I hated The Nutty Professor when I was young because of that freaky nightmare the Professor had where he smothered his love interest through his sheer body weight. 
Pretty disturbing. The Kranks’ farts around the dinner table got a few juvenile chuckles out of me, though. 
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and its sequel Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls is one of the best comedies from Jim Carrey. I just watched his Mr. Monopoly scene again yesterday (the one where he gives the fur-coat wearer a taste of her own medicine) and I cheered and laughed as much as I saw it the first time! 
Drag Me to Hell was Up’s competitor on opening weekend, but it lost to a third place. Still am intrigued by it, though. Maybe I’ll give it a watch if it ever gets a release here.
Year One sounds funny from the trailer they screened before I watched Terminator Salvation. As I told my cinema-buddies, it’s like 10,000 BC met The Flintstones. Other movies I’m looking forward to are Land of the Lost and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs.
Seems like they’re having a lot of prehistoric movies lately. 
Ironic, because I won’t be watching any of the three films.
Year One looks like it would be using more of the cheap jokes used in many American comedies. The Westerners probably enjoy them a lot, but to me, it gets dull after so many times. Besides, only the beginning of the film has inclusion of prehistoric elements (before both main characters enter the Bronze Age), and there won’t even be a T-Rex in it.
Land of the Lost looks promising, especially with the ‘Comedy Prince (Carrey’s the ‘king’ for me),’ Will Ferrell starring in it. However, recently, his performance has decreased in quality, and Land of the Lost, no offense, looks rather cheesy in terms of prehistoric elements. I mean, seriously, where’s the next The Lost World: Jurassic Park masterpiece? What are they teaching kids about dinosaurs nowadays? That they are bulky creatures tripping on their toes every five steps across the Cretaceous plains?
Don’t even get me started with Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. As always, never a fan of both DreamWorks Animation and the Ice Age series. The second one was a waste of my money. The first one was still decent. Decent, but not overall entertaining in accordance with my interest (technically, a Smilodon wouldn’t meet a Woolly Mammoth in accordance with the prehistoric timeline - ever). The third one totally ruined the whole image of the dino-king. I mean, c’mon, is ‘the tyrant one’ reduced to a comedic figure that entertains hyperactive kids high on buttered popcorn and Twinkies?
So, in my opinion, they might be throwing out a lot of prehistoric movies lately, but they are not patiently crafting out beautiful artwork that truly respect the grand monarchy that was the Age of Dinosaurs itself. cue Walking with Dinosaurs theme song followed by the Tyrannosaurus Rex’s mighty roar that is renowned - and raped of its value - all over the world
I absolutely love that series, and the soundtrack! Best on-screen prehistoric creatures ever!
Not only as a documentary (some things are starting to get old) but in a cinematographycal point of view, WWD is the bomb!
remembers when he saw it for the first time as a kid and tries to calm down
Edited by Bill - Please don’t use curse words.
Funny, cos’ I’m Asian and I like ‘dumb’ comedies. Pineapple Express and Superbad are one of my faves. I’m a big fan of situational comedies (where a character is placed into an embarrassing situation and manages to weasel his way out of it). Which reminds me of a new release I want to watch called The Hangover. Then again, I hate high-school comedies (like American Pie) and comedies in which the main character continually gets into trouble without much success and only wins at the very end (like Meet the Parents and its vulgar-sounding sequel). Anyway, Year One looks like an okay flick to me. Wouldn’t mind going if my friends are going, but otherwise I wouldn’t.
Land of the Lost has pretty bad CGI, but I’m only interested in the ‘alternate-universe’ setting and the adventuring shenanigans. Will Ferrell is also one of my fave comedians after Talladega Nights and Anchorman, so this is a ‘sorta-must-see’ for me.
And as for Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, well now, if I were to pick a movie for every month of 2009, IA3 would be the ‘main event’ for July. Of course, this is all in my little movie-obsessed head, and not a sentiment shared by everyone. 
But trust me, you’re not the first one to realise the anachronisms. There’s already enough threads on IMDB for that already. Besides, isn’t this an animated movie? Shouldn’t we be wondering why mammoths can talk or sloths can walk on their hind legs? Little tykes will be getting all their prehistoric mammal anatomies all wrong, never mind the historical stuff-up (and the reason for the reverse chronology was explained in the trailer). To be honest, the only reasons I’m excited for this is:
- Simon Pegg has his animated voice-over debut as a flawed anti-hero weasel with a grudge.
