miércoles, 30 de julio de 2008

yeah let Ferrell play nice with John C. in this.


Family films are hot calamity, now and then. With so many that disney have made, make ya wonder they re the ones who're recycling late and good actor, from College trip to Wild Hogs. But now that's changing with this latest antics that involve both of the best comedian actors, is it good, well a laugh hard, until my laughing spill hit a girl, that got my jaw broken. Heres my review:
When Robert Doback(Richard Jenkins) Meet Nancy(Mary Steen burgen) in one of he's conferees, the heat was on, only that both of them have one thing in common, they got their 40 year old son living with them. So marriage come, then the moving comes, just to set the house to war, Where Brennan(Will Ferrell) meets Dale(John C Reilly) start spilling their hate one and other, from throwing one off the boat, to messing with the drum set, to painting fake scar, to finally hitting both their head, that set the next step, try to find jobs, which they failed a lot. But when Brennan successful, who's wife have had enough of him Brother Derek(Adam Scott) come for a visit, the plate are set, and discussion is made, that make both step brothers find one thing in common their hate for Derek. Starting a beautiful friendship, that have both step-brothers their greatest joy of all time, but when Derek convince Robert to sell the house, is up for some wonder brother touch to stop him. While all come crashing down, when a divorce is made that cause the separation of the family. Now like on every family movie there's a parent trap of a plan to get Nancy and Robert together? Will they suceed?
Thats why seth Rogen is in it too? I got nothing to close with.
Is the dialog of the film that make the start look and sound like children. And the chemistry that Will have with John make ya forget of another duo, like anything that Eddie Murphy have been in. They really act like children, with the screaming to the faces that both can give. But the best go to John C. i mean really was it necessary seen him in underwear, in some part, oh god. This is even worst than looking sara silverman show. Dereck by far is a great douche bag of a brother, that should he's personality in a way that can be seen , in King of Kong 's Billy Mitchell.
The film follow the same plot as like any family film, but older. But where the fun is found, is on the work of Will And John C. the film have a very older disney take, like if Judd Apatow would have be making a film for them. this would have been. the craziness of Robert trying to support them, got a mixture of fresh prince and dennis the menace. The only hitting that would be missing is Steve Martin, who is a king for this kind of film. But overall, is fun to see Will been spank by a older man.
this ain't the best comedy of the summer, cause a certain pot smoking auctioneer is gonna take it. But if you looking for something fun to watch, and see Will in something better than he's sport film that he have made. than go with this.
Comedy film are till coming out, it just a matter on how they make them, like the upcoming Kevin Smith new flick, to the seth rogen film. There plenty more to go around. So watch step-brother cause is good.

they shoul be made for tv.


that famous sound from the start, of every episode, define what this series was all about, with more of 9 season, and a movie. We saw the strange, and the bizzard cases, that two FBI agents, faces, from the non believer doctor Agent Scully(Gillian Anderson), to the one that always follow the clues without stopping Agent Mulder(David Duchovny). Now a new chapter is made in a movie, directed by non other than the man, that made us believe in conspiracy's. But is it interesting to explore the phenomenon, or it is just another episode. The file is open for a review:
Is been a while since Mulder(David Duchovny) and Scully(Gillian Anderson) left the FBI. Now they 're call back, to solve a case about a missing Agent, handle by agent Dakota Whitney(Amanda Peet), who admire the intuition of Fox Mulder, and he partner the always silent, and just following orders agent Mosley Drummy(Xzibit), that needed the expertise, of the agents, But fox was hiding out in a remote cabin, till wanted by the FBI, and Scully was having problem with a patient, to find treament, they reach a agreement, that would let them work on the case, they first have to figure out the vision of a ex priest father Joseph Crissman(Billy Connolly) that tie him to the missing FBI agent, and taking them, to where the clues are. Revealing a whole new series of disappearances that be happening. But will Scully stay on the case, or will she rather focus more on her patient? And will Mulder find the missing agent, with or without help of the FBI?
O yes the true is till out there.
The acting of both main actor David and scully till have that flair, that made us love this character, from their questioning, to their connection they have, but the only flaw that it have when to the very sloopy comedic moments that really didn't felt right. Amanda Peet take, was your average cliche of the agent that sooner or later she gonna be kill. It wasn't that convincing. And that one that i least dislike go to Xzibit, i mean seriously this guy is a rapper, and taking a serious roll, is like rapping how great the law is. Xzibit get better acting, that are more connected to who you are. But the big surprise go to former boos Agent Skinner(Mitch Pileggi) that over the time, that he have been in other TV series like sg1 or Atlantis, that character haven't gone away.
Now the story it have a nice concept involving the stem cell research, and the nice dark suspense that the series have. the the problem it didnt feel like a follow up to the series, and the well know alien conspiracy. But just another case, that reunited them. they should have waited i least 15 years to make it into a movie, with today theater been pack in with suspense films, X-files doesn't reach that genre, i see it more like soap opera, with a paranormal twist.
The film is good, but not like the first one. But good, it would have been better, if they just added the computer geeks that are know in the series as the lone gunmen, or see if the smoking man live. But the movie was trying to be another episode, that reunited them to solve it. Like any episode, that case is unresolved.
From the tv show, many series are following the same taste, that x-file started, is just sad that can be said for this movie. If you wanna see what happen to your favorite agents, and unravel the clues then go, but if you feel is just another episode, then buy the dvd set. Now that's how the true is found.

