Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah (2004)
"Alternate reality" Godzilla is a refreshing change
(Oct 7, 2006)
I love Godzilla. I loved this movie. I don't really care all that much that the story has nothing to do with all the other films. Godzilla looks awesome, and he has always been cool as the bad guy.......and he is WAY bad in this film!! The story is a little silly, but no more so than the Matrix trilogy, IMO. The monster fights are some of the best I've seen in a Godzilla movie. Yes, I realize that they are just men in rubber suits, but I still like the special effects style. If you want a couple of hours worth of silly monster brawling, this movie is for you. If you like it, check out 'Godzilla:Final Wars" or "Godzilla vs. Destoyorah".
Overall Grade: A
Story: B+
Acting: A-
Direction: A
Visuals: A
The Incredible Hulk (2008)
WTF?
(Oct 22, 2008)
Waaaaaaaaaaay disappointing. Even the effects and action sequences (which I was told were AWESOME) were drawn out, boring and predictable. Not one single moment in this movie made me go "wow". The Hulk is a character that is supposed to wow you. I don't see any reason why this movie was even made, other than as a summer cash grab. I felt that the 2003 version was better than this, even with that movie's slow start and weak ending. At least there was some meat in the middle of that Hulk. There was maybe 20 minutes of Hulked-out action in this version, and what little there was left me unsatisfied. I don't really care how much time they spent digitally redesigning his muscles....at least they could have made him DO more. In the other movie, he hitched a ride on a fighter jet, used a tank like a tennis racket, shot down helicopters with their own missiles, and even fought a death duel with a trio of mutant dogs...... In this one, he just throws a bunch of cars around and gets wailed on by some bigger, uglier dude. Nothing in terms of story or character development was accomplished with this film. If they were attempting to erase the mistakes they made in 2003, all they've done was make more, even worse mistakes. I guess its all about getting more Hulk toys on the shelves at Toys R Us. Way to go, Stan! Keep that money machine rollin'!
Overall Grade: C
Story: C
Acting: C
Direction: C-
Visuals: C+
Hot Rod (2007)
Don't even bother
(Dec 14, 2007)
I feel truly sorry for people who would find this funny. I really do. Even Balls of Fury (which sucked) was funnier than this. Is this the caliber of talent that comes out of Saturday Night Live nowadays?
Overall Grade: D
Story: C
Acting: D-
Direction: D
Visuals: D
Beerfest (2006)
If you like beer, you'll love this movie!!
(Mar 10, 2007)
Crude humor, naked women and gallons and gallons of beer.....What more could anyone ask for? Better than Supertroopers and Club Dread, and if you don't find something to laugh at in this movie, there is something seriously wrong with you. If you don't like beer, this movie may make a believer out of you!
Overall Grade: A-
Story: B+
Acting: B+
Direction: A
Visuals: A
Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny (2006)
Not nearly as funny as it SHOULD have been
(Mar 18, 2007)
Sure, Jack Black is a funny guy, and a great singer. Too bad he's so wrapped up in himself, and he says motherf***er way too many times for it to be funny or shocking or anything but ridiculous anymore. Kyle Gass is a wicked guitar player, and at least this movie showed that well. I have listened to Tenacious D for a few years now, and I really wish they had played some of their better tunes in the movie, because the songs that are in the movie mostly suck huge. There are some really funny parts, and some parts that came off as being way too stupid or downright offensive to be funny. Still, I laughed at it, and it was at least 50% better than Nacho Libre (which sucked big donkey balls).
Overall Grade: B
Story: B
Acting: B
Direction: B-
Visuals: B+
The Big Lebowski (1998)
One of the funniest movies you'll ever see!
(Nov 28, 2005)
This movie was the biggest surprise to me in many years. The acting is superb - seemingly off-the-cuff and completely natural. Jeff Bridges and John Goodman are a great pair; both deserve Oscars for their performances in this film. I'd go as far as to say that this is the best film that either will ever star in. Strangely enough, I found this movie listed under the 'Crime/Gangster'category of this site, a category that I generally avoid, but this movie is not really a 'Crime' movie at all. There is definitely some illegal activity going on in this movie (drug use, assault, kidnapping, rug-peeing) but it's not a Criminal-Glorifying film like Reservoir Dogs or The Italian Job. I am disgusted by these kinds of movies, which attempt to reconfigure the American (Hollywood)dream into 'get rich quick and break the law if you have to'. This movie isn't like that at all. The Dude just wants his rug back.... The story is a little hard to follow at times, but this is a reflection of the characters inability to fully comprehend the situations that they find themselves in. It's not like you'll be wondering who the 'mystery' villan is...you'll be laughing so hard that you won't care. I do have to point out that this movie is not for kids. Not that it's full of sex or violence (there's a bit of both), but just that the humor probably wouldn't make much sense to kids anyway. Watch it when they go to bed... Take a trip to "the Dude's" world....you'll be glad you did.
Overall Grade: A
Story: A-
Acting: A+
Direction: A
Visuals: B+
If you've read this far, congratulations! Not many people would want to listen to me ranting for quite this long...
I'll get back to movie reviews some time in the future, maybe after I've actually gotten to see see a few new ones. See you next time.
May the Force be with you...
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