Now I know for sure:
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Simpsons movie references
I enjoy a good episode of the Simpsons every now and then - I always thought it was a bit derivative.
Now I know for sure:
Now I know for sure:
Against All Odds (1984)
The noted author of 5 Unlucky Days, Diego Kelly, recommended this as an inspiration to him so I pulled it up on Amazon video. A very 80s movie, I must say, as the misfit in L.A. solving a mystery with larger and darker forces behind it reminded me of Beverly Hills Cop and even Lethal Weapon.
Jeff Bridges is Terry, a soon to be washed up football player. With no career prospects he takes a flyer on his shady friend Jake (James Woods) to go down to Cozumel, Mexico to look for his girlfriend who has run away from him and disappeared.
The historical quirk of being able to disappear is going the way of the Dodo Bird. Movies with plots like these have to be set in a certain period now. GPS, security cameras, social media are make that obsolete.
When Terry finds Jessie (Rachel Ward), they fall in love (of course) setting up a showdown back in the USA with the shady boyfriend and her parents who of course own Terry's football team, and his soul, they would say.
Great scenery in Chichen Itza and Tulum. Having just been to Chichen Itza, it was really cool to see the areas that I had just walked.
A nice bit of film noir, reminiscent of some other good 80s mysteries, Body Heat and No Way Out. It even made me think a bit of the underrated Sharky's Machine, which also starred Rachel Ward. I told you it was very 80s! And a great soundtrack with Phil Collins' first number one hit.
* * * * of 5
Jeff Bridges is Terry, a soon to be washed up football player. With no career prospects he takes a flyer on his shady friend Jake (James Woods) to go down to Cozumel, Mexico to look for his girlfriend who has run away from him and disappeared.
The historical quirk of being able to disappear is going the way of the Dodo Bird. Movies with plots like these have to be set in a certain period now. GPS, security cameras, social media are make that obsolete.
When Terry finds Jessie (Rachel Ward), they fall in love (of course) setting up a showdown back in the USA with the shady boyfriend and her parents who of course own Terry's football team, and his soul, they would say.
Great scenery in Chichen Itza and Tulum. Having just been to Chichen Itza, it was really cool to see the areas that I had just walked.
A nice bit of film noir, reminiscent of some other good 80s mysteries, Body Heat and No Way Out. It even made me think a bit of the underrated Sharky's Machine, which also starred Rachel Ward. I told you it was very 80s! And a great soundtrack with Phil Collins' first number one hit.
* * * * of 5
Deadpool
"Deadpool is not for kids!" - warned the advertisments. "It's Rated R for a reason" The red band trailer showed him stabbing a villain. Gasp!
The only thing that made this rated R was the sex - some bare breasts and some simulated - intercourse - both natural and otherwise. Ho hum.
As to the violence, no different from any other James Bond/ Jason Bourne/ Liam Nesson spy movie. Note to studios, don't give bad guys semi auto weapons if they can't hit the side of the barn with them.
As to the plot, Ryan Reynolds play the lead, Wade, who we are expected to think it a bad ex-soldier. When the badder guys get to him and nearly kill him, he seeks revenge through his alter ego, the red-suited character named Deadpool for being the winner of a certain game, the Dead Pool. Don't worry, its not worth trying to understand.
At its best, certain scenes, the 12 bullets, reminded me of Fight Club. But unlike that movie, there's not much reason for fighting here. At its worst, the dialogue was a stream of inane references to other movies, books, actors which made it seem like a spoof. But a spoof of superhero movies, with no hero, no story, no calling, makes this remind me of the masturbation scenes in the movie (there are more than 1 of such scenes).
* * of 5
The only thing that made this rated R was the sex - some bare breasts and some simulated - intercourse - both natural and otherwise. Ho hum.
As to the violence, no different from any other James Bond/ Jason Bourne/ Liam Nesson spy movie. Note to studios, don't give bad guys semi auto weapons if they can't hit the side of the barn with them.
As to the plot, Ryan Reynolds play the lead, Wade, who we are expected to think it a bad ex-soldier. When the badder guys get to him and nearly kill him, he seeks revenge through his alter ego, the red-suited character named Deadpool for being the winner of a certain game, the Dead Pool. Don't worry, its not worth trying to understand.
At its best, certain scenes, the 12 bullets, reminded me of Fight Club. But unlike that movie, there's not much reason for fighting here. At its worst, the dialogue was a stream of inane references to other movies, books, actors which made it seem like a spoof. But a spoof of superhero movies, with no hero, no story, no calling, makes this remind me of the masturbation scenes in the movie (there are more than 1 of such scenes).
* * of 5
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
A surprisingly good movie, full of fighting for love and fighting of zombies. It helps to have great book to go from.
"It is a universal truth that a man with a great fortune should seek more human brains if afflicted as a zombie"
* * * * of 5
Austin High (2011)
Yes, there is a movie with this title. From its look, I believe they were shooting for a SXSW premiere. A brash publicity grab, and it failed - straight to video.
No, it's not about my alma mater, Stephen F. Austin High School in Austin, Texas, Loyal Forever, thank you. Friends know that Dazed and Confused really reminded me of the days of the real Austin High, back in the summer of '79.
This Austin High is called Lady Bird High School, whose mascot is the Big Black 'Dillos. Principal Wilson leads the slacker faculty who like to get together for a Code Green. But when the new law and order assistant principal Dr. Lambert, Ph. D. arrives to shake up the place, it causes a crisis of confidence among not only the faculty but the students. The subplot involves a citywide effort to stamp out marijuana, led my Mr. Gennocide (Genno - chide-a!) which helps unite the city and and the school.
Indie production looking but there was some studio talent behind it. Dog the Bounty Hunter makes a nice cameo.
* * * of 5
No, it's not about my alma mater, Stephen F. Austin High School in Austin, Texas, Loyal Forever, thank you. Friends know that Dazed and Confused really reminded me of the days of the real Austin High, back in the summer of '79.
This Austin High is called Lady Bird High School, whose mascot is the Big Black 'Dillos. Principal Wilson leads the slacker faculty who like to get together for a Code Green. But when the new law and order assistant principal Dr. Lambert, Ph. D. arrives to shake up the place, it causes a crisis of confidence among not only the faculty but the students. The subplot involves a citywide effort to stamp out marijuana, led my Mr. Gennocide (Genno - chide-a!) which helps unite the city and and the school.
Indie production looking but there was some studio talent behind it. Dog the Bounty Hunter makes a nice cameo.
* * * of 5
Dirty Grandpa
Robert De Niro reprises the familiar character from Meet the Parents as the irascible older man to the younger Zac Efron, who plays his grandson - a corporate lawyer. "I do securities registration, LLC agreement..." is a good running joke. When Grandma dies, Grandpa wants to do one thing he said he has not done in 15 years, so he tricks his grandson into driving him to Daytona Beach.
The movie winds up as a Tommy Boy road trip between 2 misfits, one determined to get laid, the other determined to stop him from the same thing.
A good supporting cast makes it watchable: Julianne Hough, Aubrey Plaza. It'd probably better a better movie with more of those 2 in it.
Otherwise, a light Spring Break type of movie.
* * of 5
The movie winds up as a Tommy Boy road trip between 2 misfits, one determined to get laid, the other determined to stop him from the same thing.
A good supporting cast makes it watchable: Julianne Hough, Aubrey Plaza. It'd probably better a better movie with more of those 2 in it.
Otherwise, a light Spring Break type of movie.
* * of 5
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