‘Hairspray’ Download and Reviews
“Hairspray” Movie Details
Hairspray tagline: Get ready for something big July 20th!
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| IMDB Rating: 7.3/10 out of 39,469 votes |
“Hairspray” Movie Review
“Hairspray” Plot Summary
Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.
I Am Shocked
I am shocked at how much I liked this movie. When I first heard about it, I wasn’t too excited. I’m not a big fan of musicals and I didn’t think this would make me warm up to them. But I really loved this movie. It was absolutely fantastic. I was forced into seeing this movie and I didn’t expect it to be that good
My sister asked me to take her daughters, Jacqueline and Emma to see the movie and I was a little reluctant to at first, but I eventually agreed to go. It wasn’t as good as Transformers, but it was a ton of fun! My nieces were smiling to the whole movie and so was I. It was just very funny and extremely enjoyable
The whole cast was absolutely superb. Nikki Blonsky has talent. She pulled off the role of Tracy great. Amanda Bynes was great as Tracy’s pal, Penny. I like Amanda, she is a funny girl. John Travolta as Edna, Tracy’s mom. Wow. Pretty good. Michelle Pheiffer and Brittany Snow play snotty mother and daughter, Velma and Amber Von Tussel. They were pretty funny. Christopher Walken is excellent as always. Queen Latifa as Motormouth Maybelle was pretty damn hilarious. Zac Efron as the dreamy Linc Larkin. He was pretty cool. Elijah Kelley as Seaweed was just awesome!The script was pretty awesome. The songs were good and you may find yourself tapping your feet to the music. The dialogue was fun and absolutely hilarious. The characters were very, very likable. You may even grow attached to the antagonists. It was very well written and the cast proved that even more
If you want to have a fun time at the movies, I really recommend Hairspray. Even the guys will love it. The songs, script, and cast were all excellent and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Even though I loathe musicals, this one was great. Go watch it. It’s very entertaining
Cast: 10/10 Songs: 9/10 Choreography: 9/10 Writing: 10/10 Characters: 10/10Overall Score: 10/10
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‘The Princess and the Frog’ Download and Reviews
“The Princess and the Frog” Movie Details
The Princess and the Frog tagline:
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| IMDB Rating: 7.7/10 out of 7,377 votes |
“The Princess and the Frog” Movie Review
“The Princess and the Frog” Plot Summary
A fairy tale set in Jazz Age-era New Orleans and centered on a young girl named Princess Tiana and her fateful kiss with a frog prince who desperately wants to be human again.
By Jove…it’s actually GOOD!
I’ve said my share of disparaging words against the Walt Disney Company, and let’s face it; they’ve put out more than their share of garbage over the years. It seems as if Pixar has been pulling their dead weight for the past decade as they’ve put out offensively bad DTV releases and pumping their money and resources into their sub par T.V. station and musical acts (though I will say that Lilo and Stitch, as well as The Emperor’s New Groove, which I consider to be one of Disney’s funniest releases). Yes, it seemed that all hope was lost for the Mouse and that anything original and thought provoking associated with the Disney name would have that cute little bouncing lamp right along side
Imagine my surprise when I saw The Princess and the Frog yesterday. Surprise nothing! I nearly went into a shock induced coma. This was a brilliant film, something truly worthy of Uncle Walt’s iconic signature. This film had all the makings of a Disney classic: great story, great characters, great music, and of course, great art
One thing I always give the Walt Disney Co. credit for is their masterful art work in their features, even the less than stellar ones. This has, especially, been the case the past 20-25 years. Some of the same artists that worked on the more recent classics like The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast worked on Princess and the Frog. I was told after the film that the same man that drew Belle (Randy Cartwright) drew for Tiana, and you can tell. The art in general in this movie is extremely impressive. Not only are all the characters well drawn, but the backgrounds are breath taking, very reminiscent of Hunchback of Notre Dame. They seem to take you into a painting of the location without losing it’s touch with reality. Also, the use of different art styles stood out, especially the ‘Almost There’ number, which was drawn mostly in the Art Deco style
Randy Newman’s score left the biggest impression on my after the film was over, though. I think this is the first time a Disney feature used, primarily, North American music styles like jazz, ragtime, southern gospel, and even zydeco. Of course, like any great Disney feature; Princess and the Frog had it’s signature musical number: the previously named ‘Almost There’. With a great tune, appropriate lyrics, and of course, the voice of Anika Noni Rose; I’m sure (and I hope) this will become another Disney standard. Unlike some Disney films, there wasn’t that dreadful ‘Oh dear merciful God, when is this going to end’ number. Every song was thought out, appropriate for it’s setting, and just…good. Kudos to Randy Newman, who will hopefully get an Oscar nomination (at least) for this film
