGITDNMAR, which (obviously) stands for Thank God It's The Day New Movies Are Released.Are you ready for the Annual Movie Studio Garage Sale? Outside of a certain Matt Damon franchise, this week's releases look an awful lot like leftovers. Well, it is August after all - keep in mind, it's only going to get worse for the next month or so.UnderdogNormally, if you told me about a movie that starred Jason Lee, Amy Adams (Junebug, Talladega Nights) and Peter Dinklage (The Station Agent, Elf), I'd be on board. But this kids movie just looks awful, from the CG "talking" that Underdog does, to the story, to the "humor." I'm sure its full of heart and good messages and all that, but I'd have to be pretty desperate to see this.Fletch's Chance of Viewing (in the theater): 2% El CantanteDoesn't "El Cantante" sound ten times better than "The Singer"? Of course, that's no reason to watch a movie, and early buzz (shockingly) has been negative for yet another J-Lo fl
Thursday's Things to Click On (8/9/07) 2007-08-09 11:27:00 As if the poll and comments and link lists weren't enough to click on, I bring you more things to click on. After all, the overwhelming message I always want you to have when visiting here is: "Please! Leave my site!" Wait, that's not true. Anyway, here's some cool sh*t I've stumbled upon lately:* Exciting news over at Pointless Banter about the star of Charles in Charge. So exciting that they want the world to know all about it.* Rumors and Rants asks: Barry Bonds or Milli Vanilli? RIP, Rob. :sniff:* Devin over at Comictivity has some sites to suggest as well. Most of them are good, but one of them is beyond awesometasticfabulousness. I'll let you guess which one that is.* Somebody dig up Charles Bronson - he's gonna be pissed that Kevin Bacon and the director of Saw are stealing his movie. While he's at it, he ought to polish off Jodie Foster, too.* A great review of Sunshine. Seriously, if you like movies, go see it in the theater. If you wait until rental/cable/DVD, the appe Read more:Thursday
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Whatever happened to... 2007-08-08 15:49:00 If I were to ask 100 movie buffs to name a big shot director from the 80s that was never heard from again, with no other information given, I'll bet I know who the number one answer would be. If I were to thrown in that this person was responsible for no less than five epic comedies that starred all of the biggest names in comedy, I'd bet that the votes would then go overwhelmingly in this person's favor - 80% of higher.So who do you think that number one answer would be?John Hughes, of course. However, that's not who I'm referring to with the details given above. No, the guy I'm talking about made bigger hits than Hughes (though they may not have had as much of a cultural impact). Who is it?John Landis. Someone please tell me what happened to John Landis. Check out this directorial run, starting in 1978 and running through 1988:1. The Kentucky Fried Movie2. Animal House3. Blues Brothers4. An American Werewolf in London5. Trading Places6. Twilight Zone: The Movie7. Michael Jackso
Fletch's Film Review: The Bourne Ultimatum 2007-08-07 10:53:00 It's times like these that I wish I hadn't started using the "Fletch
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Ultimatum has some terrible pun like "Bourne Again" or "Bourne To Be Wild," while I'm left out of the pun party. Damn it all.Bourne To RunThough I usually like to keep my reviews to myself (meaning, what I thought of the film), I also couldn't help but notice that quite a few of the reviews I'm reading are from people who are tripping over themselves lauding director Paul Greengrass for his directorial style. His use of handheld cameras is said to add realism and immediacy to the action surrounding the former amnesiac, as he (and the audience) cope with the struggles of being confused and anxious and - huh? Greengrass's style (aka "shaky cam") is overdone, overused and overtly nauseating. The use of handheld cameras in moderation can be wildly effective, for the reasons mentioned above. However, u
