Who: Amber & Jonathan
What: Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
Where: on cable
Why: Kal Penn is normally funny
Oh wow - this movie was not very good. It was a cookie cutter movie you've seen 100 times. But if you enjoy British accents, that might be a good excuse to check it out.
If you remember Van Wilder, the hilarious movie staring Ryan Reynolds and Tara Reid, you might remember Van's sidekick Taj. Actually, you probably don't remember him, because he was barely in the movie at all. When Van Wilder came out, Kal Penn (probably best known for his Harold and Kumar roles) was a no-name actor. But when he became immensely popular, he decided to make this piece of junk film.
Taj is a graduate student/teacher at some English University. His father also attended this university, so he's pumped to pick up where his pimp father left off. First stop - super awesome fraternity. In cookie cutter format, the frat boys are total jerks and kick Taj and his bull dog out.
His only option is 'the barn', a building full of misfits (the nerd, the guy who doesn't talk, the hot girl (I'm not sure why she's a misfit) and a crazy Scottish soccer fan. Taj teaches the kids about self respect and standing up for yourself … blah, blah, blah. Of course, they throw a massive party and all the stuffing English people attend, which makes the snobby fraternity crazy mad!
Did I mention there is also a university wide competition to win 'The Cup"? Seriously, this movie is Revenge of the Nerds all over again.
In typical cookie cutter format, Taj steals a girl away from the snobby frat (Revenge of the Nerds again!), the frat boys play a prank on Taj to make the girl mad at him, blah, blah, blah. You've seen and heard all this before.
Showing posts with label College. Show all posts
Showing posts with label College. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
50 Pills
Who: Amber
What: 50 Pills
Where: Comedy Central
Why: Kristen Bell is in it
What: 50 Pills
Where: Comedy Central
Why: Kristen Bell is in it
This movie was not very good. I saw "Kristen Bell" on my DVR, so I figured I would give it a try. I liked her in Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
The movie opens with the main character (I already forgot his name - that's how forgettable this movie was - I'll call him GUY) talking to the camera. Talking directly to the camera is tricky to pull off, and he is not pulling it off.
Guy is going to college in NYC for the first time. His roommate is a super stud, and Guy is mesmerized by him. Guy seems like an idiot, even though he's got a full ride college scholarship. Guy and roommate throw a huge party on day 1, it gets busted, and they are on probation. One more slip up, and Guy's scholarship is gone. Instead of not partying, they just sneak around a lot.
When Guy gets back from Thanksgiving break (his mom is played by the woman boss in 40 Year Old Virgin - she is just great!), he finds a note on his room. The roommate got caught throwing a party, so that means Guy's scholarship is gone. Really NYC college?!? If your roommate throws a party over Thanksgiving break, you penalize the roommate who wasn't even there ... riiiiight.
Anyway, so the roommate offers Guy 50 pills of ecstasy and his pager. He can sell them in 24 hours to get some cash to stay in school.
Really? 50 pills of ecstasy at $20 a piece is going to pay for school. Wake up Guy - that's not enough money for college. Plus the cute girl that likes you (Kristen Bell) doesn't approve).
He starts selling the drugs to funny and odd people. Watching that part of the movie was amusing, but the rest was a waste of time. Of course Guy blows it with the girl, but they get together at the end.
Blah!
The movie opens with the main character (I already forgot his name - that's how forgettable this movie was - I'll call him GUY) talking to the camera. Talking directly to the camera is tricky to pull off, and he is not pulling it off.
Guy is going to college in NYC for the first time. His roommate is a super stud, and Guy is mesmerized by him. Guy seems like an idiot, even though he's got a full ride college scholarship. Guy and roommate throw a huge party on day 1, it gets busted, and they are on probation. One more slip up, and Guy's scholarship is gone. Instead of not partying, they just sneak around a lot.
When Guy gets back from Thanksgiving break (his mom is played by the woman boss in 40 Year Old Virgin - she is just great!), he finds a note on his room. The roommate got caught throwing a party, so that means Guy's scholarship is gone. Really NYC college?!? If your roommate throws a party over Thanksgiving break, you penalize the roommate who wasn't even there ... riiiiight.
Anyway, so the roommate offers Guy 50 pills of ecstasy and his pager. He can sell them in 24 hours to get some cash to stay in school.
Really? 50 pills of ecstasy at $20 a piece is going to pay for school. Wake up Guy - that's not enough money for college. Plus the cute girl that likes you (Kristen Bell) doesn't approve).
He starts selling the drugs to funny and odd people. Watching that part of the movie was amusing, but the rest was a waste of time. Of course Guy blows it with the girl, but they get together at the end.
Blah!
Thursday, July 30, 2009
The Strongest Man in the World
Who: Amber & Jonathan
What: The Strongest Man in the World
Where: @ home on cable
Why: Classic Disney!
In the age of steroids in sports, this movie is a little less funny than it probably was back in the '70s. I mean, these kids are eating cereal spiked with some sort of crazy science formula, and they can suddenly clean and jerk over 1000lbs. But I digress ...
