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Cedar Rapids - A solid comedy elevated by John C. Reilly's performance and likable characters. Nice to see Ed Helms get a chance to do some acting that involves a character arc and he does a good job. Lots of small roles played by recognizable and likable people (was happy to see Alia Shawkat). A good movie. Wouldn't buy it, but wouldn't mind seeing again.
Man, what a trip. Marlon Brando, Val Kilmer and John Frankenheimer in a flat out race to the top of Bat**** Crazy mountain. You get scenes like this...
Brando in a moomoo with a reediculous English accent, Val Kilmer(pretending????) to be high the entire time while flitting about in the latest Polynesian NAMBLA gear...and then you have folks like Fairuza Balk/David Thewliss/Tememaura Morrison trying really hard to understand just what the **** is going on while thinking of all the clever ways they can torture/kill the agent that booked this gig. And then you have poor Stan Winston, trying to do a good job, apparently with mud/sticks and leftover muppet parts. And before you ask, full on prosthetic make-up...check. 90's movie...double check. Ron Perlman unrecognizable under a layer of latex...SHOE BETCHA. I was all ready to give it a BATTLEFIELD EARTH dumb fun thumbs up, but at the very last minute they showed a montage of atrocities commited by humans on humans...and the requisite 'who are the real animals' line(or something to that effect.) and they lost any goodwill I had for the movie. Look, if you are really really high...this is worth watching. Really really high...pharmaceutical grade.
Fairuza Balk haunts my dreams and in a good way!
I watched that Moreau film when it came out in the theater with the whole family, lol!
Nah, we are weird that way.
We also watched The Craft together a year or 2 before that, who also has Balk. I've been accused of having bad taste in women and people point to my attraction to Fairuza as proof. I make no apologies. *goes to have some more ice cream*
Originally Posted by jerseydevil
Man, what a trip. Marlon Brando, Val Kilmer and John Frankenheimer in a flat out race to the top of Bat**** Crazy mountain. You get scenes like this...
Brando in a moomoo with a reediculous English accent, Val Kilmer(pretending????) to be high the entire time while flitting about in the latest Polynesian NAMBLA gear...and then you have folks like Fairuza Balk/David Thewliss/Tememaura Morrison trying really hard to understand just what the **** is going on while thinking of all the clever ways they can torture/kill the agent that booked this gig. And then you have poor Stan Winston, trying to do a good job, apparently with mud/sticks and leftover muppet parts. And before you ask, full on prosthetic make-up...check. 90's movie...double check. Ron Perlman unrecognizable under a layer of latex...SHOE BETCHA. I was all ready to give it a BATTLEFIELD EARTH dumb fun thumbs up, but at the very last minute they showed a montage of atrocities commited by humans on humans...and the requisite 'who are the real animals' line(or something to that effect.) and they lost any goodwill I had for the movie. Look, if you are really really high...this is worth watching. Really really high...pharmaceutical grade.
i remember walking out of the theater with a complete WHAT THE F***? expression all over my face. i can't say i wasn't entertained, but for a Dr. Moreau flick, this ranks about 6th among the 3 made.
and Brando's aping of Truman Capote was something.
Two movies this weekend: Dredd. Really good. Helmet on: check. 4/5 rating.
House at the End of the Street: marketers who made this seem like a supernatural flick should get a raise for getting goofs like me to open their wallets. Even the trailer and movie previews were painted with the supernatural brush. Buzz! Wrong. Rating: 1/5.
Dredd was awesome.
Dude, Fairuza Balk is hot.Nah, we are weird that way.
We also watched The Craft together a year or 2 before that, who also has Balk. I've been accused of having bad taste in women and people point to my attraction to Fairuza as proof. I make no apologies. *goes to have some more ice cream*
I remember watching Island Of Dr Moreau with my dad when it came out on laserdisc (I think) and thinking that I was sure that somewhere someone had told me Marlon Brando was a good actor...
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