TGITDNMAR (8/10/07) 2007-08-10 18:39:00 It's that time again for TGITDNMAR, which (obviously) stands for Thank God It's The Day New Movies Are Released.Fall can't come fast enough. Six movies being thrown away this week. I shouldn't say that - at least one of them sounds halfway appealing. What a surprise, it's an indie. That said, where's the breakout indie hits this summer? The biggest little film that's been even a moderate hit is Sicko, but that barely qualifies, as it already had a high profile and really hasn't grossed all that much (just over $20M). Paris, je t'aime should have been it, but people see Paris in the title and turn up their noses while inhaling ___ Fries. Whatever.StardustMatthew Vaughn, producer of hipster hits Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch, as well as director of the Daniel Craig breakout vehicle Layer Cake brings us a fairy tale starring (amongst others) Robert DeNiro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Claire Danes, Sienna Miller, and Peter O'Toole. Sounds like an impressive ensemble/colla
Voting time again... 2007-08-15 15:23:00 Thanks to all who voted in the "pick your favorite Simpson" poll. Homer was the runaway winner with 45% of the vote, followed by a four-way tie between Bart, Lisa, Jessica and OJ (10% each) for second.Well, we're a little more than halfway through with August. Thank god for that. Now, let's set our sights on the fall movie season. I've listed some of the high-profile films hitting theaters over the next few months - let's see which one you're anticipating most. Also, this is my first go with Blogger's poll widget - let me know if you run into any problems.The choices:Beowulf - the latest from Robert Zemekis features Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich and some weird yet interesting computer animation (think The Polar Express).I Am Legend - Will Smith, a dog, and no one else on the planet. Or maybe some zombies. Ooohhh, scary.The Kingdom - long delayed actioner featuring Jamie Foxx, Hilary Swank, Chris Cooper and some pissed off Iraqis. Something like that. May be Read more:Voting
Fletch's Film Review: Rescue Dawn 2007-08-15 10:27:00 Dieter Dangler is one strange dude. Growing up in Germany in the 40s, he and his town were subjected to bombing from the Allied forces. Dieter looked through a hole in his roof one day and caught a glimpse of a bomber pilot flying by. Despite this (or, as Rescue
Dawn, because of it), Dieter comes to America in his teens with the lone goal of becoming a pilot. As the title of director Werner Herzog's earlier documentary of Dangler states, Little Dieter Needs to Fly.However, not long after Dieter (Christian Bale) gets to fly, he's shot down. Near Vietnam. All alone, he does his best to gets rescued, but in no time flat, he's captured and transferred to a POW camp in nearby Laos. Yet, despite being in a helpless situation, tortured all along, Dieter keeps his spirits high, almost smiling the whole way. He's taking it all in, for better or worse.At the POW camp, he meets a group of prisoners, some of which have been there upwards of two years or more. While not tortured much at the cam Read more:Fletch
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Please, don't do that. 2007-08-14 13:17:00 This past Friday, Mrs. Fletch and I decided to catch The Simpsons Movie (review forthcoming). We hit an 8:25 show, and the rather small theater (less than 60 seats, I'd say) was at least 3/4 full.With about 10 seconds left until showtime, a group of four folks came and sat behind us. It was a two women and two children (hard to say whose kids were whose, but that's neither here nor there). Sure, it was probably a bit late to be taking 8- or 10-year olds out to a PG-13 rated film, but again - neither here nor there.After all, the kids were (mostly) good little customers. They had a good old time and laughed a lot and asked "Mommy, what's that?" questions and what not. In other words, they acted like kids.What we didn't expect, or enjoy in the slightest, was "Mommy" proceeding to narrate the film for those of us with sight issues. Oh wait, that's right - we're in a movie theater, so the gift of sight is a foregone conclusion. Yet, with every new non-sequitir/pun/play-on-words that Read more:Please
TGITDNMAR (8/17/07) 2007-08-17 12:53:00 It's that time again for TGITDNMAR, which (obviously) stands for Thank God It's The Day New Movies Are Released.It's a weird week for new releases. On the one hand, we have what is really the last anticipated movie of the summer season in Superbad. On the other hand, we have two official dumpings and one small, faux-British comedy. You could argue that Columbia is either insane for waiting so long to release it now that we've officially reached the doldrums, or could you sat that they're crazy like a fox for being essentially the only game in town this week (and next week and probably the week after). I guess we'll know on Monday how smart or dumb they are.SuperbadIt's a shame that the inevitable Judd Apatow backlash will occur. It's just the nature of the beast, so it's unavoidable, but there's really foreseeable reason for it. True, he didn't direct this, but he might as well have, as the actual director's name (Greg Mottola) gets less press than Eric Roberts. Either way,