viernes, 18 de julio de 2008

step a side jack let heath do the laughing


everybody know that batman is anon superhero, but he know he's ways to solve the thorougher crimes, in gotham. But he always feel a challenge when it come to gotham demented of all. This time a know actor take the roll of playing by far the best perfomance of the year, and only golden statue should be remember by this is my review by far the best film of the year:
gotham city most wanted are fear, and scare by the most dark of all night, and they have enough. So when a unknown is robbing banks, by gotham most mobster. Is time to bring someone that know the solution. By then Bruce Wayne(Christopher Bale) is trying to find a new fit to he's bat suit, while someone is recollecting the mob last cash, when someone that know how to make a pen disappear, make a proposal with a smile the joker (Heath Ledger). to give them half to take care of the problem. He start for making hit to the city most prestige lawmaker, putting the heat on the batman. So when the D.A. Harvey Dent(Aaron Eckhart) take charge of the situation, hell try to break losse. Now is time for the knight to take back what's right, and find he's most obstacles of all. This is the day when everybody know that knight prove the good of what the city is made. The masterpieces of the batman.
is like Martin Scorsese directed this, by far this is the best film of not the summer but the year, Heath take the credit for this one, he can make Hannibal Lecter shine he shoes with he tongue. Know one deserve more screen time than him, by playing the best comic villain of all time, that makes us love him more, for he's crimes, than he jokes(seriously who you gonna see make a penn disappear, really). Hey let not forget Eckhart by playing the twisted thug of all batman rogue the two face. A nice surprise well play by the director finding a good way of adding another villain to the mix. Maggie performance is something that needed to keep the film going for not losing the touch, the innocent of her character prove the true challenge of what batman is all about. Than let not forget the dark knight himself, i felt he voice needed some coughdrop, but hey well done for playing the cape cruiser, by far lets be honest he will be remember by playing the best batman since Adam West.
The story felt more like it was written by the god of comic writer Alan Moore, i mean this ain't iron man this is a actual film, that only could be describe been directed by Oliver Stone. The time that we get to know the joker was a nice introduction that only came off the graphic novel The Killing joke. The chase sequences was well craft, by introducing to he bike but the way he go all empire strike back walker to the truck is something that's gonna make us forget it. Than the Hong Kong sting, with the flying, this is something that any director could ever thought about. And finally what i felt the real challenge of Batman the building shot, taking town first the cop, after finding out that hostages were the bad guys, is something that prove to you that the joker is still the best villain of all time. And only the bat is the man to beat him in he's on game. Most of the action felt good, to Die hard good. Yeah this is something that will make way on how to make a comic heroes more good.
With more comic movies like this their ain't no comparison, to what this one achieve. So if you 're planning to see it, than do it don't wait, buy that Hot topic Batman t shirt and see this film. And find out on why the dark knight ain't a super hero but a great detective (that really show) .
The movie truly show is about more on the gangster than the hero.
And to close in a sad not, everybody saw this film, should be feeling bad by the best performance of the joke. Heath, was a well actor, who know of what real acting was all about, and he did deserve the most credit by making this flick. And will know he's gone. He's acting will prove to all, is not always the story is always told but the acting that make us to believe that's them. That make us believe that good the movie is.
So this review goes to him. For making us to believe there's always a better joker, than jack.
Next stop step brother n X-files.

viernes, 11 de julio de 2008

Directed and feel Mexican.


