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NBA Movies

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I really don’t care for the clips from upcoming movies the NBA has been using with the highlights during the playoffs. It’s just another example of how professional sports have become businesses instead of just entertainment.

Review: Meet the Fockers

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Meet The Fockers (Widescreen Edition)Meet the Parents was a great movie, but Meet the Fockers was disappointing. The movie had it’s moments, but it wasn’t nearly as good as the first film.

Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, and Barbra Streisand all did an excellent job with their parts in the movie. My issue was with the writing of the script. The jokes just weren’t very funny. I don’t care how good the acting is…it can’t make up for a poor script. I watched the extended version on the DVD and that made it even worse. Instead of actually making smooth transitions to an added scene they alerted you with an icon on the screen and then completely jumped to the new scene. It was horrible. I’ve watched a lot of extended edition DVDs and none were ever done bad.

Meet the Fockers isn’t so bad that you shouldn’t watch it, but don’t expect anything up to the standard set by Meet the Parents. I give the movie a C-.

Review: Blade Trinity

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Blade - Trinity (Unrated Widescreen Edition) (New Line Platinum Series)I’ve been a fan of the Blade movies so I was excited when I saw they were making Blade Trinity. How could I not be excited to watch Jessica Biel for a whole movie though?

The story is a little weak, but we’re talking about vampires and Dracula here, so it’s a little hard to make it believable. I was entertained throughout the movie with good action and decent acting. Nothing to knock your socks off, but worthwhile. In my opinion, Ryan Reynolds (think Van Wilder) was bad for this movie. His constant attempts at humor really threw me off. This is supposed to be an action movie. Why do producers keep thinking they need comedy in every movie these days?

I didn’t care for the ending of the film, but it does leave the door open for another movie in the series. I’m not sure where they could go with the story, but that’s why I’m not in Hollywood writing scripts. Overall, it’s a good movie for anyone that enjoys this type of flick. I give it a B.

Review: Napoleon Dynamite

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Napoleon DynamiteI really liked Napoleon Dynamite. Yes, it is stupid, but so stupid that it becomes funny.

Right away the movie was different. The opening credits were unlike any I’ve ever seen before. Most movies do the opening credits with computers and graphics, but MTV came up with something new for this one. Each name/credit was on some type of food with a different carpet used as a background each time. For instance, a hand came into the picture with an open hamburger on a plate. On the hamburger, written in mustard was the credit. It was a pretty neat idea.

You’ve probably heard many people talk about how dumb Napoleon Dynamite is. I won’t argue there. The plot and characters are so out of place that it makes you laugh. I’ll admit that I was laughing my ass off in several parts. Two of my favorites had to be when Napoleon took the bike jump and when he fell off the fence. Just great scenes.

Many people won’t like this movie, but it was a nice change from the “normal” movies. How do I grade it though? It really is a horrible movie as far as content, but I think that’s what made it so enjoyable. You really have to appreciate the movie for what it is. I’ll give it a B just because I can’t give it a high grade or a low one.

The Incredibles: Movie Review

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The Incredibles (Widescreen 2-Disc Collector's Edition)I’m not a big fan of animated movies, but I enjoyed watching The Incredibles. Overall, it was a well written story which kept my interest throughout the movie. It’s amazing how real Pixar makes animation look. We’ve come a long way since Saturday cartoons in the 80’s.

What really got me into this movie was the superheros. Although I’ve never read comic books, I’m a fan of the comics that have come to the big screen. Watching a superhero movie that was animated is a bit different, but it was still enjoyable. One of the things I really like about animated films is hearing the voices of actors that I’ve seen in “real” movies.

I give it a B.

Review: Star Wars – Clone Wars, Vol.1

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Star Wars - Clone Wars, Vol. 1 (Animated)With Star Wars Episode III less than two months away, not many people are aware of this DVD, but it’s a very important piece of the story. So what is it? George Lucas wanted to bridge the gap between Episodes II and III, so he decided to team up with the Cartoon Network to produce an animated series.

Volume one of the Clone Wars is composed of 20 three minute long pieces which have been shown on the Cartoon Network TV channel. For the DVD, each part of the series was seamlessly combined into one long piece. Clone Wars has a lot of action with little diaglog, as most animated films are.

The whole idea behind the series is to explain what happened during the Clone Wars because we don’t get to see it during the real Star Wars episodes. There is battle after battle shown throughout the DVD and you even get the first underwater battle in the history of Star Wars. You get to see some of the events that push Anakin towards the dark side and Obi-Wan’s attempts to control the young Jedi Knight.

Every true Star Wars fan needs to see this DVD before going to the theater for Episode III Revenge of the Sith. Since this if Volume 1, there is no doubt there will be at least one more, but I sure hope the DVD is released before May 19th.

I give this movie an A-.

The Jacket

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The JacketI hadn’t heard of this movie until last night when my friend Casey and I were trying to find a movie to go see. We watched the trailer online and thought it looked good. We were right.

The Jacket is one of those movies that gets you thinking and will definitely require a second viewing once the DVD comes out. The story is about Jack Starks (Adrien Brody), a man accused of killing a cop. He doesn’t remember anything and is sent to a mental institution where some of his treatments involve a jacket. I won’t go into any more detail on that. A girl named Jackie (Keira Knightley) helps Starks find the answers that he needs.

Adrien Brody played an excellent part and has to be one of the most underrated actors in Hollywood. Keira Knightley doesn’t even need to say anything to look good in a film, but did a good job as well. If you’d like to see here nude, this is a film for you. 🙂

Overall it was a great flick with a suspenseful and mind working plot. I’m already looking forward to the DVD release to answer some of my questions. I give The Jacket a B+.