Movie Reviews

Sex Tape (2014)

Sex Tape

Sex Tape (2014)

Director:

Jake Kasdan

Starring:

Jason Segal

Cameron Diaz

Rob Corddry

Plot:

A married couple wake up to discover that the sex tape they made the evening before has gone missing, leading to a frantic search for its whereabouts.

Review:

Basically an ad for the iPad and Apple products, which I hate, but I won’t get into that.

This movie teaches an important lesson that everyone should learn. Something, something, internet security, something, something, privacy settings and sync options, blah.

Oh my god that kid is the biggest asshole in the world. Seriously needs to get the shit beat out of him. He did not get what he deserved.

The wise old porn dude was a bit creepy. Kind of funny, but creepy.

Also they really didn’t learn the ultimate lesson. Once something is on the internet it’s always there.

2.5/5

What’s Your Favorite Movie

The Princess Bride

So one of my least favorite questions to be asked is, what is my favorite movie. People judge you based on your response and it’s an impossible question to answer. It depends completely on my mood and what I feel like watching. After years of boring people to death with a long list, a couple years ago I just started telling people, The Princess Bride.

I love The Princess Bride, it is one of my go to movies. If I just need something on in the background or want something to fall asleep to, I put it in. The thing is, I don’t always want to watch it, sometimes I feel like something less romantic and more cheesy or something with more action.

Anyway, I’m ending this movie review year with a question. What is your favorite movie? If you want to give me a list or just the response you tell others when they ask, go right ahead. Be forewarned you will be judged, though I will do my best not to be mean.

I’m truly interested in what you have to say and hope I get a lot of responses.

Happy New Year!

Neighbors (2014)

Neighbors

Neighbors (2014)

Director:

Nicholas Stoller

Starring:

Seth Rogan

Rose Byrne

Zac Efron

Plot:

A couple with a newborn baby face unexpected difficulties after they are forced to live next to a fraternity house.

Review:

I get it, I really do. They just had a baby, they’re trying to figure out who they are now. It’s difficult. I’m there right now. Thankfully they’re not trying to make a movie from my transition because it went a lot smoother.

Honestly there were moments I really liked but over all I was a bit disappointed. I thought the adults should have woken up to their responsibilities sooner, but then that’s just me. I have a hard time when people in movies shirk their responsibilities for too long. I want them to accept them and learn faster.

I also would have liked it if Zac Efron had grown up faster too. Him winding up working up at an Abercrombie was believable but ended the movie on a downer.

3/5

 

The Interview (2014)

The Interview

The Interview (2014)

Director:

Evan Goldberg

Seth Rogan

Starring:

James Franco

Seth Rogan

Randall Park

Plot:

Dave Skylark and producer Aaron Rapoport run the celebrity tabloid show “Skylark Tonight.” When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, they are recruited by the CIA to turn their trip to Pyongyang into an assassination mission.

Review:

A surprising number of well shot action scenes, I screamed at the TV multiple times, and, of course, tons of offensive jokes.

I did not go into The Interview expecting anything more than a Seth Rogan movie, and that’s exactly what I got. I don’t think it was as funny as This is the End, but I definitely enjoyed it. There were a few lulls that slowed the movie down and I’m getting a little tired of the weird relationship between Franco and Rogen that they like to put in each of their films, but not enough to alter my rating of the movie.

I had no problem with the changed ending, and thought that what they went with probably degraded Kim Jong-un more.

All in all, it was just what I expected, and I don’t have a problem with that. Boobs, ass, toilet humor. What more could you ask for?

4/5

Classic Christmas Movie: It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

It's a Wonderful Life

Classic Christmas Movie: It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

Director:

Frank Capra

Starring:

James Stewart

Donna Reed

Lionel Barrymore

Plot:

An angel helps a compassionate but despairingly frustrated businessman by showing what life would have been like if he never existed.

Review:

Out of all the Christmas movies in the world, this is my favorite. When I was little, back in the days of VHS tapes, I wore two copies out. Two. That’s how many times I watched it. You can take your Christmas Vacation and your Home Alone, both great movies to be fair, but the Christmas movie I look forward to watching every year is It’s a Wonderful Life.

It’s got the nice supernatural element I love in Christmas movies, there’s the amazing acting of Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed, and a bald villain in a wheelchair. There’s so much hope and love and an intense feeling that they can overcome everything. It’s beautiful.

It’s a Wonderful Life is everything I love about the holiday season.

5/5

Merry Christmas!