Is always a unique touch when it come knowing Director Guillermo Del Toro. Dropping he's drama part, and taken more a fun , comedic, and sometime karate style for he's latest. Bringing back the beer drinking, foul mouthing, raising hell temper red demon:
Hellboy, so does the sequel bring more satire adventures or is not worth to drink for, here's my horn breaker of review:
In time Human was at war with the mystic creatures from goblins, ogres, and elves, that never ended, until, prince Nuada(Luke Goss) advise he's father The King, for constructing a invincible army, that can obey him every order, with out any hesitation, build by the finest metal of the ogres, a army that decimated, humanity. The king felt regret for what he did, that he made a truce with the human. By then he son when to exile, as for the crown that give him the power to control it, it was shatter by 3 pies one given by the human, and the 2 were kept. Now that time have came when Princesis out to reclaim it, and take back what once was there. Attacking first auction house, where by then The BPRD, are having problem of their own, with Hellboy(Ron Perlman) always taking picture in the public eye. He's having girlfriend problem with Liz(Selma Blair), while Abe Sapien try to enjoy the mood. All that change whern they go to investigated the problem, but with Red been untamed, is time for a new agent to join the party. Coming Johann Krauss(voice by Seth Mcfarlane) to take the command and start investigating but when the princessNuala(Anna Walton) seek their help, for not letting he's brother get the final piece of the crown, that will awaken the golden army, is time to meet my big red stone hand. But wait there's till the couple problem they have to solve, will they?
this is the best perfomance from Ron Perlman yet, with the personality he give to this character theres no wondering why folk love the big red skin Demon, with witty dialog, to the no take prisoner attitud, to the fun he have to just accomplishing a mission. Selma, show more acting this time around, been the mother figure to the team. Than come the bookworm amphibian Abe Sapien a first having seen in comic, but on this film he get he's scale wasted, when it come chatting of love, then finally the man to follow the order specialising in ectoplasm(slime i think) Who dont have a physical body, but a very smoking form that need to be in a contaiment suit, voice by Family Guy creator seth Mcfarlane coming from all people that like to make funny Mexican joke, why put him as a German voice, i mean seriously this is a strange voice acting they did, i rather go with Ben Kindley. Now Luke goss role, was deviant, and evil, the scene where he go and kill the king was some fancy choreography that only once can be seen in a John Woo. I felt Anna Walton role was cut short, really they went somewhere with the relation she was having with Abe. That could have been the center role for the picture.
The story was a change, cause mostly the BPRD investigated paranormal activity, and this one feel the cross Lord of the ring with X-men. The scene of the ogre black market felt like the cantina bar of the 1rt star wars, Guillermo let loose with he's creativity, introducing to a whole variety of creatures. that not even george Lucas could never made. From the same gobbling tone of laberynth to the golden armor of dungeon and dragon way. I mean the tumor baby, that can only been seen in total recall. And the no leg troll that was creepy. But let be honest here the 2 love story of the picture go flat, when most of the attention go more to Ron n Liz, and not to abe, that really he should have more screen time with the princess. But of course the chemistry that hellboy start having with Jonh it was more fun than any Rush hour film. I mean the locker scene that only could have made if casper was crack addict ghost. but really take the cream for this flick, go to the drunkenness of friends, showing why we really need frat buddies like hellboy, to keep in mind why love sucks.
But what about the action? well there's plenty of it, from the first fight with hellboy and Mr.wink, they when all WWf with it. to the confrontation with the Princess, that only in a Kung fu film you can see move like that. But the best one go to the plant monster, were we see some good foot work from the big red, introducing us to his big baby. Or the slip and slide of Abe when facing Wink alone. The golden army, was by far hard to see, cause really with so many armor, blocking the shot there's noway where hellboy was. But Krauss really took that scene, by possessing one of them, and going all transformer like, was good.
So it come to show you if in the near future any one is making a review of the lord of the ring in modern time , Hellboy2 is a good example. Guillermo made a very stylish and fantasial film with this one. From he's previous film, is good than the 1srt, sure it lack in the story, but the laughs were there, from anything hellboy punch, to inventing a word like glasshole. So don't expect nothing like pan laberynth. Cause this film show Guillermo Mexican side. And well done.
To finish, guillermo got the style for making any fantasy film, with this, he have many to prove. so yeah he's ready for the hobbit.
next stop the dark knight.

