Fourth of July Weekend Movie Fest
We haven’t been doing many reviews, and for that we apologize. However, we did find ourselves laid up on sofas this weekend, watching another round of movies so you don’t have to. In no particular order:
The Transporter
The Transporter 2
The Transporter 3
Michael maintains that the second one is the best one, while the first one is boring and the third one jumps right into a crappy love story without enough Jason Statham being a badass. There are some pretty cars though.
Confessions of a Shopaholic
I had a bad week, so when Michael went to the store, he returned with Confessions of a Shopaholic and croissants instead of the frozen waffles I asked for. The croissants were okay but the movie was horrifical. Isla Fisher really needs to work on her American accent if she’s gonna keep being in our movies, and the character’s debt is practically imaginary. When they name how much debt she has, I almost ran around the room screaming, “16 thousand!? Is THAT all?? That’s like 2 Prada overcoats and 4 pairs of shoes!” (a.k.a., one really tame outing for this protagonist).
Airheads
It’s been a while since I’d seen this movie. There really isn’t much to say except, Holy Crap did you know how many people were in this stupid movie??
I Know Who Killed Me
The intro to this movie was full on Lynchian, and I was starting to wonder why it was so terrible when the title card came up. I couldn’t stop laughing. After having seen the other two most Razzie-winning films, Michael and I were disappointed though. I mean, it has Lindsay Lohan in it, and it’s pretty stupid and contrived, but is it really as bad as Showgirls? Or Battlefield Earth? I’m sorry to say that it isn’t.
Gran Torino
Michael and I put this on and realized that neither of us knew what it was about. I found myself giggling nervously at all the racial slurs, but ended up really liking Eastwood’s character in the end. His family sure sucked though.
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
I have a love hate relationship with Kevin Smith. I like to hear him talk, and he seems to have good ideas, but he is so hung up on himself and his style that he sabotages his own movies. Parts of this were decent, but mostly it was just farcical with way too much vulgarity (words, not pictures). I’ve been spoiled by Apatow’s use of Seth Rogen - hysterical and sometimes raunchy, but with a point. This movie was too long and at the end, I felt used.
Pineapple Express
We re-watched this. You may recall that it was our first review for the site back when my hair was short and we took the time to actually edit our videos. It’s still okay. It isn’t perfect, but I still laugh through the whole thing and then freak out at the end. At least it holds up.
