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Couples Retreat

Year:2009

Genre: Comedy

Runtime: 113mins

Rating: PG-13

IMDB Score: 5.6/10 (8,700+ Votes)

Director: Peter Billingsley

Writers: Jon Favreau and Vince Vaugh

Plot: A comedy centered around four couples who settle into a tropical-island resort for a vacation. While one of the couples is there to work on the marriage, the others fail to realize that participation in the resort’s therapy sessions is not optional.

Audio: Pass. Crisp and clean audio is always nice to have and this film gives it to you. You can hear all the dialog, the music does not overpower anything. The soundtrack is a mix of things from the 80’s to today.

Visual: Pass Plus. Malin Akerman, Kristen Bell and Kristin Davis in bikinis and underwear need I say more? I do well? Well OK. I will steal one of the lines from the movie to describe the look of the island: “Shit..This looks like a screen saver.” And by that the character means that it is very clean and serene. This movie isn’t very visual as say other comedies but the locale and the ladies make up for that. One scene the ladies strip down to their underwear and I actually exclaimed “DAMN!” when Kristin Davis showed what she’s got on. She’s not a bad looking chick but hot damn I would have salm fucked her into stupidity right then and there if I was on set with here. Then we have Kristen Bell who shows just how flexible she is. Trust me you will be thinking of that for a bit after the movie.

Yeah I hurt my wirst looking at this pic...

Writing: Pass. The movie is a good mix of smart and stupid humor with hints of romance. Here are some lines for the movie:

Dave: The Code?Asstastic… Yes, Asstastic. A-S-S-TASTIC did you get that? Are we good? Good.

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The Junk is question is someone cock and balls:

Dave: Is his junk out?
Ronnie Yes.

Dave: Now it’s a party.

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Dave: Hi, I’m Dave.

Ronnie: Ronnie.

Dave: That’s a pretty name.

Ronnie: Thank you.

Dave: Do you have a phone? I need to call God and tell Him that one of His angels is missing.

Ronnie: That’s the cheesiest line I have ever heard.

Dave: I know, I’ve been out of the game for a while. I’ve been slumming it with a really hot redhead that I’m married to.

OK I can’t really recall the smart humor but it’s in there.

Acting: Pass. Jason Bateman steals most of the movie I think. The way he just delivers his lines with such a straight face is just amazing seeing what some of the things that comes out of his mouth are. The whole cast seemed to work well with each other and when that happens it just makes things so much easier to watch.

Ed/Dir: Pass The director should have forced the ladies to wear less but besides that the there was no odd angels or experimental shots. There was the use of split screen a few times but it was all in the same scene so don’t freak out. I like split screen usage and feel that it does not get taken advantage of as much as it should.

Final Feelings: The movie Passes. A lot of folks don’t like it and I can’t understand why. It has good actors, is well written, nicely paced and the ladies are lovely. Unless you’re a real fan of any of the actor(ess) in it just rent it.

Smallville:Absolute Justice

Year:2010

Genre: Drama/Sci-Fi/

Runtime: 90mins

Rating: PG

IMDB Score: Waiting for 5 Votes

Director: Tom Welling and Glen Winter

Writers: Geoff Johns

Plot: A man named Sylvester asks Chloe and her team of superheroes for help but ends up getting attacked and killed. Clark is led to former headquarters of the Justice Society of America where he meets up with Dr. Fate, Hawkman, and Star Girl. Later on, Clark, John Jones, Green Arrow, and Chloe team up to help the JSA stop the killer before he murders someone else in the group. Meanwhile, Lois receives a package from a mysterious agency called Checkmate.

Audio: Pass Plus. So seldom does the music move in movies and this is one of those movies. Louis Febre did the score for this movie and we aren’t talking rock or metal we are talking full on Batman movie orchestra type of music. You well be feeling pumped from the first 45sec or so of the movie when the music starts. When you aren’t pumped you are on the edge of you seat due to the way the music builds up the tension of the scenes. I honestly don’t know how TV awards are given out but it would be a crime if this dude does not get one for his work on this ep of the show. I did have some issues with the voice acting of one winged hero,but that will be addressed in the acting part of the review.

Dr.Fate and Stargirl

Visual: Pass Plus. We are talking better visuals here than a lot of the damn big time movies I watch. The following characters who in the show who are not regulars were dressed in their super attire: Dr.Fate; Hawkman; Stargirl; Sandman; and finally John Jones aka Martian Manhunter. Now it’s common that the outfits for superhero movies and shows just don’t match up well to the books they are torn from well let me just say that these were so damn good that even the nerdiest of nerds can not say anything bad about them. Ok well maybe Icicle but really that wasn’t the Icicle that everyone knows of.