- Ellie is [spoil]preggers[/spoil].
- The fantastical setting, and the action sequence possiblities.
- The WALL-E silent-style love between Scrat and Scratte.
And I actually enjoyed the second more than the first. As for the T-rex, I think [spoil]she[/spoil] will be a formidable villain in this movie. Far from being a clown jester for “hyperactive kids high on buttered popcorn and Twinkies” dinosaurs have been memorable characters in animated movies for a long time, like The Land Before Time, We’re Back! and yes, Disney’s Dinosaur. And all are pretty good in their own right, so I’m hoping the ones in these can stand up to the best of them.
If there’s one thing we both have a consensus on, it’s Walking with Dinosaurs. Pretty awesome doco. Other than that, I think we can safely agree to disagree.
Those dinosaur movies you’ve mentioned, they were made way before the 21st Century. Could you name any made today, or heck, a few years back that still pay much respect to those creatures of might and prowess?
The one I mentioned, Dinosaur, was 2000. CGI was weird-looking, but the story was good. And Jurassic Park III, while a mediocre sequel, still portrayed the dinos fearsome enough. And it was released 2001.
I’m just hoping IA3 will be the latest in line. Seriously, the T-rex, pterodactyls and ankylosaurus are not exactly friendly… Buck even has one of them as his nemesis! And really, if the dinos ain’t scary or cool enough, at least I’ll have other things to watch like Scrat’s misadventures, Ellie and the possums, or Sid’s ‘epic failures’. 
Fair enough. Now, let’s move on to another movie requiring our ‘serious’ consideration; Transformers 2, more popularly known as Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (seriously, can’t they just call it Transformers 2 so that nobody gets confused with the movie in discussion?).
Be sure to drop your comments in my Transformers thread and check out some of the critiques I have to say about the first movie. After I am done reviewing every aspect of the first film, I shall move on to exploiting Transformers 2, and post my views about it there, so it would be helpful if you also post your views there as well. I feel we would need a thread that has a more specific focus into analyzing the film. After all, isn’t it true in Pixar that story always comes before anything and everything else? Shouldn’t that be true for every other studio as well, thus creating an artistic universe in Hollywood where human emotions are connected together as we explore our inner nature?
Remember, Transformers was a great movie, but unlike its tagline suggested, it is not “More than meets the eye.”
I read your review of Transformers. I liked it!
Thanks, Manegirl, though I would had prefer if you posted your thoughts in the actual thread itself. 
Thanks anyway.
Oh, and just to note, you don’t have to quote the entire post.
I just bought Bottle Shock on DVD today. Alan Rickman is in it and I’m a huge Alan Rickman fan. I really enjoyed the film.
Here’s a synopsis from Fandago:
The year is 1976, and Napa Valley has yet to gain the reputation as one of world’s best-known wine regions. Jim Barrett (Bill Pullman) has sacrificed everything in life to realize his dream of creating the perfect Chateau Montelena. Yet despite the fact that Jim’s Napa Valley vineyard has great potential, his son, Bo (Chris Pine), doesn’t seem to have much interest in the family business. Meanwhile, in Paris, British expatriate Steven Spurrier (Alan Rickman) finds necessity dictating that he educate Parisians on the latest wines to come out of California. Steven owns the Académie du Vin, and is eager to travel to the United States in order to ensure that he has conducted his research properly. Little did Steven and Jim realize that they were both on course for a chance meeting that would revolutionize the wine industry while opening up a whole new world of possibilities for wine lovers everywhere.
The Ice Age series is done by Blue Sky - not DreamWorks.
- C-3PO
Well, then, looks like I have a new company to add to my Hate List.
Just kidding. As I have said many times, Ice Age was fine and dandy. It was the sequel that annoyed me… and my wallet.
Well, with Public Enemies, Harry Potter 6, and Funny People all premiering in July, I don’t think anyone else has Ice Age 3 on their ‘must see of July’ list. Personally, I’m most excited for Funny People.
Hm, I must have a look at this thread of yours. And you’re not the only one to have made the ‘DreamWorks produces Ice Age’ blunder (again, if you ‘lurk’ on the IMDB boards long enough, you’ll notice this).
