Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
I am a huge fan of the original. It was great entertainment. Unfortunately, everything is a little stale in this one. The plot is to off the wall to care about. Fortunately Orlando Bloom isn't in it loads, because he is worse then ever in the acting department. Depp still has some charm, atleast. The scenes entertain enough to call this decent summer fair. Though nothing memorable. B-

DVDs
Over the summers, I watched a bit TV on DVD. Here are my quick thoughts.

Arrested Development: Season 3 Damn, why did Fox cancel the greatest comedy ever. While s.3 wasn't quite as perfect as the first two (the Rita storyline lagged), it is a strong A. Favorite Episode: Making A Stand

Sopranos: Season 1 Just as good as people say. The acting is really what makes this show so great. Though amazing writing and direction certainly helps. A Favorite Episode: Boca

West Wing: Season 2 Like Sopranos, the acting, writing, and directing keep this running smoothly in this wonderful season. A Favorite Episode: Two Cathedrals

Scrubs: Season 2 I absolutely love the surreal humor and heart of this show. But most of all, I love Zach Braff. I find his character very relatable. And this show simply has such a great imagination. A Favorite Episode: My Kingdom

Battlestar Galactica: Season 1 A reimagining of the old campy show that tackles current hot-button issues? Wow. The show is brilliant. Though it isn't addictive like some shows, it still is superb. A- Favorite Episode: Colonial Day

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 1 Cheesy and entertaining series. A few too many monster of the week plots, but definately watchable. B+
Favorite Episode: The Pack

American Dreamz
A satire of both American Idol and the Bush administration? Sounds odd. But what is surprising is how well they pull it off. Many times, I found myself laughing out loud. Mandy Moore is amazing as her character, Sally Kendoo, a contestant on the show American Dreamz. Every character is cast perfectly. Dafoe steals every scene he is in. The humor may not be incredibly fresh, but it still used to the best of the movie's ability. B+

Elf
An 85% tomatometer? What the fuck? This movie was awful. I like Ferrell in the others things I've seen him in, but nothing he did could save this crap. I barrely laughed. And when I did, I hated myself for it. It was usually just some same overused slapstick.
The ending was incredibly cliche. You know, suddenly tons of people believe in Saint Nick and he has enough Christmas mojo to do some good deed. And then the character writes a book about his adventure.
If only I could get back those 95 minutes. D


Anchorman
Now here is a funny Will Ferrell movie. Why? Because he (and lots of other comedians) cut loose and have fun. It is filled with completely hilarious random humour and tons of cameos. Is it perfect? No. Is it stupid? Yes. It is fun? Heck yeah. B+


The Producers (2005)
I've never seen the play, so I can't compare it in anyway. But I certainly I enjoyed this very much. I was laughing all the way through it. Thurman was surprisingly excellent. Very cheesy, very fun, a straight out Mel Brooks movie. A

Elf
An 85% tomatometer? What the fuck? This movie was awful. I like Ferrell in the others things I've seen him in, but nothing he did could save this crap. I barrely laughed. And when I did, I hated myself for it. It was usually just some same overused slapstick.
The ending was incredibly cliche. You know, suddenly tons of people believe in Saint Nick and he has enough Christmas mojo to do some good deed. And then the character writes a book about his adventure.
If only I could get back those 95 minutes. D


Anchorman
Now here is a funny Will Ferrell movie. Why? Because he (and lots of other comedians) cut loose and have fun. It is filled with completely hilarious random humour and tons of cameos. Is it perfect? No. Is it stupid? Yes. It is fun? Heck yeah. B+


The Producers (2005)
I've never seen the play, so I can't compare it in anyway. But I certainly I enjoyed this very much. I was laughing all the way through it. Thurman was surprisingly excellent. Very cheesy, very fun, a straight out Mel Brooks movie. A

Elf
An 85% tomatometer? What the fuck? This movie was awful. I like Ferrell in the others things I've seen him in, but nothing he did could save this crap. I barrely laughed. And when I did, I hated myself for it. It was usually just some same overused slapstick.
The ending was incredibly cliche. You know, suddenly tons of people believe in Saint Nick and he has enough Christmas mojo to do some good deed. And then the character writes a book about his adventure.
If only I could get back those 95 minutes. D


Anchorman
Now here is a funny Will Ferrell movie. Why? Because he (and lots of other comedians) cut loose and have fun. It is filled with completely hilarious random humour and tons of cameos. Is it perfect? No. Is it stupid? Yes. It is fun? Heck yeah. B+