Next up are the sets and props. We are talking detail here folks. They set up the Brownstone (HQ for the JSA) as a museum of all things JSA. That means they have Wildcats gloves; The first Green Lanterns ring and power battery; Hawkgirls helmet; The huge ass JSA round table ( I want that thing so damn bad ) to the 12 foot panting of the first members of the JSA ( something else I want really bad )

The effects were neat. When Dr.Fate put his helmet one and his clothes turned into his outfit was sweet not to mention Fates symbol in the background when he used his powers. Then we have Icicle who is well for all you who saw the X-Men movie is Iceman, so I’m guessing I needn’t explain anything there. Finally just all the stuff that goes on in a fight. The wires, the choreography and the editing.

Hawkman

Writing: Pass. I really loved the writing here but it was normal fare for Geoff Johns so I can’t give it a Pass Plus plus some of the lines were super corny but that is also another reason why I loved the writing. Not all the characters are the best of talkers. Seeing as how Johns has written JSA comic books it’s no shocker that he can pen the characters like a pro. The plot itself seems like it should have been more of a time travel thing.

What really stands out for me in the writing is all things that they worked in even just in passing. Not to ruin a lot of things I will keep this part short. They mention Checkmate along with Suicide Squad. Next an upcoming apocalypse or is it Apokolips? Finally there are mentions of things to come and one them is the triumph that CK will have over a “dead” Lex. OK come on you Smallville fans if you really though that Lex was really dead I want you to get three water pistols and fill them with the following: one of them with pure lemon juice, another one with ghost pepper extract , and the last one with sweat of a oil rigger. Now I want you to put those thing water guns into a box and shake it for about 5sec then pick on them the fire the thing into your mouth.

Oh almost forgot. After watching this ep it makes me wonder if the InJustice Gang that Tess has been recruiting is really that or some other more deadly group.

Here are some of my fav lines from the ep:

1)Its not your fate to die today Martian. Dr.Fate to John Jones

2)Any and all lines between GA and Hawk Man. Most is if when Green Arrow said to Hawkman “Bring it Big Bird.”

3)When Manhunter says “We don’t have dessert on Mar but I’m fond of cookies”

4)When Manhunter says “I’m Mars’ sole survivor for a reason”

Acting: Pass. I’m impressed with Tom Welling and dialing down the whoa is Clark crap. Other than that I’m not going to talk about the regular cast members instead I’m going to focus on the guest of the show. Let’s start with Who played Hawkman. He did a good job but when he was talking as Hawkman he reminded me to much of Bales Batman. If The dude would have talked it bit higher and with more of a raspy tone he would have been great. He really played the anger up and it worked well. Then we have the dude who played Dr.Fate. He did a heck of a job when playing crazy Kent and an even better job when the helmet went on. It’s really hard to convey any type of felling or emotion with your face covered but he did on hell of a job with moving his head at the right times and in the right manners. Next I would like to talk about Stargirl. She has as a very nice body and I would love to see more of it. Had to get something like that in. So Stargirl in the comics is 15 or 16 but the actress who plays her is 26 in real life and looks more like 32 at times. She just did not fit well as far as age goes but she blows that character out of the water. She nailed the personality and attitude like she was that character. The way she delivered her lines was like the way water flows thru a brook. I have seen her in a few other things and have not been impressed but if she can keep this up she’s going to be the next IT girl. The finally two I will keep short. One is the dude who played Icicle. He was so far over the top even I had issues with it. Everything that came out of his mouth was said with such explosion that it really took away from why he was doing what he was doing. Finally Agent Waller who is played by get this…. Foxy Brown herself Pam Grier. How weird is that? When I saw who she was playing I was thinking they could have gotten someone who fit the role better, well I was right but I saw that because Waller is shorter and seems like she would have more of a defining voice. With that said Ms.Grier did a hell of a job actually playing the role.

Ed/Dir: Pass. I watched the ep twice so I could do a great review but I’m still at a loss of word when it comes to this part. It was so much better than just an every week ep of the show but not as good as a movie. They hit the close ups at the right times and showed the over all set when it was optimal.

Final Feelings: This movie more than passes. If you think I wrote fluff review of it since I’m such a fan of the show let me inform you that I am a huge comic book geek and as such I would tare this thing apart if it was warranted. Just talk to me about Bat fucking Nipples if you want some proof or maybe you want to hear my feelings on Superman Returns. Oh and by the way this movie crushed Superman Returns as far as I’m concerned. Still not convinced well then you can stair into my bloody abyss.

Chuck-Chuck Versus Nacho Sampler
Chuck must balance training Hannah at the Buy More with protecting his own asset, but Sarah and Casey aren’t sure he’s ready and keep intervening. Devon is forced to lie when Ellie starts asking questions about Chuck. Meanwhile, Morgan, Jeff and Lester try to learn more about Hannah.

-AHHAH two geeks in a pod.
-DAMN they know how to work Sarah s looks.
-Morgan has comics in his office! What makes it even better is the office is a broom closet.
-Well I wish I can say I was 100% about there being a portable Intersect  but I WAS!!! Just not in the form I guessed it would be.
-Damn Casey is one scary dude.
-How can you not like this show?
-Sarah should have walked away when Chuck said “I’m a spy.” It would have more of an impact.

