CJ7 (limited)
Snow Angels (NY, LA)
Paranoid Park (limited)
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (limited)
Married Life (NY, LA)
Bar Starz (limited)
Fighting for Life (limited)
New in theaters March 7
March 7th, 2008Jumper
March 6th, 2008Don’t you wish you could teleport? Well, that’s just what Jumper is about.
I actually liked this movie a little more than I thought I would. See… I’ve always thought teleportation was the lamest of all Super Powers (give me strength, speed, and flight any day), so I wasn’t expecting to find this to be all that much.
But, it was pretty cool.
The acting was good for the most part… the lead female wasn’t that great, but the men in this movie are all really good and (for the most part) believable.
The special effects are cool… at first. As I expected, they got really old really fast, and after a while you just get tired of seeing the air ripple and the low pitched WHOOP sound that accompanies a jump.
If you read my blog about watch-movies.net, you know I saw Jumper on my computer. I wish I would have seen it on the big screen. Some of the effects (like the bus teleporting scene you probably saw in the trailer) would look much better on a huge theater screen than on my 12 inch monitor. In other words, I suggest you hurry up and see this one before you have to rent it. Jump to the theater now! Or… if you can’t teleport, drive. Drive really fast.
Semi-Pro
March 6th, 2008Will Farrel’s new movie Semi-Pro is all about the basketball team the Flint Michigan Tropics.
This movie is supposed to be a comedy. Key word? SUPPOSED! It fails.
Well, don’t get me wrong, it’s an ok movie. It’s got a simple story, but it’s entertaining at least with the costumed dancing, the bad playing of the team, and of course Will Farrel getting beat up by a bear!
But… is it funny? I wouldn’t say so. Most of the film is kind of bland at best. Granted, I laughed at a few scenes… but it wasn’t enough for me to call this movie “funny”.
If you’re a Will Farrell fan, you might really enjoy this. If you’re not… you’ll only be mildly amused.
Watch movies online!!!!!
March 6th, 2008This is a link my sister gave me. CLICK HERE to watch movies online! You can watch just about any movie, including stuff that’s still in movie theaters. Yes, the ones still in theaters are bootlegged, but some have very good quality. And there’s nothing to download- it’s all streaming!
Why, last night I watched Semi-Pro, and earlier today I watched Jumper! I’m going to do reviews of each in a moment.
New on DVD March 5
March 5th, 2008Into the Wild (for real this time!)
New in Theaters Feb. 29
February 29th, 2008Romulus, My FatherCity of Men (limited)
Chicago 10 (limited)
Bonneville (limited)
The Unforeseen (NY only)
Chop Shop (NY only)
Vivere (LA only)
New on DVD Feb. 26
February 28th, 2008my commercial for 89X
February 28th, 2008And the winner is…
February 25th, 2008In case you missed the oscars last night (shame on you!), here’s who won what:
Best picture: No Country for Old Men
Best actor: Daniel Day-Lewis (”There Will Be Blood”)
Best actress: Marion Cotillard (”La Mome”)
Supporting actor: Javier Bardem (”No Country for Old Men”)
Supporting actress: Tilda Swinton (”Michael Clayton”)
Best director: The Coen Brothers (”No Country for Old Men”)
Best original screenplay: Juno
Best adapted screenplay: No Country for Old Men
Cinematography: There Will Be Blood
Editing: Bourne Ultimatum
Art Direction: Sweeney Todd
Costume Design: Elizabeth the Golden Age
Make-up: La Mome
Music score: Atonement
Song from a movie: “Falling Slowly” from Once
Sound: Bourne Ultimatum
Sound editing: Bourne Ultimatum
Visual effects: The Golden Compass
Animated feature: Ratatouille
Foreign language film: Falscher, Die
Doc. Feature: Taxi to the Dark Side
Doc. Short: Freeheld
Animated short: Peter & The Wolf
Live action short: Le Mozart de Pickpockets
Dedication
February 24th, 2008“Dedication” with Mandy Moore just came out on DVD (EXCLUSIVELY with Blockbuster). Since it was a limited release and I didn’t get to see it, I decided to rent it.
Now, usually, I think Mandy Moore is an ok actress…. in this movie, however.. she’s a GREAT actress!
The story is something we’ve seen before (Think “Alex & Emma“… but instead of the main guy having hitmen after him, he’s kinda nutso…).
The only thing about this movie that I REALLY DID NOT LIKE was the editing… everytime they’d show some crazy stuff that’s going on in the main guy’s head, they’d do a photoflash….. it got old fast!
You should definitely watch this though for a pretty good indie film with some excellent acting.