March 31st, 2009

Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny (Lynch, 2006)


If you like the band you will like this. Otherwise… B-.

March 30th, 2009

I’m Not There (Haynes, 2008)


Not entirely sure I got all of it, but still... A.

March 29th, 2009

Little Shop of Horrors (Oz, 1986)


Kitsch off-Broadway musical gets great adaptation. A date with Heddy Lamarr? A-.

March 28th, 2009

Demolition Man (Brambilla, 1993)


Terrifying future where all one can eat is Taco Bell. C+.

March 27th, 2009

The Rugrats Movie (Kovalyov and Virgien, 1998)


I sincerely wish the first 10 minutes was whole movie. D.

March 26th, 2009

I Spit on Your Grave (Zarchi, 1978)


Not for the faint of heart or of stomach. Eww. C.

March 25th, 2009

Spice World (Spiers, 1997)


I am ashamed to admit I saw this in theaters. C-.

March 24th, 2009

Cool World (Bakshi, 1992)


Young Brad Pitt and animated Kim Basinger and Ralph Bakshi. C+.

March 23rd, 2009

Donny Darko (Kelly, 2001)


A lot of people like this a lot more than me. B-.

March 22nd, 2009

Watership Down (Rosen, 1978)


Do not show this to a kid expecting cute bunnies. B+.

MORE:
Seriously. Do not show this to little kids. You’ll thank me.

March 21st, 2009

American Psycho (Harron, 2000)


Pitch perfect tone. Bale proves effective aristocratic sociopath. Chihuahua scene. B+.

March 20th, 2009

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (Segal, 2000)


Worst thing is somebody approved it to be made. Hate them. F.

March 19th, 2009

The Adventures of Pluto Nash (Underwood, 2002)


My personal hell involves this movie on a continual loop. F.

March 18th, 2009

Bowfinger (Oz, 1999)


Occasionally I remember why I don’t totally despise Eddy Murphy. A.

March 17th, 2009

Dreamgirls (Condon, 2006)


Occasionally I remember why I don’t totally despise Eddy Murphy. A.

March 16th, 2009

William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet (Luhrman, 1996)


The only reason the films of March 13th-15th were made. A-.

March 15th, 2009

O (Nelson, 2001)


Why does Hollywood thinks kids need Shakespeare to be modernized? D.

March 14th, 2009

Ten Things I Hate About You (Junger, 1999)


A better lame teen Shakespeare adaptation I can think of. B-.

March 13th, 2009

Get Over It (O’Haver, 2001)


Like “Ten Things I Hate About You,” except not good. C.

March 12th, 2009

But I’m a Cheerleader (Babbit, 1999)


Ru Paul plays a man. Rufio comes out. Camp fun. B.

March 11th, 2009

Saved (Dannely, 2004)


You like dark teen comedies? You’ll definitely like this. B.

March 10th, 2009

Return of the Jedi (Marquand, 1983)


I know it’s popular to bash on Jedi nowadays, but... B.

March 9th, 2009

The Empire Strikes Back (Kershner, 1980)


My favorite movie. Ever. Of all time. I’m a nerd. A+.

March 8th, 2009

Star Wars (Lucas, 1977)


Flash Gordon meets Western meets Jidai-Geiki. Made of Pure Awesome. A.

March 7th, 2009

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (Lucas, 2006)


Has ignominious honor of being most watchable prequel. B-.

March 6th, 2009

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (Lucas, 2003)

Lucas does not understand people, or how to write them. F.

March 5th, 2009

On the Watefront (Kazan, 1954)


Elia Kazan, post-HUAC, lets us know squealing is just fine. B+/A-.

March 4th, 2009

Monkeybone (Selick, 2001)


Underrated, but has its moments. Whoopi Goldberg is not one. B.

March 3rd, 2009

Psycho (Hitchcock, 1960)


The ultimate slasher movie by the Master of Suspense himself. A.

March 2nd, 2009

Psycho (Van Sant, 1998)



Morbo Says: REMAKES DO NOT WORK THAT WAY! GOOD NIGHT! C.

March 1st, 2009

Get Smart (Segal, 2008)


Possibly one of the better TV to Movie adaptations. B+.