‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs’ Download and Reviews

October 5, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Animation, Comedy, Family

“Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” Movie Details

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs tagline: Prepare to get served
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs - DVD Cover

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs DVD Cover

Actors:
James Caan
Bruce Campbell
Bill Hader Flint Lockwood
Tracy Morgan Cal
Mr. T Earl Devereaux
Andy Samberg Brent
Anna Faris Sam
Directors: Phil Lord and Chris Miller
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10 out of 12,273 votes

“Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” Movie Review

“Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” Plot Summary

The most delicious event since macaroni met cheese. Inspired by the beloved children’s book, the film focuses on a town where food falls from the sky like rain.

Very funny

No seriously, it is very funny. There might be quite a few flaws with the script/idea behind it all, but the movie is moving along so quick you won’t even notice them. And the voice cast assembled here? Just amazing! And getting ‘Mr. T’ of A-Team fame doing the voice of a cop, is just one of the greatest ideas ever! It’s also very well written (within its premise that is of course) and has quite a few great moments. It’s target audience is the younger audience (which is especially apparent when love comes into play), but does have quite some treats for the ‘older’ audience members too. If you like funny and light animated movies, this will be your cup of tea. Not quite the heights Pixar has climbed (because there is not that much depth to the whole thing), but very funny and worthwhile indeed

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‘Tropic Thunder’ Download and Reviews

September 26, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Action, Adventure, Comedy

“Tropic Thunder” Movie Details

Tropic Thunder tagline: The movie they think they’re making… isn’t a movie anymore.
Tropic Thunder - DVD Cover

Tropic Thunder DVD Cover

Actors:
Ben Stiller Speedman
Jack Black Jeff ‘Fats’ Portnoy
Robert Downey Jr. Kirk Lazarus
Brandon T. Jackson Alpa Chino
Jay Baruchel Kevin Sandusky
Danny R. McBride Cody
Steve Coogan Damien
Bill Hader Rob Slolom
Nick Nolte
Brandon Soo Hoo Tran
Reggie Lee Byong
Jason Collett Academy Award audience member
Tom Cruise
Eric Feliciano
Tri Le Cyclo Driver
Directors: Ben Stiller
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10 out of 95,405 votes

“Tropic Thunder” Movie Review

“Tropic Thunder” Plot Summary

Through a series of freak occurrences, a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying.

The next level

This is a brilliant piece of work. A comedy/parody that actually emulates at the level of its source material. Ben Stiller has clearly done his homework and here recreates many epic battle scenes. The photography is stunning and the direction is nothing less than awesome, for the first twenty minutes or so. Although the movie loses direction a little in the second and third acts it has enough great script and sheer momentum that it never falls below excellent. This really is a stunning piece of work. Look at what else is out there. This is constantly funny but also technically brilliant and very artistic. There are no ‘longeurs’ and every scene moves the action forward. The performances are spectacularly good. Tom cruise still looks slightly too ‘Tom Cruise’ but his lines are almost perfect. As a whole his part is 1000 times better than in that defecant Magnolia. Robert Downey Jr is almost embarrassingly good. He plays Bill Cosby playing an actor in a movie, but then he slips into a stereotype of all ‘our favorite’ Black actors. He is challenged by the one real Black guy and this scene serves to show that he is an actor, playing an Australian actor who is trying to play a Black American. Ther are too many other outstanding features to mention, such as the child general and Jack Black’s best work in years. All in all, this is not a mainstream movie. It is Something Else.

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‘Superbad’ Download and Reviews

September 18, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Comedy

“Superbad” Movie Details

Superbad tagline: Come and Get Some
Superbad - DVD Cover

Superbad DVD Cover

Actors:
Jonah Hill Seth
Michael Cera Evan
Christopher Mintz-Plasse Fogell
Bill Hader Officer Slater
Seth Rogen Officer Michaels
Emma Stone Jules
Martha MacIsaac Becca
Aviva Nicola
Stacy Edwards Evan’s Mom
Scott Gerbacia Jesse
Pamella D’Pella Teacher
Clint Mabry Prosthetic Leg Kid
Casey Margolis Young Seth
Laura Marano Little Becca
Brian Huskey Elementary Principal
Directors: Greg Mottola
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10 out of 125,182 votes

“Superbad” Movie Review

“Superbad” Plot Summary

Two co-dependent high school seniors are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan to stage a booze-soaked party goes awry.