Heroes-The Wall
While Peter tries to save Sylar based on his precognitive vision of Emma, Lauren goes after Samuel.

-Pete is right Slyar is nothing like Nate because Slyar would never drive drunk.
-Loved the flash backs on Noha, really gives him some depth.
-Sam is more and more like Magneto with every ep.
-Glad this ep didn’t have to much Pete in it.
-Piss that that didn’t show Lauren in her bra. She’s very pretty.

House-Moving the Chains
The team disagree on how to treat a pro football player who wants to be cured in time to complete in the NFL tryouts. Meanwhile, Foreman’s brother Marcus pays him a visit.

-That was a sight to see: Taub and Darrel standing next to each other.
-Orlando Jones of Mad TV fame was a guest this ep.
-”It means he doesn’t need football anymore to get a good job.” What a fucking line that was.
-Lucas is like a younger nicer House.
-That solider is a fucking puss.

The Big Bang Theory-The Einstein Approximation
Sheldon ends up working with Penny at The Cheesecake Factory to help solve a physics problem.

-Oh my god the ball pit part was gut busting, I wondering how long it took to do that scene. I know if it were me in there I would have a hell of a time not laughing my ass off.
-Dude who plays Sheldon does crazy very well.
-The chick who voices Lisa from The Simpsons was in this ep.
-Yes I still want to bone Penny like it’s my job.

Modern Family-Moon Landing
Claire is upset to find that her friend Valerie is better than her. In the meantime Mitchell helps Gloria with legal issues and Jay had a hard time in the locker room.

-I don’t know what’s funnier moon landing or splash down.
-Mimi Driver was a guest on this ep.
-This may very well be line of the season: “You know how in a fairy tale there’s always a potion that makes the princess fall asleep and then the guys start kissing her? Well, this is like that except you don’t wake up in a castle — you wake up in a frat house with a bad reputation.” Phil’s response to Alex when she asks what Jägermeister is.
-This was really one of the funniest eps so far.

Human Target-Sanctuary
Chance is assigned to save John Grey, a former criminal as he hides in the Canadian Appalachian mountains.

-God damn Jackie Earle Haley stole the show at the very last possible sec.
-This ep wasn’t the best but it did have holy items as weapons.
-John teaching monks about comic books is something I can get behind.
-Really thought Guerrero went bad when he broke into Chances place.

Bones-The Devil in the Details
Booth and Brennan examine disfigured remains that oddly relate to biblical text. They discover that the victim was a patient at a sanitarium, and have trouble sorting through the list of suspects they uncover.

-Looks like Bones will be returning that Puris she’s driving.
-Why’d he have to dog Hellboy like that?
-Damn she got slammed!
-What an ep this was.

Fringe-Jacksonville
When the sole survivor of a building demolished by an earthquake in downtown Manhattan proves to be from the other Earth, Walter leads the team to Jacksonville, the source of a related experiment that he and William conducted years ago. Now only Olivia and the secrets of her past can prevent another catastrophe.

-Walter and his innocents.
-I want a pair of those glasses that Walter had.
-I like these AltWorld eps.
-Walter has a happy dance!
-I know she’s not the one (Neo) because she can act.
-She looks really good with her hair down like that.
-I knew it was only a matter of time before Olivia saw Peters glimmer.

Supernatrual-The Song Remains the Same
The angels send Anna back in time to kill John  and Mary Winchester before they can conceive Sam knowing that if Sam was never born then Lucifer won’t be able to use him as his vessel. Castiel sends Sam and Dean back to 1978 so they can stop Anna, and the two brothers are reunited with their parents. Mary recognizes Dean as a hunter since he visited her in the past once before but tries to keep the truth from John.

-Nice opening.
-What beautiful car and the symbolism is not lost on me.
-Man Cas has got to see more movies.
-Damn Angels die freaking sweetly.
-I though it was God who was entering John.
-Pretty good ep.

Community- Romantic Expressionism
When Annie starts hanging out with Britta’s ex-boyfriend Vaughn, Britta and Jeff vow to protect her. Meanwhile, Pierce feels left out at Troy and Abed’s movie night.

-Oh my god I so want someone to make Kick Puncher
-”I can hear her armpit hair growing from here.” Oh man that was really funny for some reason.
-HAHAHAHAHAHAH “I have the weirdest boner.”
-Damn Britta was fine as fuck today and that skirt she was wearing tasty.
-They are really playing up Britta bod and I want more of it.

Grey’s Anatomy-State of Love and Trust
Derek faces his first big challenge as interim chief when Meredith and Bailey’s patient awakens mid-surgery and the impending lawsuit threatens the hospital. Alex returns to Pediatrics, where he is tested by Arizona, while Teddy refuses to let Cristina on her service. Meanwhile, Mark continues to ignore a heartbroken Lexie.

