Posted August 8, 2008 17:53:48
At this moment, it's hard for me to find the right words to convey my feelings about Brett Favre being a New York Jet or rather NOT a Green Bay Packer. I became a Packer fan growing up because of Brett Favre. My grandfather, who grew up and currently resides in Mississippi, always reminded us that Brett's a Mississippi boy. When he retired, I teared up a bit. It was an emotional speech he gave. When he unretired, I was a little confused. When Brett and the Packers management battled publicly, I just couldn't watch. I didn't want Brett to come back to another team. I didn't want to hate Brett Favre. I want to be a Packers fan, but Brett and the Packers have always been synonymous....until now. Now I have to stare at the picture above (that's the Mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg on the left) and try not to puke. These are the trials and tribulations of being a Packers fan nowadays.
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...on my list at least. The Bank Job is less about the heist and more about the aftermath. Now I am a sucker for heist movies. The part of the heist that usually hooks me in is the planning. This movie really skipped over planning fairly quick. Even the actual heist portion doesn't take that long. The movie instead focuses most of its energy on what happens after the heist gets pulled off. It is hard to know who to trust in this movie as it doesn't seem to matter what the law is since everyone is looking out for themselves. Although this keeps the movie entertaining through some lulls in the story. The Bank Job is definitely not the best heist movie I have ever seen, but it is the best I have seen in a while. I give it 4 of 5 stars and place it at the #1 spot on my running list of 2008 movies which you can see on the right hand side of the page.
I am always thrilled when "independent" movies go "mainstream" especially when these movies are exceptionally good. One of the reasons for the success of Juno is that it reaches a broad audience. It is a comedy with dramatic elements that kind of pulls on the "heartstrings" near the end. Another reason for success is that this movie was well written. Diablo Cody put together a script that has great quick hitting witty dialog. You those "one-liners" that you just can't get out of your head, this movie is full of them. Why does that translate into success? People can't forget the movie and want to see it again to remeber more of these unforgettable quotes. The movie combined great acting performances by Ellen Page, Michael Cera, and J.K. Simmons (Juno's dad) with folky punk rock tunes that blended marvelously with the script. I will probably see this movie again before it leaves the theater and it is definitely destined to be a member of my DVD collection.
Pixar is a great film company. Here's the plot: "A rat who loves to cook finds himself in the position of being able to cook in a gourmet kitchen." Wow. On the basis of that statement, how do you make a rat in a kitchen cooking food lovable? IT seems impossible, but Pixar pulls it off with flying colors. I have already purchased this on DVD and have watched it numerous times. It never gets old.
The Bourne Trilogy is one of my favorite action trilogies. Each movie built upon the other and Ultimatum was the perfect ending to this storyline. The movie was just as action-filled as the previous two, but we finally get a lot of answers to long-standing questions. Matt Damon owns this role and if they do continue making Bourne movies I hope that they only do it with Damon as Bourne. The movie ranks atop my all-time action movie list. In a summer full of third sequels, this one is the best by a wide margin. I already has this one on DVD and it gets played a lot.
For 2/3 of this movie, my eyes were glued to the screen. Then one of the main characters appeared dead on the screen and the audience never got to experience a meeting between two characters (Lwellyen and Anton) that had been building all movie. I quickly lost interest from that point on, but as I reflected on the movie I understood why this was part of the movie. For that reason, I kept it on this list. Javier Bardem (Anton) still haunts my dreams. The cold emotionless look in his eyes made him one of the best "Villains" I have ever seen on screen. When it comes to DVD I will see it again, but probably won't buy it.
An action packed epic of testosterone and stylized blood and guts. Sin City made this type of stylized movie mainstream, but 300 took it to a new level. It also put Gerard Butler's name on the map. He can now be seen in tons of action movies. His performance made you grit your teeth and want to die for your country. Maybe the US Armed Forces should use this as a recruiting video. I read the graphic novel before seeing the movie and I can safely say they kept very close to the book. In fact screenshots from the movie, could be mistaken for actually pages from the book.
Action packed from beginning to end with some very funny dialog spread throughout. I enjoyed Shia LeBouf's performance. I like movies that I don't have to think about and this was one of them. It was just a fun movie that I thouroughly enjoyed. DVD-Worthy.
Adam Sandler should give up crap like "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" and stick to movies like "Punch Drunk Love", "Spanglish", and "Reign Over Me". His performance was remarkable. It's rare that a movie makes me cry, but this one did and I commend it on it's heartbreaking story.
It's a shame this movie did not get a wide release. It never made it to Huntsville so I never got to see it on the big screen. It is a very unique script for a romantic comedy which seems like it would make a lot of money, but oh well. Keri Russell gives a great performance. Nathan Fillion is amazingly funny as always. Andy Griffith plays a dirty old man to perfection. The "hook" of this movie was that Keri's character would make a pie and the ingredients and name were a reflection of her mood. It is just a charming movie that I really liked. DVD-Worthy.
Kevin Costner makes this movie good. Another actor might have pulled it off, but Costner calm demeanor made his character creepy yet likable. I'd almost compare him to a more conflicted Dexter (of the tv series Dexter). Dane Cook was still annoying. The ending caught me completely off guard and that is something I loved about this movie.
When I got to the ending of this movie, I felt like it abruptly ended on a sad note. I didn't walk out of the theater loving it. My biggest problem is that Mike Nichols tried to make you feel sympathy for the Afghan people at the very end of the movie, but only gives a few minutes of screen time in the middle of the film toward addressing this. The ending fit the actual story and it served to make a point but I wasn't terribly happy with it. After saying all of that, I still enjoyed this movie immensely. Tom Hanks and Phillip Seymore Hoffman are brilliant. The parts seem tailored just for them. Julia Roberts could have been replaced by any actress. The story is well worth watching and checking it out multiple times will hopefully make you see all the good points of the movie.
