04.26.10

Trailer Trash: The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec

Posted in Trailer Trash at 9:22 pm by Chick 1

Chick 1 says:adeleblancsec

Honestly, I haven’t seen that many Luc Besson films, but I love his quirky storytelling.  The Fifth Element is one of my favorites.  He’s got a new one coming out and it looks awesome!  I can’t find a release date for the US yet but it’s already been released in some parts of Europe.  I originally saw this without the subtitles & I still thought it looked cool.  I must warn you there is some brief nudity.  It is French afterall.  But come on!  A Victorian adventure with a kick ass heroine! Read the rest of this entry »

04.19.10

Review: Date Night

Posted in Reviews, The 2010s at 6:51 pm by Chick 1

Chick 1 says:datenight

The Basics: Tina Fey & Steve Carrell combine their entertainment super powers to play a married couple on a date night (need I say “Spoiler”?) that goes very, very wrong.

What I Liked:  Obviously, the stars.  Carrell & Fey are both funny & smart and together they create a kind of vortex of hilarious.  Each of them excels at playing very normal suburbia types  that most of us relate to who are put in outrageous situations  and that’s the case here.  There were moments that, honestly, in the script weren’t that funny but these actors made them awesome.  The outtakes at the end are proof that the funny is all about the actors.

What I Didn’t Like: The movie does have its moments when the humor falls short.  And both the script and the pace is sometimes uneven.

Bottom Line:  Not the funniest movie ever but if you make me wheeze when I laugh and then laugh later that night when I’m trying to fall asleep, you get my vote!

04.18.10

Quote of the Week

Posted in Movie Quotes at 10:21 pm by Chick 1

Dear God Whose Name I Do Not Know, thank you for my life.  I forgot…how…big…

Joe Banks (Tom Hanks)

Joe Vs. The Volcano (1990)