Disney has taken us back to Medford College (which, I believe was the setting for another Kurt Russell Disney classic The Smartest Man in the World). The dean of Medford is a total bonehead, and he needs to cut costs quickly. Getting rid of the super cool science professor should do the trick! He's always spending way too much money to silly science experiments.
Walking into the science classroom, he find a cow. He is flabbergasted! (He's pretty much flabbergasted the entire movie). The Dean causes a ruckus, which causes the cow to go a little nuts, and 2 science experiments get mixed together and spill into some cereal.
Pan to the next day, when Kurt Russell is eating cereal. His head hurts, he winces, and smoke comes out of his nose. Pretty weird huh? He tries to tie his shoe, and he tears the laces right off. He pulls the doorknob right off the door. He dunks a basketball and breaks the rim right off! What the heck is going on?!?
It's the cereal mixed with science experiment! It made him incredibly strong. He tells the dean, who immediately goes into nutso mode. This could make a ton of money for the school. He takes the "spiked" cereal to the head of the cereal manufacturer, eats some, and demonstrates how strong he all of a sudden is.
Naturally, the cereal manufacturer is thrilled. And, naturally, she challenges a rival cereal manufacturer to a weigh lifting match. She can't loose with her 'spiked' cereal!! (how silly is this movie)
Of course, things don't go as planned. The Medford kids are all really scrawny, the rival college guys are professional bodybuilders. Medford is getting crushed in the competition, because the cereal mysteriously doesn't work anymore.
Can Kurt Russell save the day?!?
What: The Strongest Man in the World
Where: @ home on cable
Why: Classic Disney!
In the age of steroids in sports, this movie is a little less funny than it probably was back in the '70s. I mean, these kids are eating cereal spiked with some sort of crazy science formula, and they can suddenly clean and jerk over 1000lbs. But I digress ...
Disney has taken us back to Medford College (which, I believe was the setting for another Kurt Russell Disney classic The Smartest Man in the World). The dean of Medford is a total bonehead, and he needs to cut costs quickly. Getting rid of the super cool science professor should do the trick! He's always spending way too much money to silly science experiments.
Walking into the science classroom, he find a cow. He is flabbergasted! (He's pretty much flabbergasted the entire movie). The Dean causes a ruckus, which causes the cow to go a little nuts, and 2 science experiments get mixed together and spill into some cereal.
Pan to the next day, when Kurt Russell is eating cereal. His head hurts, he winces, and smoke comes out of his nose. Pretty weird huh? He tries to tie his shoe, and he tears the laces right off. He pulls the doorknob right off the door. He dunks a basketball and breaks the rim right off! What the heck is going on?!?
It's the cereal mixed with science experiment! It made him incredibly strong. He tells the dean, who immediately goes into nutso mode. This could make a ton of money for the school. He takes the "spiked" cereal to the head of the cereal manufacturer, eats some, and demonstrates how strong he all of a sudden is.
Naturally, the cereal manufacturer is thrilled. And, naturally, she challenges a rival cereal manufacturer to a weigh lifting match. She can't loose with her 'spiked' cereal!! (how silly is this movie)
Of course, things don't go as planned. The Medford kids are all really scrawny, the rival college guys are professional bodybuilders. Medford is getting crushed in the competition, because the cereal mysteriously doesn't work anymore.
Can Kurt Russell save the day?!?
Monday, May 11, 2009
Saturday, May 31, 2008
College Road Trip
Who: Amber
What: College Road Trip
Where: on a flight from Honolulu to Houston
Why: It's a Disney movie.
What: College Road Trip
Where: on a flight from Honolulu to Houston
Why: It's a Disney movie.
This movie is everything you expect it to be: a cheese ball, unrealistic, Disney, family cute-fest. Martin Lawrence doesn't look old enough to have a daughter in college, but the actress playing her mom did. She and Raven really looked alike. And (no offense) Raven is a really big girl! It was kind-of refreshing to see actually.
As Raven and her WAY overprodective dad go on a road trip from Chicago to Washington DC, Disney overdid it with the gags. Of course the car gets ruined right away. Then they get a ride with the crazy dad/daughter combo (Donny Osmond - he was cute in this movie!), get a ride with some Japanese tourists, sing and dance in a choreographed number and skydive. Oh, I forgot, get locked in jail.
I must say, the ending really surprised me. It was very sweet and touching. It actually almost made me cry.
I'm glad I didn't pay to see this movie, but it was still worth my while.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Adventures in Babysitting
Who: Amber
What: Adventures in Babysitting
Where: @ home (I own it on DVD)
Why: It's a classic!
I can't belive this movie is over 20 years old! What makes it fun is that this sort of thing would never happen now a days, which is kind-of sad. First of all, cell phones and credit cards would've meant this movie would've been over in 5 minutes.
None the less, 3 kids (2 of which are in high school) and their babysitter (also in high school) venture into Chicago to find the babysitters moronic friend who ran away from home. Of course everything goes wrong, which makes for ridiculous and fun side stories. Singing the blues in a bar - check! Escaping from the mob - check! Almost getting beat up at a frat party - check!
Maybe it's because I babysat a lot growing up, or I used to live near Chicago, or I was the perfect age (13) when this movie came out, but I will never get tired of watching this flick!