-Oh fuck she was awake. I wonder how often shit like that really happens. It’s got to play some games on all the minds in the room.
-I might take the early retirement if I was Webber.
-HAHAHA “Hot Cross Buns.”
-Is it messed up that I wanted blood to squirt all over Alex’s face when he opened up the kid?
-Oh so we may get Webber back.

Private Practice-Shotgun
Addison and Cooper are counseling a couple who must pick a child to save with their newborn’s cord blood. Meanwhile Dink wants to marry Maya.

-Dinks’ got some balls.
-Man that is one hell of a tough choice to have to make. Save one and let one die. Not gonna compare it to Sophies Choice I think that’s to easy.
-Vi is wearing a snuggie WTF?
-I think this is the first time this show has made me a bit misty eyed.
-Dink is 15 on the show but dude looks like he’s 24.

Smallville-Absolute Justice
A man named Sylvester asks Chloe and her team of superheroes for help but ends up getting attacked and killed. Clark is led to former headquarters of the Justice Society of America where he meets up with Dr. Fate, Hawkman, and Star Girl. Later on, Clark, John Jones, Green Arrow, and Chloe team up to help the JSA stop the killer before he murders someone else in the group. Meanwhile, Lois receives a package from a mysterious agency called Checkmate.

-I will not be reviewing this as a TV show this but instead a movie.
-It’s two hours long and one of my fav shows so that is why I am doing it.

Surrogates

Year:2009

Genre: Action/Sci-Fi/Thriller

Runtime: 84mins

Rating: PG-13

IMDB Score: 6.3/10 (24,000+ Votes0

Director: Jonathan Mostow

Writers: Michael Ferris and John D. Brancato

Plot: Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others’ surrogates.

Audio: Fail. Wow the audio levels are so funky in this movie it’s not even funny. The few musical pickings in this movie over power the actors dialog while the sound effects over power the music and that means it is the most powerful of all audio in this movie. You will be changing the volume on this flick so much you may get a cramp in your finger. Oh and if you like bass be ready to get blown away the bass on this is off the charts. If you’re a chick feel free to straddle the speakers because you will get off and lot at that.

Visual: Pass Minus. Faded colors rule this movie next the audio that is. I understand why they wanted things to be faded but it’s not easy on the eyes. Not enough action to call this an action movie, least not by my standards. There are a few car chase scenes and some small fights but that’s it.

Writing: Pass. The writing here is dual layered: on the top layer you have the simple cop wants justice theme but listen to the dialog and you will see a nice underlining theme about morality, ethics and the evolution of humanity.

Acting: Pass Minus. It was just dry and dull. The movie has people who know how to act too.

Ed/Dir: Pass. Nothing new here. I would say that this area is the strongest and most consistent thru-out the movie.

Final Feelings: The movie is a Fail Plus nothing really stands out in a good way. Don’t waste money on this one.

Saw VI

Year:2009

Genre: Horror/Mystery/Thriller

Runtime: 90mins

Rating: R

IMDB Score: 6./10 (12,350+ votes)

Director: Kevin Greutert

Writers: Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton

Plot: Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw’s legacy. However, when the FBI draws closer to Hoffman, he is forced to set a game into motion, and Jigsaw’s grand scheme is finally understood.

Gun to your head what do you do?

Audio: Pass Minus. This series has always had issues with audio,not for poor sound-men but because there tends to be whispering and people who have soft voices. Then you have all the screaming and J mans toys going on, it’s just unpleasant for the ears,however,it does work for the movie. No real soundtrack that I can recall, there is from music to set the mood but nothing more than that.

Visual: Pass Plus. Always a lack of tits in these movies and I really want to see Betsy Russells’ milk makers. I know shes in her mid 40s but damn is she holding up well. The things I would do to her….Oh well I should get back on track. With the lack of fun bags a side this movie steps up the blood factor and death factor by about 2. Doesn’t sound like much does it? Well watch this movie and tell me that you didn’t squint your eyes at from the games “events.” It stars off with a fat man ripping his flesh off with a dull knife. If that doesn’t make you say “What the FUCK!” then I would like to know what you have been watching.

Writing: Pass Plus. This series is one of if not the most well written horror series of all time. The whole is a puzzle and you will be trying to figure it out as you watch each other. For those that have not seen any of the other movies in this series and are worried that you will be lost if you were to jump in at this point, don’t be, I mean you will be a little lost as to the whole puzzle but you will understand what is going on in the movie and chances are you will want to watch 1-5 once you watch this one so you can fully enjoy the set. Jigsaw may be dead but the puzzle is far from over.

The writing is so good in this you feel for certain players of the game for a few different reasons. One of them you, if you are anything like me will be glad they died. Others will you just want them to get a slice of justice.

She's just trying to give you a hand.

Acting: Pass. The acting as never been the best in this series but is always very watchable. Some of the actors make you feel that they are who they are being paid to be but it does not always seem to be smooth for them. It’s like they are fighting their role(s) instead of embracing them. They had one person that should not have played the role that that person was given because it came off as awkward for him.

