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Totally Awesome (2006)
Much better than other spoof movies
It's a crime that so few people have heard of this movie, and that so many have SEEN Meet the Spartans and Date Movie. This is flick is on such a higher level! Tracy Morgan's walking techniques, Chris Kattan's dance routines, and way too many subtle throw-away lines to count, make this movie TOTALLY AWESOME! The director's latest movie, The Goods, I found to be only "with its golden moments". Honestly, if you're on your way out to see it, spend the time to track this movie down instead. You'll have many more LOLs, and all in the comfort of your living room with whatever snacks you want to bring in! I totally plan to talk about this on hotcakesPodcast dotcom sometime before episode 60! PS Small Computer, Broken Leg...Look forward!
The Onion Movie (2008)
Must have been written just for me
There are very few movies that can actually blindside me with a punchline. The Onion Movie did that repeatedly. The plot is very light, and this makes the movie even more enjoyable, I think. But not only is it light, it's also very relevant and critical of the common practices of mass media now-a-days. This movie pulls off a lot of what idiocracy only kind-of succeeded at. From the Hasselhoff bit to the mid-show Asian review to the d&d sketch, the Onion Movie is a rare breath of fresh air!
I won't include a url, but there's a pretty funny audio review on the hotcakes podcast (episode 9) if anyone cares to search it out.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
THE movie for romantic introverts
Prepare to bite your lip if you're watching this with friends. I caught myself getting choked up a few times in this movie. With it's Bang-on, completely convincing acting, innovative writing of completely realistic relationship scenarios and reactions to them, and effective cinematography, sequencing and effects, I felt as though this movie was speaking directly to me. Almost every review I've read have been very positive, but I HAVE heard this movie called pretentious and even clichéd..
Clichéd, NEVER. A movie about erasing part of your brain, running through your memories and meeting someone for the 1st time twice is over done? Come on, we know that isn't true.
Pretentious, personally I cannot see it; indy-ish, actual substance-based movies do not automatically = pretension. When you've got a cool idea that's well executed by all parties involved, that's just a good movie - period. Perhaps these people just can't relate; I can't lie - I find movies like the English Patient and Shine pretentious, mostly because I can't relate.
Anyway, a VERY moving and skillfully constructed movie. Go out and buy it!
The Corporation (2003)
A very revealing look at the anatomy of past and present corporations and their roll in the world.
This documentary should be required viewing for all citizens of the world. After years of constant bombardment of advertizing and consumer conditioning, I'd love to see all the mindless consumers out there suddenly made aware of what is necessary for them to have their material things.
I can't claim innocence and no one should, however given the hoards of people who just couldn't care less, I'd say most people could -and should- really learn a lot from this thorough, extremely well-done film. This film just flew by for me. It's lengthy, but interesting right to the end!
The IBM and Fox News bits blew me away, as did the illustration of the similarities between a corporation and a psychopath! Excellent.
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
The PERFECT conclusion
Ahhh- I really can't fathom the idea that people are walking away from this in disappointment.. What more are people expecting? Lemme guess - answers, right? Don't be afraid to use your brains, people; some things are worth pondering. People also have to get over this expectation that the sequels should outshine the original. Face it people, YOU LEARNED WHAT THE MATRIX IS IN THE 1ST MOVIE! THAT PART IS OVER NOW. To those who are anticipating that LOTR: Return of the King is going to be tonnes better... It's not. I've read the lotr books many a time and as much as I like the story, what is the 3rd film going to have going for it? Good, Evil, War, Peace, Love.. All the same fundamentals except no thinking or insight required. I'll pay to see Return of the King and love it, but not as much as I've loved this Matrix trilogy! Also, untouchable effects!!
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
T3 just good enough
Why did Jonathan Mostow blow all the one-liners and comic relief in the 1st 1/2 hour? There was absolutely no tension in this movie because every time you got into the movie, it'd be like "Hey look what the funny emotionless robot's doing! oh arnie, will you ever learn?!"
A lot of awesome action sequences etc in this movie, but I didn't believe for a second that these people feared for their lives. I'd watch T2 again before T3. And Reloaded kicks the shiza out of it.