A Couple Movie Reviews

Happy Saturday to all of you. Here's a couple short film reviews of ones I saw this week. I don't think my reviews give away too much so hopefully you'll want to see 'em if you already haven't.

First is Choke. Have you ever seen Fight Club? Well, it's the same writer of that BUT minus all the bloodiness...and much more comedy. Yet, it still has that interesting twist near the end where you're like "Wait a minute, really!? Now I have to go back & watch it again." The main character, Victor (played by Sam Rockwell), is a sex addict & a con man who's also trying to save his delusional mother from dying in the process. After watching Fight Club, I wanted to read his novel and the same thing now applies to Choke...ok, I haven't read Fight Club yet but I really want to. Chuck Palahniuk seems to be a great writer...I can't wait to see his next book on the big screen. Choke gets the EVE stamp of approval. :)

I just watched this film last night and it was pretty good. It's called How To Lose Friends & Alienate People. It revolves around Sidney Young, a British journalist who "loves exposing the shallowness of the celebrity world." (That was taken from the back of the DVD.) ;) And it's a really good story because it's true. The celebrity world is pretty shallow when you think about it and this film shows example after example how these people take themselves way too seriously...and Sidney is there to instigate them. I'm really starting to like Simon Pegg a lot, he plays Sidney. Kirsten Dunst is really good as his co-worker and love interest, and Jeff Bridges is always great-he plays his boss. There's a pig on the cover (and back too) but don't let that fool you, he's only in a few minutes of the beginning-darn! Cuz I love piggies, aww. Very good film, not as good as Choke, but still gets the EVE stamp of approval.

Dummy...Revisited

(Steven & Fannie in the Food Court)

This is one great film. A bunch of great actors-Adrien Brody, Milla Jovovich, and Illena Douglas being the main ones. Also a very great & original (not to mention very funny) story-finding your true calling in life, as well as a sweet lil' love story along the way. This is one of those types of films I can watch over & over again. And is especially wonderful to watch when you're not feeling so well (like how I feel today).

This is definitely my favorite Adrien Brody film. Milla is also really hilarious as his best friend, Fannie. Again, probably my fave role Milla has played yet. Love it when she goes a lil' nuts in the parking lot & food court. OH, yeah where that food court is.... One of the BIG highlights in this film for me is that there are several scenes shot in my fave store, Target. One funny part is when the dummy gets dressed up in the store, ha ha. The makers of the film knew which store rules! ^_^ There needs to be more films like this-truly good original stories with an awesome cast.

Here's some good lines I "stole" from IMDB.com...

"D'you know our high school reunion's comin' up? Ten years... D'you know how depressing that is? D'you think I don't wanna slash my f#ck!ng wrists when I think about that? Goddamn it!"-Fannie

"Steven?"
[Enters Steven's room and sees him in his underwear, with his dummy dressed as a child]
"Gross! You look like a child molester!"-Heidi

[Family dinner, with Lorena and daughter as guests]
[to her mother, Fern] "What're you, apologizing to her? She's an unwed mother."-Heidi
"Better an unwed mother than just plain unwed."-Fern

For more info on this film, click HERE

A Couple Movie Reviews

(Zack & Miri: Two Thumbs Way Up)

(Nick & Norah: Two Thumbs Way Down)

o.k. i don't think i can even give N & N that because i only made it through the first half of the film. it was so boring imo. and hm, maybe i just don't like today's day & age teen films. idk what it was exactly but i let mike finish it and i came on here instead. i tried to give it a chance, i swear, but it just wasn't doing anything for me.