Day 33: The Nines

This movie was sugested by my only follower. (Thanks, only guy reading this) I have acctually had this movie in my netflix cue for quite some time. Once he said Melissa McCarthy (Cant spell right now. Grrrr) was in it with Ryan Renolds, it was easy to get my wife to watch it with me.

It is an effed up movie. It's confusing, weird, hard to follow, and great. Once thet tell you what the hell is going on, it makes the ending a "Carrie Strug" ending. (Remember at the olympics, broken ankle won the gold. Hard to watch but amazing ending.)

I dont want to spoil the ending. But I will say 2 stars. I liked it. You might, but I did.

Day 32:The Life of Reilly

CNR. Mr. Charles Nelson Reilly is one of america's telivision icons. He has been in dozens of musicals and a staple for charicters in late 60's early 70's sitcoms and gameshows.

His best friends are/were Burt Renolds and Johnny Carson. Those party's I bet were f'n crazy.

This is CNR's one man stage show about his life. And damn was it inreresting. From growing up in the Bronks, mental illness in the family, and knowing Hollywood's elite, years before they were any good.  Watch this movie. You will like it.

3 stars. I like it so will you.

I'm back, BITCHES!

Well, hello. Fancy, meeting you here. What? You've been here for 2 months, waiting for another review? Sorry. In that time that I was away, I was in the hospital, and just plain old busy. No, I'm doing ok. I have a bad heart and wasnt feeling the best. But I'm much better, now.

So today is the 34 day of the year. Feb. 3rd. So I figured I would start where I left off. And end on new years eve. Really hoping to watch New Years Eve as the last movie.

Well, stap in, tune in, zone out, we got some movies to watch!

First Month of 365 movies. Top 6

Ok here are my top 6 favorite movies from the past month.

1) Straight Time -Day 30

2) Exit Through the Gift Shop -Day 11

3) Pear Jam Twenty or "PJ20" -Day28

4) I Love You Phillip Morris -Day 18

5) Bottle Shock - Day 6

6) When You're Strange - Day 8

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Day 31: "Hump Day"

A proper movie for a wed. Strange comedy. This movie stars Mark Duplass, the actor who is also doing this 365 days of netflix.

An old friend comes to town and stays at his place. They go to a party and the topic of a "artsy porno contest" comes up (no pun) and the discussion that every porn fetish has been made. There is nothing that hasnt been done. But one thing.

2 straight men making a gay porno. Hilarity ensues.

I did like this. Good jokes, good cast and funny, yet sexy, subject. 3 stars. Watch it.

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Day 30: "Straight Time" An expariment in Dusty

Straight time is a story of a theif, getting out of jail and trying to live a normal life. The only problem is his porole officer. He is not giving him the tools to be rehabilitated.

Dustin Hoffman's proformance is the best I have seen and a great movie. I had never heard of this movie before but it looked interesting. And I am so happy I found this.

All I can say is watch this film. I give it the covited, 5 Star go tell your mama about this movie award. Watch this movie!

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Day 29: "If Looks Could Kill"

Oh Richard Grieko. You were sooooooooooo wrong for this role.

This movie is the classic "mistaken for a spy, but still saves the day" movie. Highschool student/slacker Michael Corbin cant graduate unless he takes summer school. But the french class he is with is going to Paris for the summer. I sure hope no Bond-like villans have any plans on world domination.

Ok here is the thing. This movie had  a killer action team. Great action moments and Bond villins. It's like this movie had AMAZING potential, but they casted Grieko. He looks like he's in his mid 30's playing a highschool student. His performance was pure shit. No comedic timing for his jokes.

I give it a 2. I dont recomend it, but I liked the action.

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Day 28: "Pearl Jam Twenty" or "PJ20"

I love music. Movies and music. I have worked in Suncoast, Sam Goodie, FYE, and used movie and music places. My best friend from middle school on was a sony Diskman that opened my world to real music. The first time I heard Metallica was at study hall, a stoner barrowed my cd player and forgot to take out the disk. It blew my mind. I lost my musical verginity at that moment. He then let me barrow Pearl Jam's "10" album.