Thursday's Things to Click On (8/16/07) 2007-08-16 15:56:00 A special thanks to the proprietors of Murph's Place (specifically, um, Murph) for finding out about the latest poll and linking up to Blog Cabins on a few pages over there, specifically the Clive Owen and Russel Crowe news pages. If you want up-to-date info on them and a few other actors (like Daniel Craig), this is obviously the place to go. Anyway, here's this week's links:* Watching HBO's Flight of the Conchords yet? If not, you should check it out - it's subtle and dry, but funny as hell at times. It's an acquired taste, though. Definitely watch the first episode first and go from there. Should you already be a fan, I give you Mel's video blog. Awesome. Also, here's some more comedy from the actress that plays her.* The Hater Nation has the gall to tell me (and the world) that my beloved 49ers will not win the Super Bowl this year.* You might have seen my Seven People to Avoid at the Movie Theater post a couple months back. Well, Intermission at Work has done something sim Read more:Thursday
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The Blog Cabins have not burned down. 2007-08-21 16:56:00 If you've noticed a lack of posts recently, you're not alone. A mixture of being busy with work, a lack of movies and a lack of motivation have combined to lessen the productivity around here.Alas, there is hope. Off to see Superbad tonight, and still have a long-overdue Simpsons Movie review to do. That said, Thursday's Things to Click On and TGITDNMAR will be combined for a Thursday post, as your host Fletch makes his way to Vegas on Friday for a weekend of geekdom, also known as my annual fantasy football draft. Wish me luck that I don't need for my draft and wish me luck that I definitely need when it comes to the gaming. And from what I hear, my hotel even has a movie theater, so I might catch a flick while there (though I doubt it - why go to Vegas to watch a movie?). Also, the laptop ought to be in tow, so an "On Location" post may be in the works as well.Thanks to all of my readers (Hi Mrs. Fletch! Hi Mom and Dad! Hi people who are voting in the new poll!) for stick Read more:burned
Cleanup time 2007-08-24 02:28:00 A little bit of everything here, as I type this at 1:00 AM, just 10 hours before embarking on a trip to Sin City. First off, a couple (really) short reviews:Fletch's Film Review: The Simpsons MovieThere's a good reason it's taken this long to come up with something for this review: there really isn't much to say about it. The Simpsons Movie is exactly what it was supposed to be, and just as you'd expect. It's a long, well-done (yet still obviously past its prime) episode. Clocking in at just shy of 90 minutes, it's considerably longer than a 22-minute TV version, and the scope and size of the story are big without feeling too big (in other words, you can tell they were trying hard to make it BIG, but it doesn't feel too forced or hackneyed or go beyond the scale it should).As usual, Homer f*cks up his family and his town at large, and it is up to him to realize how much he needs his family to help clean up after him. There's the usual scads of puns, non sequitirs, politic Read more:Cleanup
Thursday's Things to Click On (8/30/07) 2007-08-30 15:40:00 If you haven't "Dugg" one of my posts yet, I will forgive you (though really, you should do it, as it brings me riches and fame the likes of which Brewster has only seen before). However, even if you don't, Digg is truly a great site to visit, and often.In case you're not aware of how Digg works, let me explain (badly). See the "Digg this" buttons on each of my posts? Well, trillions upon billions of other sites also have these sorts of buttons, and when an article or video is submitted to Digg, it enters their database for whatever subject matter it is submitted under. Things with multiple diggs get more attention, which snowballs into more and more. Typically, the items that are dugg hundreds or thousands of times are items that (for a given field) are truly worth checking out. As it so happens, all of today's items are things that I found on Digg. Enjoy.* Even if you're not a big Star Wars fan, this is still fun to watch: the first three movies each trimmed to fit into an anim Read more:Thursday
