Category: Comedy
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If you see one annoying movie this season, take the kids to see The Smurfs
The Smurfs in 3D – 2011 Directed by Raja Gosnell Starring Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mayes, Hank Azaria, Johnathan Winters (v), Katy Perry (v), Anton Yelchin (v), Frank Welker (k), George Lopez (v), Alan Cumming (v), Sofia Vergara, Written by J. David Stern, David N. Weiss, Jay Scherick, David Ronn Neil Patrick Harris is a…
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Arthur: Guess who’s playing Russell Brand?
Arthur – 2011 Directed by Jason Winer Starring Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Greta Gerwig, Jennifer Garner, Luis Guzman, Nick Nolte Written by Peter Baynam based on a story by Steve Gordon There is a point 30 minutes into Arthur where Nick Nolte joins Russell Brand on the screen. After squinting really hard for about a…
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Going the Distance? Okay, maybe we’ll take a shortcut.
Going The Distance – 2010 Directed by Nanette Burstein Starring Drew Barrymore, Justin Long, Christina Applegate, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day, Ron Livingston Written by Geoff LaTulippe Nanette Burstein has a career varied and dotted with awards. Most of what she’s done have been documentaries thus far. That she was chosen to direct the latest Drew Barrymore…
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Hall Pass show the Farrelly Brothers in mid-season form
Hall Pass – 2011 Directed by Bobby and Peter Farrelly Starring Owen Wilson, Jason Sudekis, Jenna Fischer, Christina Applegate, Joy Behar, Alexandria Daddario, Nicky Whelan, J.B. Smoove, Richard Jenkins, Larry Joe Campbell Written by The Farrelly Brothers, Pete Jones, Kevin Barnett The Farrelly Brothers made a huge impact in 1994 with Dumb and Dumber. After…
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MacGruber: It’s hard work to be that stupid, but it’s still stupid
MacGruber -2010 Directed by Jorma Taccone Starring Will Forte, Kristen Wiig, Ryan Phillipe, Val Kilmer, Powers Boothe and a bunch of big time wrestlers Written by Taccone, Forte, John Solomon If time on earth has tought me one thing, it’s that, if you have moderate success with a skit on SNL, you stand a good…
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Gulliver’s Travels aspires to appease the little people
Gulliver’s Travels – 2010 Directed by Robert Letterman Starring Jack Black, Amanda Peet, Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Billy Connolly, Catherine Tate, T.J. Miller, Chris O’Dowd Written by Joe Stillman, Nicolas Stoller based on the book by Jonathan Swift The first question one must ask when watching a movie such as Gulliver’s Travels, is who did…
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Drive Angry gives me a few good reasons I shouldn’t shoot it in the face
Drive Angry – 2011 Directed by Patrick Lussier Starring Nicolas Cage, Amber Heard, William Fichtner, Katy Mixon, David Morse, Billy Burke, Tom Atkins Written by Lussier and Todd Farmer This film is bad in the most glorious way possible. It is offensive, crude, dumb, overly violent and wholly unbelievable. What else can one expect, though,…
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Just Go With It: Many lies, many hugs, much learning = not much of a movie.
Just Go With It – 2011 Directed by Dennis Dugan Starring Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Brooklyn Decker, Nicole Kidman, Dave Matthews, Nick Swardson Written by Allen Loeb, Timothy Dowling When Jennifer Aniston looks back on her career and wonders why she never hit it big, I wonder if it will be her acting talent she…
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Two for **: No Strings Attached / Love & Other Drugs
No Strings Attached – 2011 Directed by Ivan Reitman Starring Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Kevin…
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