Ed/Dir: Pass Plus. Everything about this topic is good. They mixed the flashbacks in so smoothly that you would think that they are part of the current game. The angles used in the film really gave the gore a more sick feel to it.

Final Feelings: Any doubt about this movie not passing? Didn’t think so. Worth a buy for a horror fan and well worth a rent for everyone else.

Note:

1. I think that was her kid at the end.
2. Perhaps his name will be The Puzzler.
3. Yes Saw VII will be in 3D

Heroes-The Art of Deception
The new and different Sylar pays Matt a visit, while Peter tries to warn Emma that Samuel isn’t what he seems. Meanwhile, Noah begins his plan to infiltrate the carnival and capture Samuel.

-If I ever meet Milo in real life and he is anything like Pete I will punch him in the face till I feel that the pain is equal to the pain that watching this show as put me thru last and so far this season.
-I am hoping with all my might that the “war” that is coming is really going to be a war.
-I really like what they are doing with Slyar.
-Matt should just hide Petes powers as well.
-God Claire is dumb.
-Samuel is the best written Char I have seen on the show in…well ever.

House-Remorse
House decides to take on the case of a beautiful female executive based on her looks, and the other males on the team are equally smitten. Only Thirteen is able to remain unaffected as they try to determine the cause of the woman’s illness. Meanwhile, House tries to resolve his past with a former medical school colleague he wronged

-Wilson mated House!
-Damn that chick is a REAL whore.
-Was House just Housed by the whore? Yes he was.
-Did anyone else notice the rock on her finger the damn thing was huge.
-13 was sneaky.
-House is becoming more and more human.

Chuck-Chuck Versus First Class
Chuck is sent on his first solo mission to Paris.

-They are tossing a lot of songs pre ep, way more than last season.
-Shaw wore the CK glasses! Yes I’m that much of a geek.
-Steve Austin was a guest as was Kristin Kreuk.
-Kristin Kreuk needs to do some very different roles because all I see her as is Lana from SMALLVILLE.
-HAHA Casey got a raise.
-Hmmm is Shaw an undercover Ring op?

Scrubs-Our Dear Leaders
Lucy is assigned “Hell Week” leader.

-Awww she said I love you.
-Damn never pissed off a 90 pound white girl.
-HA, Tiny girl bitch.
-Funny as hell when Lucy starts talking “ghetto”
-This ep should have pleased those that think the show lost its funny.

Human Target-Embassy Row
Chase tries to find the person Aaron’s dead brother Danny was looking for, a spy named Raven. Aaron is poisoned as his life hangs in the balance. Chance joins the Russian embassy, to meet Raven to exchange information. Chance is also exposed to the poison but is saved by a feisty FBI agent named Emma Barnes.

-She would deff be more than 40 bucks.
-”Did the hooker just punch you in the face?” AHHAHHA that was awesome.
-If this show last more than a season Jackie Earle Haley is going to be big. Yes I know he’s playing Freddy Krueger and Sinestro but this role in HT is showcasing what he can do.
-I wonder if that was really Emmanuelle Vaugier kicking ass, I doubt it but still I wonder.
-Perhaps this is the A-Team of this generation.

Bones- The Dentist in the Ditch
Booth and Brennan are called in when a skeleton is found in the trenches of a Civil War battleground. Brennan determines that the remains are those of a present-day dentist, but a residue stuck on the bones is keeping the cause of death from being determined. Meanwhile, Booth’s brother Jared returns with interesting news.

-Damn that Padme chick is smoking hot.
-I now want to see an all gay NFL team..and for you all of calling the Phins gay suck my fart hole.
-Mr. Murry is one funny dude on the show.
-This was a very well written ep.

Fringe-The Bishop Revival
Unseen killers target a wedding with a toxin that targets specific individuals, and Walter discovers that the case may be tied to a branch on the Bishop family tree.

-Astrid was looking good in those jeans.
-Walter Walter Walter.
-I don’t believe in killing but I’d give a pass to those that take out Nazis.
-I like the accent that Olivia had when see was screaming.
-More eps have to be like this one.

Supernatural- Swap Meat
While the brothers are on a case, Sam is targeted by a high school student who has learned a body-switching spell. Dean discovers his brother is now more interested in getting drunk and hitting on women, while Sam has to deal with the teenager’s home and school life.

-HAHAH “The sex with you”
-26 my ass more like 34.
-Funny ass ep, seeing Sam not being Sam is just great.
-HOLY SHIT Nora was super creepy.
-That had to be the creepiest chick ever.
-That creepy chick should look familiar to all you Greys fans out there. She was April the chick who keep that little dairy.

Smallville- Disciple
Oliver’s former mentor, the Dark Archer, seeks revenge on his pupil and launches attacks on Chloe, Lois, and Mia as part of his plan. When Oliver is driven to his limits and beyond, Clark must come to the aid of his friend.