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The Five Most Awesomely Bad (or Maybe Just Awesome) TV Theme Songs...Ever! 2007-08-29 16:25:00 A discussion elsewhere on the internets got me started on this one. One person mentioned the opening song to WKRP from Cincinnati and it all went downhill from there. Anyway, here are some of my favorites - some are cheesy, some are legitimately good, but all are worth revisiting:Saved By The Bell If I did karaoke (which I don't and never would...unless I'm really drunk, I suppose), this might be my choice. Unfortunately, the show wasn't in its prime for all that long, so I imagine it's a small window of an age group that knows and loves this show and song like I do. Oh well - your loss.The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirYou remember the Fresh Prince, right? "He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper?" Yes, kiddies, Will Smith was actually a musician years ago - light, jokey stuff, but pretty good nonetheless. The lyrics and video for this opener make it a memorable winner. The show itself? Not so much. (It had its moments, but ran way too long.)The Dukes of HazardThough I never was crazy about the sh Read more:Maybe
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That's it. I've had enough. I'm out of here. 2007-09-21 10:05:00 Ok, not really. I'm just headed out of town for a few days and will be away from the internets for pretty much the duration as I fly to the Midwest, then spend pretty much the rest of the time driving back to Arizona.I'll return with a new post on Monday or Tuesday. Enjoy your weekends.
Survivor: China - Episode 1 Recap 2007-09-20 23:33:00 Well, I'm going to try to add another (short-lived) feature here, one that I will no doubt be unable to keep up with, especially as it seems that the bulk of the "features" here are back-loaded towards the end of the week, and I only have so much time in the days. That said, the recaps probably won't be terribly long, but I'm a big fan of the show, so here goes. I won't give you a guide to the people or major bios or anything, as I figure you either watch the show or you don't - if not, enjoy the random words and pretty pictures and spend your time awaiting the next non-Survivor post.The theme for this season of Survivor? Stupidity, apparently.As we meet up with our castaways, they are being taken on a journey from Shanghai to a remote Buddhist temple. They receive a warrior's welcome, and are then asked to partake in a "welcome ceremony" (Jeff Probst's words) inside a temple. It doesn't take long for two of the "castaways" to alienate their hosts (and most likely, a numbe Read more:China
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TGITDNMAR (9/21/07) 2007-09-20 17:43:00 It's that time again for TGITDNMAR, which (obviously) stands for Thank God It's The Day New Movies Are Released.A day early for a change!In terms of the last few weeks, this feature has managed to lose its purpose. Due to a lack of good product being released (at least in the Phoenix area), there hasn't been much that has come out that I've wanted to see, or have seen lately. According to the number of reviews posted in this space (a review is written for every film seen in the theater), I only saw four movies in August and only four thus far into September. Boo me.As for the recent releases: 3:10 to Yuma? We almost saw it the other day, but something more important came up. Eastern Promises? Doesn't come out until today. The Brave One? Reviews have been middling to say the best, and the fact that Death Sentence just came out as well ain't helping. I'd like to see No End in Sight but haven't gotten around to seeing it yet, and A Fistful of Quarters isn't playing here
Big Trouble in Little Anaheim 2007-09-19 01:21:00 Take a good look at the trimmed posted above. Then take another. See anything that catches your eye?I'm not typically one to analyze (much less over analyze) the copywriting done by the movie studios on their posters or commercials, but this one-sheet for Disney's upcoming The Game Plan struck me. Disney, bringer of joy to millions of children around the world, the company that would be out of business, in fact, were it not for kids, seems to think insulting them is the way to go here."First, he has to tackle one little problem."Wow, talk about a bad choice of words there. A football star's child is seen as a "problem?" Sure, your typical football star who finds a child upon his doorstep might think that he/she is a problem, but surely Disney doesn't want us all to think of kids as problems, do they?Of course not...in the end, I'm sure Joe Kingman will come to find that he loves, even needs his little problem to make his life complete. The arrival of the little moppet will end up Read more:Trouble
