In most cases of a remake, you’re being subjected to the cynical trappings of a money-grab. And despite the sad corpses of failed remakes that litter the ground in Hollywood, if ONE hits big, then it’s open season to greenlight more…
It seems like the laughs will come in bundles with the three leads playing fast and loose at the top of the film, but the warmth shared between the leads that could excuse all the crude behavior of a stoner comedy wears away leaving a less than pleasing mixture behind.
What Roach does best is take a film that should no doubt feel “important” and make it feel entertaining.
What makes “The Martian” exceptional is how the high-production, Damon’s personality and the rescue mission tension all feed into what is essentially a “figurin’” movie, and make it widely appealing.
“Unfriended” is an interesting horror film in that the characters are so shallow, obnoxious and unlikable that I think it’s a pretty accurate portrayal of entitled, tech-addicted youths and there’s great reward in watching them get offed.
Thirty minutes into the film I actually said out loud “I love this film and I love everyone in it!”
We want new stories. Enter a film about American slavery based on a book written in 1853. Sure, the story isn’t new, the subject matter is familiar, yet the execution is completely innovative.
I love indie films because they tackle subject matter in a new and refreshing perspective, since they are not victims to the constraints of Hollywood box-heads (You know who you are, Box-heads).
Movie Guy Paul Preston breaks down the careers of George Clooney, Matt Damon and Brad PItt, the best Hollywood has to offer in leading men.
Showcast Episode 8: Let’s call it a ‘mini-Showcast’. Movie Guys Lee Kias and Adam Witt hit the “Pacific Rim” premiere to get a few comments out of Guillermo del Toro and play “Is that Charlie Day?”, all in the un-ending red carpet presence of Chris Hardwick.
This movie held my attention with its intense action scenes from the moment it started, its characters were real, learning and evolving, making decisions that I could understand and follow. In short, it was masterfully executed in all areas of review.
Self-congratulation is still the rage in TinselTown. Let’s jump in, shall we? Here are all the awards that will go out week after week until the Oscars, February 24th, 2013.
“The Odd Life of Timothy Green” is about a sterile couple, so…start getting excited.
This film plays out like a quality western without the old west.
Perhaps in years to come, once we’ve gotten a little more distance on it, the entire Christopher Nolan Batman trilogy will be thought of in the public mind less as an entire piece, and more along the lines of “The one with Heath Ledger in it as Joker, and the other two.”
The Movie Guys give the once-over to July movie releases, including SAVAGES, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, KATY PERRY: PART OF ME, ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT, STEP UP: REVOLUTION and THE WATCH. Quick, sharp and funny, we’ll tell you what they’re all about.
Prepare for old people sex. Meryl moaning, crotch shots of Tommy Lee Jones. Just don’t say I didn’t prepare you.
New movie trailers include “Alex Cross”, “Anna Karenina”, “The Dark Knight Rises”, “Django Unchained”, “Dredd”, “Jack Reacher”, “Les Miserables”, “On the Road”, “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”, “The Prototype”, “Red Hook Summer”, “Robot & Frank” and “Taken 2”
Movie News from The Movie Guys involving Val Kilmer, Universal Studios, Topher Grace, “Toy Story”, “Star Wars”, “The Bodyguard”, “Animal House”, Disney and “The Lone Ranger”.
Really, how hard was it to understand this film people? I know the trailers made it look like a mindless action flick, but it’s not. I’m sorry you couldn’t waltz in 10-minutes late with your face full of popcorn and your butter-stained fingers endlessly fumbling over your cell phone, and not be able to figure out what’s going on. It’s called attention. If you pay it, you’ll get it.
There’s no way you can know everything about every movie. Until you do, here’s a great way to come one step closer. Our Movie Guy Matteo has compiled another exhaustive list of fun facts from the movies, organized numerically for your pleasure.
In this clip from The Movie Guys LIVE!, November 2011, Vampire prognosticator Nosferatudamus tells The Movie Guys what’s up next in the world of vampire movies.
Inspired by the November, 2011 movie “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1”
New trailers include “The Avengers”, “Casa De Mi Padre”, “Goon”, “In the Land of Blood and Honey”, “Rock of Ages”, “Salmon Fishing in Yemen”, “Titanic” and “Wanderlust”
You ever wanna drop a movie fact in conversation and out-do that movie know-it-all in your bunch? We’re here to help. Here’s a TON of movie info for you, in easy-to-digest format, thanks to some exhaustive research by our Movie Guy Matteo.
With his annual job of delivering presents behind him, Santa Claus takes a moment to recommend a movie released this holiday season. This week he suggests the David Fincher thriller “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”.
New trailers include “The Dark Knight Rises”, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”, “Paranorman”, “Prometheus”, “This Must Be the Place”, “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” and “Wrath of the Titans”
“The Artist” is a movie that is in love with movies. Turns out I’m in love with movies, too. So this film and I are a perfect fit.
If Andy Serkis is nominated for an award, and for the record, I think he’d be fully deserving of one, hang on to your seats.
One of the most entertaining pictures I’ve ever seen, extremely funny and quite emotionally affecting.
BLUE VELVET seems almost benign in our over stimulated, shock value society, but let me tell you it still holds its own where depravity is concerned.
In this clip from The Movie Guys LIVE!, October 2011, The Movie Guys try to explain the current recession through a “Schoolhouse Rock” song.
Inspired by the October 2011 movie “Margin Call”
It forced me to look at my own life, my career, and ask where my future is taking me.
Couldn’t make the latest Movie Guys show in Hollywood, CA? Check out exclusive clips here.
NEW: “Straw Dogs” Preview, Nepotism, Jeff Fangsworthy, Harry Potter Ending Spoiler, C’Mon, C’mon Flashlights and more!
Indies are a dime a dozen. Good indies are hard to find. The Waterhole is a good indie.
You may have wondered what the ladies were doing and talking about while the men were horsing around in films like “Wedding Crashers” and “The Hangover”.
It was like watching an undergrad film of a boring play starring freshmen actors.
I knew the 80’s. The 80’s were a friend of mine. “Take Me Home Tonight”, you’re not the 80’s.
Paul Preston’s annual once-over of the nominees. Who will win, who should win, and the Top 10 Films of 2010.
We all have dreams, but if we don’t achieve them, does that mean we can’t still be happy?