-Oh come on where are his glasses?
-Lois did not look good in that outfit.
-Nice her heard something like Clark did in the show Lois and Clark.
-So weird seeing CK and Zod acting friendly with each other.
-I haven’t seen such black hair in ages.
-All I know about Dark Archer is that he first showed up in Superman #13 in 1941.
-Zod was creepy when he saw Lois.
-Chloe is starting to show her age.
-The maze would be amazen (HAHA) if it was real.
-Sups should have let the arrows hit GA.
-The chick at the end sounded like Pairs from The Gilmore Girls



A Dangerous Man

Year:2010

Genre: Action/Thriller

Runtime: 90mins

Rating: R

IMDB Score: 5.7/10 (343 Votes)

Directors: Keoni Waxman

Writers: Keoni Waxman

Plot: After serving 6 years for a crime he didn’t commit, Shane Daniels is released from jail with an apology from the State of Arizona. Within hours of his freedom, he unluckily bears witness to a cop killing by Chinese mafia

Audio: Pass. There are a few points where the dialog gets real soft and it’s hard to hear what the person said or the talking is happening when there is a gun-fight happening and that’s not good but it’s less than one full hand. The movie does not have a soundtrack that I can think of which I found odd but liked it.

Visual: Pass. First off there are some nakedness in the movie and we all know how much I like that. The funny thing is that people are saying that the chick who gets naked looks real young and you know what that is not true. She does look young but that’s because she is not FAT. She is 5′6-5′9 and very slender. She had the perfect tits for her frame;small and well shaped. Again people she wasn’t FAT. O.K that a side this is a Steven Seagal flick so you can be assured that the movie will have plenty of the following;fighting, gun fights and explosions. There are so many fights in this movie I lost count.

Writing: Pass. I would have passed the writing even if it was so bad I had to give it a Fail Minus just for the this line “Where I come from we fuck cops in the month when we run out of farm animals.” There were some other lines that just made you go WTF! The plot is very similar to every other Seagal movie so you can’t expect writing like you saw in the movie Felon.

Acting: Pass Minus. It stars SEAGAL for fuck-sake you really think the acting is going to be award winning? If so go shoot yourself in the asshole. The rest of the actors I never heard of and will most likely not recall them if I see them in any other projects due to the fact that their acting was not memorable. That’s not to say it was but it just did not stand out.

Ed/Dir: Pass. You can tell they planed out the fight scenes long time in advance because they were shot well, nothing was to in your face or to far away. They used some editor tricks that I don’t know the names of but it conveyed the feel of the person very well.

Final Feelings: This is not anything new by any means but it does have good action in it and sometimes that’s just all you need. Over all the movie passes and is worth a cheap rent.

Gamer

Year:2009

Genre: Action/Sci-Fi/Thriller

Runtime: 95mins

Rating: R

IMDB Score: 5.8/10 (18,320+ Votes)

Directors: Mark Neveldine

Brian Taylor

Writers: Mark Neveldine

Brian Taylor

Plot: Set in a future-world where humans can control other humans in mass-scale, multi-player online gaming environments, a star player from a game called “Slayers” looks to regain his independence while taking down the game’s mastermind.

Audio: Pass. This is a movie that from the trailer would seem to have audio issues likes the sound effects overpowering the dialog. Guess what it doesn’t and that was a nice surprise to me. The sound effects were very good, you can hear blood oozing and flesh being torn from the body. I only recall for songs and two of them really worked well placed where they were.

Visual: Pass Plus. Blood & Guts with lots of tits and day glow run rampant. If that sounds weird you should see it. It is very odd. Part of the movie is this dark and violent world while the other part is this happy carefree party/rave.

Writing: Pass Minus. Many people see the writing of this movie to be pushing left wing ideas while others see it as pushing right wing ideas,however,I feel that this is about extreme capitalism. I will not be going into any more detail than that because I just don’t want to get into that whole bag while talking about movies. I will say that I did not think it was pushing anything at all.

Acting: Pass. This movie has a cast that you would not think would be in a movie together but are and it works out pretty well. Just look at some of the people in this flick: Gerard Butler;Michael C. Hall;Kyra Sedgwick;Terry Crews; and Ludacris. Those were the stars then you Milo Ventimiglia;Zoe Bell;John Leguizamo and Llyod Kaufman who have bit roles. As for the actual acting it was decent nothing bad or good enough to stand out.

Ed/Dir: Pass. A lot of unique stuff that you wouldn’t find in other action movies. I’m not going to try and describe it here because I know I would not do a good enough job. I will say that the shots and cuts worked well. The one thing I did have issues with was all the ass shots that we get. I like asses as much as the next person but I would prefer to see the reaction on the actor(s) faces when they are being shot at rather than see their butts tighten up.

Final Feelings: Even tho this movie passes it’s not something I would say send more than a few bucks on.

Chuck-  Chuck Versus Operation Awesome
Chuck becomes Captain Awesome’s handler in order to save him from the Ring.

