When In Rome

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1185416/

This movie surprised me!

Julie and I laughed so much while seeing this movie, we were pleasantly surprised!

This movie is super awkward and has a great cast, as long as you can ignore jon heder.

she goes to rome for her sisters wedding and steals coins from a fountain and meets a guy, the only thing is when you take coins our of the fountain of love, there is a spell that makes the person who wished on the coin fall in love with whoever picks it out.. yeah it sounds stupid... but it was hilarious!

highly recommended for a laugh

Sherlock Holmes

IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0988045/

Saw this movie with my mom and dad on Christmas, and I enjoyed it. I wasn't expecting something new or original, just something that would hold my interest and make me laugh. This movie did just that.

If you don't know the story of this movie, you got a drug addict of a detective who has a best bud named Dr. Watson who helps the police solve crimes that otherwise had them stumped. His love interest is also a crook, oh the irony.

I don't really have much to say about this movie, I recommend it if you want to see a movie and be entertained. I wouldn't recommend it if you are wanting it to be mind altering.

Up in the Air

IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1193138/

I found this movie to be pleasantly surprising. I'm not a huge fan of George Clooney in general but I really enjoyed his performance in this movie. This movie has been talked about a lot recently, some calling it the best movie of 09... I think that's too bold but I did enjoy it.

This book turned movie is about a guy who's job is to be hired by other corporations to come in and fire their employees. Albeit a sad idea, it gives this guy something to look forward to, hitting 10 million miles flown. He happens to meet a woman who also flies a lot for her job... but here's the kicker, that little thing called telecommuting starts to take over his world. A fresh face new hire has come up with a sure fire way, (get it) to fire people over the internet.

The story has a good amount of laughs, makes you feel down right sad, and a little dirty.

With the inclusion of Danny McBride, you know things will be alright.

I'd say this is a good movie to go see.

Recommended.

2012

IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1190080/

I love John Cusack and I like the end of the world, so why wouldn't I like this movie?

well... I wish I would have known going into the movie that it would be a Comedy. This wasn't a great action movie, sure a lot of shit blows up and the world that you currently live in is torn apart... but the dialog of this movie really throws me off.

We got a guy who's ex and kids live with a new guy and all of the sudden shit goes wrong.. (obviously when John has the kids for the weekend) and then they meet a crazy guy (Woody) and he knows something about maps and super secret ships. OH which turn out to be ARKS, such noah and you twinsies. Then they spend the movie racing to the arks, once inside, obviously something has to go wrong, which it does. but like any hero, John saves the movie. (because he's awesome)

This movie was entertaining only being I found it to be ridiculous.

Not Recommended.

Extract

IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1225822/

Do people not like the movie Office Space? I don't think I really want to know the answer to that... but I was pretty excited when I saw the preview for Extract, I like Kristen Wiig and I like Jason Bateman so it should be a pretty good time.... right?

oh, sooooo boring. I did not find this movie that funny, I am not a huge fan of Mila whatever and I'm guess I'm not a fan of where Mike Judge is going with his movies... I have seen a lot of movies, I like a lot of terrible movies, I hated Idiocracy and that tv show the Goode Family was so horrible... WTF Mike Judge.

This is a story about a guy who owns a extract company, he has a wife that isn't really into having sex with him, he's got new cleavage roaming around the factory and a wife who's interest in the pool boy is sparked easily. It gets serious for a moment but I don't really remember much else... it didn't leave me wanting more, I just wanted it to end basically.

ps. what the hell is that movie poster...? jesus h christ

Not Recommended.

Where the Wild Things Are

IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386117/

When I first heard they were making this 48 page children's book a movie I was a little confused and a little hesitant on seeing it. I don't think I had this book when I was a kid, so I'm not one of the thousands of people who were obsessed with this phenomenon, but I generally like Spike Jonze; and I wanted to see James Gandolfini as a fuzzy monster.

My friend Ryan and I saw this movie in IMAX, and it was pretty sweet, the visuals are really what kept me intrigued the whole time. Along with a overly depressed Alexander (the ram looking monster) who was often much like a friend of ours, humorous in a sad puppy kind of way.

If you're not familiar with the book or haven't seen the movie, it's about a kid who is a little jerk to his mom and runs away to an imaginary island, dressed as a wolf (of course), he encounters monsters and basically pressures them into being their king, he then dreams up a big fort and makes the monsters build it for him (like slaves basically) and then comes between a fighting monster couple. Thanks for adding a love story line to this children's story, it wasn't really needed and at some points made me feel slightly uncomfortable. Max realizes that he misses his mom and returns home leaving his monster adventures behind.

Again this movie was beautiful, I thought Catherine O'Hare was a perfect fit for her monster and James Gandolfini brought a little bit of Tony Soprano scariness to his monster.


ps. there was also this wonderful new Alice in Wonderland trailer.

Recommended.

Couples Retreat

IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1078940/

Looking at the cast for this movie made me laugh immediately, seeing the preview for this movie made me laugh some more... seeing this movie... didn't really make me laugh that much.

I LOVE Vince Vaughn by himself, add his sidekick Jon Favreau in the mix and you're asking for a great comedy... I can't even get started on how funny Jason Bateman is... so why did this movie flop?

We've got 4 couples; 1 has young kids, 1 can't make kids, 1 hates each other and 1 is a rebound couple. They're all buddies and the couple that can't make kids decides they need some therapy, but no Dr.'s office is good enough for them, they've found a beautiful island where they can all go and fight with each other. Sounds wonderful.

If you want to see the funny parts of the movie, you can just watch the trailer.


Not Recommended.

The Invention of Lying

IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1058017/

I love Ricky Gervais, this man has proven himself with bringing us such wonderful television like The Office and Extras, but this movie fell flat. I was left bored and unamused. I hate to say that!

When I heard about the movie I thought only good things, I mean Ricky Gervais with Tina Fey, Jennifer Garner and a guest appearance by Martin Starr!... I was bound to enjoy myself.

A man who is short, plump and not wealthy lives in a world where people cannot tell lies, he some how breaks the rules and lies to his mother who is ill, his life then spirals into a world where he is the mouth piece for a 'Higher Being'... I mean come on, this has comedy written all over it... sike.

I only found Tina Fey and Ricky Gervais to be funny in the movie, and even then it was seldom. I could make a joke about not being able to lie to you about this movie because of the subject, but that would just be ridiculous.

Not Recommended.

Whip It

IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1172233/

I was a little iffy on this movie when I first heard about it but I was glad I went and saw it.

Would Drew Barrymore's first directing job be a flop or a great success? I'd have to say it was a great success.

It's not really a story we haven't heard before, awkward girl lies about her age to do something her parents would be upset by, she excels, a devious counterpart threatens to tattle and the lies she's spun unravel in a big way.

Although it's not a new story, it was hilarious and stared an all-star cast. Who doesn't want to hate Juliette Lewis? What guy (or girl) wouldn't want to root for a group of scantily clad women rolling around and beating the crap out of each other?

Recommended.

Zombieland

IMDB - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1156398/

I'm not so good with blood and gore, but when I saw the preview for this movie it reminded me of Shaun of the Dead, basically more humor than gore so that I'd be able to sit through it with minimal eye covering.

This movie is definitely at the top of my list for best comedy of 2009.

When you have a whole world being engulfed by zombies, and you're trying to survive, I'd like to think that I too would tag along with a grumpy Woody Harrelson and two misfit sisters. I could only hope that I would find love while double tapping.

I would never ruin the surprise guest of this movie, but I will say that it was the best movie surprise I've experienced in a long time.

I saw this movie three times in the theatre and each time it was even more funny.

Highly Recommended.