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21AprTVDeuce Movie Review Roundup

For me, there really hasn’t been a lot of television on worth watching.  Sure the Office is back and 30 Rock, outside of a mediocre return episode, hit its stride again this week with another fantastic episode.  However, other than that and watching guys cutting down trees on Axe Men, I have had to look else where for entertainment.  So like many young female high school grads, I headed to Hollywood to have my dreams come true.  However, I didn’t end up like the Poison song “Mama’s Fallen Angel.” However tempting it was, I just could not roll “the dice of my life.”

So here are the movies I’ve watched and what I’ve thought about them:
BECOMING JANE. First of all I can’t really judge this too fairly as I am pretty much deaf in one ear, an there’s a lot of whispering going on in this movie.  I don’t know why a lot of people in the 1800’s felt the need to whisper, but it doesn’t help me out much.  Besides from that, its a total chick flick.  I didn’t go to sleep during it, so I guess that’s good, but it really wasn’t my “cup of tea.”  Overall, I give it a C.


JUNO. So I honestly didn’t know what it was about till I watched it.  I knew there was a lot of Oscar buzz around it, and that I don’t much care for Ellen Page (basing this only on her SNL appearance).  I really liked this movie.  I thought it was pretty honest and a bit hokey at times, but overall, like Little Miss Sunshine, it’s one of those movies that’s hard not to like.  I also have figured out 2 things.
A) Michael Cera is in EVERY new movie
B) Wherever Michael Cera is, Jason Bateman is surely close behind.

Overall it was a terrific film, that although it wasn’t Oscar worthy, I’d give it a strong B+

DAN IN REAL LIFE
Steve Carrell goes serious and stars with Dane Cook in this serious movie.  That’s all you need to know.  It’s cool when one comedian goes serious, but put two in there and this movie is getting flushed quick.  It really should have been entitled “DAN IN REAL LIFE: IF REAL LIFE IS FULL OF HORRIBLY TENSE AND UNCOMFORTABLE MOMENTS!” I saw what they were trying to do here, but its nothing new in terms of romantic “comedies.”  The only difference is that Drew Barrymore isn’t in this.  Overall a meager C-.

I AM LEGEND
I thought this movie was going to be really cool.  Will Smith alone in New York City hunting stuff down to just stay alive.  However, the plot was terrible, and this coming from the guy that enjoys Full House reruns.  Thee ending was unsatisfying and I felt that somebody owes me some money for making me watch this.  I have no problems giving this movie a solid D.

OLD SCHOOL
While at my friend Dustins, I popped in this classic.  Sure I’ve seen it about a billion times, but its a classic.  This is some of Will Ferrell and Vince Vaughns best work.  If you haven’t seen it, then you must run to blockbuster or to your Netflix cue list and get it because it will not disappoint.  “I think what my friend is trying to say, is that true love is blind.”
Old School gets an A all the way!

So there’s the TVDeuce Movie Review Roundup.  Thoughts?  What’s out there that I need to watch?

30MarThe Week That Was….

Haven’t posted much in a while, but here’s the gist of my television viewing the past week:

BREAKING BAD FINALE
Love the show, the finale really wasn’t good though.  I’m thinking that it wasn’t really supposed to be the finale, but that the Writer’s Strike had something to do with it.  The best part by far was when the two Meth Makers were waiting in the junk yard and the chemist puts on the hat, which was reminiscent of the one that Sammy Davis Junior gave to Dr. Huxtable on an episode of the Cosby Show.  If you haven’t seen the show(Breaking Bad, or the Cosby Show), its really worth catching on AMC.

ROBOT CHICKEN
A friend gave me the first season on DVD.  I haven’t watched it yet though.  Its funny, most people probably don’t care what I think about shows, never mind shows I intend to watch.

JUNO
Actually watched a movie this week.  I thought it was very good, but not great.  I didn’t think I’d like Juno (the girl) but she actually grew on me.  Apparently, I also learned that Michael Cera must be in every movie that is being made.  I like him as an actor, but it would be nice if he wasn’t in every film out right now.  Also, not a big fan of Jennifer Garner.  But any movie with orange tic-tacs should probably be considered for an Oscar.

BIG BANG THEORY
So the intern that I know that was hyped that it didn’t get canceled only watched half the episode.  Thus proving that CBS still struggles to make acceptable television for people under 60.

IDOL
Chicklets went home.  That’s ok by me, cause my two horses, Aussie Dude and Brooke are still in it, and I think she’ll win it.  I was also glad to see that the baby faced guy that wishes that he was Bob Marley’s illegitimate son was in the bottom 3.  Pretty soon he’ll have to go back to playing his guitar in college quads hoping that desperate girls with high GPAs and low self esteem find him to be “groovy” again.

AXE MEN
Yeah, I’ve resorted to watching shows about slacked jawed yokels cutting down trees.  I find it oddly entertaining and it reinforces my choice in life to not be a lumberjack.  However, I do feel a sense of shame that this is how I spend my free time.  Watching other people earn a truly honest living as I devour an entire bag of Redden’ Butter popcorn.

COMEDY
Nick Griffin, the best standup I’ve seen in a long time

So that’s my week anything I missed?