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A really bad movie idea that cracks me up nonetheless 2007-09-18 11:21:00 Arnold Schwarzenegger's Kindergarten Cop has been a neverending source of comedy since it's arrival some 17 years ago. Upon release, people thought it was actually a cute, amusing story - showcasing the hardened detective played by Ahnuld turned into a sweet, giant teddy bear by a gang of 5 year olds, some of which got some of the best lines themselves ("It might be a tumor," "Boys have a penis, girls have a vagina!").However, what's really turned into the comedy goldmine over the years (at least for me and a few friends) are just various lines said by Schwarzenegger over the course of the film, most of which are made funny only by the big guy's accent and timing ("I'm Detective John Kimble! I'm a cop, you idiot!"; "Who is your daddy and what does he do?"). For more fun with these, I direct you to one of the many Arnold soundboards over at eBaum's World.Anyhow, that's not totally what this is about. See, this weekend, another blockbuster from the early 90s showed up on cable an Read more:movie
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TGITDNMAR (9/14/07) 2007-09-14 16:32:00 It's that time again for TGITDNMAR, which (obviously) stands for Thank God It's The Day New Movies Are Released.It's hard to review movies if you don't go see them, and as I've documented a lot lately, there hasn't been all that much to see. Finally, that's changing this Friday (which also happens to be FletchFather's birthday - Happy Birthday, Dad!).Lots of new releases this week, but many are limited and will probably never make it to any of our respective wood necks (Phoenix is one of the worst big cities in terms of this. Boo!). That said, let's just look at the major releases:Eastern PromisesI'm a big Viggo fan, a so-so Naomi Watts fan, and generally not a fan of David Cronenberg (the high comedy of Crash notwithstanding). Likewise, Mrs. Fletch isn't a fan of ultraviolent pics. That said, we both enjoyed (but didn't love) the last Mortensen-Cronenberg collaboration (A History of Violence). It will probably come down to how bad we want to see a movie and what we've alr
Thursday's Things to Click On (9/13/07) 2007-09-13 16:55:00 Let's get straight to the clickables, shall we?* If you didn't get enough Full House here last week, The Big Lead was able to give you this week's serving: Have Mercy! Also, many thanks to The Big Lead for linking to my FH post - they're kind of a big deal.* Reel Fanatic has been on fire lately. First, a tremendous look at next year's summer blockbusters, then just today, a great list of Guilty Pleasure movies (be sure to read the comments as well) - though I had to scold the author and commenters for failing to mention Road House, aka The Greatest Guilty Pleasure Movie of All Time. Also, a proper shout-out to It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, which starts its new season tonight. Great, great comedy (on FX, check local listings). * Don't know if this will be yanked or not, but here's a clip from the upcoming Bob Dylan (biopic?) I'm Not There (featuring Cate Blanchett as the bard). If you haven't heard about it, read about it here first. As a Dylan fan (being named af Read more:Thursday
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Fletch's Film Review: 2 Days in Paris 2007-09-12 18:16:00 All this summer, we had been waiting. I was, you might have been, Hollywood and some little (maybe) studio certainly was. Waiting for that one indie to catch fire, to go from making $40,000 one week to $2 million to the next, on the way to grossing $20 or $30 or even $50 million plus. Where has our Napoleon Dynamite been?Well, you can probably see where this is going. Unfortunately, it's no longer summer (except for here in Arizona, where it's still well over 100 degrees every day...but I digress). It's September. Kids back in school, fall TV season shifting into gear and the sports seasons returning/kicking it up a notch. Meanwhile, 2 Days in Paris
has barely grossed $2 million total in over a month. For shame.Outside of the much hyped (and deservedly so) Knocked Up and Superbad, this is the funniest movie of the year. Outside of that, it's also the best "romantic comedy" you've seen in the past 20. True, saying a romantic comedy is great is practically an oxymoron these days, bu Read more:Fletch