Then, of course, there’s the high water mark for not only Disney movies, but for movies in general, especially animation films: characters and story. Movies can have an amazing score and even good animation, but if the story flops and if the characters are insufferable, then it’s going nowhere. This movie, thankfully, had neither problem. There was no character that you wish would just go get himself or herself bent. Everyone served his or her purpose in the movie
Like many of the newer Disney movies, The Princess and the Frog had a, well…Princess character that was blue collar and hard working
Tiana is young woman from the slums of New Orleans, whose sole purpose in life is to open up a successful restaurant serving authentic Louisiana cuisine. Of course, the man puts her down and she finds herself sunk. I will say that I’m VERY proud of Disney for not shoving the race issue down our throats and, at the same time, for not avoiding it all together. This was seen in the scene where the land lords of the building she’s looking to purchase
At the same time, a lazy hedonistic prince comes to New Orleans looking for a (Rich) bride since his monetary supply has been cut off by his parents. He sets his sights on a bona fide southern belle named Charlotte, Tiana’s foil and best friend. The Prince and his reluctant English servant (what prince would be complete without one) get sidetracked by a voodoo man/street performer named Dr. Facilier aka ‘The Shadow Man’, a slick deceitful crook with his own silhouette as a side kick (and yes, they are able to make it work). Dr. Facilier says both Prince Naveeh and Lawerence will get what they both desire most (money and a life without servitude, respectively). Louis is turned into the Prince (or at least, given his body) while Naveeh turns into…a smiley frog; which as we learn throughout the film is mucus
Naveeh meets Tiana after she changes clothes (and after her dreams of owning her own restaurant). Tiana, who is less than fond of frog, tries to kill our hero; but later finds out that this is a frog with a difference…he can talk. After Naveeh sees a copy of a print version of, appropriately enough, the Princess and the Frog, he asks Tiana (Who is wearing a tiara at the time) to kiss him, believing that she is, indeed, royalty herself; though he later finds out that she is a waitress. He promises that after she kisses him, something she is far from enthusiastic about, he will make her dream of owning her own restaurant a reality. Well, she does kiss him, but there’s a bit of a SNAFU: she turns into a frog herself. The two of them must find a way to become human again. Along the way, they meet a cavalcade of characters including a trumpet playing alligator (and yes, they are able to make it work somehow) and a Cajun firefly named Ray
The Princess and the Frog, a movie (I hope) that is destined for greatness.
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‘August Rush’ Download and Reviews
“August Rush” Movie Details
August Rush tagline: An incredible journey moving at the speed of sound
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| IMDB Rating: 7.5/10 out of 25,680 votes |
“August Rush” Movie Review
“August Rush” Plot Summary
A drama with fairy tale elements, where an orphaned musical prodigy uses his gift as a clue to finding his birth parents.
Excellent comedy!
Watched this film last night with my wife and 17 year old daughter. It was unbelievably predictable and sappy. I understand filmmakers need to take some creative license, but the coincidences portrayed in this film are way beyond far-fetched
It doesn’t get any funnier than a smiling 4′9′ Freddie Highmore dressed in a tux leading the NY Philarmonic Orchestra in Central Park. Now that’s comedic genius!When the movie ended, several people in the audience (including the three of us) were laughing out loud
Holy cow…to think I paid for three tickets to see this trite mess! Should have stayed home and watched the Kansas-Missou game
Gave it a two since I like NYC and Greenwich Village.
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‘Big Momma’s House’ Download and Reviews
“Big Momma’s House” Movie Details
Big Momma’s House tagline: This FBI agent is going undercover… and he’s concealing more than a weapon.
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“Big Momma’s House” Movie Review
“Big Momma’s House” Plot Summary
An FBI agent disguises himself as an old lady to protect a beautiful federal witness and her son. add synopsis
Great Comedy!
Sure Big Momma’s House has the over-exaggerated characters, the typical modern crude humor and predictable plot – but I found the execution of the movie spot-on. It’s got a very similar aspect as Mrs
Doubtfire, I think you can guess what that is, but despite the predictability, no character development and just mild dialog, I found the movie rather enjoyable because on how funny and well executed Martin Lauren’s performance was. It’s got all the same elements on the typical modern comedy, whether it’d be its crude humor, dialog or appeals but my opinion contracts it as a great comedy, that could easily be enjoyable on the same level of multiple viewings. It’s very funny, got a good ending and also the little sad bit, a recommendation for every Comedy fan who wants a laugh but expect nothing special.
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