Oh, I don’t know, maybe five-year old kids who are not old enough to see the above (And yes, HP6 will probably get pretty intense at some parts)? And I’m not a five year old, in case you’re wondering. (I’m six and-a-half) I did mention this is “all in my little movie-obsessed head”, so its okay if no one shares the same sentiments as me. At there’s at least someone who thinks it’s a must-see (even if I may be the only one in the whole world who’s looking forward to it).
Hm, as much as I like Adam Sandler, the same can’t be said for me. Unlike Harry or Enemies, I don’t think anyone has heard of it. Oh wait, you have, so there’s at least someone. I too have heard of it but I haven’t seen the trailer, so maybe my opinion will change once I’ve had a peek. At least I don’t go round dissing it, cos’ I’ll wait till I’ve seen it before I ‘feel’ it.
I watched a movie last night on Free to Air called The Seige. It stars Denzel Washington as an FBI agent and Bruce Willis as an army general who have to cope with a escalating series of terrorist attacks on New York. Apart from being a chilling prophesier of 9/11 (it was released in 1998), it also presents thought-provoking opinions on the limitations of freedom in the interest of national security, the treatment of ethnic and religious minorities in the States, the motivations and modus operandi of terrorist cells, the bureaucratic relationships between federal government agencies, and the use of torture for information extraction as well as its moral implications.
If you’re not into that political mumbo-jumbo, at least there’s some heartpounding hostage standoffs and explosions to get that adrenaline running. Cinematography was excellent thanks to Roger Deakins and Edward Zwick is one of my fave directors because I enjoy his last three films (The Last Samurai, Blood Diamond and Defiance) immensely.
It was also an unexpected but pleasant surprise to see Tony Shalhoub (Luigi from Cars) as Denzel’s partner and Susie Essman (Mittens from Bolt) as a protest speaker. Overall, an action-thriller worth having a look at, especially since it’s eerily prescient in light of recent events.
I’m quite looking forward to Ice Age 3, as well as those other three films that you mentioned, TS2. Public Enemies looks awesome, HP6 I hope to see in IMAX, which should be quite exciting and I’m also looking forward to Funny People, which if the trailer is any indication, will not only be funny, but also a bit sad and dramatic.
There are a bunch of films I’m looking forward to in July, including G-Force, although I’m not quite sure why, I just really want to see the film in 3-D.
Be true to youself. Don’t see G-Force. 
I’m not even sure why I want to see G-Force - I just really want to see it. The trailer they showed in 3-D before Up was actually quite cool! So I guess we won’t be seeing a review of the film on your website, TS2?
Another July movie I’m looking forward to is 500 Days of Summer. You can get a list of free screenings of the film at the link in the “Free Movie Screenings” thread I just started.
I agree with R2-D2. G-Force looks like an interesting film, and I can’t wait to see it in Digital 3-D! It’s a Jerry Bruckheimer film, he hasn’t failed me yet, and I don’t expect him to anytime soon.
I just saw Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian on Friday night, and I was honestly pleasantly surprised! Normally I’m a bit wary of sequels, but I actually liked this sequel a lot better than the first one. And that’s a lot coming from me. There was just so much more humor in this one, and it really got some genuine laughs out of me. And the thing was, it wasn’t a lot of crummy humor thrown in there just to make you laugh. coughcoughDreamworkscouldlearnsomethingherecough
I heartily reccomend that you see this movie. I mean, really. It is so worth your money. The only thing that really got me annoyed was the fact that it was the third freakin time I’ve had to sit through the annoying Ice Age 3 commerical. 
(We saw Up twice and saw this on Friday… and all movies seem to play the same commericals…
) I’m serious - I’m going to have that trailer memorized by the time summer’s over…! xDDDD
little chef
I saw the Eddie Murphy film, Imagine That. It was a good film and I’d give it a three out of four rating because it was entertaining. I went with much higher expectations though. It was a pretty good movie, but I was a little disapointed.
The worst thing that happened at the theater is that they played trailers for, Aliens in the Attic, Shorts, and Toy Story 3. By the way, the graphics on Toy Story 3 were so good. They were popping out as much as the 3-D version. Anyway, Aliens in the Attic and Shorts look like the worst films of 2009. But, that’s what everyone was laughing and talking about. No one expect me said anything about TS3. 
Weren’t they surprised they were even making a Toy Story 3!