CollegeHumor: Movie review http://www.collegehumor.com/tag/movie-review Funny Videos, Funny Pictures, Funny Links! /article/5785241 http://www.collegehumor.com/article/5785241/ong-bak-2-the-beginning Ong Bak 2: The Beginning Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:14:04 -0500
Lately, I’ve been gravely disappointed with the direction film is taking. The plots are so…so intricate. The characters, so rich, so complex. Love lines turned love triangles have practically gone three-dimensional. Subtlety. Too much subtlety. Yes, friends, film is in a sad state, and it is upon this platform of care and concern for the future of the industry that I call for the revivification of true film for the avid cineast. Bring back the film-stock-thin plots. Bring back the fu-manchu’d villains and the somehow-always-manage-to-get-my-shirt-ripped-off heroes. Re-don the all black onesie; re-hire the underpaid dubbers; and ret-tie your motherf****ing ***kicking shoes because Kung Fu is back and as great (well..I mean…you know) as ever with the release of Ong Bak 2: the Beginning.


...]]> /link/5507176 http://newfangledpictures.blogspot.com/ Stop getting your movie reviews from out-dated, old sources. Get them from the most out-dated source Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:44:59 -0400 /article/5310925 http://www.collegehumor.com/article/5310925/collegehumor-movie-review-the-ugly-truth CollegeHumor Movie Review: The Ugly Truth Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:55:53 -0400 Chick flicks are a time honored tradition in American cinema.  They are easy to write (they all have the same plot formula).  Women flock to go see them as a way to share their pain about the men in their lives.  They also share the pain with the men in their lives by dragging them to these movies, guaranteeing double the revenue because at least half of the people in the theater don’t want to be there.
...]]> /video/5291688 http://www.collegehumor.com/video/5291688/unexpected-bruno-review Unexpected Bruno Review Wed, 22 Jul 2009 11:31:31 -0400 /article/3807981 http://www.collegehumor.com/article/3807981/collegehumor-movie-review-the-day-the-earth-stood-still CollegeHumor Movie Review: The Day the Earth Stood Still Tue, 16 Dec 2008 02:03:31 -0500

I’m pretty sure it’s safe to say at this point that Hollywood is just running out of ideas.  I’m not completely opposed to the concept of remaking old movies simply because “we can make them look better now”, but shouldn’t that concept only apply to movies that sucked the first time around?  Why would you attempt to remake what many Sci-Fi movie buffs consider to be an all time classic of the genre?  Sure there’s a chance of making something good just a little bit better but is it really worth the risk?  That’s like if a huge group of Middle School nerds spent their entire summer constructing a gigantic diorama of the human body made out of toothpicks for a science fair project, then a father of one of the kids who is good with tools decides he wants to improve it and shatters the entire display.  The risk to make something better was admirable but now you have an entire room filled with angry prepubescent nerds to deal with.  On an unrelated note, I’ll never forgive you Dad sniff
...]]> /article/3758697 http://www.collegehumor.com/article/3758697/collegehumor-movie-review-quantum-of-solace CollegeHumor Movie Review: Quantum of Solace Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:16:37 -0500
Well, it’s the 22nd time James Bond has made it to the big screen and things sure have changed. Some of those changes are a breath of fresh air, but a lot of them are just the opposite.  Let’s go ahead and use an altered version of the Stewie Griffin “compliment sandwich” method to start off this review, where I’ll begin with something good, mention where things need improvement, and then end with something good.  Ooook let’s see something good…for anyone who complained that Casino Royale was too long of a movie, you’ll be happy to know that Quantum is nowhere near as lengthy.  Where this movie needs improvement…
...]]> /article/3739885 http://www.collegehumor.com/article/3739885/collegehumor-movie-review-role-models CollegeHumor Movie Review: Role Models Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:22:13 -0500
Lots of comedies these days are trying to bank off a classic formula; the “comedy duo”.  We all know the comedy duo “ 2 friends (or sometimes enemies) on the screen together bouncing off one another in that perfect rhythm.  Naturally a lot of times this has the tendency to fail miserably coughWhat Happens in Vegas, but the good news is when it works? It pays off in spades and creates some really memorable stories “ Rush Hour, Pineapple Express, Lethal Weapon, Harold & Kumar, Cheech and Chong, etc.  Hell, even the Mac & PC guys make for halfway decent commercials at the very least.  In this respect I have to say, Seann William Scott and Paul Rudd make a really unexpectedly great team, so much to the point that it makes me think, “Why the hell wasn’t this done earlier?”
...]]> /article/3730661 http://www.collegehumor.com/article/3730661/collegehumor-movie-review-zack-and-miri-make-a-porno CollegeHumor Movie Review: Zack and Miri Make a Porno Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:05:44 -0500
For those of you who are out of the loop, Zack and Miri Make a Porno is a ?View Askew’ movie by Kevin Smith “ the man behind Clerks, Mallrats, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, Dogma, and Clerks 2 to name a few.  Anyway, it seems that our boy Kevin has recently been inspired by some of Judd Apatow’s work because Zack and Miri Make a Porno feels like it has ?Apatow‘ written all over it.
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If you thought I’d let October slip by without reviewing a zombie movie, then you’ve got some nerve, pal.  Quarantine is a remake of a Spanish horror flick called REC. Apparently it’s gotten to the point in Hollywood where movies that were released in 2007 are already being re-made, but hey this is America and we like things fresh dammit so why the hell not.
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Out in theaters this week is Blindness, a movie directed by Fernando Meirelles who has a thing for putting together weird, artsy pieces like The Constant Gardener and City of God.  The film itself is an adaptation of the 1995 novel Blindness, and originally premiered at the Cannes Film Festival back in May.  
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Welcome! I hope everyone’s enjoying being back on campus where they truly are at home.