I also heard that they are doing a remake of this movie. This terrifies me.
What: Adventures in Babysitting
Where: @ home (I own it on DVD)
Why: It's a classic!
I can't belive this movie is over 20 years old! What makes it fun is that this sort of thing would never happen now a days, which is kind-of sad. First of all, cell phones and credit cards would've meant this movie would've been over in 5 minutes.
None the less, 3 kids (2 of which are in high school) and their babysitter (also in high school) venture into Chicago to find the babysitters moronic friend who ran away from home. Of course everything goes wrong, which makes for ridiculous and fun side stories. Singing the blues in a bar - check! Escaping from the mob - check! Almost getting beat up at a frat party - check!
Maybe it's because I babysat a lot growing up, or I used to live near Chicago, or I was the perfect age (13) when this movie came out, but I will never get tired of watching this flick!
I also heard that they are doing a remake of this movie. This terrifies me.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
21
Who: Rochelle & Bob
What: 21
Where: (Stinky) Pleasure Island AMC
Why: Sounded good, we were available, and had free passes
This was an interesting movie. Kevin Spacey plays a professor at MIT who puts together a team of really smart people to go to Las Vegas and win big money through card counting. The main character, Ben, is this low-key brainiac who needs $300K to attend Harvard Medical School. Spacey's character recruits him to be a part of the team and the story progresses from there. The story starts out a little slow but it gets pretty exciting half way through--just stick with it. It was really neat watching "Ben" transform from this quiet, shy guy to this confident, high-roller young man. He was a good guy in the fast lane but all along he treats his mom well. He learns some valuable lessons about friendship and you get a glimpse of what it would be like to be swimming in money. The best part was when the professor asks a statistical question to his class about picking between 3 doors to win a prize. I actually knew the answer! What I found the most intriguing was that "Ben" hid his money in the ceiling of his dorm room. Wads and wads just stuffed behind a panel. While "Ben" was no doubt a genius, wouldn't it have made more sense to put that money in the bank to earn interest! Duh!
What: 21
Where: (Stinky) Pleasure Island AMC
Why: Sounded good, we were available, and had free passes
This was an interesting movie. Kevin Spacey plays a professor at MIT who puts together a team of really smart people to go to Las Vegas and win big money through card counting. The main character, Ben, is this low-key brainiac who needs $300K to attend Harvard Medical School. Spacey's character recruits him to be a part of the team and the story progresses from there. The story starts out a little slow but it gets pretty exciting half way through--just stick with it. It was really neat watching "Ben" transform from this quiet, shy guy to this confident, high-roller young man. He was a good guy in the fast lane but all along he treats his mom well. He learns some valuable lessons about friendship and you get a glimpse of what it would be like to be swimming in money. The best part was when the professor asks a statistical question to his class about picking between 3 doors to win a prize. I actually knew the answer! What I found the most intriguing was that "Ben" hid his money in the ceiling of his dorm room. Wads and wads just stuffed behind a panel. While "Ben" was no doubt a genius, wouldn't it have made more sense to put that money in the bank to earn interest! Duh!
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Revenge of the Nerds II
Who: Amber (at 7:30am - why am I awake on Saturday this early?!?)
What: Revenge of the Nerds II - Nerds in Paradise
Where: at home - DVR'ed off some channel - I knew it would come in handy at some point
Why: Just something mindless to watch
Being a child of the '80's, I LOVED Revenge of the Nerds (the original). This movie is the same group of nerds (minus Anthony Edwards, the original, 'cuter' nerd - he has about 15 minutes of screen time - I guess he wasn't 100% in, just 5% in).
This time the nerds are in the greatest place for Spring Break ... wait for it ... Fort Lauderdale, FL!!!! The bikini's are totally '80's, the hair is totally '80's, the "cool fraternities" all have on shirts with the collars standing straight up ... you get the idea. It's always fun to watch random '80's movies because you recognize famous people who were just getting their starts. Check out that "cool" guy - he looks familiar! Check out the cute little hotel reception clerk - she looks familiar!
I also DVR'ed Revenge of the Nerds III. That will have to wait for another mindless Saturday morning.
What: Revenge of the Nerds II - Nerds in Paradise
Where: at home - DVR'ed off some channel - I knew it would come in handy at some point
Why: Just something mindless to watch
Being a child of the '80's, I LOVED Revenge of the Nerds (the original). This movie is the same group of nerds (minus Anthony Edwards, the original, 'cuter' nerd - he has about 15 minutes of screen time - I guess he wasn't 100% in, just 5% in).
This time the nerds are in the greatest place for Spring Break ... wait for it ... Fort Lauderdale, FL!!!! The bikini's are totally '80's, the hair is totally '80's, the "cool fraternities" all have on shirts with the collars standing straight up ... you get the idea. It's always fun to watch random '80's movies because you recognize famous people who were just getting their starts. Check out that "cool" guy - he looks familiar! Check out the cute little hotel reception clerk - she looks familiar!
I also DVR'ed Revenge of the Nerds III. That will have to wait for another mindless Saturday morning.
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