Showing posts with label Rating: 70-80. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rating: 70-80. Show all posts

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Pineapple Express

The highly anticipated stoner classic does not disappoint. Pineapple Express gives us memorable scenes and quotes through the journey of a process server and a weed dealer as they try runaway from an apprehensive drug boss. This film gives the modern generation their own version of Cheech & Chong. Movie viewers, "you've been served."

Rating: 79

Saturday, January 3, 2009

In Bruges

In Bruges was one of those movies that wasn't hilarious, wasn't action packed, and wasn't informative. But it was extremely entertaining. It featured a porn star, midget, a small European town, and two brilliant performance by Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. Yes, I said a midget and a porn star.

Rating: 72

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

Jay Roach's Austin Powers: I.M.M. is one of the most memorable and quotable movies of the 90s. Mike Myers's has the ability to make every scene funny and does so in this film. This movie put Mike Myers's alongside of the likes of Benny Hill, Eddie Murphy, Sasha Baron Cohen and Chris Lilley with their skill of portraying multiple characters in a single film. However, this film may have died with the 90s, just like Mike Myers's career. (He'll make a comeback eventually.)

Rating: 72

Friday, January 2, 2009

Shaun of the Dead


Edgar Wright surprisingly created a successful parody of the Dawn of the Dead movies with his Shaun of the Dead. Featuring a duo of hilarious brits, the movie mixes highbrow and lowbrow humor to make a non-stop laugh, thriller from start to finish. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost create a team of hooligans who guarantee hilarity in any movie they star in.

Rating: 73

Clerks

On a $27,000 budget , Kevin Smith was able to create a comedic masterpiece. The Quick Stop became much more than a work place as Kevin Smith would use it as the setting for his cinematic debut. Clerks set the standard for dry humor and also developed two unforgettable characters known as the stoners Jay and Silent Bob that have became household names after having recurring roles in the majority of Smith's movies.

Rating: 77

Zoolander

I'm pretty sure there's a lot more to life than being really, really, ridiculously good looking. And I plan on finding out what that is.

Rating: 72

Burn After Reading

The Coen Brother's Burn After Reading was a hilarious satire that involves a spectacular cast. The combination of the overwhelming plot and hysterical created a comedy hit in 2008. Plus, seeing Brad Pitt get shot by George Clooney was amazing.

Note: It pails in comparison to their other classics including The Big Lebowski, No Country for Old Men, and Fargo.

Rating: 75

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Zack and Miri Make A Porno

Kevin Smith strikes again with this film that could even make Joseph Stalin crack a smile. Smith escapes from his typical features which include the notoriously funny Jay and Silent Bob and replaces them with a handful of characters that the average man or woman can relate to. Rogen and Banks give it their all as they agree to act out Smith's raunchy scenes. Although not the best present for mother's day and you pray your grandma overlooks this film, it serves as a perfect gift for your college buds or companion.

Rating: 72