This weekend, I spent four days on the couch with a bottle of painkillers. One can only convince his wife to act out a few scenes from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest before it gets old.
So, I had the rare opportunity to catch up on several of Blockbuster's new releases. Here's the rundown of movies I watched this weekend and some quick advice on each one in case you're considering a movie night in the near future.
Just Friends
Surprisingly funny. I enjoyed this film. I'm not sure if it was because of the painkillers or not, but it was funnier than I thought it would be. Undaground advice: rent it.
Jarhead
Useless. I'm not sure that the first Gulf war is going to produce any worthwhile movies. Undaground advice: go get Full Metal Jacket instead. Ooh-ra.
Walk the Line
Hmmm. Dead brother, womanizer, drug addict, good woman supporting him. I've seen this movie before. It's called Ray. To be fair, I slept through most of the middle of this movie. Mrs. Undaground seemed to enjoy it. Undaground advice: worth watching but not as good as advertised.
Broken Flowers
Strange movie with Bill Murray. There was definitely a message here, but I missed it. Maybe if I still had my wisdom teeth, I'd be wise enough to understand this movie, but I didn't. Plus, the box says it's a comedy. Really? Undaground advice: if you watch it, please explain it to me and tell me what's funny.
Elizabethtown
I'm a big fan of Cameron Crowe movies. This was OK, but not nearly as good as most of his movies like Fast Times, Say Anything, Jerry Macguire and Almost Famous. I think Kirsten Dunst bothers me. She was good in Interview with the Vampire, but not so much after that. Undaground advice: skip it.
Garden State
I've actually seen Garden State a bunch of times, and Mrs. Undaground and I own the DVD. This was on HBO and I've found that I'll stop and watch whenever it's on. Undaground advice: If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it.
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Weekend Movie Reviews
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2 comments:
Ok, Undaground, you have finally hit a nerve.
Elizabethtown is an awful movie - and not because Kirstin Dunst was doing her Kirstin Dunst thing, but because Orlando Bloom is a slap in the face to anyone who isn't blind and/or deaf. If you are getting paid 7 million dollars a movie, take a few minutes and LEARN HOW TO ACT!
Oh, and Ray was completely overrated. Jaime Foxx did an impressive impression of Ray - but thats all I thought it was. I highly recommend seeing the middle part of Walk the Line - there are some lovely parts in there.
Yes, I heard the blind and deaf community loved "Troy". I had no idea they were into movies.
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