The Producers (2005)
I've never seen the play, so I can't compare it in anyway. But I certainly I enjoyed this very much. I was laughing all the way through it. Thurman was surprisingly excellent. Very cheesy, very fun, a straight out Mel Brooks movie. A

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
I like Jim Carrey. But I rarely like the movies he is in. Ace Ventura and the Grinch are both some of the worst movies I have ever seen. Truman Show and Lemony Snicket were his only movies I had actually liked of his that I had seen. Not since Truman Show in '98 has he been in this good a movie. Though I wouldn't quite call it a "Jim Carrey movie". More of a "Charlie Kauffman movie".
Kate Winslet is perfect. Kirsten Dunst, who normally annoys me, was great in this.
The moments where he is in his memories and they are being deleted are brilliantly executed. And the scenes where he is four years old (such is the one pictured) are hilarious. The entire idea of erasing the memories is great.
And, finally, the ending was great. The twist that leads up to it I never saw coming. In my opinion, this was the best movie of 2004. A

Legend of Zorro
The first Zorro movie is a very entertaing action-adventure flick. LoZ is not.
To my surprise, the first one is almost the exact same length. But due to it actually being entertaining, it went by very fast. LoZ drags.
Banderas and Jones good in their roles, but neither have anything to work with. Sewall's villian grated on my nerves, as did Zorro's child.
This movie also rips-off of the Mummy Returns. It has the annoying little kid, the train chase sequence, and other similiar scenes. The lack of a good villain hurts the plot. And why on Earth did they give away an important plot point in the trailer?:mad:
C

Spiderman 2
While it may be better then the first Spiderman movie, which was Godawful, it still never becomes anything more then an over the top action movie. The first half especially drags down the movie, while the second half is sort of good. I feel very sad that neither Spiderman movies have been great, he is
my favorite superhero. Most of the cast, not counting Dunst, are good, but if they had more to work with, they would have really been good. Scenes where Peter plummets from the high buildings, without his powers, and crashes and walks away are too unbelievable. The one truelly great scene is the scene where Ock's tentacles attack the doctors and nurses. It may be over the top, but it is Raimi style fun.
Unfortunately, he isn't able to make it anything more then a somewhat-entertaing popcorn flick. B-


Dogville
At first, Dogville seems like a nice little town. But slowly, the people begin demanding more and more of newcomer Grace, who has a secret. Eventually what they do to her can easily be described is horrible. For two and a half hours we watch the transformation of what we thought atfirst where nice people into heartless bastards. And then the ending comes. It may be a little predictable, but it is still powerful. Even though it may be the wrong thing she does, I didn't feel bad for the townspeople. I couldn't help but think they deserved it. Which certainly is a odd feeling and it makes you think. The cast is all excellent and the style it is done in is really interesting. A-

Spiderman 2
While it may be better then the first Spiderman movie, which was Godawful, it still never becomes anything more then an over the top action movie. The first half especially drags down the movie, while the second half is sort of good. I feel very sad that neither Spiderman movies have been great, he is
my favorite superhero. Most of the cast, not counting Dunst, are good, but if they had more to work with, they would have really been good. Scenes where Peter plummets from the high buildings, without his powers, and crashes and walks away are too unbelievable. The one truelly great scene is the scene where Ock's tentacles attack the doctors and nurses. It may be over the top, but it is Raimi style fun.
Unfortunately, he isn't able to make it anything more then a somewhat-entertaing popcorn flick. B-


Dogville
At first, Dogville seems like a nice little town. But slowly, the people begin demanding more and more of newcomer Grace, who has a secret. Eventually what they do to her can easily be described is horrible. For two and a half hours we watch the transformation of what we thought atfirst where nice people into heartless bastards. And then the ending comes. It may be a little predictable, but it is still powerful. Even though it may be the wrong thing she does, I didn't feel bad for the townspeople. I couldn't help but think they deserved it. Which certainly is a odd feeling and it makes you think. The cast is all excellent and the style it is done in is really interesting. A-

Just thought I would write a tiny review for my favorite movie.


BACK TO THE FUTURE
The movie is classic for me. I was incredibly young when I first watched it, and I've loved it ever since.
Everything in this movie is top-notch. The acting, the humour, the characters, the dialouge, the setting.
It never tries hard to be funny. It just comes naturally.
I love the climax where he has to play the guitar. Perfect combination of all the big guitar players.