Definitely the best Apatow-group film yet

I enjoyed ‘The 40-Year-Old Virgin,’ but didn’t feel it was entirely worthy of all the enormous acclaim it garnered. And for all the praise ‘Knocked Up’ received, I thought it was fairly average. So I wasn’t expecting much from ‘Superbad.’ However, I’d have to say it’s the smartest and funniest Apatow film yet. I know he didn’t direct it, but his influence is distinct. And in the past I’ve felt indifferent towards Apatow’s brand of humour, but combined with Rogen’s sensitivity towards the teen condition here, it works really well

People have compared it to John Hughes’ better teen comedies, but I don’t think the approach is entirely similar. ‘Superbad’ is cruder, ruder, a bit more focused on the sex & alcohol jokes. But it works really well because it captures that dynamic – better than ‘American Pie’ because it invests more care into its characters. One of the strengths of ‘Pie’ over other films in its genre (such as, say, ‘Slackers’) has always been its characters, and ‘Superbad’ similarly relies on its characters for support. Plus, it’s just really funny

The performances all around are pretty funny, even if the Fogell/McLovin pop culture references are ruining a good joke (kind of like ‘Yeah, baby!!’ ruined Austin Powers when 20-year-old frat boys around the country thought it would be funny to shout the phrase every five seconds).

Jonah Hill and Michael Cera have great chemistry and another one of the strengths of this film is that its teenage characters actually do look their age (even though Hill is in his early 20s, he still passes as a senior). But it was Bill Hader and Seth Rogen who stole the show for me as the clueless cops

Overall this is just a funny, well-made film with heart. It doesn’t mock its characters or their predicaments but casts a knowing eye on the high school experience. It captures all this very well and was certainly, in my opinion, far superior to ‘Knocked Up.’

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‘Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian’ Download and Reviews

August 15, 2009 by Paul Wall  
Filed under Action, Adventure, Comedy

“Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian” Movie Details

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian tagline: When the lights go off the battle is on.
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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian DVD Cover

Actors:
Hank Azaria Kah Mun Rah
Jon Bernthal Al Capone
Alain Chabat Napoleon
Jake Cherry Nick Daley
Samuel Patrick Chu Teenage Boy #1
Steve Coogan Octavius
Nick Dash Ulysses S Grant
Rick Dobran Neanderthal
John Doty Smithsonian visitor
Patrick Gallagher Attila the Hun
Robert Ben Garant Orville Wright
Ricky Gervais Dr. McPhee
Kerry van der Griend Neanderthal
Christopher Guest Ivan the Terrible
Bill Hader General George Armstrong Custer
Directors: Shawn Levy
IMDB Rating: 6.0/10 out of 21,083 votes

“Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian” Movie Review

“Night at the Museum 2″ Plot Summary

Security guard Larry Daley infiltrates the Smithsonian Institute in order to rescue Jedediah and Octavius, who have been shipped to the museum by mistake.

Larger than the First! An inappropriate Plot!

The critics never enjoy the movie!I definitely enjoyed the movie, even the first. The movie was filled with action, good performance but never its story. I don’t like what they do in Washington DC. The new characters are haven’t useful they not nicely introduced. The 300 action style was a good try and the CGI effects were amazing as it is. The old characters are worthless, I thought Robbie Williams will be taking a large part but it is not. Ben Stiller is really a good actor, I like his acts just like in the Tropic Thunder. I like the museum of Smithsonian it was large, i though its just a building. The comedy was just the way it was. Overall it is definitely worth watching for me, maybe a little longer story and plot will make it a blockbuster.

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