Showing posts with label comedy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label comedy. Show all posts

Friday, July 21, 2017

"Death to Smoochy" (2002)

I hope you're ready for this. This is one of my favorite movies, and hands-down my favorite movie that contain either Edward Norton or Robin Williams.



Sunday, August 21, 2016

Friday, August 19, 2016

"Cop Out" (2010)

Kevin Smith directs his first movie which he did not write, and also his first movie produced by a major production company. In "Cop Out", Bruce Willis and Tracey Morgan play Jimmy and Paul, two New York police officers who are more of laughing stock than good cops. After getting suspended for busting up an undercover operation in the complete wrong way, Jimmy goes to sell a rare and expensive baseball card but is robbed by two small-time crooks. Jimmy and Paul then pull out all the stops to catch the crooks, which inevitably pits them against a Mexican drug lord.

Sunday, August 14, 2016

"Chicago" (2002)

Ahh, the Roarin' 20's. And where better to experience the 1920's than Chicago, right? Did the 20's actually occur anywhere else?

Saturday, August 13, 2016

"Chef" (2014)

"Chef" is hands-down my favorite feel-good movie. Ever. That's all you get before the jump this time.

Thursday, August 11, 2016

"The Cabin in the Woods"

Like we talked about yesterday, there have been a lot of cabin in the woods horror movies, but none of them accomplish what "The Cabin in the Woods" (2012) is able to do. Much like when we discussed "Behind the Mask" a couple weeks ago, this is able to take stereotypes and cliches, and make them mean something completely new. After seeing this, it made "Cabin Fever" mean something a bit more than what Eli Roth had intended.

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

"Cabin Fever"

"Cabin Fever" (2002) was basically the start of Eli Roth's tremendous career. In what has become his style, this movie contains some gruesome horror and almost unnecessary and out-of-place comedy. But that's Eli Roth for you.

I love this box art. Just the way the trees and the cabin form a skull looks great. 

Monday, August 8, 2016

"Burn After Reading"

Be warned, there are major spoilers in this review.

The Coen Brothers are geniuses. There is no doubt about that. "Burn After Reading" is just another example of their brilliance. This another one of their movies where you're along for a great ride, only for nothing to end up happening. But you don't mind, that's part of their genius.

Sunday, August 7, 2016

"Bubba Ho-Tep"

Elvis Presley and John F Kennedy are both alive and living in a nursing home together. Things are awful for them, but they're about to get even worse. The souls of all the residents of their nursing home are in danger, and the threat is an Egyptian Mummy, come to absorb all these old souls that no one will miss. I present to you, the craziness that is "Buba Ho-Tep" (2002).

Saturday, August 6, 2016

"Bruce Almighty"

Ever wonder what it would be like if you ran the world? Would you could fix all the problems of your life? Would you end world hunger, or stop all wars? Would you ignore all the prayers you hear, or just give in to all of them? That's exactly what "Bruce Almighty" (2003) is about.

Thursday, August 4, 2016

Broken Lizard Marathon!

That's right! We're watching all four of Broken Lizard's major motion pictures and in chronological order: "Super Troopers", "Club Dread", "Beerfest", and "The Slammin' Salmon". And all in one day!

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

"Bridesmaids"

"Bridesmaids" (2011)  is a movie riding on the coattails of Judd Apatow. A lot of people love this movie. I do not. I find it very awkward, and the main characters are not strong leads. 

Friday, July 29, 2016

"Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure"

Luckily we only own "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" (1989) and not the horrible sequel. I'm pretty sure the sequel is available on streaming services, but we're choosing to pretend like we don't have access to it. We have enough movies to get to without wasting our time on it. But get ready for a most excellent journey through time, dudes!

Thursday, July 28, 2016

"Be Kind Rewind"

Feel good comedies aren't very common. And when they are, they're not very good. This is a movie that was left forgotten, made you feel great, but was largely fantastic.

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

"Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon"

Next we're covering "Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon" (2006). This is an extremely polarizing movie. If you're into it,  you're all in. If you're not into it, this movie will never catch your attention.


Monday, July 25, 2016

"Balls of Fury"

Well we got away from stupid comedies for a little while. Looks like we dove back in to them. Hard. "Balls of Fury" (2007) tried to take advantage of the popularity of "Dodgeball": using a forgotten sport at high stakes to make a comedy. "Dodgeball" started this trend, the trend moved on to peak for the movie "Dodgeball", and the last successful ridiculous sports movie was "Dodgeball".

Sunday, July 24, 2016

The "Back to the Future" Trilogy

I wonder if Zemeckis knew what he was doing when he wrote these movies. They are pure fun - not out to prove anything other than movies are entertaining. That's exactly what this trilogy is: entertaining. For some reason my "Back to the Future Part II" will not work in my Xbox, so we weren't able to watch it. I've seen it a million times, though.


Wednesday, July 20, 2016

"Anchorman" & "Animal House" - They go together so well!

We decided to double-down on the Cult Comedy Classics this time around. We hit two of the most famous comedies in cinematic history: "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgandy" and "Animal House". We were going to watch "Anchorman 2", but thankfully we couldn't find it to stream anywhere legally. If you have not seen either of these films, you owe it to yourself to change that as soon as possible.

Monday, July 18, 2016

"Almost Heroes"

"Almost Heroes" (1998) is the untold story of Bartholomew Hunt (Chris Farley) and Leslie Edwards (Matthew Perry), who lead a team of third-rate explorers racing Lewis and Clark to the Pacific Ocean first. This tale was untold for good reason, as the IQ of the entire crew combined is about the same as your average Kardashian.

Sunday, July 17, 2016

"Airheads"

If you've seen "Airheads", you were probably flipping through the channels on a weekend around 9am and settled on Comedy Central. It always seems to be on, either be for or after "Without a Paddle". It's just one of those movies that draws in viewings when nothing else is on. Don't let that diminish this movie. I love this movie, to the point I think this movie was made for me. Heavy Metal, comedy, an original plot that aged well, and Lemmy Kilmeister. What more do you need?