I may not have been their first fan, or their biggest, but I am a fan. To be honest I didnt know too much about them. So in my quest for movie nerd-dom, I came across this film. Written and directed by Cameron Crowe (Jerry McGuire, Almost Famous, We Baught A Zoo).

One of the reasons I wanted to see this is that over the summer Pearl Jam had their 20th anniversery concert at Alpine Valley here in Wisconsin. 2 days in summer in wisconsin. Livivng less than a hour away I wanted to see some of that concert, and was hoping it had a little in this film. It did not.

It also did not disapoint! I want to give it 5 stars, but I just cannot. I'm giving it 4. The sound on this is amazing and this will be my first recomendation that if you can, get the bluray from netflix if you have a good sound system. The streaming sound was great but 7.1 will melt my sox off.

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Day 27: "Half Nelson"

Oh, Ryan Gossling. Ok, maybe I have a man crush on him. I'm not gay, but if we were prison cell mates, I wouldn't complain. I'm just saying. So maybe i'm a little one sided with his movies.

I think he is an amazing actor. I want to see every movie he was in. So I picked "Half Nelson". A movie about a drug addicted inner city school teacher played by Ryan.

So another drug addiction movie. Not "Sid & Nancy" or "The Fighter" but you really feel the frustration of trying to clean your life up, but one struggle and you fall on that crutch that will make it all better.

Now my wife is an inner city teacher and I know the struggles and hurdles that she has to deal with each day. In inner city schools, alot of people dont realize that for some kids, school is their only regular thing in their life. The only thing they can count on. And when they can have a solid role model like a teacher, they really put all their emotional eggs in one basket. Teachers know that (well the good ones) and when they see their kids loose faith in them, it is devistating. Try and handle that on the down slide of a haroine binge.

Not one of Gossling's finest, but worth your time. 3 Stars.

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Day 26: "Dylan Dog"

This is Brandon Roth's 3rd comic book series movie. 1st was "Superman Returns", then it was "Scott Pilgrim", and now "Dylan Dog"

The tagline of the movie is "No pulse. No Problem". Dylan is a privet investigator for the paranormal. Crazy murder? He'll find the vampire or warewolf responsible.

Now, the suck heads and flea bags live amung us, without us knowing. But Dylan knows this a little too well. No he isn't one himself, but he knows that underworld damn well. Oh and his partner is a zombie. A very comical zombie.

I dont know if it is because I saw "Breaking Dawn" this weekend with my wife (i was dragged to that but we snuck into Muppets after. Totally worth it then.) but tgis movie was super fun. I really have no clue if my reader will like this movie, or not, but I did.

I give this movie a solid 2 stars with the potential for 3 stars.

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Day 25: "See No Evil, Hear No Evil"

And I shal speak no evil in this review. This is a classic comedy film from 1989. The era of no shame comedies like "Plains, trains, and automobiles", "Tootsie", and "Airplain 2".

I can hear the board room pitch meeting. "Ok, a blind guy and a deaf guy are framed in a murder, and they have to clear their name." "Will there be jokes about being blind and deaf?" "Most definately. Infact we can make the blind one black, so he doesnt know he's black." "Make the movie!"

This is a solid 3 star movie. I liked it and I reccomend it to you. And if you havent seen it, WATCH IT!

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Day 24: "Red State"

Weed, dick jokes, star wars refrences. Three staples of a Kevin Smith film, suprisingly, not found in "Red State".

Horney teenage boys find a sex site for horney housewives and go out to get laid. Once they get to the lonely housewife she ends up druging them.

They wake up in a church, facing exicution, for their "wicked ways".

The church is a strong hold like Wakeo texas. And just like the wacko in Wakeo, the ATF shows up and shit hits the fan.

John Goodman is simply amazing and highly reccomend this film. 4 Stars.

