“The DaVinci Code” Run time: 2:29 I’m going to avoid all the hubbub about the content of this movie and it’s “assualt” on religion and talk about the film itself. I had not read the book (see a theme with these adaptations?), but I found the hype of this movie being a cross between “Raiders …
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Review: Mission: Impossible III
“Mission: Impossible III” Run time: 2:06 As Larry King would say “Summer blockbuster season, hello.” The maiden MI was good. MI:2 was ok. MI:3 is the best, and just plain kicks you in the pants. Tom Cruise saves the world (I’m not even going to make the obligatory joke). For all the negative press he …
Review: American Dreamz
“American Dreamz” Run time: 1:47 I can only imagine the pitch from Paul Weitz, whose credits include “About A Boy”, “American Pie”, “In Good Company” and “The Klumps”. I’m purely speculating but I would imagine it went something like this: “Ok, everybody loves American Idol, right? What if Simon Cowell was the only judge and …
Review: Thank You For Smoking
“Thank You For Smoking” Run time: 1:32 Memorable quote: The message Hollywood needs to send out is ‘Smoking Is Cool!’ One of the most un-PC movies dealing with a PC subject in a longtime. “Thank You For Smoking” is Jason Reitman’s (son of famed director Ivan Reitman) adaptation and directorial debut of the Christopher Buckley …
Review: Pride and Prejudice
“Pride and Prejudice” Run time: 2:07 I have to preface my review with this caveat: the sound mixing on the DVD we rented absolutely sucked. The dialogue was so low that we had to crank the tv almost to the max, and then in the following scene there would be music and it would blast …
Review: Dave Chappelle’s Block Party
Going to the movies as often as we do, I thought I would start offering my own reviews here for you. “Dave Chappelle’s Block Party” Run Time: 1:43 On September 18, 2004, comedian Dave Chappelle threw a secret block party in New York, but there was a trick – if you wanted to go you …