*Cinema — Adaptation
Adaptation (2002)
So I saw this when it first came out, and I finally happened to watch it again.
I couldn’t really remember that much from the first time, but regardless I feel like I got more out of it the second time around.
The story is really fantastic. I just ate it up this time around.
This is definitely one of Nicolas Cage’s least annoying roles. Also he apparently wore a fatsuit during the entire filming. I thought he looked pretty muscular for someone who was supposed to oafish.
Meryl Streep was really fantastic. I’m not a huge fan of her normally, but really she did a great job as Susan.
Its just so unique, just so creative.
Apparently Donald Kaufman was the first truly fictional person nominated for an Academy Award. How cool is that?
*Cinema — Role Models
Role Models (2008)
Of course I liked this more than I expected to.
The least annoying Seann William Scott has ever been. He was actually fairly normal.
McLovin (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) needs to be in more movies.
Is there anything Elizabeth Banks isn’t in?
Bobb’e J. Thompson, who plays Ronnie Shields, was definitely the star of the movie. What a great kid.
A few of the actors from the old show The State were in the movie. It was great to see them.
Overall it was both sweeter and funnier than I expected it to be. Fun movie to watch.
*Cinema — RocknRolla
RocknRolla (2008)
Liked it much more than I thought I would.
Gerard Butler is charming as hell.
So were his two friends, Mumbles and Handsome Bob… just loved all three of them.
Idris Elba plays Mumbles. You may know him better as Stringer Bell on The Wire. Best guy in The Wire, also one of the best guys in RocknRolla.
You have to love a movie that names a character Handsome Bob.
I found the guy who played Johnny Quid crazy annoying until the last ten minutes. After that he was great.
Not really worth mentioning Ludacris & Jeremy Piven…
My favorite scene? When Stella & One Two dance. Retarded but awesome.
*Cinema — Watchmen
Watchmen (2009)
Yup, it was awesome.
Wasn’t nearly as dark as I expected.
Jeffery Dean Morgan really did a great job.
Malin Akerman must have one of the most distinctive voices on the planet. I just couldn’t get her character from 27 Dresses out of my head. Made it hard for me to take her seriously.
I spent the entire time trying to figure out why Carla Gugino looked so familiar. Its because she’s been in a ton of stuff, but just as a brunette.
Jackie Earle Haley, who played Rorschach, plays a great crazy dude. He also played a a convicted sexual predator in the movie Little Children.
I just realized that Patrick Wilson, who plays Night Owl, was also in Little Children (with a much better haircut). Interesting…
I kind of found it hard to take anything Night Owl did seriously. The dude was a dweeb. Even when he was having some fantastic sex.
I was pretty much unfazed by all the blue man nudity.
I would totally watch this again.
*Cinema — Step Brothers
Step Brothers (2008)
I’m ashamed of how much I enjoyed this.
Bordered somewhere on the lines of funny and almost horrifying at times.
Mary Steenburgen just kicked ass.
Kathryn Hahn, who played the older brother’s wife, made the movie for me. I started liking the movie as soon as she showed up.
I still can’t believe that I enjoyed this.
*Cinema — The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski (2008)
I know, I know I just never got around to seeing it.
John Goodman was great, but my goodness, I just wanted his character to shut up the entire time.
Quite possibly the least annoying role Jeff BRidges has ever played.
A perfect role for Tara Reid.
Julianne Moore’s manner of speaking was bizarre and great at the same time.
I think my favorite thing about most Coen brothers movies is the way every single facet of one of their films is just so stylized, and each time, its a completely different style.
I absolutely loved the ending.
*Cinema — Wonderland
Wonderland (2003)
Very interesting to see Val Kilmer play the same character Mark Wahlberg previously played.
They obviously both played the role of John Holmes with a a child-like quality.
Yet Wahlberg played Homes at around ten years old, while Kilmer played him as a toddler.
Generally the toddler was more annoying and much less empathetic.
The real story behind this movie is what makes it so compelling. Its nuts.
Kate Bosworth has fantastic hair in this movie.
Definitely weird seeing Dylan McDermott in the role of David Lind. Weird seeing him trying to look and act like a scary guy.
Did I mention how great the real story is behind this? Cause it is.
*Cinema — Baby Mama
Baby Mama (2008)
It’s deeper that I expected.
The trailers didn’t do it justice at all.
Amy Poehler just kicks major ass. Also, she looks absolutely gorgeous in the scene were we meet her.
Greg Kinnear’s part was pretty predictable and flat. There just wasn’t much going on there. I guess I just didn’t buy him.
Steve Martin was fabulous.
Romany Malco is just great in anything he’s in. However no one spends that much time with their door man. No one.
Overall fun and I enjoyed it much much more than I was expecting to.
*Cinema — P.S. I Love You
P.S. I Love You (2007)
Unavoidably, if not stupidly, sad.
The whole letter aspect is a great idea though. Though the fact that the letters inevitably end is incredibly depressing.
I may never really get Hillary Swank’s appeal.
Jeffery Dean Morgan plays a decent Irish Guy.
That whole rude Harry Conick Jr. thing was pretty annoying and definitely not attractive.
That girl was just drawn to Irish guys. So silly.
*Cinema — Wristcutters: A Love Story
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
Loved the always funny Will Arnett.
Enjoyed the idea that once you commit suicide, you end up in another world very similar to the old one you lived in… just slightly worse.
I also liked Eugene’s song that played throughout the film.
Not bad, not bad.
*Cinema — Hot Rod
Hot Rod (2007)
Oh boy.
There were many times when all I could do was say “What the f*ck was that?”
Oh, Will Arnett, you just kick ass.
So do you, Isla Fisher.
That dude who is constantly humping air… oh goodness.
Basically, much of it is extremely silly bits that are separate from the main plot.
Insanely ridiculously unfathomably silly.
*Cinema — Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
I really did not want to see this movie, however…
Much better than I expected.
Mila Kunis was great. Easily the least annoying role she’s ever played (not counting Meg on Family Guy).
Jonah Hill and Paul Rudd were great. It was funny to see Paul Rudd as a surfer dude.
I don’t really get the fuss over Kristen Bell, although I did appreciate her role on Deadwood.
I have high hopes for the future of the Muppets now, thanks to Jason Segel. I mean, he clearly likes puppets.
Totally enjoyed his puppet musical, obviously.
Sweet and funny. Not quite as sweet or as funny as Knocked Up, but still fun to watch.
*Cinema — O Brother, Where Art Thou?
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
That song is the catchiest song on the planet.
I had seen bits and pieces but never had gotten the chance to see it from start to finish.
Oh, Dan Dapper. I’ve never seen someone so obsessed with their hair.
Of course I loved all the Odyssey references.
Seriously though, the catchiest song ever.
