Category: 2 Stars
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Sex and The City 2 presses all hot buttons very routinely
Sex and The City 2 Written and Directed by Michael Patrick King Starring – Sara Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, Chris Noth, John Corbett One gets the feeling, watching 4 very distinctive, yet alternately shallow (at the beginning) and unconvincingly deep (always just before credits roll) women, that Michael Patrick King must…
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CPE’s Prometheus / Predator / Alien Universe Chronological Timeline Reviews
With the release of the first good Predator film in almost 25 years, and the making (by Ridley Scott) of an Alien prequel, Prometheus, now is a great time to review the two series as a whole. Both series have gone to hell and back (sometimes together), but overall, the entire series has provided many intense,…
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Jennifer’s Body wants to be a Heather
Jennifer’s Body Directed by Karyn Kusama Starring Amanda Seyfried, Megan Fox, J.K. Simmons, Adam Brody, Johnny Simmons Written by Diablo Cody Okay I need to admit, I did not think that Juno was the end all be all of cinema. It was nice to see the unborn child treated like it was alive for a…
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Carell and Fey are not enough to keep me awake through Date Night
Date Night Directed by Shaun Levy Starring Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Mark Wahlberg, James Franco, Mila Kunis, Ray Liotta, Mark Ruffalo, Common, J.B. Smoove, William Fichtner, Kristin Wiig What an immense amount of talent that showed up for a movie that plays like the married version of Adventures In Babysitting. I have two little girls…
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Cool Papa E’s Complete Harry Potter Movie Series Reviews
Having spent the first 2 movies avoiding Harry Potter, I was intrigued by the choice of director to finally watch Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. That movie, with its time-turner, Buckbeak and the incredible Gary Oldman, impressed me enough to give the rest of the series a chance. Still, I kept the series…
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Matt Damon’s The Green Zone plays like a hippie dream
The Green Zone Directed by Paul Greengrass Written by Brian Helgeland Starring Matt Damon, Jason Isaacs, Brendan Gleeson, Amy Ryan, Greg Kinnear, Khalid Abdalla Jason Isaacs was in a movie earlier in the decade called Black Hawk Down. This movie, even with its dramatic flourishes and cliches, Ridley Scott got this right; the military always…
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Michael Moore has a (not so much) love for Capitalism: A Love Story
Capitalism: A Love Story Directed by Michael Moore Starring Michael Moore and a bunch of miserable Americans. Written by Michael Moore As much as it pains me to say it, America needs Michael Moore. His passion for pointing out fraud in the American system of government, in the business world, and other areas is a…
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Duhamel makes When In Rome a fun trip…almost
When In Rome Directed By Mark Steven Johnson Starring Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel, Anjelica Houston, Bobby Moynihan, John Heder, Danny DeVito When In Rome spends most of its time in New York. I have to say this, because I felt a little ripped off by this. Of course, the Guggenheim provides some memorable moments, but…
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Scorcese has an off night with Shutter Island
Shutter Island Director – Martin Scorcese Starring – Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Patricia Clarkson, Michelle Williams There is a scene almost 3/4 through Shutter Island where a bunch of Nazis who are being walked in a line by U.S. infantry and one of the prisoners breaks ranks and makes a run for it.…
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Sherlock Holmes: No S#!t, But Close
Director: Guy Ritchie Cast: Robert Downey, Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong Guy Ritchie’s specialty is slow motion fight scenes. Sherlock Holmes’ specialty is deductive reasoning. Downey’s specialty is acting. Put them all together, you have Sherlock Holmes as a professional boxer who solves mysteries while acting convincingly. I must admit to being less…
Ebert Did It Better: Gasbag Reviews 