Alright ‘nuff small talk.  


Robert De Niro and Al Pacino are 65 and 68 years of age.  I would like a brief pause in reading so that information can let that information settle in.  Done? OK.  This weekend our favorite pair of hard-asses are in theaters with the new flick Righteous Kill.  Now, I mentioned their ages not because I’m trying to be a smartass “ plenty of actors do awesome jobs way into their later years, Leslie Nielsen is 82 for Christ’s sake and the man is still as hilarious as ever…but comedy movies are a different breed.  Am I saying it’s impossible for 60-year-old actors to look tough and intimidating on screen?  Not at all, but it does start to come into question a little more when it starts clashing with the story. 
...]]> /article/3561420 http://www.collegehumor.com/article/3561420/collegehumor-movie-review-college CollegeHumor Movie Review: College Sun, 31 Aug 2008 10:34:43 -0400
Ahhh, Can you smell that in the air? Plastic cups and ping-pong balls fresh out of the packaging and the clean lemony-piney aroma of a brand new (cleaned heavily to hide various human fluids to appear new) dorm room just waiting to be broken in with another full year of good old fashioned debauchery. Its Orientation Week ’08, and that means this week we’re taking a look at the new movie in theatres this week, College.
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Out in theaters this week is the new comedy starring Rainn Wilson, The Rocker. Anyone who is a fan of The Office (myself included) will recognize Wilson as the hilariously weird Dwight Schrute. Aside from The Office, I haven’t seen Wilson in too much else, so I can at least say it was a nice change of pace to see him in a role where he isn’t constantly creeping me out.
...]]> /article/3535123 http://www.collegehumor.com/article/3535123/collegehumor-movie-review-tropic-thunder CollegeHumor Movie Review: Tropic Thunder Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:11:04 -0400
Welcome back! This week we’re taking a look at the suddenly controversial Tropic Thunder (which is totally my new name if I ever decide to become a Mexican league wrestler). As many of you already know, the film stars Ben Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downey Jr. as a group of variously ‘talented’ actors attempting to make the greatest Vietnam-era war movie of all time. That’s the short version. Now here’s all the nitty-gritty stuff that you all seem to like so much.
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Let me say right now, this movie is up against some steep competition. First of all, with The Dark Knight still in theaters and becoming more valuable by the day than many small, island countries, it’s hard to consider going to see anything else. Secondly, this movie has some big shoes to fill in the ‘weed comedy’ department. Cheech and Chong’s Up in Smoke, Half Baked, Dazed and Confused, Harold & Kumar go to White Castle, and even Super Troopers (which is more of a cop humor movie, but still plays the weed element excellently) have all made lasting impressions on the big screen, and rank up pretty well on my personal list of favorite movies. Does Pineapple Express have what it takes to stand out as a solid weed movie?
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First off, a quick thank you to everyone who participated in the epic discussion of last week’s review for The Dark Knight. In depth conversations for excellent movies was one of the many reasons this article was started, so thanks to everyone who made the threads as big as they were.
...]]> /article/3503609 http://www.collegehumor.com/article/3503609/collegehumor-movie-review-the-dark-knight CollegeHumor Movie Review: The Dark Knight Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:13:05 -0400
I’m going to start off this weeks article with a moment of disturbing realism that many of us may be afraid to admit to.  On January 22nd 2008 when Heath Ledger died due to an accidental overdose, about 95% of people reacted to the news in this manner: “Oh my God…did they finish The Dark Knight?“  The level of anticipation for this movie has been just as high as, or higher than any other film in recent memory.  Batman Begins was a movie that not only redeemed the entire Batman franchise from such horrific failures as Batman and Robin, and Batman Forever, but also redefined the comic book movie genre by adding levels of intense realism, dark protagonist character conflict, and situations concerning the morality of man. 
...]]> /article/3496478 http://www.collegehumor.com/article/3496478/collegehumor-movie-review-hellboy-ii-the-golden-army CollegeHumor Movie Review: Hellboy II: The Golden Army Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:26:55 -0400
It’s time for a get together with everyone’s favorite muscular, cigar puffing, profane friend who’s obsessed with kittens and daytime TV.  No, I ain’t talkin about your Grandma, it’s Hellboy, and this weekend he’s back in theaters for the visual packed sequel, Hellboy II: The Golden Army. 
...]]> /article/3487644 http://www.collegehumor.com/article/3487644/collegehumor-movie-review-hancock CollegeHumor Movie Review: Hancock Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:59:38 -0400
Everyone knows that 4th of July weekend belongs to Will Smith. All you have to do is look back at Independence Day, MIB, Wild Wild West, MIB II, and I, Robot just to name a few to realize that Hollywood seriously knows how to bank on an actor as big as Will. Now I’ve been obsessed with and praising the talents of Will Smith ever since the days of Fresh Prince…and that’s exactly why this is going to be so hard. I can already sense the tension in the air from that last sentence. Stay with me guys, breathe deeply, and believe me when I say this:
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Nowadays, Hollywood fires more gigantic mega million dollar movies at our faces than a crazed cheerleader with a high-powered T-shirt gun.  Every now and then a change of pace can be a little refreshing.  Enter, The Wackness.
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