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Day 23: "Midnight Cowboy" Another Dusty

Before HBO's "Hung" the original hustler was Joe Buck. A blond hair cowboy from Texas. He moves to New York city to sleep with wich women for money.

If it was as easy as he thaught it was to become a male whore, all men would try this line of work. But his clientel is not who he wants.

As he tried to be a ladies man he meets Rico Salvatore Rizzo played by Dustin Hoffman.

This movie is made 10 years after "Madagan's Millions" and he needed those 10 years to hone his craft. From crap to oscar worthy proformance.

I really liked this and I do recomend this. 3 stars.

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Day 22: "Take Me Home Tonight"

"Dad, I'm just working at Suncoast 'til I figure out what I want to do." A line from the movie and a quote that has haunted me for 10+ years.

This is a typical 80's "one crazy party and i'll prove to the girl of my dreams we are right for each other" movie. It is very predictable but I still really liked it.

Stars Topher Grace (That 70's show) and Anna Farris (House Bunny) and Dan Fogle (Fan Boys, Balls of Fury) and some chick who looks like Kristen Stewart.

The movie is predictable, the soundtrack is amazing and somehow I had a good time watching it. I do recomend this film.

3 stars

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Day 21: "Winnebago Man"

If you have never seen the clip on youtube, do yourself a favor and watch this 60 year old man sware and have a fit, while filming the sales video for a high end Winnebago.

On day 1 of this shoot, the crew noticed that the "star" of this sales video would go off on a chain of swares and rants between takes. So they just kept filming. The outtakes reel ended up on a VHS tape (this is 1989) and was the first viral video.

25 years later a film maker decided to find this old man and see if he was still alive. They were suprised that he was.

This documentary is fantastic. but if you have a mean old grandpa that hates everything and everyone, you might get bored with it sooner. I dont have one so I liked it. I do reccomend it for your viewing pleasure.

3 stars.

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Up to date.... Finally

So I got back friday from vegas and took today (saturday) to catch up on my posts. Sorry about the lateness. Even thou I watch a movie a day, I have a life.

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Day 20: "Chaos Theory"

This is a Ryan Renolds movie I had no idea was even out there. And to be honest, is a fun movie.

His wife puts the clock 10 min behind and his whole life gets flip-turned upside down.

One of the most amazing things was seeing Elliot from "Scrubs" in a slinky bra and panties. Besides that I will say it was a really fun movie and I do recomend this hidden jem.

3 solid stars

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Day 19: "The Captains"

Have you ever seen "Shatner's Raw Nerve" or any of William Shatner's interview shows. This is basically a 90 min interview of all the Captains of Star Trek.

Now I am a Treker. I love Star Trek. From TOS to Enterprise (DS9 is my fave). And this, I will say, was boring. It was a waste of time.

Trekers, Treckies, and any sci-fi lovers. Pass this one over.

1 star.

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Day 18: "I Love You Phillip Morris"

Have you ever been in love? No, like crazy love. That now you look back and think "wow, I was nuts."

Well you are not alone. Everyone has that one person you would do anything for.  Even if you are not with them now, at one point you would have stolen, lied, even possibly put your own health in trouble just to make them happy.

This is a tale about toxic love. A love between Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor, not a movie about the tobacco giant. Jim Carrey plays a man with everything but he wants more. He wants Ewan McGregor, and doesnt care what he has to do to to get him.

This movie was awesome and really recomend this for you and others. I give it 4 stars.

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Day 17: "13 Assassins"

This movie is simply amazing. Written and directed by Takihashi Miike. He is famously known for some gory action movies. From Japan.

It is subtitled and is a samurai movie. If you dont like those 2 things, stop reading now. If you do like those 2 things, stop reading amd f'n watch this imediately.

This is a disturbing revenge movie with blood, gore, nudity, amd graphic violence. So in short, it is simply amazing.

Like I said, it is a revenge movie. Some ones son and daughter was killed by a crazy clan leader, another clan leader orders his death. Start the tornado of death.

If u are a samuari fan, 5 fuckin stars. If not, 1 star.