-LOVE Morgans card holder.
-The songs they are picking this season are going really well with the scenes they are placed with.
-Brandon Roth guested this ep and has a recurring role this season.
-Buy More Fight Club, enough said.
-HAHAH the story they came up with for Casey was sweet.
-I have never seen Angie Harmon on a roll like this, I like.
-Angie is holding up so damn well, hot fuck.
-Chucks place is a nerd heaven.

Heroes- Pass/Fail
Sylar visits Claire, while Hiro’s past decisions manifest subconsciously due to his brain tumor. Meanwhile, Samuel tries to impress Vanessa, his long-lost love, but things don’t go as planned.

-1st well written ep in a long time.
-Claire looks good with little make-up on.
-FUCK Hiro did not die.
-Hiro needs to die.
-Sam’s gone ape-shit.
-Slyer is sly.
-Adam and Mr.Nakamura are both in this ep.
-We may get some lez action again by seasons end.
-Nice ref to Quantum Leap

The Big Bang Theory- The Bozeman Reaction
A robbery of their apartment sees Leonard and Sheldon call on their friends to devise a security system.

-As a fellow comic collector Sheldon did the right thing.
-If you didn’t see the ending of the ep coming you are blind and show not be watching TV.
-How can Sheldon be so dumb?
-Funny ep.

Scrubs-Our True Lies
When a student is caught cheating, Dr. Cox punishes the whole class for it.

-Maya and the Asian (can’t recall his name) make a cute couple.
-Drew is married.
-Why’d  Cole have to go and do something nice, now I don’t hate him as much.
-Somewhat funny ep.
-Lucy is bitching that Cole notices things about her?

Modern Family-Fifteen Percent
Mitchell makes Jay think that Shorty, an old friend, might be gay. Jay doesn’t think it’s true at first, but he begins to believe it after seeing several questionable signs. Meanwhile, Manny’s date gets a makeover from Gloria. Elsewhere, Claire fights with Phil’s universal remote.

-DAMN CLAIRE!
-HAHA so Hell=Mexican Food.
-Oh my god that flame joke was the best!
-Shorty was funny.
-Good ep this week.

HumanTarget-Pilot
Chance switches places with a guy to save him from being blown up by an angry former employee. Chance then rescues Stephanie Dobbs from a horrifying train crash.

-Based off of comic book.
-Really action packed.
-Good cast.
-Mark Valley stars and is OK. I haven’t seen him in enough things to say anything more on him for now.
-Chi McBride co-stars and he is a really good actor.
-Jackie Earle Haley co-stars and is a great actor.
-Tricia Helfer guest stars in the ep and let me just say what a difference hair color makes, shes fine as hell with the color she had in the show.
-Danny Glover makes an appearance.
-If the show keeps this kind of pace up I will watch it the rest of the season.
-The main dudes name is corny as all get out. His name is Christopher Chance.

Human Target-Rewind
Chance and Winston take on protection duty on a passenger plane where they try to stop a deadly assassin from killing their client. As the plane catches fire, he puts it upon himself to save everyone else on board.

-Good 2nd ep.
-This is not a show you watch for the deep intellectual stories.
-Was very easy to figure out who the 2nd person was.
-I love Haley’s Char. he’s a sick dude.

Fringe-What Lies Below
While investigating a case in an office building where a man’s blood literally burst from his arteries and veins, Peter and Olivia are trapped in a CDC quarantine when it’s discovered that the blood carries a deadly pathogen

-Now this was an ep!
-Walter is the best. He doesn’t care who you are he’s going to tell it like it is.
-Walters letting it slip.
-Walter is the House of the show just more nice.

Community-Interpretive Dance
Jeff struggles to keep his affair a secret. Troy and Britta choose to reveal their secret to their friends.

-Britta looks really good with her hair pulled back like that.
-Pierce says the darnedest things.
-What can’t Albed do?
-Jeff’s lady friend is more like a 7.5/8.
-The end skit was very funny.

Greys Anatomy-I Like You So Much Better When You’re Naked
Derek confronts Richard after learning about his drinking problem, for the sake of his friend and Seattle Grace. Izzie returns, hoping to reconcile with Alex. tensions run high between Teddy, Cristina and Owen in the aftermath of her startling confession.

-Fuck Izzie is back.
-I want the cure!
-The mistress run thru was great.
-Damn Post-it rule.
-Wow McAssy made a power move.
-You tell her Alex!
-Oh please let this me Izzies last ep.

Private Practice-Best Laid Plans
Maya shocks Sam and Naomi, while Pete and Fife disagree on patient care.

-DAMN Na went all “No wire hangers in this house”
-Audra McDonald ( Na ) hit the performance out of the park tonight.
-I wonder if the kid is the white boys.
-Powerful ep.

Bones-The Proof in the Pudding
The Jeffersonian team is put on lock-down by a group of government agents, who insists that they determine the cause of death of a top-secret, unidentified corpse. Booth meanwhile breaks into the lab, with the help of his boss, to figure out what exactly is going on with the secret investigation.