miércoles, 2 de julio de 2008

you got to be #$$hole to see this film.


Will smith right now is the busiest person in Hollywood, with so many successful films, this man very well cab take on the 4th of July weekend. From great sci-fi film like Emerich ID4, to the Tommy Lee Jones buddy flick Man in Black 1and 2. Now he taking another role, that already is making a genre by itself, a superhero, directed by Peter Berg. Does he cut it, or is it something he couldn't fly to.
Here my review:
John Hancock(Will Smith) ain't your average superhero, yeah he save the days, sometimes, costing millions of damages, when he doing it, he's a drunker, a hater, and just plain couchpotato . That the public hate him, city hall more. That when he saves the life of Ray Embrey(Jason Bateman) a public relation, that find the opportunity, to help Hancock and win the public than been a flying alcoholic. For starters he advise him, to give himself up, and do time in jail(which in the end it doesn't go well), while Ray help him to be good, and how to make eye contact. While he recover, the city star to suffer, from the many wave of crimes. So that where he hear the calling, when a bank robbery is taking place. Shave, sober, and exhibiting a new suit, he is off to become L.A. defender, but there still the question of where he come from, how did he get those powers, and what connection does he have with Embrey wife Mary(Charlize Theron). This is the story of one man doing the possible, on taking advise by a guy who want to put a heart all over the world, and putting the head of someone in the rear. That's Hancock.
The story confuse me a lot, cause on the star show who he's is, demonstrating the many mischief, and destruction, when it come been a superhero, he by far the mouth show the comedic side. Then it go to the transition of a loser recovery that have a more serious and dramatic tone. The point of this film, is confusion, i mean what they were trying to tell. Is it a comedy, or just plain drama, cause Will have done that, in other movies, but when it come doing a twist to the superhero genre he try to give it another Oscar thought. Not even the Hulk can dothat, that's why is always destruction, and nothing of drama.
Will Smith performances, start great with him just speaking, and making trouble everywhere he goes. The same fun acting he gave in Independent Day. By then he go to he's pursuit of Happiness moment, which is a fast change(being the movie that last only 98 min). Jason Bateman coming from the hilarious (and cancel) Arrested Development, manege to pull it off, by been the manager, from the way that he teach him to say Good job, to giving him the uniform. Jason is getting all the atention . Now Charlize part was good, but typical, as the woman that distrust Hancock, and have mysterious connection. But most of the film she play it like guest host to the Jerry springer show.
Peter Berg shots, where great, some of the sequences were nice, from the whale scene, to the shoot out in the bank, he knows to make action scene, from he's last film the Kingdom, he give it another document look. Being Produce by Michael man the film show potential of what the superman could have been, for this. But when it come to the story telling it just go, flat.
Manny film have gone another direction, than your stander superhero film, and making somethiong new. but there hasn't been one, from Ivan Reitman My super ex girlfriend to the Super hero movie. the power of originality doesn't have. In the Marvel universe there already a bum of a superhero is name is the D-man(For demolition), that suffer the same thing.
For peter berg is know more in making great drama film, but when it come to comedy and superhero, he rather be directing superman 3. The film ain't bad, it got funny part, but the way is told, confuse it, especially when they don't mention what are they, or what purpose they have.
To finish, the movie try to show some moral value, but Will smith ain't flying good for this one, i least i like to see a spin off of the Jason character, i man that help superhero images. Now there's something they can do.