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Fletch's Film Review: The Ten 2007-09-11 02:15:00 There's something to be said for the peaks and valleys of absurdist sketch comedy. Unlike the rote predictability of sketch shows like MadTV and Saturday Night Live, oddball shows like The State, Stella, and Upright Citizen's Brigade seem to either succeed massively or fall flat on their face (oh wait, SNL has fallen flat on their face almost constantly in the last few years).David Wain's The Ten is no different. A humorous take on the Ten Commandments, done anthology-stlye with a 10 minute sketch for each commandment, there's a variance in quality not only between each sketch, but within each sketch, right down to a minute-by-minute basis. On the plus side, though, this is the rare film that significantly picks up steam as it goes, helped by the meandering that the characters do from sketch to sketch. Each story has its own plot and set of main characters, but an ancillary performer in one commandment may turn out to be the star of the next, and vice-versa.Paul Rudd serves as a de Read more:Fletch
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TGITDNMAR (9/7/07) 2007-09-09 16:23:00 It's that time again for TGITDNMAR, which (obviously) stands for Thank God It's The Day New Movies Are Released.Well, it's finally September, and not surprisingly, the quality of the new releases has vastly improved already. Also not surprisingly, with the NFL kicking off this weekend, there are only three major releases hitting theaters. Well, two and a half, I guess - not sure if The Brothers Solomon really counts as a major release. Let's get to it:3:10 To YumaThis western has a pretty strong pedigree. The director of Walk the Line. Two headliner stars in Russell Crowe and Christian Bale. Even a strong supporting cast, including Peter Fonda, Dallas Roberts, Ben Foster, Gretchen Mol and Alan Tudyk. Yet, despite all that, I still can't get all that amped up to see this - combine that with Mrs. Fletch's total lack of desire to see it, and what you get is this:Fletch's Chance of Viewing (in the theater): 19%Shoot 'Em UpAll the comparisons to Sin City aren't helping, as I
Movies I'm Really Not Looking Forward To - Full House: The Movie 2007-09-07 10:11:00 Consider this the first in what could be a never-ending series. I imagine that the trend will be to spotlight other TV shows that will inevitably be made into crappy movies (Just the Ten of Us, anyone?), but for now, let's just settle in on this one.In the spirit of movies no one ever wanted to see like The Beverly Hillbillies, Leave it to Beaver, and George of the Jungle, I can't help but think of the inevitability that the studio execs of tomorrow, no doubt at a loss for original material, will be more than happy to dig into the dregs of 80s and 90s television for ideas. First on the list? Full House
. One of the pioneers of ABC's "TGIF" block of family-oriented programming (along with Perfect Strangers, Just the Ten of Us, and Mr. Belvedere), House will probably end up being best known as the vehicle that launched the "careers" of Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, but it was actually a pretty big success on its own, on the air from 1987-1995, furthering the career of John Stamos and giv Read more:Forward
Fletch's Film Review: Death at a Funeral 2007-09-05 11:13:00 I'm curious as to what the legacy of Frank Oz will be. He sure has had a strange and interesting career, as an actor, puppeteer, voice actor, director and even as a "muppet creative consultant." He's the voice of many cultural icons, from Grover to Bert to Cookie Monster to Miss Piggy and even Fozzie Bear, not to mention a little green guy from the Star Wars movies. He's directed 12 feature films (half of which have been released since 1997) and even they are a varied bunch - he started with (not surprisingly) a Jim Henson production, the Muppets meets Lord of the Rings saga The Dark Crystal. That was followed by another Muppets movie, and that with a still-puppetted Little Shop of Horrors. The next 15 years were filled overwhelmingly with comedies, until 2001's heist flick The Score (though not great, pretty good and definitely worth watching if only to see three of the best actors of the last 50 years in one movie: Brando, DeNiro and Norton). A few years ago, he oversaw the disas Read more:Fletch
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