-HAHA “I need to get home and kill Michelle.
-Back and to the left, back and to the left, back and to the left.
-Booths boss is gut busting.
-That was so sweet of her to do that.
-Is it odd that I don’t want to bone Angela as much now that she’s doing someone?

Supernatural-Sam, Interrupted
The brothers must go undercover as patients at a mental hospital to get at a monster, but soon discover they have some mental issues of their own to deal with.

-The chick looked way to happy with the rubber glove.
-Thrpaed!? WTF.
-The use of in your face camera work was very effective.
-Not a bad ep over all.

Repo! The Genetic Opera

Year:2008

Genre: Horror/Musical/Sci-Fi

Runtime: 97mins

Rating: R

IMDB Score: 6.5/10 (7200+votes)

Director:Darren Lynn Bousman

Writers: Darren Smith

Terrance Zdunich

Plot: In the year 2056 – the not so distant future – an epidemic of organ failures devastates the planet. Out of the tragedy, a savior emerges: GeneCo, a biotech company that offers organ transplants, for a price. Those who miss their payments are scheduled for repossession and hunted by villainous Repo Men. In a world where surgery addicts are hooked on painkilling drugs and murder is sanctioned by law, a sheltered young girl searches for the cure to her own rare disease as well as information about her family’s mysterious history. After being sucked into the haunting world of GeneCo, she is unable to turn back, as all of her questions will be answered at the wildly anticipated spectacular event: The Genetic Opera.

Audio: Pass. This movie is a musical of epic proportions. The music is not this happy go lucky crap we get with some many musicals out there today. The songs are about hopelessness and despair. Some are even about morality. The genres of the songs range from Rock Opera to Goth Opera. Not all the songs were in the style I like usually like but man I can’t think of one song in this whole thing that I did not like. I’m gonna get struck down by an unseen force what I am about to type….I even liked the songs that * GASP * Paris Hilton sung in. God I need a shower right now to wash that feeling off of me. One of the songs really made me want to a Sex Pistol concert and I’m not a big fan of punk.

Since this is a musical not every word can be made out. It doesn’t happen a lot but some of the words just sound like they are merged with the next one in the song. Here is one of my fave songs  

Visual: Pass Plus. Wow. This movie is damn near visual perfection. The movie is a mix of digital and film with some drawn comic book like frames. Sounds weird doesn’t it? Well it is but it all works out so damn well. The main part of the movie is digital so it looks good but the flashbacks in the movie are shot using film to give it an older feeling along with a sense of devastation . They use the comic form a few times when they want to show some of the lighter heart moments of the movie. They also used the comic form to show the more gory parts that they just could not shoot on the budget they had.

Now this movie takes place in the not so distant future and the world looks like it’s in ruins. With that comes some great Neo-Gothic architecture and colors that we don’t see in our everyday lives unless you are some type of super emo. Mag is a person in the movie who wares all this old Gothic make-up in the movie and looks very good…much better than the actress does in real life. I joked during the movie to one of my friends that I would love to bone the hell out of her with all that make-up one and you know what if she came up to me and asked for Buck Bone I would give it to her.

Horror movies almost never get any noms at the big award shows but I think this one should for the visuals alone. The set design and clothing that were made surpasses anything that I have seen in a while. Yes I know that this movie is two years old that however does not change the fact that I feel it should win/won awards for visuals.

Writing: Pass. The writing was very good. I can’t really say much more since I praised the songs all ready in the audio area of the review. To those that are asking “why?” right now the answer is simple ITS A FUCKING MUSICAL YOU TWIT.

Acting: Pass. This has a strange group of actors. Alexa Vega of Spy Kids fame is the main star while, Paul Sorvino who I still can’t place after looking at his IMBD info but know/see him as more of a power roll player is third billing. Anthony Head who had 123ep run in the show Buffy the Vampire Slayer is 2^nd billing. Then you have the smaller or even bit players for this movie such as Paris Hilton who never

Alexa

brings anything to any of the movies she’s in other than a case of crabs and a helping heaping of herpes. If you can’t recall what she has done well be glad. She did have one roll she did a hell of a job at and it was the sex tape that came out years ago. Even in that she wasn’t that good expect for the cock sucking part she probably teach some of the pros a thing or two about dick in mouth action, however, she doesn’t look like she can fuck her way out of a bag with just one side to it. Finally you have Bill Moseley who needs to introduction to us horror fans. He should stick to no singing rolls. But it was still freaking sweet to hear him sing once in a movie. Oh I almost forgot the acting on all parts expect Hiltons were good. Even the few people that don’t act who were in the movie did a good job.

Ed/Dir: Pass. Very well done on both parts. Good choices of cuts and transitions. Love the mix of digital and film with comic book panels for the art. The sound effects weren’t even cheesy.

Final Feelings: Well this movie passes with more than flying colors. If you’re a fan of horror or sci-fi and can deal with musicals then this is a must see film. It’s fun, it’s dark and it’s a hell of a movie. Well worth the money to BUY IT!